Wonderful Sense Research Articles

Second Revolution in Forensic Anthropology

This article tells the story of Steve Ousley’s vision for skeletal data in anthropology: an update to the Forensic Data Bank for the twenty-first century, based on the Commingled Remains Analytics (CoRA) ecosystem, with the aim of accumulating high-quality “big data” and harnessing artificial intelligence/machine learning algorithms for research, casework, and education. We share our recollections of events leading up to a meeting of the minds at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska in 2019 and offer a few thoughts about next steps. We have tried to tell this story through Steve’s eyes, using his words to describe his vision by including several emails that communicate his love of data, spirit, and wonderful sense of humor.

Ways of enhancing joyful teaching and learning in a graduate class of Nepal

Adapting a Living Educational Theory Research methodology, I discuss how my teaching, my learning, and my research contributed to the enhancement of joyful teaching and learning in a university classroom. I share my own living-educationaltheory that influenced me, my colleagues, students, and the university culture. Inspired by Bhagavad Gita and using a participatory action research design and dialogue method, I collected and analyzed data from reflective journals, presentations, assignments, and blog writing. In this paper, I present a cluster of five context-responsive approaches (voluntary participation, valuing a sense of wonderment, respecting interdependence, enhancing the Culture of Inquiry, and adapting aesthetic inquiry) as I answer the question: How can I enhance joyful teaching and learning in my graduate classes? Finally, I share three prerequisites and a challenge of promoting joyful teaching and learning in higher educational contexts.

Mathematically Giftedness from the Perspectives of Preservice Mathematics Teachers

This research aimed to examine the views of preservice mathematics teachers (PMTs) on mathematically giftedness. Case study, one of the qualitative research design, was used and the study involved 25 sophomore mathematics teaching undergraduate students from Turkey. Data were collected with a semi-structured interview form with open-ended questions and analyzed with content analysis method. As a result of the analysis of the data three themes comprising of definitions of giftedness, characteristics of gifted students including sub-themes of cognitive, affective and social traits, and mathematically gifted students including sub-themes of cognitive and affective traits were emerged. As a result of the study it was determined that the majority of the participants thought that the gifted students have exceptional performance in intelligence or creativity in a spesific area. The cognitive traits of gifted students were favorably listed as being curious or asking questions, strong verbal skills, high performance compared to the peers, fast thinking and learning, creativity and abstract thinking. The affective traits mainly included sensitivity, sense of justice, impatience, sense of humour, intense interest/concentration, diligence and patience, responsibiltiy, curiosity, perfectionism and motivation. The social characteristics of gifted were emerged as preference to communicate with adults, enhanced social relationship (resulting in leadership), rarity in society and valued by society. On the other hand, characteristics of mathematically gifted students have been classified as cognitive and affective traits according to the views of PMTs. Cognitive traits of mathematically gifted students mostly composed of quick, unusual and multiple solutions to problems, analytical thinking, proficiency in mathematics, interest in numbers at an early age, and questioning. Affective characteristics of mathematically gifted students have been found to be introversion, peer disapproval, self-confidence, responding maturely, good sense of self-expression, sense of wonderment, and willingness to learn. As a result, most of the views of PMTs were found to be similar to the literature. Considering that the participants took elective course "Teaching Mathematics to Gifted Students", it can be stated that it is important to give lectures on giftedness to prospective teachers in their undergraduate education.

Reflections on Leonard J. Arrington

Reflections on Leonard J. Arrington

Bewildered and Enchanted: Early Modern Imperial Ottoman Mosques and the Sense of Wonder

ABSTRACT: this paper proposes that early modern Ottoman intellectuals familiar with a medieval cosmographic theory of wonder formed a large emotional community whose members valued and practiced this emotion towards imperial Ottoman mosques. To achieve this objective, I draw upon a variety of sources from the early modern period, including chronicles, treatises on architecture, and travelogues, created by individuals who belonged to this emotional community. Sources such as these contain words, symbols, and gestures, that aided the whole group in recognizing this desirable emotion in the context of imperial architecture. Through their writing, these individuals sought to instill cosmographic wonder among their readers, while at the same time conveying the message that imperial mosques represent the creation of God. Such a narrative was employed by the Ottomans as long as cosmographies were in demand. From the beginning of the seventeenth century, when updated studies on geography gradually replaced cosmographies, there were those within this emotional community who underwent an epistemological change. From this point on, wonder at Ottoman architecture was generated by different stimuli which were not necessarily related to the cosmographic theory of wonder.

