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A Framework For Resistance: Violence, Hope, And Rebellion In The Novels Of Manuel Zapata Olivella, Steven Curtis Clark 2010 Brigham Young University - Provo

A Framework For Resistance: Violence, Hope, And Rebellion In The Novels Of Manuel Zapata Olivella, Steven Curtis Clark

Theses and Dissertations

This study seeks to analyze the circular nature of violence and its relation to hope and rebellion in two of Manuel Zapata Olivella's earliest and most important novels: La Calle 10 and Chambacú, corral de negros. These works explore the themes of institutional violence and racial and cultural marginalization within the context of early twentieth century Colombian society. They also present the themes of hope and rebellion in varying ways. By presenting the topic of violence I explore important similarities and differences between the protagonists of the novels and demonstrate how the novels are interconnected thematically and historically.


The Lexicon Of Calunga And A Lexical Comparison With Other Forms Of Afro-Brazilian Speech From Minas Gerais, São Paulo, And Bahia, Steven Byrd 2010 University of New England

The Lexicon Of Calunga And A Lexical Comparison With Other Forms Of Afro-Brazilian Speech From Minas Gerais, São Paulo, And Bahia, Steven Byrd

Society, Culture and Languages Faculty Publications

Recent scholarship by Bonvini (2008a:54, 2008b: 101) estimates that there are perhaps 4,000 words from African languages attested in Brazilian Portuguese. In his analysis, these Africanisms originated from code-switching speakers of various African languages and Portuguese within Brazil (Bonvini 2008b: 117). However, in spite of the formerly wide distribution of African languages in Brazil, only little is known about them. African languages in Brazil have survived in various forms - such as liturgical languages and cryptolects - into the 21st century, the study of which can provide important clues regarding not only Brazil's African linguistic past but the contribution that …


An Evaluation Of Communicative Activities In First-Year High School Spanish Textbooks, Marcella C. Martinez 2010 Brigham Young University - Provo

An Evaluation Of Communicative Activities In First-Year High School Spanish Textbooks, Marcella C. Martinez

Theses and Dissertations

The study analyzed activities of Spanish Level 1 textbooks used in high school to determine the extent to which they incorporate some of the most respected theories of communicative language learning, in particular the theories of Krashen, Swain, Long and Nunan. Five well known Spanish books were chosen: Realidades, Exprésate, Así­ se dice, Avancemos, and Aventura. For each book, Chapter 2 and Chapter 5 were chosen to be evaluated by two raters. The activities in these chapters were analyzed according to four criteria derived from the abovementioned theories. Results suggest that textbooks may not be …


La Reconstrucción De Un Pasado Lingüístico Através De La Narrativa Presente: Lengua, Historia E Identidad En El Nacimiento De Los Negros, José Esteban Hernández 2010 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

La Reconstrucción De Un Pasado Lingüístico Através De La Narrativa Presente: Lengua, Historia E Identidad En El Nacimiento De Los Negros, José Esteban Hernández

Spanish Faculty Publications

El Nacimiento de los Negros, el asentamiento más importante de los negros mascogos, se encuentra dentro de los límites municipales de Músquiz, Coahuila, México. La lengua original y mayoritaria de la comunidad era hasta hace algunas décadas el afroseminol, una lengua emparentada al criollo de base inglesa que aún se habla en el sureste de los Estados Unidos. En el siguiente trabajo trazo la historia sociolingüística de la comunidad, basándome en las referencias históricas disponibles en la memoria colectiva y en la evidencia histórica con que cuenta la comunidad misma. Concilio dos fuentes que nos proporcionarán datos y pruebas que …


La Hispanización Y La Identidad Hispana En Filipinas, David Sánchez-Jiménez 2010 CUNY New York City College of Technology

La Hispanización Y La Identidad Hispana En Filipinas, David Sánchez-Jiménez

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Fit To Be King?: Imprudence In Lope’S El Duque De Viseo, DeLys Ostlund 2010 Portland State University

Fit To Be King?: Imprudence In Lope’S El Duque De Viseo, Delys Ostlund

World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations

The article reviews the play "El duque de Viseo," written by Lope de Vega.


