Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Arcadia University

2014

Discipline
Keyword
Publication
Publication Type

Articles 1 - 13 of 13

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

Social Comparison In An Academic Scenario: Self-Esteem In Competitive And Non-Competitive People, Ashley Walter Dec 2014

Social Comparison In An Academic Scenario: Self-Esteem In Competitive And Non-Competitive People, Ashley Walter

Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works

Previous research has provided evidence that self-esteem decreases during an upward social comparison. The current study explored the possibility of a personality dimension on this phenomenon. The objective of the experiment was to test if there was an interaction between the scenario of social comparison and competitiveness, and how these factors influenced levels of self-esteem. 58 participants played a game in which they could choose if they wanted to compete or cooperate, and then they took a self-esteem survey to measure their reaction to the success, mediocrity, or failure of a classmate. We predicted that a competitive person would become …


Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Utilizing Hip Hop’S Intrinsic Quality Of Storytelling To Encourage Student Identity, Engagement And Empowerment In The Urban Classroom., Ruth B. Patterson Dec 2014

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Utilizing Hip Hop’S Intrinsic Quality Of Storytelling To Encourage Student Identity, Engagement And Empowerment In The Urban Classroom., Ruth B. Patterson

Graduate Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to add to the existing literature of knowledge and understanding of how a culturally relevant pedagogy such as Hip Hop can serve as an intrinsic motivation to encourage identity, engagement and empowerment among African American and Latino students. Critical Race Theory is utilized as the theoretical lens in this study as it challenges traditional educational practices and beliefs. The overarching question guiding this research is centered on “What is the value of utilizing Hip Hop’s intrinsic quality of storytelling to encourage identity, engagement and empowerment among African American and Latino students in the urban …


Rosa Parks: Bus Rider And Civil Rights Activist, Maggie Blackmon Oct 2014

Rosa Parks: Bus Rider And Civil Rights Activist, Maggie Blackmon

Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works

A profile of civil rights activist Rosa Parks.


Who Wears The Pants? A Puerto Rican Feminist Story, Yarimariel Nieves-Rivera Oct 2014

Who Wears The Pants? A Puerto Rican Feminist Story, Yarimariel Nieves-Rivera

Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works

In this paper, we discuss the life and achievements of Luisa Capetillo, pioneer Puerto Rican feminist. It goes over all aspects of her life; her family, her education, her relationships, her activism, her beliefs, and her eventual death. It analyzes the importance of the woman and he impact of her thoughts in a world that was not ready for them. Her life, through modern lenses, was exciting and tragic all at the same time, and the changes she made for both women and laborers inspired others wherever she went, even when she was considered taboo and controversial. Her story is …


Shirin Ebadi, Mikayla Tetreault Oct 2014

Shirin Ebadi, Mikayla Tetreault

Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works

A profile of Shirin Ebadi.


Janis Joplin: The Tragic Life Of Cheap Thrills, Nicole A. Franiok Oct 2014

Janis Joplin: The Tragic Life Of Cheap Thrills, Nicole A. Franiok

Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works

A profile of Janis Joplin.


From Carnivals To Red Light Districts: Mexican Gender Norms And Sex Trafficking, Kate Heath Apr 2014

From Carnivals To Red Light Districts: Mexican Gender Norms And Sex Trafficking, Kate Heath

Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works

This paper explores how traditional Mexican gender norms greatly facilitate sex trafficking on the U.S.-Mexico border because of the normalization of violence. In turn, an acceptance of such violence facilitates manipulative practices as related to deception, psychical violence, and psychological manipulation associated with marianismo and machismo. Machismo enables traffickers to use violence against women, threaten their families and children, deceive them with ideas of romance and opportunities abroad, and exploit the benefits of patriarchy and female vulnerability. Meanwhile, marianismo enables trafficking when considering the manipulation of women’s toleration of violence, their strong connections to their families, their limited opportunities for …


The Compass, Issue 1, Arcadia University Honors Program Apr 2014

The Compass, Issue 1, Arcadia University Honors Program

The Compass

Issue 1 of The Compass, a scholarly journal edited and produced by students in the Arcadia University Honors Program.


