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Black Box Spring 2022/2023, Dr. Amelia Chesley, Dr. Caroline Koons, Alexee Providence, Amberly Neese, Austin Perez, Benjamin Sagar, Brandon West, Caitlyn Ooms, Charles Ruddek, Charlotte Hance, Claire Ross, Dylan Johnson, Emma Sanders, James Bradley, Jonathan Adams, Kammi Matsumoto, Keith Tanner, Rashed Aldhanhani, Rayna Gallegos

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The Black Box is a creative publication dedicated to displaying the talented work of the Embry-Riddle Prescott community - endless creativity and ingenuity flow throughout the Prescott area and our goal is to display it.

A Content Analysis Of Three Works Of Aviation Literature, Paul A. Craig

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

Using the qualitative research method of Content Analysis, a comprehensive exploration was conducted into three acclaimed works of aviation literature: Wind, Sand and Stars, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; West with the Night, by Beryl Markham; and Fate is the Hunter, by Ernest K. Gann. Using the precise elements of the methodology, codes were identified, categories were combined and emerging themes were discovered. These discoveries led to a greater understanding of the works and their contribution to the knowledge base of aviation.

If A Rifle Could, Wyatt Banks

Night Flight Journal

This short bit of prose follows a rifle through her travels across a war-torn world.

Fly By Night, Patrick J. Sherman

Night Flight Journal

A new member of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide Campus Department of Flight participates in a night-time UAS operation, both to study the use of drones in responding to active shooter incidents by law enforcement, but also as a demonstration of proficiency to conduct future operations under the institution's daylight waiver, granted by the Federal Aviation Administration. While attempting an intricate maneuver, the newcomer finds that he has placed is aircraft in immediate peril and must make a difficult choice: confess his error in front of his new colleagues and seek help, or attempt to escape on his own and …

Heroes, Richard F. Colarco

Night Flight Journal

This is a short story. It should be read for entertainment.

A Rose Bush, Ester Gallagher

Night Flight Journal

Spring has arrived and flowers begin to awaken from their winter sleep. A rose bush thinks herself better than all the other flowers. A human woman comes to tend the garden regularly and the rose bush enjoys her presence. However, once the rose bush dazzles everyone with her newly boomed roses, the human woman returns and takes them. Devastated the rose bush finds comfort and friendship in the flowers she used to look down to. In the end the rose bush perks up and tries again at growing the perfect rose.

Literature Review Sonnet, Chelsea A. Lenoble

Night Flight Journal

This poem is a sonnet that is modeled after Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" and demonstrates appreciation for the literature review stage of the research process.

Charmed And Dangerous, Gilbert Carbajal

Night Flight Journal

Charmed and Dangerous is about a young man named Seth. A warlock, who possesses power over the elements. The story begins with him entering a festival with his date Thea. Thea is interested in finding a special spot she’s heard about and her and Seth set off to find it. Upon finding the area everything turns to chaos. Secrets and betrayals are revealed. And a battle for life, souls, and power ensues. With an ending that leaves you wanting more.

Used And Abused, James Evans

Night Flight Journal

No abstract provided.

Short-Short Story, Jeffrey Caudle

Night Flight Journal

No abstract provided.

Tuesday, Valentina Herrera Reyes

Night Flight Journal

Abstract

Have you ever experienced different energy on the days of the week? Tuesdays are the day chosen by the author to explain inevitable tragedies and why he feels that this day should not exist. From the moment the protagonist wakes up, he does everything possible to demonstrate that everything that happens on Tuesdays leads him to another problem. However, the second character in the story, his mother, helps him understand that all this is just hallucinations in his head and that regardless of the day of the week, he can achieve great things. Finally, the protagonist gets a big …

The Dawn Of A New Era, Eyon Mason

Night Flight Journal

The story starts at the election year of present-day America and looks at the outcome of a people that are tired of corrupt government practices and leaders. It branches into a realm of new ideas and true democracy. The story follows the main character Castiel, who is an activist and soon to be leader of the New America. Castiel has one friend who is an activist as well named Ishmael and this story talks about their sudden rise to leadership and the challenges and enemies that follow to.