El Departamento De Hispanic Studies, 1999-2010, Hispanic Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University 2010 Illinois Wesleyan University

El Departamento De Hispanic Studies, 1999-2010, Hispanic Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University

Events

This is a montage of photographs with people who made the first ten years of Hispanic Studies at IWU possible.


Hispanic Studies At Illinois Wesleyan: 1999-2010, Hispanic Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University 2010 Illinois Wesleyan University

Hispanic Studies At Illinois Wesleyan: 1999-2010, Hispanic Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University

Events

This is a timeline commemorating the first ten years of Hispanic Studies at IWU.


The Mexican Revolution In The Eyes Of Katherine Anne Porter And Nellie Campobello, Emron Esplin 2010 Kennesaw State University

The Mexican Revolution In The Eyes Of Katherine Anne Porter And Nellie Campobello, Emron Esplin

Faculty Articles

The literature of the U.S. South has found new life in the burgeoning field of inter-American literary studies. Both the U.S. South's literatures and its histories have played key roles in the academic attempt to connect the literatures and histories of the United States to those of Latin America and the Caribbean from the groundbreaking work of Bell Gale Chevigny and Gari Laguardia's 1986 collection, Reinventing the Americas: Comparative Studies of Literature of the United States and Spanish America, through Gustavo Pérez Firmat's "invitation or come-on" to study American literatures side by side in his 1990 edited volume, Do the …


Review Of Espejo De Sombras: Sujeto Y Multitud En La España Del Siglo Xviii. Por Alberto Medina Domínguez, Scott Dale 2010 Marquette University

Review Of Espejo De Sombras: Sujeto Y Multitud En La España Del Siglo Xviii. Por Alberto Medina Domínguez, Scott Dale

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Cadalso, José De. Cartas Marruecas. Noches Lúgubres. Ed. Emilio Martínez Mata. Barcelona: Crítica, 2008., Scott Dale 2010 Marquette University

Cadalso, José De. Cartas Marruecas. Noches Lúgubres. Ed. Emilio Martínez Mata. Barcelona: Crítica, 2008., Scott Dale

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Hybrid Latina Chick Lit: The Expression Of Sexuality In The Works Of Alisa Valdes Rodriguez, James C. Yarberry 2010 University of Arkansas Little Rock

Hybrid Latina Chick Lit: The Expression Of Sexuality In The Works Of Alisa Valdes Rodriguez, James C. Yarberry

Theses and Dissertations

An examination of literary background and the expression of sexuality in The Dirty Girls Social Club by Alisa Valdes Rodriguez indicates that not only does the writing of this author further the traditions and evolution of Latina and Latin American women's literature, but it also seeks to break barriers with its forthright treatment of sexuality. In her novel, Valdes Rodriguez shows the female character as subject. Her incorporation of pop culture and chick lit themes has brought about the creation of a new "Hybrid Latina Chick Literature" that advances against sexual repression in discourse, literature and society, and that promotes …


Web 2.0 Tools In The Foreign Language, Andres Villagra 2010 Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Pace University

Web 2.0 Tools In The Foreign Language, Andres Villagra

Cornerstone 3 Reports : Interdisciplinary Informatics

No abstract provided.


A Descriptive Study Of A Building-Based Team Problem-Solving Process, Alexander B. Brewer 2010 Indiana State University

A Descriptive Study Of A Building-Based Team Problem-Solving Process, Alexander B. Brewer

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to empirically evaluate Building-Based Teams for General Education Intervention or BBT for GEI. BBT for GEI is a team problem-solving process designed to assist schools in conducting research-based interventions in the general education setting. Problem-solving teams are part of general education and provide support to students with academic or behavioral concerns by creating individualized interventions that teachers can use in the classroom. Historically, problem-solving teams’ two primary goals were to reduce referrals to special education and improve student performance on academic or behavioral concerns. This study examined the effectiveness of BBT for GEI by …


School Climate, Teacher Satisfaction, And Receptivity To Change, Sherri Eaton-Bin Daar 2010 Indiana State University

School Climate, Teacher Satisfaction, And Receptivity To Change, Sherri Eaton-Bin Daar

