I Won\u27t Be Reconstructed: Good Old Rebels, Civil War Memory, And Popular Song

The following thesis traces the life of a song generally known as “I\u27m a Good Old Rebel” to explore the impact of popular culture on the creation of Civil War memory. Penned in the aftermath of Lee\u27s surrender and containing lines like, “I hate the Yankee Nation / And everything they do; / I hate the Declaration / Of Independence, too,” the “Good Old Rebel” typifies a certain brand of white southern identity that refuses Confederate defeat and sounds a call to arms for continued rebellion against the federal government. To begin, this study creates a biographical sketch of the author, who composed the words as a poem in 1867. Unlike most works on Civil War memory, this work then places emphasis on the period since the turn of the twentieth century up to the present, delving into the trajectory of the “Good Old Rebel” from a poem to a folk song to its most recent life on the Internet. In this way, the “Good Old Rebel” functions as a case study to explore the ways in which popular culture codifies reactionary political attitudes and sustains white southern resistance towards racial and class equality. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach, this thesis engages with historical and sociological methodologies and theories to critique the image of the unreconstructed white southerner created, in part, by this song

The Conceptualization And Development Of A Staff Development Model For Community College Part-Time Faculty

Purpose. The purpose of the study was to provide data which could be used in the conceptualization and development of a staff development model for community college part-time faculty. A series of questions, based on a review of literature and advisory committee suggestions, were developed and served as a basis for the study; Study Procedure. The procedure for the conduct of the study involved a review of literature and a questionnaire survey of community college professional staff. Collected data was tabulated, analyzed, reported as descriptive information and used in the development of a training model for part-time faculty; Findings. The data indicated that community college part-time faculty training needs could be identified and placed into a prioritized arrangement of major categories. These included: (1) mission of the community college, (2) instructional development and delivery, (3) legal aspects of education, and (4) classroom and lab management of education. A further result of the data analysis was the identification of specific staff development components which were ultimately used in the design of a training model. These included: (1) administration of the training, (2) determination of the training needs, (3) development and organization of curriculum components, (4) identification of populations to be served, (5) logistics of the training program, (6) funding, and (7) support services. A final result of the study included the identification of optimum desirable conditions for the conduct of staff development activities; Conclusions. The following conclusions resulted from the study: (1) There is a recognized need by professional community college staff that effective in-service staff development for part-time faculty is desirable. (2) That specific staff development needs can be identified by part-time faculty. (3) That a model for the staff development of part-time faculty can be developed from identified training needs. (4) That optimum desirable conditions for the conduct of staff development training can be identified. (5) That differences among community college staff do exist with respect to part-time faculty staff development needs

Tracking and mathematical identity for rural adolescent students of color

Tracking, or segregating students into varying levels of a course based on their mathematical ability and prior performance, is truly a social justice issue as it perpetuates racial injustice, widens the income gap, and does not foster equality (Gamoran, 2016). This is even more prominent for students who are socio-economically disadvantaged or minoritized. Also, dividing students into a group by their academic ability may cause them to self-label as inferior to upper track students (Ansalone, 2004). In addition, many students who enter tracked systems end up staying there throughout the course of their academic career with no mobility to move within the system (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2018). Therefore, the study on the influence of tracking is relevant and needed to provide a deeper understanding of its impact on mathematical identity. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of tracking on the mathematical identity of adolescent students of color at a rural high school in Southwest Georgia. This qualitative case study, framed by Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, was conducted over one semester, and involved students in varying tracks of an Algebra 1 course, as well as members of the high school community. Multiple data sources were examined, including interviews, a focus group, classroom observations, and a mathematical identity survey. Students and community members discussed the context of learning mathematics. Findings revealed a hierarchal system used for decision making in which the state mandated End of Course examination is at the top. Decisions regarding course pacing and rigor are made based on desired results from the exam, which then influences student course placement, and finally mathematical identity. Although teachers desired the implementation of learning tasks which fostered conceptual understanding, timing to teach the standards for the exam took precedent. The End of Course examination influenced the pacing and rigor of the tracked courses which influenced the placement and classroom procedures for the students which in turn influenced the perceptions, motivation, and identity of the students at Bearcat High School. Additionally, student participants shared their thoughts from the results of their self-reported mathematical identity and observed mathematical identity. Their responses revealed the existence of a desired mathematical identity, also seen in the school’s math teachers. The implications and limitations of the study are discussed

