Princesses persevere: Seeking representations of gender equity in modern fairy tales

Children today are expected to work seamlessly in a group dynamic in efforts toward a common goal. Children\u27s literature in the 21st century may not reflect this characteristic, especially in regards to equality of gendered characters. This research examined the presence of equity among characters in the 21st century children\u27s fairy tales, exhibited by collaboration in both mixed and same-gendered relationships. The researcher approached the literature in a qualitative manner, coding the text using a constant comparative method, while also describing the nuances of character relationships in regards to collaboration. Findings revealed that while gender equity was exhibited through examples of collaboration in retellings, it was demonstrated more frequently by the autonomy achieved by protagonists able to successfully resolve conflicts presented in the text, and subtly among characters sharing equity regardless of gender or station

Mechanisms of Ice Core Stable Isotope Variability in the Upper Kaskawulsh-Donjek Region, St. Elias Mountains, Yukon, Canada

I use instrumental and ice core records to examine drivers of observed isotope variability in the Upper Kaskawulsh-Donjek (UKD) region of the St. Elias Mountains, Yukon, Canada over the time frame of instrument-proxy overlap (mid-1900s to present). One of the drivers of post-depositional isotope signal alteration is the vertical percolation of meltwater from the glacier surface through shallow layers of snow, which causes a reduction in the amplitude of the isotope signal recorded in ice cores. I examine isotope signal preservation in two sites in the St. Elias Mountains: Eclipse Icefield and Icefield Divide. These sites are relatively close (~30 km apart and 414 m elevation difference), yet display marked differences in melt amounts and isotope signal preservation related a ~1.8 °C increase in temperature along the downward altitudinal transect from Eclipse Icefield to Icefield Divide. The increase in melt and loss of isotope signal preservation in response to this relatively small temperature rise suggests that the isotope signal at Eclipse Icefield will begin to degrade by the mid-21st century if rapid Arctic warming continues as projected. However, temperatures in northwestern Canada have already exceeded those of the Holocene Thermal Maximum. This indicates that, given Eclipse Icefield’s lack of melt-related signal alteration at present, its ice may contain a complete and unaltered record of past regional climate variability through the Holocene— regardless of its ability to record climate variability in the near future. Extending this analysis to other ice core sites in the Arctic, I identify a meteorological threshold for melt-related signal alteration, characterized by high mean summer temperatures (approximately -1.5 °C and above) and low accumulation rates (less than ~1.2 m water-equivalent snowfall per year). In addition, I investigate mechanisms driving observed seasonality in the Eclipse Icefield isotope record using instrumental records and climate reanalysis products, which summarize broad-scale meteorological patterns. A local weather station record from Icefield Divide shares 15% of variance, at most, with the Eclipse stable isotope timeseries on annual and seasonal timescales. Seasonal anomaly composites of sea level pressure fields and geopotential height at the surface and mid-troposphere, which are indicators of atmospheric circulation, show the most consistent patterns during cold seasons with high isotope ratios and high deuterium excess values. These patterns are characteristic of the Pacific-North America atmospheric teleconnection pattern and its expression at sea level, the Aleutian Low Pressure System. I conclude that seasonal differences in atmospheric circulation are a probable driver of isotope variability at Eclipse, with high isotope ratio cold seasons characterized by a more zonal moisture flow regime and local moisture sources. This finding suggests that high-isotope ratio cold seasons in the Eclipse Icefield record may provide a useful proxy of past variability in the Pacific-North America pattern and Aleutian Low Pressure System

Implementation of a Supply Chain Management Intern for a Day Program

This program was developed to send students to local corporations to attain a better understanding of a business professional environment and the Supply Chain Management departments at those companies. Students were sent to Therma Tru Doors, in Maumee, Ohio to be interns for a day . They received the chance to shadow employees in all aspects of the Supply Chain field and learn about what their day to day job responsibilities entail. There are many benefits to this externship program for both the students and Therma Tru. Students gain valuable experience and knowledge while Therma Tru gains access to some of our best and brightest students. This program is focused in the Supply Chain Management department, but can easily be replicated in other specializations in Business, as well as other majors. This Intern for a Day program was successfully carried out this April in 2017 and was considered a success by both the company, and the students who participated

Putting the present in the past: the impact of economic, political, and social changes on the history curriculum in the public schools of Tennessee, 1945-1990.

Schools serve as vehicles for the transmission of culture and values. History and social studies classes teach students about their relationships with different members of society, and they help formulate national identity. This thesis examines what Tennessee public school students learn in their state and American history classes, and how political and societal forces have shaped what they have learned. Parents, educators, and various interested citizens have long battled over this curriculum. Their influence and changing values in American society have determined what students learn in their history classes. This paper begins with an examination of the Cold War Era Curricula of this time focused on teaching students to be responsible democratic citizens. Textbooks glorified the American experience and stressed cooperation in American history. American history consisted mainly of white men, politics, and military events during this time. As social and racial tensions grew during the 1960s, the history curriculum examined conflict in American history. As multiculturalism became a more popular teaching tool, history textbooks and curriculum highlighted the contributions of minorities and women. Increased representation, however, did not mean that minorities and women were integrated into the story. Textbook publishers often just added them onto the original story. Multiculturalism peaked in the 1970s and met significant challenge in the conservative climate of the 1980s. During the Regan Era conservative forces exercised considerable influence over the curriculum, and history textbooks once again focused on political, military, and white history. As textbooks avoided offending different groups in society, they became longer and more boring. These trends continued into the 1990s. Contemporary political and societal values have shaped the state and history curricula taught in Tennessee\u27s public schools throughout the twentieth century. Textbooks and instructional material reflect what a society considers important, and the values that they want their children to learn. The present thus becomes interwoven with the presentation of the past. What students learn about their history helps determine how they understand their society. The ever-changing values and priorities of that society shape the values and priorities of that society\u27s history as well