Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/15250 Resource class dctype:Text Title PURE Insights Volume 15.5 Cover Art Creator Natalie Puha Date 2026-07-01 Type Text Image;StillImage Identifier PURE155d Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/01/2026, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract This cover artwork pays (see what I did there?) tribute to the vanitas still life paintings of 17th-century Dutch Baroque painters, in which flowers symbolize life’s impermanence. Neon price labels are collaged on top of one another, radiating outward to depict the explosive look of Crape Myrtle flowers on campus that bloom in the summertime. Just like the Crape Myrtle plant’s flowers, our ownership of material possessions is impermanent. Scribbled lines made with markers and pens optically mix. Ink is conceived to be a permanent medium, but the price label stickers allow for a quick cover-up. Volume 15.5 Supported by Jen Bracy Key Words collage Baroque flowers -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/15248 Resource class dctype:Text Title Gender Fluidity in Twelfth Night: Drawing Contemporary Connections from an Elizabethan Protagonist Creator Claire E. Phillips Date 2026-07-01 Type text Identifier PURE155c Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/01/2026, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract This article explores the Shakespeare play Twelfth Night and how it addresses themes such as the expression of gender and sexuality in a comedic but patriarchal society. In more than one play, Shakespeare utilized the theme of cross-dressing, specifically with his female main characters, but why? What do the characters and audiences get out of this sudden change of gender, which adds a new complicated dynamic to the story? Specifically, this thesis explores Viola from Twelfth Night, as well as her male disguise, “Cesario.” How Viola interacts with both male and female characters in the story challenges potentially false beliefs of how gender and sexuality were viewed in the Elizabethan era. There is a distinction between the tolerance and acceptance of gender fluidity; it comes down to the space in which it is being expressed. The modern debate I will be addressing is this: was Shakespeare truly ahead of his time when he played with gender fluidity in his works, or was he simply perpetuating pre-existing misogynistic stereotypes? The answer won’t be black and white, and it will analyze the readings of Shakespeare from both a queer and feminist standpoint. From the seventeenth century until now, there is still much to be discussed about why these plays, Twelfth Night in particular, are still important and socially. Volume 15.5 Supported by Tiara Good Key Words Shakespeare Twelfth Night gender -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/15246 Resource class dctype:Text Title Transgender Healthcare Access: Barriers and Impacts Creator Alex Michaels Date 2026-07-01 Type text Identifier PURE155b Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/01/2026, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract Transgender health care is a heavily debated topic in our society that undergoes significant legislative changes at an alarming pace. Using an autoethnographic research approach, I use my own lived experience as a trans person navigating the healthcare systems in my state to discuss some of the barriers and struggles of the trans community. To support and expand upon the autoethnographic portion of my work, I also draw from current literature and research. This thesis addresses topics of provider education, critical comments from care providers, care avoidance, gendered systems and health care records, pharmacy issues, insurance denials and related barriers, and relevant legislation. My work aims to provide context for social and structural barriers and to address the impact those barriers have on human lives. Volume 15.5 Supported by Margaret Manoogian Key Words healthcare transgender issues auto-ethnography -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/15244 Resource class dctype:Text Title PURE Insights Volume 15.5 Creator Maren Anderson Description Full issue for PURE Insights Volume 15.5 (Summer, 2026) Date 2026-07-01 Type Text Image; Stillimage Identifier PURE155a Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 07/01/2026, this item is in copyright, which is held by the authors. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the authors. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Volume 15.5 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14840 Title Challenges and Implications of Social Stigmas Around Aging and Homelessness Creator Kathryn Aline Setter Date 4/10/2026 Type Text Identifier PURE_2026f Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Supported by Melissa Cannon Key Words Homelessness Older Adults Intersectionality -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14839 Title Seeing Is No Longer Believing: Teaching Visual Literacy in the Age of AI Creator Kali Pikl Date 4/10/2026 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier PURE_2026e Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract Media literacy and close analysis of multiple formats of information are both critical skills in our technology-rich environment. This is particularly the case given the rate at which Artificial Intelligence models are advancing. The current study sampled 87 university students and sought to evaluate participants’ ability to detect AI-altered/generated images. This was measured via survey and was followed by a training module designed to teach participants about some of the key artifacts in AI-generated/altered images. Participants completed a second survey following the training portion to evaluate for change. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference between the participant’s pre-treatment and post-treatment scores following the training module. A paired-samples t-test showed that post-treatment survey scores (M = 11.66, SD = 2.25) were significantly higher than pre-treatment scores (M = 9.05, SD = 2.61), t(86) = -10.19, p < .001, 95% CI [-3.12, -2.10]. After controlling for relevant individual differences, the results showed a large effect size (d = 1.09). This shows the ability to train audiences in how to recognize images that have been generated or altered by AI. The current study showed a slight decrease in participants’ accuracy in detecting real images due to increased skepticism. The applicability to the generalized population of the specific tips provided in this study should be studied further as image-generating AI models will likely phase out many of the artifacts used in this study. Supported by Ethan McMahan Key Words Artificial intelligence media literacy misinformation -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14838 Title PURE Volume 15 Cover Creator Micah Dillard Date 4/10/2026 Type Image; StillImage; Text Identifier PURE_2026d Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract The cover art was a collaboration between Micah Dillard (illustration) and Jen Bracy (art direction). The artwork was stylistically inspired by Milton Glaser, a pioneer in the history of graphic design and illustration in the 1960s and beyond. The work was created in response to, and as a companion piece for, the poem “Woman Work” written by Maya Angelou in 1978. The repeated female figure image is meant to be upside down, embodying the chaos and sadness of the life of endless chores cited in the poem. The falling woman can also be interpreted as representing the potential release of letting go of what you can’t co ntrol. The background is a scratchy, sketchy, and a bit like rain, which serves as a symbol of nature, which calls to Maya Angelou’s character as she goes through the motions of her daily life being a mother, woman, and person of color. The subtle form of an anatomical heart reminds the viewer of her humanity Supported by Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14837 Title Assistant Editor's Note Creator Sasha Pullitla Date 4/10/2026 Type Text Identifier PURE_2026c Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14836 Title Managing Editor's Letter Creator Maren Anderson Date 4/10/2026 Type Text Identifier PURE_2026b Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14835 Resource class dctype:Text Title Pure Insights, Volume 15 Creator Maren Anderson, editor Date 2026-04-10 Type Text; Image; StillImage Identifier PURE_2026a Rights In copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Volume 15 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14731 Resource class dctype:Text Title Pure Insights Volume 14 (2025) Full Issue Date 2025-07-15 Identifier PURE_07152025 Rights In copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Editor Maren Anderson Volume 14 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14725 Title I Remember Great Aunt Patti Creator Emily Killebrew Date 7/15/2025 Identifier PURE_07152025e Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Volume 14 Supported by Henry Hughes Key Words poetry -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14724 Title A Review of Human Perceptions of Emotions From Animal Vocalizations Creator Kayleigh Pierson Alexander Reece Date 7/15/2025 Identifier PURE_07152025d Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract The study of the evolution of emotional communication dates back to Charles Darwin and has a rich history rooted in ethological research. The evolution of emotional communication is a growing field of research that explores how animals express and perceive different emotions. Studies continue to shed light on the complexity and universality of emotional communication in the animal kingdom. This review article examines the literature on human perceptions of emotions from animal vocalizations, addressing the acoustic variables that predict the way vocalizations are interpreted, whether people are generally more accurate with gauging arousal or valence from vocalizations, any patterns with respect to species, and subject variables that influence perceptions. By reviewing and synthesizing the existing literature, this article seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the current understanding of human perceptions of emotions in other species and highlight avenues for future research in this field. Volume 14 Supported by Jay Schwartz Key Words communication cats animal vocalization -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14723 Title Forensic Anthropology: Sex Estimation and Intersex Remains Creator Kairo Mojsiewicz-Shahin Date 7/15/2025 Identifier PURE_07152025c Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract Intersexuality has been defined as an “umbrella term used to describe a wide range of innate bodily variations in sex characteristics” (Monro et al., 2021). In life, these characteristics are often limited to soft tissue sex organs; in forensic anthropology, the focus is on an individual's bone structure. This is because the bones of males and females have distinct differences attributed to the biological mechanisms for which they are tailored, such as childbirth or walking, and on account of the effects different hormones have on bone growth and development. It is understood that an estimate of "female" would eliminate all "male" individuals from a pool of potential matches, thereby streamlining the identification process of a descendant. These methods can be as simple as visual analysis or as complex as metric analysis and population statistics (Christensen et al., 2014; Moore, 2013). However, intersex people may not have distinct traits from either sex, or they may have a mix of male and female traits. They can therefore present an interesting challenge to sex estimation. Recent anthropological studies have examined the topic of intersex remains, revealing blind spots in many of the standard methods and our own understanding of sex. Volume 14 Supported by Jerielle Cartales Key Words anthropology forensics intersex -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14722 Title Informal Caregiving Experiences: Challenges and Opportunities for an Age-Friendly University Creator CJ Johnson Emily Winters Date 7/15/2025 Identifier PURE_07152025b Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract The growing Age-Friendly University (AFU) global network has been helping its members assess their institutions and identify action items for increasing age-friendliness. This research investigates one of the issues identified through previous assessment of an AFU as a weakness and area of opportunity, which is the lack of resources and information for campus community members who identify as informal or unpaid family caregivers. Data from N = 72 campus members (26% faculty, 15% staff, 52% students; 84% female, 16% male) were collected in early 2023 through a campus-wide online survey and analyzed by a team of researchers using quantitative analysis for responses to Likert-type items and thematic analysis for open-ended responses. Issues around physical demands, time demands, financial stress, and social and emotional health while caregiving were assessed. Results indicated that respondents are experiencing different types of stress and need additional support and resources as caregivers, particularly related to respite care, mental health services, financial support, and assistance with physical tasks such as housework and transportation. The findings from this research will be used to develop and share resources around caregiving broadly across the university campus, and to ensure that resources are culturally inclusive, particularly as nearly 25% of the enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students is composed of students from a Hispanic/Latinx background. Findings will also be used to establish community partnerships to harness resources from outside the university, and ultimately to help support the campus community moving forward and to achieve a piece of the university’s AFU vision. Volume 14 Supported by Melissa Cannon Key Words informal caregiving age-friendly university caregiving resources -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/14721 Title Golden Gaze Creator Chloe Elmore Date 7/15/2025 Identifier PURE_07152025a Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract The design for this cover is a watercolor piece that, through the use of a lavender color scheme and symbolism, is meant to evoke a sense of peace and tranquility, especially in today’s current climate. The use of lavender, covering the majority of the work, has a calming effect on viewers, along with the many elements of nature from the deer to the trees and water below it. In the center of the painting is a glowing circle, with which one can correlate to the recent lunar eclipse, demonstrating a time of growth. It is a reminder that while changes are happening, we can still find peace and growth in the people and environment with which we choose to surround ourselves. Volume 14 Supported by Jen Bracy Key Words deer visual art peace -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13660 Resource class dctype:Text Title PURE Insights Volume 13 Full Issue -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13652 Title Ten Days after Treatment Creator Sophie Borgstahl Subject poetry Peter Sears Poetry Prize Description The first prize poem in the 2024 Peter Sears Poetry Prize. Date 6/28/2024 Identifier PURE_06082024f Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Volume 13 Supported by Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13651 Title Celebrating my 21st Birthday with My Dead Brothers Creator Lucas Montpart Subject poetry Peter Sears Poetry Prize Description The third prize poem in the 2024 Peter Sears Poetry Prize. Date 6/28/2024 Identifier PURE_06082024e Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Volume 13 Supported by Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13650 Title 4AM Creator Justin Zeigler Subject poetry Peter Sears Poetry Prize Description The second prize poem in the 2024 Peter Sears Poetry Prize. Date 6/28/2024 Identifier PURE_06082024d Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Volume 13 Supported by Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13649 Title The Benefits of Exposure to the DeafBlind Ecosystem for Student & Novice Interpreters Creator Ayla Adkins Subject interpreting DeafBlind people protactile language interpreting Date 6/28/2024 Identifier PURE_06082024c Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract This research paper addresses how interaction with the DeafBlind community can assist student and novice interpreters in their professional development. The literature review is a collection of articles and narratives that display the values within DeafBlind culture and community, Protactile Language, co-navigating skills, and other attributing factors (later referenced as the DeafBlind ecosystem). This collection will be analyzed for patterns that may be beneficial for the targeted groups. These sources come from all branches of the DeafBlind community including teachers, academics, leaders, and students; and connected communities without a DeafBlind identity, such as students, hearing interpreters, and deaf interpreters. This research may assist interpreting students in how they approach accommodations and flexibility within their careers. Volume 13 Supported by Elisa Maroney -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13648 Title Effects of Visuals on Animal Rights Creator Kayleigh Pierson Subject animal rights gender differences Date 6/28/2024 Identifier PURE_06082024b Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract Human perceptions of animal rights are largely controversial and depend on a number of personal and situational factors. Understanding what influences or enhances support for animal welfare will be crucial to expanding support for animals and taking steps to eliminate animal cruelty. This study looked specifically at the effects that different types of animal visuals had on young adult support for animal rights, in both male and female participants. Participants were asked to look at visuals of baby animals, visuals of adult animals, or no visuals before taking the 28-question Animal Rights Scale. Although this study did not find that visuals affected participants’ levels of animal rights support, it was found that males and females varied significantly in their levels of support for animal rights. No interaction was found between visual type, gender, and a difference in support for animal rights. These results suggest that visuals of animals do not affect the support held by either male or female young adults for animal rights. Overall, the results of this study support prior research on gender differences in perceptions of animal rights, but more research is needed to know if visuals can influence the way people feel about animals. Volume 13 Supported by Jay Schwartz -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13647 Title Intuition Creator Yannie Reyes-Alverez Subject collage visual art Description Cover art for PURE Insights, Volume 13 Date 6/28/2024 Type Image; StillImage Identifier PURE_06082024a Rights In Copyright. