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The Michigan Juvenile Waiver Package: An Analysis Of Its Use In Wayne County, Michigan, Kenneth C. Jackson

Masters Theses

On October 1, 1988, the Michigan Juvenile Waiver Package took effect in Michigan. One of the results of this was the implementation of prosecutorial waiver method in Michigan. Whereas previously juveniles could only be waived and tried in the adult court via a judicial waiver, now it was possible for the prosecutor to waive juveniles aged 15 or 16 if charged with one or more of seven specified Class 1A felonies. Data were collected for all youth subject to prosecutorial waiver in Wayne County over a five year period, from October 1, 1988 through October 1, 1993. Data included: date …

The Effects Of Relaxation Exercises On Young Persons With Moderate Asthma, Robert Edward Obrecht

Dissertations

This experiment studied the acute and cumulative effects of relaxation exercises on young persons (mean age 11.4 years) with moderate asthma. In order to assess the acute effects of relaxation, treatment group subjects were instructed to perform relaxation exercises immediately before and during methacholine inhalation challenge procedures that produced a 20% reduction in forced expiratory volume in one-second (FEXA,). The control group subjects were not taught the relaxation exercises, but still underwent the methacholine challenges. In order to assess the cumulative effects of the treatment group subjects practicing relaxation exercises twice daily at home for 10-weeks, they were instructed to …

Wee Deliver Interactive, Kimberly Demetree

Theses

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The Effects Of Reading Books About War On The Attitudes Of Fifth Grade Students Toward War, Letitia A. Green

Student Work

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of reading books that deal with the topic of war on the attitudes of children toward war. At the beginning of the nine week study an attitudinal survey was administered to two groups of fifth grade students as a pretest. Twenty-six students participated in the study. Students in the experimental group then independently read at least two books that dealt with war and listened to nine other war stories. The students kept a journal to record their thoughts and feelings about war and the literature they read and heard. At …

The Making Of "The Letter", Richard Simms

Theses

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Winnetka-6 (Original Writing), Bettina E. Sobey

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

A collection of short stories set in a Midwestern suburb during the 1950's. The stories will deal with communication, perspectives, and interactions of characters as they relate to each other and the society around them during this period.

Gods, Heroes, And Figureheads, Nancy Stern

Theses

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Spies Like Us? : An Analysis Of Six 1980s Spy Films And The Images They Presented About The Cold War, Jason Bologna

Honors Theses

"Let us not be deceived--we are today in the midst of a cold war. Our enemies are to be found abroad and at home. Let us never forget this: Our unrest is the heart of their success. The peace of the world is the hope and goal of our political system; it is the despair and defeat of those who stand against us" (Platt 48) . This passage was part of a speech delivered by Bernard M. Baruch before the South Carolina state legislature on April 16, 1947. The speech is significant because in using the term 'cold war,' Baruch …

The Evolving Forms Of Humor In The Donald Duck Cartoons, James Earl Smith Iii

Theses and Dissertations

This historically based study involves a variety of critical devices to examine the evolving types of humor in the Donald Duck shorts. This investigation encompasses his first appearance in 1934's The Wise Little Hen to his later appearances in the late fifties and early sixties. Part of this study will focus on discovering just what forms of humor were used and to establish working definitions for exaggeration, understatement, black humor, and reversal and see how they function in the Donald Duck cartoon.

In addition, the character of Donald will be examined to see how he is used as a solitary …

Effects Of Comic Strip-Taught Sequencing Skills On The Writing Fluency Of A Fourth-Grade Boy With A Learning Disability In Written Expression, Elizabeth Walker Woods

Theses & Honors Papers

The effect that teaching organizational writing skills via the use of comic strips has on the writing skills of a fourth grade boy with a learning disability in written expression was examined to determine the effectiveness. The Written Expression, Level II subtest of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test Revised was used as the standardized measure. The post-intervention standard score on this measure increased 11 points and raised the percentile rank from 25 to 53. Four additional measures of evaluation were used. These results showed that the use of the comic strip format increased total word production an average of 35.5%, …

Reading Strategies For Students Who Are Below Grade Level Readers, But Are Not Eligible For Chapter One Reading Assistance, Douglas M. Stewart

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Evaluation Of Whole Language Reading Instruction In A Primary Learning Disability Classroom, Jan Wolf

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Resource Guide Of Ideas To Motivate Students To Read In Grades Five And Six, Tracey Carlson

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Annotated Bibliography For Middle School Students In A Literature-Base Program And A Determination Of Its Usefulness For These Students, Joanne Louise Coyle

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Small Fry, Big Spender: Mcdonald's And The Rise Of A Children's Consumer Culture, 1955-1985, Kathleen D. Toerpe

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Flow And Fantasy: An Exploration Of Role-Playing Games, Andrew Roy

Honors Papers

This chapter lays out the conceptual foundation that one must possess in order to examine the role-playing game phenomenon. First. I will present what has been done in the scholarly community on rpgs . This section will also serve as a justification for this study. In the second section, I will examine the games themselves , explaining their form and history to the reader.

Considering the massive popular impact that roleplaying games have had over the last two decades , there is remarkably little scholarship on them . Scanning across anthropological and sociological literature, one can find almost nothing that …

Dancing On Razor Wire: Caring To Write And Writing To Care In A Women's Prison, Kathe Penfield Simons

Doctoral Dissertations

This qualitative study investigates the writing of women in prison as a tool to care for themselves and others. The inmates participated in a student-centered, socially contextualized, process writing class whereby they could write for their own purposes, and share and publish their writing. The study presents case studies of two women who were also involved in a peer-tutoring program (one serving as the tutor for the other) and who used their literacies extensively on their own time outside of the classroom.

Many of our nation's inmates are considered illiterate by standardized, school-based measures. Some participate in correctional education programs …

Mass Culture And Class Distinctions In The Novels Of Nathanael West, Stephen P. Johnson

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Series Romance: The Changing Representation Of Gender Relationships Within A Popular Genre, Lilybeth M. Mayhew

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016

The continued popularity of series romances, read privately for pleasure, poses a problem for those who study such texts in the public, institutional world of the university. Feminists, students of cultural studies, and theorists of popular culture, attempt to map the ideologies, discourses, psychoanalytic readings, and spaces for resistance within the romance. Other researchers and scholars use ethnography to discover what private pleasures readers say they get from the texts. Always there is this tension between the public and the private, both inwho says what about the popular romance, and in what the romance says about the social practices of …

A Study Of Children's Drawing Types And Factors Influencing Choice Of Subject Matter, Stella Clark

Theses : Honours

The main purpose of this study was to determine what children draw when given a free choice of subject in the context of the classroom. The social Influences believed to affect children's drawings were also investigated. Another research interest related to Whether or not gender was a significant factor in the production of different drawing types. The significance of this study is connected with the desirability for teachers to have an understanding of children's perceptions of the world and the factors which influence them, as it is accepted that awareness of children's interests and influences may lead to more relevant …

Leap Up! For Children: A Church Based Education Program, Cheryl Hubbard

Honors Theses

It is important to create an accepting environment for children to begin to appreciate faith in God. Adults need to recognize that even though children may not be able to talk about God, they do have an ability to think about and appreciate God (Lester 174). Because children have an active imagination and are just beginning to develop some logic skills, this is an easy segue for a child to understand many of the stories and parables that adults may discount. When children ask questions, it is important to get them to think through the issue and to provide some …

Culture And Ethnic Identity In The Curriculum, Enrique Fernández Nárez

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.