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Log In Email address Password Log in Have you forgotten your password? Communities & Collections All of DSpace Sewanee DSpace Repository DSpace is a digital service that collects, preserves, and distributes digital material. Repositories are important tools for preserving an organization’s legacy; they facilitate digital preservation and scholarly communication. Recent Submissions No Thumbnail Available Item "A strange, strange book: The Strange Beauty of the Song of Songs" ( University of the South , 2024-05 ) Riley, Kelton Show more The Song of Songs is one of the most curious books in the Biblical canon. This thesis explores the history of exegesis of Song of Songs. Chapter One begins with an overview of modern biblical scholarship’s attempts to define and situate the elusive book within its historical context. Chapters Two through Four survey the long history of interpretation of the Song, especially the long-standing use of allegory that has dominated the Song’s interpretation for centuries. Modern exegesis also factors into Chapter Four, including the Song’s inspiration for particular theologies such as feminist, queer, and ecological readings. Chapter Five ventures a translation by the author and a new reading that looks at the Songs as an intra-Trinitarian love song that takes place within Godhead itself. This thesis defends the idea that the Song of Songs is a strange, strange book, and as such it is uniquely suited to offer insights into a strange, strange God. Show more Loading... Item TOWARDS EQUITY: A REPARATIONS ROADMAP FOR BLACK AMERICANS IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM ( University of the South , 2024-05 ) McClung, Silas Show more This paper explores reparations efforts for and by Black Americans today, beginning with the historical legacy of slavery and racism in the United States. An examination of the roots and evolution of slavery in America reveals that a case can be made for reparations. Despite these unjust legacies, missed opportunities to address the wrongs done to Black Americans and staunch opposition to reparations haunt contemporary discourse. Yet, reparations measures to make amends for past and present injustices and revive a broken relationship between Black Americans and America have exploded in the 21st century, creating a unique opportunity to develop a roadmap toward equity. Thus, this paper offers an inquiry into how various American communities have successfully advocated for reparation rights under international human rights law, aiming to bridge the local with the global in an increasingly interconnected world. Show more Loading... Item Design and Construction of a Low-Cost Raman Spectrometer For Undergraduate Advanced Laboratory Experiments With Graphene ( University of the South , 2024-04-26 ) Garai, Máté ; Dr. Randolph Peterson Show more High spatial resolution spectrometers often pose a financial burden to educational institutions due to their high precision fabrication, manufacturing, and maintenance costs associated with using the instrument. An alternative is an in-house design and construction using readily available optical components. This study presents a low-cost Raman spectrometer with an integrated 90X magnification long working distance microscope designed to analyze and characterize graphene and similar two-dimensional materials. These materials have gained significant attention due to their exceptional electronic, mechanical, and thermal properties, necessitating the availability of cost-effective analytical tools, such as a Raman spectrometer. The system is constructed using readily available components, including a 532 nm 300 mW probing laser, a confocal microscope design with integrated Köhler illumination for simultaneous image acquisition, and an education-grade Ocean Optics UV-Vis spectrometer with a customizable open-source LabView application, all within a budget of less than $10,000. The high-magnification microscope incorporated into the design allows for precise sample observation and positioning, thus enhancing the accuracy of graphene identification from Raman measurements on sub-ten micron size samples. We present results from various carbon-based materials, including commercial and exfoliated graphene flakes, along with the detailed layout and design parameters of the apparatus. The intuitive and open-source layout of the design makes it optimal for use in undergraduate advanced laboratory experiments. Students may use it to find, map, and quantitatively analyze exfoliated graphene samples for further experimentation. For students interested in instrumentation, the current design can be customized and improved upon, introducing them to the challenges of the world of optical design. For students interested in condensed matter experimentation, the Raman system serves as a versatile analytical tool for the characterization of materials and the investigation of light-matter interactions in various solid- state samples. Show more Loading... Item The Sewanee Purple ( University of the South , 2024-04-25 ) Show more Loading... Item The Impact of Cap and Trade on Consumer Energy Prices: An Empirical Study of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ( University of the South , 2024-05-02 ) Hallow, Thomas Show more Greenhouse gas emissions continue to cause climate change, and in the US, 25% of greenhouse gas emissions come from the energy sector. In order to combat this, regulatory authorities implement a variety of policies. One such policy is the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which uses a cap and trade system to reduce emissions and was implemented in 2009. However, for the policy to be truly successful, the burden should not be placed on consumers. This study tests two hypotheses: (1) consumer energy prices have been reduced as a result of the policy, and (2) that there is significant evidence of leakage in the region, which challenged the validity of the results of the first model. In this study, I use a difference in differences model in order to determine the average treatment effect on the treatment group. The results suggest that prices have decreased in the RGGI region by between 6% and 15%. However, the results also suggest that imports of energy from unregulated states in the region increased by about 15%, which points to evidence that firms were able to circumvent the cap and trade policy. In other words the price benefits are most likely a result of firms evading the policy and not from the benefits associated with reducing emissions, such as an increase in renewable energy. The results of this study highlight the issues surrounding regulation of power plants rather than firms and how incomplete regulation can result in inefficient outcomes. Moreover, it reveals an important gap in the study of Environmental Economics. In order for future cap and trade programs to be successful, regulators will need to prevent leakage. Show more Show more Communities in DSpace Select a community to browse its collections. 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