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Writing About Writing And The Multimajor Professional Writing Course, Sarah Read, Michael J. Michaud Jan 2015

Writing About Writing And The Multimajor Professional Writing Course, Sarah Read, Michael J. Michaud

English Faculty Publications and Presentations

This article connects the pedagogy of the multimajor professional writing (MMPW) course with two important contemporary discussions in composition studies: the pedagogy called writing about writing (WAW) and the conversation about the transferability of rhetorical knowledge from school to work. The authors argued that the capaciousness of the WAW approach accommodates the best of genre-based and client-based pedagogies for the MMPW course and provides a framework for expanding the course beyond skill-based outcomes to include preparing students to be learning transformers. The article includes two iterations of what a writing about writing -- professional writing course can look like.

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Why Personhood Matters, Tamara R. Piety Jan 2015

Why Personhood Matters, Tamara R. Piety

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

One of the most controversial aspect of the Supreme Court's decisions in Citizens United and Hobby Lobby is its treatment of corporate personhood. Many members of the public object to the notion that corporations should have the same rights as human beings. Yet many scholars claim that this concern is misplaced. In this article I argue that concern about corporate personhood is not misplaced because the personhood metaphor conceals the degree to which there has not been an adequate justification given for extending fundamental rights to corporations. Focusing on personhood allows us to push on the metaphor to ask whether …

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Veil-Piercing’S Procedure, Sam Halabi Jan 2015

Veil-Piercing’S Procedure, Sam Halabi

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

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Revisiting Montana: Indian Treaty Rights And Tribal Authority Over Nonmembers On Trust Lands, Judith V. Royster Jan 2015

Revisiting Montana: Indian Treaty Rights And Tribal Authority Over Nonmembers On Trust Lands, Judith V. Royster

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

In a series of cases beginning with its 1981 decision in Montana v. United States, the US. Supreme Court has diminished the civil authority of Indian tribal governments over nonmembers within the tribes' territories. Initially, the Court confined itself to hobbling tribes' inherent sovereign authority over non-tribal members only on non-Indian ('fee") lands within reservations. In 2001, however, the Court ruled for the first time that a tribe did not possess inherent jurisdiction over a lawsuit against state officers that arose on Indian ("trust') lands. What that decision, Nevada v. Hicks, means for general tribal authority over nonmembers on Indian …

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Judicial Elections, Judicial Impartiality And Legitimate Judicial Lawmaking: Williams-Yulee V. The Florida Bar, Stephen J. J. Ware Jan 2015

Judicial Elections, Judicial Impartiality And Legitimate Judicial Lawmaking: Williams-Yulee V. The Florida Bar, Stephen J. J. Ware

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Default Rules In Functional Logic Programs, Sergio Antoy, Michael Hanus Jan 2015

Default Rules In Functional Logic Programs, Sergio Antoy, Michael Hanus

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

In functional logic programs, rules are applicable independently of textual order, i.e., any rule can potentially be used to evaluate an expression. This is similar to logic languages and opposite to functional languages, e.g., Haskell enforces a strict sequential interpretation of rules. However, in some situations it is convenient to express alternatives by means of compact default rules. Although default rules are often used in functional programs, the non-deterministic nature of functional logic programs does not allow to directly transfer this concept from functional to functional logic languages in a meaningful way. In this paper we propose a new concept …

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Needed Computations Shortcutting Needed Steps, Sergio Antoy, Jacob Johannsen, Steven Libby Jan 2015

Needed Computations Shortcutting Needed Steps, Sergio Antoy, Jacob Johannsen, Steven Libby

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

We define a compilation scheme for a constructor-based, strongly-sequential, graph rewriting system which shortcuts some needed steps. The object code is another constructor-based graph rewriting system. This system is normalizing for the original system when using an innermost strategy. Consequently, the object code can be easily implemented by eager functions in a variety of programming languages. We modify this object code in a way that avoids total or partial construction of the contracta of some needed steps of a computation. When computing normal forms in this way, both memory consumption and execution time are reduced compared to ordinary rewriting computations …

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S-Store: Streaming Meets Transaction Processing, John Meehan, Nesime Tatbul, Cansu Aslantas, Ugur Cetintemel, Jiang Du, Tim Kraska, Samuel Madden, David Maier, Andrew Pavlo, Michael Stonebraker, Kristin A. Tufte, Hao Wang Jan 2015