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract “Intuition” is a collage that reflects its title, it was created based on pure experimentation and artistic intuition. This digital collage uses photographs taken in spur of the moment trying to capture the beauty found in different parts of the world. It emphasizes many different topics of contrast like man made architecture in contrast to nature through the tall Chicago buildings sitting next to the tiny Oregonian wildflowers. It creates a world of its own where hands covered in paint and flowers are as big as high-rise buildings. Volume 13 Supported by Jenn Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13406 Title Editor's note Creator Maren Anderson Date 10/20/2023 Type Text;Image;StillImage Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/18/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Volume 12 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13405 Title glass on the sidewalk Creator Jessica Olson Subject poetry Date 10/20/2023 Type Text;Image;StillImage Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/18/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract 2023 Peter Sears Poetry Prize Winner, Third Place Volume 12 Supported by Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13404 Title West Salem Suburbia Creator Josiah Liljequist Subject poetry Date 10/20/2023 Type Text;Image;StillImage Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/18/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract 2023 Peter Sears Poetry Prize Winner, Second Place Volume 12 Supported by Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13403 Title Allow Defect Creator Carrie Halladey Subject acrylic painting art Date 10/20/2023 Type Text;Image;StillImage Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/18/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract "Allow Defect" is an acrylic painting that expresses digital elements through an analog medium. Removing the fundamentals of a traditional still-life painting through cutting, pushing, and manipulating sections gives the viewer a sense of unease. Although the whole image is in view, the mind cannot compensate for the altered reality. This image could be easily made on a computer, yet each brush stroke holds a sense of measurable time. Exploring this juxtaposition of digital and analog is meant to question the evolution of art and how technology alters our perception of what we consider beautiful. Volume 12 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13402 Title Hawaii, I guess Creator Jasper Beck Subject poetry Date 10/20/2023 Type Text;Image;StillImage Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/18/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract 2023 Peter Sears Poetry Prize Winner, First Place Volume 12 Supported by Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13401 Title The Binoodial Distributions Creator Nicholas R. Jones Subject Binoodial Distribution Negative Binoodial Distribution Probability Statistics Date 10/20/2023 Type Text;Image;StillImage Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/18/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Within the world of mathematical probability lie the discrete distributions. The discrete distributions describe the probabilities of outcomes in a sample space for an experiment with a countable set of outcomes. The outcomes of the experiment may occur with or without replacement. Here we will investigate a case where we operate with a countable set comprised of outcomes both with and without replacement. In this paper, we discover the Binoodial distributions. Volume 12 Supported by Cheryl Beaver -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13400 Title The Twin Revolutions: Factional Divides at the 1916 Mexican Constitutional Convention Creator Matthew G. Worthy Subject Mexican Revolution Mexican Constitution Constitution of 1917 Article 123 Article 27 Venustiano Carranza Alvaro Obregon Queretaro Aguascalientes Date 10/20/2023 Type Text;Image;StillImage Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/18/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract In December of 1916, the Mexican Revolution entered a new period of institutionalization. A coalition of liberal and radical forces led by Venustiano Carranza had successfully overthrown the dictator Victoriano Huerta, but soon a new conflict erupted. With Huerta gone and Carranza's presidency becoming increasingly conservative, former populist allies Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa revolted against the new government. As a means of forging legitimizing his administration, President Carranza called for a new constitution- the delegates to the drafting convention, however, found themselves divided on what rights and guarantees the document would include. Ultimately, a group of delegates aligned with Alvaro Obregon won out, defeating Carranza’s loyalists and enforcing their constitutional vision. Despite the power struggle that took place during the convention, and the significance that it bears English language historiography is relatively quiet regarding the events that took place there. This project will analyze the 1916-1917 constitutional convention in context by examining the Constitution of 1917 itself, as well as several other sources. The convention illuminated the divisions between the liberals and the popular forces within the Mexican Revolution, and Carranza’s failure to counter Obregon’s faction allowed them to crystallize the conflict as a fight for land reform, labor rights, and secularism. Volume 12 Supported by Ricardo Pelegrin Taboada -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/13399 Title Fractal Ferns Creator Cassondra Neff Ben Coté Subject fractals ferns mathematics linear transformations Date 10/20/2023 Type Text;Image;StillImage Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/18/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract In this article, we will delve into the method for generating fractal ferns developed by Michael Barnsley. The method involves an iterated function system where each function is an affine transformation. After building an intuition for the functions used to generate the Barnsley fern, we develop an iterated function system to model a western sword fern. Volume 12 Supported by Ben Coté -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/12902 Resource class dctype:MovingImage Title Card Again: A Short FIlm Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/8/ -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/283 Resource class dctype:Image Title PURE Insights Cover Images Description A gallery of the covers from issues of PURE Inisghts -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/270 Title PURE Insights Volume 11 - Full Issue Date 12/14/2022 Type Text Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/1 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Volume 11 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/269 Title Fall 2023 INSIGHTS cover design Creator Ruben Ramirez Alvarez Subject Graphic Design Illustration Date 12/14/2022 Type Image; StillImage Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/2 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the creator. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the creator. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Fall 2023 INSIGHTS Cover Design Abstract With the use of collage and photo manipulation as primary design techniques, this cover features the intersection of color, movement, and light. The layering of various photographic elements, the vibrancy and saturation of colors, and the abstract form and moving parts, symbolize the complexity of the human mind. This design specifically explores the concept of the lightbulb idea, the desire to access a source of creativity, or the next big thing that could change the course of humanity. However, this cover also implies great ideas and creativity truly reside nowhere else but within ourselves and the world around us. It is when we open our minds that we are able to form connections that reach the potential of our creative insights and unlock the possibilities of the human imagination. Volume 11 Supported by Jen Bracy Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/268 Title On Flowering My Father's Grave Creator Trinity Herr Subject Poetry Poetry Date 12/14/2022 Type Text Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/6 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title On Flowering My Father's Grave Abstract Poem entitled "On Flowering My Father's Grave" First Prize winner of the Peter Sears Poetry Award 2022 at Western Oregon University Volume 11 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/267 Title Working at a Hospice Facility Creator Josh Paulter Subject Poetry Poetry Date 12/14/2022 Type Text Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/9 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Working at a Hospice Facility Abstract Poem entitled "Working at a Hospice Facility" Third Prize winner of the Peter Sears Poetry Award 2022 at Western Oregon University Volume 11 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/266 Title Paradigm Creator Josiah S Liljequist Subject Poetry Poem Date 12/14/2022 Type Text Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/7 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Paradigm Abstract Second Prize winner of the Peter Sears Poetry Award 2022 at Western Oregon University Volume 11 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/265 Title An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Elder Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Settings Creator Noelle A Haury Subject Gerontology Social and Behavioral Sciences Older Adults Abuse Neglect Prevention Risk Factors Agency Efforts Workplace Culture Long-Term Settings Date 12/14/2022 Type Text Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/5 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Elder Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Settings Abstract Older adults living in long-term care settings seek support as they age. Due to health concerns, they may be vulnerable to elder abuse and neglect. As older adults continue to reach older adulthood at later ages, elder abuse will continue to increase and adversely affect older adults living in both long-term care and home settings. Those who experience elder abuse have many negative health- related outcomes. Understanding elder abuse and neglect is critical in both addressing it and creating innovative prevention strategies. This exploratory qualitative research study included interviews with five professionals working in settings that have equipped them with an understanding and expertise of elder abuse and neglect in these settings. Results suggest that agency efforts, workplace culture, and resident risk factors greatly affect the occurrence of elder abuse in long-term care settings. These findings revealed areas of improvement and potential pathways towards addressing elder abuse and neglect. Volume 11 Supported by Margaret Manoogian, Ph.D. Note Margaret Manoogian, Ph.D. -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/264 Title Joking With a Heavy Heart: Bo Burnham as the Modern Underground Man Creator Jasper K Beck Subject Comparative Literature Philosophy absurdity Bo Burnham condition Dostoyevsky existential existentialism Inside internet Notes From Underground performance Date 12/14/2022 Type Text Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/3 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Alternative Title Bo Burnham as the Modern Underground Man Abstract What is the meaning of life? How can we make sense of existence, if at all? These are the questions Fyodor Dostoyevsky attempted to answer in his 1864 novella Notes From Underground. Centuries later in 2021, comedian and filmmaker Bo Burnham attempts to answer the same questions in his COVID-era comedy special Inside. Though neither of these works are about existential philosophy explicitly, Notes From Underground is revered as such. In this comparative essay I argue that Inside is also a deeply existential work, similar to Notes From Underground in both the themes it contains and the mechanisms used to convey them. Both are self-referential expressions of pain and bewilderment over the existential condition, and both conclude by giving in to nihilism. Comparing these similar works from vastly different time periods can shed light on how humanity grapples with the same existential questions under different circumstances, providing evidence for the continued relevance of existential philosophy in the Internet Age. Volume 11 Supported by Ryan Hickerson Note Ryan Hickerson -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/243 Title Ensuring Latinx Mothers Feel Valued in Schools to Promote Student Success Creator Daisy Macias Andrea Emerson Subject Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Latinx mothers advocacy generational education experiences first-teachers belongingness Date 12/14/2022 Type Text Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/8 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ Alternative Title The Effects of Latinx Mothers Feeling Valued in Schools Abstract Latinx mothers feeling valued in their children’s schools is a crucial component of their child’s success and wellbeing. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 4 mothers, whose educational experiences varied. The questions focused on the mothers’ experiences within the education system regarding themselves and their children. Analysis of the interviews revealed three emergent themes - parents as first teachers, generational education experiences as motivation, and advocacy. For mothers to feel valued in their children’s schools, their role as the first-teacher in their children's lives must be respected. They also must have a safe space to advocate for their child. The mothers also utilize their own educational experiences as motivation to best support their children. Listening to the voices of Latinx mothers and learning from these themes casts an important asset oriented light on their intentions and the support strategies that work for them. Volume 11 Supported by Andrea Emerson Note Andrea Emerson -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/242 Title How Trigonometry Can Solve a Murder Creator Delaney N Bishop Subject Trigonometry Blood spatter Forensic Chemistry Forensics Math Date 12/14/2022 Type Text Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/4 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title How Trigonometry Can Solve a Murder Abstract Who killed Mr. Williamson? Is Mrs. Williamson telling the truth? Or is she lying to save herself? The answer to all of those questions can be determined through the use of blood spatter that was created during the course of events that led to Mr. Williamson’s death. Specially trained analysts, known as blood spatter analysts, use mathematics equations to determine the location of individuals and objects at a crime scene during the time that the violent crime takes place. The equations that blood spatter analysts use in their calculations comes from a division on math known as trigonometry. Investigators then use those calculated locations to determine if their witnesses or suspects are telling the truth through comparison. Volume 11 Supported by Leanne Merrill Note Leanne Merrill -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/241 Title An exploratory study: Focusing on advocacy services for low-income older adults in Oregon Creator Maya R. E. Herb Subject Social and Behavioral Sciences low-income older adults older adults elders poverty safety net programs Date 12/14/2022 Type Text Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/12 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Advocacy Services for Low-income Older Adults Abstract Financially vulnerable older adults, especially those at or below the federal poverty line, face issues of food insecurity, problems finding adequate but affordable housing, the costs and accessibility of caregivers and medical care, and more. These realities have repercussions on health and quality of life for lower income older adults. Existing programs are in place to provide services but are these services addressing critical needs for this population? This qualitative study investigated the current challenges to addressing basic needs and areas where advocacy work could be applied for older adults with limited economic resources. Interviews were completed with 5 professionals. Results suggest the seriousness of basic needs in the lives of older adults and significant barriers to services that are being addressed by service providers. Volume 11 Supported by Margaret Manoogian Note Margaret Manoogian -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/240 Title Know The Truth Campaign Creator Carrie Visuano Subject Graphic Design Illustration Brochure Design Art Informative Date 12/14/2022 Type Text Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/11 