Darren P. Baker, PhD A Pioneer in the Development of Pegylated Interferon-β for Clinical Use

Darren P. Baker, PhD A Pioneer in the Development of Pegylated Interferon-β for Clinical Use

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In Prose Poetry: An Introduction (2020), Cassandra Atherton and Paul Hetherington suggest that ‘prose’ within a prose poem “becomes a revitalized medium that focuses less on a narrative’s progress” and more on how “language itself, and its ways of making meaning, may be understood newly and differently.” This creative work—a prose poem—offers a brief meditation on the themes of women’s bodies, reproductive rights and self-determination. The subject muses on a series of unlike yet connected moments in time, and on the sense of bewildering wonderment that extends from conflicting possibilities. As with the prose poem's refusal to present a contained, straightforward or singular narrative, the woman identifies the fact of a difficult choice, yet is grateful to be allowed that choice.

Beyond the Finish Line: Images, Evidence, and the History of the Photo-Finish

Anyone engaged in competitive sports wants to win, but how are winners determined? With stick-and-ball sports, it is by scoring more points than the competition. For motorized sports, it is by finishing ahead of all others, sometimes, in the current era requiring electronic timing and video, by 1/1000 of a second. For track and field, swimming, and most winter sports, there are also occasions where timing must be consulted to determine placement. It is among this latter group of sports where Jonathan Finn brings the reader along for a unique analysis of how photo-finishes and timing evolved.In Beyond the Finish Line: Images, Evidence, and the History of the Photo-Finish, Finn “emphasizes the complexity of the photo-finish as a cultural artifact” (7). Structurally, there are six chapters, and across all of them are “three interrelated issues . . . : the problem of representation; objectivity and visual evidence; and the quest for records” (9). Further, the chapters are neither sequential nor chronological to each other, but within each chapter, there are timelines about specific matters.The opening chapter provides the overall framework whereby the book also “emphasizes the co-construction of technology and sport, broadly conceived, with specific attention given to issues of human and machine vision, photographic truth and objectivity, and decision-making in sport” (23). It is also here where he explains the crucial differences between photo-finishes and photos of finishes.The second chapter is centered on how reliance on human reaction in late-1800s photography affected the final image of a photo-finish. As an illustration, Finn offers two patented devices specifically for horse racing, with the first having twelve equidistant camera stations at the finish line and the second having a revolving disc with photo plates. The problem of that time with respect to photos was they were expected to be “technically proficient . . . but also artistic . . . to convey a sense of beauty or wonderment” (36), which the latter could attain. Adding to the complexity was the issue of trust; sport photos were seen as dubious since the contemporary thought was that human eyes were better than machine eyes.Chapter 3 covers the period 1900–1940 and the transition to “electric eyes” and “camera eyes,” which were considered more accurate than those of people. Here Finn elucidates several significant innovations that strengthened belief in a technological fix for sporting competition measurement, such as “eye in the sky” (mounted higher than the judge's stand) and improved video.The fourth section delves into top-level socioeconomic and financial aspects of the photo-finish, exploring the Olympics and tensions between the Olympic organizers and the Swiss watch company Omega. Finn outlines how that company navigated the landscape of Olympic Organizing Committees for each separate venue. As the chapter traverses the latter decades of the twentieth century into the twenty-first, an interesting paradox persisted around image credibility due to questions about the consistent adoption of “technoscientific artifacts” intertwined with the new reality that “racers were not racing just against each other but against national or other records set at other meets in other places and times” (117).In chapter 5, Finn explores the conundrum of accuracy versus precision. On a very relatable level for the reader, the author lays out his case that even with advancing technologies over the decades, human interpretation is still required, and judgments must be made regarding the exact location of a competitor's body. Furthermore, he shares with readers the notion of non-intervention, that is, not sanitizing images to look pretty in order to “guarantee the veracity of the object depicted” (146).The final chapter expands the analysis to the present, looking at the current relationship between technologies and sports. Goal-line technology in top tier global football, instant replay, Hawk-Eye in tennis and cricket, the new Video Assist Referee (VAR), which confirms or can overrule a decision on the field (along with the field referee's viewing of the video) have all brought up similar issues of acceptance. Among Finn's last comments here is the provocative claim: “But greater precision does not mean greater accuracy” (175). This last point is significant for the measure of athletic performance in the timing-oriented sports noted at the beginning of this review. The reason is that each sport incorporates the variation of “dimensional tolerances” such as clothing, minimal variations in lanes/routes, or even “thickness of paint on pool walls” (159). Which is more useful then, pure accuracy of time or athlete performance?This highly sourced book is a valuable and important contribution to not just sports history but also the history of technology and, to a degree, business history.

