#college paper

[defleftist]

I just had a flashback to a paper I helped my friend write during her undergrad on the racial implications of Weird Al’s song, White and Nerdy. Liberal arts education is a hoot.

#weird al #weird al yankovic #white and nerdy #random #leftblr #liberal arts #college #college essay #college paper #race

[historyhermann]

A paper I wrote in fall 2015 about Black women's role in armed self-defense from 1955 to 1975. This paper actually got me a job at the Maryland State Archives!

#black women #black history #armed self-defense #self-defense #1955 #1975 #1950s #1960s #1970s #black panther party #deacons for defense #civil rights movement #20th century #college paper #internet archive #wordpress

[ipusingularitae]

as soon as i finish this shit I'll press "send" and I won't look back. that's it.

#personal #life stuff #college paper #college assignment #college related #college stuff #college

[astrangerthatlovesyou]

Hey hey! So I’m supposed to be taking a break (you saw how that went), but I wanted to ask for a bit of help. For my English final, I’m writing a research paper on psychiatry. It’s an exploratory essay with the question “how should psychiatric diagnosis be revised and utilized to best support patients?”

I’ve seen a lot of criticism on modern psychiatry here and would REALLY appreciate it if you could provide any sources on it! Especially if they’re reviewed/offer solutions.

If you have anything on the more positive side, I’d also love to see that!

My paper is mostly focused on the categorization and treatment of trauma disorders, and diagnosis more broadly.

Thank you all!

Note that I’m intentionally excluding all neurodevelopmental disorders apart from stating that they are not mental disorders and shouldn’t be under the jurisdiction of the APA.

Oh! And any resources on schizotaxia and the disorders it specifically relates to would be AMAZING!

#anti psych #antipsychiatry #antipsychology #psychiatry #psychology #personality disorder #college #college paper #mental illness #mental health #mental disability #pd #PTSD #depression #did #schizotaxic #schizotaxia #schizo spectrum

[interdimensionalmenace]

FTW

turning in a paper I had a week and a half to do HALF AN HOUR before the deadline!! let's go!!

#college student #college paper #it was a journal review #it was supposed to be 3 pages #it was 6 #its fine #did I edit? no. Did I do my best? yes. #and so far that's gotten me by pretty well #burnt out gifted kid

[n3ttlehead]

Pietà Analysis Paper (bib. Included)

 *Disclaimer: it's an old assignment that I didn't put the most effort into, just wanted to post it for public viewing!*

The emotion and fluidity of movement of figures set in stone, in contrast with the rigidity of the material, create the illusion of the middle ground between life caught in a candid moment and subjects being frozen in time. Stone, on its own, is lifeless. There is no varnish or amount of polishing that can make it otherwise. It is then that an artist must be employed, commissioned to convince an audience into believing an illusion, and immortalizing the subjects in the stone forever. One such artist was Michelangelo. Between the years 1498 to 1500, Michelangelo was commissioned and worked on his Roman Pietà, not the first of its kind, nor the last of his, as he later struggled over finishing another in Florence towards the end of his life. Serving as his first truly consequential sculpture in the eyes of patrons and the Church, the Pietà depicts the youthful Virgin Mary, cradling her lifeless son after his removal from the cross. Blending the ideal human form of the Classical Greeks with the dominant religion of the region: Catholicism, the Pietà stands as a paragon of the Humanist Italian values  of dignity, intellect and the greatness of Man during the Renaissance. Michelangelo created greatness, not out of experience and training, at least not at first, but with sheer natural born talent.

            Southern Europe’s Renaissance, specifically in Italy, was not led by the idealism of the Classical Age and an education of that past, in an attempt to reconnect with both the country’s Roman ancestry and the history of the next-door Greeks. It then fell upon the Catholic Church and royalty across the Italian peninsula to dictate the way art could be presented and expressed by an artist. According to author Bruce Cole of The Renaissance Artist at Work, “Around these men [Italian princes and the Pope], courts sprang up that attracted artists and writers,” like Dante and Michelangelo, “who worked often worked on projects to glorify the [patron]” (Cole 3). This practice of royal and Papal courts took away the necessity for an artist to glorify a faith, so long as the patron was sufficiently satisfied. Patronage and religious zeal were often intertwined during the Renaissance, with the Church being the largest patron for artists. Michelangelo’s Roman Pietà, in fact, was actually commissioned for the French Cardinal Lagraulas’ tomb chapel, as pietàs were the common funerary decoration in France. Perhaps not completely related to patronage or artistic age, the statue is also heavy in symbolism, though not as apparent to a modern audience who would lack the social and cultural context of such symbols.

