An Argument for The Great Divorce in the Public School Ninth Grade English Classroom

C. S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce (1946) can provide a useful supplement for ninth grade English instruction because of its quality as a literary work, the ideas it represents, its commentary on enduring human questions, and its connections to its historical context. At its core, the book reflects on recurring philosophical and religious ideas in a way that simultaneously links to and transcends its time. It also exhibits hallmarks of literary excellence, such as formal consistency and a comprehensive view of its themes. The Great Divorce’s skillful use of literary elements suits it for instruction, adapting form to purpose. The many criteria for selecting works for the classroom prove The Great Divorce to be worthy of inclusion in ninth grade instruction

Unsteady Subsonic and Transonic Potential Flow over Helicopter Rotor Blades

Differential equations and boundary conditions for a rotor blade in forward flight, with subsonic or transonic tip Mach number, are derived. A variety of limiting flow regimes determined by different limits involving blade thickness ratio, aspect ratio, advance ratio and maximum tip Mach number is discussed. The transonic problem is discussed in some detail, and in particular the conditions that make this problem quasi-steady or essentially unsteady are determined. Asymptotic forms of equations and boundary conditions that are valid in an appropriately scaled region of the tip and an azimuthal sector on the advancing side are derived. The equations are then put in a form that is valid from the blade tip inboard through the strip theory region

Lost in the Fire

In this paper, I will discuss the production of my thesis film, Lost In The Fire. The main subjects of this paper are Writing, Directing, Production Design, Cinematography, Editing, Sound, and Technology. I will also be talking about the ways the Graduate Film program at UNO prepared me to accomplish this project. In addition, I will share my process and reflect on the failures and successes of making this film

Mechanism of phenyl azide-1,2-cyclonoadiene adduct formation and isomerization of this adduct

A major purpose of this research was to investigate the mechanism of aryl azide addition to allenes. Much evidence has accumulated in support of a concerted mechanism for aryl azide additions to simple alkenes. Consistent with these findings, this addition is a symmetry allowed process. The analagous aryl azide additions to allenes have received little mechanistic study. The approach taken in this work was to probe the mechanism by using optically active 1,2-cyclonanadiene, observing the stereochemistry of the adduct formed upon addition of phenyl azide. Another goal was to investigate the isomerization of the phenyl azide-1,2-cylononadiene adduct, 10-phenyl-10,11,12-triaza-△ 11 -bicyclo [7. 3. 0] duodec-1-ene (7) to the previously unknown aromatic isomer 4,5-heptamethylene-1-phenyl-1,2,3-triazole (14)

Biodiesel Industry – A Statewide Assessment

CONTENTS: Nebraska Soybean Association Introduction of the Project Development Te Objectives Supporting Events Summary of the findings Biodiesel Demand Biodiesel Market Price Estimated Biodiesel Production Costs Competition in the Biodiesel Industry Biodiesel Feedstock Resources Best Locations in Nebraska State Incentives and Public Policy Biofuel Industry Trends The Role of Incentive

Lost in the Fire

In this paper, I will discuss the production of my thesis film, Lost In The Fire. The main subjects of this paper are Writing, Directing, Production Design, Cinematography, Editing, Sound, and Technology. I will also be talking about the ways the Graduate Film program at UNO prepared me to accomplish this project. In addition, I will share my process and reflect on the failures and successes of making this film

Biodiesel Industry – A Statewide Assessment

CONTENTS: Nebraska Soybean Association Introduction of the Project Development Te Objectives Supporting Events Summary of the findings Biodiesel Demand Biodiesel Market Price Estimated Biodiesel Production Costs Competition in the Biodiesel Industry Biodiesel Feedstock Resources Best Locations in Nebraska State Incentives and Public Policy Biofuel Industry Trends The Role of Incentive

True Grit (1969) and Feminism: How it Succeeds and Why We Should Expect Better

Hollywood Westerns are certainly not renowned for their contribution to feminist plots or characters, but True Grit (1969) is one of the more forward thinking movies with respect to women’s roles. However, the movie still portrays traditional power structures of patriarchy that undermine the female character’s autonomy. Looking at this film through the lens of both Critical Rhetoric and a Gender Diversity Perspective allows us to see the nuances of Mattie Ross\u27 stand against oppressive traditional roles, while also examining the ways in which she is still dominated by discursive patriarchal practices. Celeste Condit’s gender diversity perspective encourages ditching traditional views of “male” and “female” as a way to liberate women. Mattie Ross’ character in True Grit is not classically feminine. She wears masculine clothing, drives a hard bargain, speaks her mind, and shoots people in the name of the law. By portraying these traditionally masculine characteristics while still retaining a feminine side, her character breaks free of traditional gender roles that have historically oppressed women. Raymie McKerrow’s principles of critical rhetoric, especially his critique of domination and his concerns with power, encourage the exposure of unequal power structures in order to challenge their merit. Mattie Ross disrupts typical patriarchal power structures throughout the film; she is bookkeeper for her family, chases after outlaws in the name of justice, and stands up to men in positions of authority. Though we see her strength and bravery throughout the film, in the end she is still put in a position where she must be rescued by the male hero, Rooster. So while it’s clear Mattie’s character allows for steps towards female liberation, the audience is still left with the parting image that ultimately the men prevail and save, while the women’s place is still boxed in by traditional roles. The rhetoric around us creates our cultures, identities, and even our realities. Given this fact, it is of the utmost importance to reflect on portrayals of discursive practices that can be harmful and oppressive in order to help empower dominated groups. These lenses give us an approach to critique rhetoric in order to create more realities where women are not held back by unequal distributions of power.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/fsrs2021/1020/thumbnail.jp

Remediation Practices and Considerations for Virtual Counseling Programs: An emphasis on due process

Over the past 6 years, the number of accredited Masters Counseling programs has increased from 6 to 75, a growth rate of 233%. In the new expansion of educational technology, programs have better tools to implement a range of educational experiences alongside frameworks to deliver effective counselor education. Much of the counselor-training process involves gatekeeping to enter the profession. One crucial aspect of gatekeeping is training program’s effectiveness at implementing remediation when needed. This article explores strategies and reflective case studies for remediation practices in virtual environments within a counselor education program. The article places an emphasis on applying remediation while ensuring student due process, a practice that can be applied to any training program in a higher education environment

Higher dimensional Reidemeister torsion invariants for cusped hyperbolic 3-manifolds

For an oriented finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold M with a fixed spin structure \eta, we consider a sequence of invariants {\tau_n(M; \eta)}. Roughly speaking, {\tau_n(M; \eta)} is the Reidemeister torsion of M with respect to the representation given by the composition of the lift of the holonomy representation defined by \eta, and the n-dimensional, irreducible, complex representation of SL(2,C). In the present work, we focus on two aspects of this invariant: its asymptotic behavior and its relationship with the complex-length spectrum of the manifold. Concerning the former, we prove that for suitable spin structures, log(\tau_n(M; \eta)) grows as -n^2 Vol(M)/4\pi, extending thus the result obtained by W. Mueller for the compact case. Concerning the latter, we prove that the sequence {\tau_n(M; \eta)} determines the complex-length spectrum of the manifold up to complex conjugation