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111	Martin L. King vs. Malcolm X: Dvě konkurující si vize boje za občanská práva ve Spojených státech amerických / Martin L. King vs. Malcolm X: Two Competing Visions of the Fight for Civil Rights in the United States of America Spilková, Eva January 2008 (has links) The diploma thesis "Martin L. King vs. Malcolm X: Two Competing Visions of the Fight for Civil Rights in the United States of America" deals with two different visions of the fight for civil rights, which reperesented by the two pivotal personalities of Martin L. King and Malcolm X. The thesis investigates wheather racial integration or separation is better and more suitable for blacks, or if it is better to gain rights and respect by nonviolent means or by any means necessary. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of opinions and ideas of both personalities during their lifetimes.
112	Early Childhood Education Trainers' Knowledge and Use of Andragogical Principles Thornton, Kimberly 01 January 2019 (has links) Early childhood education (ECE) teachers often lack the experience and skills to provide children with supports necessary to foster academic and social skill development. Professional development can improve ECE teachers' skills, but ECE trainers often lack understanding of adult learning principles, known as andragogy. Knowles' conceptual framework of andragogy was used to explore the knowledge and use of andragogical principles of 8 ECE trainers selected via criterion-based purposive sampling. The research questions focused on ECE trainers' knowledge and use of andragogical principles. Three cases, each consisting of 2 or 3 live professional development trainings for early childhood educators, were used in this study. Data sources included (a) observations of ECE trainings, (b) semi-structured interviews with ECE trainers, and (c) content analysis of ECE training materials. Thematic analysis revealed that although participants were not formally trained in andragogy and were unfamiliar with the associated verbiage, most had a strong grasp of andragogy and used andragogical principles to drive the development and presentation of their training materials. The 3 main themes that emerged were (a) lack of training/background in andragogy, (b) training strategies employed, and (c) training design. Findings from this study provide an original contribution to the limited existing research on the professional development of early childhood educators and expand the existing body of research on andragogy. This study contributes to social change by revealing that trainers may benefit from formal andragogical training, which may then improve the education provided by ECE teachers to young children. Adult Learning Principles Andragogy Early Childhood Education Trainers Malcolm Knowles Multiple Case Studies Professional Development
113	Radicalism in American Political Thought : Black Power, the Black Panthers, and the American Creed Cooney, Christopher Thomas 01 January 2007 (has links) American Political Thought has presented somewhat of a challenge to many because of the conflict between the ideals found within the "American Creed" and the reality of America's treatment of ethnic and social minorities. The various forms of marginalization and oppression facing women, blacks, Native Americans, and Asian-Americans have been as much a part of the story of America as have been natural rights and the Constitution. Taking this into account, this thesis is an effort to argue that the radicalism on display in the Black Panther Party, a group that emerged in the turmoil of the 1960' s, was a direct descendant of the ideas found within the Black Power movement. It will be argued that these militant critiques of American society were radical, but were not so radical as to be viewed as outside of the context provided by the ideals found in the American Creed. In order to do so, it will be necessary first to present and analyze the various approaches toward explaining the content and nature of the American Creed. The Creed will be presented as separate from American political reality, as an ideal type. As a result it appears to be a rather amorphous tool which can be used both by supporters of a more robust realization of the Creed's ideals and those who wish to limit the scope of these ideals. Having discussed these approaches toward the American Creed, a discussion of radical political ideas will serve to introduce the Black Power movement and the later Black Panther Party. It will be argued that the radical ideas on display were born out of a frustration with American society, but were at the same time an endorsement of the American Creed. It will be concluded that the American Creed is a powerful force acting upon American political thought, so powerful that even those who should rationally reject the Creed forcefully embrace it. Malcolm X (1925-1965) Huey P Newton Black Panther Party -- History Black power -- United States -- History African American Studies Political Science Race and Ethnicity United States History
