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Behind The Belief: Why People Believe In Conspiracy Theories, Erisa Castillo

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

Conspiracy theories have been used by many Americans throughout history as explanations to justify situations and events that the United States Government has carried out, however, many have no reliable evidence. The claims of these theories range from violent to completely harmless and some are categorized as strange phenomena. So why do Americans believe in conspiracy theories? One reason may be our lack of confidence, trust, and transparency between our government and us as American citizens. Using the Chapman University Survey of American Fears, I will look more closely into the various variables that play leading roles as to why …

Chapman's Berlin Wall As A Display Of Tribal Victory, Cameron Steiner

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

From early contact between hunter-gatherer tribes, through the Middle Ages and to even modern times, societies in conflict would frequently engage in the intimidation tactic of severing the heads of their rivals and placing them upon spikes or poles. More than a means to warn away those who came upon it, these displays would exhibit the power and superiority of one tribe over the other. While the most explicit forms of this custom are no longer in widespread use, their gestures of dominance continue to be practiced in objects and figures that are given symbolic significance, typically representing the victory …

Praising God Around The World: Christian Worship Music As An Individual And Collective Experience, Divya Putty

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

The artists “Bethel” and “Hillsong” are frequently recognized by Christians living in America. But what about the names “Bridge Music India” or “Sinach”? These names would be most likely unknown in the states but celebrated in India and Nigeria. While each stems from vastly different cultural backgrounds, they all serve the purpose of creating a space for people to connect with God and each other through musical worship. Drawing on four different pieces of worship music and their use in live services, this article analyzes the effects of worship music, specifically their lyrical and musical content, on the individuals participating …

Analysis Of People's Fears Due To News Outlets, Pedro Marquard

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

In the past, people obtained their news from newspapers and by conversations with other people. However, over the past couple of decades the media has completely evolved and people have access to an array of news sources. Media has great persuasive capacity, analysis has found that certain broadcast networks can influence voting patterns when introduced to Cable TV in areas where it was not broadcasted before. Research has shown that the daily news people receive has a persuasive role in an individual’s way of thinking and their personal fears. Media has a direct impact on how people react to a …

Here To Win, Not Here To Settle, Sarah Kaino

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

Ethnic representation goes beyond color blind casting, the diversity of actors, or non-stereotypical casting choices. It is not just a matter of minorities being included in mainstream storylines, but minorities being able to tell their own stories as well. The relevance and relatability of storytelling in film and theatre transcends culture, which is in part the beauty of these mediums. But the impact of Asian Americans seeing stories from their own culture cannot be exchanged for anything less because there is no substitute for visibility. Movies are the source of inspiration for many. Movies can also reinforce a transparent ceiling …

The Rise Of Social Media And The Fall Of Internal Peace: How Does Media Influence People’S Fear Of Mass Shootings?, Christian Grevin

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

The impact of traditional versus social media on people’s fears of a mass shooting is a matter worthy of study given the scarcity of research and analysis. Many studies have been conducted evaluating the connection between local TV news and fear, showing that the consumption of local TV news has increased people's fear of crimes. More recently, social media has caused a shift in the distribution of news, with increasing numbers of people turning to platforms like Twitter and Facebook to receive their daily news. There have been few studies examining the relationship between social media usage and one’s fear …

December 4, 2019, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

A Shift In Global Thought And Practice: Assessing The Impacts Of The Human Security Paradigm On Global Public Health, Elizabeth Livingston Leone

Honors College Theses

With the increasing emphasis on health through human security since the 1990s by the United Nations, scholars have debated how human security has influenced public health. I examine how the idea of human security has become a paradigm and if this paradigm has adopted in public health programs. I argue that the rise of human security has led to an emphasis on the role of global actors, preventative care and health education when states adopt the paradigm. This adoption should in turn improve public health in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

Editorial Introduction: Re-Envisioning Education In A Globalizing World, Hiro Saito

