#Module 5

[bxthiesworld]

Module 5

Themes

Intersectionality

Equity gaps

Learning capacities

Growing up, I realized that the concept of talent is often centralized around specific types of people and populations. It was something I learned implicitly and intuitively. I noticed that boys were considered inherently good at math. I told myself that every day, even though, when we were doing the multiplication table, I whizzed through the calculations - it still didn’t feel good enough compared to the boys. They were always right in math, even if I couldn’t physically see their work. Even though I never saw their results, I just knew that if a boy sat next to me in elementary school, I had to trust his judgment in rationality and problem-solving.

It made me wonder, especially since I had female friends who were phenomenal at math. Even on a small scale, before delving into any literature on the topic, I had already internalized a gendered understanding of these fields. For example, in the reading by VanHeuvelen et al. (2021), gender inequalities in STEM education and employment stem from long-standing beliefs about men’s and women’s suitability for these fields. Riegle-Crumb et al. (2012) outlined three components that contribute to this sex segregation:

Macro-level: Politics, economics, and culture shape STEM gender norms.

Micro-level: Personal interactions reinforce gendered messages.

Individual-level: Internalized beliefs affect career decisions.

I find that I have been influenced primarily at the micro and individual levels - through the hidden curriculum within school institutions, as I mentioned earlier, and through the internalized messages I have reinforced within myself.

This literature helped me understand that the key messages delivered to me have emerged through the three components of sex segregation.

References

VanHeuvelen, T., & Quadlin, N. (2021). Gender Inequality in STEM Employment and Earnings at Career Entry: Evidence from Millennial Birth Cohorts. Socius : Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 7. https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231211064392

[anthony-zheng]

Module 5 Scavenger Hunt

This poster advertising the class “Gender in News Media and Technology” uses imagery that has the denotative meaning of 4 women in different clothing and backgrounds giving a talk.

However, the poster also has the connotative meaning of unification and power empowerment. All four of these women come from either different careers or backgrounds as denoted by their outfits, but they are connotatively unified by the same red coloring in their clothing. From their suits, to the construction hat, to the head cloth, they all have the red color scheme bringing them together. The smiles and red blushes on the face also connotes a sense of confidence and happiness that empowers all four women.

This bell graphic that appears in every elevator is a great example of an iconic function. It bears a literal resemblance to a bell to inform people that the button can be used to run for help, similarly to a bell.

This “make summer a thing” poster is a great example of the use of indexical function. Instead of trying to use a literal image of summer, it uses graphics that are existentially related with summer. The watermelon is a fruit that is commonly eaten during summer times. The flamingo represents lawn flamingos or even inflatable pool flamingos that you would also see in the summer. The sun is a more literal representation of summer weather. The beach umbrella also invokes the idea of beaches and summer weather. The flower also invokes the relationship between plants flourishing and in the summer weather. While each of these graphics are not an iconic or symbolic image of summer itself, they act as an indexical function due to their pre-existing relationship with summer as a concept.

The recycle symbol on this recycling bin is a great example of a symbolic function. It is culturally accepted that the graphic of 3 arrows interloping in the triangle shape is the symbol of recycling. Even if the arrows have nothing to do with the act of recycling, it is a culturally accepted representation.

6. This poster advertising the class “Games and Society” is a great example of a graphic that references a past aesthetic. The font used in the header specifically references the pixelated aesthetic of video games fonts in the 1980. During the time, video game graphics were extremely limited, So this pixelated look came to define the aesthetic of the time period. This immediately invokes a feeling of nostalgia, as this era was such an iconic period of video game history.  #module5

[yanni-thinks]

Module 5: ME, MYSELF, AND OTHERS: DEVELOPMENT OF VALUES, PRINCIPLES AND IDEOLOGIES, LOVE AND ATTRACTION, AND RISK TAKING BEHAVIOR AND PEER INFLUENCES

[4/10/23]

This module had us discussing the different types of love and the different combinations of conditions there are. It felt like doing math and logic gates as a Computer Science student. Additionally, the topic of love languages was off-handedly mentioned. Made me realize that I perform acts of service to the people I care about. Must be something fulfilling when your efforts get seen.

Another topic in the module is about peer influence and risk taking behavior. Peers do give you the confidence you sometimes cannot give yourself. This can be a good thing or bad thing based on the peers in the context, tbh. Peer pressure for the purpose of being productive are best ones in my opinion. I appreciate the peers I’ve encountered here in this campus, I think I’ve changed of the better.

