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Awakening Days At Dead River, Edward Curry Woodward
Awakening Days At Dead River, Edward Curry Woodward
USF St. Petersburg campus Master's Theses (Graduate)
Awakening Days at Dead River traces the history of a remote public park in north Hillsborough County that was once a privately-owned riverside enclave with modest cabins, and home to a popular fish camp on the Hillsborough River. The timeframe focuses on the mid-twentieth century to present, with a contextual background of earlier history in the immediate area. The story recounts the adventures and challenges of a select group of homeowners and visitors who experienced life on the Hillsborough and Dead Rivers during that timeframe. It also shows how the area evolved into a public property when regional flood control …
Selling St. Petersburg: John Lodwick And The Promotion Of A Florida Paradise, Nevin D. Sitler
Selling St. Petersburg: John Lodwick And The Promotion Of A Florida Paradise, Nevin D. Sitler
USF St. Petersburg campus Master's Theses (Graduate)
For over a century Florida's Tampa Bay area has been extolled for its abundant seashores and moderate climate. The success of early twentieth-century St. Petersburg as a tourist destination was due to a consistent method of self-promotion highlighting the natural and physical features of peninsular Pinellas County. Warmed by balmy Tampa Bay breezes, St. Petersburg had been dubbed the “Health City.” This tiny 1890 coastal town of less than three hundred inhabitants, now blessed with a slogan, new train tracks, and a railway pier, was an ideal setting for tourism. By 1902, boosters declared St. Petersburg a city second to …
Taking Offense And Individual Differences: Who We Are Determines What Offends Us, Sarah J. Mcdougal
Taking Offense And Individual Differences: Who We Are Determines What Offends Us, Sarah J. Mcdougal
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
Scarce literature regarding the mechanisms of offense-taking exists. However, a broad survey of literature in social psychology points to several possible mechanisms such as: breaking cultural norms, sensemaking and the correspondence bias (Gilbert, 2000), intent, and individual differences. In this paper two individual differences are examined: need for cognition and narcissism. A survey presenting four scenarios, two generally offensive situations and two personal affronts, showed that those high in need for cognition were less likely to make a negative character judgment about the "offender" in several scenarios, while there was no distinguishable difference between those high or low in narcissism.
Spring Break: Image, Identity, And Consumer Culture In A Florida Rite Of Passage, Meeghan Kane
Spring Break: Image, Identity, And Consumer Culture In A Florida Rite Of Passage, Meeghan Kane
USF St. Petersburg campus Master's Theses (Graduate)
This thesis is a social history of spring break, examining the economic and social aspects of this youth culture phenomenon in Florida. Spring break follows the evolution of youth culture's increasingly complex relationship with an expanding consumer culture. I am exploring its many manifestations in music, film, and popular fiction, but also its rebellious expressions in the riots and arrests on Florida's beaches. I intend to focus on the small beach communities that were transformed by spring break, particularly Fort Lauderdale. Spring break in Florida dates back to the late 1920s in Palm Beach. Wealthy New England families spent their …
Menendez Versus Mickey: A Study Of Heritage Tourism In Florida, Monica Rowland
Menendez Versus Mickey: A Study Of Heritage Tourism In Florida, Monica Rowland
USF St. Petersburg campus Master's Theses (Graduate)
The National Trust for Historic Preservation defines heritage tourism as: “traveling to experience the places and activities that authentically represent the stories and peoples of the past and present. It includes irreplaceable historic, cultural, and natural resources.”1 Heritage tourism is a lucrative industry in the United States. On average, heritage tourists spend $623 per trip compared to $457 for all U.S. travelers.2 The rise of heritage tourism is inextricably linked with several trends in American society, namely: the historic preservation movement, the desire for a sense of place, and nostalgia. These motivating tendencies often inspire problems of authenticity, commodification, and …
The Spawn Of Hell? The Late Twentieth-Century Paradigm Shift In Historiography And Its Impact On Undergraduate History Curricula In The United States, Natalie Ciecieznski
The Spawn Of Hell? The Late Twentieth-Century Paradigm Shift In Historiography And Its Impact On Undergraduate History Curricula In The United States, Natalie Ciecieznski
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
No abstract provided.
