Survival of the Fixed-est: Alien Invasion of Human Identity in Octavia Butler\u27s Dawn

While many definitions for science fiction have been offered over the years since the genre’s inception, Robert A. Heinlein’s definition, with its easy-to-follow five-point format, remains one of the most specific and comprehensive. Heinlein argues that, in a science fiction story: 1. The conditions must be, in some respect, different from here-and-now, although the difference may lie only in an invention made in the course of the story. 2. The new conditions must be an essential part of the story. 3. The problem itself—the plot —must be a human problem. 4. The human problem must be one which is created by, or indispensably affected by, the new conditions. 5. And lastly, no established fact shall be violated, and, furthermore, when the story requires that a theory contrary to present accepted theory be used, the new theory should be rendered reasonably plausible and it must include and explain established facts as satisfactorily as the one the author saw fit to junk. (17, emphasis in original) Octavia Butler’s Dawn fits Heinlein’s definition of science fiction because it takes place in an apocalyptic future, the conditions of which are important to the story; it centers on the human problem of how to maintain a distinctly human identity in the face of genetic, social, sexual, Pretzer 2 emotional, and psychological manipulation and domination by an alien race; and it avoids scientific implausibility by explaining its violations of usual facts

Snapshot in a Squiggle: How Painting Terminology Illuminates Short Fiction

This paper will demonstrate that painting terms can offer a helpful avenue to understand short fiction, particularly abstract short fiction. After defining abstraction, realism, and the short story, it will trace relevant stages in the evolution of both painting and short fiction to show how and why the media share similar elements. In this examination, the paper will discuss which features of painting correspond with certain features of short fiction. Based on the essential elements of short fiction, as well as the features mentioned above, the paper will analyze examples of short stories that exemplify how painting parallels short fiction and how terminology drawn from that field can help illuminate abstract short stories

Burning the Bridges She\u27s Crossed: The Migrant as Deserter of Roots in Jasmine

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A Capitalist\u27s Social Gospel: Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus and the Promise of Upward Mobility, 1875-1921

Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus was a preacher who began his ministry in 1875 as a little-known itinerant Methodist in rural Ohio. Within two decades, he became one of America’s most influential religious figures with a popular style and message of hope for the future. This paper examines the mission of this pulpiteer, who believed Jesus and industrial capitalism could solve the problems of labor conflict, poverty, and sin as the kingdom of God was gradually realized on earth. Where many social gospelers challenged the interests of capital to varying degrees, Gunsaulus was both the businessman’s firm defender and an advocate for social and cultural transformation. His social gospel was the gospel of upward mobility. His vision was pursued through Christian missions and the work of the Armour Institute of Technology, where Gunsaulus served as president from 1892 until his death in 1921, overseeing the training of thousands of engineers. Tracing his thought and practice, this project examines what Gunsaulus’s specific case reveals about the social gospel, arguing that the social gospel bolstered industrial capitalism. This work also adds to the scholarship on this understudied but influential preacher with a narrative biographical approach, making use of Gunsaulus’s writings, press coverage, personal correspondence, and institutional records. Archival sources are primarily drawn from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago

Uncork Your Creativity

Architectural Justice Gallery and Cafe is a unique, redefined space in Strongsville that strives to create an artisan living experience by encouraging customers to shop, dine and be inspired. The cafe is a flagship location of Architectural Justice, an interior design shop in Medina. In order to showcase the diverse aspects of this new location and attract more customers to the business, the owners wanted to host another pop-up event in their space. Due to the fact that Architectural Justice Gallery and Cafe is already known for their culinary and crafting classes, the owners requested that ‘Uncork Your Creativity’ be for profit to align with their current business model. For my honors project, I experienced the in-depth process of planning and executing a creative, hands-on pop-up event for a client within the restaurant and retail industry. Additionally, I collaborated briefly with the marketing director in regard to content and promotion for the event. Limitations for the event included budget, food and beverage, and upper-management requirements. With the motto, “Shop, Dine and Be Inspired,” Architectural Justice Gallery and Cafe embodies creativity through providing an experience for patrons — whether they’re taking a stroll through the gallery, dining in the cafe or participating in an event. This pop-up event created a new experience for their patrons and encouraged personal creativity while adding emphasis to the diversity and eccentricity of the business. With this project, I experienced the intensity of planning an event and learned the ups and downs of event planning, including limitations and unexpected last-minute changes. I had the opportunity to interact with patrons and experienced collaboration with internal departments. Upon completion of this project, I successfully executed an event plan that incorporated a very small social media campaign. The event, ‘Uncork Your Creativity,’ provided customers with a new and entertaining experience, while the company benefitted from an influx of customers and increased marketing. In the literature review, I discuss secondary research focusing on communication theories applicable to event planning and interpersonal communication including Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Social Exchange Theory, and Causality Orientations Theory. Next, the paper moves into the event’s vision, proposal, goals and objectives. After an evaluation of goals and objectives, the paper moves into a detailed timeline of all steps and facets of the event. The process behind digital promotion, specifically social media posts, is discussed and related back to communication theories. At the conclusion, the paper focuses on the positive and negative outcomes of the event, followed by a personal reflection of the overall experience, from the early stages of planning to final execution. ‘Uncork Your Creativity’ was an engaging and unique pop-event at Architectural Justice Gallery and Cafe. Participants greatly enjoyed their experience and the event was one of few sold out classes for the month of November, classifying the event as a success