            Contemporary audiences are more detached form the time of the Renaissance then they often realize. Onlookers re unaware of symbols and references that would have been immediately obvious to a Renaissance age one. People before the Enlightenment and beyond were less acquainted with what the modern world considers secular rational thought, believing the Devil to be lurking behind every corner and that symbols around them had omens, good or bad. While a modern audience may have its own superstitions, they pale in comparison to how deeply a Renaissance audience was affected by them. “In an age that understood but did not fully trust the written word, a picture of the Madonna, the coat of arms of a noble family, or the emblem of a saint carried with it a cargo of associative meanings” (Cole 10-11), therefore, making it much harder for the modern audience to appreciate the images in a similar way. Cole also continued to say that “we have to constantly remind ourselves that every image made by the Renaissance artist was seen through the powerful lens of its own time” (11). To restate Cole, as a contemporary audience, it is harder to interpret Renaissance art the exact way it was intended, in relation to who and when it was made for. Luckily for the modern audience, religious images, like the Pietà, can retain their symbolic value and meaning due to the implications behind the piece, explained through the given faith.

            While cemented in place, movement of the figures of the Virgin and Christ cannot be considered dynamic, their movement is more akin to a film still. The scene depicted is the moment after Christ is taken down from the cross and allowed to lie in the lap of his mother, although, as art historian and critic Edward Lucie-Smith points out in his book The Face of Jesus, “there is, in fact no reference to this in scripture” (203). Michelangelo cannot be credited with starting this genre though, as pietà images were in existence during the 1300s in Germany (Lucie-Smith 203). Nonetheless, the idea of such a scene was popularized to modern audience’s by the marble Roman Pietà, thanks to Michelangelo. Moving away from the subjects, Paul Barolsky, an author and art history professor, commented on the illusion of Michelangelo’s craft. In his book Michelangelo and the Finger of God, the artist’s persona is explored, as well as how his works are also fictitious representations of their marble. His marble works, like the Pietà and Bacchus are “paradoxically a finished form of the non finito, since they are the illusion of stone that has been faceted by [Michelangelo] to resemble stone that has no be carved at all” (Barolsky 22-23). Truly, it is a much more long-winded explanation than necessary, but concise wording removes Barolsky’s own literary artistry and could risk losing the most important point: the work is an illusion of reality a top the illusion of carved stone that doesn’t look carved. In relation to the stone and its carving, the way the subjects are carved and how they flow with each other is another point to make note of.

The Virgin and Christ rhythmically complement each other in the Pietà, creating a natural fluidity and formal relationship. The figures are depicted in relation to each other, as opposed to being at odds, and this was a planned maneuver artfully performed by Michelangelo. In the art history textbook, A History of Western Art by Laurie Schneider Adams it is stated that Michelangelo “creates an emotional and formal bond between two figures who, though separated by death, will eventually be reunited as King and Queen of Heaven” (287-288), which heavily weighs into the faiths of both artist and patron. Another purposeful move on Michelangelo’s part was the magnitude of Mary’s figure and his lack of mutilation after dying as “most spectators do not notice that the Virgin, cradling a full-grown man of heroic proportions, has become a giantess to support his size and weight,” as Christ is more Herculean than cadaverous, and Mary is made bigger than life, as Christianity is impossible with her existing first(Lucie-Smith 203). This was not an uncommon convention for the Renaissance, but it was unconventional for the specific theme that is a Pietà, whether by Michelangelo or otherwise, as it’s not a typical Italian Renaissance theme. Pietàs are German and Gothic in origin, and were popular in France, and only became popularized after Michelangelo completed his Roman one. Michelangelo simply blended two different ages of art with the faith of his patron, as well as his own psychological state while creating it.