S-Store: Streaming Meets Transaction Processing, John Meehan, Nesime Tatbul, Cansu Aslantas, Ugur Cetintemel, Jiang Du, Tim Kraska, Samuel Madden, David Maier, Andrew Pavlo, Michael Stonebraker, Kristin A. Tufte, Hao Wang

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Stream processing addresses the needs of real-time applications. Transaction processing addresses the coordination and safety of short atomic computations. Heretofore, these two modes of operation existed in separate, stove-piped systems. In this work, we attempt to fuse the two computational paradigms in a single system called S-Store. In this way, S-Store can simultaneously accommodate OLTP and streaming applications. We present a simple transaction model for streams that integrates seamlessly with a traditional OLTP system. We chose to build S-Store as an extension of H-Store, an open-source, in-memory, distributed OLTP database system. By implementing S-Store in this way, we can make …

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Ear-Phone: A Context-Aware Noise Mapping Using Smart Phones, Rajib Rana, Chun Tung Chou, Nirupama Bulusu, Salil Kanhere, Wen Hu Jan 2015

Ear-Phone: A Context-Aware Noise Mapping Using Smart Phones, Rajib Rana, Chun Tung Chou, Nirupama Bulusu, Salil Kanhere, Wen Hu

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

A noise map facilitates the monitoring of environmental noise pollution in urban areas. It can raise citizen awareness of noise pollution levels, and aid in the development of mitigation strategies to cope with the adverse effects. However, state-of-the-art techniques for rendering noise maps in urban areas are expensive and rarely updated (for months or even years), as they rely on population and traffic models rather than on real data. Smart phone based urban sensing can be leveraged to create an open and inexpensive platform for rendering up-to-date noise maps. In this paper, we present the design, implementation and performance evaluation …

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Philosophical Historiography In Marburg Neo-Kantianism: The Example Of Cassirer’S Erkenntnisproblem, Sebastian Luft Jan 2015

Philosophical Historiography In Marburg Neo-Kantianism: The Example Of Cassirer’S Erkenntnisproblem, Sebastian Luft

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

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Troubles With Truth Commissions: Putting The Moral Aims Of Truth Commissions To The Fore, Margaret Urban Walker Jan 2015

Troubles With Truth Commissions: Putting The Moral Aims Of Truth Commissions To The Fore, Margaret Urban Walker

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

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The Philosophy Of The Marburg School: From The Critique Of Scientific Cognition To The Philosophy Of Culture, Sebastian Luft Jan 2015

The Philosophy Of The Marburg School: From The Critique Of Scientific Cognition To The Philosophy Of Culture, Sebastian Luft

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

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Making Reparations Possible: Theorizing Reparative Justice, Margaret Urban Walker Jan 2015

Making Reparations Possible: Theorizing Reparative Justice, Margaret Urban Walker

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

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Determining The Influence Of The Network Time Protocol (Ntp) On The Domain Name Service Security Extension (Dnssec) Protocol, Sherman J. Cold Jan 2015

Determining The Influence Of The Network Time Protocol (Ntp) On The Domain Name Service Security Extension (Dnssec) Protocol, Sherman J. Cold

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Recent hacking events against Sony Entertainment, Target, Home Depot, and bank Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) fosters a growing perception that the Internet is an insecure environment. While Internet Privacy Concerns (IPCs) continue to grow out of a general concern for personal privacy, the availability of inexpensive Internet-capable mobile devices increases the Internet of Things (IoT), a network of everyday items embedded with the ability to connect and exchange data. Domain Name Services (DNS) has been integral part of the Internet for name resolution since the beginning. Domain Name Services has several documented vulnerabilities; for example, cache poisoning. The solution adopted …

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After Cassirer: Art And Aesthetic Symbols In Langer And Goodman, Curtis L. Carter Jan 2015

After Cassirer: Art And Aesthetic Symbols In Langer And Goodman, Curtis L. Carter

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

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A Tax Audible: Coaches And Buyouts, Jeffrey H. Kahn Jan 2015