[6/17/23]

I thought of a funny meme regarding peers hehe

[lonestarflight]

An excellent view of a Lunar Module (LM-1) ascent stage under construction at Grumman's Bethpage, Long Island facility.

Date: 1967(?)

Grumman Photo no. 802083

[miku-module-showdown]

Space Channel 5 (left) VS Ha2ne Miku (right)

[nattousan]

made some kindof uhhhhhh

anaerobic bacterium today

[defira85]

I know I've complained about insanely lazy world building in FR so many times before but it really is something that in naming multiple critically important NPCs in Baldur's Gate who were all in similar positions of government and were all active during the early to mid 1480s (around Murder in Baldur's Gate time) we've got:

Five deputies who all report directly to the Council of Four. Of these five deputies, we have the following gentlemen

Harbormaster Erl

Master of Walls Osmurl, and

Master of Cobbles Esgurl

Don't slur or mumble when you're calling for an assistant in parliament because it'll take you a half dozen attempts to get the right Master Earl sent to your office apparently

[lizzy-frizzle]

Thinking about her...

[gaydexvocaloid]

totally nonchalant question heh. about how tall is yuma (totally impossible to guess who this anon is !! its totally impossible. heh)

LMAO IM ACTYALLY UNSURE ON WHO THIS IS. OR WELL I HAVE A SLIGHT SUSPICIONBUT.. GENERALLY UNSURE,, BUT!!!

yuma is 5’11 :3 tho depending on the cover his height fluctuates between modules ^_^

[chernobog13]

How we got to the moon 55 years ago.

[bookwyrminspiration]

i don't care whether teachers reuse assignment descriptions and announcements, but I think they should be required to spend at least 5 fucking seconds to look over them to make sure they've got the due dates right, especially when they're strict about them and claiming people aren't doing their work on time

[tiktaalic]

do you think your gift for the supernatural textpost is purely in the written word? would you ever do an episode commentary or podcast or the like? also do your family and friends understand your influence.

off the cuff does not really. Lend itself. To My posting style of long meandering paragraphs of bullshit that I go back and tweak and edit before publishing. I think podcasting temperament is akin to yapping temperament which I don’t have at all. I know I couldn’t be a podcaster because I know people at risk for podcasting and it s not a calling that tempts me the way it tempts them. I also in a real way think my only lasting #impacts to the supernatural ecosystem is #normalizing gay Dean which was big for me mostly because lots of people used to get mad at me for 3 days if I said gay Dean and now I can talk about gay Dean without getting even a little canceled. And LACHCE bc it had a monetary impact but that was bshmatthews more than me. My family knows I have a blog to various extents and my friends are in the #blogosphere making titular posts. #my story.

[kagaminemodulesdaily]

☆Kagamine Modules of the day:

Kagamine Rin and Len act2 illustrated by KEI!

[lonestarflight]

Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM-5) descent stage under construction at Grumman's factory in Bethpage, Long Island, New York.

Date: 1968

Posted on Flickr by Drew Granston.

Grumman Photo: 06210090307697, 0820509110969200, 0820109110969200, 0820809110969200, 0820909110369200, 0821709111369200, 0828009111069200

[miku-module-showdown]

Avant Garde (left) VS Space Channel 5 (right)

[rabbitcruiser]

National Astronaut Day 

Blast off into an out-of-this-world celebration! Learn about space, astronauts, and explore the cosmos. It's time to reach for the stars!

Space travel brings with it a myriad of adventures and discoveries! And the astronauts who get to travel in space are a rare and special type of person. Take time on National Astronaut Day to celebrate these people who have had some of the most unique experiences possible for a human being by traveling beyond the earth and through space!

History of National Astronaut Day

The first American made his adventure into space travel on May 5, 1961, when Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. made his historic 15 minute suborbital space journey. Since that time, the astronauts and cosmonauts who have continued the expedition into the virtually unknown world of space have been heroes of exploration!

National Astronaut Day was founded to pay honor and respect to the American astronauts of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). The purpose behind the day is to provide an opportunity for astronauts to share their stories and experiences for the rest of the world. The hope is that these types of stories will encourage and inspire young people to pursue an interest in the space sciences.

The first National Astronaut Day took place in 2017 and the day has been celebrated annually ever since to commemorate that first time of the United States human flight in space. The day was founded by the Uniphi Space Agency, which is a talent and marketing agency that has represented at least 20 different NASA astronauts.

