Wordsworth’S Moving Picture: Guide To The Lakes And The Romantic Image,
2013
Brigham Young University
Wordsworth’S Moving Picture: Guide To The Lakes And The Romantic Image, Shannon M. Stimpson, Dr. Nicholas Mason
Journal of Undergraduate Research
At the beginning of this project, I planned to research female-authored texts from the Romantic era and to explore patterns of consumerism found within them. After a few weeks of researching various pamphlets and printed visual images for this project, I started to wonder whether the relationship between printed visuals, texts, and consumer culture had a larger cultural impact than I had previously anticipated. I became interested in the ways that print culture influenced not only female authors, but also some of the foundational figures of the Romantic era, particularly William Wordsworth, who was referenced in much of the research …
The Effectiveness Of Reading Strategies In A Secondary English Classroom,
2013
Brigham Young University
The Effectiveness Of Reading Strategies In A Secondary English Classroom, Whitney Sorensen, Deborah Dean
Journal of Undergraduate Research
This study sought to discover and analyze what students do as they read, and whether or not classroom instruction could help them read better. The initial survey, called a “Reading Road Map”, was given to the students to record what they thought and did as they read an article provided by the researcher. This initial survey was then contrasted with a secondary survey, another “Reading Road Map”, in order to discover if the thoughts and actions done by students while they read changed at all as a result of instruction. The instruction in the classroom was given after the initial …
Teaching Writing For Life: A Look At Persuasive Writing Throughout Genre,
2013
Brigham Young University
Teaching Writing For Life: A Look At Persuasive Writing Throughout Genre, Cathryn Peers, Deborah Dean
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Writing is a social response; however, many sixteen year olds find that hard to understand. To high school students, writing is the means to an end – get the teacher/parent off your back, get a good grade, finish the project, etc. When I first mentioned the words “Persuasive Essay” to my class of 32 high school juniors, the moans, groans, and rolled eyes actually interested me. Why did these students feel so adverse to this essay type in particular? So, we talked about it. Students saw the essay as busy work; when would they ever use this in the real …
Easier For A Camel: The Quasi-Christian Merchants Of Venice; A Literary Look At Economic History,
2013
Brigham Young University
Easier For A Camel: The Quasi-Christian Merchants Of Venice; A Literary Look At Economic History, Wayne Sandholtz, Dr. Brandie Siegfried
Journal of Undergraduate Research
In a Shakespeare class during my junior year, I wrote a paper called “Easier for a camel: the quasi-Christian merchants of Venice” which examined the relationships between business virtue and Christian virtue in Shakespeare’s comedy The Merchant of Venice. Even though it was written centuries ago, I felt that the play had significant things to say to our modern capitalist society in which, just as in Shakespeare’s day, traditional sources of authority are being challenged by the combination of new technology with expanding economic opportunities. I decided to apply for and was given a grant from ORCA to further explore …
Analysis Of Ancient Egyptian Textiles: The Burial Ribbons Of Fag Al-Gamous,
2013
Brigham Young University
Analysis Of Ancient Egyptian Textiles: The Burial Ribbons Of Fag Al-Gamous, Sophie Lee, Kristin South
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Burials play a particularly important role in understanding ancient cultures because, presumably, they provide insight into the most important objects of a belief system. People bury their dead with objects essential to the afterlife, which means the artifacts from burials may provide crucial information as archaeologists try to reconstruct their world.
