Interview with Wilda Obrey

An interview with Wilda Aubrey regarding her experiences in a one-room school house.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/ors/1143/thumbnail.jp

Looking at Conditions of Persons with Disability in Metro Manila

How comprehensive and accurate is our knowledge and understanding of one vulnerable sector in our society--the people with disability? How can the government help improve their lives in the long run so that they will become more productive members of society? This Policy Note looks into this concern.persons with disability

Child Poverty in the Philippines: More Children Suffer as Poverty Rises

Who suffer most in times of poverty, crises, and calamities? What is the current situation of children in the Philippines amid poverty and hunger? Reyes and Tabuga show that as poverty worsens, more children suffer. Read more.poverty, child poverty

Going Toward War in the Writings of Maxine Hong Kingston

An analysis of the use of the Vietnam War in the writings of Maxine Hong Kingston

Writing Is Learning

This paper examines composition in the secondary English classroom; specifically, the paper addresses common problems associated with composition curricula, and attempts to determine the best methods for teaching composition that strive to foster learning and authorial agency. The paper underscores the importance of incorporating personal experiences and insights into the composition process, and stresses that writing cannot only be taught, but that writing is learning. Moreover, writing is a way to make sense of experiences and insights. The paper includes the scaffolding for a secondary composition curriculum, and outlines the most effective pedagogical practices to teach writing that is meaningful to students. Furthermore, the paper examines ubiquitous elements of composition assessment, such as clarity and voice, and includes a composition rubric that aligns with composition pedagogy outlined in the paper

Remaking American Greatness

Op Eds, or opinion editorials, are typically published in daily newspapers and can raise awareness about a particular topic or aim to persuade others. For this project each student wrote an op-ed in which they presented their opinion or thoughts about the issue of islamophobic discourse coming from Republican candidates, especially Donald Trump

Compendium of NASA Langley reports on hypersonic aerodynamics

Reference is made to papers published by the Langley Research Center in various areas of hypersonic aerodynamics for the period 1950 to 1986. The research work was performed either in-house by the Center staff or by other personnel supported entirely or in part by grants or contracts. Abstracts have been included with the references when available. The references are listed chronologically and are grouped under the following general headings: (1) Aerodynamic Measurements - Single Shapes; (2) Aerodynamic Measurements - Configurations; (3) Aero-Heating; (4) Configuration Studies; (5) Propulsion Integration Experiment; (6) Propulsion Integration - Study; (7) Analysis Methods; (8) Test Techniques; and (9) Airframe Active Cooling Systems

The Defense of Superior Orders

The court-martial and premeditated murder conviction of First Lieutenant William L. Calley, Jr., for his participation in the My Lai Massacre on March 16, 1968, was one of the most controversial criminal trials, either military or civilian, in the history of this nation. Although the trial brought to the surface many troubling aspects of this country\u27s conduct of the Vietnam War, the primary focus of the controversy centered on the question of whether an American soldier should be held criminally accountable for his participation in the mass execution of unarmed and unresisting men, women, children and babies taken captive by him during the course of a military operation, if he did so in obedience to orders from a superior officer

A- and B-Exciton Photoluminescence Intensity Ratio as a Measure of Sample Quality for Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers

The photoluminescence (PL) in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) is dominated by recombination of electrons in the conduction band with holes in the spin-orbit split valence bands, and there are two distinct emission features referred to as the A-peak (ground state exciton) and B-peak (higher spin-orbit split state). The intensity ratio of these two features varies widely and several contradictory interpretations have been reported. We analyze the room temperature PL from MoS2, MoSe2, WS2, and WSe2 monolayers and show that these variations arise from differences in the non-radiative recombination associated with defect densities. Hence, the relative intensities of the A- and B-emission features can be used to qualitatively asses the non-radiative recombination, and thus the quality of the sample. A low B/A ratio is indicative of low defect density and high sample quality. Emission from TMD monolayers is governed by unique optical selection rules which make them promising materials for valleytronic operations. We observe a notably higher valley polarization in the B-exciton relative to the A-exciton. The high polarization is a consequence of the shorter B-exciton lifetime resulting from rapid relaxation of excitons from the B-exciton to the A-exciton of the valence band.Comment: Final version is published online at APL Material

MS 121 Guide to the A.M. Autrey, Jr., DDS Papers (1890-1980)

The A.M. Autrey, Jr., DDS, collection is made up of a dental cabinet, a print of Sir Luke Fildes’ painting The Healing Brotherhood, and an array of medical and dental implements dating from approximately the late 19th through the early 20th centuries. Most items are undated. See more at MS 121