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Clarke, Kenneth Wendell, B. 1917 (Fa 1304), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1304. Project titled “Place Names [Clark County, Indiana],” which includes details about the folk names of sites in Clark County, Indiana. The paper may include the traditional name of the site, the history of the site’s folk name, and its location.

2021 Rwsa Conference Call For Papers, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Rwsa Triennial Conference, May 1315 2021, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Kimbler, Jewel (Fa 1303), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1303. Student folk studies project titled: “History of Columbia, Kentucky, 1920’s and 1930’s,” which includes interviews with Mason Judd and Callie Huff about their early lives in Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky. Interviews are found on cassette tapes 1420 and 1422, which are also stored in the Sound Archives.

Welcome! Heritage Tour 2019, Laura Treichel

European Norbertine Heritage Tours

A travel blog from 2019 detailing the European Norbertine Heritage Tour.

2019 Rwsa Business Meeting Minutes, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Antle, Ruth Ann (Fa 1302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1302. Student folk studies project completed by Ruth Ann Antle titled: “Parvin Reece History Project,” which includes an interview with Parvin Egbert Reece about his life in Montpelier, Adair County, Kentucky. Interview is found on cassette tape 1451, which is also stored in the Sound Archives.

Grape, Virginia (Fa 1301), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1301. Student project titled “Place Name Legend: Lickskillet, Kentucky,” which includes a project with a brief description of the history of Lickskillet in Logan County, Kentucky. Project includes descriptions of sites, photos, and the names and addresses of the informants.

Encyclopedia Of The End: Mysterious Death In Fact, Fancy, Folklore, And More, Giselle Davis

Children's Book and Media Review

Deborah Noyes explores the world's differing views and practices relating to our demise in this encyclopedia on death. Entries include fact and fiction, religion and mythology, and cultural practices from nations across the world. Noyes also looks at the differing emotions people feel and what various societies deem acceptable for people to do in relation to death. Common forms of burial, grief, and remembrance highlight the popular ways to deal with the passing of a loved one and how people deal with death. Cultural ideas of the afterlife show how people worldwide view passing on and what happens after death.

Absolutely Everything!: A History Of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots And Other Things Too Numerous To Mention, Shelby Bunker

Children's Book and Media Review

Absolutely Everything is a fascinating history book that covers billions of years. This book will teach you about the solar system, animals, ancient civilizations, important historical figures, and more. The book begins with important historical events all the way from the formation of Earth up to the present day. The book is organized in a timeline, with each of the fifteen chapters covering anywhere from a few million years to a few hundred years. Each chapter also has a general theme.

Engineering The Colosseum, Katherine Morrell

Children's Book and Media Review

Welcome to the Flavian amphitheater or better known as today, the Colosseum. This structure is rich in history, but this book’s focus is mostly on its architecture. Construction started in 72 AD under the head of the Roman Empire, Vespasian. Vespasian ripped out the previous emperor, Nero’s, pleasure palace to make a place of games for the people. Still standing today, ancient texts claim that the Colosseum could comfortably fit 87,000 people and often hosted animal duels, execution of prisoners, and gladiator fights. The building is made mostly of limestone and cement and the weight is distributed by rows and …

They Lost Their Heads! What Happened To Washington's Teeth, Einstein's Brain, And Other Famous Body Parts, Leah Christopher

Children's Book and Media Review

Be prepared to gag a little bit as you enjoy this gruesome collection of stories about unfortunate people who lost body parts in life or death. But also be ready to amaze the people around you with little-known tales about the bodies of famous people such as Abraham Lincoln, Vincent van Gogh, Elvis Presley, Thomas Edison, and others. For example, did you know that Albert Einstein’s brain was stolen and kept in a sock drawer? Or that the first conjoined twins were connected at the abdomen but still married, had children, and lived to be 62 years old? The book …

Stem Stories: Electricity: From Benjamin Franklin To Nikola Tesla, Leah Christopher

Children's Book and Media Review

If you have used a digital device or ridden in a car today, you have benefited from one of the world’s greatest inventions: electricity. Without electricity, transportation and communication would move at a much slower pace. Electricity was discovered by many great inventors from around the world. Imagine how excited people must have been with each new electricity discovery, including light bulbs, motors, batteries, air conditioning, telephones, television, computers, and more! Learn the history behind the people who researched the truth about this energy source and developed ways to harness it. And dream and plan about how you could help …

Up To The Task: Utilizing Collaboration To Combat Trafficking In Persons, Claire Schalin

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

In this article, I will define trafficking and dispel some common myths that people believe about trafficking. This section will explain trafficking’s many forms and will demonstrate how trafficking can be a stationary crime rather than one requiring movement. Next, I will give a history of the legislation surrounding trafficking and common approaches to curbing the trafficking problem including arguments on both sides of decriminalization. In this section, I will present a country comparison on how different countries approach traffickers and victims of trafficking in their efforts to reduce trafficking in general. In addition to analyzing how varying countries address …

A Comparative Study On Death Penalty Statutes And Their Effects On Certain Minority Groups In Light Of Furman V. Georgia, Analise Nuxoll