Evaluating Changes in Experimentation, Critical Thinking, and Sense of Wonder in Participants of Science North’s In-School Outreach Programs

The aim of this study was to evaluate and report on the impact of an in-school science outreach program on children’s self-reported science knowledge, engagement, and skills through a case study of the Science North in-school outreach program “Mission to Mars.” A logic model method was used to outline the specific inputs, outputs, and measurable outcomes of the program. The program outcomes evaluated in this study were (1) experimentation skills, (2) critical thinking skills, and (3) sense of wonder. Results from pre-post surveys demonstrated that participants had increased program topic knowledge. Students self-reported positive emotions toward science more frequently following exposure to the program. Students’ sense of wonder toward science and toward space also increased post-program. This increase in positive emotion toward science could, in the short-term, increase student motivation toward science, which could lead to lasting interests in science in the long-term. Only a small number of students reported an increase in experimentation and critical thinking skills post-program. These skills take time to develop, and the single short-term program evaluated in this study may not have given students enough exposure to these skills for them to experience and show a noticeable change. The results of this study can provide informal science institutions like science centers with important insights into the potential learning impact of their in-school outreach programs, and can be used to improve current and future programs. Other organizations with in-school science outreach programs can benefit from using the methodology in this study to evaluate their programs, as this research includes a combination of innovative data collection methods such as concept maps to determine what students associate with the word “science,” and the use of an emoji scale to capture student emotions toward science. From a larger perspective, this study evaluating the impacts of in-school science outreach could demonstrate the potential benefits and outcomes of this unique area of informal learning, further solidifying the importance of incorporating these inquiry-based programs into classrooms.

Community/Social Action Groupwork in Indigenous and Rural Communities Zimbabwe Summer 2019

In June 2018, I was fortunate enough to attend and present at the IASWG Symposium at Kruger National Park in South Africa. It was a truly amazing experience. However, in July of 2019 I was once again able to return to the African continent. This time to visit Zimbabwe. For the past four years, my friend and School Principal Chris Labbe, had been visiting and working with the IMVELO organization to raise funds for the following three schools: Ngamo Primary School, Mlevu Primary School and St Joseph’s Primary School.These three schools are located in the indigenous and rural rural villages of Hwanga National Park. During the course of the visits to these three Schools, my wife Peg McGovern and I were able to observe the incredible work that was being done between IMVELO and the local communities. The overarching theme of the IASWG 2018 symposium had been “Groupwork in Communities.” On my visit to Hwanga, I witnessed the impact of Groupwork in these indigenous and rural communities. On my return home, I reviewed the Groupwork literature, and it reinforced what I observed and encountered in Zimbabwe. The wonderful sense of community, sustainability, cooperation, integration of programs, social action and empowerment. It truly was an amazing experience and a trip of a lifetime.

The Experience of Enchantment and the Sense of Wonder

ABSTRACT This paper begins by drawing on accounts of enchantment as wonder by three authors (Alain-Fournier, Aldous Huxley and J.R.R. Tolkien) to explore its basic characteristics and dynamics. It then draws a contrast with the disenchantment attending will and the will-to-power, noting the internal affinity of the latter with the project of modernity and its contrast with enchantment as a non-modern experience. It then proceeds to a critique of three influential philosophers’ portrayals of enchantment (Philip Fisher, Jane Bennett and Akeel Bilgrami, as well as Charles Taylor), which it faults for not paying closer attention to the implications of the experience of enchantment. It closes with a plea for philosophy aligned with the humanities rather than sciences.

