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Political Violence, Child Soldiers, And Neo-Liberal Globalization: The Cases Of Indonesia And Columbia, Curtis Holland Jan 2008

Political Violence, Child Soldiers, And Neo-Liberal Globalization: The Cases Of Indonesia And Columbia, Curtis Holland

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Grandparents Who Care For Their Grandchildren, Alzira Murphy Jan 2008

Grandparents Who Care For Their Grandchildren, Alzira Murphy

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The Chivalry Hypothesis & Filicide: Are There Categorical Differences Between Mothers And Fathers Who Kill Their Children?, Meghan Chase Jan 2008

The Chivalry Hypothesis & Filicide: Are There Categorical Differences Between Mothers And Fathers Who Kill Their Children?, Meghan Chase

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Interactions Of Cis-Bis Ruthenium Complexes With Monosaccharides, Lindsay Mcdonald Jan 2008

Interactions Of Cis-Bis Ruthenium Complexes With Monosaccharides, Lindsay Mcdonald

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Molecular recognition and binding of oligosaccharides play an essential role in many biological processes including cell-cell recognition, signaling and adhesion. Our group is currently involved in the development of metal based receptors that can effectively bind specific glycoconjugates. Species that can selectively bind and chemically alter membrane glycoconjugates have the potential to inhibit tumor cell metastasis, inflammation and fibrosis. As an initial step towards our goal the interactions of cis-Ru(bpy)2(DMF)22+ (bpy = bipyridine, DMF = dimethylformamide) and cis-Ru(acac)2(CH3CN)2+ (acac = acetylacetonate) with the monosaccharides glucose and mannose have been examined …


Life Before Legal Status: The Experiences Of Undocumented Immigrants, Latoya Staine Carriker Jan 2008

Life Before Legal Status: The Experiences Of Undocumented Immigrants, Latoya Staine Carriker

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Synthesizing And Characterizing Sr2Femoo6 Bulk And Thin Films, Louis Bianchini Jan 2008

Synthesizing And Characterizing Sr2Femoo6 Bulk And Thin Films, Louis Bianchini

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A Sr2FeMoO6 (SFMO) pellet was synthesized to use as a target in the Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) chamber. The method chosen was a solid state reaction of SrCO3, Fe2O3 and MoO3. All three materials were combined stoichiometrically, ground in a ball mixer, and annealed for 36 hours at 1000°C. A pellet press was custom designed and used to press the annealed powders into a pellet. The magnetic and structural properties of the powder were studied using a Quantum Design MPMS SQUID magnetometer and powder X-Ray diffractometer, respectively. Previous studies of …


Synthesis Of Phenoxides With Pendant Amines And Catalytic Intramolecular Hydroaminations, Kenneth Awasung Jan 2008

Synthesis Of Phenoxides With Pendant Amines And Catalytic Intramolecular Hydroaminations, Kenneth Awasung

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One core focus of my research project, (my 2007 summer research) is to make structural analogs of substituted phenols to support the titanium catalysis of organic compounds. The synthesis and study of these and related ligands, (pyrrolyls, aldimines, salens, and other nitrogen/oxygen heterocycles) is a major field of organometallic chemistry. Bulky phenols and their analogs serve as highly effective ligands to support catalysis due to their sterics and electronics. I have been designing and have begun synthesizing phenol analogs using a series of aldol condensations and michael additions and other organic chemistry methodology to generate new substituted phenols. Our method …


Kinematic Analysis Of Mylonitic Rocks, Southern Ruby Mountains, Sw Montana: Evidence For Proterozoic Orogenic Crustal Thickening And Topographic Collapse, Jessica Sousa Jan 2008

Kinematic Analysis Of Mylonitic Rocks, Southern Ruby Mountains, Sw Montana: Evidence For Proterozoic Orogenic Crustal Thickening And Topographic Collapse, Jessica Sousa

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Mylonitic granitic rocks from a large shear zone within the southern Ruby Mountains in southwest Montana record evidence for a multiple tectonic movement history. The shear zone is 500 meters thick with ductile shear fabrics generally striking northeast and dipping to the northwest. Foliations in the adjacent country rocks are sub-parallel to the foliations within the mylonites suggesting shear zone development was contemporaneous with the regional deformation and metamorphism of the country rock. A well-developed mineral stretching lineation, defined by aligned sillimanite crystals, records predominantly dip-slip movement, but locally, oblique-slip is also preserved. Sheath-type folds developed in thin calc-silicate layers …


The Qin And Han Dynasties: The Flexibility And Adaptability Of Military Force And Expansion, Christopher Hallenbrook Jan 2008

