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Believing And Doubting As Hermeneutic Method: Reading And Teaching Paradise Lost, Sheridan Blau

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

Using a variation on Peter Elbow's believing game, I help students discover the degree to which Milton in Paradise Lost succeeds in his explicit attempt to justify God's ways to man and in that success also offers us an account of human happiness and misery that is psychologically sophisticated, spiritually illuminating, entirely rational, and supremely wise as a guide to living a humanly satisfying life. Such an approach to Paradise Lost also fosters an experience of the text through which many students undergo a modern version of the spiritual transformation and enlightenment that Milton explicitly aimed to make possible for …

Reviews, Julie J. Nichols, Charles Suhor, Edward Sullivan

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

Reviews

Julie J. Nichols - Meaning and The Evolution of Consciousness: A Retrospective on the Writing of Owen Barfield

Charles Suhor - The Great Transfonnation: The Beginnings of Our Religious Traditions

Charles Suhor - The Chalice and the Blade

Edward Sullivan - The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

Friday Writes: An Exercise In The Believing Game, Stephanie Paterson

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

I introduce the basic principles for the practice of proprioceptive writing and describe the experience and outcomes of incorporating this ungraded writing into three undergraduate compostion classes. I offer this as a case study of a writer, teacher, and reflective practitioner emboldened by Peter Elbow's believing game, and I point out some of the intellectual and pedagogical discoveries that emerged in my fourteen-week experiment.

Wright State University Libraries Access Newsletter Winter 2009, Wright State University Libraries

Access Newsletter

A six page newsletter created by Wright State University Libraries that addresses the current affairs of the Libraries.

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, For The Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System

Annual Financial Reports

This document is the annual comprehensive financial report for the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System during the fiscal year.

Academic Data Series, 2008-09 Edition, Office Of The Controller, Wright State University

Academic Data Series

A compilation of statistics extracted from the University's Banner System and Ohio Department of Higher Education resources for 2008-2009.

Portland State Magazine, Portland State University. Office Of University Communications

Portland State Magazine

PSU’s alumni magazine, published 2-3 times a year. In this issue: The largest gift in Portland State’s history is also a gift to the city; Shattuck Hall gains new life; faculty and students research incorporates social and economic considerations alongside environmental ones; and more.

Continuum: Volume 33 (Winter 2009), Osgoode Hall Law School Of York University

Continuum: Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

Forecasting The Adoption Of Emerging Energy Technologies: Managing Climate Change And Evolving Social Values, Kelly R. Cowan, Tugrul Daim, Wayne Wakeland, Hosein Fallah, Gerald Sheble, Loren Lutzenhiser, Aaron Ingle, Robert Hammond

Complex Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

With the linkage between fossil fuel use and climate change now almost universally accepted, addressing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) has become a subject of great social urgency and technological challenge. A variety of models exists or are under development for analyzing the role of more sustainable systems, such as renewable energy technologies, in mitigating climate change. However the direct cost of these technologies is generally higher than that of fossil fuel systems. Methods are needed to more fully account for externalities, societal impacts, and social values associated with fossil fuels versus sustainable energy systems. This paper presents a conceptual model …

International Mobility Of Highly Skilled Workers In The Canadian Context: Tax Barriers And Reform Options, Jinyan Li

Commissioned Reports, Studies and Public Policy Documents

No abstract provided.

Diverse Contexts Of Reception And Feelings Of Belonging, Alex Stepick, Carol Dutton Stepick

Sociology Faculty Publications and Presentations

The theoretical focus of this paper is the context of reception experienced by migrants in their new homeland. In particular we examine relations between established residents and newcomers or immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, and other Caribbean and Latin American nations in South Florida. Based upon long term fieldwork among late adolescents and young adults, we develop a framework and give ethnographic examples of established resident-newcomer relations that influence the contexts of reception for immigrants in South Florida. These contexts range from positive to negative, vary between national and local settings, and change over time.

The Effects Of Marriage On Psychological Well-Being Focusing On Motherhood Status Prior To Marriage, Hyeyoung Woo, R. Kelly Raley

Sociology Faculty Publications and Presentations

A substantial number of studies suggest that marriage provides psychological benefits for individuals. However, it is less known if the beneficial effects of marriage on psychological wellbeing vary by motherhood status prior to marriage. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 79 Cohort, we estimate the effects of marriage moderated by motherhood status on subsequent levels of psychological well-being among a sample of the initially never married women. Our results indicate that entering a first marriage is associated with greater improvements in psychological well-being for single mothers compared to childless women. The results are somewhat inconsistent with previous …

Today's Media Influences Are Associated With Preteen's Opinions And Attitudes Of Body Image, Jessica Graziano