THE EFFORTS OF IMAM ABD AL-HAMID AL-FARAHI IN THE ARABIC LANGUAGE

This research deals with the efforts of Imam Abd al-Hamid al-Farahi al-Hindi in the Arabic language, especially his book Jamahrat al-Balaghah, which is the sign of Arabic and interpretation, one of the veterans of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries AH. Where he was born, may God have mercy on him, in the year 1280 AH in the village of Fariha - from the villages of the Directorate of the greatest hatred in India - and Ibn Khalil was the sign of the East and historian of Islam, Sheikh Shibli Al-Nu'mani - may God bless him with his mercy -. He died in the year 1349 AH, corresponding to 1930 CE. Al-Farahi called for establishing the art of rhetoric on foundations stemming from the Noble Qur’an and the words of the noble Arabs, so he wrote his book The Jamahiriya of Rhetoric in which he broke the basis on which the art of rhetoric is based in Aristoteles, which is the theory of simulation. Al-Farahi believes that the art of Arabic rhetoric was influenced by this theory. The importance of the research: In this paper, I explain the methodology of Imam al-Farahi in the community of rhetoric, then the influence of the rhetoric of the Ajam on the eloquence of the Arabs, and the concept of the rhetoric of the Arabs according to Imam al-Farahi, Aristotle and the theory of simulation, then the research leads us to an explanation of the impact of poetry and eloquent prose of Imam al-Farahi. Research objectives: The research aims to: Rapid review of the efforts made in serving the Arabic language in the countries of the Indian subcontinent through the centuries until the era of Imam Farahi. Brief introduction to some Indian scholars who have a great contribution to serving the Arabic language. The comprehensive definition of Imam Al-Farahi, and highlighting his scientific contributions in the field of Arabic language and Quranic studies, whether in Arabic or Urdu. Research methodology: The research is based on three approaches: inductive, analytical, and deductive. This, in turn, showed us the efforts of Imam Abd al-Hamid al-Farahi in the Arabic language, especially writing Jamah al-Balagha. I concluded at the end of the research that Al-Farahi, with his in-depth study of the Arabic language, its literature and its sciences, had become to have a wonderful linguistic sense and a fine Arabic taste like the play of sincerity, but with all these advantages that were embodied in his personality, another characteristic that overtook all of these advantages was the love of the Holy Quran, which was above all Something and the greatness of these two villages will not be felt except by those who are pure Arab

Animals, Museum Culture and Children's Literature in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Curious Beasties by Laurence Talairach

Reviewed by: Animals, Museum Culture and Children's Literature in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Curious Beasties by Laurence Talairach Clayton Tarr (bio) Animals, Museum Culture and Children's Literature in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Curious Beasties. By Laurence Talairach. Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. Laurence Talairach's Curious Beasties is a welcome addition to children's literature studies, especially to the continuing work on the intersections of natural science and children's literature during the long nineteenth century. Talairach traces the influx of [End Page 437] animals, both zoological and paleontological, brought to England from around the world and displayed in museums and menageries. These living, skeletal, and taxidermy specimens not only "illustrated the expansion of knowledge," but also "embodied British power and hegemony" (2). Children became a crucial part of this dual impact of exotic animal collection and display, being encouraged to participate in natural history "in the hope of moulding young minds into future British and imperial citizens" (3). The way that museums "offered visitors an experience of the natural world under control" also inculcates proper and productive children (4). The wonderous animals displayed for eager audiences "could simultaneously transport and instruct" (7), Talairach argues, while also "captur[ing] the elusive reality of imperial Britain" (8). Children's books similarly "conjured up the British empire and its booming capitalist economy through adventures where characters could both feel and see the urge to possess and subjugate these 'curious beasties'" (274). At the same time, however, children's literature sometimes provided "the opportunity to question the ideologies of imperialism" (274). Regardless of the ideological stance, children's literature of the long nineteenth century imaginatively represented "the sense of wonderment produced by museum culture" (10). Structurally, Curious Beasties moves both chronology through the long nineteenth century and from broad movements to discrete readings of nineteenth-century children's authors, including Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, and Edith Nesbit. I find the latter half of the book more compelling, though the first half is just as engaging and readable. Chapter 2 explores how children's literature of Georgian England uses "curious beasties" to "disseminate knowledge about the natural world" (32). Moving ahead to the Victorian period, chapter 3 further probes the "appropriation of animals" to examine how live animals "actively participated in the development of children's literature" (12, 73). Chapter 4 investigates how children's periodicals encouraged "children's interest in natural history collecting" (126). Talairach also studies the rise of taxidermy, which "represented a period when naturalists willingly explored and promoted the relationship between science and myth, or knowledge and narrative" (173). Chapter 5 examines nonsense literature by Lear and Carroll, which "foregrounded and questioned the issue of species classification" (176). Carroll's "curious beasties," in particular, "probe the era's taxonomic practices" (19). Talairach concludes with a chapter on representations of fossil discoveries in Victorian and Edwardian children's literature, particularly focusing on Nesbit, whose "curious beasties" "convey her stance on imperialism and consumerism and challenge the master narrative of British control over the natural world" (20). The main concern I have with Talairach's book is that I consistently found myself wanting a more expansive vision. Science fiction, in particular, which experienced a concurrent "golden age," seems relevant to the study, especially in regard to the [End Page 438] "human/animal divide" that Talairach frequently mentions. Certainly, H. G. Wells imagined grotesque and subversive menageries, challenging practices such as vivisection, which Talairach chooses not to pursue. Are not many of Carroll's monstrosities in Wonderland and the Looking-Glass World examples of particularly disturbing cross-species (if not also subject/object melding) surgical experiments? And what about J. M. Barrie's own island, the Neverland where "beasts" occupy a crucial position in the circle of life and death? I am also left wondering about other forms of children's or adolescent writing in the Victorian period, particularly boys' adventure stories. H. Rider Haggard's novels, for example, often hinge on the role animals play in Britain's imperial project. I am also left a little disappointed that Curious Beasties does not spend more time with Christina Rossetti. A short discussion of "Goblin Market" (1862) appears in chapter one, but it is mostly to...

