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Gauley Bridge is a rural town in Fayette County, West Virginia. In this case study, I use publicly available data and community interviews to explore this geographically isolated and sparsely populated community. Once known as a town reliant on coal mining, the town has since experienced an economic decline that has become all too common in rural areas. As a result, Gauley Bridge has also struggled with health disparities, food insecurity, and school closures. Despite these difficulties, the town maintains its culture of resilience, which is evident through an analysis of its community capitals.
“The Appalachian Murder Ballad: An American Search for Transcendence” discusses the evolution of the ballad form, inherited by America from Europe. Many Appalachian ballads broke from the European tradition in form and content, essentially creating a subgenre: the lyrical ballad (related but not identical to the form championed by Romantic poets Wordsworth and Coleridge). Still a narrative folksong, the American lyrical ballad features non-objective narrators, non-narrative lyrics, and credited songwriters. The paper shows how these ballads incorporated socioeconomic and religious ideologies, blues influences, and supernatural and grotesque elements to manifest a search for emotional expression and transcendence in Appalachian culture.
Randle McMurphy of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest acts as a Christ figure to the other patients of the ward, bringing hope and dignity to them against their oppressor Nurse Ratched. He fights for his friends (the other patients), which eventually leads to him getting lobotomized (crucified). His “spirit” remains with them after his lobotomy, along with the patient Chief who escapes acting as the resurrection of McMurphy’s words.
I am a Psychology Major and Graphic Design Minor. I am a photographer and aspiring Therapist/Mental Health Counselor. I also am part of the Campbell Honors College.
This paper discusses and evaluates factors within society making it harder for women to gain leadership roles in corporations and especially political office. It addresses two main factors: partisanship and media influence. The history of gender inequality and how it manifests in society today is also described. Evidence regarding how Republicans or Democrats view gender inequality is shown through different figures, especially relating to prominent media topics such as the #MeToo Movement. The discrepancy between women in politics compared to their male counterparts is discussed.
This paper discusses how the sublime, defined by Edmund Burke as "delightful terror," informs and shapes American Western literature in relation to the Romantic tradition. From the journals of Lewis and Clark to Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove, Western writers used Romantic-inspired language to describe the grandeur and unpredictability of the frontier. In the "Cowboy Sublime" individuals find a source of purpose and awe in danger and difficulty. This essay argues that Western literature is not an isolated genre but a continuation of Romantic ideals. Its depictions of landscapes and characters transform the West into an American extension of the sublime.
We will use film analysis techniques, shot frames, and video clips to argue this thesis: Wonder Woman is portrayed as a Christ figure through her self-sacrifice, sense of justice, and ability to perform miracles through the use of various film techniques.
Case: A 9 x 4 cm tumor was found at the rectosigmoid junction during dissection of a 64-year-old man whose cause of death was failure to thrive. Possible metastases to the abdominal and thoracic lymph nodes, lungs, right adrenal gland, and brain were found. Findings: Histology showed a well- to moderately-differentiated adenocarcinoma arising in the mucosa, invading the submucosal lymphatics, and extending through the muscularis externa. The adrenal lesion was morphologically similar to the colorectal tumor. Discussion: Primary treatments for metastatic colorectal cancer include resection and chemotherapy. More recent targeted treatments based on molecular testing have improved survival rates.
