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History Of The Indian Caste System And Its Impact On India Today, Manali S. Deshpande California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

History Of The Indian Caste System And Its Impact On India Today, Manali S. Deshpande

Social Sciences

The Indian Caste System is historically one of the main dimensions where people in India are socially differentiated through class, religion, region, tribe, gender, and language. Although this or other forms of differentiation exist in all human societies, it becomes a problem when one or more of these dimensions overlap each other and become the sole basis of systematic ranking and unequal access to valued resources like wealth, income, power and prestige. The Indian Caste System is considered a closed system of stratification, which means that a person’s social status is obligated to which caste they were born into ...

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Overpopulation And The Impact On The Environment, Doris Baus The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Overpopulation And The Impact On The Environment, Doris Baus

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In this research paper, the main focus is on the issue of overpopulation and its impact on the environment. The growing size of the global population is not an issue that appeared within the past couple of decades, but its origins come from the prehistoric time and extend to the very present day. Throughout the history, acknowledged scientists introduced the concept of “overpopulation” and predicted the future consequences if the world follows the same behavioral pattern. According to predictions, scientists invented the birth control pill and set population control through eugenics. Despite that, population continued to increase and fight with ...

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The Growth Of Incarceration In The United States: Exploring Causes And Consequences, Jeremy Travis, Bruce Western, F. Stevens Redburn CUNY John Jay College

The Growth Of Incarceration In The United States: Exploring Causes And Consequences, Jeremy Travis, Bruce Western, F. Stevens Redburn

Publications and Research

After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of incarceration in the United States more than quadrupled in the past four decades. The Committee on the Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration in the United States was established under the auspices of the National Research Council, supported by the National Institute of Justice and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, to review evidence on the causes and consequences of these high incarceration rates and the implications of this evidence for public policy.

Our work encompassed research on, and analyses of, the ...

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“Looking Backward”, Flor De Liz Regalado University of Nevada, Las Vegas

“Looking Backward”, Flor De Liz Regalado

History Undergraduate Research (COLA)

“Looking Backwards”, the controversial cartoon from Puck Magazine, was published on January 11, 1893. Composed by the founder of Puck Magazine himself, Joseph Keppler, created the cartoon that portrays the arguable rights of foreign visitors, also referred to as immigrants. The image represents an immigrant who has stepped off of a ship and entered into a foreign land and greeted with a generous “goodbye”, by those whom once were in his position and are now successful. Behind the figures that rejected the newcomer, are shadows of themselves being casted as they were once immigrants, too.

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Homosexuals And The Death Penalty In Colonial America, Louis Crompton University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Homosexuals And The Death Penalty In Colonial America, Louis Crompton

Faculty Publications -- Department of English

This article traces the legislative history of statutes prescribing the death penalty for sodomy in 17th-century New England and in the other American colonies. New England and some middle colonies broke with English legal tradition by adopting explicitly biblical language. After the Revolution, Pennsylvania took the lead, in 1786, in dropping the death penalty.

As the nation prepares to celebrate the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence, the question of the status of the homosexual in pre-Revolutionary America comes to mind. The Body of Liberties approved by the Colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1641 welcomed refugees seeking to escape "the ...

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“Welcome To All”, Samantha Hamika University of Nevada, Las Vegas

“Welcome To All”, Samantha Hamika

History Undergraduate Research (COLA)

In the cartoon “Welcome to All” by Joseph Keppler published in the magazine Puck on April 28, 1880, it portrays Uncle Sam standing in front of an ark with his arms open to immigrants, who are lined up in front of the ark. There are signs next to the ark that claim all good things about America that other countries don’t have. There is also a big, black, evil-looking ghost blending in with the clouds in the background that is staring down on the immigrants.