4403 Cure Quest: Team Science of Game Design for Medical Education

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: “Cure Quest” is an adventure quest game about the process of new drug discovery and development. The player explores a magical island in search of a cure for a mysterious illness, traveling through different lands based on the stages of the drug discovery pipeline. Along the way, they must solve puzzles, decipher clues, and enlist the help of a ‘team science’ group of collaborators. The game uses a fantastical setting and engaging story to communicate the topic through metaphorical representations, instilling a sense of wonderment in the learning process. Real-world science is embedded into fictionalized lands such as the Labyrinth of Target Identification, the Forest of Small Molecule Discovery, the Tree of Biostatistics, the Mountains of FDA Approval and the Desert of Funding. The project represents a novel application of game-based learning to a complex topic not typically addressed through games. The process of designing and developing the game itself uncovers strong parallels between the interdisciplinary game design process and the interdisciplinary team science process. The objective of the game is to communicate high-level concepts of the drug discovery and development process, starting with the principles of ethical research and the motivations behind medical discovery, through the development of a new drug and finally to FDA approval. The goal is to improve understanding of clinical translational science among the different disciplines involved, and to raise overall awareness of the drug discovery process. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: The game is being developed through a collaboration between faculty and students at ISMMS and the Games and Simulation Arts and Science Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The first target audience is 2nd-3rd year medical students, with the future goal of adapting the game to a broader population. The game design is informed by specific learning outcomes, input from players in the target population and an ongoing iterative design process. The game is designed for mobile devices (iOS and Android), with an emphasis on narrative, exploration, and puzzle solving. Future evaluation will be performed through a quasi-experimental design comparing standard lectures with the game on a drug discovery. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: The game is currently in development, but the project has yielded insight into the design process for serious games in medicine. We found that for a game of this type it is essential not just to have both designers and subject matter experts, but to enable cross-pollination of modes of thinking. Through multiple design iterations and focus groups, we found that a game design approach rooted in narrative and allegorical abstraction would have a better ability to engage the target audience than one focused only on realistic simulation. When complete, we anticipate that the game will improve understanding of the core concepts in drug discovery. CureQuest is designed as an episodic game, following the sequence of stages in the drug discovery and development process. In this version of the game, we demonstrate five of the initial episodes: The City of Discovery of Unmet Medical Need; The Labyrinth of Target Identification; the Aquarium of Transgenic Phenotype Expression; the Rival Researcher Gang Quiz Battle; and the Desert of Funding. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: If successful, the game-based learning approach can help fill key gaps in current formal medical and scientific training, as well as gaps in understanding among the general public. The design process serves as an informative model of evolving collaborative team science.

