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Drowning in White Whine
“What are some examples of white privilege?” my professor asked.
I felt an audible tension in the class as this was asked. This is a tricky subject, especially when you’re talking to a class full of mostly white, privileged people (myself included). [excerpt
A Targeted Existence
Over the summer, I visited a friend from Gettysburg who was having a party. The party was fun for the first half, and I was having a good time, so I decided to stay the night instead of walk in the dark to the bus. This is what parents and educators and older sisters and women everywhere had taught me: stay with people you know; clutch your keys in your hand; don’t walk alone. I was staying with my friend from school; I was safe. [excerpt
Object to Your Affection
Recently a guy in one of my classes defended objectification of women on the grounds that if he cares for a girl, he will treat her like he treats his most treasured objects; he used his coat as an example. He said that he loved his coat, he wouldn’t let it touch the ground, and he took great care of it; he would do the same for any girl he cared about, for “his girl.” [excerpt
Your Masculinity Does Not Make You My Judge and Jury
For me, Springfest 2016 began with the purchasing of a pack of cigarettes. A bad decision, surely, but not surprising for a weekend that is usually filled with them.
Before walking over to a party with my friends that weekend, I tucked the cigarettes securely in the back pocket of my shorts. The scene that unfolded as I walked into my friend’s apartment was a typical one: a rush of people, dim lighting, and loud, pulsing music. I tried to walk through the crowd quickly, waving and shouting a quick “hey” to friends here and there as I passed by. Suddenly, I felt someone take something out of my back pocket. I panicked at first, fearing it was my phone, and then felt a flash of shame as I realized it was actually my pack of cigarettes.
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Is Citizenship Still Relevant? State Sovereignty, Migration, and Sanctuary Cities in a Globalizing World
This paper argues that sanctuary cities and sanctuary policies in the United States are a manifestation of the conflicts resulting from processes of globalization, which have changed traditional notions of citizenship, state sovereignty, and state security, as well as fostered a cultural backlash and identity politics within the U.S
Constraining cosmological parameters with the clustering properties of galaxy clusters in optical and X-ray bands
(abridged) We use a theoretical model to predict the clustering properties of
galaxy clusters. Our technique accounts for past light-cone effects on the
observed clustering and follows the non-linear evolution of the dark matter
correlation function and cluster bias factor. A linear treatment of
redshift-space distortions is also included. We perform a maximum-likelihood
analysis by comparing the theoretical predictions to a set of observational
data, both in the optical (APM and EDCC catalogues) and X-ray band (RASS1
Bright Sample, BCS, XBACs, REFLEX). In the framework of CDM models, we compute
the constraints on cosmological parameters. Our results show that X-ray data
are more powerful than optical ones, allowing smaller regions in the parameter
space. We find that the clustering properties of clusters are almost
independent of the matter density parameter and of the presence of a
cosmological constant, while they appear to be strongly dependent on the shape
parameter. Using the X-ray data only, we obtain Gamma~0.1 and 0.4<sigma_8<1.1
for the Einstein-de Sitter model, while 0.14<Gamma<0.22 and 0.6<sigma_8<1.3 for
open and flat models with Omega_0m=0.3. Finally, we use our model to make
predictions on the correlation length of galaxy clusters expected in future
surveys. In particular, we show the results for an optical catalogue with
characteristics similar to the EIS project and for a very deep X-ray catalogue
with the characteristics of the XMM/LSS survey. We find that clusters at high
redshifts are expected to have larger a correlation length than local ones.Comment: 15 pages, Latex using MN style. Revised version accepted for
publication in MNRA
Light-front model of the kaon electromagnetic current
The electromagnetic form factor is extracted from both components of the
electromagnetic current: J(plus) and J(minus) with a pseudo-scalar coupling of
the quarks to the kaon.
In the case of J(plus) there is no pair term contribution in the Drell-Yan
frame. However, J(minus) component of the electromagnetic current the pair term
contribution is different from zero and is necessary include it to preserve the
rotational symmetry of the current.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, uses World Scientific style file. To be published
by World Scientific in the proceedings of the "VIII International Workshop on
Hadron Physics,(HADRONS 2002)", Bento Goncalves, RS, Brazi
The Battle of Malaya: The Japanese Invasion of Malaya as a Case Study for the Re-Evaluation of Imperial Japanese Army Intelligence Effectiveness During World War II
The present assessment of Japanese intelligence operations during World War II is based almost entirely upon the work of Western researchers. The view presented is one of complete incompetence by the West. Little attention has been paid to any successes the Japanese intelligence organizations achieved. In fact, the majority of Anglo-American historians have instead focused on the errors and unpreparedness of the Allies as the cause of their early failures. This view is completely dismissive of Japanese intelligence efforts. The majority of the research does not take into account the extensive preparations and training the Japanese intelligence organizations and military undertook in the lead up to World War II. This information calls into question the assertion that Allied failures were the primary provenance of the early Japanese successes. This study focuses on the Japanese intelligence efforts from 1930 to 1942. It will analyze the events leading up to and the Invasion of Malaya. This was a pivotal event at the opening of World War II, and was a decisive Japanese victory. Previously, the success of Japanese forces during this, and other, event has been credited to failures in Allied intelligence and preparedness. Western sources at large have claimed that Japanese intelligence as a whole was faulty. This project will argue that in fact Japanese intelligence units were highly skilled and contributed greatly to Japanese successes. It was as a result of severe organizational deficiencies and failures that appeared in the latter half of the war that Japan eventually would fall behind in the intelligence war
Light storage protocols in Tm:YAG
We present two quantum memory protocols for solids: A stopped light approach
based on spectral hole burning and the storage in an atomic frequency comb.
These procedures are well adapted to the rare-earth ion doped crystals. We
carefully clarify the critical steps of both. On one side, we show that the
slowing-down due to hole-burning is sufficient to produce a complete mapping of
field into the atomic system. On the other side, we explain the storage and
retrieval mechanism of the Atomic Frequency Comb protocol. This two important
stages are implemented experimentally in Tm- doped
yttrium-aluminum-garnet crystal
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