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The Greenhouse, Vol. 1, 1944

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Vol. 1 of The Greenhouse, a compilation of items from Memphis Commercial Appeal columnist Paul Flowers' columns for 1944. The content includes some of Flowers' columns but also verses contributed by readers.

Ernie Pyle Articles On Commercial Appeal, 1939-1940

Publications

Mimeograph copies of five articles written by journalist Ernie Pyle (1900-1945) between December 28, 1939, and January 3, 1940, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Memphis, Tennessee, newspaper The Commercial Appeal. Between 1935 and 1942, Pyle was a roving reporter for Scripps-Howard who travelled the country writing human interest stories.

Woman's Life Magazine, Chicago, 1893

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Vo.1:1 of Woman's Life magazine published in Chicago, Illinois, on December 15, 1893. The magazine was advertised as "A Modern Journal Representing Woman's Work, Health and Home."

Memphis Magazine, 1:1, 1970

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Vol. 1:1 of Memphis Magazine published by the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce, Memphis, Tennessee, in July 1970. Articles on the Memphis Museum, Memphis and the Quantum Leap, Blacks in business, the Memphis Medical Center, art, hunting and fishing, music, Beale Street and the Mississippi River were included.

Memphis Business, 21:7, 1957

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Vol. 21, No. 7 of Memphis Business published by the Memphis Chamber of Commerce, Memphis, Tennessee, in October 1957.

Sarah Bernhardt Program, Memphis, 1906

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Program from French actress Sarah Bernhardt's (1844-1923) matinee performance of "La Dame Aux Camelias" and the evening performance of "La Sorciere" on Wednesday, March 7, 1906, at Hopkins Grand Opera House, corner of Main and Beale, in Memphis, Tennessee. This was billed as the "Farewell American Tour of the World's Greatest Actress" that took her across the United States in 1905 to 1906.

Atlantis, Memphis, 1:3, 1969

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Vol. 1, No. 3 of "Atlantis", a newspaper published by Love Incorporated, 1665 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, on November 3, 1969. Jim Godown was the publisher. Includes articles on the Beatles and the Family motorcycle club.

Navy Log, Aom, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, Circa 1943

NATTC, Memphis, documents

Navy Log for the AOM (Aviation Ordnanceman) graduating class G-1 at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Millington, Tennessee, circa 1943.

The Naval Reserve Aviation Base was established in June 1942 at the former U.S. Army training ground, Park Field. It became a Naval Training Station for Aviation Maintenance before being designated NATTC in early 1943. As a primary flight training center in World War II, six hundred to eight hundred aviation cadets trained at a time. The ground crew training facility was designed for ten thousand students. The entire complex, which included unpaved satellite fields in a fifteen-mile …

River City Review, Vol. 1:3, Memphis, 1971

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Vol. 1, No. 3 of "River City Review", a monthly newspaper published in 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee. The newspaper was published by James M. Godown and included articles on local music, record reviews, and interviews. This issue included an interview with Stanley Booth on the Rolling Stones, and articles on the Madison Avenue Sidewalk Art Festival, Overton Park Expressway, and Memphis theater.

Ramer High School, Purple And Gold, 1925

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Vol. 1:5 of the Ramer High School, McNairy County, Tennessee, student newspaper "Purple and Gold" published in April 1925.

Navy Log, Arm, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, 1943?

NATTC, Memphis, documents

Navy Log for the ARM (Aviation Radioman) graduating class R-15 at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Millington, Tennessee, possibly in 1943.

The Naval Reserve Aviation Base was established in June 1942 at the former U.S. Army training ground, Park Field. It became a Naval Training Station for Aviation Maintenance before being designated NATTC in early 1943. As a primary flight training center in World War II, six hundred to eight hundred aviation cadets trained at a time. The ground crew training facility was designed for ten thousand students. The entire complex, which included unpaved satellite fields in a …

Armour Training Center, City Of Memphis, Circa 1963

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Illustrated brochure about the Armour Training Center, the fire and police training and communications facility operated by the City of Memphis, Tennessee, circa 1963.

Thunderbolt, U.S. Army 83rd Infantry Division, 1945

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Vol. 6, No. 27 of "Thunderbolt: Weekly Newspaper of the 83rd Infantry Division", Linz, Austria, published on November 3, 1945.

High School Bulletin, Memphis, Tennessee, 1908

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Vol. 3, No. 4 of "The High School Bulletin" a monthly magazine published by the students of Memphis High School in Memphis, Tennessee, in January 1908. A Memphis High School had existed since the latter 1870s but when a new building was constructed on the corner of Poplar and Yates in 1898, it became known as the Memphis High School. The school occupied the building until 1911 when Memphis Vocational High School took it over. Central High School became the other public high school in Memphis that year.