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract “Know The Truth Truth Campaign” is a collection of informational and entertaining deliverable products designed to entice the underrepresented demographic of teenagers to acquire the Covid-19 vaccination. With galaxy backgrounds and fun illustrations, the campaign consists of a brochure, stickers, and pens. Together these deliverables inspire teens to make their own choice to be informed and get vaccinated. Volume 11 Supported by Jen Bracy Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/239 Title Fear and Frustration: A Qualitative Analysis of the Social and Political Impacts of COVID-19 on U.S. Older Adults Creator Kacie Ryden Sarah Schultz Subject Community Health and Preventive Medicine Gerontology Health Policy Politics and Social Change Social Psychology qualitative research COVID-19 pandemic aging older adults Date 12/14/2022 Type Text Identifier pure/vol11/iss1/10 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Qualitative Analysis Social Political Impacts COVID Older Adults Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic had dramatic impacts on the physical, social, and emotional health of individuals. Older adults, in particular, have experienced the highest mortality rates and the greatest concerns ranging from physical safety to economic stress to social isolation. This paper presents findings drawn from the COVID-19 Coping Study, a national longitudinal study of the social, behavioral, health, and economic pandemic impacts on older adults (aged 55+) in the U.S. The authors qualitatively analyzed attitudes, behaviors, fears, and frustrations expressed by the study participants in an open-ended survey question during the monthly follow-up survey in Fall 2020. The results revealed four major ways that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected older adults with regard to their sources of community: missing interactions with people; concern for safety from the virus; collective frustrations with the pandemic; and frustrations creating divisions within communities. This study sheds light on the struggles of older adults during a pandemic and may help inform future research on coping strategies and ways to better prepare for potential pandemics in the future. Volume 11 Supported by Melissa Cannon Note Melissa Cannon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/238 Title PURE Insights, Volume 10, Issue 1 (full issue) Date 12/27/2021 Type Text Identifier pure/vol10/iss1/1 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Volume 10 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/237 Title Coming Back Creator Erin Ross Subject Graphic Design Date 12/27/2021 Type Text Identifier pure/vol10/iss1/2 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Coming Back Abstract The world is emerging from a very strange and scary time, and students and faculty are looking forward to coming back to campus this fall term. In response to this new beginning, this year’s Pure Insights cover image illustrates a scene with themes of “returning” and “winter.” The two figures in the scene have struggled long and hard to get to shelter, which is symbolic of what many of us have been through this past year. As a reference to education, the figure on the left is wearing a backpack, and the warm glow from the sky and castle conveys a feeling of comfort and welcoming. Volume 10 Supported by Jennifer Bracy Note Jennifer Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/236 Title Riverbed Blues Creator Kit Evans Subject Poetry poetry Date 12/27/2021 Type Text Identifier pure/vol10/iss1/4 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Riverbed Blues Abstract a poem Volume 10 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/235 Title When you ask me what we'll do... Creator Trinity Herr Subject Poetry Poetry Date 12/27/2021 Type Text Identifier pure/vol10/iss1/5 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title When you ask me Volume 10 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/234 Title A Mathematical Approach to Inventory Management at Client-choice Food Pantries Creator Josh B Salsbury Subject Applied Mathematics mathematics inventory management client-choice food pantry food pantry Date 12/27/2021 Type Text Identifier pure/vol10/iss1/7 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Mathematical Approach to Inventory Management at Client-choice Food Pantries Abstract Traditional food pantry models give customers pre-arranged boxes of food that offer no or limited choice of the items received. Recent research indicates that the client-choice model, in which customers get to choose items in a grocery store-like setting, is a much less wasteful and more dignifying method of running a food pantry (Remley, et al. 2006). However, there has not been scholarly research into the best practices for organizing and restocking items at client-choice pantries, which can significantly affect the quality and amount of food a customer has the opportunity to shop for. This research outlines a method of using common probability and statistics techniques to quantify the expected equity and risk of products expiring to find an optimal restocking method. Volume 10 Supported by Leanne Merrill Note Leanne Merrill -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/233 Title Captikwł and The Laws of Nature; The Syilx People's Ethical and Cultural Connection with Mother Earth Creator Gabrielle M Miller Subject Anthropology Environmental Studies Date 12/27/2021 Type Text Identifier pure/vol10/iss1/6 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Captikwł and The Laws of Nature Abstract In this paper, I explore how the Syilx's oral history (captikwł) shapes their identity and ethics through their understanding and respect for mother earth. I analyzed the captikwł of the Syilx and their discourses about life; drawing on their orature (written oral history) to demonstrate that because oral history is an important aspect of Syilx culture, the Syilx people of the British Columbia and Washington region have learned to survive for centuries due to how they relate to their lands. The anthology of the Syilx captikwł are reviewed in the paper to gain a better understanding of how this collection of stories inspire an environmental ethical philosophy and justice that is deeply rooted in their identity as indigenous people and practiced across generations Volume 10 Supported by Isidore Lobnibe Note Isidore Lobnibe -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/232 Title Track and Field’s Influence on Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the 1930s, including the 1936 Olympic Games. Creator Neal R. Cranston Subject Race Track and field Gender Ethnicity Sports Date 12/27/2021 Type Text Identifier pure/vol10/iss1/8 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Track and Field's Influence on Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the 1930s Abstract Track and field in the 1930s provided a unique opportunity for athletes of all races, gender, and ethnicities to come together and compete on an equal playing field. This helped bridge the tension and divide that existed within segregated America but also showed the power that athletics has in highlighting common human characteristics. The evidence that will primarily illustrate this comes from a number of primary sources including six oral histories conducted by the United States Holocaust Museum as well as The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Archives. These interviews give a glimpse into what the 1936 Olympic experience was like for many of the athletes that did not receive the same level of recognition as their teammate Jesse Owens. The Pan American Games which took place in Dallas in 1937 highlighted some of the harsh realities of racism in the American South despite the meet promoters intentions of holding a “harmonious” track meet not centered around race.[1] Overall these sources will contribute to the field by highlighting track and field’s involvement in healing social divides far ahead of its time. [1]Dyreson, Mark. “The Original Pan-American Games? The 1937 Dallas Pan-American Olympics.” International Journal of the History of Sport 33, no. 1/2 (January 2016): 6–28. Volume 10 Supported by Kimberly Jensen Note Kimberly Jensen -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/231 Title Junk Drawer Creator Molly Gale Subject Poetry Date 12/27/2021 Type Text Identifier pure/vol10/iss1/3 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Volume 10 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/230 Title PURE Insights Volume 9 Issue 1 - Full Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/1 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Volume 9 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/229 Title From the Editor Creator Maren Bradley Anderson Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/2 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Volume 9 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/228 Title 2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Commencement Speech Creator Joshua Hodney Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/14 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Volume 9 Supported by Maren Anderson Note Maren Anderson -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/227 Title 2020 Delmer Dewey/Julia McColloch Smith Award Commencement Speech Creator Monica Cerda Ortiz Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/13 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title 2020 Dewey/McColloch Smith Commencement Speech Volume 9 Supported by Maren Anderson Note Maren Anderson -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/226 Title 2020 Delmer Dewey/Julia McColloch Smith Award Commencement Speech Creator D-Dré Wright Subject 2020 Commencement Speech Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/12 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title 2020 Dewey/McColloch Smith Commencement Speech Volume 9 Supported by Maren Andesron Note Maren Andesron -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/225 Title A Spell for Revenge (Second Prize, Peter Sears Prize in Poetry) Creator Cheyan Swan Subject Poetry poem Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/10 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title A Spell for Revenge Volume 9 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/224 Title Flower Crowns (Third Prize, Peter Sears Prize in Poetry) Creator Katherine Sutton Subject Poetry Poem Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/11 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Flower Crowns Volume 9 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/204 Title To Bear Arms (First prize, Peter Sears Prize in Poetry) Creator Cylinda Neidenbach Subject Poetry Poetry Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/9 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title To Bear Arms Abstract Winner of Peter Sears Poetry Prize Volume 9 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/203 Title PURE Insights Volume 9 Cover Image Creator Olivia Martin Subject Graphic Design Photography design connectivity Date 12/20/2020 Type Image; StillImage Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/3 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the creator. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the creator. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title PURE Insights Cover Image Abstract This cover was designed to reflect the idea of how many college students begin to feel like their campus is an extension of themselves. The cover features a photo manipulation between two images, one of an individual student and one of a type of flora that can be found in a multitude of places across campus. When both of these images are combined the subjects lose their individuality and now form into one singular entity, flowing together seamlessly so that a viewer can no longer find the beginning of one or the end of the other. The use of a warm color palette reminds the viewer of the hopeful feeling in the fall when connectivity between students and campus is at its most intense. Volume 9 Supported by Jennifer Bracy Note Jennifer Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/202 Title Swimming Towards Change: Analyzing the heroic framing of Che Guevara in the film “Diarios de Motocicleta Creator Nina M Skeele Subject Critical and Cultural Studies Other Communication Che Guevara Marxist Framing Alienation Latin America Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/7 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Swimming Towards Change Abstract Through semiotics, framing and marxist methods of analysis, this essay examines the heroic framing of Ernesto “Che” Guevara presented in the film Diarios de Motocicleta. The plot of the film follows the road trip Guevara takes with his friend Alberto Granado on an old motorcycle through South America. As they witness poverty and inequality across the continent, there are many instances where it would seem that Ernesto is beginning to form the communist ideologies which eventually guide him to be the face of revolution. The film downplays these ideologies by only commenting on classism through the use of material signs, which Ernesto overcomes physically rather than philosophically. This depiction of material problems with physical solutions creates a simpler situation for the audience to comprehend; one in which the morality of Ernesto is unquestionable, and his selflessness is emphasized through physical sacrifice. Volume 9 Supported by Emily Plec Note Emily Plec -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/201 Title Running Scared in the Valley Below: El Salvador's Role in the Creation of Central American Neoliberalism Creator Quentin Kanta Subject International Relations Latin American History Latin American Studies Political Economy Political History United States History Latin America Central America Neoliberalism El Salvador Reaganism El Mozote Capitalism Salvadoran Civil War Eliott Abrams Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/6 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Running Scared in the Valley Below Abstract When U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) questioned Elliott Abrams about his involvement in the 1981 El Mozote Massacre — in which the Salvadoran Army brutally killed more than 800 civilians execution-style, many of them women and children — in front of the House Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs in February 2019, she awakened a monster that had been sleeping away from the public’s eye for nearly 40 years. The El Mozote Massacre, in which nearly one thousand Salvadorans were callously murdered —women and children included — helped to inaugurate the unprecedented and sadistic counterrevolutionary violence supported materially and ideologically by the Reagan administration. Through eyewitness accounts, political analysis and criticism of the state violence against rural leftists and villagers, the violent record of El Salvador and its biggest supporter — the Reagan administration in Washington — is brought under full question, the survivors of its many brutalities lifted up in a liberatory and long overdue history of the counterrevolutionary violence in Central America during the 1980s which shocked the largely rural and agrarian population into accepting economic violence under austerity and neoliberalism during the 1990s. Volume 9 Supported by Ricardo Pelegrin-Taboada Note Ricardo Pelegrin-Taboada -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/200 Title An Awakening of the Hawaiian Way of Life: Framing Kapu Aloha and the Mauna Kea Controversy Creator Kyleigh Manuel-Sagon Subject Gender Race Sexuality and Ethnicity in Communication Hawaiian Studies Other Film and Media Studies Social Influence and Political Communication Social Media Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/5 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract This essay undertakes a framing and melodramatic analysis of the media coverage of Mauna Kea and the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). The kiaʻi, known as protestors in the media, have prevailed through the attempts to resume the construction of this large telescope. More specifically, framing of the news media contextualizes the TMT controversy. The framing features selectivity and partiality in the news articles, mainly excluding the Native Hawaiian voice. Then, the melodramatic rhetoric elucidates a frame unique to the Hawaiian people also known as their philosophy of kapu aloha demonstrated in their social media accounts. Melodrama functions as the oppositional stance, and clarifies the cultural significance of Mauna Kea. The essay argues framing and melodrama work together to produce the Native Hawaiian narrative by using the mainstream media for their benefit. Volume 9 Supported by Emily Plec Note Emily Plec -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/199 Title Embracing Identity and Culture: Hawaiian Rhetoric in Kumu Hina’s “He Inoa Mana (A powerful name)” Creator Kyleigh Manuel-Sagon Subject Critical and Cultural Studies Gender Race Sexuality and Ethnicity in Communication Hawaiian Studies Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Studies Other Rhetoric and Composition Speech and Rhetorical Studies Women's Studies Date 12/20/2020 Type Text Identifier pure/vol9/iss1/4 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract The 1960’s marked the Hawaiian Renaissance as kanaka maoli (native Hawaiian people) experienced a growing interest in Hawaiian language, music, traditional navigation, and hula. Today, kanaka continue to resist colonial oppression and work together to establish their identity as a people through staying connected to their traditions. There are many community leaders that kanaka maoli look up to, one of them being Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu. She is affectionately known as Kumu Hina who is an educator and community activist. The first section recalls her life story including her life growing up and achievements. Then, the