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The First And Final Poetry Of Joanne Deming, Joanne Deming

Honors Theses and Capstones

This thesis is a culmination of my development as a writer at the University of New Hampshire. It explores the idea of the self and how it applies to writing. Because I am legally changing my name after graduation, these poem have come to represent "Joanne Deming" as a writer before she becomes "Joanne Wood."

Committing To Equal Opportunity, Elizaveta Minko

Honors Theses and Capstones

The main goal of this research paper was to examine whether the New Hampshire funding system of public education is effective in providing equal educational opportunities to all children. The findings from the quantitative and qualitative analyses of this research study suggest that, despite a historically increasing role of the state government, New Hampshire’s funding system of public education has not proven to be effective in providing the opportunity of an adequate education to students in poor districts, and gaps in student achievement persist between poor and wealthier districts. The underlying problems of the funding structure are explored, and, finally, …

Games Worth A Thousand Words: Critical Approaches And Ludonarrative Harmony In Interactive Narratives, Travis Pynenburg

Honors Theses and Capstones

This thesis provides a brief summary of contemporary approaches to the study of interactive narratives. After criticizing the approaches of ludology and narratology, the thesis speaks of the advantages of studying ludonarrative harmony and dissonance. Finally, an example of ludonarrative critique is given focusing on the game Journey by thatgamecompany.

Teaching English Language Learners From China, Abigail Pavlik

Honors Theses and Capstones

This research paper attempts to provide American teachers with important background information for teaching English language learners from China. The research is presented primarily for ESL teachers, but much of it would also be useful for any teacher or professor working with students of this description. The paper proceeds by exploring similarities and differences between 1. Chinese and English, 2. Chinese and American culture, and 3. Chinese and American education or "classroom culture," considering all along the way the implications for teaching and working with these students.

November Days, Caitlin Sacco

Honors Theses and Capstones

"November Days" is a nonfiction story about a teenage girl diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 15 in 1983. It goes back and forth between her sickness and death and the impact that it still has on her family and friends thirty years later. It is a story about love and loss and the family that has never recovered.

Honor In The Face Of Death: Hemingway’S Moral Code In Death In The Afternoon And For Whom The Bell Tolls, Nias Achorn

Honors Theses and Capstones

This paper analyzes the code of honor in bullfighting as it is explained in Death in the Afternoon by Ernest Hemingway. It then describes the cathartic emotion given to the audience after an honorable performance and discusses the implications of this emotion. Finally, this paper applies the previous analyses of Death in the Afternoon to an analysis of For Whom the Bell Tolls in order to explain how the novel suggests Hemingway's understanding of the Spanish way of life.

The Individual Voice: The Expression Of Authority Through Dialects, Idiolects, And Borrowed Terminology In Chaucer’S Canterbury Tales, Jacqueline Cordell

Honors Theses and Capstones

Using Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, this paper seeks to demonstrate how language affects the social construction of identity in literature within the late Middle Ages. To accomplish this it looks at how characters (particularly those in the Reeve's and Miller's Tales) attempt to give themselves greater authority over their peers in instances of social conflict by either changing their dialect or, by using terminology borrowed from power-imbued languages like French and Latin. The paper also discusses changes in authority outside the literature by examining the impact of scribal idiolect on the presentation and perception of Chaucer's individual characters.

Tea Leaves, Kerry Feltner

Honors Theses and Capstones

My paper describes the importance of ancestors in your present day life and how my grandmother and her writings came back into my life to help guide me in my present moments.

Refusing “To Lie Low In The Dust”: Native Women’S Literacies In Southern New England 1768-1800, Renee Poisson

Honors Theses and Capstones

No abstract provided.

English-Only Policy And Belief In The United States, Lauren E. White

Honors Theses and Capstones

English-Only initiatives are commonplace in the United States. Proponents of Official English would like to make the official language of the United States English despite the prestige English already has in the United States. The motivations behind this movement are varied and have substantial effects on the opinion of the American population. This paper examines a group of American residents in the Northeast, aged 18 and older. States considered Northeastern in this study are Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The survey distributed contains questions on the topic of English- only issues, …

Bigger Bodies, Bigger Bruises: How Men’S Collegiate Hockey Player Sizes Affect Injury Rates 1989-2004, Kimberly Deane

Honors Theses and Capstones

This study looks at men's collegiate hockey player sizes from 1989-2004 and correlates that data with the growth in injury rates seen within the same time period. Results show that player size (in terms of weight) has a statistically significant effect on player injury rates.

Memory Of Water Scenic Design-- Reinventing Memories On Stage, Xuehui (Kate) Li

Honors Theses and Capstones

My paper describes my process of designing the set for the UNH Theatre and Dance Department production The Memory of Water. Linking dream and reality together, the set design of the show is my attempt and process of putting the non-realistic elements into a more tangible form-- reinventing the memories on the stage.

Twitter’S Role As The New Newswire; Why Journalists Should Break News Online, Eliza Mackintosh

Honors Theses and Capstones

This dissertation examines the role of Twitter as the new newswire in breaking news. The argument compares and contrasts the original wire telegraph as used for breaking news with the digital service of Twitter. The thesis investigates how journalists should effectively use Twitter to break news online, while discussing the implications of this shift for news media companies.