The Qin And Han Dynasties: The Flexibility And Adaptability Of Military Force And Expansion, Christopher Hallenbrook

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Lost Leviathans: The Technology Of Zheng He’S Voyages, Mark Dwinnells Jan 2008

Lost Leviathans: The Technology Of Zheng He’S Voyages, Mark Dwinnells

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The Modernization Of Resistance: Latin American Women Since 1500, Melanie Byam Jan 2008

The Modernization Of Resistance: Latin American Women Since 1500, Melanie Byam

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Turning Tides, Alex Perry Jan 2008

Turning Tides, Alex Perry

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Trust Us…We’Re The Fbi, Benjamin Shimp Jan 2008

Trust Us…We’Re The Fbi, Benjamin Shimp

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A Joyful Soul: A Case History Of A Bridgewater Nursing Home Resident, Heidi Woofenden Jan 2008

A Joyful Soul: A Case History Of A Bridgewater Nursing Home Resident, Heidi Woofenden

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Marching Band, Stephanie Santos Jan 2008

Marching Band, Stephanie Santos

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Clara Schumann: A One-Woman Musical Dynamo, Jean Cabral Jan 2008

Clara Schumann: A One-Woman Musical Dynamo, Jean Cabral

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Table Of Contents, Vol. 4, 2007/2008 Jan 2008

Table Of Contents, Vol. 4, 2007/2008

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Fish To Fry, Aimee Rochon Jan 2008

Fish To Fry, Aimee Rochon

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How To Write An Editorial, Gary Lowell Jan 2008

How To Write An Editorial, Gary Lowell

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Horace Mann's Vision In Action: Bridgewater Normal School's Female Teachers, Casey Rekowski Jan 2008

Horace Mann's Vision In Action: Bridgewater Normal School's Female Teachers, Casey Rekowski

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Through a close reading of Horace Mann’s archival material including official documents and speeches, this paper argues that Horace Mann expanded women’s social roles in the nineteenth century. Whether he intended such an outcome or not, Horace Mann’s agenda to improve common schools increased American women’s educational and professional opportunities. Drawing upon the popular ideology of the day, Mann articulated a detailed rationale for placing women, as “natural teachers” at the center of public education in Massachusetts when he became the first secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education in 1837. This can best be seen through his annual reports …


Faculty Advisor's Note, Laura Mcalinden Jan 2008

Faculty Advisor's Note, Laura Mcalinden

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Rasselas: A Realist’S Narrative On The Quest For Ideal Happiness, Lauren Le Jan 2008

Rasselas: A Realist’S Narrative On The Quest For Ideal Happiness, Lauren Le

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Progression And Cycles: Historical And Societal Change In James Fenimore Cooper’S The Pioneer, Jessica Martinho Jan 2008

Progression And Cycles: Historical And Societal Change In James Fenimore Cooper’S The Pioneer, Jessica Martinho

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A Mother’S Courage, Jeremy Bragg Jan 2008

A Mother’S Courage, Jeremy Bragg

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My Paradise, Jun Yang Jan 2008

My Paradise, Jun Yang

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In Technology We Trust, Courtney Parece Jan 2008

In Technology We Trust, Courtney Parece

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The Sovereignty Of The Individual: Thoreau’S Call For Reformation In Walden, Bradford Vezina Jan 2008

The Sovereignty Of The Individual: Thoreau’S Call For Reformation In Walden, Bradford Vezina

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Ethnicity And Accountability: Recent American Fiction, Stephanie Lawrence Jan 2008

Ethnicity And Accountability: Recent American Fiction, Stephanie Lawrence

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It's All In The Words: Determining The Relationship Between Newspaper Portrayal Of Rape Victims And Reader Responses, Amanda Fountain Jan 2008

It's All In The Words: Determining The Relationship Between Newspaper Portrayal Of Rape Victims And Reader Responses, Amanda Fountain

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In order to better understand the effect newspaper portrayal has on reader opinion, it is necessary to explore news framing and structure. This study investigated the relationship between newspaper portrayal, or framing, of rape cases and how that portrayal influences reader response and perception. To determine reader response, participants were asked to read one of three vignettes, each describing a rape with either a positive or negative description of the victim or assailant. This was followed by eight questions testing four factors: blame, responsibility, control and accountability. The results from the four factors illustrate the responses readers had for the …


Listen To This: The Effects Of Judicious Listening In The Play, A Mourning Recap, Colleen Farrell Jan 2008

Listen To This: The Effects Of Judicious Listening In The Play, A Mourning Recap, Colleen Farrell

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