The Roles Of First Language And Proficiency In L2 Processing Of Spanish Clitics: Global Effects, Aroline E. Seibert Hanson, Matthew T. Carlson Apr 2014

The Roles Of First Language And Proficiency In L2 Processing Of Spanish Clitics: Global Effects, Aroline E. Seibert Hanson, Matthew T. Carlson

Modern Languages and Cultures Faculty Work

We assessed the roles of first language (L1) and second language (L2) proficiency in the processing of preverbal clitics in L2 Spanish by considering the predictions of four processing theories—the Input Processing Theory, the Unified Competition Model, the Amalgamation Model, and the Associative-Cognitive CREED. We compared the performance of L1 English (typologically different from Spanish) to L1 Romanian (typologically similar to Spanish) speakers from various L2 Spanish proficiency levels on an auditory sentence-processing task. We found main effects of proficiency, condition, and L1 and an interaction between proficiency and condition. Although we did not find an interaction between L1 and …


Rave Culture- A Tale Of Two Scenes, Christopher Mohr Mar 2014

Rave Culture- A Tale Of Two Scenes, Christopher Mohr

Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works

This article compares two iterations of rave culture through the perspective on scenes as outlined by Geoff Stahl in his essay "'It's Like Canada Reduced': Setting the Scene in Montreal." By applying both communication and sociopolitical theory to the comparison of the original rave scene to that of today's, a vivid understanding of how scenes and subcultures construct themselves- both within and around the cultural environments from which they are born- will become apparent.


Revenge: Baltimore's Justice, Rachel M. Bellwoar Jan 2014

Revenge: Baltimore's Justice, Rachel M. Bellwoar

Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works

This essay explores the concept of revenge and whether or not seeking it out is ever legitimately justified. Using an example from HBO’s critically acclaimed television drama, The Wire, specific focus is placed on fan favorite character, Omar Little’s, violent search for vengeance following the season one murder of his boyfriend, Brandon. Some points considered are what consequences Brandon’s killers would have faced for their crimes if Omar hadn’t sought punishment on his own initiative, what the collateral damage is of such focused anger, and the impact of environment on what kind of retribution is desired.


Quintinie, Quarrels And Silence: The Arguments In And About George Sand’S Roman À Thèse, Kate Bonin Jan 2014

Quintinie, Quarrels And Silence: The Arguments In And About George Sand’S Roman À Thèse, Kate Bonin

Modern Languages and Cultures Faculty Work

George Sand’s thesis novel, Mademoiselle La Quintinie (1863), proposed to solve what Sand termed the gravest problem confronting modern France: the undue influence of the Catholic Church and its supporters (the parti clérical) in Second Empire politics and social life. Quintinie’s story of young lovers separated by their opposing religious beliefs articulates Sand’s prises de position on issues ranging from Church doctrine, the Italian Risorgimento and the contested legacy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The novel engages with, and even incorporates, works by other authors including Louis Veuillot, Octave Feuillet and Rousseau himself, framing Sand’s own opinions within a multi-voiced …


The Cookie Jar Dilemma, Kelcy Dolan Jan 2014

The Cookie Jar Dilemma, Kelcy Dolan

Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works

This article explores the possibilities in both men and women’s refusal to take responsibility in the war against rape as well as rape culture. Beginning with Zerlina Maxwell’s viral criticized appearance on the Sean Hannity’s talk show, the article questions not only why responsibility is not taken for rape throughout society, but who is responsible and how. It then moves through this question citing several specific articles, an interview and media sources. The article contemplates whether, patriarchy, masculinity, or even instinctual and primitive thought processes dictate the assumptions and responses to the responsibility in the war against rape.