            Suspended in time, and seemingly asleep, Jesus is cradled in his mother’s lap as she gazes at him in contemplation, which contrasts the conventional appearance of pietàs, since they are representations of Mary’s ultimate grief. This, of course, is by no fault of Mary, or anyone, but is the result of an artist not being familiar enough with a theme to deliver what was required of it. Not intimate with the theme of tomb Pietàs in France, Michelangelo used his commission to express his desire for such a mother as Mary, “the most profound and driving emotion in Michelangelo’s life was the early terror of maternal disappearances. This prompted a lifelong quest for the reconciliation of mother and son”, as he had been passed off to a wetnurse as an infant himself(Hilloowala & Oremland 91). This serves as an explanation as to why the Pietà doesn’t have the same mournful intimacy that the traditional French ones; Michelangelo was simply a young artist trying to do his job well enough to prove he was talented, all while not completely matching the credentials of the theme. It is important to restate that that does not discredit the statue as a proper tomb pietà, authors of “The St. Peter’s ‘Pietà’: A Madonna and Child? An Anatomical and Psychological Reevaluation” further cement this assertion by stating that “the theme of the Pietà had been chosen not by him but by the French Cardinal,” and that these types of statues had been a “national tradition in France since the end of the fourteenth century” (Hilloowala & Oremland 90). This tradition started after the original theme had been founded in Germany and spread to France, where it gained much more popularity, but never gained such in Italy. It can be concluded that while the Pietà is true to its name, it does not convey the gravity of somber emotions that it should, and this lack of appropriate emotion can be accredited to the young age of Michelangelo at the time of creating the piece and lack of worldly perspective.

            The first Pietà of Michelangelo, still in Rome today and house in St. Peter’s Cathedral, stands as an anomaly both in theme and time. Previously belonging to the Gothic Age, it was reborn during the Renaissance, alongside the styles of Greek and Roman antiquity. Michelangelo brought to life a scene of death, with his own young mind influenced by the want of such a mother and cemented his own name amongst the greats of the Italian Renaissance. The Pietà is an artistic theme depicting the time after Christ had been removed from the cross, where his mother solemnly holds her firstborn son, the Messiah. This is not an idea or theme present in the scripture, and stems from the words of religious people interpreting the Crucifixion in a more human light. It sheds light on the relationship between mother and son, and though both knew Christ was destined to die, his mother is still grieving, unless she’s carved by Michelangelo, who made her contemplative. Both interpretations of Mary’s reaction to her son’s death could be accurate and true to the theme, as she would be grieving as a human mother, but contemplative as a Christian who knew her son would return and ascend into Heaven, where she would be with him again, forever. Form and emotion create the Pietà, and Michelangelo was the artist who could bring life to the stone that the two most important members of the Holy Family were encased in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Works Cited:

Adams, Laurie. A History of Western Art, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2011, pp. 287–288.

Barolsky, Paul. Michelangelo and the Finger of God. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, 2003.

COLE, BRUCE. Renaissance Artist at Work: From Pisano to Titian. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1983.

Hilloowala, Rumy, and Jerome Oremland. “The St. Peter's ‘Pieta’: A Madonna and Child? an Anatomical and Psychological Reevaluation.” Leonardo, vol. 20, no. 1, 1987, pp. 87–92., https://doi.org/10.2307/1578217.

Lucie-Smith, Edward. The Face of Jesus. Abrams, 2011.

#michelangelo #renaissance #art history #bibliography #la pieta #christianity #catholic #college paper #art #rome

[darthbecky726]

if ever you see me blogging at 10pm-11:59pm... know that I have 500 words left to right of a paper I started reading the book for today and the paper is due tonight

#college #procrastination #shitpost #college paper

[drwho-ess]

This is just like a college dump post lmaoo so feel free to ignore

I’m in my final semester and for my degree choice I have to write like a 30 page paper (big yikes) and like I love comics and I’ve wanted it to be about comics since like my second year of college

But the problem with that is that studying comics has become and ENTIRE field of study and my advisor for this was like we gotta find you a smaller portion to talk about - which landed me on the comic book format.

