The administration of Louis XVI of France

Citation: Pancake, Clara. The administration of Louis XVI of France. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1903.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: The conditions which faced the Monarch of France, in the reign preceding the Revolution, were such as would test the ability of the most gifted statesman. Such ability was not possessed by Louis XVI, nor was his training that which would develop any latent faculties with which he may have been endowed. The only son of Louis XV was born in 1754 and grew to manhood uninstructed in the affairs of government and the responsibilities awaiting him. Shy and awkward he avoided the court and was preserved from the contamination of its tainted moral atmosphere. Hunting and lockmaking were his favorite pastimes. Louis XVI came to the throne with a desire to serve his nation, and he labored more arduously than his father had done, at the duties which encumbered his position. However, Louis XVI was weak in will and yielded first to one and then to another of the influences brought to bear upon him. During the latter years of his reign, his queen, Marie Antoinnette, exercised considerable control over him. Of inferior mental capacity, tending to indulge his own inclinations to excess, and yet feeling to a certain extent the obligations of his position; such was the man to whom was entrusted the welfare of France at a critical period of its history. The king, while virtually absolute in power, was subject to some slight restrictions. One of these lay in the right of the Parlement of Paris to register the edicts of the sovereign. The highest courts of the monarchy were the parlements. Twelve of these were provincial. That of Paris held jurisdiction over central France. It was the most important of these bodies, and though not connected with the provincial organizations, was warmly supported by them. It was composed of about two hundred members and included the Peers of France, the legal profession, and church dignitaries

The Storyteller\u27s Apprentice

J. R. R. Tolkien was a master story-teller, and I am his apprentice. As a narrator in this thesis, I am a nontraditional student studying creative writing in the pursuit of my dream to write fantasy novels for a living. I’ve been writing since childhood across various scales and genres, and have completed the first of a five novel fantasy series that takes place in a universe called Terralus. As a fantasy writer however, I have much to learn, as writers always will. I’ve been an avid fan of The Lord of the Rings since high school, and ever since then have wanted to unearth all that Tolkien could teach me about writing fantasy. This creative nonfiction thesis is a bibliomemoir capturing my conversation with Tolkien, or the conversation we would have if we could “sit down by a fireplace, he with his tea and I with my Mountain Dew.” Writers love to talk about writing: their inspiration, their process, their joys and pains, and that is just what this thesis allows me to do with Tolkien. We discuss how we started writing, the role writing plays in our lives, the best ways to wield the power we have in our pens, and the ways in which Truth as defined by our Christian faiths can influence our fantasy. There has of course been much scholarly material produced over the years concerning Tolkien’s life and work, giving me a wide range of biographical information, literary material, and Tolkien’s own ideas toward writing craft to work with. I also pull in the voices of other fantasy authors using their websites, blogs, and interviews—authors who have also influenced the way I see and treat fantasy: Kristin Cashore, Suzanne Collins, Ted Dekker, Philip Pullman, and J. K. Rowling. I don’t think Tolkien would mind, given the social nature of his own writing career from the T. C. B. S. through the Inklings. Writing itself is a solitary activity, but the ability to approach other authors both encourages and challenges us. Tolkien was never excited about the idea of being studied, considered highly, or having his life pulled apart for anything to interpret hidden meanings in his work, and in a way I am doing all of these things. I hope he doesn’t mind having a conversation with a rookie sub-creator and letting me tell both of our stories together

The impact of tele-counseling on the work/life balance of genetic counselors

The work/life (working life versus home or personal life) balance of genetic counselors (GCs) can be affected by the mode of their patient interactions and in particular tele-counseling practices, more generally known as telehealth. Genetic counselors have long been using a variety of service delivery models for several years. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic (beginning in 2020), most genetic counselors have had to work remotely or utilize primarily telehealth services for several months. Other professions, students, and professors have noted that working virtually has been mentally/emotionally difficult and disruptive of their work/life balance. Until this study, research had not focused on how telehealth practices emotionally/mentally affected GCs and their work/life balance. This study contacted fifty GCs from across the state of Indiana to ask for participation in a survey on work/life balance. The survey focused on a series of Likert and free response questions and prompts pertaining to genetic counseling practices; perspectives of telehealth; opinions on patients’ perspectives of telehealth; and the impact of telehealth, in general, as well as on mental health status. A total of 42% of those contacted completed the survey. Some of the key results included 1) 28% of respondents noted a lack of separation between home and work since beginning telehealth; and 2) conducting telehealth has not negatively affected their own mental health status. Future research would allow for a greater understanding of whether the genetic counselors, as a unique and specialized profession, have personality traits and strategies that allow them to better handle the stresses of telehealth interactions and practices versus the general public.Thesis (B.?)Honors Colleg