A Tax Audible: Coaches And Buyouts, Jeffrey H. Kahn

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Williams-Yulee V. The Florida Bar, The First Amendment, And The Continuing Campaign To Delegitimize Judicial Elections, Michael E. Debow, Brannon P. Denning Jan 2015

Williams-Yulee V. The Florida Bar, The First Amendment, And The Continuing Campaign To Delegitimize Judicial Elections, Michael E. Debow, Brannon P. Denning

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Family Support And Supporting Families, Courtney G. Joslin Jan 2015

Family Support And Supporting Families, Courtney G. Joslin

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Balancing As Well As Separating Power: Congress's Authority To Recognize New Legal Rights, Heather Elliott Jan 2015

Balancing As Well As Separating Power: Congress's Authority To Recognize New Legal Rights, Heather Elliott

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Fletcherian Standing, Merits, And Spokeo, Inc. V. Robins, Howard M. Wasserman Jan 2015

Fletcherian Standing, Merits, And Spokeo, Inc. V. Robins, Howard M. Wasserman

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Judges As Framers Of Plea Bargaining, Daniel S. Mcconkie Jr. Jan 2015

Judges As Framers Of Plea Bargaining, Daniel S. Mcconkie Jr.

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

The vast majority of federal criminal defendants resolve their cases by plea bargaining, with minimal judicial input or oversight. This presents significant issues concerning transparency, fairness, and effective sentencing. Federal prosecutors strongly influence sentences by the charges they select. The parties bargain informally outside of court and strike a deal. But defendants often plead guilty without a realistic understanding of their likely sentencing exposure. Instead, they plead guilty based on their best guess as to how judges will resolve certain issues and their own fear that they could get an unspecified but severe post-trial sentence. The judge is often reluctant …

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When Sales And Marketing Align: Impact On Performance, Robert M. Peterson, Geoffrey L. Gordon, Vijaykumar Krishnan Palghat Jan 2015

When Sales And Marketing Align: Impact On Performance, Robert M. Peterson, Geoffrey L. Gordon, Vijaykumar Krishnan Palghat

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Without sales and marketing working to produce revenue, the firm ceases to exist. Yet, given the magnitude of what’s at stake, these two functions are often at odds with one another to the detriment of performance. This article reviews previous studies that investigate conflict, collaboration, and integration between the sales and marketing functions. Next, hypotheses are developed relating alignment between the sales and marketing functions and key organizational performance objectives. Results of an empirical study encompassing 821 respondents demonstrate strong support for improved performance on eight key outcomes for firms where sales and marketing were aligned. The findings connote a …

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When Sales And Marketing Align: Impact On Performance, Robert M. Peterson, Geoffrey L. Gordon, Vijaykumar Krishnan Jan 2015

When Sales And Marketing Align: Impact On Performance, Robert M. Peterson, Geoffrey L. Gordon, Vijaykumar Krishnan

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Without sales and marketing working to produce revenue, the firm ceases to exist. Yet, given the magnitude of what’s at stake, these two functions are often at odds with one another to the detriment of performance. This article reviews previous studies that investigate conflict, collaboration, and integration between the sales and marketing functions. Next, hypotheses are developed relating alignment between the sales and marketing functions and key organizational performance objectives. Results of an empirical study encompassing 821 respondents demonstrate strong support for improved performance on eight key outcomes for firms where sales and marketing were aligned. The findings connote a …

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A Domesticated Idea: British Women Writers And The Victorian Recipe, 1845-1910, Helana E. Brigman Jan 2015

A Domesticated Idea: British Women Writers And The Victorian Recipe, 1845-1910, Helana E. Brigman

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Until recently, critics have devalued the Victorian cookbook as an object of literary inquiry, regularly dismissing it as “Victoriana”—cultural, anthropological histories detailing bland culinary traditions. A Domesticated Idea: British Women Writers and the Victorian Recipe, 1845-1910 seeks to provide a framework by which we can explore the Victorian cookbook as a literary text appropriated by writers responding to and advocating for cultural, educational, and artistic reform during the mid-to-late nineteenth century. Looking specifically at how women used recipes to discuss food preparation, dining, and household management, I argue that British women writers participated in a collaborative tradition, borrowing and sharing …