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

This special issue focuses on education as a crucial factor mediating the relationship between youth and globalization. Specifically, four papers collectively explore how education can be re-envisioned from the following vantage point: the use of technology to foreground the fundamentally interconnected nature of today’s world; the help of mindfulness to deepen the awareness of such interconnectedness and cultivate acommitment to collective well-being; the role of activism to produce more critical knowledge and transformational solidarity for social justice on a global scale; at the same time, the necessity of reflexivity to examine one’s own ontological and epistemological assumptions before attempting any …

The Performing Female Body: The National Theatre Frankenstein As Performance Art, Hannah Mahrii Gunson

Theses and Dissertations

The National Theatre's Frankenstein is not the first time Shelley's novel has been adapted for the stage, but it is the first time a stage adaptation has returned the popular story to its source material's feminist themes. Departing from the iterations that portrayed Victor Frankenstein as a Byronic hero, Nick Dear's adaptation has re-designed Frankenstein to be misogynistic and calloused. His new nature is best observed in the scene wherein Frankenstein presents the Woman-Creature he's built for his first Creature. She is naked, silent, submissive, and viciously dismembered at the end of the scene. While such submissiveness might justifiably be …

Redefining “Normal:” Textual And Visual Rhetoric Of Women With Disabilities, Hannah Sincavage

Honors College Theses

The field of disability studies holds that disability is a political and cultural identity, not just a medical condition. The rhetoric attached to disabled bodies makes them seem negative, while the rhetoric attached to abled bodies is positive. This negative rhetoric applies to visual rhetoric as well, resulting in disabilities being largely ignored in the fields of advertisement. As they are now finally being incorporated, this brings up certain questions about the issues regarding the exploitation and representation of people with disabilities. The representation of bodies in advertising affects and alters how society considers and perceives the actual bodies that …

The Privacy Preserving Framework With Virtual Ring And Identity-Based Cryptography For Smart Grid, Leonard Sutanto

Publications and Research

One of the main challenges in the smart grid is how to efficiently manage the high-volume data from smart meters and sensors and preserve the privacy from the consumption data to avoid potential attacks (e.g., identity theft) for the involved prosumers, retail electricity providers and other clusters of distributed energy resources. This poster proposes a two-layer framework with the cloud computing infrastructure. The virtual ring and identity-based cryptography are utilized in each layer to preserve privacy efficiently. The methods of the virtual ring and identity-based cryptography are introduced. The purposes and needs are discussed at the end of this poster.

Community Participation And Development Planning In Local Government Level: A Study On The Formulation Of Batu City Medium-Term Development Plan, Mujibur Rahman Kharirul Muluk, Oscar R. Danar, Lia Rahmawati

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

The aim of this study was to assess the community participation process in the formulation of City Development Planning. This study developed participatory planning model to improve the effectiveness of community participation in formulation of the planning by using Soft System Methodology. Data was collected through observation, focus group discussions, and semi-structured interviews at Batu City in 2018. This study showed that Batu City needed to improve the effectiveness of public consultation forum and development planning deliberation as an instrument for community participation. This study proposed a new participatory planning model to enhance the community participation quality in the formulation …

Democracy And Deference: Or, Why Democracy Needs People Who Know How To Shut Up And Listen, Michael Blake

San Diego Law Review

The charge for this conference asked us to consider the future of liberal democracy given the challenges it presently faces. Two challenges in particular give me pause:

First, the issues that are most in need of governance are now happening at the transnational level. We face the possibility of an altered climate due to increased carbon emissions; increased political turbulence due to increased migration flows, including a resurgence of refugees and, of course, increased resistance to refugee admissions; and increasingly complex international processes for both the production of goods and the movement of capital. None of these issues can be …

Parole Interview Transcript/Decision - Fusl000021 (2015-10-20)

Parole Interview Transcripts and Decisions

No abstract provided.

