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Aggression And Driving: Separating Ourselves From The Games, Jennifer Yin
Aggression And Driving: Separating Ourselves From The Games, Jennifer Yin
Pop Culture Intersections
In 2015 on a busy street in Los Angeles, California, two cars were driving next to each other. One decided to cut in front of the other, angering the first driver, who decided not to let the second into his lane. The frustrated second driver eventually managed to get into the other lane, when both decided to get out of their vehicles. The drivers ended up getting into a fist fight in the middle of the road, and one driver was almost struck by the passing vehicles. Unfortunately, both returned to their vehicles and were not caught by the police …
The Underlying Consequences Of Social Media, Hannah Baz
The Underlying Consequences Of Social Media, Hannah Baz
Pop Culture Intersections
Since childhood, we, as human beings, are taught to look to others for signals and indications about how to live our lives. It is an innate human desire to evaluate, assess, and improve our skills based on what everyone else leads us to perceive is right or ideal. Such comparison is a necessary facet to social order- we compare political leaders, stocks, investments, property, ect. in order to determine what choice will lead to the best outcome. However, leaping into the abyss of comparison is not always one worth taking. With the recent exponential growth of technology, social comparison is …
A Seemingly Fatal Attraction Between Sad Souls, Taylor Kay Gustafson
A Seemingly Fatal Attraction Between Sad Souls, Taylor Kay Gustafson
Pop Culture Intersections
“Even the darkness has arms,” sings the band Barr Brothers.[1] Depression is a mental disorder defined as persistent feelings of sadness that result in decreased energy and lack of interest in activities. Depression affects about 6.7% of people in the U.S.[2] One of the most difficult aspects of depression is figuring out how to cope with it. Therapy is one step, but what can a depressed person do when they are alone to feel better? Depression necessitates a healthy outlet that allows the individual to purge intrusive feelings. Listening to sad music can help ease the intensity of …
Twitter And Identity: Living Up To The Social Comparison, Mark Ramelb
Twitter And Identity: Living Up To The Social Comparison, Mark Ramelb
Pop Culture Intersections
Throughout this millennial age, technology continues to develop. Every day new technology such as computers and laptops have new applications that affect our society. Humans live in the era known as the digital revolution. The digital revolution is where people are constantly using the internet, more specifically, social media applications on their computer or mobile devices. Nick Lalone, author of "Fluctuations, Technologies And Media: Social Change And Sociology Change” states “that the technological makeup sits at the foundation of computer-mediated communication has had tremendous impact on society itself the technological makeup” (Lalone 559). In other words, humans interacting …
It’S A Match: How Society’S Dependence On Efficient Technology Effects The Ways We Date, Marissa Ceraolo
It’S A Match: How Society’S Dependence On Efficient Technology Effects The Ways We Date, Marissa Ceraolo
Pop Culture Intersections
I want to make an established connection between our society’s growing reliance on technology use and the ways in which online dating have shaped dating culture. In a society where we all are so obsessed with instant gratifications, finding matches instantly can definitely be problematic. While many people have found matches on dating websites, I will argue that although online dating definitely does have its various benefits, that it overlooks important parts of the dating experience that can be essential for the growth of a healthy relationship. Dating profiles are made to make the single applicant appear as the best …
Identity Of Pokemon Go Players: How Social Gaming Affects Behavior, Jasmine Quinn
Identity Of Pokemon Go Players: How Social Gaming Affects Behavior, Jasmine Quinn
Pop Culture Intersections
In July of 2016 Americans have received a fun new app that produces behaviors unlike any before. It causes people to gather at places, such as parks, in large groups, or causes them to wander around neighborhoods. Pokemon Go is an augmented reality game created by the company Niantic, and is available for free on mobile phones. An article From USA Today features the parks and recreation director of Kimberly Point Park, Michael Kading who says “I have never seen anything like this” as he has trouble getting people out of the park at closing time. The app has caused …
Human Computer Interaction And Data Visualization, Olivia Hsieh
Human Computer Interaction And Data Visualization, Olivia Hsieh
Pop Culture Intersections
In 2013, SINTEF cited that 90% of the world’s data had been created over the past two years.1 With the onset of Big Data, the ability to analyze data at a rate directly proportional to its collection becomes quite near impossible, albeit nonetheless important. In “Play With Data – An Exploration of Play Analytics and Its Effect on Player Experiences,” Ben Medler explains its pertinence: “Data can be given a different context through relating it to other data. A relation informs someone of how data can be correlated or combined with other data.”