Columns of Time: Imagined 'Spolia' and Historical Meaning in the 'Kaiserchronik'

The Middle High German Kaiserchronik, written by an anonymous author in the middle of the twelfth century, focuses at strategic moments of its historiographical narrative on columns in the city of Rome. Drawing on critical literature relating to columns and spolia, this article presents a reading of the columns in the Kaiserchronik as markers of continuity, connected to what Mikhail Bakhtin called chronotopes: mutually semanticising combinations of space and time. In the case of the Kaiserchronik, these chronotopes are the pagan Roman past on the one hand – as a sphere of reference valued for its auctoritas, and as a source of political prestige and legitimacy – and on the other hand the Christian medieval present of the twelfth century: a sphere of reception, interested in benefitting from this prestige and legitimacy, and retrospectively confirming and constructing it in turn. The article uses the concept of allelopoiesis to describe this process as one of reciprocal transformation, and uses Bakhtin's concepts of the chronotope to illustrate the complex relationship between the shifting semantic charges of the Roman Empire. As a result, it becomes apparent how – connected through time by columns as meaningful spolia – antiquity and the Middle Ages emerge as two chronotopes: intertwined as mutually semanticising spheres that, for all their differences (above all in religion), can infuse each other with new meaning

An analysis of farm type classification systems

Includes vita.Several land grant universities have programs in operation to analyze farm records. The analysis results are used by farm firms as organizational guides and as a tool to locate strong and weak parts of the firm's business. Segregation of the records in to similar groups provides the basis for explaining agricultural structure useful to legislators, administrators and farm leaders. Thus, the usefulness of the results of any program is a function of the system used for classifying the farms by type. The criteria for typing farms vary greatly among university programs. Also, the method of grouping a set of farm records into subsets differs greatly. Additionally, criteria used by the U.S. Census for typing farms differs from the states' criteria. Complications exist when comparability is attempted among university criteria, Census c rite ria and U.S.D.A. programs such as "Costs and Returns on Commercial Farms". "Costs and Returns on Commercial Farms" are not actual farms but are farms constructed from: (1) the U.S. Census of Agriculture, (2) rural carrier and mailed questionnaire sent to farmers by the A gricultural Estimates D ivision, SRS, (3) enumerative field survey and (4) results of research and related data from state experiment stations and federal agencies when group data meet the specifications for farms by types, size and location J A closely related variation involves aggregate use of farm data in constructing national income accounts by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Various systems of classifications attempt to stratify the sets of records into homogeneous subsets which are then analyzed. The stratification process consists of classifying the records by type, location and various notions of income or sales. Additionally, various schemes group farms by size, represented by sales, labor inputs, value added, acres or other indicators. Almost 30 years ago Benedict and others pointed out the need for 2 classification: "What is particularly needed is a segregation of farms into a few simple, distinct and clearly recognizable classes, and a tabulation for each of these classes of data as are needed for recognizing and understanding the problems related to them. The classifications should be clear to both lay and technical users as well as farm leaders, legislators and administrators." The criteria should reflect differences in interests, characteristies, and behavior under varying conditions. Clear cut lines do not exist between groups of farms. Standards for homogeneity of groups, then, must be chosen somewhat arbitrarily. Comparability of the results of farm record analysis from various land grant university programs becomes difficult, if not impossible. This situation arises due to non uniform definitions, criteria and systems used to classify farms by type and sort into sim ilar groups or subsets from a larger sample or set. A similar situation exists when comparing subsets o f farms typed by 'a' state system to those typed by Census criteria.Includes bibliographical references

Protective Relaying Student Laboratory

Facing a rapidly-changing power industry, the electrical engineering department at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo proposed Advanced Power Systems Initiatives to better prepare its students for entering the power industry. These initiatives call for the creation of a new laboratory curriculum that uses microprocessor-based relays to reinforce the fundamental concepts of power system protection. This paper summarizes a laboratory system fit for this task and presents a set of proposed laboratory experiments to establish a new laboratory course at Cal Poly. The experiments expose students to the capabilities of industry-standard microprocessor-based relays through hands-on procedures that demonstrate common power system protection schemes. Relays studied in this project support transformer, transmission line, and induction motor protection

The Storying of Colombian Writing Centers

Using the results from a study conducted on Colombian writing centers, this thesis applies principles from narrative theory to posit a grand narrative for Colombian writing center professionals. The study was modeled on one Jackie Grutsch McKinney used to examine US writing center professionals’ descriptions of their work, and the thesis includes a comparison with her results. Respondents were asked to answer seven questions, two of which were multiple choice and five of which were short answer. The questions asked respondents to describe their tutoring staff composition, their center’s operations, writing centers in general, and ways their center resembles and differs from other Colombian centers. The study, which involved both quantitative and qualitative analysis, found that Colombian writing centers prioritize reading and orality, in addition to writing, and utilize faculty tutors in a way that US centers generally do not. The responses also displayed a strong community focus in comparison with US writing centers. Based on the data and conclusions from the study, this thesis also suggests some ways US writing centers can learn from Colombian centers to make their work even more effective