Delphine Red Shirt: George Sword's Warrior Narratives: Compositional Processes in Lakota Oral Tradition

George Sword an Oglala Lakota (1846–1914) learned to write in order to transcribe and preserve his people’s oral narratives. In her book Delphine Red Shirt, also Oglala Lakota and a native speaker, examines the compositional processes of George Sword and shows how his writings reflect recurring themes and story patterns of the Lakota oral tradition. Her book invites further studies in several areas including literature, translation studies and more. My review of her book suggests some ways it could be used as a primary resource book in developing curricula in Indigenous philosoph

Spatial Revitalization: "Recovering" the Public Spaces of Abasto and Puerto Madero in Buenos Aires

Honors (Bachelor's)Social Theory and PracticeUniversity of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/91885/1/rachsher.pd

The Effects of Physical Activity on Inappropriate Behaviors of School-Aged Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Abstract The purpose of this synthesis was to examine the effects of physical activity on inappropriate behaviors of school-aged students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Inappropriate behaviors can include: hitting, biting, screaming, kicking and swearing. In particular the following research questions were examined: What types of inappropriate behaviors are exhibited by students with Autism Spectrum Disorder during physical activity? Does physical activity help to eliminate or reduce inappropriate behaviors of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder during physical activity? Which forms of physical activity have demonstrated the most effective ways to eliminate or reduce inappropriate behaviors of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Results indicated that school-aged students with Autism Spectrum Disorder have less stereotypical behaviors when they are in instructional based physical activity settings that are tailored to their specific needs

Genetically Modified Organisms as a Potential Solution for Decreasing Hunger in Developing Nations: An Ethical Paradox

I first became aware of and interested in genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the “Politics of Food in America” course I took spring semester of 2012, my junior year at the University of Texas at Austin. I was intrigued by the fact that such a concept was so unfamiliar to the public, yet genetically engineered products were in our everyday foods. Though I received a basic introduction to GMOs through my course, I was curious to learn more about the regulatory practices of GM crops and the political relationships sustained by GM firms and government agencies in the United States. I was also interesting in learning more about the health effects of GM food consumption and the potential environmental implications of growing such resistant crops. My curiosity surrounding the potential ability for GM crops to feed developing states and diminish starvation stems from my first paper with SIT, which I wrote on international food security. After learning the devastating statistics and inherent social and economic problems at the root of food insecurity, I wanted to find an alternative solution. Together, my two curiosities birthed the idea for my ISP paper: GMOs as a Potential Solution to Diminishing Starvation and Malnutrition in developing nations

Financing Entrepreneurship Programs for Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care

This publication is one of a series of briefs exploring strategies for financing supports and services that help youth in foster care make successful transitions to adulthood. The Finance Project produced this brief with support from the Foster Care Work Group. The Foster Care Work Group (FCWG) is one of three work groups of the Youth Transition Funders Group (YTFG), a collaboration of foundation leaders dedicated to improving the lives of the nation's most vulnerable young people. Foundation leaders participating in the YTFG are committed to achieving a common vision -- ensuring that vulnerable youth are connected by age 25 to institutions and support systems that will enable them to succeed throughout adulthood. The FCWG brings together foundation leaders with a shared interest in preparing youth in foster care for their transition out of the child welfare system and providing them pathways to lifelong economic well-being

Advanced Conducting Project

Part I. The Renaissance Era -- Ave Maria by Josquin des Prez -- O Vos Omnes by Thomas Luis de Victoria ---- Part II. The Baroque Era -- Glory to God (from Messiah) by George Frideric Handel ---- Part III. The Classical Era -- Amanti Costanti by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; arranged by Patrick M. Liebergen ---- Part IV. The Romantic Era -- How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place (from Requiem) by Johannes Brahms -- Zigeunerleben Op.39, No. 3 by Robert Schumann ---- Part V. The 20th Century -- La Loo, La Low by Sandra Howard -- Little Tree by Sally Albrecht -- Rejoice in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten ---- Part VI. The 21st Century -- Sure On This Shinning Night by Morten Lauridsen -- O magnum mysterium by Morten Lauridsen

Fostering International Student Success in Higher Education

As the number of international students enrolling in English-dominant higher education continues to rise, this timely book offers university faculty and staff members useful suggestions for responding effectively to the unique needs and challenges of this growing student population. At the same time, though the primary focus is on course design and classroom practice, the book also advocates for international students, noting that they are intellectual, cultural, and linguistic assets to their universities. Shapiro, Farrelly, and Tomaš, all veteran teachers with many years of experience working directly with international students, present a holistic framework for how to support international students’ academic development and their integration into the broader campus community

Discovering novel human structural variation from diverse populations and disease patients: an exploration of what human genomics misses by relying on reference-based analyses

Since the completion of the human genome project, the field of genomics has relied on the human reference genome for nearly all analyses. Population genetics, disease association studies, and beyond all begin by comparing an individual’s sequenced genome to the human reference. However, the human reference genome is not only still incomplete, but also not an accurate representation of humanity; it is derived primarily from a single individual, and cannot possibly represent the scope of human diversity. By using this genome as a template, we bias our studies. In this thesis we examine large regions of structural variation between individuals that are often missed by comparing solely to the human reference genome. We use multiple strategies to uncover variation, including performing localized assembly on whole genome sequencing reads not matching the reference genome from 910 individuals of African ancestry, and utilizing new, long-read sequencing technologies in disease patients. We demonstrate that vast amounts of sequence present in human populations, nearly 300 megabases in the case of the African ancestry dataset, are missing from the reference genome, as well as that many non-reference sequences are present in breast cancer and Mendelian disease patients, which could have yet-to-be-discovered disease relevance. We find evidence of novel non-reference sequences which are genic and transcribed in many individuals, which may have functional relevance. Finally we present strategies for integrating the wealth of short-read sequencing data currently available with the limited but growing number of newer, long-read sequenced samples to gain new insights previously inaccessible using short-read data alone

A Crisis of Kelp

Along with insects and lab-grown meat, for years seaweed has been lauded as a sustainable “food of the future” by the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization. As the world increasingly turns to alternative foods in pursuit of a healthier Earth, seaweed has all the makings of an ecological savior. It’s plentiful — seaweeds and ocean algae make up roughly nine tenths of all the plant life on Earth — it’s cheap to harvest and get to market, packed with nutrition, and keeps oceans clean, absorbing more carbon dioxide and releasing more oxygen than the world’s rainforests. But outside of Japanese cuisine and pioneering chefs, the idea of eating stinky sea algae isn’t too popular. The mossy netting may gain cool points with environmentalists for its ability to absorb enormous amounts of carbon — it can sequester up to 20 times more per acre than land forests — but it still hasn’t quite caught on with the masses. Seaweed has the potential to feed the world and save the oceans — if only we could make it taste, well, less like seaweed. https://rachel-sherman-nyc.medium.com/a-crisis-of-kelp-34b38fba1d3