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Prairie Repertory Theatre company member Aarron Shuelke
No full textPortrait of Prairie Repertory Theatre company member Aaron Shuelke for the 2014-2015 season
Stories about Aaron Antonovsky - the original author of Salutogenesis (Plenary)
No full textPlenary session dedicated to the original author of the salutogenesis, Aaron AntonovskySessió plenària dedicada a l'autor original de la salutogènesis, Aaron Antonovsky6354.mp4
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Aaron Miller diary
No full textAaron Miller (1784-1872) kept this diary while traveling through Ohio and Indiana looking for land suitable for growing wheat and for relocating his family from Virginia. He includes information on the geography and natural resources of the areas he visits, as well as information about costs and arability of land. In the entry dated May 28th, he discusses purchasing his new farm in Highland County. While in Madison County, Miller remarks on the vast prairie that covered the area, describing it as a "level plain grass where you can see as far as your eyes will carry you." The journal includes 57 written pages, and appears to start with the date "April 31st" (1832)
Uncommon Sense (The Sociological Review Podcast) Season 4, Episode 4: Free Speech, with Aaron Winter
No full textThe Sociological Review Podcast: Uncommon Sense Free Speech, with Aaron Winter Aaron Winter, Rosie Hancock and Alexis Hieu Truong 27th June 2025 About How is the notion of “free speech” abused and misunderstood? What’s wrong with “debate me” culture – and with the value placed on appearing to be “controversial”? And what happens when people who are actually pretty powerful claim they “can’t say anything anymore”? Sociologist Aaron Winter, an expert on racism and the far right, joins Uncommon Sense to discuss all this and more. Showing what sociology has to offer to discussions of “freedom” often found in politics, Aaron describes how “free speech” has been invoked through the decades in North America and Europe, including in the victimisation narratives found in far-right discourse today. Plus, we reflect on the importance of no-platforming, and the need for critical thought when we hear that certain ideas are simply the “voice of the people”. Featuring discussion of Aaron’s work with Aurelien Mondon on “Reactionary Democracy”. Also: celebration of influential American sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, author of “Racism without Racists”, and the UK band The Specials
Aaron Copland collection,
No full textThe Aaron Copland collection consists of published and unpublished music by Copland and other composers, correspondence, writings, biographical material, datebooks, journals, professional papers, including legal and financial material, photographs, awards, art work, and books. Of particular interest is the correspondence with Nadia Boulanger, which extend over 50 years, and with his long-time friend, Harold Clurman. Other significant correspondents are Leonard Bernstein, Paul Bowles, Benjamin Britten, Carlos Chávez, David Diamond, Roy Harris, Charles Ives, Claire Reis, Arnold Schoenberg, Roger Sessions, and Virgil Thomson. The photographic collection of Copland's friend and confidant Victor Kraft, a professional photographer, forms part of the collection.Open to research.Access Advisory: Not all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.contactCite as: Aaron Copland Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.Composer Aaron Copland was born on Nov. 14, 1900, in Brooklyn, N.Y. From 1921-1924 he studied composition and orchestration with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Copland was the recipient of the 1925-1926 Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, the first in music. Many awards followed throughout his life. Copland performed his own music as pianist and conductor and also conducted music of other composers. He was the author of articles and books and of oral presentations on music. He was also active as an administrator, founding festivals and concert series and in publishing contemporary music. Copland died on Dec. 2, 1990, in North Tarrytown, N.Y.Some mss. Gifts Aaron Copland ca. 1940-1970.Bulk of the collection Gift Aaron Copland 1989.Some mss. Gifts Nadia Boulanger estate July 18, 1980, and Mar. 6, 1981.Libretto material for The tender land Gift Erik Johns.Some mss. Gift Bennett Lerner.Sound recordings and moving images transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.Books from Copland's library transferred to Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division.1154 published scores by North and South American composers (not including Copland) located in Performing Arts Library in the New York Public Library a microfilm is available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room: Microfilm 93/20010.Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu00200
Aaron Kramer (1921-1997) papers, undated, 1943-1968
No full textThe collection documents the life and work of American poet Aaron Kramer through biographical sketches, copies of his poetry, as well as a copy of his Master of Arts thesis for the faculty of Brooklyn College.Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Aaron Kramer (1921-1997) Papers; P-533; box number; folder number; American Jewish Historical Society, Boston, MA and New York, NY.Gift of the author,Poet, translator, and professor, Aaron Kramer was born on December 13, 1921, in Brooklyn, NY. Kramer is identified with the literary circles of New York City throughout the mid-20th century where his work focused on the role of poet as critic of society and voice of resistance towards injustice. His major works include poems in the compilations, Seven Poets in Search of an Answer (1941) and The Tune of the Calliope: Poems and Drawings of New York; his translations of poems from the Holocaust, and scholarly studies, such as, The Prophetic Tradition in American Poetry (1968).Finding Aid available in Reading Room and on Internet