Incorporating Health Outcomes In Physical Therapy, Janelle Coffman
Incorporating Health Outcomes In Physical Therapy, Janelle Coffman
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
Ask any physical therapist and they will be sure to tell you the human body is nothing short of amazing. It provides each person with an individual subjective experience of the world. It is the only possession that people are born with and that cannot be taken away. Within the array of different shapes and sizes bodies come in reside personalities and lives even more unique, all whom deserve to feel good and be happy. Everyday, physical therapists help patients with their ultimate possessions, working as the "mechanics" of a true "body shop."
Zero Patience. Review., Gerald A. Notaro
Tampa’S Lafayette Street Bridge: Building A New South City, Lucy D. Jones
Tampa’S Lafayette Street Bridge: Building A New South City, Lucy D. Jones
USF St. Petersburg campus Master's Theses (Graduate)
The late nineteenth and early twentieth century was a time of dynamic social and political change for Tampa, a growing city on Florida’s west coast. These changes led Tampa’s commercial-civic elite to look beyond the law, the militia, and the church for ways to maintain their sense of order. This thesis illustrates non-violent enforcement of the status quo via public works, specifically bridge construction over the Hillsborough River. Over a period of three decades, three different bridges were built at the same place, at Lafayette Street. Each time the bridge was built or replaced, it was ostensibly for a different …
The Songwriters: An Intimate Evening Of Songs And Stories; E.Y. “Yip” Harburg And Sheldon Harnick. (Broadway & Hollywood Legends). Review., Gerald A. Notaro
The Songwriters: An Intimate Evening Of Songs And Stories; E.Y. “Yip” Harburg And Sheldon Harnick. (Broadway & Hollywood Legends). Review., Gerald A. Notaro
Emeritus Scholars
No abstract provided.
“Trust Yourself To God” : Friar Francisco Pareja And The Franciscans In Florida, 1595-1702, Albert William Vogt
“Trust Yourself To God” : Friar Francisco Pareja And The Franciscans In Florida, 1595-1702, Albert William Vogt
USF St. Petersburg campus Master's Theses (Graduate)
Friar Francisco Pareja represented the pinnacle of the achievement for the Franciscans in Florida during the Spanish colonial period. But who were the Franciscans? Why were they, and Friar Pareja in particular, so successful as missionaries? The bulk of the writing done thus far on the mission system in Florida has concentrated on retelling the lost story of the native peoples who once inhabited the land. The impact of the missions and the Spanish colony weighed heavily on native cultures and the Franciscans role in this has been discussed. However, little has been said about the religious order itself, and …
Creating And Editing Text Files For The Usfsp Digital Archive, James Anthony Schnur
Creating And Editing Text Files For The Usfsp Digital Archive, James Anthony Schnur
USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications
A guide that explains best practices for creating and editing text files to enhance the search capabilities of the USFSP Digital Archive, current as of August 2011.
St. Petersburg Goes To War, 1941-1945, James Anthony Schnur, Ellen Babb
St. Petersburg Goes To War, 1941-1945, James Anthony Schnur, Ellen Babb
USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications
Published to accompany an exhibit created by Ellen J. Babb and James A. Schnur at the St. Petersburg Museum of History during the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
An Inside View Of An Alternative Model For Secondary Schools, Gerald Matthew Bacoats
An Inside View Of An Alternative Model For Secondary Schools, Gerald Matthew Bacoats
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
I was a twenty year old black male without a job. My previous job working at a children's science museum didn't exactly work out. Neither did my stint as a waiter/entertainer. I was satisfied being a full-time college student; unfortunately, my mother had other plans. She is one of a dying breed: the kind of mother who will not only nag you to death to get you to do something, but will also impose upon you her plans for you until they become your own. One of those genius plans was to put her 20 year-old son with high school …
Shifting Tides, Shifting Priorities : Environmental Trends In Pinellas County During The 20th Century, James Anthony Schnur
Shifting Tides, Shifting Priorities : Environmental Trends In Pinellas County During The 20th Century, James Anthony Schnur
USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications
Presentation delivered at the Suncoast Sierra Club's office in St. Petersburg on Thursday, 16 January 2014, the Seminole Historical Society on 26 April 2014, and again at the Palm Harbor Community Library on Saturday, 19 July 2014.