The Eulogy, Zeeshan Khan

Night Flight Journal

The Eulogy

I didn’t know the amount of pressure that would come with being the first and only speaker at a funeral. Being a former comedian, I am not afraid of a crowd, but this crowd looks intimidating and dull. As I look around this dark and dusty church in Jacksonville, Florida. A city I’ve grown up in with my best bud Dennis, I hear my name being called. “Alexander, would you please step up and share a few words?” The Pastor says, with an eerie look on his face. I rise from my seat and walk to the podium, …

The Virginians, Andrew N. Knowles

Night Flight Journal

No abstract provided.

Hurt To Love, Christa Kaye Jishelle Casidsid

Night Flight Journal

Family dynamics come in many different forms. Some are regarded by society as "healthy," others "toxic," but there are instances where there is a gray line. Once an only child grown to the older sibling, this daughter watches her family relationship. More particularly, she watches her parent that has been there by her side ever since she could remember. "Healthy" or "toxic" are words lost in confusion in her home. She cannot help but feel the pain of the actions and words from the years that built up in her struggle of endurance and martyr sacrifice.

Shadows In The Opera Lights, Kerry Mergler

Night Flight Journal

A look into the bounds of love and if the chains can be broken when the curtain peals back to reveal the truth.

The First World Championship For Kusuwa, Daniel Vaca Alarcon

Night Flight Journal

Kusuwa is a small Island located in the southwest of Argentina. On this Island was born the new soccer star who is a guy from a humble family. He and his friends will work out hard to be the best and take their country's soccer team to the world cup. Chicho is the main character; he trains 10 to 11 hours per day to improve his shoots and speed. On the other hand, there are like ten more characters who are going to compose the team. The coach Puky is on the best players and couch around the world who …

The Battle Of Falmouth Springs, Michael L. Bise

Night Flight Journal

This story is about a group of half-witted teens that embark on their last adventure together before shipping off to basic training. This is an adventure that takes you into the depths of Stephen Foster's song, "Way Down Upon The Suwannee River."

Our secret swimming hole, campfires, old graveyards, first crushes, ghosts, and war set the scene of our last Hoorah! For this band of brothers, it was the end and a new beginning.

Night Sight, Christine R. Day

Night Flight Journal

This poem uses symbols to discuss the elusive nature of understanding and implementing change.

Targets Of Opportunity, Richard F. Colarco

Night Flight Journal

This is a short story about an Army doctor.

Night Flight, Ann Marie Ade

Night Flight Journal

No abstract provided.

The Game, Ann Marie Ade

Night Flight Journal

No abstract provided.

Fifty-Nine, Ann Marie Ade

Night Flight Journal

No abstract provided.

Black Box 2020, Patricia Watkins, Rami C., Eileen Landis-Groom, Gabrielle Pingleton, Daniel Nunez, Audree Davis, Zachary Felton-Priestner, Jordan King, Caleb T. Williams, Keith Tanner, Alexa Pacheco Olguin Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Jennifer James, Marta Verdun Li Bassi, Mark Sinclair

Black Box

The Black Box is a student based creative publication serving the Embry-Riddle Prescott campus. It is our goal to provide a showcase for the creativity and talent of the Embry-Riddle students. Creative works by members of Embry-Riddle's faculty and staff are included.

The Psychology Of Dystopian And Post-Apocalyptic Stories: The Proverbial Question Of Whether Life Will Imitate Art, Donna Roberts

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic genres challenge our notions of Aristotelian mimesis vs Anti-mimesis – i.e., In the study of the human condition, does life imitate art or art imitate life? Popular culture, then and now, provides us with examples to depict the circularity of these notions and the psychological importance of exploring this aspect of human nature, particularly the contemplation of our own collective demise. While we recoil in horror at the images these genres portray, we are also morbidly fascinated by them, and we can’t help but ask ourselves . . . Could that really happen? Will that happen?

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Three Coins In The Fountain: The Mueller Report And Russian Active Measures, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies non-political elements of Russian Federation political warfare as inferred from the Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election.

Fatal Attractions, Elective Affinities, And Deadly Epistemologies, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article cites film, the novel, and news report to underline the deadly seriousness of the quest for knowledge.

Espionage: Why Did Hanssen Do It?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes speculative elements of a post-dictive profile on Robert P. Hanssen’s convictions for espionage and conspiracy.

The Political Psychology Of Crossroads, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article elaborates on how the construct of crossroads has situated within political psychological discourse.

A Political Psychology Of Obituary, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article ascribes political psychological relevance to the recent death of Russian critic and documentarian Maya Turovskaya.