A Research Project Contributing To African American Children's Literature Based In The 1950s Time Period In Midwestern Culture,
2010
University of Northern Iowa
A Research Project Contributing To African American Children's Literature Based In The 1950s Time Period In Midwestern Culture, Paula Noelle Bolander
Graduate Research Papers
African American characters have been portrayed in children's literature since the 1800s. There is a lack of information available for children to learn about African Americans from the 1950s time period in the Midwest. Therefore, a nonfiction trade book based on African American culture in Burlington, Iowa will alleviate the gap in children's literature for the United States in the Midwest. The nonfiction trade book was based on Evangeline Ray's life growing up in Burlington, Iowa, in the 1950s. The vignettes portrayed in the book were created on the basis of 15 interviews with the researcher over a period of …
The Portrayal Of Grandparents As Caregivers In Young Adult Fiction,
2010
University of Northern Iowa
The Portrayal Of Grandparents As Caregivers In Young Adult Fiction, Susan Christine Bunch
Graduate Research Papers
The number of children and young adults being raised primarily by their grandparents continues to increase (Landry-Meyer & Newman, 2004). If either the grandchild or grandparent is suddenly thrust into a different family structure it can create challenges. Some young adults turn to the characters in literature as models for how to cope with life challenges (Hughes-Hassell & Rodge, 2007). It was the purpose of this quantitative study to explore physical health, mental and emotional health, and lifestyle and social challenges faced by grandparents and grandchildren when the grandparents are the primary caregivers, and how those challenges are portrayed in …
A Need For Picture Books Showing Girls Playing Organized Team Sports,
2010
University of Northern Iowa
A Need For Picture Books Showing Girls Playing Organized Team Sports, Lisa A. Heiden
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this project was to create a children's picture storybook depicting female characters participating in competitive team athletics. The book shows a young girl learning about the game of basketball and sharing the experience with her older sister. The researcher has a long history of athletic participation and a deep passion for sports. These experiences allowed the researcher to capture the essence of the sport of basketball and create a picture book for children that engages the reader and possibly encourages participation in athletics for children of various ages. The book gives young, athletic girls an early experience …
Hidden Alphabet On The Farm: Can You Find It? : A Research Project,
2010
University of Northern Iowa
Hidden Alphabet On The Farm: Can You Find It? : A Research Project, Sandra Greufe
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this research project was to introduce young children to agriculture and provide a new and interesting way of looking at the alphabet. Researching the use of alphabet books to introduce children to agriculture shows that presenting the alphabet in a new and exciting way is beneficial to teaching children the alphabet (Norton, 2007). Studies show the movement of people to urban areas corresponds with decreased knowledge of agriculture ( AFBF A, 2006c). Hidden Alphabet on the Farm: Can You Find It? presents the alphabet to young children in a new and exciting way and teaches children about …
Laughter And Tears: A Qualitative Content Analysis,
2010
University of Northern Iowa
Laughter And Tears: A Qualitative Content Analysis, Apra Loomis
Graduate Research Papers
Young adult literature often focuses on different problems associated with adolescence. Humor may provide a strategy for alleviating the tension associated with such problems in realistic fiction. The purpose of this study was to describe the use of humor in current, positively reviewed young adult literature in dark topics such as depression, death and suicide. Themes that emerged included humor as a coping device, self-defeating humor, and affiliative humor. Humor as a coping device was shown to increase with age as a way to deal with stressful situations in a study by Fuhr (2002). In a study by Erickson & …
Promoting A Desire To Read With Graphic Novels,
2010
University of Northern Iowa
Promoting A Desire To Read With Graphic Novels, Alexis Woodward
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this research project was to create a graphic novel to encourage reluctant 4th grade boys to become interested in reading. This research questioned the graphics in graphic novels that appeal to reluctant readers, the type of content that would appeal particularly to boys who lack interest in reading, and the method of balance needed between text and graphics to capture the interest of boys who lack motivation to read. The researcher focused on graphic novels and their use in the classroom, different ways graphic novels can motivate reluctant readers to become interested in reading, the concept of …
Becoming Faulkner: The Art And Life Of William Faulkner,
2010
Swarthmore College
Becoming Faulkner: The Art And Life Of William Faulkner, Philip M. Weinstein
English Literature Faculty Works
William Faulkner was the greatest American novelist of the twentieth century, yet he lived a life marked by a pervasive sense of failure. Throughout his career, he remained haunted by his inability to master a series of personal and professional challenges: his less-than-heroic military career; the loss of his brother in an airplane crash; a disappointing stint as a Hollywood screenwriter; and a destructive bout with alcoholism. In this imaginative biography, Philip Weinstein--a leading authority on the great novelist--targets Faulkner's embattled sense of self as central to both his life and his work. Weinstein shows how Faulkner's troubled interactions with …
Hannah Cowley, Gender Identity, And A Bold Stroke For A Husband,
2010
Swarthmore College
Hannah Cowley, Gender Identity, And A Bold Stroke For A Husband, Betsy Bolton
English Literature Faculty Works
No abstract provided.
