An Autoethnographic Approach To Fostering Equity And Empowerment For Students, Teachers, And Families Through Transformative Leadership And Reflective Practice

Navigating the principalship, especially in high-poverty, rural school districts, is becoming increasingly difficult for school leaders. My dissertation reflects on my journey leading a high-poverty, rural school over a six-year period. Utilizing an autoethnographic approach, I reflect on key areas I explored and utilized to foster more equitable learning opportunities for all students by empowering the most valuable resource available in my school--teachers. Specifically, I detail how focusing on transformative leadership practices, understanding the impact of mindset on self-efficacy, and building communities of practice to foster collective efficacy resulted in improved student achievement and positive shifts in school culture in my school

System-of-Systems Considerations in the Notional Development of a Metropolitan Aerial Transportation System

There are substantial future challenges related to sustaining and improving efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly transportation options for urban regions. Over the past several decades there has been a worldwide trend towards increasing urbanization of society. Accompanying this urbanization are increasing surface transportation infrastructure costs and, despite public infrastructure investments, increasing surface transportation "gridlock." In addition to this global urbanization trend, there has been a substantial increase in concern regarding energy sustainability, fossil fuel emissions, and the potential implications of global climate change. A recently completed study investigated the feasibility of an aviation solution for future urban transportation (refs. 1, 2). Such an aerial transportation system could ideally address some of the above noted concerns related to urbanization, transportation gridlock, and fossil fuel emissions (ref. 3). A metro/regional aerial transportation system could also provide enhanced transportation flexibility to accommodate extraordinary events such as surface (rail/road) transportation network disruptions and emergency/disaster relief responses

The Lantern Vol. 62, No. 2, Summer 1995

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Volume 09

Introduction Dr. Roger A. Byrne Islamic Radicalization of Women in The United Kingdom by Mackenzie Adamson Harmony by Chad Benton The Rhetoric of Distrust: A Dangerous Game During the 2016 Presidential Campaign by Garrett Badgley Neither Man nor Monster: Frankenstein\u27s Creature as Posthuman by Anna Bultrowicz Holisticrx by Kelsey Daniel Reality Bytes: Identity in the Virtual World of Ernest Cline\u27s Ready Player One by Taylor Embrey Animation by Jose Romero Sue Klebold\u27s a Mother\u27s Reckoning: A Call to Action for Mental Health Advocacy by Taylor Hughes Hillary Clinton\u27s Rhetoric of Gender Inequality: The Past, the Present, nd the (Hypothetical) Future by Haley Klepatzki Against the Grain: Eat Gluten Free by Emily Spittle Following Judith: A Midrashic Approach to the Book of Judith by Kelsey Longnaker Identity and Dialect Adaptation: The Effect of Geography and Community on Dialect by Alexis Paige Manuel These are the Gardens Of The Desert : The Revolutionary Impact Of Bryant\u27s The Prairies on American Literature by Montana Nelson Beauty is Pain: Eating Disorders, Gender, and the Lies We Feed Young Women By Faith Shelton Be a Man: The Eradication of Gender in Y: The Last Man by Joseph Stearman A Computational Study of Molecular Electronics: The Role of Molecular Structure by John Brumfield The Importance of Voting by Monica Mcgraw Method for The Detection and Removal of Antibiotics in Bottled Water by Jayden Metzger Small Chimp Print by Maddie Smith Mental Health Impairments in Rural Communities by Lyndsey Swinhart F@#* That: The Effects of Swearing and Influence of Authority on Stress Level by Amanda N. Chappell And Haley C. Moore Friend or Faux? Prosocial and Antisocial Social Media Use and Personality Traits by Samantha Burgess, Heather Dunbar, Briana Hackett, Jackie Mcmillion, Kiana Simpkins, And Ta\u27miya Vanhook-Davis There\u27s Someone in My Head but It’s Not Me : Attitudes About Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychological Disorders by Kiana Simpkins, Lindsey Sparrock, And Leonie Verstraete Efflorescent Bonds by Kristen Melton Shower Thoughts by Ryan Bultrowic

Race, Slavery, and the Expression of Sexual Violence in Louisa Picquet, The Octoroon

Historically, victims of sexual violence have rarely left written accounts of their abuse, so while sexual violence has long been associated with slavery in the United States, historians have few accounts from formerly enslaved people who experienced it first-hand. Through a close reading of the narrative of Louisa Picquet, a survivor of sexual violence in Georgia and Louisiana, this article reflects on the recovery of evidence of sexual violence under slavery through amanuensis-recorded testimony, the unintended evidence of survival within the violent archive of female slavery, and the expression of “race” as an authorial device through which to demonstrate the multigenerational nature of sexual victimhood

Production Thesis Concerning Direction Of A Cry Of Players

The project was to direct William Gibson\u27s A Cry of Players. Somehow that simple, though accurate, statement does not seem to adequately describe the undertaking. Directing entails an enormous variety of tasks. A more detailed definition of the project would list many elements including play selection, research, casting, rehearsing, and dealing with costuming, set considerations, and other technical aspects. All of these elements, and more, were incorporated to produce the final project. The first step in the project was to select a play for production. Play selection can be a long and tiring task. It was necessary to take into consideration the confines of the Carroll College Little Theatre, the number of people available to participate, the abilities of those people, the acceptability of the play to the Carroll and Helena audiences, and finally the personal limitations of an inexperienced director. With these considerations in mind several months were spent pouring over numerous scripts. When first reading William Gibson\u27s A Cry of Players it is hard not to fall in love with the beauty of the language. Gibson writes in a poetic style with images and symbolism rampant in his dialogue. In one passage where Will struggles with his desire to go to London he anguishingly spouts: London. Be still, you pulsing toad in me, be still. Is there one face that swims in my tear I cannot now see dead and out of my way? Such murder is in me: and in all the swarms that copulate, lift any stone the bugs are as busy as little soldiers and butchers. The language gives the text a poetic air which lends itself to the period and the subject, William Shakespeare. In addition to the beauty of the language, every one of Gibson\u27s characters has depth and discernable personality. Gibson has a remarkable ability to define character through dialogue. When Fulk hisses at Meg, Shut up ye old bad, ye want the gamekeeper on us? , the character\u27s crudeness is immediately apparent. The richness of the parts would give actors the opportunity to challenge themselves with interesting characters. The most gripping aspect of A Cry of Players, however, is Gibson\u27s treatment of problems in human relationships and his attempt to have his characters answer some very fundamental human questions that still have consequence in our lives today. One example is Will\u27s struggle to choose between his family and his haunting desire to express himself artistically This is a problem many people must deal with today, the choice between self-fulfillment and a responsibility to others. Other issues treated are infidelity, jealousy, the significance of sex in a relationship and the questions, what am I doing with my life? and is love enough