Honors Capstones

Today's media & societal opinions transform the way a 2009 preteen, 7-16 years of age, views his or her own body image. My goal was to find out precisely how drastically effected are the students at Huntley Middle School in DeKalb, Illinois. I conducted a self-administered questionnaire to two life skills classes of 18-22 students total. I questioned the students about their personal selections on magazines, television shows, celebrity idols, and their opinions on eating habits, physical activity, and body image. I found that these students at middle school are beginning to be affected by the subliminal messages. They are …

Post-Litigation Enforcement Of Remedial Orders Issued By The U.S. International Trade Commission In Section 337 Investigations, 8 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 248 (2009), Merritt R. Blakeslee

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

There is a common misperception that enforcement of International Trade Commission (“ITC”) remedial orders is automatic and self implementing. In reality, such remedial orders are not self-implementing, are less-than-perfect enforcement tools, and their effective enforcement carries with it a number of practical difficulties. This paper explores the realities of enforcing the ITC’s remedial orders – exclusion orders, consent orders, and cease-and-desist orders – with the goal of giving both complainants and respondents a heightened appreciation of the tactics and strategies that can be effectively deployed following the conclusion of a Section 337 investigation and the issuance of one or more …

Patent Reform Should Not Leave Innovation Behind, 8 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 328 (2009), Carl E. Gulbrandsen, Stephanie Adamany, Sandra Haberny, Jason Sheasby

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

The most recent push for patent reform established competing groups supporting individual agendas. In view of current economic difficulties, however, the focus on innovation should be ever more important. By enacting the Bayh-Dole Act in 1980, the federal government invested in innovation and unlocked American industrial potential through Universities. The current reform has provisions that limit disclosure and facilitate patent challenging which increases costs to inventors and adds responsibilities to an already overloaded patent office. This article addresses a number of the proposed reforms and the effect on University innovation.

Do As We Say, Not As We Do: A Study Of The Well-Known Marks Doctrine In The United States, 8 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 412 (2009), Andrew M. Cook

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

Treaties such as the Paris Convention and the TRIPS Agreement protect well-known marks around the world, but there is currently uncertainty as to whether these marks can be protected in the United States. While a signatory to those treaties, recent decisions in the Second and Ninth Circuits leave the circuits split on whether foreign well-known marks are protectable within the United States. Without a circuit harmonization, the United States remains in a hypocritical position, demanding treaty compliance from other nations while failing to meet its treaty obligations. The uncertainty is efficiently and effectively resolved with a statutory amendment to section …

Open Borders, Intellectual Property & Federal Criminal Trade Secret Law, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 24 (2009), Shubha Ghosh

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

Many scholars have demonstrated that labor mobility between firms has lead to the economic success of Silicon Valley. California‘s policy against enforcing covenants not to compete has been shown to provide the legal infrastructure for high labor mobility. Does the argument extend to mobility of skilled labor across national borders? This Article addresses that question in the context of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, the first federal criminal trade secret law in the United States. By analyzing the scholarly literature and the case law under the Act, the author presents a theoretical framework for assessing the Act based on …

Dubai's New Intellectual Property-Based Economy: Prospects For Development Without Dependency, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 84 (2009), Amir H. Khoury

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

The Emirate of Dubai has, as a result of deliberate policy actions, been able to reinvigorate, indeed to reinvent, its Intellectual Property Potential. That is to say Dubai has boosted its ability to be the originator (and creator) of intellectual property subject-matter, rather than merely a consumer thereof. Dubai has achieved the two conditions through which an intellectual property régime becomes a valuable national asset for a country with an initially low Intellectual Property Potential; namely a structured regulatory framework coupled with effective infrastructure- related action. Dubai's undertakings in the intellectual property sphere go to show that even a country …

Embedded Advertising: Your Rights In The Tivo Era, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 146 (2009), Ann K. Hagerty

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

As DVR usage rapidly increases, embedded advertising is evolving and blurring the line for the viewing public between advertising and content. The FCC responded by seeking public commentary and guidance on the regulations governing embedded advertising. The comments the FCC received revealed a heated debate between media industry advocates and those who seek to protect consumer interests. The recent increase in the practice of embedded advertising has only intensified this debate. A balance must be struck between the interests of the media industry and the viewing public. To do so, the FCC must adopt a regulatory scheme that commands viewers’ …

Is Bilski Likely The Final Word On Tax Strategy Patents? Coherence Matters, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 110 (2009), Linda M. Beale

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

The Supreme Court‘s grant of certiorari in In re Bilski presents an opportunity to lay to rest the patent eligibility of tax strategies. A comparison of the core values of the patent and tax systems reveals fundamental conflicts that have gained the attention of tax practitioners, bar associations and Congress. These conflicts are identified by tracing both the development of patentable subject matter and the policy goals of the tax system. This article addresses the future of tax strategy patents in light of In re Bilski and analyzes the potential for the Court to deliver guidance that makes clear the …

Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction In Patent Disputes: A Rock And A Hard Place, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 583 (2009), Jonathan S. Pope

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

In 2007, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the Federal Circuit’s test for declaratory judgment jurisdiction explaining that the law requires an “all circumstances” approach and that the “reasonable apprehension of suit” test is not sufficient. The Federal Circuit’s subsequent applications of the “all circumstances” test show that a potential infringer is likely to sustain jurisdiction where the potential infringer and the patentee have merely communicated their adverse positions to one another. On the other hand, the Federal Circuit is not likely to find jurisdiction where the patent-holder has not communicated, or has vaguely communicated, its position to the potential …

“Pay-For-Delay” Settlements In Pharmaceutical Litigation: Drawing A Fine Line Between Patent Zone And Antitrust Zone, 9 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 528 (2009), Yuki Onoe

UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law

Congress has identified the recent trend of pharmaceutical companies to settle patent litigation under “pay-for-delay” settlements or reverse payment settlements. Under these agreements, a generic maker receives a payment from a brand-name company in exchange for withdrawing the patent challenge and refraining from entering the market until an agreed date. Most courts have rejected antitrust challenges to this practice in view of exclusive rights of patent holders and general benefits from settlements. As part of the health care reform, Congress now proposes to treat “pay-for-delay” settlements as per se illegal and entirely ban the practice. The proposal, however, limits the …

State Of The River Report For Toxics, Bradley Carter

Environmental Science and Management Professional Master's Project Reports

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strives to prevent pollution, protect water quality and improve ecosystems in order to reduce risks to human health and the environment. As outlined in the Agency’s Strategic Plan, the Columbia River Basin was identified as a "National Priority" and designated as one of our nation’s seven "Large Aquatic Ecosystems". This designation grants legislative status equal to the Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, South Florida Ecosystem, Long Island Sound and Puget Sound. The Strategic Plan is the Agency’s road map of future work efforts, and targets specific goals that are expected to …

Cl 553 United Methodist Polity And Discipline, Randy Jessen

Syllabi

The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church 2008 Polity, Practice and the Mission of The United Methodist Church (2006 Edition), by Thomas Frank

Co 740 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Janet B. Dean

Syllabi

•· Dobson, Keith, S.(ed.). (2001). Handbook of cognitive-behavioral therapies. (2nd. ed.). New York: Guilford Press. (446 pages). ISBN 57230-863-X •· Leahy, Robert, L. (2003). Cognitive-behavioral Techniques. New York: Guilford Press. (358 pages) ISBN 57230-905-9 •· Course lecture outlines, available on ATS Virtual Campus

Is 502 Christian Formation: Vocation Of Ministry, Ellen L. Marmon

Syllabi

*Barton, Ruth (2006) Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, (195 pages). *Dawn, Marva. (2006). Sense of the Call. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing. Grenz & Bell, (2001). Betrayal of Trust: Confronting and Preventing Clergy Sexual Misconduct. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. Guinness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life, Waco,TX: Word. Pearcey, Nancy. (2004) Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books. Samson, Will & Lisa. (2007) Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands and Feet of Jesus Wherever You Live. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. …

Role Of Nos And Nox-4 On Pancreatic Signal Transduction, Jessica M. Cowell

Honors Capstones

Nitric oxide is a signaling molecule which has been shown to be a necessary component for secretion. The actual process of exocytosis that leads to secretion is of yet unknown. This project attempted to understand the protein complex NOX-4 as well as NO, a product of NOS, in their signaling roles that lead to the exocytosis and secretion of digestive enzymes from pancreatic acinar cells. There were several objectives of this project which included determining the location of NOX-4, how hormonal stimulation affected recruitment to the zymogen granules and if NOX-4 was necessary for secretion to occur. Also investigated was …

Chad Nordgren V. Intermountain Health Services, Inc., Dba Sevier Valley Family Clinic; Jeffrey Brown, Do, Individually; Roger D. Blomquist, Md, Individually : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from Final Order from the Sixth District Court, Sevier County, State of Utah, Judge Wallace Lee

In The Matter Of The United Effort Plan Trust V. : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

APPEAL FROM THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH HONORABLE DENISE P. LINDBERG PRESIDING

Chad Nordgren V. Ihc Health Services, Inc., Dba Sevier Valley Family Clinic; Jeffrey Brown, Do, Individiually,; Roger D. Blomquist, Md, Individually : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2007– 2019)

Appeal from the Sixth District Court, Sevier County, Utah Judge Wallace Lee Presiding