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The Relationship Of Depression With Intrinsic And Extrinsic Components Of Religiosity In The Older Adult Female, Jacqueline Anne Nuval

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The purpose of this doctoral research was to determine whether religious activity and general health would predict depression in older adult women living alone in the community who are widowed, divorced, separated, or never married. Variables considered included intrinsic and extrinsic components of religiosity, level of depression, anxiety and panic attacks, general health, and a group of behaviors classified as Religious Attitudes and Behaviors (RAB), which considered importance of religion, religious participation, regularity of religious observance, and religious organization/social support. Components of extrinsic religiosity and intrinsic religiosity were measured by Intrinsic/Extrinsic – Revised (I/E-R). Levels of depression were measured by …

Science Museums, Centers And Professional Development: Teachers' Self Reflection On Improving Their Practice, Queen O. Ogbomo

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The purpose of this qualitative case study research was to ascertain the significance of the professional development programs workshops organized by a science museum and a science center in two Midwestern cities. The research investigated the effect the workshops had on the instructional practice of the participating elementary science teachers. More specifically, this study was guided by the following research question: How do the professional development programs at museums help teachers change the way they teach and consider science in their classroom? The core of this study consists of case studies of six elementary school teachers who were identified as …

Before It Rains, Veronica O. Parkman

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"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not parish but have everlasting life." Contemporary Christian literature is becoming first choice in public libraries and bookstores throughout the country. From novels about end-time prophesy to autobiographies of world-renowned pastors, works written for and about Christians have reached an all-time high. Before it Rains is indeed, according to the scriptural definition of salvation found in the King James Version of the bible, a contemporary Christian novel; the characters must go through the biblical process of accepting Jesus Christ as their …

Extracellular Matrix Proteins: Implications For Angiogenesis, Kent Edward Williams

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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is an essential requirement for maintaining permanent shape and rigidity in multicellular organisms. The ECM serves two main functions: scaffolding and signaling. Insoluble collagen and soluble proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), and glycoproteins allow for water retention and flexibility. The signaling role of the ECM is essential for a multitude of events including vascular development and angiogenesis. Via interactions with vascular endothelial cells, proteins of the ECM can induce or repress angiogenesis.

The Attitudes Of Middle Eastern Faculty Toward The Use Of Distance Education In The Middle Eastern State Universities: A Comparative Study Between The Middle Eastern Faculty And Usa Faculty, Farooq A. Altameemy

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Although distance education is offered in many academic institutions, specifically universities, in most of the developed countries, utilizing it as a part of the educational system in the Middle East is still in the development stage and not at the same stage as Western and European countries. Of the institutions in the Middle East that have started utilizing distance education, many face difficulties, an example of which is that these distance programs are not accredited by the educational system in the country. In turn, this leads to other problems for graduates of these distance programs, such as inability to find …

Viviendo Sin Inglés: Los Efectos Sociales Del Dominio Limitado En Inglés Entre Residentes Mexicanos En El Condado De Hidalgo, Texas, Ericka Benavides

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

El propósito de esta tesis es intentar describir las experiencias que una persona de aptitud limitada en el inglés vive y enfrenta en el condado Hidalgo, Texas. Las entrevistas y escritos brindaran testimonio de los conflictos y limitaciones que una persona de aptitud limitada en el inglés afronta para superarse académicamente, conseguir empleo y tener acceso a servicios médicos en los Estados Unidos. La siguiente información presentará una crítica basada en el análisis sociolingüístico de las condiciones que restringen el avance económico y social necesario para que estas personas logren superarse. Al final, se presentarán propuestas para una mejora estatal …

Los Hilos Históricos Y Literarios Que Unen A En El Tiempo De Las Mariposas De Julia Álvarez Y Un Día En La Vida De Manlio Argueta, Ingrid Torres

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

Un día en la vida del salvadoreño Manlio Argueta y En el tiempo de las mariposas de la dominicana Julia Álvarez realzan las vidas y la tragedia de una familia campesina durante la Guerra Civil de El Salvador y las mundialmente conocidas hermanas Mirabal. Aunque ambas familias protagonistas estén en polos opuestos de la pirámide social de ambas naciones, a través de este trabajo se explorarán las conexiones literarias e históricas entre ellas, especialmente su naturaleza testimonial, el hecho de que son productos del exilio, de la experiencia del sobreviviente y además de lo crucial que es mantener tanto la …

Anxiety De La Historia: Understanding The Roots Of Spanglish In The Texts Of Junot Díaz, Kelsey A. Shanesy

English Honors Projects

In exploring Junot Díaz’s use of Spanglish, I propose that Díaz is driven by the anxiety of history—a phenomenon similar to the anxiety of influence, as articulated by Harold Bloom, but which focuses on the role of the Latino minority in this postmodern moment. I compare Díaz’s texts to Piri Thomas’s autobiography Down These Mean Streets, one of the original texts to utilize Spanglish, and Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed, a satirical novel about minority culture. Díaz’s vision of a future, Spanglish-speaking America is revealed to be the ultimate outcome of the anxiety of history’s influence on Díaz.