114	A Framework of Critical Success Factors for Business Organizations that Lead to Performance Excellence Based on a Financial and Quality Systems Assessment. Francisco, Melissa 01 January 2014 (has links) One of the most important tasks that business leaders undertake in order to achieve a superior market position is strategic planning. Beyond this obligation, business owners desire to maximize profit and maintain steady growth. In order to do this, resources must be invested in the most efficient way possible in order to achieve performance excellence. Adjusting business operations quickly, however, especially in times of economic uncertainty, is extremely difficult. Business leaders therefore need insight into which elements of organizational improvement are most effective in order to strategically invest their resources to achieve superior performance in the most efficient way possible. This research examines the results of companies which have a demonstrated ability to achieve performance excellence as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. This research examined award-winning applications to determine common input factors, compared the business results of a subset of those award-winners with the overall market for a time-frame of 11 years, and then investigated the profitability, liquidity, debt management, asset management, and per share performance ratios of award-winners compared with their industry peers over 11 years as well. The main focus of this research is to determine whether participation in performance excellence best practices have created value for shareholders and business owners. This objective is achieved through the analysis of performance results of award winning companies. This research demonstrates that the integration of efforts associated with performance excellence is in-fact advantageous. Malcolm baldrige performance excellence industrial engineering quality national quality award system business success ratios leadership strategic planning customer focus workforce focus operations focus results knowledge management measurement analysis organizational profile content analysis statistical analysis mixed methods Engineering Industrial Engineering
115	What Are You Going to Do with the Rest of Your Life? Ferguson, Kelly K. 10 June 2014 (has links) No description available. Teaching Modern Literature Literature History Families and Family Life Alabama history Alison Bechdel Janet Malcolm DJ Waldie Truman Capote chick drummers humor essay persona nonfiction narrative Southern Lynyrd Skynyrd Yankee Generation X Kurt Cobain drunk
116	Validating results from the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment by use of turbulent CFD simulations : A study of a modified U-tube shell-and-tube primary heat exchanger and radiator with molten salts Akner, Malcolm January 2021 (has links) Background Nuclear reactors utilizing molten fuels rather than solid fuels show a massive advantage in energy yield, waste handling and safety features. The only successful reactor utilizing a molten fuel was called the ‘Molten Salt Reactor Experiment’ (MSRE), built and operated in the Oak Ridge national laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, U.S.A. during the 1960s. The molten salts in question are fluoride compounds under the name of “FLiBe”. In this thesis, the heat exchangers of the MSRE are modelled and simulated, with the aim to test whether current computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and mathematical models can accurately predict molten salt heat transfer behaviour. Methods All programs used are open-source and/or free-access to facilitate open collaboration between researchers in this growing field. All models and findings produced in this thesis are free to use for future research. The program Onshape was used to draw CAD-models based on hand-drawn technical documents released by ORNL. Several programs, e.g., Simscale and Salome, were used to create high detailed meshes of the heat exchangers. The CFD software Simscale and OpenFOAM have been used to simulate the heat exchangers, using the 𝑘 − 𝜔 𝑆𝑆𝑇 Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulence model to perform a multiregion conjugate heat transfer (CHT) analysis. The program Paraview has been used for all post-processing on the large datasets. Results A working toolchain with open-source programs for CFD has been identified. Highly detailed, full-scale and accurate CAD-drawings of the two heat exchangers have been produced. Models have been finely meshed, containing tens of millions of cells, with good quality measures. The simulations produced physically sound and valuable data: Great heat transfer predictive capability with high accuracy to the data presented by ORNL. Pressure data showed a consistent over-prediction with a factor of ~2. Possibility of error within the MSRE measurement. Conclusions CHT using modern turbulence methods work well for the intended purpose and can be used by industry to simulate molten salt heat transfer. Open-source programs perform well and can be used by researchers to share ideas and progress. Doubts around certain measurements from the MSRE, showing large uncertainties. Future projects have been outlined to continue the work performed in this thesis. Molten salt reactors show fantastic promise as an energy generation method and should be seriously considered for the future of clean, reliable energy. CFD MSRE CAD CHT experiment molten liquid salt fluid mechanics mechanics fluid LTU nuclear reactor nuclear reactor generation four generation IV copenhagen atomics copenhagen atomics space engineering space engineering aerospace thesis master's thesis master's Malcolm Akner Erik CFD MSRE CAD CHT flytande salt strömningslära strömningsmekanik fluid fluidmekanik LTU kärnreaktor generation fyra generation IV copenhagen atomics rymdteknik flygteknik ingenjör civilingenjör examensarbete Malcolm Akner Erik Aerospace Engineering Rymd- och flygteknik