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

Part One of this comment will address the recent history of the death penalty in the United States, focusing on Furman v. Georgia, which placed a four-year moratorium on the death penalty in 1972. Part Two examines which states still have death penalty statutes and the reasons for choosing the selected states for further analysis. Part Two also addresses the difference between facial and as-applied attacks on the state statutes and the reason for analyzing the statutes under as applied unconstitutionality. Part Three explains the thought behind choosing to examine the death penalty’s effect on racial minorities, low socio-economic classes, …

Immigration Policy: A Look At Its History And Its Future, Melisa Fumbarg

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

This comment will examine immigration in the United States, specifically by addressing questions involving the constitutionality of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and removal procedures. Part II will look at the historical background of immigration policy in the United States, including past amnesties and the latest reform, DACA. Part III will analyze DACA and why it was rescinded. Part IV will discuss one the most detrimental consequences of DACA being rescinded—deportation, and the constitutional limits of removal procedures. Part V will deploy some future predictions on immigration and the next steps Congress should take to ensure that there is …

Six Ohio Students Selected As Fulbright Students, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Middle Waters: A Visual Historical Fiction Of The Osage Nation, Tori H. Forster

Honors Projects

The following project is in two parts: A series of concept art and illustration pieces surrounding the history of the Osage Nation, and a research paper detailing that history and exploring the process of creating the aforementioned visual pieces. The artworks are designed around an original story set during the 1920s on the Osage reservation, and explore past history of the Osage people as a part of that. The paper also discusses the author’s personal response to the research, and explores themes of ignorance and social justice as the project draws to a close.

Middle Waters: A Visual Historical Fiction Of The Osage Nation, Tori H. Forster

Honors Projects

The following project is in two parts: A series of concept art and illustration pieces surrounding the history of the Osage Nation, and a research paper detailing that history and exploring the process of creating the aforementioned visual pieces. The artworks are designed around an original story set during the 1920s on the Osage reservation, and explore past history of the Osage people as a part of that. The paper also discusses the author’s personal response to the research, and explores themes of ignorance and social justice as the project draws to a close.

Lesson Plan, History, 7th Grade, Sylvia Garza

Summer Institute June 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 7.1A, 7.2A, 7.8A, 7.9A, 7.19A, (7.13A)?, 7.21A

Lesson objective(s): The student is expected to: 1. Geography: identify ways in which Texans have adapted and modified the environment 2. Culture: Describe how people from various ethnic groups maintain their cultural heritage 3. Gulf Native Texans: Identify the major era of Texas history.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: -Using maps and the attending of the Sal del Rey can be used to make connections with local events -The use of salt rock and stories of the Silk Route to make connections with how important …

Graduate Student History Center Research 1881 Lynching In Athens, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Certified Interpretive Guide Training Sparks Collaboration, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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A Focus On "The Fossil Whale" From Moby-Dick, Channon Visscher

Pro Rege

Editor’s Note: This article was written for presentation at the faculty seminar on Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, in May of 2017, at Dordt College (now University).

Law Library Blog (June 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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The Courier, Summer 2019, Tennessee. Historical Commission.

Tennessee Historical Commission

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Adam Christian Thebesius' Channels Into The Human Heart: The Thebesian Veins And The Thebesian Valve, Magdalena Mazurak, Jacek Kusa

The Texas Heart Institute Journal

In 1708, Adam Christian Thebesius, a 22-year-old student at Leiden University, presented his graduate thesis, Disputatio medica inauguralis de circulo sanguinis in corde. More than a doctoral dissertation, this groundbreaking work opened new channels into the study of the human coronary venous system. Thebesius' theory about the vascular communication between the coronary arteries and the chambers of the heart helped to advance understanding of hemodynamic principles and to clarify the physiologic pathways of the coronary circulation. The following article—the third in a trilogy about Lower Silesian scientists—provides an overview of the life story and achievements of this Silesian physician …

Hogarth Engraving: William Hogarth The Man Who Copyrighted Himself, M Punt

School of Art, Design and Architecture

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"It's More Than Just Religion:" Teaching History In A Catholic School, Colleen Fitzpatrick

Journal of Catholic Education

This study explores how one teacher, Rebecca, makes sense of teaching history in a Catholic school. This Catholic school had a clear religious mission and did not have required curriculum or high-stakes tests. Yet, findings indicate that Rebecca did not attend to the religious mission in her teaching and, in absence of curricula or high-stakes tests, she relied heavily on the textbook. Findings demonstrate the need for a greater understanding of what curricular content is being taught and learned in Catholic elementary and secondary schools and how it aligns with the mission and purpose of Catholic schools.

Book Review: Fordham, A History Of The Jesuit University Of New York: 1841 – 2003, Michael Rizzi

Journal of Catholic Education

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Gaming In Britain 1900-1939: ‘I Have Got A Good Following. I Have Now A Duke And An Earl. In Fact I Have The Cream Of Society.’, Seamus M G Murphy Dr

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

Gaming, the organisation of Banker’s games for profit, in Britain prior to the Second World War has largely been ignored by academics and historians. There has been an assumption that gaming was conducted at such a small scale that it was either not worthy of research, or, that there was not enough evidence to support specific analysis.

This paper will attempt to dispel the above academic myth utilising contemporary press coverage and archive material which will illustrate a vibrant, but illegal gaming industry. In fact, gaming during this period formulated in the minds of the authorities the need for substantial …