High School Equivalency Program (Hep), Ricky Morris

Service-Learning Program

The purpose of HEP is to help migrant and seasonal farm workers who have worked in an agricultural job for at least 75 hours, and their children, who are 16years or older and have at least an 8th grade skill level in reading and math, to enhance socioeconomic mobility through education by providing an opportunity to take advantage of federally-sponsored GED training and tests. HEP also provides suitable lodging, meals, and health care for the duration of the student’s time in the residential program, as many of the students would otherwise be unable to attend. The learning goals for Service …

Women’S & Children’S Alliance, Emmanuel Reyes

Service-Learning Program

Service Project Purpose: Translate documents important in keeping communication between victims and WCI Learning goals: Using Spanish in a natural context, expanding your vocabulary and improving your ability to express ideas in Spanish, experiencing meaningful involvement with local community, and increasing civic responsibility.

Berne-Copenhague-Madrid-París-Santiago: Interpolaciones Elativistas, Variaciones Cuánticas E Impactos Cósmicos En Altazor (1919-1931), Scott Weintraub

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

En este artículo para el número especial de Revista Chilena de Literatura que conmemora el bicentenario chileno, exploro múltiples conexiones literarias, científicas, y geográficas entre el poema Altazor de Vicente Huidobro y los contextos filosófico-científicos globales de las primeras décadas del siglo XX. Evalúo el impacto de una serie de caídas lingüísticas, críticas, alegóricas y gravitacionales en la trayectoria del “viaje en paracaídas” de Altazor, para volver a considerar, desde varias perspectivas críticas que tratan la “ilegible” y ambigua conclusión del poema, el impacto de un evento lingüístico en el campo de gravedad del poema. De esta manera, el artículo …

Head Start, Hailey Wall

Service-Learning Program

The purpose of my service project was to help the ‘English only’ teacher interact with and teach the bilingual or ‘Spanish only’ speakers at Head Start. I also got to spend a lot of time with the children. ¡Muy divertido! The learning goals of my service project with Head Start include: to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Hispanic language and culture, to serve the Boise community, to know the community and interact with people from other countries, and finally to help create an international community where different cultures and languages can thrive together

El Sistema De Educación En Ecuador Y Las Aspiraciones Que Las Madres Ecuatorianas Tienen Para Sus Hijos, Gina Conway

Pitzer Senior Theses

This senior thesis project examines how the educational system in Ecuador affects the youth of the country. It al so explores the aspirations mothers have for their children in terms of obtaining an education as well as their opinions about the current educational system in Ecuador. The investigation consisted of conducting interviews with both indigenous mothers who live in the countryside and mothers who live in the city of Quito. 1 chose to study two different demographics because I was curious if there were differences within the two groups on these issues. Moreover, 1 used my own observations as well …

Newsletter Spring 2010, Hispanic Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University

Newsletters

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Looking Back And Moving Forward: African Americans Descendants Living In The Dominican Republic, Stephanie Claytor

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

“Looking Back and Moving Forward” is a captivative short documentary that captures the essence of Samana, Dominican Republic, home to a sizeable African American population for nearly two centuries. This community, grounded in faith, has undergone many changes over the past two hundred years.

In the film, documentarian Stephanie Claytor sets out to explore these changes, such as switching the language in the schools and churches from English to Spanish, and the transformation of the economy from agriculture to tourism. She takes the story back to Philadelphia to get a grasp of the history and the reasons for why …

Se Vosea En Costa Rica, Elizabeth Horta

Pitzer Senior Theses

Something happens visiting a Spanish speaking country, where linguistic characteristics are not uniform throughout the country or region. Specifically, this research emerged from lack of knowledge of the pronoun vos, to acquire information to its introduction in the country of Costa Rica, its use, and variants, and the reasoning behind its prevalence in metropolitan regions, and certain regions around the Pitzer College Firestone Center.

Sin Pan Y Sin Trabajo: Denuncia Y Resistencia En La Novela El Trabajo (2007), De Anibal Jarkowski, Karina Elizabeth Vázquez

Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Faculty Publications

Después del predominio del lenguaje alegórico abierto con la experiencia de la última dictadura militar (1976-1983), a mediados de los noventa el realismo vuelve a encontrar un espacio en la narrativa argentina. Dos son los factores fundamentales de este cambio: por un lado, el agotamiento del modelo de escritura basado en el desvío hiperliterario, que desde comienzos de la década enfrentó el interés por la revisién de la historia argentina (Avellaneda 2002; Dalmaroni, 2002); por el otro, la creciente crisis social creada por la aplicación de las políticas neoliberales acordadas en el Consenso de Washington (1995), las cuales impusieron un …

Representations Of Slavery And Afro-Peruvians In Flora Tristán's Travel Narrative, Peregrinations Of A Pariah, Julia C. Paulk

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Review Of Varieties Of Spanish In The United States By J. Lipski, Todd A. Hernandez

Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Teaching And Learning Spanish In Second Life, Ana GarcíA-AlléN

Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)

It is generally assumed that the incorporation of new technologies in the process of language learning leads to better learning, but this is not always tested empirically. The primary goal of this study is to better understand student experiences and learning outcomes when using Second Life (SL) as a Teaching tool.