Perception is Everything: Repairing the Image of American Drone Warfare

This thesis will trace the United States’ development of unmanned warfare from its initial use in the World Wars through the Cold War to its final maturation in the War on Terror. The examination will provide a summary of unmanned warfare’s history, its gradual adoption, and concerns regarding the proliferation of drones use to understand the emphasis on unmanned weapons in the American Military. In each phase of development, a single program will be focused on to highlight special areas of interest in the modern day. Finally, the modern era of unmanned systems will focus on the growing integration of new weapon systems which no longer fulfill niche roles in the armory but act as fully vetted frontline combatants. Brought together, this examination will show drones have earned their place as integral tools in the American military inventory as faithful defenders of democracy

VanDrunen\u27s God’s glory alone: The majestic heart of Christian faith and life (Book Review)

VanDrunen, D. (2015). God’s glory alone: The majestic heart of Christian faith and life. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. $16.99. ISBN 9780310515807

Yaghjian\u27s Writing theology well: A rhetoric for theological and biblical writers (Book Review)

A review of Yaghjian, L. B. (2015). Writing theology well: A rhetoric for theological and biblical writers. (2nd ed.). New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark. 441 pp. $29.95. ISBN 978056749917

Leeman\u27s Don’t fire your church members: The case for congregationalism (Book Review)

Leeman, J. (2016). Don’t fire your church members: The case for congregationalism. Nashville, TN: B & H Academic. 240 pages. $24.99. ISBN 9781433686238

Bird\u27s What Christians ought to believe: An introduction to Christian doctrine through the Apostle’s Creed (Book Review)

Bird, M. F. (2016). What Christians ought to believe: An introduction to Christian doctrine through the Apostle’s Creed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. $24.99. ISBN 9780310520924

Sinitiere\u27s Salvation with a smile: Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, and American Christianity (Book Review)

A review of Sinitiere, P. L. (2015). Salvation with a smile: Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, and American Christianity. New York: New York University Press. 305 pp. $35.00. ISBN 978081472388

Crystal\u27s Making a point: The persnickety story of English punctuation (Book Review)

A review of Crystal, D. (2015). Making a point: The persnickety story of English punctuation. New York: St. Martin’s Press. 378 pp. $24.99. ISBN 978125006041

Classification of LANDSAT agricultural data based upon color trends

An automated classification procedure is described. The decision rules were developed for classifying an unknown observation by matching its color trend with that of expected trends for known crops. The results of this procedure were found to be encouraging when compared with the usual supervised classification procedures

Wavefront error sensing

A two-step approach to wavefront sensing for the Large Deployable Reflector (LDR) was examined as part of an effort to define wavefront-sensing requirements and to determine particular areas for more detailed study. A Hartmann test for coarse alignment, particularly segment tilt, seems feasible if LDR can operate at 5 microns or less. The direct measurement of the point spread function in the diffraction limited region may be a way to determine piston error, but this can only be answered by a detailed software model of the optical system. The question of suitable astronomical sources for either test must also be addressed