Scorpions Of The Horn Of Africa (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part Xxii. Two New Species Of Neobuthus From Somaliland (Buthidae), František Kovařík

Euscorpius

New information about taxonomy and distribution of the genus Neobuthus Hirst, 1911 is presented, based on material recently collected in Somaliland. N. awashensis Kovařík & Lowe, 2012 is reported from Somaliland for the first time. Two new species are described, N. haeckeli sp. n. and N. solegladi sp. n. An updated distribution map of the genus Neobuthus is provided.

Road To Successful High School Pbis Implementation: Grows And Glows, Yvonne S. Isom Ph. D, Taneisha E. Favors, Sheena Middlebrooks

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

The beginning of our Road to Success started with an environment that was not conducive to learning. Our school climate and culture which included: disengaged scholars, low engagement from parents, and scholars lacking the social and emotional skills to foster healthy relationships was counterproductive to the mission of our school. Our mission is to educate every scholar and prepare them to be college and career ready.

Road to successful High School PBIS Implementation: Grows and Glows is a presentation that includes how to build a cohesive team to support PBIS in high school, identify a variety of systems and interventions …

How To Avoid The Tap Out, Amy Henley, Stefanie Henry

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Description: Be the reigning champion in your classroom as you effectively plan to manage your learning environment! Come to the ring to wrestle with challenging situations and walk away with new strategies to be victorious!

Target Audience: PK-5th grade

Classroom Management Techniques To Improve Efficiency, Confidence, And Positivity, Aaron K. Eubanks

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

The dynamics of the southern rural classroom are extremely diverse, and creating a classroom environment conducive to that can be tricky. Students learn best when they feel confident in the direction of the class and their ability to be successful. This session will provide a guide for teachers to follow when developing and sequencing classroom management strategies in order to improve the learning environment in the classroom. Positive communication strategies can improve the classroom environment, school culture, and also transfer to a positive home environment. The ability to build positive communication skills in students will ultimately lead to their utilization …

Pbis Strategies For A Positive Learning Environment In High School, Mariel Pock, Brittany Blackmon, Janet I. Goodman

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Through an interactive presentation the audience will be able to engage in games and activities to take to their classrooms. One example is the “Green Paper” strategy which supports positive behavior in the classroom. This strategy prevented inappropriate behavior in class by focusing on clear and consistent positive expectations through self-correction. This strategy allows the teacher to have two conferences with the students and apply one action plan involving parents to support appropriate behavior in the classroom and at home. It helps the teacher to meet the students where they are and to provide individual supports to help students self-correct. …

Wagon Tracks Volume 34, Issue 1 (November 2019), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

2 On the Cover: Comanche, circa 1834

4 Insights from your President; Trail News

5 Manager: Joanne's Jottings

8 SFTA Awards and Hall of Fame

11 Margaret Poisal "Walking Woman" Fitzpatrick/Wilmott/McAdams

17 Kindergarten Children on the Santa Fe Trail

27 Books: Comanche Jack Stilwell; A Grand Experiment

28 Chapter Reports

29 Membership Form

32 Calendar

Ignite: Seven Key Ingredients To Create A Thriving School Culture & Climate (Group 1), Creseda Hawk

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

During this session, participants will learn the 7 key ingredients to build a purpose-driven culture that aligns and supports the school's vision, mission, and strategic goals. Come hear one Principal's journey on leading her school from a 3-star CCRPI Climate, GA PBIS Operational school to a 5-star CCRPI Climate, GA PBIS Distinguished school.

Educator Self-Care: How Do We Save The Lifeguards?, Jody Carter, Lisa Futch

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Educator Self-Care: How do we save the lifeguards?

