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Forgotten People: I Saw Human Shame as a Migrant Worker
No full textDale Wright, a World-Telegram Staff writer, went undercover as a migrant worker in Hightstown, New Jersey, and in Florida. He recorded his observations, interviewed other workers, and took photos of the harsh conditions endured by migrant workers. The pamphlet includes a letter from New Jersey Governor Robert Meyner, commending Wright's work
A Debate on Skepticism and Perceptual Belief
No full textThis chapter consists of five exchanges between Annalisa Coliva, Anil Gupta, and Crispin Wright. These philosophers debate a wide range of issues including (i) whether perceptual judgments presuppose general hinge propositions (e.g., “External objects are, by and large, as they appear to be”); (ii) whether the justification of perceptual judgments requires that the hinge propositions be justified; (iii) whether the idea of hinge proposition helps address skeptical arguments; and (iv) which skeptical arguments deserve a constructive response and which deserve to be dismissed as fallacious
Soils of western Wright Valley, Antarctica
No full textWestern Wright Valley, from Wright Upper Glacier to the western end of the Dais, can be divided into three broad geomorphic regions: the elevated Labyrinth, the narrow Dais which is connected to the Labyrinth, and the North and South forks which are bifurcated by the Dais. Soil associations of Typic Haplorthels/Haploturbels with ice-cemented permafrost at 70 cm. They are developed in situ in strongly weathered drift with very low surface boulder frequency and occur on the upper erosion surface of the Labyrinth and on the Dais. Typic Anhyorthels also occur at lower elevation on sinuous and patchy Wright Upper III drift within the forks. Salic Aquorthels exist only in the South Fork marginal to Don Juan Pond, whereas Salic Haplorthels occur in low areas of both South and North forks where any water table is> 50 cm. Most soils within the study area have an alkaline pH dominated by Na+ and Cl- ions. The low salt accumulation within Haplorthels/Haploturbels may be due to limited depth of soil development and possibly leaching
Eugene Van Tamelen House (Erdman Prefab I)
No full textClose view of carport, from south; Marshall Erdman had been the contractor for the Unitarian Meeting House (completed in 1951), and in the middle 1950s Wright offered to refine Erdman's prefabricated housing designs (by another architect), saying, "We can do better." This house was the first of the two Erdman Prefab models, and it sold immediately. Erdman Prefab I was offered in a variety of materials (stone, brick, block, wood), and several were erected, but this first example has rarely been open to the public since it was purchased by Eugene Van Tamelen in 1956. Source: Wright in Wisconsin [website]; http://www.wrightinwisconsin.org/ (accessed 7/14/2008
Thank You Note from Olgivanna Lloyd Wright to Gus Jones, April 20, 1956
No full textThank you note from Olgivanna Lloyd Wright to Gus Jones for a lace stole, April 20, 1956.Despite Gus Jones's awkward first days at Taliesin, the experience and connections she made were deeply meaningful to her. Gus Jones is considered to have also been a Taliesin Fellow.[Envelope]
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Apr 20
6 PM
1956
via air mail
Mrs. Euine Fay Jones
931 Pollard
Fayetteville
Arkansas
[Recto]
Olgivanna Lloyd Wright
April 20th, 1956
Dear Mary:
Thank you for sending me the
beautiful white lace stole. We were
happy that you and Fay and the children
could share Easter with us and I am glad to
know that the content of my book has
meaning for you.
With best wishes -
Ogilvanna Lloyd Wright
[Verso]
TALIESIN WEST PHOENIX ARIZON
Soil and permafrost distribution, soil characterisation and soil vulnerability to human foot trampling, Wright Valley, Antarctica
No full textSoils and shallow permafrost in Wright Valley, Antarctica were mapped at a scale of 1:50 000 to depict their spatial distribution, and sampled to determine the main drivers for the soil classification.
In the cold desert of Wright Valley the Gelisol order of Soil Taxonomy was used to classify the soils. Soils on younger surfaces, associated with Lower Wright Glacier, Upper Wright Glacier and alpine glaciers, contain massive ice within 100 cm of the soil surface and are classified as Glacic Haplorthels or Glacic Haploturbels where there is field evidence of cryoturbation. As a generalization, at either end of the valley, soil moisture recharge from moist coastal air masses (eastern end) and blowing snow drifts maintain the depth to permafrost in which ice-cement occurs at 70 cm, are classified as Salic or Typic Anhyorthels or, where there is field evidence of cryoturbation, Anhyturbels.