Katy A To Z,
2013
Brigham Young University
Katy A To Z, Katharine Anderson, Dr. John Bennion
Journal of Undergraduate Research
When I set out several months ago to write an honors thesis, I had a pretty clear idea of what I wanted to do. I was going to craft a progression of essays examining myself, beginning with the most basic personal information, and slowly progressing, layer by layer, to the topics and issues which I hold deepest and closest to whatever may be considered my core. I was going to tell stories, express opinions, and in other diverse ways utilize the genre of personal essay as a means of self discovery. I hoped that the final product would in some …
Voodoo Villains, Zombies, And Black Magic: The Role Of Hecate In Orson Welles’ “Voodoo” Macbeth,
2013
Brigham Young University
Voodoo Villains, Zombies, And Black Magic: The Role Of Hecate In Orson Welles’ “Voodoo” Macbeth, Rachel Wise, Dr. Nancy Christiansen
Journal of Undergraduate Research
On 14 April 1936 at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem, Orson Welles’ adapted Shakespearean play “Voodoo” Macbeth opened. The play was set in nineteenth-century Haiti and cast with only African Americans. This production was the first professional Shakespearean play with an allblack cast performed in the history of the United States, and it was a stupendous success. “Voodoo” Macbeth was produced by the Negro Unit of the Federal Theatre Project, an organization started during the Great Depression as a way to provide jobs for unemployed actors and stage workers. The goal of my project was to examine the gendered relationship …
George Eliot And Cultural Attitudes Toward Marginal Religious Groups In Mid-Century Victorian England,
2013
Brigham Young University
George Eliot And Cultural Attitudes Toward Marginal Religious Groups In Mid-Century Victorian England, Calvin Olsen, Dr. Susan Howe
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Mary Anne Evans, who wrote under the pen name George Eliot, was a novelist in Victorian England. Like other women writers of the time, she used a pseudonym so that her work would be taken seriously. She is most widely recognized for her novels, but she also wrote non-fiction geared toward academic audiences of the time. In 1852 she took over as editor for the Westminster Review, a journal interested in becoming “an instrument for the development and guidance of earnest thought on Politics, Social Philosophy, Religion, and General Literature.” The Westminster Review had recently assimilated the smaller Foreign Quarterly …
Displacing The Present: Against The Day, 9/11, Anarchism, And Terrorism,
2013
Illinois State University
Displacing The Present: Against The Day, 9/11, Anarchism, And Terrorism, Robert L. Mclaughlin
Faculty Publications – English
No abstract provided.
Where Do We Go From Here? Multiliteracy And The Future Of Narrative,
2013
LSU New Orleans
Where Do We Go From Here? Multiliteracy And The Future Of Narrative, Dustin W. Mccrory
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Words on a page are insufficient vehicles for complex ideas. When images and words appear together on the page, as in comics, the process of meaning-making through narrative functions more efficiently. Building on this idea, we must establish a “graphic narratology” to understand the process whereby meaning is transmitted. Analysis of narratological conventions, as well as the conventions of mass-market comics, provides a framework for this new narratology.
Critiquing Academic Culture With Satire Through Lady Lazarus, A Fictional Biography,
2013
University of New Orleans
Critiquing Academic Culture With Satire Through Lady Lazarus, A Fictional Biography, Amber R. Perry
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
In the tradition of academic satire, Lady Lazarus is the fictional biography of the daughter of American rock musicians. In her late teens she rises to fame as confessional poet, who, despite only publishing one collection of poems during her brief life, becomes an overnight sensation. Author Andrew Altschul is satirizing academia’s need to be a part of popular culture and in doing so, privileges the ability to use controversy and conventional beauty to sell books as opposed to creating quality art. By focusing on how the author uses Hans Robert Jauss’ horizons of expectations, unreliable narrators, anecdotes in biography …
Synthetic Review Of Facing The Center: Toward An Identity Politics Of One-To-One Mentoring By Harry C. Denny, Writing Centers And The New Racism: A Call For Sustainable Dialogue And Change, And I Hope I Join The Band: Narrative, Affiliation, And Antiracist Rhetoric By Frankie Condon,
2013
Eastern Illinois University
Synthetic Review Of Facing The Center: Toward An Identity Politics Of One-To-One Mentoring By Harry C. Denny, Writing Centers And The New Racism: A Call For Sustainable Dialogue And Change, And I Hope I Join The Band: Narrative, Affiliation, And Antiracist Rhetoric By Frankie Condon, Tim Taylor
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
No abstract provided.