117	There Will Be No Pictures of Pigs Shooting Down Brothers in the Instant Replay: Surveillance and Death in the Black Arts Movement Jackson, Indya J. 06 November 2020 (has links) No description available. African American Studies African Americans Black Studies Literature Music Philosophy Theater Black Power African-American African-American Literature Literature Amiri Baraka LeRoi Jones Malcolm X Gil Scott-Heron Black Arts Movement Afro-Pessimism Frank Wilderson Social Death Surveillance Anti-Blackness James Baldwin
118	Pride and Protest in Letters and Song: Jazz Artists and Writers during the Civil RightsMovement, 1955-1965 Marchbanks, Jack R. 28 June 2018 (has links) No description available. History African American Studies Black History Music Political Science Jazz, civil rights African anticolonialism Martin Luther King Malcolm X Duke Ellington Langston Hughes Abbey Lincoln Maya Angelou Ralph Ellison Amiri Baraka Lorraine Hansberry Max Roach Melba Liston Nat Hentoff Charles Mingus James Baldwin
119	Původ černé teologie / The Origin of the Black Theology Kolínský, Martin January 2016 (has links) This thesis deals with introdution to problematic about history of black churches in United States and tries graps this effect in modenrn interpration of afroamerican identity. Thesis describes overlap afroamerican spirituality to genesis of pentecostal christianity in deep south of United States. Genesis of afroamerican methodism like free expresion of spiritual living has own capitol. Foundation of black political representation capitulations in biographies of W.E. B. Du Boise, Marcuse Garvey and Booker T. Washington. Effor for building of separet identity has own descritption on history of syncretic religion movement Nation of Islam in poor suburb of industry city Deatroit. Black deals on introdution James Hal Cone and black church social work.
120	Towards a Consummated Life: Kenneth Burke's Concept of Consummation as Critical Conversation and Catharsis Bacalski, Cherise Marie 14 March 2013 (has links) (PDF) Consummation was the one term about which Kenneth Burke wasn't particularly long-winded - odd considering his claim that it was the apex of his theory of form. Perhaps Burke never explained exactly what consummation was because he himself was never clear on the subject, as he told John Woodcock in an interview toward the end of his career. Burke began conceptualizing his theory of form early on - in his 20s - and published it in his first critical book, Counter-Statement, in 1931. At that time, Burke's theory of form had already taken one evolutionary step - from self-expression, with the focus on the artist, to communication, with the focus on the psychology of the reader. Communication was to Burke an "arousing and fulfilling of desires." However, by the 60s, Burke introduced us to a new term which he only used a handful of times in his entire corpus: consummation. This paper attempts to define consummation by exploring Burke's theory of form and looking to his correspondences with friends and scholars. It offers two answers: first, consummation is the act of a reader responding to a writer in critical conversation; second, consummation is the ultimate cathartic achievement. Both play an important civic role. Using current science regarding the gut in connection with emotional purgation, this paper treats seriously Burke's essay "The Thinking of the Body (Comments on the Imagery of Catharsis in Literature)" and his ideas regarding the "Demonic Trinity": micturition, defecation, and parturition, explaining Burkean catharsis as it differs from, deepens, and extends Aristotelian catharsis. What can we learn from what Burke meant by consummation? That the symbolic world is much more significant to our survival than we may realize. As the world of scientific motion advanced rapidly during Burke's lifetime, he began to lose hope that symbolic action could keep up with it. We can see how important poetry and the symbolic motive was for him; he seemed to think it was a matter of life and death. This paper explores what it meant for Burke to seek a consummated life, and the implications that held for him and for us. In the end, the paper posits the importance of catharsis to society in terms of war and peace. Kenneth Burke consummation catharsis perfection fulfillment entelechy imitation duplication William Carlos Williams Malcolm Cowley William Rueckert (nonsymbolic) motion (symbolic) action second brain gut digestion Demonic Trinity micturition defecation parturition urine excrement childbirth sexual urinal fecal body central nervous system purgation communication critical conversation scapegoat scapegoatism magic imagery imagination copy poetics ritualization potentiality implications " "Ad bellum purificandum " "rotten with perfection " peace love war English Language and Literature

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