August 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
August 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Kiddush Levana; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; L-A Jewish Federation; A Bissel of Maine; Community Notices
July 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
July 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Maine-ly Jewish Storytelling Festival; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices
Book Review - South Of The Etowah: The View From The Wrong Side Of The River, Diana Hartle
Book Review - South Of The Etowah: The View From The Wrong Side Of The River, Diana Hartle
Georgia Library Quarterly
No abstract provided.
June 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
June 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Shavout; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Book Group; Announcements; Communit Notices
May 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
May 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Lag B'Omer, From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices
April 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
April 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Community Passover Seder; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices
March 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
March 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Purim Celebration; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Bissel of Maine; Community Notices
February 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
February 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Touched by Water Screening; From the Rabbi; Announcements; President's Message; Community Notices; Book Group; Hiram Bingham Postage Stamp
January 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
January 2016, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: The Mystical Aspects of Tu B’Shavat; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices
Toward An Ontology Of Exhaustion: On The Affective Structures Of Masculinity In The American Oilfield, John W. Jepsen
Toward An Ontology Of Exhaustion: On The Affective Structures Of Masculinity In The American Oilfield, John W. Jepsen
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
What is the significance of the oil encounter in the lives of men living and working in the modern oilfields of the United States? Engaging with both literary examples of the lives of men in the Interior West and the personal experiences and reflections of the author, this essay seeks to examine the connections between ideology and place as it works to shape the identity and affect of men in America's oilfields, ultimately ending in them identifying with the very resources their activities seek to exploit and exhaust. Utilizing Theodore Adorno's Minima Moralia as its moral touchstone, this essay works …
The Color Of Memory: Reimagining The Antebellum South In Works By James Mcbride Through The Use Of Free Indirect Discourse, Janel L. Holmes
The Color Of Memory: Reimagining The Antebellum South In Works By James Mcbride Through The Use Of Free Indirect Discourse, Janel L. Holmes
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis examines the use of interior narrative techniques such as free indirect discourse and internal monologue in two of James McBride’s neo-slave narratives, Song Yet Sung (2008) and The Good Lord Bird (2013). Very limited critical attention has been given to these neo-slave narratives that illustrate McBrides attention to characterization and focalized narration. In these narratives McBride builds upon the revelations he explores in his bestselling memoir, The Color of Water (1996, 2006), where he learns to disassociate race and character. What he discovers about not only his mother, but also himself, inspires his re-imagination of the people who …
December 2015, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
December 2015, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Chanukah Party; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Boo Group; Community Notices
November 2015, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
November 2015, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Sing my Soul; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Holocaust Survivor Speaks at Temple Shalom; Book Group; Bissel of Jewish Maine; Announcements; The L-A Musuem
Tearing Down Walls And Building Bridges, Melba J. Boyd
Tearing Down Walls And Building Bridges, Melba J. Boyd
Criticism
A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness: Writings, 2000–2010 by Cherríe L. Moraga. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2011. Pp. 280, 9 illustrations. $84.95 cloth, $23.95 paper.