The Ideal Whole Health Family Oriented Community Center, Jessica St. Germain

Honors Theses and Capstones

This paper discusses what would make up the ideal whole health family oriented community center. It looks at the history of community centers in a general manner, and it looks at three existing community centers in New Hampshire. This paper also addresses potential problems and difficulties a whole health family oriented community center might face.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 101 [102], No. 37 (Mar. 27, 2012), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 101, but it is the 102nd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 101 [102], No. 35 (Mar. 20, 2012), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 101, but it is the 102nd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Ice In The Tropics: The Export Of ‘Crystal Blocks Of Yankee Coldness’ To India And Brazil, Marc W. Herold

Economics

The Boston natural ice trade thrived during 1830-70 based upon Frederic Tudor’s idea of combining two useless products – natural winter ice in New England ponds and sawdust from Maine’s lumber mills. Tudor ice was exported extensively to the tropics from the West Indies to Brazil and the East Indies as well as to southern ports of the United States. In tropical ice ports, imported natural ice was a luxury product, e.g., serving to chill claret wines (Calcutta), champagne (Havana and Manaus), and mint juleps (New Orleans and Savannah) and used in luxury hotels or at banquets. In the temperate …

Review Of Kim Potowski & Jason Rothman, Eds. ‘Bilingual Youth: Spanish In English-Speaking Societies’, Holly R. Cashman

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

No abstract provided.

Homophobic Slurs And Public Apologies: The Discursive Struggle Over Fag/Maricón In Public Discourse, Holly R. Cashman

Languages, Literatures & Cultures

A handful of recent incidents hints at an ideological struggle over the use of the English word fag(got) and the Spanish word maricón in public discourse. This article examines the discursive and ideological struggle over the terms through the comparison of two cases in which Spanish/English bilingual Latinos in the U. S. use what might be considered homophobic slurs in public discourse in two distinct contexts — an informal, off-record sports-related press conference and a radio talk show political interview. The three main aims of the article are to examine and compare the content and context of the two public …

Comm-Entary, Spring 2012 - Full Issue

Comm-entary

In this issue:

Changing Perspectives: A Medium Analysis of the Lytro Light Field Camera by Kelly Martin

Corporate Media Elections of Justices by Matthew S. Jones

The Geek Mystique: How Cultural Oversight of Programming Language Rein forces Traditional Power Structures by Kendra Mack

Male Dancer by Katelyn E. Madden

Mealtime Routines as a Resource for Meaning-Making by Brittany Adelhardt

Production Variable Manipulation and the Viewer’s Response: A Grammar Perspective of No Country for Old Men by Rachel Pink

Media Representation of Redheaded Males, the Not-Quite-Other by Joe Roy

Silence and Suspense in No Country for Old Men: A Unique Western …

Finding The Original Meaning Of American Criminal Procedure Rights: Lessons From Reasonable Doubt’S Development, Randolph N. Jonakait

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

[Excerpt] “The prosecution must prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt for a valid conviction. The Constitution nowhere explicitly contains this requirement, but the Supreme Court in In re Winship1 stated that due process commands it. Justice Brennan, writing for the Court, noted that the Court had often assumed that the standard existed, that it played a central role in American criminal justice by lessening the chances of mistaken convictions, and that it was essential for instilling community respect in criminal enforcement. The reasonable doubt standard is fundamental because it makes guilty verdicts more difficult. As Winship …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 101 [102], No. 32 (Feb. 28, 2012), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 101, but it is the 102nd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Patterns And Perceptions Of Climate Change In A Biodiversity Conservation Hotspot, Joel N. Hartter, Mary D. Stampone, Sadie J. Ryan, Karen Kirner, Colin A. Chapman, Abraham Goldman

Geography

Quantifying local people's perceptions to climate change, and their assessments of which changes matter, is fundamental to addressing the dual challenge of land conservation and poverty alleviation in densely populated tropical regions To develop appropriate policies and responses, it will be important not only to anticipate the nature of expected changes, but also how they are perceived, interpreted and adapted to by local residents. The Albertine Rift region in East Africa is one of the world's most threatened biodiversity hotspots due to dense smallholder agriculture, high levels of land and resource pressures, and habitat loss and conversion. Results of three …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 101 [102], No. 30 (Feb. 21, 2012), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 101, but it is the 102nd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

2011-12 Faculty Senate - February 13, 2012 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 101 [102], No. 27 (Feb. 10, 2012), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 101, but it is the 102nd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 101 [102], No. 26 (Feb. 7, 2012), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 101, but it is the 102nd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Public Knowledge About Polar Regions Increases While Concerns Remain Unchanged, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Matthew J. Cutler, Andrew P. Schaefer

Carsey Publications

The authors of this brief conduct the first comparative analysis of the polar questions that were part of the National Opinion Research Center's 2006 and 2010 General Social Survey. Developed by scientists at the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, these questions covered topics such as climate change, melting ice and rising sea levels, and species extinction. The authors report that the public's knowledge about the north and south polar regions significantly improved between 2006 and 2010--before and after the International Polar Year. In addition, respondents who know more about science in general, and polar facts specifically, tend to …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 101 [102], No. 25 (Feb. 3, 2012), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 101, but it is the 102nd volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

2011 Annual Report Town Of Rollinsford., Rollinsford Town Representatives

Rollinsford, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.