Exploring Teacher Interaction in Childcare Facilities to Enhance Quality Education

 Running head: TEACHER INTERACTION Teacher Interaction in a Childcare Facility Rolanda Curington ESR 505 National Louis University Fall 2018 Introduction Problem Statement Currently, I am employed as a director of a licensed childcare facility who services many families and advocates for high quality early childhood education. I have always been an advocate for the … Read more

Anticipating Our Racial Future: Learning from Past Attitudes and Actions

 Through looking at the past attitudes and actions of societies towards race, it seems reasonable to argue that, across the globe, there has been progression in overcoming many of the previous negative connotations of race. The outrages committed in the name of “ethnic cleansing”, for example, such as the Rwandan Genocide, are widely-condemned. However, … Read more

Make Rock Climbing Safer: Improve Anchor Safety with Titanium and Coating

 Improving the Safety of Rock Climbing Anchors Hannah Fisher, Sabrina Gallego, Noah Joyce, Eric Rafalovsky, Sarah “Katie” Sowders MSE 4803, Fall 2018 Executive Summary In recent years, multiple forms of climbing anchor corrosion has posed a problem for professional and recreational climbers worldwide. In an effort to combat this safety concern, this design project … Read more

Target Expands to Canada: Lessons Learned from a Billion Dollar Mistake

 Target has become a household name across the United States known for being a big box store that holds the best moderately prices items in any subcategory. After establishing a presence and dominating the American market Target was ready for the next step in their company’s future, following the steps of Walmart they decided … Read more

Umayyads: Political, Social and Cultural Changes that Brought Islam to Power

 Throughout the history of Islam, there have been many transitions between different groups over religious and political power. Beginning at the death of the prophet, there were many disagreements about who would succeed him. These disagreements led to a split in the Muslim belief that would affect the religious and political rule for years … Read more

Improve Process Quality: Profile Monitoring and Process Capability Indices

 Abstract. In recent years, most researchers and users consider profile monitoring as a good technique for single-variable or multiple-variable quality control. A profile is a relation between one response variable and independent variables controlled during the time. Process Capability Indices are measured to evaluate processes performance in producing conforming products. In this paper, the … Read more

Exploring the Tragic Hero Archetype in Oedipus and Willy Loman

 Dasianay Ward Shier AP English 6 November 2018 Exploring the Tragic Hero    According to Aristotle (384-322 B.C), a tragic hero is one who possesses the characteristics of hamartia, peripeteia, anagnorisis, and has a fate that is greater than deserved. A literary example of a tragic hero would be Sophocles’ Oedipus, from Oedipus Rex, … Read more

Exploring How Federalism Shaped the Government of Texas Max

 Every government that exists, or has existed, is the result of philosophical questions and the nature of mankind, giving to each the equality amongst others and the endowment of certain unalienable rights. In order for these to stay protected, “governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” … Read more

Explore Sherry Turkle’s Influence on Human Relationships with Technology

 Viewed by many as “The Margaret Mead of digital culture”, Sherry Turkle stands at the forefront of the intersection of digital technology and human relationships. With more than 30 years of empirical evidence regarding human relations with machines, Turkle’s works provide unparalleled insight into the evolution of our relationships with these robots. Yet Turkle … Read more

Create a Safer, More Reliable Climbing Anchor with Titanium Alloy and Piezoelectric Materials

 Executive Summary In recent years, multiple forms of climbing anchor corrosion has posed a problem for professional and recreational climbers worldwide. In an effort to combat this safety concern, this design project intends to create a safer, more reliable, and more predictable climbing anchor for implementation in numerous types of outdoor environments. This goal … Read more