The Problem of St. Johnswort: A Noxious Plant in Western Montana

Paper published as Bulletin 4 in the UM Bulletin Forestry Series.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umforestrybulletin/1001/thumbnail.jp

Activation of the phosphosignaling protein CheY. I. Analysis of the phosphorylated conformation by 19F NMR and protein engineering

CheY, the 14-kDa response regulator protein of the Escherichia coli chemotaxis pathway, is activated by phosphorylation of Asp57. In order to probe the structural changes associated with activation, an approach which combines 19F NMR, protein engineering, and the known crystal structure of one conformer has been utilized. This first of two papers examines the effects of Mg(II) binding and phosphorylation on the conformation of CheY. The molecule was selectively labeled at its six phenylalanine positions by incorporation of 4-fluorophenylalanine, which yielded no significant effect on activity. One of these 19F probe positions monitored the vicinity of Lys109, which forms a salt bridge to Asp57 in the apoprotein and has been proposed to act as a structural "switch" in activation. 19F NMR chemical shift studies of the labeled protein revealed that the binding of the cofactor Mg(II) triggered local structural changes in the activation site, but did not perturb the probe of the Lys109 region. The structural changes associated with phosphorylation were then examined, utilizing acetyl phosphate to chemically generate phsopho-CheY during NMR acquisition. Phosphorylation triggered a long-range conformational change extending from the activation site to a cluster of 4 phenylalanine residues at the other end of the molecule. However, phosphorylation did not perturb the probe of Lys109. The observed phosphorylated conformer is proposed to be the first step in the activation of CheY; later steps appear to perturb Lys109, as evidenced in the following paper. Together these results may give insight into the activation of other prokaryotic response regulators

Physiologic studies in normal and uremic sheep: I. The experimental model

Physiologic studies in normal and uremic sheep: I. The experimental model. A model of chronic renal failure was created in nine adult sheep by two-stage, subtotal nephrectomy. Carotid-jugular cannulas provided clot-free access for 72 to 274 days without exit-site infections. All sheep became uremic and anemic. Median survival, while uremic, was 145 days (72 to 327 days), although three were sacrificed. Five required dialysis within the first week of uremia, and median survival on dialysis was 70 days (41 to 177 days). Sheep that maintained adequate nutrition survived the longest on dialysis. Mean creatinine and BUN levels in the stable uremic and dialyzed sheep were 4.8/95 and 7.8/59 mg/dl, respectively. The other serum chemistries remained unchanged (mean values) from normal, although one sheep died of hypercalcemia (17.8 mg/dl). Renal blood flow correlated to GFR in both normal and uremic states. GFR fell more than serum creatinine rose, suggesting extrarenal excretion of creatinine.Etudes physiologiques chez le mouton normal et urémique: I. Le modèle expérimental. Un modèle d'insuffisance rénale chronique a été créé chez neuf moutons adultes par néphrectomie subtotale en deux étapes. Des canules carotido-jugulaires ont permis un accès sans coagulation pendant 72 à 274 jours sans qu'il y ait d'infection aux lieux de pénétration. Tous les moutons sont devenus urémiques et anémiques. La survie médiane, au cours de l'urémie, a été de 145 jours (72 à 327 jours) bien que trois d'entre eux aient été sacrifiés. Cinq ont dû être dialysés dès la première semaine de l'urémie et la survie médiane en dialyse a été de 70 jours (41 à 177 jours). Les animaux qui ont eu une alimentation adéquate ont eu la survie la plus longue en dialyse. Les concentrations moyennes de créatinine et d'azote uréique dans l'urémie stable et chez les moutons dialysés étaient de 4,8/95 et 7,8/59 mg/dl, respectivement. Les autres valeurs plasmatiques moyennes n'étaient pas différentes de la normale bien qu'un mouton soit mort d'hypercalcémie (17,8 mg/dl). Le débit sanguin rénal était corrélé au débit de filtration glomérulaire dans ces situations normales et urémiques. Le débit de filtration glomérulaire a diminué plus que la créatininémie n'a augmenté, ce qui suggère une excrétion extra-rénale de créatinine

Video Microscopy of Selective Laser Sintering

This paper presents the design and implementation of a video microscopy system that enables real time observation and archival of selective laser sintering of polymer and metal materials. The design objectives and selection of system components are discussed in the first section of this paper. Experimental results from preliminary experiments conducted on polycarbonate, wax and nylon powders are also presented.Mechanical Engineerin