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Theories Of Public Opinion, Patricia Moy, Brandon Bosch University of Washington

Theories Of Public Opinion, Patricia Moy, Brandon Bosch

Sociology Department, Faculty Publications

While the issue of citizen competency has vexed scholars throughout history, the modern concepts of a mass public and mass media are relatively new. Beginning with the seminal works of Lippmann and Dewey, we chart the evolving theories of public opinion, from the "hypodermic needle" model of the early twentieth century to the more psychologically oriented approach to media effects of today. We argue that in addition to understanding how audiences process media content, theories of public opinion must account for how media content is constructed and disseminated, which is complicated by the ever-changing nature of our media landscape.

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Media Portrayal Of Individuals In The Lower Class And Its Effects On Attributions Of Educational Hardships, Krista A. Burke California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Media Portrayal Of Individuals In The Lower Class And Its Effects On Attributions Of Educational Hardships, Krista A. Burke

Communication Studies

This study investigated how media portrayals of individuals in the lower class affect people’s beliefs about educational hardships in lower socioeconomic areas. Specifically, this study looked at the attributions of these hardships to determine if media consumption had an effect on the internality of attributions. It was hypothesized that increased media consumption would be related to an increased tendency toward internal attributions. It was hypothesized that increased media consumption would lead to lower support for policy changes regarding education. A survey was distributed to assess media consumption habits and attitudes toward educational hardships in the lower class. Correlation results ...

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Indigenous Educational Attainment In Canada, Catherine E. Gordon, Jerry P. White Western University

Indigenous Educational Attainment In Canada, Catherine E. Gordon, Jerry P. White

The International Indigenous Policy Journal

In this article, the educational attainment of Indigenous peoples of working age (25 to 64 years) in Canada is examined. This diverse population has typically had lower educational levels than the general population in Canada. Results indicate that, while on the positive side there are a greater number of highly educated Indigenous peoples, there is also a continuing gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Data also indicate that the proportion with less than high school education declined, which corresponds with a rise of those with a PSE; the reverse was true in 1996. Despite these gains, however, the large and ...

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“The Mortar Of Assimilation—And The One Element That Won’T Mix”, Jenna Downs University of Nevada, Las Vegas

“The Mortar Of Assimilation—And The One Element That Won’T Mix”, Jenna Downs

History Undergraduate Research (COLA)

Published in Puck magazine on June 26, 1889, “The Mortar of Assimilation And The One Element That Just Won’t Mix” cartoon was a perfect exhibit of the Americans view on the Irish immigration to the United States. In the melting pot several different kinds of Americans can be spotted, but the one Irishman is standing on the edge of the pot holding a knife and a flag.

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Changing Donor-Ngo Relations Thorough Viable Alternatives To Conventional Grantmaking, Kio Okawa 2018 SIT Graduate Institute

Changing Donor-Ngo Relations Thorough Viable Alternatives To Conventional Grantmaking, Kio Okawa

Capstone Collection

The purpose of this research is to explore ways in which non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can become more sustainable in light of a crucial challenge facing them today: that of financial instability. In the charitable sector in the U.S, NGOs, especially small-scale NGOs, have struggled with securing daily operating revenue rather than revenue for long-term program operations, in spite of the continuing needs of their beneficiaries (Janus, 2018; Le, 2017; Meehan & Jonker, 2017). Fundraising has come to involve relationships between NGOs and institutional donors such as foundations, government agencies and corporations. Competition among NGOs and rampant power asymmetry between donors and grantees has come to define grantmaking in the neoliberal era (Gilmore, 2016; Janus, 2018; Le, 2017; Meehan & Jonker, 2017; Parks, 2008). Although revenue streams have been diversified through sound alternatives to conventional grantmaking, grant funding nonetheless remains a regular source of funds (Janus ...

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Different Choices: A Public School Community’S Responses To School Choice Reforms, Amanda U. Potterton 2018 University of Kentucky

Different Choices: A Public School Community’S Responses To School Choice Reforms, Amanda U. Potterton

The Qualitative Report

In the United States, state and federal reforms increasingly encourage the expansion of school choice policies. Debates about school choice contrast various concepts of freedom and equality with concerns about equity, justice, achievement, democratic accountability, profiting management organizations, and racial and class segregation. Arizona’s “market”-based school choice programs include over 600 charter schools, and the state’s open enrollment practices, public and private school tax credit allowances, and Empowerment Scholarships, (closely related to vouchers), flourish. This qualitative analysis explores one district-run public school and its surrounding community, and I discuss socio-political and cultural tensions related to school choice ...