Straws, Louisville, 1881

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Vol. 1, No. 5 of "Straws" published in Louisville, Kentucky, in May 1881. Includes an article on James Davis Porter on page 4 along with another on John M. Lea.

Exploring The Impact Of Composite Material Fires And Associated Response Protocol On The Material Analysis During An Aircraft Accident Investigation, Flavio A. C. Mendonca, Natalie Zimmermann, Peng Hao Wang, Julius Keller

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Metals, beginning in the 1930s, have been frequently used as the material of choice for aircraft construction (Hallion, 1978; Jakab, 1999). Common metals used in the aviation industry range from alloyed and heat-treated aluminum to titanium, magnesium, and superalloys, the latter used in specialized applications (Hallion, 1978; Mouritz, 2012). Nevertheless, a shift in aircraft construction – specifically in terms of the materials used – began in the 1970s, as composite materials were introduced into commercial aircraft (Mouritz, 2012). Among others, the increased use of composited materials was – and still is – propelled by the ability to manufacture comparative lightweight …

A Program Evaluation Of One School’S Third Through Fifth Grade Instructional Practices, Yvette Edwards

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the instructional practices implemented by teachers using the State Standards were effective for instructing students in Grades 3-5 who were economically disadvantaged. The context of this inquiry was an urban elementary school in a large public school district in the United States of America. The need to implement an effective strategy to improve teacher instructional practices to improve student achievement using the State Standards was an issue in schools of the district under study with students who were economically disadvantaged. The need to meet the rigor necessary for students to obtain …

The Relationship Between Teacher Preparation And Attrition In The Teaching Field, Gerardo Trujillo

Dissertations

In this study, the researcher investigated the relationship between the preservice preparation and attrition in the field of teachers employed at Chicago Public Schools. The researcher administered a survey to teachers working in Chicago and its neighboring suburbs, and their responses revealed their perceptions about their preparation program and their real-world experiences in the classroom. The results indicated that new teachers need coursework in the areas of classroom management, social-emotional skill integration, and cultural competence. The expectation is that the findings will support the creation of a uniform policy for all universities to implement nationwide. Such a program could result …

"Do Users Need Human-Like Conversational Agents?" - Exploring Conversational System Design Using Framework Of Human Needs, Souvick Ghosh, Satanu Ghosh

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

The fascinating story of human evolution can be attributed to our ability to speak, write, and communicate complex thoughts. When researchers envision a perfect, artificially intelligent conversational system, they want the system to be human-like. In other words, the system should converse with the same intellect and cognition as humans. Now, the question which we need to ask is if we need a human-like conversational system? Before we engage in the complex endeavor of implementing human-like characteristics, we should debate if the pursuit of such a system is logical and ethical. We analyze some of the system-level characteristics and discuss …

Proton Pump Inhibitors And Chronic Kidney Disease: Reevaluating The Evidence From A Randomized Controlled Trial, B. Burt Gerstman

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

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The Americanization Of Sport For Development And Peace: Examining American Sdp Intern Experiences, Michael S. Dao, Jessica W. Chin

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

This study expands the Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) research focusing on the impact of national values and ideas on SDP program implementation. As SDP interns are instrumental in implementing many SDP programs, it is important to identify how their national values and ideas affect their work in the field. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the experiences of Americans who had worked as SDP interns. Through the lens of Americanization, we examine the reproduction and distribution of values and ideas of American SDP interns working abroad. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 former American SDP …

A Codex Of N-And P-Positions In Harary’S ‘Caterpillar Game’, Richard M. Low, Ardak Kapbasov, Arman Kapbasov, Stephen C. Locke, W. H. Chan

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Frank Harary proposed the following game: Given a caterpillar C, two players take turns removing edges of a path. The player who takes the last edge wins the game. In this paper, we completely characterize the N-and P-positions for all caterpillars with spine length zero, one, two and three. Furthermore, we analyze approximately 94% of the caterpillars with spine length greater than or equal to four. In those cases, they all turn out to be N-positions.