National Astronaut Day Timeline

April, 1961 First astronaut enters space

Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is the first human to enter into space. 

May, 1961 First American astronaut launches into space

Just a few weeks after the Russians entered space, Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space. 

July, 1969 First men on the moon

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and “Buzz” Aldrin become the first men on the moon. 

June, 1984 First American woman in space

Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space, on the Space Shuttle Challenger.

November, 2000 Astronauts live on the space station

The first long-term astronaut residents land on the International Space Station.

How to Celebrate National Astronaut Day

National Astronaut Day is a great time to learn more about astronauts while showing respect and admiration for them. Celebrate the day by implementing some of these ideas:

Read Books About Astronauts

One super way to celebrate and enjoy National Astronaut Day would be to get more educated and learn more about who astronauts are and what they do. An excellent option would be to read a biography about an astronaut. Choose from one of these (or read them all!):

Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars by Col. Eileen M. Collins (2022). Read the story of this woman who was an aviation pioneer among her peers, as one of the most recognized and admired women in the world.

First Man, The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen (2005). This biography tells the story of the first man who walked on the moon.

John Glenn, A Memoir by John Glenn (1999). This autobiography reveals interesting details that could only come from an insider not only to the space program but also for American politics.

Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space by Lynn Sherr (2014). This definitive biography reveals exclusive highlights from Sally Ride’s family and partner.

Learn Fun Facts About Astronauts

When you celebrate National Astronaut Day, it might be fun to collect some interesting facts that can be shared with friends and family members to raise awareness for the day.

For instance, did you know that astronauts actually have to wear a special kind of diaper? That’s right, these are called ‘maximum absorbency garments’ that need to be worn when they go on long space walks or wear heavy equipment that is difficult to take off and on.

Not only that, but when in space, the bones and muscles of astronauts can easily waste away, so it’s important that astronauts work hard to get enough exercise. Plus, because of microgravity, astronauts can actually get up to 3% taller after spending time in space. They’ll eventually return to their normal height after three to four months back on earth.

Finally, if an astronaut cries in space, their tears don’t roll down their cheeks. Instead, they simply collect on their faces to create large globules of tears. So sad!

Watch a Film About Astronauts

Get involved with the adventure of a lifetime by watching a documentary film showing all about space travel. Or, try watching a movie that was made to portray the unique stories of the various astronauts who have been part of the space program for the last five decades and more, such as one of these:

Apollo 13 (1995). This movie directed by Ron Howard has an all-star cast including Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton, is based on the true story of the Apollo 13 space mission to the moon that was aborted and almost ended in a fatal disaster.

First Man (2018). Based on the book of the same name by James R. Hansen, this movie follows the story of Neil A. Armstrong (played by Ryan Gosling) leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the moon in 1969.

The Right Stuff (1983). This epic historical film drama is based on the non-fiction novel of the same name, which tells the details of the first 15 years of the US space program. Starring Ed Harris and Scott Glenn.

Lucy in the Sky (2019). Featuring Natalie Portman, this film is loosely based on the life of astronaut Lisa Nowak who was in space in 2006 and spent her time controlling the robotic arms of the International Space Station.

Throw a National Astronaut Day Party

Whether it’s a group of teachers hosting a National Astronaut Day party at school for their students or a gathering of friends who get together to celebrate and honor the day at home, this is a great time to host a party!

Invite guests to wear a space themed costume if they would enjoy dressing up. Serve snacks that are themed around the idea of rocket ships, stars, space, the moon and more. It would be fun to be entertained by playing various games that go along with the theme of astronauts, or watch a film or documentary to help with learning more about who astronauts are and what they do.

Finally, during the party, don’t forget to play a space themed list of music that will keep things moving. Choose songs like Space Oddity (aka Ground Control to Major Tom) by David Bowie; Rocket Man by Elton John; or Man on the Moon by R.E.M.

National Astronaut Day FAQs

How much do astronauts get paid?

An astronaut who works for an agency like NASA may make up to around $100,000 per year.

How many astronauts have died?

Over the past 50 years, 30 astronauts have died while attempting or training for space missions, but only 3 have actually died while in space. 

Do astronauts feel gravity in space?

Yes, astronauts in space still have mass that is impacted by the earth’s gravity, it is just less than when on earth.

Can astronauts see stars from space?

Yes! Astronauts can see the various stars of the Milky Way while in space. 

Are astronauts scientists?

Yes, astronauts typically work as scientists, possessing an education in one of the STEM fields as well as being qualified pilots.

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