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The Social Construction Of Understanding & Neoliberal Multiculturalism: Analysis And Critique Of The Peruvian Moratorium Gmos, T. W. Dondanville 2018 Illinois State University

The Social Construction Of Understanding & Neoliberal Multiculturalism: Analysis And Critique Of The Peruvian Moratorium Gmos, T. W. Dondanville

Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development

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Intellectual Philanthropy: The Seduction Of The Masses, Aurélie Vialette 2018 Purdue University

Intellectual Philanthropy: The Seduction Of The Masses, Aurélie Vialette

Purdue University Press Book Previews

Intellectual Philanthropy: The Seduction of the Masses by Aurélie Vialette examines the practice of philanthropy in modern Spain. Through detailed studies of popular music, collective readings, dramas, working-class manuals, and fiction, Vialette reveals how depictions of urban philanthropic activities can inform our understanding of interactions in the economic, cultural, religious, and educational spheres, class power dynamics, and gender roles in urban Spanish society.

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Recipe Card: Elect Donna Faxon, Democrat For State Senate District 5, 2018 University of North Florida

Recipe Card: Elect Donna Faxon, Democrat For State Senate District 5

Saffy Collection Textual

Political Advertisement for Donna Faxon, Democrat for State Senate District 5. Includes a sweepstakes winner recipe by her sister. No date given. Box 32 Folder 1

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Handwritten Notes And Itinerary, Edna Louise Saffy, Enda Louise Saffy 2018 University of North Florida

Handwritten Notes And Itinerary, Edna Louise Saffy, Enda Louise Saffy

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Several handwritten notes, Summit of the America's, Miami, Florida. No year given.

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Pilot Club Of Jacksonville, 53rd Annual Charities Antiques Show & Sale, 2002, 2018 University of North Florida

Pilot Club Of Jacksonville, 53rd Annual Charities Antiques Show & Sale, 2002

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Pilot Club of Jacksonville 53rd annual charities antique show and sale brochure, Prime Osborn Convention Center Jacksonville Florida January 11-13, 2002. Agencies helped include Alzheimer’s Association, Children’s Home Society, Community Hospice, Girls Inc., P.A.C.E., Police Athletic League, Daniel Payne Academy and St. Johns Terrace Home.

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Addendum Items For Auction, 2018 University of North Florida

Addendum Items For Auction

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Addendum items list for auction with handwritten notes. Uptown Civitan’s Swing Into Spring Charity Auction to benefit Pine Castle, Inc. No date given.

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Uptown Civitan’S Swing Into Spring Charity Auction To Benefit Pine Castle, 1998, 2018 University of North Florida

Uptown Civitan’S Swing Into Spring Charity Auction To Benefit Pine Castle, 1998

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Program for Uptown Civitan’s Swing into Spring Charity Auction to benefit Pine Castle, Inc., held April 25, 1998 at Deerwood Country Club.

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Miracle On Ashley Street 2001 Program, Clara White Mission, 2018 University of North Florida

Miracle On Ashley Street 2001 Program, Clara White Mission

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Program for Miracle on Ashley Street 2001 Celebrity Chefs and servers benefit for the Clara White Mission.

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Jacksonville Human Rights Commission Brochure, 2018 University of North Florida

Jacksonville Human Rights Commission Brochure

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Jacksonville Human Rights Commission (JHRC) brochure explains the history, mission, vision and purpose of the organization. The JHRC is comprised of twenty diverse individuals appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council.

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Handwritten Note, 2018 University of North Florida

Handwritten Note

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Handwritten notes on discrimination and the middle class. No date given.