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The purpose of this study was to explore what school climate factors influence teacher job satisfaction and receptivity to change. A survey based upon current literature was developed to assess teacher perceptions of the factors which may influence job satisfaction and receptivity to change. A regression analysis was conducted to determine impact of the nine school climate factors on teacher job satisfaction. A second regression was conducted using the nine school climate domains and satisfaction to evaluate which factors had an impact on teacher receptivity to change. Study findings indicated that (a) study participants report there to be two factors …


Impact Of Leadership Program On Personality Characteristics Of At-Risk Youth, Aashia M. Bade 2010 Indiana State University

Impact Of Leadership Program On Personality Characteristics Of At-Risk Youth, Aashia M. Bade

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The use of leadership programs as interventions for at-risk youths has recently gained attention in popular media and psychology literature. This type of intervention presupposes that changes in personality style as well as developmental assets can be cultivated through leadership programming. Although current literature supports the benefits of mentoring and increased community involvement for at risk youths, there is limited research available about personality changes that may occur as a result of participation in leadership programs. The present study focuses on the C5 program, a five-year leadership program for at-risk youths from inner-city areas. A cross-sectional design sampling from participants …


Border Pedagogy And The Acculturation Of Korean Students In U.S. Institutions Of Higher Education, Randy Green 2010 Indiana State University

Border Pedagogy And The Acculturation Of Korean Students In U.S. Institutions Of Higher Education, Randy Green

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This study aimed at identifying learning and teaching strategies that can promote the process of acculturation for Korean students in institutions of higher education in the United States. In particular, the study attempted to pinpoint ways in which these students and their instructors can become aware of and resist educational tendencies and approaches that promote hegemony and devalue cultural perspectives and experiences as well as construct meaning within the context of a worldview that is influenced by both Korean and U.S. cultures. It was hoped that the identification of these skills and strategies would aid both students and instructors in …


The Impact Of Maternal Factors On Female Juvenile Delinquency Trends, Anne Marie Price 2010 Indiana State University

The Impact Of Maternal Factors On Female Juvenile Delinquency Trends, Anne Marie Price

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This study examined the difference between female juvenile delinquents and nondelinquents in relationship to a combination of maternal factors (negative maternal behaviors, occupational stress, perceived social support, and maternal parenting stress). Participants were 128 biological mothers of daughters between the ages of 12 and 18 who were either mothers of clients or were clients themselves of a Midwest community health center in one of several clinics in Martinsville, Mooresville, Bedford, Bloomington, and Spencer, Indiana. Participants completed six questionnaires, including: the Demographics Questionnaire, the Maternal Behavior Index, the Adolescent Behavior Survey, the Occupational Crisis Survey, the Duke Social Support Inventory, and …


Transgenic Manipulation In Zebra Fish By Combination Of Cre-Loxp Recombinant System, Tol2 Transposon System, And Rnai Technique, Yang Bai 2010 Indiana State University

Transgenic Manipulation In Zebra Fish By Combination Of Cre-Loxp Recombinant System, Tol2 Transposon System, And Rnai Technique, Yang Bai

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The overall goal of this research is to make precisely controlled transgene constructs to target genes in zebrafish and facilitate their functional studies. Many of the previous transgenic techniques (e.g. morpholino) can only produce transient gene expression or inhibition, which is not good for long-term studies. Also, transgenes that randomly integrate into the chromosomes are typically difficult to control and are poorly regulated. Thus, it would be of great benefit to develop a reversibly controlled transgenic tool to help study gene function. Here, we propose to combine three distinct techniques to generate a stable transgenic tool to facilitate gene functional …


Police Brutality Makes Headlines: Retelling The Story Of The 1938 Pecan Shellers’ Strike, Laura Cannon Dixon 2010 Indiana State University

Police Brutality Makes Headlines: Retelling The Story Of The 1938 Pecan Shellers’ Strike, Laura Cannon Dixon

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The 1938 San Antonio pecan shellers’ strike was a unique labor event. It involved conflicts between a dominant white power elite and workers who were culturally, ethnically, linguistically, and religiously different. The power elite separated and suppressed Tejano workers, who were seen as inferior. The five-week strike was an attempt to shake off that suppression. As newspaper reports from the period showed, the power elite responded to picketers with brutal police tactics, but nightsticks, ax handles and tear gas failed to curb worker resistance. The strike was important, therefore, because unlike other Southern labor actions, workers in San Antonio succeeded, …


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