While mapping soils in Wright Valley, the distribution and nature of the shallow permafrost were also investigated. Three classes of permafrost were established to coincide with definitions or conditions within Soil Taxonomy viz: permafrost with ice-cement at 70 cm, and massive ice.
A definition for a petrosalic horizon is proposed based on the properties of a salic horizon and the indurated nature of petrocalcic/petrogypsic horizons. The horizon is likely to occur only in the cold desert climate zones of Antarctica.
A rapid method to determine soil vulnerability to human foot traffic was developed. As vulnerability is the product of disturbance and rehabilitation, the method is based on the disturbance of 10 foot prints at a site multiplied by a soil rehabilitation factor based on the soil weathering stage. Although fine-grained aeolian sands are easily disturbed they also rehabilitate rapidly in the windy conditions of Wright Valley. In contrast, old stable soils have a tight cobbly desert pavement with reddish desert varnish and often show less foot print disturbance. When cobbles are overturned, however, fresh rock with thick salt accumulations and without desert varnish is exposed. It takes much time for the desert varnish to re-establish.
The spatial distribution of Soil Taxonomy soil classes, nature of the permafrost and soil vulnerability to human traffic are presented as three separate maps at 1:50 000 scale and as live GIS files
Wright-Fisher, a probabilistic model for population genetics
No full textreservedPartendo da un’introduzione alla genetica di popolazione, argomento fondamentale per comprendere la terminologia e gli obiettivi del modello studiato, si introducono i processi markoviani e i principi alla base di essi. Su questi infatti si basa il modello di Wright-Fisher, fulcro della nostra dissertazione. Studieremo il modello dal punto di vista principalmente matematico, per poi cercare di rispondere ad alcune domande sul comportamento da aspettarsi in situazioni limite. Ne presenteremo anche alcune varianti, ottenute aggiungendo elementi specifici come la selezione, la mutazione o la migrazione degli individui della popolazione sotto esame.
Concluderemo con un’introduzione ad un modello simile a quello di Wright-Fisher, il modello di Moran, che, a differenza del primo, prevede la sovrapposizione delle generazioni, cioè si basa su una diversa modalità nella generazione di un nuovo individuo all’interno della popolazione
Ivonette Wright Miller and Harold Stuart Miller Interview on World War I Experiences and Wright Family Recollections
No full textThis oral history interview features Harold S. Miller, a World War I aviator in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps, reflecting on his military service, training, and experiences as a pilot. Miller was the husband of Ivonette Wright Miller, niece of the Wright brothers. In this oral history, Harold Miller recounts his induction into the military in 1917, attending ground school at Ohio State, overseas deployment to France, training at the Third Aviation Instruction Center at Issoudun, and early flying experiences on Nieuport aircraft. He provides details on his interactions with French instructors, flight pay, rank assignments, and post-armistice duties, including returning American troops home. The interview also includes personal anecdotes involving Ivonette Wright Miller and her first flight with Orville Wright at age 15 in 1911. The narrative provides a rich perspective on early American military aviation and the Wright family’s involvement in early flight history
Work Song Written by Frank Lloyd Wright
No full textPrinted lyrics for a four-verse work song written by Frank Lloyd Wright.This song is thought to be from Fay Jones's apprenticeship at Taliesin.WORK SONG FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
I'LL LIVE
AS I'LL WORK
AS I AM!
NO WORK IN FASHION FOR SHAM
NOR TO FAVOUR FORSWORN
WEAR MASK CREST OR THORN
MY WORK AS BEFITTETH A MAN
MY WORK
WORK THAT BEFITTETH THE MAN
I'LL WORK
AS I'LL THINK
AS I AM!
NO THOUGHT OF FASHION OR SHAM
NOR FOR FORTUNE THE JADE
SERVE VILE GODS-OF-TRADE
MY THOUGHT AS BESEEMETH A MAN
MY THOUGHT
THOUGHT THAT BESEEMETH THE MAN
I'LL THINK
AS I'LL ACT
AS I AM!
NO DEED IN FASHION FOR SHAM
NOR FOR FAME E’ER MAN-MADE
SHEATH THE NAKED WHITE BLADE
MY ACT AS BECOMETH A MAN
MY ACT
ACTS THAT BECOMETH THE MAN
I'LL ACT
AS I'LL DIE
AS I AM!
NO SLAVE OF FASHION OR SHAM
OF MY FREEDOM PROUD
HERS TO SHRIVE GUARD OR SHROUD
MY LIFE AS BETIDETH THE MAN
MY LIFE
AYE! WHATEVER BETIDETH THE MA
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