Editor
Keith Fudge, Ph.D.
Associate Editor
Michael R. Lloyd, Ph.D.
Second Readers
Clinton Atchley, Ph.D.
Peggy Bailey, Ph.D.
Marck Beggs, Ph.D.
Kevin Durand, Ph.D.
Cindy Wilson, M.S.E.
Faculty Research Committee
Kenneth Green, D.B.A. - Chair
Vonna Cranston, M.S.
Henry Pérez, Ph.D.
Phillip Schroeder, Ph.D.
Charles Weiner, Ed.D.
Doris Wright, M.B.A.
With the exception of formatting, these papers have been reprinted as submitted. Authors have employed a form and style appropriate to their respective disciplines. The editor wishes to express appreciation to the readers who have reviewed the articles. In most cases, an article was referred by two faculty members with competence in the author's field. Copyrights are retained by the authors. Republication or reproduction requires their consent.
Thank you to the authors whose contributions continue to make Academic Forum a success. And thank you to Penny Murphy for the cover art.
Typesetting: Keith Fudge
Webpage: Michael Lloyd
CONTENTS
Paula Bailey
The Best and Worst of Times: American Nurses in Vietnam
Roman N. Briggs
When Contraries Find Extension: A Brief Study of the Marxist Dialectic
Kevin K. J. Durand
Ethics and the Power of the State
The Really Real: The Consistency of Primary Substance Primacy in Aristotle's Categories
Linda G. English
Empathy and the Counselor's Role
Lisa Huang
History of the Integration of Black Students at Henderson State University 1955-1975
Michael Lloyd
Fractal Music
Henry Pérez
A Simple Havana Melody
Cuban Diaries: An American Housewife in Havana by Isadora Tatlin
Cubans in America: A Vibrant History of a People in Exile by Alex Anto´n and Roger E Hernandez
Sarah L. Peters
Repulsive to Romantic: The Evolution of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Stephanie Smith
Feminism: A Human Right
Fred Worth
Mathematics in the Newspaper: Seeking Quantitative Literacy