Centrality Of Youth Engagement In Media Involvement, Yoshitaka Iwasaki

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Contextualized within the popularity of new media, youth engagement is a very important concept in the practice of public involvement. Guided by the current literature on youth engagement and media studies, this chapter examines the key engagement-related notions involving youth and media usage. Being informed by a variety of case studies on youth engagement through the use of media within various contexts globally, the chapter discusses the opportunities and challenges of engaging youth through media involvement. The specific notions covered in this chapter include (1) the role of “hybrid” media in youth engagement, (2) “intersectionality” illustrating the diversity of youth …

Parental Involvement In Support Of African American Families, September Rose

Doctoral Dissertations

Meaningful parental engagement has historically been identified as the root cause of the United States’ academic achievement gap in African American education. However, the systematic structures that impose difficulties for African American’s access to education in school and other aspects of their social development must be addressed to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges these African American families face. Society must consider the perpetual marginalization of not only African American students’ academic experiences, but also their professional and personal development as well. The parental engagement with educators in the San Francisco K-8 schools, has not been studied. The purpose …

Narratives Of Disability And Displacement: Oral Histories Of The Lived Experiences Of Disabled Refugees, Jennifer Lynn Ward

Doctoral Dissertations

Disabled refugees are considered as the most marginalized group of all displaced populations. Disabled displaced people are at particular risk of violence, exploitation, and abuse. Additional barriers to accessing humanitarian assistance, education, health care, and other services exist for disabled displaced people. The purpose of this study was to collaborate with disabled refugees who have resettled in the United States and to create a space for their stories to be told. This research project explores the narratives of the lived experiences of disabled displaced people through the lenses of three theoretical frameworks: human rights, disability justice, and Critical Refugee Studies. …

Employment Discrimination: An Efficacy Study Of African American Inequities In The California Utility Sector, Victor Baker

Doctoral Dissertations

Employment Discrimination: An Efficacy Study of African American Inequities in the California Utility SectorThe economic legislation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed a vigorous tool of law to address employment discrimination of African Americans and remedy economic disparity that unfavored African Americans. The energy utility industry served as the first Supreme Court defendant and loser of a Title VII employment discrimination challenge by a Black workforce. As a result, energy utility companies have served as the face of resistance to fair employment for African Americans despite the liberal popularity of diversity management programs. Prior …

Replanting A Wild Seed: Black Women School Leaders Subverting Ideological Lynching, Whitneé Louise Garrett-Walker

Doctoral Dissertations

Much race-based educational research is focused on teachers interrupting systems ofoppression in their classrooms, through methods such as curriculum and instruction, and preparing students to engage in the world (Alston, 2012; Bertrand & Rodela, 2017; Carpenter & Diem, 2013; Gooden & Dantley, 2012; Furman, 2012). I intentionally focus my attention on school leadership because while all stakeholders are responsible for maintaining school culture, as school leaders it is our responsibility to create conditions where the work of enacting social justice is expected in our schools. There continues to be a gap in educational research that deeply examines this level of …

Investigating The Self-Efficacy Awareness Of Black Female Technology Leaders, Marie Roberts De La Parra

Doctoral Dissertations

Black female technology leaders lack leadership opportunities, which affects their self-efficacy and is a crucial concern. Self-efficacy is based on the concept that an individual’s belief in what they can achieve influences their actions and how much effort they invest in the selected action. Self-persuasion can provide high or low self-satisfaction as a determinant for creating incentives for success or failure and converting thoughts and emotions to actions. Limited research has investigated the mindset, the thought patterns, and the self-belief undertaken by Black females in the world of technology. Despite limited amounts of research, data suggest that Black female leaders …

The Ambivalence Of Participation In Transitional Justice: The Promises And Failures Of Peace In Colombia, Alejandro Urruzmendi

Doctoral Dissertations

The dissertation inquires into participation in transitional justice in Colombia. Through an examination of Peace Councils and Mesas de Participación, it offers readers concrete examples of such mechanisms for participation, discussing their legal and bureaucratic structures. Weaving in ethnographic research, the author allows the participants themselves, victimized-survivors of the armed conflict and community leaders, to discuss the limits and possibilities of their work. Placing these voices and archival research in historic and theoretical context, the dissertation leaves readers with questions regarding the ambivalence of state, institutional, and participant’s stances towards participation in transitional justice.

Indigenous Assessment Developers On Elements Of The Disjuncture-Response Dialectic: A Critical Comparative Case Study, David A. Sul

Doctoral Dissertations

The disjuncture-response dialectic proposes that the assessment development practices of Indigenous assessment developers exist within a broader environment where attention to broader themes such as settler colonialism (Wolfe, 2006) and Indigenous sovereignty is incorporated. To understand this dialectic, this study sought insight from Indigenous assessment developers about the issues they face when developing culturally specific assessments for use within their environments and settings.This study used a critical (Giroux, 1979; Horkheimer, 2018; McKenzie, 2012) comparative case study approach (Bartlett & Vavrus, 2017) with a convenience sample of three Indigenous assessment developers representing a cross-section of culturally specific assessment development projects across …