essay delves into a TEDtalk by Wong-Kalu entitled “He Inoa Mana (A powerful name).” The first portion describes the rhetorical situation of the speech. Following the rhetorical situation, the essay explores Hawaiian rhetoric unique to kanaka maoli communication in Kumu Hina’s talk; concepts such as genealogical rhetoric and indigeneity, vivacity, resignification, and identification. Hawaiian influencers like Kumu Hina encourage young kanaka to embrace who they are and their culture to foster a strong lāhui (community, nation). Volume 9 Supported by Emily Plec Note Emily Plec -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/198 Title PURE Insights Volume 8 Full Issue Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/16 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Volume 8 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/197 Title PURE Issue 8 Cover Image Creator Cory Timmons Subject Art and Design Date 12/17/2019 Type Image; StillImage Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/1 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract The photo is a representation of the connection between minds. Taken with a single exposure lit by several colored lights, the translucent images show the mystery and energy of the workings of the brain. The work shows the way in which knowledge is social, and how sharing wisdom leads to new opportunities undiscovered. Analogous to research, the overlapping of minds creates interplays of warm colors, new shapes, and new faces. Yet, knowledge is also internal, bound by the shell which keeps the consciousness intact. Our thoughts and insights are our own until we choose to share them with the world. At first, knowledge is hazy, but with the help of others, it can be resolved into something sharp. Volume 8 Supported by Jennifer Bracy Note Jennifer Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/196 Title 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Speech (Español) Creator Juan (Carlos) Chairez Casas Subject Arts and Humanities Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/5 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Speech (Español) Abstract 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Speech, Commencement Speech (Español). Volume 8 Supported by Molly Mayhead Note Molly Mayhead -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/195 Title 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Speech (English) Creator Juan (Carlos) Chairez Casas Subject Arts and Humanities Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/4 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Speech (english) Abstract 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Speech, Commencement Speech. Volume 8 Supported by Molly Mayhead Note Molly Mayhead -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/194 Title A Changing Understanding of Writing Creator Madeleine Hannah Subject Creative Writing Rhetoric and Composition writing developmental scale student writers writing pedagogy composition writing process writing instruction Description My profound thanks go to Cornelia Paraskevas, who has inspired and supported me through so much more than this paper. Many thanks as well to my colleagues at the WOU Writing Center, for their essential part in my own writing process. Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/8 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Changing Understanding of Writing Abstract As student writers gain more instruction and experience, their beliefs about writing and their own writing practices change. Based on prior research about writing development and the author's own experiences, a developmental scale was created that can be used to chart the typical course of a writer’s growth and understanding of writing. It is not strictly linear, and stages might be skipped, condensed, or combined. Like the writing process itself, the scale is recursive; ideally, the writer would get into a cycle of repeating the final two stages, building on former knowledge and always seeking new understandings that can be applied to both learning and teaching writing. Volume 8 Supported by Cornelia Paraskevas Note Cornelia Paraskevas -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/193 Title 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Speech Creator BillyAnn Stempel Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/14 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Speech Abstract 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Speech, Commencement Speech. Volume 8 Supported by Molly Mayhead Note Molly Mayhead -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/192 Title 'It's Just What You Do:' Exploring Relationships Between Young-Adult Grandchildren and their Grandfathers Creator Jacoby A. Leseberg Margaret M. Manoogian Subject Gerontology Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/10 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title It's Just What You Do Abstract The grandparent role is a dynamic and often ambivalent relationship requiring simultaneous navigation of “being there” and “not interfering” in the lives of grandchildren (Mason, May, & Clarke, 2007). These relationships change as grandchildren mature and can result in new grandparent-grandchild connections based on communication, intimacy, and mutual respect (Sheehan & Petrovic, 2008). Utilizing a sample of grandfathers and young-adult grandchildren (N = 32), this study investigated the impact that grandfathers have on their young-adult grandchildren. Utilizing a life course perspective, we asked: a) How do grandfathers invest in the futures of their young-adult grandchildren? b) How do young-adult grandchildren recognize and receive their grandfather’s investments in their futures? Results suggest that grandfathers emphasized their grandparenting role but undervalued their contributions to their grandchildren. Grandfathers and grandchildren also did not always agree on the transmissions intended and received. When asked to recall meaningful memories of grandfathers, young-adult grandchildren were more likely to remember instances of shared hobbies, interests, and personal connection. Findings have implications for understanding and strengthening the ties between grandfathers and their grandchildren. Volume 8 Supported by Margaret Manoogian Note Margaret Manoogian -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/191 Title ¿Cumple mi color de piel con los requisitos laborales? Creator Margarita Isabel Mendoza Subject Arts and Humanities Racism employment discrimination ethnicity afro-descendant Afro-Ecuadorian Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/12 Language spa Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Este trabajo estudia de forma breve, la relación del racismo y discriminación laboral hacia la comunidad afrodescendiente en Ecuador por medio de un análisis de los siguientes ámbitos de la discriminación laboral: Diferencia de empleos, salarios y beneficios laborales por etnia en ocupaciones del sector urbano. Esto con la finalidad de mostrar que dicho concepto aún existe hoy día en el país. La investigación se basa en fuentes que proveen datos sobre la composición étnica de Ecuador, porcentajes de empleo en el sector moderno, nivel de escolaridad, salario, pobreza y beneficios laborales por etnia. El ensayo, también incluye información de una encuesta, una entrevista y casos de discriminación en el trabajo como ejemplos de la existencia de este concepto. En conclusión, la investigación muestra que en efecto, el racismo laboral hacia las personas afrodescendientes en Ecuador está presente y sugiere que para terminar o al menos minimizar este conflicto, la sociedad debe dejar de categorizar a individuos en razas y promover la aceptación e inclusión de diferentes culturas. Palabras clave: Racismo, discriminación laboral, etnia, afrodescendiente, afroecuatoriano, sector moderno. This work briefly studies the relationship of racism and employment discrimination towards the Afro-descendant community in Ecuador through an analysis of the following areas of employment discrimination: Differences in jobs, salaries and labor benefits by ethnicity in occupations of the urban sector. This in order to show that this concept still exists today in the country. The research is based on sources that provide data on the ethnic composition of Ecuador, percentages of employment, level of education, salary, poverty, and labor benefits by ethnicity. The essay also includes information about a survey, an interview, and cases of discrimination in the workplace as proof of the existence of this concept. In conclusion, the research shows that discrimination in the workplace towards people of African descent in Ecuador is present and suggests that to end or at least minimize this conflict, society must stop categorizing individuals in races and promote the acceptance and inclusion of different cultures. Keywords: Racism, employment discrimination, ethnicity, afro-descendant, Afro-Ecuadorian, modern sector. Volume 8 Supported by Claudia A. Costagliola Note Claudia A. Costagliola -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/190 Title Paint it Red Creator Jade Mong Subject Fiction Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/13 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Family is complicated. It’s even more complicated if you’re Oliver--a teenage boy fresh out of high school--and you add restrictive gender norms and a search for self into the mix. In the simplest terms, all Oliver wanted was to paint his nails. Sure, there were other things in life he wanted, like the latest video game, cool shoes, a new camera, a college degree, a sense of purpose. But the one thing that he’d wanted, in the back of his mind since he was eight years old, was to paint his nails bright red and walk out into the sunshine for everyone to see. But that’s not what boys do. Volume 8 Supported by Katherine Schmidt Note Katherine Schmidt -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/189 Title Am I a Feminist? Narrative fidelity in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 'We Should All be Feminists' Creator Nora K Angus Subject Adult and Continuing Education African American Studies American Material Culture Gender Race Sexuality and Ethnicity in Communication Mass Communication Nonfiction Other Feminist Gender and Sexuality Studies Rhetoric Social Influence and Political Communication Women's Studies Feminist Rhetoric Narrative Narrative Fidelity Feminism Description Am I a Feminist? Narrative fidelity in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “We Should All be Feminists" Nora Angus Western Oregon University Communication Studies June 24th, 2019 Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/2 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Am I a Feminist? Abstract In this paper I analyze Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her TED Talk based off her book, “We Should All be Feminists.” Adichie is a Nigerian woman who has firsthand experience with feminist issues of inequality and she serves as a speaker and activist for issues of feminism and beyond. She is a renowned author, activist, academic, and a feminist. In hearing of her personal experiences regarding inequality, I realized I am able to identify parallels between her experiences and the inequalities which I have faced despite our vastly different origin stories. The importance of her work as a feminist is emphasized in her rhetorical techniques, such as using personal narratives and public vocabulary to bring connection and a sense of equality to her audience. Adichie urges society to modify their actions in order to promote and normalize feminism in a positive light. Volume 8 Supported by Emily Plec Note Emily Plec -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/188 Title When the Truth Isn't Enough: Anti-Racist-White Hero Framework, Tokenism, and Postracism Creator Sarah Daves Subject Critical and Cultural Studies Gender Race Sexuality and Ethnicity in Communication Mass Communication Speech and Rhetorical Studies Men of Honor Carl Brashear feminism anti-racist-white hero framework tokenism postracism race(ism) race media Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/6 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title When the Truth Isn't Enough: ARWH Framework, Tokenism, and Postracism Abstract By applying Madison’s “anti-racist-white-hero” (ARWH) framework developed in 1999, I seek to discuss how ambiguous, and yet, obvious views of race, racism, and success are threaded throughout the 2000 film Men of Honor, and so, create a false sense of post-racism, which includes a rhetoric of tokenism. Through the application of this framework, I am then able to conclude that the film does, in fact, “sustain systemic racism even though it appears to expose and condemn it” (McFarlane p. 82). By taking an in-depth look at the film, I am able to expose the myth of white superiority and assert that post-racism and white heroism are at the crux of media as it applies to the film industry. I analyze the film against the backdrop of Tokenism according to Cloud, as explained by Bineham in his article, How the Blind Side Blinds Us, and find that the responsibility of failure is removed from the systems of power and privilege that are largely creating the obstacles in Navy Diver Carl Brashear’s life in the first place, and positions that responsibility solely on Brashear himself. Through examining the facts of Carl Brashear’s real-life events and comparing them to the larger than life events that Hollywood created, I reframe the narrative of the film to find the ugly truth…racism sells. Volume 8 Supported by Emily Plec Note Emily Plec -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/187 Title Opportunities for a Senior Center and University to Serve as Third Places and Advance Age-Friendliness in Their Community Creator Renata Kerwood Mandie Ramon Samuel J Rowley Hannah Rubio Raelynn Johnston Melissa Cannon Subject Social and Behavioral Sciences Urban Studies Third places Age-Friendly Senior Center University Community Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/9 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Senior Center University Third Places Advancing Age-Friendliness Abstract The purpose of the current study is to understand the potential use of a community senior center and university campus as third places, where people can gather informally for psychological support through a shared sense of grounding, ease, comfort, friendliness, and mutual concern (Oldenburg, 1999). Third places can help individuals age in place by contributing to the age-friendliness of communities (Banning, Clemons, McKelfresh, & Gibbs, 2010). Through a case study design, researchers used mixed methods to collect data from senior center members, senior center directors, and university administrators. Data were analyzed utilizing focused coding of open-ended responses and descriptive statistics from the quantitative data. Findings revealed implications related to lack of awareness, communication, and perceived barriers, contributing to overall goals of supporting older adults aging in place through creating opportunities for them to feel engaged and empowered in their communities. Volume 8 Supported by Melissa L. Cannon Note Melissa L. Cannon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/186 Title La nación chicana imaginada Creator Sabra Duarte Subject Spanish Literature nación chicana chicano Ernest Renan Benedict Anderson Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/7 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title La nación chicana imaginada Abstract Este ensayo busca responder a la pregunta “¿Es posible tener naciones dentro de otras naciones?” mirando la experiencia y cultura chicana dentro de los EEUU. El análisis se basa en las definiciones de una nación descritos por Ernest Renan en su ensayo “What is a Nation?” y Benedict Anderson en “Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism”. El hipótesis es que hay comunidades dentro de naciones que contienen varios aspectos de lo que constituye una nación, pero no pueden ser naciones completamente realizadas, o, por lo menos, no hoy en día. Volume 8 Supported by Claudia Costagliola Note Claudia Costagliola -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/165 Title Fly Fishing Romance Creator Laura Wildfang Subject Poetry Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/15 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Fly Fishing Romance Abstract 3rd Prize 2019 Winner of the Peter Sears Prize in Poetry Volume 8 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/164 Title Coming Home Creator Nicole Caldwell Subject Poetry Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/3 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Coming Home Abstract First prize, Peter Sears Prize in Poetry Volume 8 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/163 Title This Too Will Take Some Time Creator Tricia Manzano Subject Poetry Date 12/17/2019 Type Text Identifier pure/vol8/iss1/11 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title This Too Will Take Some Time Abstract 2019 Peter Sears Poetry Prize, 2nd place Volume 8 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/162 Title Full Issue Date 11/26/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol7/iss1/12 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author(s). Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. Volume 7 Supported by Paula Baldwin Note Paula Baldwin -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/161 Title Brainstorming - PURE Insights Volume 7 Cover Art Creator Zhiying Huang Subject Graphic Design Higashino Keigo Date 11/26/2018 Type Image; StillImage Identifier pure/vol7/iss1/1 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Brainstorming Abstract It is my honor to design the latest issue of PURE Insights. The illustration, which I titled "Brainstorming," is of an intelligent Japanese writer named Keigo Higashino, who is known for his mystery and detective novels. Higashino's stories prompt the reader to think about humanity and society critically. The ending of his books always gives readers a surprise and leave an impression, just as PURE Insights readers will be impressed by the excellent articles. Volume 7 Supported by Jennifer Bracy Note Jennifer Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/160 Title My Dad Appreciates a Steens Lightning Storm Creator Nicole Caldwell Subject Creative Writing Poetry Peter Sears Poetry Prize poetry Date 11/26/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol7/iss1/2 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title My Dad Appreciates a Steens Lightning Storm Abstract 2018 3rd place runner up for Peter Sears Poetry Prize Volume 7 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/159 Title Sailing Stones Creator Madeleine Hannah Subject Creative Writing Poetry Peter Sears Poetry Prize poetry Date 11/26/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol7/iss1/3 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Alternative Title Sailing Stones Abstract 2018 Winner of the Peter Sears Poetry Prize Volume 7 Supported by Henry Hughes Note Henry Hughes -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/158 Title The Gerudo Problem: The Ideology of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Creator Byron J Kimball Subject Critical and Cultural Studies zelda ocarina of time the legend of zelda ideological criticism hegemony race-based society orientalism otherness Description The author thanks his faculty sponsor, Emily Plec, for this opportunity and for their feedback and guidance. Date 11/26/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol7/iss1/5 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Alternative Title The Gerudo Problem Abstract This paper largely considers the ideological constructs of the 1998 Nintendo video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, wherein the various ideologies and beliefs, assumptions, and values expressed and espoused by the game through dialogue, gameplay, and setting/character construction, are discovered and analyzed by identifying presented and suggested elements. Through an ideological critique, I argue that through the game’s portrayal of a Western European-stylized colonist power as a benign imperial influence and of other cultures as impotent and/or evil others, Western colonialism is idealized as an acceptable norm. The use of racial stereotyping through fantasy race-based societies serves to designate acceptable and unacceptable others especially in regards to Eastern/Orient-stereotyped cultures. Volume 7 Supported by Emily Plec, Department of Communication Studies Note Emily Plec, Department of Communication Studies -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/157 Title Facilitators and Barriers: Older Adults' Fitness Engagement at an Independent Living Community Creator Elisa Moore Subject Other Public Health Older Adults Physical Activity Independent Living Date 11/26/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol7/iss1/7 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Facilitators and Barriers: Older Adults' Fitness engagement Abstract In order for a growing aging population to preserve autonomy, older adults need to maintain mobility levels through participating in physical activity (Costello, Kafchinski, Vrazel, & Sullivan, 2011). The importance of physical activity in older adult life is widely recognized, yet older adults are the least active age group in the United States (Bethancourt, Rosenburg, Beatty, & Arterburn, 2014). This qualitative study focused on physical activity through individual interviews with older men and women (N=10) residing in an independent living community. Understanding more about what contributes to engagement may help to improve wellness programs in independent living communities. Volume 7 Supported by Margaret M. Manoogian Note Margaret M. Manoogian -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/156 Title Bacterial Abundance and Resistance in Ground Beef Varieties Creator Savannah Kumar Sarah M. Boomer Subject Bacteria Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Bacteriology Food Microbiology Large or Food Animal and Equine Medicine Microbiology Pathogenic Microbiology Public Health Education and Promotion Ground beef antibiotic resistance E. coli Pseudomonas food safety MacConkey Description I would like to thank the Kenneth M. Walker Undergraduate Research Award for the financial support which provided all culture-based research supplies, antibiotics, and DNA analysis services used for this project. I would also like to thank Western Oregon University for the lab space used to research our topic and Sarah Boomer for the unwavering support and guidance throughout this process. Finally, I would also like to thank Western Oregon University’s Academic Excellence Showcase and The Oregon Academy of Science for the platform on which to share my research. Date 11/26/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol7/iss1/6 Language eng Rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ Alternative Title Bacterial Abundance and Resistance in Ground Beef Varieties Abstract Raw ground beef purchased at supermarkets across America have one thing in common: they harbor bacteria, some of which are drug resistant and can be detrimental to public health. To understand the impact of farming and processing practices on the quantity of bacteria and drug resistance, organic and regular beef were assessed using MacConkey media. Bacterial colonies were sorted according to lactose utilization, with positive colonies representing fecal E. coli. Lactose negative colonies were further characterized into one of two groups (fecal Hafnia-like or soil Pseudomonas) using a variety of metabolic tests (oxidase, sulfur, indole). Advanced metabolic testing showed that regular beef contained significantly more fecal E. coli-like bacteria, Hafnia-like bacteria and fecal Providencia-like bacteria than organic beef. Soil Pseudomonas was only isolated from regular beef. This procedure was repeated using MacConkey plates containing commonly used agricultural antibacterial drugs to assess the prevalence and types of drug-resistant bacteria. Bacteria resistant to penicillin, sulfamethazine, cefazolin, or ampicillin were found at significantly higher levels on regular beef than organic. Bacteria resistant to more than one of these drugs were only found on regular beef. Volume 7 Supported by Sarah Boomer Note Sarah Boomer -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/155 Title Violencia sexual: un caso para la relajación de los controles fronterizos Creator Robin Perkins Subject Latin American Studies Social Policy Fronteras Inmigración Migración Violencia Sexual Fronteras Abiertas Immigration Borders Sexual Violence Central America Date 11/26/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol7/iss1/9 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Violencia sexual: un caso para la relajación de los controles fronterizos Abstract Este ensayo investigará la violencia sexual y el acoso sexual que experimentan los inmigrantes centroamericanos en sus viajes a través de México hasta los Estados Unidos. Investigaré la manera en que las políticas contribuyen al nivel alto de violencia contra mujeres. Intentaré establecer paralelismos con otros ejemplos de gran migración de personas en cual experimentan niveles altos de violencia sexual. Por fin, sugeriré que los gobiernos de México y los Estados Unidos tienen que relajar el control de las fronteras para disminuir el nivel de violencia sexual que ocurre en el proceso de inmigración de personas indocumentadas. Dada la complejidad del problema de violencia, es necesaria haya grandes cambios sociales y políticos para abordar la cuestión, pero los gobiernos mexicanos y estadounidenses tienen las primeras responsabilidades a reducir la violencia sexual dentro de sus fronteras y proveer recursos a las víctimas. Volume 7 Supported by Jaime Marroquin Note Jaime Marroquin -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/154 Title Sustainable Tourism in Costa Rica: Aligning Tourists’ Interests with Local Development Creator Jessica A Mylan Subject Social and Cultural Anthropology Ecotourism Tárcoles Carara National Park Community-based tourism Ethnography Description Acknowledgements: Isidore Lobnibe, Robin Smith, Mary Little LL. M., School for Field Studies: Center for Sustainable Development Studies, Kate Miller, Shirley Heying, Kate McCaslin Date 11/26/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol7/iss1/8 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Sustainability in small communities preserves the natural environment while benefiting the lifestyles of community members by promoting human welfare. One quarter of Costa Rica’s export income comes from tourism, with ecotourism being the most prominent form of tourism. The field research of this study was conducted in the regions of Tárcoles, Carara National Park, and Jacó along the Pacific Coast in Costa Rica where tourists who visit other local attractions often bypass Tárcoles. It explored which services interest tourists, what activities tourists travel to Costa Rica for, and the sustainable services they are willing to pay for. Multiple surveys, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation were the methods for data collection. The analysis of the data suggests that there are opportunities in Tárcoles for the community to take advantage of the tourists visiting nearby attractions and develop sustainable services that preserve the environment and create economic benefits for locals. Volume 7 Supported by Isidore Lobnibe Note Isidore Lobnibe -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/153 Title Aging in Correctional Facilities: Challenges, Programs, and Service Adaptations Creator Shawna Wolfe Subject Criminology and Criminal Justice Gerontology Aging older adults correctional institutions Date 11/26/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol7/iss1/11 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Aging in Correctional Facilities Abstract As the aging American population grows, so does the aging population within the penal system. Historically, correctional institutions were designed for young, able-bodied inmates. Today, correctional institutions are finding the need to make accommodations for the unique physical and cognitive needs of those over age 55. Due to lack of health care and illicit behaviors, individuals who are incarcerated typically experience negative outcomes of aging earlier than those in the general population. With increased sentence lengths and a decline in physical and cognitive abilities, correctional facilities are finding it necessary to identify and create modifications. Some of the challenges correctional institutions are facing include structural changes to buildings, programs to aid with physical and cognitive decline, assistance with activities of daily living, as well as palliative and hospice care services. This literature review discusses the challenges and adaptations needed as inmates age in place, as well as outlines some successful trainings to educate corrections employees on the unique needs of aging inmates. Volume 7 Supported by Margaret Manoogian Note Margaret Manoogian -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/152 Title Understanding the Grandfather Role in Families Creator Bethany K Jensen Gillian Quaal Margaret M. Manoogian Subject Social and Behavioral Sciences grandfathers grandchildren grandparenthood intergenerational relationships gender Date 11/26/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol7/iss1/4 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Understanding the Grandfather Role in Families Abstract As adults continue to live longer and express satisfaction with grandparenting, an evaluation of the roles of grandfathers is warranted. Past research has focused on grandmothers, with little research explicitly investigating the experiences of grandfathers in families. This review assesses sociohistorical trends, demographic influences, gendered patterns, and changes that occur in grandfather-grandchild relationships throughout the lifecourse. We describe the roles grandfathers maintain in their grandchildren’s negotiation of psychosocial and ecological life course tasks, the change and stability they experience relative to sociohistorical trends, and how grandfathers reconfirm masculine norms through generativity and provision of instrumental support. Findings indicate that future research investigating how grandfathers and grandchildren define and value their roles from a dyadic perspective is warranted. Implications include increasing awareness surrounding the significance of the grandfather role across generations. Volume 7 Supported by Margaret M. Manoogian Note Margaret M. Manoogian -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/151 Title Full Issue Subject Art and Design Arts and Humanities Life Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences PURE Insights full issue Winter 2018 Date 3/5/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol6/iss1/6 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author(s). Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Full Issue Volume 6 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/150 Title Cover Creator Makena E. Harris Subject Graphic Design Women STEM STEAM feminism hope strength Date 3/5/2018 Type Image;StillImage Identifier pure/vol6/iss1/1 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Cover Abstract Inspiration for the cover was pulled from topics within the journal and includes graphic, photo, and textual elements from several of Makena Harris' previous projects in order to create this collage. The cover features women in STEM/STEAM and research careers who blazed trails and opened doors for many women to come. Her work was rooted in positivity, hopefulness, determination, and strength; all of which are qualities she feels that the two women featured on the cover, Sheila de Bretteville and Neri Oxman, possess. Additionally, color was a major driving force in this piece, with the rosey hue being reclaimed to demonstrate power and strength in femininity. Volume 6 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/149 Title Martin Luther King, Jr.: Jeffersonian; Champion of Natural Law Philosophy Creator James M. Masnov Subject American Politics Ethics and Political Philosophy Intellectual History Political History Political Theory United States History Martin Luther King Thomas Jefferson Natural Law Abraham Lincoln Classical Liberalism unalienable rights Date 3/5/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol6/iss1/5 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Martin Luther King, Jr.: Jeffersonian Abstract Martin Luther King, Jr. is celebrated in mainstream American culture as a champion of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. He is also lauded in the halls of academia for his growing political radicalism prior to his assassination in 1968. Neither view of the man, however, generally acknowledges his deep-rooted political philosophy of Natural Law. This aspect of King, which informed his civic protest, speeches, and political ideology, has been given short shrift in recent decades. While popular culture credits his integrity and intellectuals admire his advocacy for significant reforms in domestic and foreign policy, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s principle tenet has been largely removed from public memory. This should be corrected, as King's arguments for civil rights, including the right to protest and equal protection under the law, were steeped in Natural Law philosophy. Volume 6 Supported by Mark Henkels Note Mark Henkels -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/148 Title Roots Project Identity System Creator Makena E. Harris Subject Graphic Design Graphic Design Design Art Identity Identity System Campaign Logo Brochure Business Card Envelope Letterhead Shirt Design Date 3/5/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol6/iss1/3 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract These PDF documents contain the identity system and campaign that was designed for PCL's Roots Project- a local not for profit organization that works with young adults with intellectual and development disabilities. The campaign consists of a logo family, a brochure, stationary, and two t shirt designs that perfectly encompass the core concepts of the program: trustworthiness, professionalism, hopefulness, inclusivity, and uniqueness. Volume 6 Supported by Jen Bracy Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/147 Title Search Behavior and Selection of Innate Chemosensory Cues by Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Larvae Creator Victoria Fliehr Sarah Thompson Erin Baumgartner Subject Behavior and Ethology prey choice Lepidoptera host specificity Date 3/5/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol6/iss1/2 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Pieris rapae Search Behavior Abstract Chemoreception of the cues that allow a caterpillar to locate and select a specific host plant reflects evolutionary constraints. In a stable environment, the evolution of innate preferences for specific host plants can increase feeding efficiency through stimulus filtering in a noisy environment. However, food choice plasticity, including the learning of new food cues, can allow survival when a population is faced with a changing environment. We used the caterpillars of cabbage whites, Pieris rapae, to test the hypothesis that preference for innate food cues would be stronger than for learned food cues. P. rapae caterpillars have sensitivity to a sugar compound, gluconasturtiin, found in their host plants, family Brassicaceae, which allows for search specificity to members of this family. We offered caterpillars, both in pairs and individually, choices between artificial food on which they had previously been reared (a learned cue) and kale, Brassica oleraceae, (an innate cue). Caterpillars grouped in pairs did not demonstrate a significant preference for either choice, although the first caterpillar in each pair to select a food item chose the innate cue of kale. Caterpillars tested individually showed a significant preference for the innate cue of kale, which persisted with experience. These individual results support our hypothesis that cabbage whites primarily use innate cues when choosing a food source. The presence of other caterpillars, however, may affect that choice, as observed in the initial group trials. Volume 6 Supported by Erin Baumgartner Note Erin Baumgartner -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/146 Title Accommodation to Minimalist Footwear During a Landing Activity Creator Katherine Leino Daniel D. Wolf Subject Sports Sciences Date 3/5/2018 Type Text Identifier pure/vol6/iss1/4 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Accommodation to Minimalist Footwear During Landing Abstract Minimalist footwear is a current trend that has many purported benefits and advantages to running. These claims arise from the idea that this type of footwear is designed to mimic barefoot running by featuring low cushion and negligible arch support. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether this type of footwear could be beneficial in other ballistic activities such as landing. The study included ten participants with an inclusion of five males and five females of various movement backgrounds. The participants conducted twelve trials in two footwear conditions on a force platform. The first condition was a self-selected athletic footwear and the other was the minimalist footwear. The force variable results were inconclusive but statistical significance was found from kinematic analysis in three areas (ankle angle, foot inclination, and ankle ROM) at two contact points (heel contact and maximum knee flexion) during the landings. Ultimately, this complex activity is dependent on many variables and more future studies are needed in order to state whether minimalist footwear can be beneficial in the reduction of injuries during ballistic activities. Volume 6 Supported by Brian Caster Note Brian Caster -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/125 Title Full Issue (Spring 2016) Subject Arts and Humanities Life Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences Date 5/31/2016 Type Text Identifier pure/vol5/iss1/6 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Full Issue Volume 5 Supported by Camila Gabaldon Note Camila Gabaldon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/124 Title Wanderlust Creator Jen Bracy Subject Art and Design Graphic Design collage design diversity Date 5/31/2016 Type Text Identifier pure/vol5/iss1/1 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Wanderlust Abstract A collage of images found by Jen Bracy. This design uses a wide variety of objects, from cellular to geologic structures and patterns, to reference the earth. There are numerous ways to travel to other cultures, literally or metaphorically through stories and research. One who is curious and open truly experiences the richness and diversity of life on this planet. Volume 5 Supported by Jen Bracy Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/123 Title Prehistoric Incentives to High Altitude Settlement in Wyoming’s Wind River Range Creator Cody Peak Subject Anthropology Social and Cultural Anthropology prehistoric settlements Wyoming Altitude Date 5/31/2016 Type Text Identifier pure/vol5/iss1/4 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title High Altitude Incentives Abstract Villages in Wyoming’s Wind River Range, inhabited ca. 4000-420 BP, exhibit patterning that indicates reliance on specific lithic resources, white bark pine, and traditional game. These villages were occupied in the warmer months as part of a seasonal migration pattern, enhanced and accommodated by an early onset of the Medieval Warming Period in the region. The resources that motivated the settlement of these mountains conflict with any preconceptions of scarcity in the alpine and sub-alpine environments. This research seeks to inform future assessments of a locality’s potential to hold significant archaeological sites. Volume 5 Supported by Robin Smith Note Robin Smith -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/122 Title “Drugs was My Solution -- My Problem was Life”: Heroin Addiction and the Life Course Perspective Creator Kayli Fisher Margaret M. Manoogian Stephanie Hoover Subject Psychology Substance Abuse and Addiction Heroin drugs addiction recovery Date 5/31/2016 Type Text Identifier pure/vol5/iss1/2 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Heroin Addiction Abstract Heroin and other opiate dependencies affect individual users, interpersonal relationships, and communities. The purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand risk factors of heroin dependence by examining the life course paths of individuals who have been through addiction, treatment, and are currently in recovery. In-depth interviews were conducted with five participants in recovery. Participant narratives suggest that early childhood experiences, specifically parental abuse and social rejection, combined with substance abuse as a model for coping, influenced the development of addiction. Social support and self-awareness during and after treatment were effective components of sustaining recovery. Volume 5 Supported by Margaret M. Manoogian Note Margaret M. Manoogian -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/121 Title Directional Preference in Drosophila melanogaster Creator Taylor James Michael Baltzley Eli Zachary Spicie Davis Kristin Latham Subject Other Life Sciences Drosophila melanogaster magnetoreception directional preference Date 5/31/2016 Type Text Identifier pure/vol5/iss1/3 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Diverse organisms have been shown to use the Earth’s magnetic field for orientation and navigation, but the mechanisms underlying magnetoreception are still poorly understood. Recent research on magnetoreception has focused on the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster primarily because of its role as a model organism for understanding the genetic mechanisms underlying behavioral traits. While current research suggests that Drosophila might be able to detect and orient to magnetic fields, different studies offer contradictory results. In this study, we used a Y-maze and selective breeding to attempt to create a population of fruit flies that display a robust magnetic orientation behavior. We used a Y-maze where each fly made 10 choices of whether to go north or south. Of flies that exited the maze, we selected the top 20% of flies from each run to produce the next generation. This protocol was repeated for 12 generations. Our data shows that wild-type Drosophila have no innate north or south preference, nor an innate east or west preference. Additionally, after 12 generations of selection, we have so far been unable to create populations of fruit flies with a magnetic orientation behavior. Further research includes continued selection on our current populations of flies as well as experimental design modifications that could possibly detect a more subtle magnetic orientation behavior. Volume 5 Supported by Michael Baltzley and Kristin Latham Note Michael Baltzley and Kristin Latham -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/120 Title Charlton Heston’s Rhetoric on Political Correctness, Use of Ideographs, and Construction of Ethos in “Winning the Cultural War” Creator Marissa J Thompson Subject Rhetoric Charlton Heston rhetoric political correctness Date 5/31/2016 Type Text Identifier pure/vol5/iss1/5 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Charlton Heston's Rhetoric Abstract This paper examines a speech, "Winning the Cultural War," that Charlton Heston gave to the Harvard University Law Forum in February 1999. Several years into the Democratic policies and gun control measures of the Clinton administration, Heston's Right-leaning speech critiqued the limitation of personal freedom and the national obsession with political correctness. While on the surface Heston’s speech reads (and probably sounded) inspirational and well-structured, it lacks the depth and clarity to spur long-lasting and specific change. Heston uses his image as an actor and as president of the NRA, as well as anecdotes and attempts at humor, to paint himself as a down-to-earth fatherly or professorial figure. He seems to hope and ask for a specific change, but his speech leaves a lot of room for (mis)interpretation. Volume 5 Supported by Emily Plec Note Emily Plec -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/119 Title Full Issue (Volume 4, Issue 1) Subject PURE Insights Date 5/29/2015 Type Text Identifier pure/vol4/iss1/8 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Full Issue Abstract The full contents of PURE Insights, Volume 4, Issue 1. Volume 4 Supported by Camila Gabaldon Note Camila Gabaldon -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/118 Title Monmouth, Independence, WOU: A Warm Community in Cool Oregon Creator Zicheng Song Subject Graphic Design Monmouth Independence WOU Western Oregon University design tourism Date 5/29/2015 Type Text Identifier pure/vol4/iss1/1 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Monmouth, Independence, WOU Abstract Along with the cover of this issue, we have included the brochure from which it was derived. The brochure was created as part of an identity project that WOU students worked on for local communities during fall 2014. About the brochure: This brochure can be seen as a very important media and tool which introduces this community to everyone who may be interested, including students, business people, families, and travelers. The most important purpose of this brochure is to attract more people to the community and give them as much information about this community as as possible. Thus, the images are the key parts rather than the text information itself. This brochure uses many high quality pictures on almost every page. People will be attracted by beautiful pictures, then start reading the text beside those pictures. This brochure also uses a lot of blank spaces rather than placing all the information in a very crowded way. Therefore, readers will not feel so tired of reading, and of course, they will have more time to enjoin each beautiful pictures. Above all, the unity and variety is used in a comfortable balance in this brochure, which will make readers have more fun and interest while reading. Volume 4 Supported by Jen Bracy Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/117 Title Dmanisi: A Taxonomic Revolution Creator Joshua L Henderson Subject Archaeological Anthropology Biological and Physical Anthropology Dmanisi Paleoanthropology Archaeology Biological Anthropology Homo erectus physical anthropology Date 5/29/2015 Type Text Identifier pure/vol4/iss1/4 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Dmanisi Abstract Over the past two decades, five different skulls have been found in the Dmanisi site located in the Republic of Georgia. These skulls are all very different in cranial features, but they are also some of the most complete and well preserved hominin skulls ever discovered. There is a major concern with these skulls, and with concern also comes controversy. We know that Homo erectus migrated from Africa into Eurasia. That is why some paleoanthropologists believe that, despite the cranial differences, the skulls found at the Dmanisi site all belong to Homo erectus. They claim that skeletal variations are common in a single species in multiple geographical locations. The opposing theory is that the remains seem to have both characteristics of Homo habilis and Homo erectus. They propose a new species called Homo georgicus, that fits between Homo habilis and Homo erectus. Using comparative analysis, I will demonstrate that the remains found at Dmanisi are in fact Homo erectus, and that the species as a whole contained many variable skeletal features throughout various populations, challenging current taxonomy and placing many species of Homo in the new Homo erectus spectrum. Volume 4 Supported by Robin Smith Note Robin Smith -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/116 Title Upper Paleolithic Venus Figurines and Interpretations of Prehistoric Gender Representations Creator Kaylea R Vandewettering Subject Archaeological Anthropology Other Feminist Gender and Sexuality Studies Upper Paleolithic Venus figurines gender feminist archeology Goddess movement Date 5/29/2015 Type Text Identifier pure/vol4/iss1/7 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Upper Paleolithic Venus Figurines: Interpreting Gender Abstract Interpretations of Upper Paleolithic Venus figurines pose an interesting challenge for archaeologists. Scholars who have studied these prehistoric representations of the female form have reached a variety of conclusions that may be better seen as a reflection of modern sociocultural values and ideals than being representative of the peoples who made the Venuses. I argue that by transposing our own ideals onto the Venus figurines, we act as colonizers and appropriators of the past. Reviewing archaeological literature regarding the Venuses, we gain a sense of the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches to interpreting representations of gender. These lessons serve as a starting point for constructing archaeological methods of interpreting representations of gender and gender relations in a way that more accurately reflects the ancient peoples who crafted these figurines. Volume 4 Supported by Robin Smith Note Robin Smith -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/115 Title The Potential of Sexual Consent Interventions on College Campuses: A Literature Review on the Barriers to Establishing Affirmative Sexual Consent Creator Annika Johnson Stephanie Hoover Subject Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Higher Education Psychology Social Psychology and Interaction sexual consent rape myths sexual scripts sexual assault prevention sexual assault policy Description The authors acknowledge the contribution of M. Candace Christiansen and her comments on an earlier version of this article. Date 5/29/2015 Type Text Identifier pure/vol4/iss1/5 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Affirmative Sexual Consent Abstract In light of the new California legal mandate for affirmative sexual consent in higher education institutions, the current sexual consent literature merits review. This review examines perceived peer norms, traditional sexual scripts, and rape myths specific to consent. In particular, we describe findings about indirect, nonverbal communication and token resistance among young adults; we also connect sexual consent to rape myths about accidental or unintentional sexual behavior, perceived miscommunication, and preexisting sexual relationships. Based on these findings, we assert that additional research and interventions are needed to address barriers that hinder young adults from establishing affirmative sexual consent. We refer to the body of literature on sexual assault prevention. This literature sheds light on potential avenues for developing affirmative sexual consent interventions and evaluating their effectiveness. Volume 4 Supported by Stephanie Hoover Note Stephanie Hoover -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/114 Title Graph Nim Creator Breeann Flesch Akaanchya Pradhan Subject Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics Graph Nim Impartial Combinatorial Game Two-player game Date 5/29/2015 Type Text Identifier pure/vol4/iss1/3 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Graph Nim Abstract Nim is a well-known two-player impartial combinatorial game. Various versions of playing Nim on graphs have been investigated. We investigate a new version of Nim called Graph Nim. Given a graph with n vertices and multiple edges, players take turns removing edges until there are no edges left. Players have to choose a vertex and remove at least one edge incident to the chosen vertex. The player that removes the last edge or edges wins the game. In this paper, we give the solution for certain game boards of Graph Nim, compare the game of Graph Nim to another impartial combinatorial game, and discuss open problems. Volume 4 Supported by Breeann Flesch Note Breeann Flesch -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/113 Title The Potential Conflict between Forensic Ethnic Identification and Societal Interpretation in America Creator Jerielle Cartales Subject Other Anthropology Social and Cultural Anthropology Forensic Ethnicity Ethnic Society Identification ID Anthropology Forensic Anthropology Caucasoid Mongoloid Negroid Societal Conflict Forensic Conflict Date 5/29/2015 Type Text Identifier pure/vol4/iss1/2 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title The Conflict between Forensic Ethnic ID and Societal Interpretation Abstract Forensic anthropology is the application of the history, structure, and development of mankind in a forensic setting and serves as a bridge between societal and anthropological views on race. Forensic anthropology is a relatively new field and yet it, like all sciences, is impacted by the works of those who came before. While forensic anthropology is aided by the classification groups created in the past, it is hindered by the mantel of racism that covers any study into human differences. This study was intended to determine how the general educated public, as portrayed by members of Western Oregon University, viewed forensic anthropological terminology and to establish whether or not this opinion was influenced by age, position at WOU, or ethnicity. Age appeared to be the most significant factor when studying a participant’s reaction to and understanding of the selected forensic anthropological terminology. Although a wide variety of participant definitions was given for each term, relatively few respondents connected the terms with the scientific use: racial classifications based on biological accumulation of traits seen in the skeleton. The wide variety of definitions indicates that the field of forensic anthropology in general, and at Western Oregon University