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An Examination Of The Green Architecture In Scotlandville, Louisiana, Tchernavina Mcmickins
An Examination Of The Green Architecture In Scotlandville, Louisiana, Tchernavina Mcmickins
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This study evaluates if Scotlandville, in general, encompasses the six principles of green architecture. The green architecture principles promote: energy efficiency, water efficiency and conservation, material selection, resource conservation and recycling, community issues, and indoor environment quality, by redesigning the building for durability and adaptation. An analysis is conducted to begin to demonstrate how to provide the qualities of a healthy neighborhood, where the relationships between the built and natural environment will be in partnership. This study is performed in Scotlandville, Louisiana in the University Corridor. The methodology used is literature review, internet publications, and empirical studies, which are quantitative …
The History Of The Gospel Quartet Movement In Louisiana, Joanne Lafaye Walker
The History Of The Gospel Quartet Movement In Louisiana, Joanne Lafaye Walker
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~The full history of the Gospel Quartet movement in Louisiana is so vast and complex that even now much remains untold. The various stages of cultural evolution that constitute this musical tradition serve as a repository for all the components which have defined and governed the existence of quartets and their role in black expression." Although the preceding is a quote from author Joyce Jackson's book The Changing Nature of Gospel Music: A Southern Case Study, it has significance when studying the aspect of the Gospel Quartet Movement in Louisiana. In the following discussion, the writer will examine the ways …
Selected Demographic And Background Factors: Predictors Of Attitudes Of African American College Students Toward Individuals With Disabilities, Latosha Lachelle Nelson
Selected Demographic And Background Factors: Predictors Of Attitudes Of African American College Students Toward Individuals With Disabilities, Latosha Lachelle Nelson
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The purpose of this research is to examine the role that selected demographic and background factors play in identifying the attitudes that African American college students express towards individuals with disabilities. Attitudes can come from variety of sources such as the student's own culture (Belgrave, 1998; Kambon, 1992; Grand & Strohmer, 1983; Olkin & Howson, 1994); gender of the individual with the disability (Alston & Mccowan, 1994; Boylan, 1991; Cole, 1998); and the type of disability that individual has (Boylan, 1991 ). Other attitudes can come from society.