Night Walk to the Sea: A Story about Rachel Carson, Earth's Protector by Deborah Wiles

Reviewed by: Night Walk to the Sea: A Story about Rachel Carson, Earth's Protector by Deborah Wiles Elizabeth Bush Wiles, Deborah Night Walk to the Sea: A Story about Rachel Carson, Earth's Protector; illus. by Daniel Miyares. Schwartz & Wade, 2020 [40p] Trade ed. ISBN 9781524701475 $17.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9781524701499 $10.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R 4-7 yrs A passing nighttime thunderstorm leaves little Roger more frightened than he's willing to admit, but Great-Aunt Rachel knows just what he needs: a tramp through [End Page 57] the woods and down to the shore, to expend some energy and witness the calmer beauty of his surroundings. Clad in his green monster rain boots, Roger is bent on taming unruly Nature and showing it that his own monster self is in charge; in response, Rachel points out tiny wonders in the woods and engages him in the rescue of a lost and struggling firefly: "'I am a monster who saves fireflies.' 'You are indeed,' said Rachel. 'And you are also a boy who loves all the creatures of the woods and sea. You are their brave protector.'" Wiles conflates two episodes from Rachel Carson's life into this imagined shared encounter between the famed environmentalist and the great-nephew she adopted, capturing the approach Carson articulated in her A Sense of Wonder. Miyares' ink paintings render the deep night as mysterious and welcoming, a lush, velvety place where cozy closeness of the woods gives way to a majestic sea, with a pair of sturdy characters who move lightly through environments that they can appreciate but not fully own. End matter comprising Carson biography, remarks on bioluminescence, and resource materials in varied formats is included. Copyright © 2020 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Sun, Shadows, Stone: The Photography of Terry Toedtemeier by Julia Dolan, Rock Hushka, Toby Jurovics, Jennifer Kabat, Andrew Meigs, Sandra S. Phillips, Prudence F. Roberts

99 Reviews and practices can become debilitating, if not deadly, and are often intergenerational. For readers familiar with the literature on Indigenous child removal, historical trauma, and social services for tribal communities, Harness ’s book aligns with other authors who have made this work their focus, including Kristen A. Carpenter, Lorie M. Graham, Sarah Deer, Devon Mihesuah, and Margaret D. Jacobs (who cites Harness’s 2009 book). What Bitterroot adds to these studies, however, is the power of a personal perspective on abuse, survival, and policy reform. Her anthropological research has also made clear the vast extent of abuses endured by Native children adopted into nonIndian households. Remarkably, Harness has converted her childhood and early adulthood traumas into a story that can save lives. Bitterroot will be a soothing balm, an extended hand, to anyone who faces the demons of abuse and trauma and is an authoritative guide to those seeking to understand the historical and social structures that perpetuate the vulnerability of Indigenous children and families today. Katrina Jagodinsky University of Nebraska SUN, SHADOWS, STONE: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF TERRY TOEDTEMEIER by Julia Dolan, Rock Hushka, Toby Jurovics, Jennifer Kabat, Andrew Meigs, Sandra S. Phillips, and Prudence F. Roberts Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington, 2018. Photographs. 136 pages. $24.95 cloth. This handsome volume was published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title at the Tacoma Art Museum in 2018 and the Portland Art Museum in 2019. The book itself provides a gallery of Terry Toedtemeier’s stunning black-and-white photographs of Oregon terrain and geology (plus several early photos of the artist’s friends in 1970s Portland). The images are preceded by essays by the authors who discuss the contexts informing Toedtemeier’s vision and creativity. Terry Toedtemeier (1947–2008) pursued several practices that together established his reputation as a legendary figure in Oregon photography . He was, of course, a photographer who was self-taught and highly skilled. He was also a geologist (with a degree from Oregon State University ) and a historian, collector, and curator of photography. The authors discuss these diverse but related pursuits from their various perspectives : Dolan, Hushka, Juroviks, and Phillips are museum curators; Meigs is a geologist; Roberts is an art historian and Toedtemeier’s widow; and Kabat is an essayist who has traversed much of the territory that fascinated Toedtemeier. These writings cover some forty pages and provide a multi-faceted introduction to Toedtemeier’s photographs, about eighty in all, created from 1974 to 2008. Hushka provides the most complete biography , starting with Toedtemeier’s childhood explorations of Johnson Creek near his home in east Portland. He and other authors emphasize Toedtemeier’s fascination with and love of Oregon’s tumultuous, basalt-anchored terrain, and his use of photography to provide not only information but also a sense of wonderment and transcendent awe. In geological forms, Toedtemeier found signs of a vast arc of time (timeless time, really) that, for him, was astonishing and humbling. He also saw sublime aesthetic beauty in the geological record, especially in the Columbia Gorge and the Oregon coast. Yet grandiosity of image was not his game, and his photographs inspire quiet reflection. Meigs discusses the Northwest’s geology, Phillips locates Toedtemeier’s work in the context of the history of photography (the photographs of Carleton Watkins were of great interest to him, for instance), and Dolan writes of Toedtemeier’s work as the first curator of photography at the Portland Art Museum. Mentioned by various authors is his magnificent Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge, 1867–1957, a massive book and a major exhibition in 2008, which was an expansion of an earlier version in 1984. Prudence Roberts focuses on a single photograph — Ocean X (1978) — a beautiful work that became famous for its scientific documentation of a soliton, a non-linear wave. Scientists found in Toedtemeier’s photograph, of two such waves intersecting to form a perfect X, visual evidence of the behavior of solitons and a basis for building a formula to explain them. 100 OHQ vol. 121, no. 1 Roberts’s essay is the only one to focus extensively on a particular photograph. Specific analysis of the visual properties...