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Dosimetric Advantages Of Personalized Phantoms For Quality Assurance And Research In Radiation Dose Measurements, Andrew Michael Halloran Jan 2015

Dosimetric Advantages Of Personalized Phantoms For Quality Assurance And Research In Radiation Dose Measurements, Andrew Michael Halloran

LSU Master's Theses

Background: Phantoms have been in use in medical and health physics for decades, serving as a surrogate for human tissue in several different applications. In radiation dose measurements, anthropomorphic phantoms are designed with tissue substitute materials to mimic both the elemental compositions and anatomical structures of the human body. In some cases the performance of anthropomorphic phantoms for personalized measurements is severely limited by the use of reference anatomy in the geometric design. 3D printing could potentially be used to overcome some of these shortcomings by enabling rapid fabrication of personalized phantoms for individual patients based on radiographic imaging data. …

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Speaker Discrimination: The Next Frontier Of Free Speech, Michael Kagan Jan 2015

Speaker Discrimination: The Next Frontier Of Free Speech, Michael Kagan

Scholarly Works

Citizens United v. FEC articulated a new pillar of free speech doctrine that is independent from the well-known controversies about corporate personhood and the role of money in elections. For the first time, the Supreme Court clearly said that discrimination on the basis of the identity of the speaker offends the First Amendment. Previously, the focus of free speech doctrine had been on the content and forum of speech, not on the identity of the speaker. This new doctrine has the potential to reshape free speech law far beyond the corporate speech and campaign finance contexts. This article explores the …

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Agnes In Agony: Damasus, Ambrose, Prudentius, And The Construction Of The Female Martyr Narrative, Eric James Poche' Jan 2015

Agnes In Agony: Damasus, Ambrose, Prudentius, And The Construction Of The Female Martyr Narrative, Eric James Poche'

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation examines the earliest surviving sources on the virgin martyr Agnes. Agnes is significant due to the popularity of her cult and the large number of early sources recounting her martyrdom. This dissertation argues that the fourth-century bishops Damasus and Ambrose, along with the Christian poet Prudentius, helped construct the narrative of Agnes’ passion in order to help popularize her cult throughout western Christendom. In an effort to promote virgin asceticism to their communities, they endorsed Agnes as the dominant exemplum for female piety in the west. By doing so, they associated themselves with the influential martyr. Since Agnes …

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A Rhetorician’S Practical Wisdom, Linda L. Berger Jan 2015

A Rhetorician’S Practical Wisdom, Linda L. Berger

Scholarly Works

For three years, I had the great good fortune to work in the office next to Jack Sammons. My good fortune extended to a coincidence of timing that allowed me to work with Jack on a co-authored article, The Law's Mystery. During the time I worked next door, I felt cursed by an inability to grasp concepts that to Jack appeared inevitable and essential, whether those inevitabilities and essences were to be found within the law, good lawyering, or good legal education. The curse persisted throughout the writing of The Law's Mystery.

For Jack, the essence of a …

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The Unconstitutional Use Of Restraints In Removal Proceedings, Fatma Marouf Jan 2015

The Unconstitutional Use Of Restraints In Removal Proceedings, Fatma Marouf

Scholarly Works

This Article challenges the constitutionality of indiscriminately restraining civil immigration detainees during removal proceedings. Not only are immigration detainees routinely placed in handcuffs, leg irons, and belly chains without any individualized determination of the need for restraints, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the prosecuting party, makes the decisions about the use of restraints, rather than the judge. After examining the rationale for the well-established prohibition against the indiscriminate use of restraints during criminal and civil jury trials, and discussing how some courts have extended this rationale to bench trials, this Article contends that ICE’s practice violates substantive and procedural …

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Plenary Power Is Dead! Long Live Plenary Power!, Michael Kagan Jan 2015

Plenary Power Is Dead! Long Live Plenary Power!, Michael Kagan

Scholarly Works

For decades, scholars of immigration law have anticipated the demise of the plenary power doctrine. The Supreme Court could have accomplished this in its recent decision in Kerry v. Din, or it could have re-affirmed plenary power. Instead, the Court produced a splintered decision that did neither. This essay examines the long process of attrition that has significantly gutted the traditional plenary power doctrine with regard to procedural due process, while leaving it largely intact with regard to substantive constitutional rights.

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