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Paca Orientation Meeting Agenda, 2018 University of North Florida

Paca Orientation Meeting Agenda

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Agenda for the Orientation meeting for the President’s Advisory Committee on the Art of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Preforming Arts April 21-22, 1995, Watergate Hotel, Washington D.C. as of April 10, 1995. Box 40 Folder April 1995 PACA Meeting

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Introduction By Dr. Saffy For Derek Gordon Event, Edna Louise Saffy 2018 University of North Florida

Introduction By Dr. Saffy For Derek Gordon Event, Edna Louise Saffy

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Dr. Edna L. Saffy’s introduction for Derek Gordon, Associate Managing Director for Education of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Dr. Saffy also introduced and thanked Jay Stein, a Trustee of the Kennedy Center, Stuart Bohannon Evans, President of the Cultural Council of Jacksonville, Earl Farris, Dean of the Humanities and Fine Arts Director of the Nathan Wilson Center for the Performing Arts, Judy hall of Barnett Bank, Jackie Cornelius of the Douglas Anderson School for the Arts, Carolyn Gentry of the Florida Times Union, Jean hall Dodd of the Cummer Museum, Dorcas Tanner of Cerebral ...

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Introduction By Saffy For Derek Gordon Event (Version 2), Edna Louise Saffy 2018 University of North Florida

Introduction By Saffy For Derek Gordon Event (Version 2), Edna Louise Saffy

Saffy Collection Textual

Dr. Edna L. Saffy’s introduction for Derek Gordon, Associate Managing Director for Education of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Dr. Saffy also introduced and thanked Jay Stein, a Trustee of the Kennedy Center, Stuart Bohannon Evans, President of the Cultural Council of Jacksonville, Earl Farris, Dean of the Humanities and Fine Arts Director of the Nathan Wilson Center for the Performing Arts, Judy hall of Barnett Bank, Jackie Cornelius of the Douglas Anderson School for the Arts, Carolyn Gentry of the Florida Times Union, Jean hall Dodd of the Cummer Museum, Dorcas Tanner of Cerebral ...

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Ephemera: Celebrate! '....And Ain't I A Woman?" Event Program., 2018 University of North Florida

Ephemera: Celebrate! '....And Ain't I A Woman?" Event Program.

Saffy Collection Textual

Found in Book Mod Donna and Scyklon Z: Plays of Women's Liberation. Circa 1972-1980. Box 4, Folder 22

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Flyer: Stand Up Step Forward. Defend Your Right To Choose., National Abortion Rights Action League 2018 University of North Florida

Flyer: Stand Up Step Forward. Defend Your Right To Choose., National Abortion Rights Action League

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Flyer by the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL). Circa 1992. Box 11, Folder 8

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Intersectional India: Caste, Feminism And Development In The 21st Century, Anika Backelin-Harrison 2018 Ursinus College

Intersectional India: Caste, Feminism And Development In The 21st Century, Anika Backelin-Harrison

International Relations Summer Fellows

My paper explores the intersections between caste and feminism in the 21stcentury, questioning India’s future if it remains divided by ascribed status. Beginning with independence in 1947, I dissect India’s history post-colonialism and how the feminist movement gained headway during periods of political upheaval. Within the feminist movement, Indian women remain divided on the basis of caste, therefore stalling gains for true equality. India’s hope for development, increased security and peaceful negotiations will not come to fruition if the caste system persists, especially in the feminist movement.

Following India’s independence, women have been used ...

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Handwritten Notes, Edna Louise Saffy 2018 University of North Florida

Handwritten Notes, Edna Louise Saffy

Saffy Collection Textual

Handwritten notes on The Breakers , Palm Beach Florida notepad.

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Edna Saffy - Paca Nametag, 2018 University of North Florida

Edna Saffy - Paca Nametag

Saffy Collection Textual

President's Advisory Committee on the Arts The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts name tag. No date given.

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Manali Deshpande California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Doris Baus The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Jeremy Travis CUNY John Jay College

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Bruce Western Harvard University

Jerry White University of Western Ontario

Brandon Bosch University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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