October 2015, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
October 2015, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: Shabbat Dinner and Musical Shabbat Service; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Book Group; Announcements
The Big Data Debate Today, Bridget Fahey
The Big Data Debate Today, Bridget Fahey
Pop Culture Intersections
"...Big data refers to things one can do at a large scale that cannot be done at a smaller one, to extract new insights or create new forms of value, in ways that change markets, organizations, the relationship between citizens and governments, and more."1 Today, technology is more a part of our lives than ever before. With more and more people all over the world gravitating towards social media and using sites such as Twitter and Facebook, more of our private lives is available to others than ever before. In his article "Big Data and Privacy" Tom Price explores the …
Corporate Standardized Takeover And Wasted Tax Dollars: The Misappropriation Of Technology In Public Schools And The Unfair Burden Placed On Teachers, Rachel Jepsen
Pop Culture Intersections
Throughout this article, I will be discussing the technological integration of computer programs, iPad infrastructure, and online testing into common public school state curriculums, grades kindergarten through twelfth. I will first explain how technology does not always have a negative presence, and how when used appropriately, can provide limitless new opportunities for both students and teachers. Then I will assess what the current common method of integrating technology is and explain why it isn't working in an effective way. Following my discussion of why the current system isn't working, I will discuss how the integration of technology in the public …
Finding Common Ground: Abortion, Television, And The Changing American Culture, Meghan Shain
Finding Common Ground: Abortion, Television, And The Changing American Culture, Meghan Shain
Pop Culture Intersections
As Oscar Wilde once said, "life imitates art far more than art imitates life", but there is a reciprocal relationship between the two. The more society talks about an issue, the more we are going to see that issue present in television, which then spurs even more discussion on that topic. Today, we use the media to understand what is important and popular in our society. Conversely, the media uses society to capture polarizing topics, such as abortion, to attract viewers. Media critics often argue that television has too large of an impact on developing societies perspectives. However, the viewpoint …
Instagram: The Real Stranger Danger, Sarina Kong
Instagram: The Real Stranger Danger, Sarina Kong
Pop Culture Intersections
A stranger, in simple terms, is best defined as a person with whom one has no personal acquaintance. Society constantly warns children from a young age to not accept candy from, get in a car with, and most importantly talk to strangers. Even after growing up, adults are still warned against going places alone, meeting people online, and putting their trust in people they have never met. The underlying message is this: strangers equal danger. Despite these frequent warnings, social media has found a way to glamorize strangers and make it socially acceptable to interact with them. Disguised under the …
Online Dating Technology Effects On Interpersonal Relationships, Anabel Homnack
Online Dating Technology Effects On Interpersonal Relationships, Anabel Homnack
Pop Culture Intersections
The trend of online dating has been around since the emergence of the Internet. In the generation before the online era, people would meet face-to-face in cafes, on streets or at bars or even on airplanes. People make initial contact based on a number of cues and preferences, getting to know one another in person. Today these coincidental or so to say "meant to be" moments seem to be non-existent. Why have they become such a rarity? Is it because we know that there is an easy way out? What will it take for people to be as straightforward and …
Morality Of Pirating Media, Matthew Holbrook
Morality Of Pirating Media, Matthew Holbrook
Pop Culture Intersections
This paper will explore the evolution and morality of pirating media not through accusation but by giving data and facts to decide not only the future of media but whether these pirates are actually moral versions of Robin Hood. I will explore this topic through the lens of the pirate starting with a background on the beginning of piracy; explain the illegality of copyright infringement, inform the reader about what happens to caught assailants, and the psychology of why more and more of the US population are illegally downloading media. I am investigating this topic not to point a finger …
The Impact Of Social Media On Society, Jacob Amedie
The Impact Of Social Media On Society, Jacob Amedie
Pop Culture Intersections
It is the objective of this article to present evidence from several researches that were done by many scholars in different environment that distinctly demonstrates the negative impact of social media in three main categories. First, social media fosters a false sense of online "connections" and superficial friendships leading to emotional and psychological problems. The Second harm of social media is that it can become easily addictive taking away family and personal time as well as diminish interpersonal skills, leading to antisocial behavior. Lastly, social media has become a tool for criminals, predators and terrorists enabling them to commit illegal …
September 2015, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
September 2015, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center
Newsletter Archive
Contents: High Holiday Schedule; From the Rabbi; Presidents Message; Book Group; Announcements