specifically, has not satisfactorily educated the general public as to the use, and reason behind the use, of the terms Mongoloid, Negroid, and Caucasoid in their appropriate scientific setting. However, the forensic anthropology program at WOU has begun only recently. As the program expands and more members of the campus community, particularly students, understand the terms Mongoloid, Negroid, and Caucasoid in their proper forensic anthropological setting, perhaps we will see a trend towards unity in definitions in the coming years. Volume 4 Supported by Kristin Latham Note Kristin Latham -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/112 Title Ellen DeGeneres' Tulane Commencement Speech: Is She Getting Through to Anybody? Creator Ashley V. Sigl Subject Gender Race Sexuality and Ethnicity in Communication Rhetoric Ellen DeGeneres Commencement speech epideictic rhetoric commencement genre humor tragedy constraints identification ethos Date 5/29/2015 Type Text Identifier pure/vol4/iss1/6 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Ellen DeGeneres' Tulane Commencement Speech: Is She Getting Through to Anybody? Abstract In this paper, I analyze the commencement speech given by Ellen DeGeneres at Tulane University in 2009. I argue that through identifying with her audience and employing a rhetorical style consisting of a careful balance between humor and tragedy as an additional factor to her use of the commencement genre style presented in Margaret LaWare’s essay, "Redefining The 'Good Life': Life Lessons And Virtues In Commencement Speeches By Women,” DeGeneres is able to establish enough ethos to be seen as a highly credible source on the subject of life, and is able to resonate with her audience and make a point they perceive to be widely reasonable and sound. Volume 4 Supported by Emily Plec Note Emily Plec -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/111 Title Full Issue Subject Anthropology Applied Mathematics Cognitive Psychology Education Psychology School Psychology Date 5/28/2014 Type Text;Image;StillImage Identifier pure/vol3/iss1/12 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Full Issue Volume 3 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/110 Title Editor's Notes and Acknowledgements Creator Camila Gabaldon Date 5/28/2014 Type Text Identifier pure/vol3/iss1/4 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Editor's Notes Volume 3 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/109 Title Viewpoint (Art and Descriptive Text) Creator Kaylyn Hill Stacey Roten Siyu Wang Jimmy Wilder Subject Art and Design Graphic Design #nofilter viewpoint perspective media design zines Date 5/28/2014 Type Text;Image;StillImage Identifier pure/vol3/iss1/3 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Viewpoint (Art and Descriptive Text) Abstract This art was created as part of a class zine project. The concept/direction for the zine was generated by a group of students, then selected by the class for use. This cover was a collaborative interpretation of that concept conceived of by Kaylyn Hill, Stacey Roten, Siyu Wang, and Jimmy Wilder. The design was executed by Kaylyn Hill. The problem the class addressed was: Imagine that hundreds of designers used their skills and creativity to respond to the most important and newsworthy issues of today. This collection will be the focus of a blog, a book, an exhibition, a documentary... (it doesn’t really matter what format or media it might be, ultimately). How would this kind of graphic statement—this power used for good, for awareness, for protest, etc.—be expressed? What would you title it? What visual treatment might be applied to or accompany that title? The "Viewpoint #nofilter" concept reflects the act of looking closely and critically at world events and responding with honesty. Therefore, there are many perspectives of the world shown but within a form that also resembles an eye, a target, a print registration mark, etc. The art was modified for the cover of PURE Insights, but is presented here in the original form. Volume 3 Supported by Jen Bracy Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/108 Title Predicting the Cy Young Award Winner Creator Stephen Ockerman Matthew Nabity Subject Applied Mathematics Numerical Analysis and Computation linear programming mathematical model sabermetrics Date 5/28/2014 Type Text Identifier pure/vol3/iss1/9 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Predicting the Cy Young Award Winner Abstract Here we examine the application of a decision model to predicting the winner of the Cy Young Award. We investigate a current model cast as a linear programming problem and explore its ability to correctly predict award winners for recent seasons of professional baseball. We suggest the addition of another baseball statistic which leads to a new model. We explore the success of both models with numerical experiments and discuss the results. Volume 3 Supported by Matthew Nabity Note Matthew Nabity -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/107 Title The Effects of Target Valence on Thought Suppression Efficacy Creator Tesalee K Sensibaugh Subject Cognitive Psychology Thought suppression valence mental control strategies Date 5/28/2014 Type Text Identifier pure/vol3/iss1/11 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract Thought suppression is a mental control strategy used in attempt to suppress unwanted thoughts. Unfortunately, it often causes a paradoxical increase in the frequency of such thoughts, both immediately (as an ‘initial enhancement effect’) and after thought suppression efforts have been ended (‘ironic rebound effect’). Research surrounding the role played by the valence of the relevant material on thought suppression efficacy has been limited. Despite this limitation, the current paper proposes to review the available thought suppression-valence literature and, from it, determine the role played by target valence on thought suppression efficacy and other suppression outcomes. Considered overall, the extant literature appears to suggest that target valence is not a major determinant of thought suppression outcomes, although further research is needed to confirm this theory. Volume 3 Supported by Joel Alexander Note Joel Alexander -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/106 Title A Review of Teachers' Perceptions and Training Regarding School Bullying Creator Abby K. Gorsak Melissa M. Cunningham Subject School Psychology Bullying Teachers’ Perceptions Teachers’ Knowledge Teachers’ Training Bullying Prevention Bullying Intervention Date 5/28/2014 Type Text Identifier pure/vol3/iss1/6 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Teachers' Perceptions and Training Regarding School Bullying Abstract This review will explore what is currently known regarding teachers’ perceptions, knowledge, and training regarding school bullying. Bullying is a serious issue for children and adolescents in schools. Research has consistently reported that bullying may cause lasting psychological and emotional problems (Mishna, Scarcello, Pepler, & Wiener, 2005). Teachers spend a significant amount of time with students at school and may be at the front-line of prevention and intervention strategies (Lund, Blake, Ewing, & Banks, 2012). One of the main determining factors in effectiveness of an anti-bullying program is the quality of staff training (Lund, et al., 2012). Research suggests that teachers are in great need of and desire more training on the topic of school bullying, its prevention, and effective intervention strategies. This review will highlight specific research areas where more information is needed about teachers’ perceptions, knowledge, and training regarding bullying in schools and how school districts can best use this information to target training programs for teachers. Volume 3 Supported by Melissa M. Cunningham Note Melissa M. Cunningham -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/85 Title "It'll Work Out:" Older Mothers' and Adult Daughters' Perspectives on Future Plans Creator Amy D. Ringering Jennifer Rice Nickie Sickles Erin Wilson Margaret Manoogian Subject Developmental Psychology Psychology Social and Behavioral Sciences Intergenerational relationships mothers daughters caregiving future care plans support exchanges Description The authors would like to acknowledge Tracy Swartzendruber, Kristina McNutt, and the students in Gero 455: Social Ties and Aging for their contributions to this project. Date 5/28/2014 Type Text Identifier pure/vol3/iss1/10 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title "It'll Work Out" Abstract This qualitative study focused on types of support, relationship quality, and future care plans among 10 older mother-adult daughter dyads (N = 20). Guided by the lifecourse perspective, the authors examined how mother-daughter relationships were renegotiated across the life course; focusing on the later stages of the life course when support exchanges and future care plans may be needed for older mothers. Emotional and instrumental supports were exchanged between all dyads regardless of relationship quality, with only emotionally close dyads exchanging financial support. The flow of support was predominantly downward, although it was more reciprocal in dyads with mothers in poor health. Most dyads had emotionally close relationships and had assumptions for future care, most often informal care; only 1 dyad had concrete plans. Results indicate that mothers may be reluctant to discuss future health constraints and daughters may be less inclined to consider future caregiving responsibilities. One potential outcome that may emerge is that the care that gets put into place is not the care that older mothers may have preferred. More resources are needed to help families discuss future support needs. Older women who are most likely to need care from adult children, typically daughters, may especially benefit from educational programs that include their family members. Volume 3 Supported by Margaret M. Manoogian Note Margaret M. Manoogian -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/84 Title Lipstick and Granola: Perceptions of Feminism Creator Mycah L Harrold Subject Psychology Social Psychology Feminism Stereotypes Gender Roles Description The author would like to acknowledge and thank Dr. Joel Alexander for guidance and valuable suggestions regarding the design of the current study and Dr. Debi Brannan for her extensive support throughout the entire process. I would also like to thank Lindsey Thompson for her contribution. Date 5/28/2014 Type Text Identifier pure/vol3/iss1/7 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract The current study explored perceptions of feminists by comparing them to perceptions of non-feminist women using both a fictitious target woman and a measure of traditionally feminine and masculine traits. 40 undergraduate students (mean age of 23, S.D. = 7.18) were presented with one photograph of a young woman (dressed-up, or dressed down) and one paragraph (describing her as, among other things, a feminist or not) and then completed a measure of traditionally feminist traits. It was found that scores on this questionnaire were significantly different based on self-labeling, such that participants who were told the woman in the photograph self-labeled as a feminist perceived her to be more adhering to traditional feminist stereotypes. Participants also completed the Bem Sex Role Inventory (Bem, 1981) as they believed a “Typical Feminist” or a “Typical Woman” would. A “Typical Woman” was perceived to be fairly androgynous, while a “Typical Feminist” had more extreme masculine and feminine scores. Overall, the findings of this study indicate that the feminist stereotype may be changing and that “typical women” can also be perceived to possess traits in accordance with the feminist stereotype. Volume 3 Supported by Debi Brannan; Joel Alexander Note Debi Brannan; Joel Alexander -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/83 Title An Examination of the First Years: Novice ESOL Teachers’ Experiences with Loneliness and Stress Creator Randal K. Johnson Mycah L. Harrold Daisy J. Cochran Debi Brannan Tasha Bleistein Subject Social Psychology novice TESOL ESOL loneliness stress teachers Description The authors of this article are appreciative of the involvement, guidance and suggestions of many people. We would like to sincerely thank Lisa Shimabukuro and Darian Simpson for their contributions, as well as Stan Wester and Ashley Davis for their support and guidance. Also, we are extremely grateful for the assistance provided by Linda Kunze, and the valuable insight regarding language teaching and the TESOL field provided by Maria Peralta Cortez, Dennis Butler, and Dr. Katherine Schmidt. Date 5/28/2014 Type Text Identifier pure/vol3/iss1/8 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Novice ESOL Teachers’ Loneliness and Stress Abstract The first years of work for new teachers can be particularly difficult; this is especially true for english to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teachers (Brannan & Bleistein, 2012; Warford & Reeves, 2003). This study was designed to explore potential issues within this important group and specifically examined the relationship between loneliness and stress for novice ESOL teachers. Forty-seven novice ESOL teachers completed self-report measures assessing their levels of perceived stress and loneliness. The results revealed that loneliness significantly predicted perceived stress (β = .51, p < .001.). Furthermore, exploratory analyses indicated that marital status influenced loneliness ratings but not stress levels. These findings indicate that for novice teachers that often teach abroad, feelings of loneliness are an important issue to consider. Volume 3 Supported by Debi Brannan Note Debi Brannan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/82 Title International Adoption, Dyadic Belonging, and the Liminal Self: The Case of a Korean American Adoptee’s Return to South Korea Creator Diedra Cates Subject International adoption dyadic belonging liminality KAD South Korea rite of passage Description First, I would like to thank the Anthropology faculty at Western Oregon University for their support and guidance. Dr. Isidore Lobnibe, Dr. Robin Smith, and Dr. Misty Weitzel have been true inspiration, and I will never forget all that they have done for me. I would also like to specifically thank Dr. Isidore Lobnibe for spending countless hours helping me develop and execute my thesis project. Lastly, I would like to extend my gratitude to Molly Holt and Holt Ilsan Town for their warm hearts and open arms while abroad in South Korea. Date 5/28/2014 Type Text Identifier pure/vol3/iss1/5 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title International Adoption, Dyadic Belonging, and the Liminal Self Abstract This paper examines the social location and conflicting identities of Korean American adoptees often referred to as KADs. Utilizing participant observation and interviews conducted in South Korea, the author discusses how Confucian ideology, which stresses consanguineal relations, affects and shapes the ways in which the Korean government and society view KADs in the context of international adoption. The author also draws upon personal field experiences in South Korea to highlight the expectations placed upon KADs in a Korean context, and how this can result in identity confusion and reconfiguration upon their return to a country that has been historically ashamed of them. Volume 3 Supported by Isidore Lobnibe Note Isidore Lobnibe -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/81 Title Full Issue: PURE Insights, Volume 2 Issue 1 Subject undergraduate research Date 5/29/2013 Type Text;Image;StillImage Identifier pure/vol2/iss1/6 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract The full contents of Volume 2, Issue 1. Volume 2 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/80 Title Editor's Notes Creator Camila Gabaldon Date 5/29/2013 Type Text Identifier pure/vol2/iss1/1 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Volume 2 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/79 Title Case Study: The Parkinson's Experience Creator Scott A Thurman Subject Alternative and Complementary Medicine Cognition and Perception Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Neurology Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Other Life Sciences Personality and Social Contexts Psychiatric and Mental Health Social Psychology Social Work Parkinson’s disease Fatigue Burden of Care Medicare Social Isolation Symptoms Social Work Palliative Care Case Study Description “For everything this disease has taken, something with greater value has been given – sometimes just a marker that points me in a new direction that I might not otherwise have traveled. So, sure, it may be one step forward and two steps back, but after a time with Parkinson’s, I’ve learned that what is important is making that one step count; always looking up.” - Michael J. Fox, 2009. Always looking up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist. New York, NY: Hyperion Date 5/29/2013 Type Text Identifier pure/vol2/iss1/5 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title The Parkinson's Experience Abstract Previous research has extensively studied individual components of Parkinson’s by studying the disease but thus far does not address the comprehensive impacts and obstacles of life with Parkinson’s. The common experiences of Parkinson’s can offer insight as to how provide better care by addressing multiple domains in a person’s life. This hypothetical case study highlights commonalities shared by those with Parkinson’s that spans across social, emotional and biological aspects of life. Possible treatment strategies are discussed concerning the impacts of fatigue, social isolation, increased burdens of care, and family dynamics in order to offer insight to care providers as to the range of care needed by those with Parkinson’s disease. The goal of this article is to highlight that, while interventions are needed to address the disease, providers should