Sleep Patterns And Depression, Sophia Delgado
Sleep Patterns And Depression, Sophia Delgado
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
Although sleep is an important part of every person's life, depression only affects a small portion of the population. Each subject is a source of fascination to both scientists and laypersons alike. Effort to understand these subjects, both separately and together, can add to the expanding knowledge base, leading to further research, which can, in turn, help people who suffer from these issues. The motivation of this thesis is to review current literature on both sleep and depression separately, followed by a review of literature covering both topics, and then a small study about sleeping habits and depression.
The Silent Woolf: The Examination Of The Effects Of Silence By Gender, Shannon Ann Chisholm
The Silent Woolf: The Examination Of The Effects Of Silence By Gender, Shannon Ann Chisholm
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
Virginia Woolf was tortured by limitations in her both life and writing. What modem critics now see as innovative and unique aspects of her style, she identified as flaws. Besides never being able to find a perfect balance between intellect and expression in her writing, Woolf also found limitations within language. Sue Roe explains that through her essays on silence, Woolf "expressed her sense that the English language was no longer equipped to suggest the nuances of emotional and psychological insight" (14). To her, modem English is not expansive enough to express the emotions that lingered inside the human soul.
The Ten-Year Hike To The Starting Line: One Writer's Journey From Bad To Competent, Darien Cavanaugh
The Ten-Year Hike To The Starting Line: One Writer's Journey From Bad To Competent, Darien Cavanaugh
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
When someone asks what I am studying in graduate school, I usually answer "English," occasionally "writing," but rarely "creative writing." I try to leave it at "English" because when I do slip up and say "creative writing," too often the response is a skeptical look followed by a question along the lines of, "Can you really be taught how to write?" The implication is, of course, that you've either got it or you don't, and that is that. This is old hat by now, but for some reason it won't go away, no matter how many major authors come out …
A Large-Scale Movable Bed Study On Beach-Profile Changes Under Erosive And Accretionary Waves, Tiffany Roberts
A Large-Scale Movable Bed Study On Beach-Profile Changes Under Erosive And Accretionary Waves, Tiffany Roberts
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
The SUPERTANK experiment's unique dataset was utilized in this study to examine the effects of elevated water levels due to wave setup and swash runup on beach morphology. Detailed beach-profile changes under erosive and accretionary waves were examined and compared with incoming wave conditions and time-averaged water level. Overall, 30 cases out of350 SUPERTANK experiments were investigated. The findings of this study include 1) the Dean Number is a reliable tool for assessing beach erosion and accretion under various wave conditions; 2) the upper limit of beach-profile change is roughly equal to the limit of swash runup; 3) the exception …
Crowd Control, Christopher Van Dyke
Crowd Control, Christopher Van Dyke
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
No abstract provided.
Implicit Sources Of Bias In Employment Interview Judgments And Decisions., Sharon Segrest, Pamela L. Perrewe, Treena L. Gillespie, Bronston T. Mayes, Gerald R. Ferris
Implicit Sources Of Bias In Employment Interview Judgments And Decisions., Sharon Segrest, Pamela L. Perrewe, Treena L. Gillespie, Bronston T. Mayes, Gerald R. Ferris
USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications
This study empirically examined implicit sources of bias in employment interview judgments and decisions. We examined two ethnic cues, accent and name, as sources of bias that may trigger prejudicial attitudes and decisions. As predicted, there was an interaction between the applicant name and accent that affected participants' favorable judgments of applicant characteristics. The applicant with the ethnic name, speaking with an accent, was viewed less positively by interviewers than the ethnic named applicant without an accent and non-ethnic named applicants with and without an accent. Furthermore, modern ethnicity bias had a negative association with the favorable judgments of the …