Which by the way is connected all the way back to newspaper cartoonists at the end of the 1800s and beginning of the 1900s leading up to the explosion of comics in the 1930s (specifically 1938)

#school #comics #comic book format #college #college paper #senior project

[savage-bastard]

How do I say in an academic review that the presenter wants to lick the boots of amazon ceo jeff bezo??

#amazon #school #college paper #i think this man would suck him off if given the chance #all because of aws

[bookslikeno]

I missed one newspaper meeting and the editor-in-chief just posted on her story like I was dead. love her. she’s literally the one who told me to stay home.

#newspaper #college #college paper #editor

[soupyweevil]

IVG: Why We Should Embrace It

Gametes undergo a lengthy (and often futile) maturation process before they have the ability to join with a complementary germ cell to create an embryo. As people age, those cells become less viable which decreases the chance of an embryo being produced. It is important to acknowledge the population of infertile individuals where age does not play a factor in their reproductive health. Infertility- for one reason or another- is a detrimental condition that many people fear. With medical advancements, such as In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF), infertility is no longer as incurable as before. IVF has paved the way for future technology that could potentially cure infertility, one such technology being In-Vitro Gametogenesis (IVG). Despite the trials being relatively new, IVG has shown promising results and could potentially be the end to infertility as we know it. In order to begin the quest to end this condition, we need to begin human trials and make an active effort to evaluate the ethical implications of this technology. 

To begin to understand the method used in IVG, a simple discussion regarding pluripotent stem cells must be had. Stem cells and their use in the medical environment have been widely debated by religious groups and various ethics committees for years, the most prominent argument surrounds anti-abortion sentiment and the concept of an “embryo [having] to be killed” (Naab). However, stem cells do not have to be embryonic to be used in research, or even IVG. 

With cell reprogramming technology, pluripotent stem cells (stem cells that can develop into any type of cell with proper instruction) can be manufactured in a lab. These manufactured cells are derived from somatic cells that a donor provides; these cells are typically erythrocytes or epithelial cells and are easiest to obtain. With cell reprogramming, these donated cells are then combined with a cocktail that allows certain genes to be stripped and manipulated to allow the “[reverting of] differentiated cells” (Takahashi).

Pluripotent stem cells are very important in the discussion of IVG- they are the basis for which the technology is even possible. It is common for people to confuse the concept of adult stem cells and embryonic stem cells which is what automatically disgusts some people when proposing the concept of IVG; however, it is safe to say that in no way is IVG using embryonic cells to accomplish its desired product. 

Cell reprogramming and the need for adult cells is the driving factor which IVG stands on. The method of IVG requires a patient that desires a gamete they cannot produce- the process is limited to a consenting adult and their naturally-occurring somatic cells. The patient will have somatic cells sampled and sent to a lab, the lab will then process these cells and reprogram them to revert them back to an undifferentiated stem cell. These cells will then be given the instructions for gene expression which will “imprint” onto the new stem cells (Suter). As the cell begins its transformation, it will either differentiate into an oocyte or an immature sperm cell which will then undergo meiosis and have the ability to fertilize the complementary gamete. 

IVG was first developed in 2011 using mouse models and has shown great progress in its production. “Studies of both IVG-created oocytes and sperm have each resulted in the birth of live mouse pups when combined with the wild type of the opposite gamete” (Wesevich, Arkfeld, Seifer). This promising outcome sets a precedent that encourages the idea of furthering our research in IVG- especially to benefit human fertility. 

Infertility runs rampant in our time with cancer treatments destroying the endocrine system, old age affecting the viability of oocytes, and various toxins damaging or completely halting the production of gametes. Whether it be natural or not, people in our age are struggling to conceive, IVG can solve this issue by completely removing those factors from a person’s reproductive status. Alongside this, IVG finally gives same-sex and transsexual couples the ability to have a child with both parents’ shared genetics.