Like Grief To The Aching Side Of Love,
2013
Valparaiso University
Like Grief To The Aching Side Of Love, Allison Schuette
English Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Synthetic Review Of Facing The Center: Toward An Identity Politics Of One-To-One Mentoring By Harry C. Denny, Writing Centers And The New Racism: A Call For Sustainable Dialogue And Change, And I Hope I Join The Band: Narrative, Affiliation, And Antiracist Rhetoric By Frankie Condon,
2013
Eastern Illinois University
Synthetic Review Of Facing The Center: Toward An Identity Politics Of One-To-One Mentoring By Harry C. Denny, Writing Centers And The New Racism: A Call For Sustainable Dialogue And Change, And I Hope I Join The Band: Narrative, Affiliation, And Antiracist Rhetoric By Frankie Condon, Tim Taylor
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Sex And Gender Role Orientation On Attitudes Towards Individuals With Dependent Personality Disorder,
2013
Indiana State University
The Effect Of Sex And Gender Role Orientation On Attitudes Towards Individuals With Dependent Personality Disorder, Amanda K. Slowik
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Socioeconomic Status On Student Perceptions Of Instructional Communication Behaviors,
2013
Indiana State University
The Effect Of Socioeconomic Status On Student Perceptions Of Instructional Communication Behaviors, Samuel A. Crecelius
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
In spite of desegregation and efforts to provide equitable education for all students, minorities and students living in poverty continue to underperform their peers. Education theorists have attributed this achievement gap to a cultural mismatch between students and their teachers and schools. At the same time, instructional communication research has found that cultural differences may influence student perceptions of teacher communication behaviors and that these behaviors have an effect on learning outcomes. Interestingly, while race has received extensive study in the instructional communication literature, little research has examined the role of socioeconomic status on students’ perceptions of instructor communication behaviors. …
Use Of The Combination Of The Brief And Basc-2 In Assessment Of Adhd,
2013
Indiana State University
Use Of The Combination Of The Brief And Basc-2 In Assessment Of Adhd, Andrea R. Knoll
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
ADHD is one of the most frequently diagnosed childhood disorders in the United States today; however, diagnostic specificity remains challenging. Accepted models of ADHD routinely highlight the role of executive function (EF) deficits as a core feature of ADHD. However, performance based measures of EF do not consistently discriminate between ADHD and no-ADHD clinical groups. Research has supported use of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) in discriminating between ADHD and no-ADHD and between subtypes. However, EF deficits can occur for various reasons. Broad range behavior rating scales help identify areas of behavioral concern that may aid clinicians …
The Effects Of Mindfulness Meditation And Resonant Frequency Breath Training On Emotion Regulation And Physiological Responses,
2013
Indiana State University
The Effects Of Mindfulness Meditation And Resonant Frequency Breath Training On Emotion Regulation And Physiological Responses, Timothy James Neary
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Efficient, integrative methods to foster greater emotion regulation that are applicable to diverse populations are needed. Mindfulness meditation and resonant frequency breath training are independently positively correlated with changes in emotion regulation. The acquisition of effective emotion regulation strategies may be amplified by the interaction of mindfulness meditation practice and resonant frequency breath training. A sample of 82 undergraduate novice meditators were randomized in a four group design utilizing a control, mindfulness only, resonance only, and combined mindfulness and resonance breath training conditions delivered in a three-week intervention. Self-report measures assessed the use of emotion regulation strategies (ERQ), changes in …
Foreign Language Anxiety In The Classroom And In An Online Environment,
2013
Indiana State University
Foreign Language Anxiety In The Classroom And In An Online Environment, Monica Baez-Holley
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study compared the levels of anxiety that students experienced when taking a foreign language in the classroom with those taking a foreign language at a distance. It also aimed to determine if the student’s academic performance in the course could be predicted by his or her foreign language anxiety level. The sample consisted of 107 undergraduate students (57 traditional classroom students and 50 online students) enrolled in SPAN 101 at Indiana State University in the spring of 2012. Participants were asked to complete the L120 Questionnaire 2 developed by Hurd (2003). The original version of the instrument was used …
Diurnal And Nocturnal Avian Antipredator Behavior In Thermally Challenging Conditions,
2013
Indiana State University
Diurnal And Nocturnal Avian Antipredator Behavior In Thermally Challenging Conditions, Jennie M. Carr
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Diurnal avian antipredator behavior has been the focus of much past research, yet the influence of the thermal environment on such behaviors is often overlooked. Far less is known about nocturnal avian antipredator behavior, including how these behaviors are influenced by challenging thermal environments. The first portion of my research focused on how the thermal environment influences the diurnal antipredator behavior of wintering birds while (i) exposed to high wind speeds, (ii) foraging in sunlit and shaded microhabitats, and (iii) when using thermoregulatory postures to conserve body heat. In addition to increasing convective heat loss, high wind speeds increase the …