Aaron Abbott
No full textPhotograph of Aaron Abbott of Sulphur, OK, c. 1910-1918. He was a publisher and author of, "The Lure of the Indian Country" using the pseudonym Oleta Littleheart
Evaluating the Success of Prairie Restorations in Southwest Illinois in Providing Suitable Habitat for Prairie Birds
No full textTallgrass prairie is one of the most endangered ecosystem types in North America, as over 99% of historic tallgrass prairie has been lost, even though it is one of the younger ecosystem types. The main factors behind the dramatic loss of tallgrass prairie include conversion to agriculture or development and a suppression of the natural fire regime in these grassland areas. Any natural prairies left are often too small and isolated to serve as viable habitat for grassland-dependent species, making the efforts at restoring these areas critical. Prairie restoration is crucial to grassland-dependent species because it increases the area of suitable habitat. Once a prairie restoration has taken place, it must be managed and evaluated to keep succession at bay and to help ensure that all restoration objectives have been met. Illinois has less than 1% of natural tallgrass prairie remaining, causing the grassland bird communities of the state to experience severe population declines within their ranges. Grassland bird species are important pollinators and dispersers of plants, and are under significant decline, which make them important priorities for conservation efforts. Birds in general are good ecological indicators of restoration success as they can be seen and heard easily, they have specific habitat requirements, and they are often the first animals to reach a restoration effort. Illinois has seen several prairie restoration attempts take place within the last 40 years, but very few studies have been conducted to assess the relative success or failure of these restoration efforts. The objectives of this study are to (1) examine temporal trends in the avian community composition, richness, and diversity among prairie restorations at The Nature Institute, (2) to test whether these trends are heading in the direction of the old growth reference prairie, and (3) to investigate which habitat attributes are the best predictors of the presence and abundance of prairie bird species. I hypothesize that (1) the restorations are on track to attain the bird community composition and diversity of an old growth prairie; (2) changes in vegetation structure over time during restoration provide suitable habitat for particular species of prairie birds. Five 20 m radius sampling plots were established in each of the study sites and utilized for both avian and vegetation sampling. Avian sampling took part in two periods, one spanning the entire avian breeding season from late May into early August, and the other corresponded with avian migration and lasted from September into late October. Plots were divided into regular distance intervals (0-5 m, 6-10 m, 11-15 m, 16-20 m) and all birds within as well as those flying over and outside of the plot were recorded. Vegetation characteristics (e.g., litter depth, forb coverage, and vegetation height) were measured along a 40 m transect within each study plot. Species richness, Antilog Shannon’s and Simpson’s diversity indices, and density (birds per hectare) for each plot was calculated. Non-metric multidimensional scaling ordination was utilized to visualize patterns within the avian community data and to assess whether or not the restorations were on track to achieve the avian community structure of the old-growth reference prairie. Diversity indices were highest in the youngest restorations before dropping off at the oldest restoration and the reference prairie. Indicator species analysis showed that the northern cardinal, willow flycatcher, indigo bunting, and the ruby-throated hummingbird were indicative of restored prairies less than seven years old, whereas species like the chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, and the red-winged blackbird signaled older prairie restorations (15-29 years). Field sparrows were found to be indicator species of the old-growth reference prairie used in this study. Non-metric multidimensional scaling showed that each study prairie was different from one another based on their avian communities and that the restorations are not on track to achieve the avian community structure found in the reference prairie. The results of this research will provide valuable information to prairie managers across the region. Results from this study show that small isolated prairie restorations, although good for community outreach and public education on the topic, will not meet objectives related to stopping prairie bird declines in a region. Large and well-connected prairie restorations are ideal for grassland-dependent species when planning out future restoration efforts
Dark on the hill
No full text"Dark on the Hill" is a novel, set in the year 2010 in a pocket of Southwestern Pennsylvania, that follows a man named Bobby Patrick Miller as he copes with the influx of a recent natural gas drilling boom in his home town. Bobby encounters a mysterious new neighbor who helps him realize his new role in the community as his family farm undergoes rapid change and destruction.M.F.A.by Aaron Bigler Lefebvr
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