 This exciting idea has been the focus of many queer people’s attention, including internet celebrity Jammidodger, a transsexual content creator. Shaaba, Jamie’s wife, makes a point to discuss the fears surrounding IVG as a concept by relating it to in vitro fertilization (IVF). “It was considered evil and horrible and everyone wanted to shut it down… but it's now a very common practice” (15:48-15:59). Her point provides a necessary comfort; as time goes on and technology progresses, it becomes normalized. 

The ethical issues with IVF have been nearly abolished (with the exception of certain religious groups condemning it) and is now a household idea. This treatment could potentially leak into the attitude surrounding IVG: as more research is published and ethical discussions are had, the more normalized the technology will become. As the technology is presented with all its history and facts, the population may warm up to it and welcome it as a standard solution for infertility just as IVF has become recently.  

Many concerns over IVG have been presented in literature and all of which are very understandable. Eugenics is a very common and rational fear people have over IVG technology. With the development of CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) and evolution of IVF procedures, we can see how most embryos created in a lab are either thrown out for not being ‘desirable’ or, alternatively, are changed genetically to dispose of any potential genetic malformations. This practice is scary on the surface, but we have to understand that embryos disposed of in IVF would not be viable if inserted into the uterus for implantation. Disposing of a malformed embryo is no different than how the body naturally rejects the same malformation through miscarriage. As for CRISPR, gene therapy is a practice that counteracts the need to dispose of nonviable, or semi-viable, embryos. It is not a public practice shown on human embryos, but similar to IVG, has shown promising results on mice. CRISPR is not a component in IVF or IVG as of today, and with the recent events in China, it is unlikely embryonic gene editing will be seen in the near future. 

The CHA (Catholic Health Association of the United States) published an article quoting the director of the National Health Institution (NHI) declaring they “[do] not support the use of gene-editing technologies in human embryos” (Collins). With the NHI disapproving of this practice, it is unlikely, if not guaranteed, that CRISPR or any significant gene editing will become a factor in IVG technology, especially if human embryos are the product. There are restrictions set for IVF that halt the ability for eugenics to take place, and given the similarities between IVF and IVG, it can be reasonably assumed those restrictions will also be put in place for human use. With no specific gene alterations, IVG can safely be used wholly for patient use and not to promote a racial or political agenda. 

The second concern echoed throughout ethical debates is the concept of nonconsenting genetic donors. Due to the ease of gathering genetic information for IVG, many are concerned that any person could find themselves the parent of an IVG-produced child. With epithelial cells being a preferred cell to reprogram, it is reasonable that people would fear their lost cells being taken and used without their consent to experiment on gamete production. However, this fear can be eased with regulation. While IVF’s regulations are relatively low, IVG has a substantially greater risk of abuse by scientists. Wild gametes can easily have confirmed and consenting owners, but the manufactured gamete may be less known. It is a reasonable assumption to make that any sample sent to an IVG lab would have to have extensive legalwork attached to it, just as IVF does. Consent forms from both parties would be necessary for any lab to continue with the treatment. Just as all labs must follow state and federal regulations, IVG labs would be no different. Each sample and their products would have to be documented and the results released to the patients, just as IVF is. Malformed gametes would be disposed of, and it is assumed that unneeded gametes would be frozen as per the patient’s request. IVG regulations would closely resemble IVF’s regulations to ensure each patient is informed of the process their cells are going through. 

IVG has a promising future, and with more ethical discussions being had, it is now becoming more likely that this technology will be experimented with as years go on. Human trials may not be seen in the near future, but the benefit of these trials being brought to scientists would open a great new door for the human race. Of course, regulations would have to be put in place, but that is a given for any medical treatment and procedure. IVG should not be feared, but instead embraced as an alternative to other forms of gamete donation. 

Works Cited

Naab, Kathleen. “When Stem Cell Research Gets Personal.” EWTN, ZENIT International News Agency, 8 June 2009, https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/when-stem-cell-research-gets-personal-2991. Accessed 1 November 2023.