The history of the Switzerland referendum and the initiative

Citation: Pancake, Joseph Loyd. The history of the Switzerland referendum and the initiative. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1900.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: Switzerland, not having any royal power, possessed no central legislature. As democracy developed within her boundaries, popular voting upon laws, known as the referendum, sprang into use. The name referendum is not new, being applied to a practice that existed before the birth of democracy in Switzerland. The first real referendum system used by the Swiss was very dissimilar to the modern institution. The former came from the nature of the federal conditions, while the latter is based upon the conception of popular sovereignty. Although having little connection with each other, they both originally grew from the same cause—the lack of a representative system. The delegates to the Diet of the Confederation, from the several states, were never given power to make final settlement of matters of importance, but were simply instructed to hear what was proposed and then to report. Conditions were similar in the Grisons. The Grisons, although strictly not a part of the Confederation was closely associated with it, being a confederation of three separate leagues, each of which was composed of districts. These districts were the political units, and their actions were taken in mass meetings of all the Citizens. Each league contained a council, and for all three there existed a diet, but all of their decisions upon important matters had to be submitted to the districts for approval. The referendum grew gradually, until it was extended to foreign as well as domestic affairs. This system of referendum, though poorly organized, lasted with modifications until 1854, when it was replaced by the modern referendum

Asymmetric Cell Transmission Model-Based, Ramp-Connected Robust Traffic Density Estimation under Bounded Disturbances

In modern transportation systems, traffic congestion is inevitable. To minimize the loss caused by congestion, various control strategies have been developed most of which rely on observing real-time traffic conditions. As vintage traffic sensors are limited, traffic density estimation is very helpful for gaining network-wide observability. This paper deals with this problem by first, presenting a traffic model for stretched highway having multiple ramps built based on asymmetric cell transmission model (ACTM). Second, based on the assumption that the encompassed nonlinearity of the ACTM is Lipschitz, a robust dynamic observer framework for performing traffic density estimation is proposed. Numerical test results show that the observer yields a sufficient performance in estimating traffic densities having noisy measurements, while being computationally faster the Unscented Kalman Filter in performing real-time estimation.Comment: To appear in the 2020 American Control Conference (ACC'2020), July 2020, Denver, Colorad

Involving users in the design cycle for parallel tools

Parallel programmers do not use software tools, in spite of the fact that parallel application development is a difficult and time- consuming task that could benefit from tool support. It has become increasingly clear that the simple availability of elegant, powerful software tools employing the latest technology is not enough. Usability is the real key to success; users simply do not adopt tools that fail to respond to their needs. Research in the area of usability engineering indicates that five design principles can have significant impact on parallel tool usability. {sm_bullet} tools must be based on demonstrable user requirements {sm_bullet} actively involve users throughout tool design {sm_bullet} minimize tool complexity to reduce the learning curve {sm_bullet} support the tool across multiple machine platforms to amortize the user`s investment {sm_bullet} employ iterative refinement techniques to improve tool usability. Those principles served as the starting point for a Parallel Tools Consortium project to develop a tool that will help users determine the final state of a program that crashes or is terminated forcibly. Carried out over a period of ten months, the project involved the collaboration of tool researchers, and implementors, and users. This report describes how user-centered design techniques were applied to ensure that the tool would provide simple, intuitive support for the programmer`s task

Letter from Strawder McNiell to James B. Finley

McNiell (McNeill) and other members of the Frankfort congregation write to Finley (Presiding Elder, Chillicothe District) regarding the last quarterly meeting of the year for Deer Creek Circuit. A camp meeting/quarterly meeting was to be held in Frankfort as the last quarterly meeting, but the circuit decided to meet in New Holland instead. The Frankfort members would really like Finley to schedule the meeting in Frankfort, as promised by Rev. Armstrong. Abstract Number - 168https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1166/thumbnail.jp