Social Movements and Memory: Education, Age, and Memories of the Women\u27s Movement

Past research in memory studies has indicated that there are social factors that influence who are more or less likely to recall certain events as important. Past research emphasizes age as one of the most important variables; however, when regarding memories of social movements, additional demographic factors such as gender, race, region, and education may have potential impacts. More so, past research has not studied the importance of these factors over time. This study re-analyzes the data collected by Schuman and Rodgers (2004) combined with the data collected by Schuman and Scott (1985), in which 5,294 people were asked to name two significant events in United States history since 1930. By studying the group that recalled the Women’s Movement of the 1960s and 1970s as significant, age was shown to be of slight significance in the 1985 survey, and of no significance in the 2000-2001 data. The influence of education, however, increased in significance by the later survey. Demographic factors such as gender, race, and region also were shown to have varying levels of influence. Together these findings indicate that demographic factors are important to consider when discussing the formation of memories of social movements. Secondly, as the temporal horizon increases, the importance of having experienced the particular social movement at a specific age decreases while the importance of education increases

Characterizing Neutrophil Behavior in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) in Response to Arsenic and Glucose

The innate immune system recognizes self from non-self and is involved in pathogen clearance. Neutrophils are innate immune cells that quickly migrate to areas of infection or wounding. Neutrophils phagocytize pathogens and produce a respiratory burst that kills infectious agents. However, inappropriate presence and function of neutrophils contributes to many chronic inflammatory diseases. Environmental toxicants and other ingested compounds are known to impact innate immunity and neutrophil behavior. Two compounds of importance to the Maine population are arsenic and glucose, due to the presence of arsenic in Maine well water and the high rate of obesity and diabetes in Maine. Since many Mainers and people worldwide are exposed to arsenic from the environment or have elevated glucose levels, it is important to understand how these compounds impact our health. To test the effects of these compounds on neutrophil behavior, we used a transgenic zebrafish line that allows for observation of neutrophil behavior. Zebrafish embryos were immersed in arsenic- or glucose-containing media and an immune response was stimulated through tail fin amputation or Pseudomonas aeruginosa injection. The total number of neutrophils per embryo was counted and the percentage of neutrophils that migrated to the site of infection or wound in control, arsenic- or glucose-treated zebrafish was calculated. We find that 1% glucose has no effect on the total number of neutrophils or the migration of neutrophils to a wound. However, treatment with 130 ppb arsenic affects neutrophil migration to a wound, with significantly fewer neutrophils being present at wound sites in arsenic treated zebrafish compared to controls

Hiawatha\u27s Childhood

Introduction: Saw the fire-fly Wah-wah-taysee, Flitting through the dusk of evening, With the twinkle of its candle Lighting up the brakes and bushes. (Excerpted from: Hiawatha\u27s Childhood, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1893.

How To Be a Make-Shift Decorator

If your college room gives you the definite glooms; if the room looks like a storage place instead of a living place for you, do something. It\u27s easy to turn your little home into something that\u27s really individual

The Roma and Sinti in Germany: Orientalism and Exclusion from German Historical Narratives (Romantisiert, Kriminalisiert, und Abgewertet: Orientalismus und Narrative der Roma und Sinti in Deutschland)

The Roma and Sinti represent presence and absence in German culture. Although there has been a population of Roma and Sinti in Germany for centuries, they are often perceived by the German majority population as distinctly eastern and, as such, non-German. The perceptions of Roma by the German majority population mimic Orientalist assumptions, where the Roma are romanticized, criminalized, and generally devalued in comparison to Eurocentric narratives. Through an analysis of the Roma presence in German history, literature, and current events, one can see that the experience of the Roma in Germany is largely structured by the perceptions and assumptions of the dominant German population. These perceptions and assumptions shift depending on the needs, goals, and concerns of this dominant group

The Bacteriology of Cystitis.

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