The impact of an educator cannot be dismissed especially when we consider that they are entrusted with a very difficult responsibility of cultivating productive and knowledgeable citizens. However, what happens when educators are exposed to trauma, either directly or indirectly? With the pressures of academic and behavior achievement surmounting, what can schools do to support their teachers who are entrusted with our future leaders? Coastal Academy GNETS will present a framework that is analogous to the Drowning Chain of Survival for Lifeguards to meet this growing need. Participants will gain an awareness …

Five Poems From Born Into By Uwe Kolbe, Louise Stoehr

Transference

Uwe Kolbe is one of the major German poets of his generation. Both part of the dissident scene in East Germany and, at the same time, fiercely independent, he early on reworked literary tradition, detailed observation, and personal experience into poems that clearly express his own poetic vision in a distinct voice. Born October 17, 1957, in East Berlin, Kolbe was drawn to writing at a young age. He published his first volume of poetry, Hineingeboren (Born Into), in the former German Democratic Republic in 1980 and in 1982 in West Germany. “Hineingeboren” has become Kolbe’s signature poem …

Re-Engage Students With “Check And Connect”, Tara Davis, Tony Feldmann

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

One of the most effective dropout prevention programs is Check & Connect. Check and Connect is for K-12 students that show signs of disengagement with school and who are at risk of dropping out. The foundation of Check & Connect (C&C) is building a trusting relationship between the student and a caring mentor. A mentor builds a strong relationship with students, systematically “Checks” on students, “Connects” with students, and partners with parents/families, functioning as a liaison between home and school and striving to build constructive family-school relationships.

Check & Connect is empirically supported through rigorous research and has shown to …

Relationships: Partnering Altogether To Raise Achievement, Anthony M. Chiles

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

RELATiONSHiPS: Partnering Altogether to Raise Achievement is a presentation that provides participants a systematic approach to building positive relationships with parents, staff, community stakeholders and most importantly students. Growing research continues to convey the importance of developing positive relationships; especially those that have been affected by traumatic events. Participants will learn practical strategies that will equip them to develop positive relationships with all stakeholders. This session will be interactive and will include several hands-on activities all centered on the acronym of R.E.L.A.T.i.O.N.S.H.i.P.

Organizing And Communicating Schoolwide Pbis Resources: One School Coach's Perspective, Nicholas J. Miller

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

This presentation is designed to provide access to school level PBIS resources in a more formalized way than a “google drive”. The links below provide access to PBIS resources at the Tier I and Tier II level. These resources have been posted on a website for easier access. The resources included are listed below and include web links for quick access. It would be greatly beneficial to review these resources and consider the driving questions for each.

Each tier in the PBIS framework is comprised of core practices and systems that characterize the specific interventions and strategies at each level. …

"Oh Behave!" Positive De-Escalation Strategies For Challenging Student Behaviors, Cheryl A. Rice

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

This presentation provides basic "common sense" strategies for verbal and non-verbal behavior de-escalation through the use of body language, tone, and proactive prevention. I will be able to present two sessions—one that is focused more on the needs of young children (preschool through grade 5) and one that is more focused on older children (grades 6-12), although all information can be applied across all grades if only one session is available. Behavior of any kind is communication, and teachers desperately need support in providing appropriate interventions for students who struggle to appropriately communicate their needs/feelings (i.e., anger, anxiety, frustrations, …

Ignite: Implementation: It's A Journey (Group 1), Cathy Floyd, Tammy Horne

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Implementation: It’s a Journey will show that installing PBIS is a continual process with multiple challenges to overcome. We will discuss the struggles we experienced and overcame with the intent to inspire other schools to keep working towards implementation. After 4 years, we are still installing but finally feel that we are making progress.

We will describe the specific problems we encountered and how we worked through them. We will provide examples of the multiple versions of the matrix that we attempted to implement and how we wanted to give up. The reorganization of our PBIS team will be discussed …

Factors Conditioning The Creation And Development Of A Network Of Camino De Santiago Routes In Visegrád Group Countries, Franciszek Mróz, Łukasz Mróz, Alfred Krogmann

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

The aim of the research was to explore the factors conditioning the origin and development of selected sections of the Way of St. James within the territory of Visegrad Group countries.[1] The cognitive aim of the research was to determine the correctness of the spatial route of the Way of St. James, as well as to present the phenomenon of dynamic development of Routes of St. James in the said countries.

The creation of the first sections of the Way of St. James in V4 countries was influenced by a number of geographical, historical, religious, economic, political, and socio-cultural factors. …