Towards the beginning of the school year I had begun to sort out the background framework of my thesis. My provisional work was enough to help me start thinking about methodology, but has since then lacked in foundation for me to smoothly transition fully to my methodology. As a result, I have had issues in […]
Taking time to timeline
Due to my recent few weeks of doubt in my progress so far, my timeline is squished into the remaining few weeks of school. In the next week, so before my meeting with Jim on Tuesday (11/21), I will complete: One post with the the background portion of my outline including which sources I will […]
My thesis wake-up call, refocusing with intention
The difference between my first and second mad-libs is probably the best representation of the struggles that I have been having with my thesis the last month and a half. I came into the semester with a very concrete idea and a plan of how to put that idea onto paper. Because of this concrete […]
Residential Electricity Use and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Communicating Relationships Through the use of Graphics
Part I: Recreating Graphics Graphic designs such as those through Gapminder, founded by Hans Rosling, allow stories to be told using data and facts that many people believe to be difficult to access and understand. Tools like Gapminder can allow the dissemination of difficult to understand information through the use of visuals. The storage of […]
Japanese Court Orders Payments To Plaintiffs Over Fukushima Disaster : The Two-Way : NPR
It’s the largest ruling of its kind over the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, totaling nearly $4.5 million. Source: Japanese Court Orders Payments To Plaintiffs Over Fukushima Disaster : The Two-Way : NPR This article represents a powerful component of the post-disaster reality for many Japanese citizens affected by the meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi. In […]
Bringing Scale into the Question
As of now I am thinking of using the following question as a more focused way of investigating my topic; What types of local, regional, and national responses to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi meltdown suggest resilience to nuclear disaster? This question allows me to do a few things that my larger framing question does not. First off, […]
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