Poliskey, Jacob A. “WILL CRISPR EVER GET AROUND TO IVF? A RESPONSE TO THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING DEBATE OVER CRISPR.” vol. 31, no. 1, 2021. Catholic Health Assosiation, https://www.chausa.org/publications/health-care-ethics-usa/archive/issue/summer-2021/will-crispr-ever-get-around-ivf-a-response-to-the-rapidly-evolving-debate-over-crispr. Accessed 1 November 2023.

Raines, Jamie. “Trans Guy & Girlfriend: How Can We Have Kids? Ft. @shaaba.” Youtube, uploaded by Jammidodger, 18 December 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1v3BIIox0Q. 

Suter, Sonia M. “In vitro gametogenesis: just another way to have a baby?” Journal of Law and the Biosciences, vol. 3, no. 1, 2015, pp. 87-119. National Library of Medicine, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5033438/. Accessed 1 November 2023.

Takahashi, Kazutoshi. “Cellular Reprogramming.” Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, vol. 6, no. 2, 2014. National Library of Medicine, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3941237/. Accessed 1 November 2023.

Wesevich, Victoria G., et al. “In Vitro Gametogenesis in Oncofertility: A Review of Its Potential Use and Present-Day Challenges in Moving toward Fertility Preservation and Restoration.” Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 12, no. 9, 2023. National Library of Medicine, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10179531/. Accessed 1 November 2023.

#IVF #ivg #in vitro gametogenesis #in vitro fertilization #science #biology #stem #college paper #college #yes I wrote this for class #it is due in less than an hour #I started it and completed it in 4 hours #I am so tired #everything might be wrong idfk

[shadowboxerinc]

Creative Reflections: Artificial Intelligence....

9.30.23 Hello everyone! I wanted to post this today and not Monday, because I felt the need to put this for this month’s creative reflection. I did an essay for my English Composition 2 class for this past summer semester. My professor asked us to write a subject that applies with our major. Since my major is BA in Art, I made a list of subjects that are recently relevant for my major. One…

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#AI #Artificial Intelligence #college paper #Creative Reflections #essay #September 2023 #slider #thoughts

[mokeonn]

"But if college was free, then people would abuse that and get useless degrees" hell yeah I would! If I could go to college without debt I would make it my job to get a degree in every little thing that interested me. I'd get a doctorate in film studies. I'd have a bachelor's degree for every science I like. I'd try to learn at least 5 languages with varying results. I would learn something "useful" like coding and then follow it up with a ""useless"" degree like art history. I'd be the world record speed run holder for getting every degree possible.

But I can't afford college without going into massive debt, so instead I spent the last 5 years trying to figure out what I am passionate enough about to consider going into debt over, because unfortunately being passionate about everything is extremely expensive to pursue.

#simon says #i love learning so much and I hate the USA's college debt system #once they make that shit free I will be unstoppable #this topic sprung up because I had the idea that im very academic and annoyingly analytical that I might as well get a degree in it #because without a degree you just seem like an autistic asshole #but with a degree? then you look like a CREDIBLE autistic asshole #don't worry I will still learn but I still want that funky piece of paper to tell everyone I learnt it #also there's some things that are VERY difficult to learn #like I would love to persue this topic further but unfortunately I would need help with that #also before you say 'try taking [blank] classes instead! it's less expensive than a degree!' im broke #my only learning resource is the library sorry about that #also this is not the post to give me unwarranted financial advice #finances are one of the topics I DO NOT care about and I WILL NOT listen to a word you say

[revolutionarywarhistory]

#slave trade #slavery #college paper #2013 #internet archive #abolishing slave trade

[historyhermann]

#tuskegee experiment #tuskegee study #2013 #oppression #exploitation #ethics #unethical #racism #black people #black history #college paper #internet archive

[whitevegetarian]

This seven-page paper I originally wrote in November 2012, and it was one of the first papers I wrote while in college, and it begins provocatively: Meat-eaters, what if you knew that your diet threatens the continuation of humanity, and causes widespread disruption of natural processes?

#meat eating #meat eaters #vegetarians #vegetarianism #climate change #environmental destruction #environment #college paper #2012 #internet archive