Viewing South Asia, Seeing America: Gauri Gill's "The Americans",
2010
Swarthmore College
Viewing South Asia, Seeing America: Gauri Gill's "The Americans", Bakirathi Mani
English Literature Faculty Works
No abstract provided.
U. S. Southern Cultural Studies In The Obama Era,
2010
Swarthmore College
U. S. Southern Cultural Studies In The Obama Era, Peter Schmidt
English Literature Faculty Works
No abstract provided.
“Only Connect”: Music’S Role In Forster's A Room With A View,
2010
Oberlin College
“Only Connect”: Music’S Role In Forster's A Room With A View, Tammela A. Platt
Honors Papers
This essay addresses fragmentation and connection on multiple levels in relation to E.M. Forster’s 1908 novel, A Room with a View. George Emerson, the novel’s Romantic hero, loves Lucy Honeychurch and wishes to connect with her. But Lucy cannot decide to marry George for love until she realizes she loves him, the latter of which is not possible until she connects two fragments of her self. Music – in particular that of Beethoven, Schumann and Wagner – brings Lucy to the brink of connecting her inexperienced social self with her sophisticated and intuitive musical self.
Forster’s act of combining aesthetic …
Genre Analysis Of Introductions In Tort Textbooks.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Genre Analysis Of Introductions In Tort Textbooks., Tai Chooi Li
Student Works (2010-2019)
This study examines the introductions in Tort textbooks to determine the structure and patternings used by writers of this genre. A model for the introduction is then proposed. Five introductions are selected and analysed using Bhatia's(1993) framework to identify the moves in Introductions. Through the stratification process of MOVES and STEPS, findings reveal that similar moves are found across the introductions that were analysed due to the common communicative purposes of the writers. The seven areas of importance in Tort introductions found are the introduction and aim of Tort, distinguishing Tort with other areas of law, the role of policy …
Transivity Choices In The Malaysian Prime Minister's 2009 National Day Blog Posting.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Transivity Choices In The Malaysian Prime Minister's 2009 National Day Blog Posting., Daphne Rosaline Henry Thomas
Student Works (2010-2019)
This study unveils inherent experiential meaning by utilising the framework of the System of Transitivity, a component of Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics in weblog interaction. The interactive feature of weblogs helps uncover the experiential meaning as the writers are uninhibited in penning their thoughts. The data for the study is from the Malaysian Prime Minister’s National Day Address posted on 30 August 2009 and the Comments received in response to it. The aim of the study is to uncover the perceptions of the Prime Minister and the Comment Writers on national unity, identity and nation building. The aim of the …
A Lesson In Beginning Poetry Writing,
2010
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham Poetry Review 37 (Front Matter),
2010
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham Poetry Review 37 (Front Matter), Birmingham Poetry Review Staff
Birmingham Poetry Review
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Tilting Towards Winter,
2010
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Domestic Dig,
2010
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Tableland At Zero,
2010
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fisherman,
2010
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fashion In The Empires,
2010
University of Alabama at Birmingham