Reclaiming Nature and a Sense of Wonder: The Story of Arabia Mountain

Reclaiming Nature and a Sense of Wonder: The Story of Arabia Mountain

ODESSA HISTORICAL ANECDOTE AS A MEMORIAL FORM OF PERSONALITY

Odessa is one of the most humorous regions of Ukraine. Odessits have always been famous for their easy-going life style and wonderful sense of humour in the Russian-speaking world. This laughter phenomenon appeared due to various cultural and historical factors. The structure and sense of Odessa historical anecdote are investigated in this article as a potential source for making deep anthropological, cultural and historical research. Also it include the origin of laughter itself.Initially, paradox and applied purposes of Odessa anecdote are presented and various Russian-speaking and foreign researchers’ definitions are comprised. The difference is signed between the anecdote as a folklore genre and a myth. Genesis of anecdote in Odessa laughter culture has its roots in conditions of its appearance. As a result, it led to multicultural, multiethnic and multilingual urban community. City population has a special way of joking where people like to emphasize the characteristic features of officials and city government, who caught public attention by bad or good actions.Four historical anecdotes are used in this investigation with their cultural and anthropological narratives. The historical circumstances are full of curious fictional details and real facts. It is highly considered the importance of Odessa historical anecdote as a source of additional information about famous persons in history as well as the part of Odessa culture.

‘Everyone is always learning’: Case study of a Suzuki-inspired preschool

The Suzuki violin method was originally envisioned as a universal approach to talent education, applicable to any field. Currently, however, the approach is limited primarily to music learning settings, with only a few exceptions in general education. The purpose of this study was to observe the activities and teacher–child interactions in one preschool in which the Suzuki philosophy was implemented for general education in a holistic manner. We further considered how the co-equal integration of music with other educational content might be applicable in formal early childhood learning settings. Data collection included (1) observations of lessons and social interactions between students, teachers and administrators; (2) interviews with administrators and teachers and (3) review of preschool-related artefacts. We coded and analysed data according to five tenets of the Suzuki approach (i.e. every child can learn, group-based instruction, parent involvement, sensitive listening, prioritizing personal character over ability). Findings highlight specific ways in which teachers and administrators interpreted and adhered to these tenets in music and general education contexts, as well as potential areas for improvement and expansion. An emergent theme, ‘everyone is always learning’, encompassed the five tenets holistically, while also representing a general disposition among administrators and teachers to engage in preschool activities with a collective sense of gratitude and wonderment. This theme evokes the possibility of further research into the ways in which Suzuki teachers act as compassionate co-learners.

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David Wingate.