be mindful that interventions are also needed to limit the negative impacts of Parkinson’s on a person’s life experience. Volume 2 Supported by Debi Brannan Note Debi Brannan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/78 Title Complete Change: A Short Fiction Creator Aaron Dull Subject Arts and Humanities Creative Writing Fiction Romance Collections Stuck in the Past Fiction short stories Description I would like to thank Dr. Katherine Schmidt for being an excellent mentor throughout this process, my parents and sister for always supporting me through any endeavor I take on, and Chris to whom I can't express enough gratitude for all that he does for me. Also I would like to thank the late Flannery O'Connor for the following quote, which was the inspiration for this short story: "...grace changes us and the change is painful." ― Flannery O'Connor, The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor Date 5/29/2013 Type Text Identifier pure/vol2/iss1/4 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Change: A Short Fiction Abstract Nolan, a 28-year old barista, stuck in a world of incomplete moments, finds a new beginning in Brodie. Though a new friendship easily develops between the two, they find a much closer companionship when an accident turns into passion. Nolan is thrilled about the prospect of moving forward in life, but a serious question causes him to think. He may still be stuck in the past. Change is a short story that explores the idea that one small act can both prohibit and enable a person to move forward in life. Volume 2 Supported by Katherine Schmidt Note Katherine Schmidt -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/77 Title EXTEND (Cover Art) Creator Ruoshi Zhang Subject Graphic Design Illustration Interactive Arts mural poster red vector plaid logo Gothic Illustrator Description The whole mural design is a balanced combination of modern and classic, serif and abstract sharp shapes. Date 5/29/2013 Type Image;StillImage Identifier pure/vol2/iss1/2 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title EXTEND Abstract This design is part of a mural design proposed for the APSC entrance foyer as a part of A320 Graphic Design: Process & Theory, Fall 2012. It is a mural about WOU culture, a journey, pointing to the future and storing the hope. The whole campus is a natural environment, covered by flowers and plants, so a rose was selected for the center of the design. The main red line represents intention and guidance, the grid represents a web and connects the icons together, illustrating a rigorous attitude toward education. A butterfly is used as a metaphor for the beauty of the campus, our colorful lives, freedom, and hope. The wolf is a part of WOU culture, symbolic of power and sports. A tree and plant remind us of the natural environment, fresh air of campus and the growth of WOU students. Volume 2 Supported by Jen Bracy Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/76 Title Comparing the Cognitive Screening Tools: MMSE and SLUMS Creator Devan N. Buckingham Katie M. Mackor Ryan M. Miller Nehala N. Pullam Kristoffer N. Molloy Chelsey C. Grigsby Jesse L. Kopel Amanda K. Graves Robert G Winningham Subject Geriatrics Psychiatric and Mental Health Psychiatry Psychology MMSE SLUMS Dementia Dementia screening Cognitive impairment Older adults Description This research was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Western Oregon University. Date 5/29/2013 Type Text Identifier pure/vol2/iss1/3 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title MMSE VS. SLUMS Abstract Practitioners have long relied upon the Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) to quickly assess cognitive functioning in older adults. The Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) exam possesses many potential psychometric advantages, however data on the relationship between scores on the SLUMS and MMSE has yet to be established. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish comparative norms between the MMSE and the SLUMS examinations. The current study hypothesized that participants would score lower on the SLUMS than the MMSE, with adults exhibiting higher levels of cognitive reserve, as measured by educational attainment, having a greater difference between the test scores. A total of 118 individuals (96 female, 21 male) with an age range from 41 to 96 (M=80.03, SD=8.71) with an average educational attainment of 14.97 years (SD= 2.68), completed both tests. Results indicate a significant difference between the mean SLUMS and MMSE scores (p<.001), as well as a significant difference between those in assisted and independent living environments (p<.001). The evidence did not support the cognitive reserve hypothesis. Implications and suggestions for future research will be discussed. Volume 2 Supported by Rob Winningham Note Rob Winningham -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/75 Title Full Issue Date 5/29/2012 Type Text;Image;StillImage Identifier pure/vol1/iss1/10 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Full Issue Abstract All of the articles included in this issue of PURE Insights. Volume 1 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/74 Title Editor's Notes & Acknowledgements Creator Camila Gabaldon Date 5/29/2012 Type Text Identifier pure/vol1/iss1/2 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Volume 1 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/73 Title PURE Identity Manual Creator Cristin Stevens Subject Art and Design Graphic Design PURE design graphic design identity Date 5/29/2012 Type Text;Image;StillImage Identifier pure/vol1/iss1/3 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title PURE Identity Abstract Published standards are essential for providing consistency in a organization’s graphic identity. This set of standards was selected in 2010 by the PURE Executive Committee to provided the basis for that set of standards for PURE. The aims of this brand identity are: To create a single, consistent, and clear visual identity for PURE: Program for Undergraduate Research Experiences. To project PURE as a professional, reliable, dynamic and contemporary organization. To standardize the organization’s visual presentation in a number of applications, thereby increasing consistency of the image projected From the Editor: This manual was submitted to the PURE executive committee along with five others during the 2009-2010 academic year. It was selected by the committee for use in PURE publications. Some changes have been made as PURE has evolved, but the manual in itself remains an outstanding example of WOU undergraduate work. Volume 1 Supported by Jen Bracy Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/72 Title Cover Art Creator Cristin Stevens Subject Graphic Design Art PURE Insights Date 5/29/2012 Type Image;StillImage Identifier pure/vol1/iss1/1 Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Cover Art Abstract The PURE logo and cover for PURE Insights were designed as part of a WOU graphic design class in Spring 2010. Cristin Stevens' design was selected from six submissions by the PURE executive committee and is being used for PURE publications, including this journal. Jen Bracy of the WOU Creative Arts Division has been generous in donating her time to assist with slight modifications to accommodate a new title for the journal. Volume 1 Supported by Jen Bracy Note Jen Bracy -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/71 Title Gender and Optimism as Predictors of Novice ESOL Teaching Performance Creator DeAnna R Sturm Elizabeth K Conkey Natalie Nibler Debi Brannan Tasha Bleistein Subject Psychology TESOL ESOL Novice Performance Optimism Gender Description We would like to acknowledge and thank Darian Simpson for her work reading the paper and Linda Kunze for her assistance. This research was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Western Oregon University. Date 5/29/2012 Type Text Identifier pure/vol1/iss1/8 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Gender, Optimism, and Performance Abstract Both current and past research examining novice ESOL teachers has focused on issues such as educational background and classroom demographics (Yeo et al., 2008), but little research has focused on potential variables that influences perceived teaching performance. Consequently, the aim of this study is to examine the relationship between gender, optimism, and perceived teaching performance amongst novice ESOL teachers. Graduates from two hybrid TESOL graduate programs (N=47) were sampled and surveyed. Optimism significantly predicted perceived teaching performance, t(43)= 3.17, p=.003 and there was an marginal association between gender and perceived teaching performance, t(43)= -1.92, p=.06. Further analyses indicated that the mean ratings of teaching performance were significantly different between men and women, F(1, 45)= 5.12, p=.03. In sum, our results suggest that gender and optimism are factors in perceptions of teacher efficacy amongst novice ESOL teachers. The findings of this study with optimism, gender, and teaching performance not only add empirical data for this group, but also provides a platform to further examine this unique population. Volume 1 Supported by Debi Brannan Note Debi Brannan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/70 Title Nutrition and Cognitive Functioning: Multifaceted Analysis of Physiological and Psychological Components Creator Lindsey M King Subject Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Mental and Social Health Psychiatry and Psychology cognitive ability preoccupying cognitions fasting malnutrition calorie restriction development protein energy malnutrition Description The author wishes to express her deepest gratitude to her supervisor Dr. Ethan McMahan for his guidance, support, insight, advice, suggestions, and comments throughout the writing process. Date 5/29/2012 Type Text Identifier pure/vol1/iss1/6 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Cognitive Deficit and Nutrition Abstract Although the human brain only represents about two percent of the body's total weight, it uses 20 percent of the total calories consumed each day. Calories are vital for proper cognitive function and development. Previous research has reported a wide array of cognitive deficits associated with malnutrition in early childhood and delayed development in children whose mother consumed inadequate nutrition during pregnancy. Previous research has also reported a wide array of cognitive deficits associated with calorie restriction, as well as demonstrated increased cognitive performance after the administration of nutrients. Lastly, research is beginning to more thoroughly examine the relationship of preoccupying cognitions surrounding body image and cognitive deficits to better understand this component of thought and its effect on cognitive performance. In the current analysis, it is suggested that the association between nutrition and cognition is multifaceted, with both physiological and psychological components implicated. Volume 1 Supported by Ethan McMahan Note Ethan McMahan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/69 Title Influences on Music Preference Formation Creator Chanel K Meyers Subject Cognition and Perception Social Psychology music preferences tonal atonal social influence Description The author wishes to thank Dr. Ethan McMahan and Dr. Thomas Osborne for their time and knowledge in editing this paper. Date 5/29/2012 Type Text Identifier pure/vol1/iss1/7 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Influences on Music Preference Formation Abstract Music preference is a multifaceted topic that addresses questions which continuously elude musicologists, music researchers and social psychologists. How does something so pervasive in our lives, such as music, remain a mystery to us? Music preference has been studied on many levels and the factors that influence the types of music we prefer are numerous, including genres, exposure, personality, and musical characteristics. However, our understanding of how and why music preferences are formed is still fragmented. We can narrow down music preferences into two broad categories: intrinsic and extrinsic qualities. In attempt to explore these characteristics, three commonly emerging theories concerning musical preference formation will serve as the foundation: repeated exposure, social learning, and inherent musical qualities. The current paper aims to draw on these theories in relation to the development and reasoning behind our musical preferences. Volume 1 Supported by Ethan McMahan Note Ethan McMahan -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/68 Title The Burden of the Kayayei: Cultural and Socio-economic Difficulties Facing Female Porters in Agbogbloshie Creator Katherine Ahlvin Subject Anthropology Social and Cultural Anthropology women kayayei kayayoo Ghana Agbogbloshie female porter slum female socialization informal economy socio-economic poverty Description Acknowledgements: I would like to thank the faculty of the anthropology department at Western Oregon University for their support. Dr. Lobnibe, my mentor and adviser, has encouraged my development as a student of anthropology and has reinforced my fondness for the subject. Through his engaging passion of cultural anthropology, I was inspired to study abroad in Accra, Ghana in 2011. I would also like to recognize the staff of the Aya Centre in East Legon, Ghana, who allowed for an easy acclimation to the Ghanaian lifestyle. Additional thanks are warranted to the staff of SISS, who provided me with the social network necessary to develop a rapport with the kayayei of Agbogbloshie. Date 5/29/2012 Type Text Identifier pure/vol1/iss1/4 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title The Burden of the Kayayei Abstract This paper explores the experiences of female porters known as Kayayei in Agbogboloshie, Ghana. The Kayayei (singl. kayayoo) is a Ga term that describes these young women who carry goods and wares for a fee. A majority of them have migrated from the northern and rural parts of Ghana to earn a sure income in the southern cities. First, the topic is introduced with a case study based on a personal interview with a kayayoo. Next, the characteristics of the slum, Agbogbloshie, are explored. The cultural and socio-economic difficulties facing these women are discussed. This essay posits that the cultural and socio-economic challenges that a kayayoo faces seem to be largely based on cultural traditions and socio-economic factors that constitute the burden of the kayayei. The paper concludes with some suggestions of how the kayayei can break the bonds of the informal sector. Volume 1 Supported by Isidore Lobnibe Note Isidore Lobnibe -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/67 Title Xenophobia and Structural Violence: Barriers to Education for Roma Youth Creator Lisa Catto Subject Social and Cultural Anthropology Romani xenophobia structural violence education human rights segregation Europe Description I would like to thank Dr. William (Doug) Smith for inspiring me to write the original version of this paper for his course on human rights. I would also like to extend my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Robin Smith for working closely with me on molding this paper for inclusion in this journal. Her insight, encouragement and suggestions are always treasured. Lastly, I would like to thank Dr. Misty Weitzel, Dr. Isidore Lobnibe and Mrs. Camila Gabaldón for their support through this process. Date 5/29/2012 Type Text Identifier pure/vol1/iss1/5 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title Barriers to Education for Roma Youth Abstract The European Roma, more commonly referred to as Gypsies, are a severely persecuted minority population, even to this day. They have been victims of xenophobia and structural violence for centuries. This has led to segregation in nearly all aspects of their life, from housing to medical care to employment to education; the latter is the focus of this paper. Roma children are often forced into segregated schools, or into special/remedial programs. This paper looks at issues that have led to such an educational dichotomy, and the negative impact they have had on the Roma. The paper also looks at the perpetuating cycle that these educational issues are feeding. Volume 1 Supported by Robin Smith Note Robin Smith -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/pure-insights/item/66 Title The Devil in the Boardroom: Corporate Psychopaths and Their Impact on Business Creator Sophia Wellons Subject Cognitive Psychology Industrial and Organizational Psychology Other Psychology Personality and Social Contexts psychopath corporate bullying business ethics Description I would like to thank Dr. Winningham and Dr. Keulks for the help and assistance I received on this project as well as the American Psychiatric Association for permission to include copyrighted diagnostic criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder. Date 5/29/2012 Type Text Identifier pure/vol1/iss1/9 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alternative Title The Devil in the Boardroom Abstract While most research focuses on the incarcerated psychopath, there is a limited body of work that centers on the non-criminal psychopaths that might even appear successful in their careers. The aim of this review was to compare and contrast research on non-incarcerated, “Corporate Psychopaths” to distinguish who they are and where they are most likely to be found. It was discovered that Corporate Psychopaths, while retaining a higher executive functioning than their incarcerated counterparts, displayed many psychopathic traits that relate back to disruptive behavior in the business world. Based on a review of the literature we have concluded that these individuals mainly reside in higher management, high power roles in companies, and that this information is of particular use for human resource hiring and promoting personnel in order to maintain a healthy business that abides by accepted ethical standards Volume 1 Supported by Rob Winningham Note Rob Winningham --