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Volume 36, Number 43: August 20, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Uncovering Voices Middle School Poetry Anthologies, Stacey L. Eisenkraft

Teaching and Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry & Reflective Practice

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Volume 36, Number 41: July 23, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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The Good Morrow., Jane Varley

Theses and Dissertations

“The Good Morrow” is a collection of original poetry that explores the idea of place. The poetry cites various landscapes across a large map of geography and imagination, beginning with poems, in section one, that make reference to conventional homes we grow up in and often move away from. The second and third sections involve a psychological exploration of home, investigating movement among domestic space, cities, and natural landscapes. The speakers in the poems might be thought of as “sea-discoverers,” as John Donne wrote, who explore the world and in the process make discoveries about the worlds inside themselves. I …

Social Impacts Of The Red River Valley Flood : A Literature Review, Janet Rex

Librarian Publications

A literature review of research studies and reports pertaining to the 1997 Red River Valley flooding.

The Red River Flood Of 1997: The Role Of Government Agencies In The Flood Plain, Deborah Marshall Pawley

Theses and Dissertations

This study attempts to identify the roles of three federal agencies in the Grand Forks Flood of 1997. The three agencies were selected for the scope of their impact on the disaster as well as their impact on the community. The United States Army Corps of Engineers, National Weather Service, and Federal Emergency Management Agency contributed either to the the attempts to prevent flooding or flood recovery or both.

It is appropriate to determine both the physical factors that cause flooding and the agency policies that govern the ways in which people cope with disaster because these two are intricately …

The Twelve-Penny Chronicle: The Origins Of The Pequot War, Rod Guttormson

Theses and Dissertations

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Jewish Exile And Immigration: Re-Imagining Home On The North Dakota Prairie, Jason Zevenbergen

Theses and Dissertations

From the memoirs of several Jewish homesteaders in North Dakota, one observes a series of binaries between Diaspora and homeland and between Jewish Orthodoxy and more liberal forms of Jewishness. The writers of these memoirs generally produce these binaries through two methods. First, the content they introduce in their stories reflects opposing categories of Jewishness, such as Orthodox and Reform Judaism, that significantly frame the nature of their relationships to their families, local community, and country. Second, when the writers transfer stories from their past into the contemporary moment, they juxtapose a previous self with their present self at the …

Volume 36, Number 38: June 18, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Perceptions Of American Indian Students Of Their Experiences And Factors Related To Retention In Selected Institutions Of Higher Education, Donald R. Day

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of American Indian students regarding higher education and to examine factors that contribute to or create obstacles to their retention and graduation. The sample of American Indian students was selected from five Upper Midwest institutions of higher education and was stratified by age and by gender. A total of 100 students participated in the study, with 20 from each institution representing equal numbers of traditional age females (18–24 years of age), traditional age males, females older than average (25 years of age or older), and males older than average.

All …

The Dna Sequence From A Cloned 15 Kilobase Fragment Of The Chlamydomonas Acidophila Mitochondrial Genome And Rna Transcript Production In Response To Cadmium, Scott A. Hoffman

Theses and Dissertations

Chlamydomonas acidophila is a unicellular green alga of the order Chlamydomonadales. Our research efforts were allied along two lines: (1) Characterization of the C. acidophila mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) and (2) Elucidation of any molecular events responsible for C. acidophila's heavy metal tolerance. The mitochondrial genomes of the protists have been underrepresented in the sequence databases. Among the protists, the alga genera Chlamydomonas shows a reduced mtDNA content with a highly rearranged gene structure. It was decided to sequence C. acidophila's mtDNA to further elucidate the evolutionary paths among the Chlamydomonads and add to the protist sequence database. A 15 kb …

Volume 36, Number 34: April 30, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 36, Number 30: April 2, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 36, Number 28: March 19, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 36, Number 27: March 12, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 36, Number 25: February 26, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 36, Number 24: February 19, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 36, Number 22: February 5, 1999, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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When Should Ignorance Trump The Consitution - Another Dissent From Herrick Ii, Herbert L. Meschke

North Dakota Law Review

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January- February 1999, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

January- February 1999 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 20 pages

Volume 81, Number 4

Whitebark Pine (Pinus Albicaulus) Decline And Restoration In Glacier National Park, Kristopher T. Peterson

Theses and Dissertations

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A Gis Approach To Trail System Additions At Turtle River State Park, Joshua D. Stevenson

Theses and Dissertations

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Persistence And The Ethnic Immigrant Community, Linda J. Tinderholt

Theses and Dissertations

" ... a detailed examination of two ... communities in North Dakota, one settled by Germans from Germany and one by Germans from Russia"--Leaf vii

In-Situ Measurement Of Denitrification In The Elk Valley Aquifer, Allen Schlag

Theses and Dissertations

Groundwater serves more than half of North Dakota's population as a drinking water source. Nitrate (NO₃¯) is a common groundwater contaminant associated with fertilizers, septic systems and livestock waste in shallow unconfined aquifers. As a suspected carcinogen and cause of potentially lethal methemoglobinemia in infants, the natural attenuation of NO₃¯ by denitrification can be an important process in keeping groundwater as a reliable source of clean drinking water for North Dakota. Organic carbon is often considered the most important electron donor for the chemical reduction of NO₃¯ into harmless nitrogen gas. However, several studies have shown that inorganic electron donors …

Volume 36, Number 16: December 11, 1998, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Science Experiences Of Six Elementary Student Teachers: A Case Study, Jacqueline K. Wilcox

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study focused on the science experiences of six elementary student teachers. The purpose of the study was to learn how preservice teachers make meaning of science teaching during their student teaching experience. The sources of data were interviews with participants, descriptive field notes from observations of their science teaching, and artifacts collected from the site. The themes that emerged from data analysis were personal and professional career influences and constant adjustments of teaching strategies. The participants experienced these themes in varying intensities.

Learning to teach science to elementary children for the first time is complicated by the context …

Volume 36, Number 14: November 27, 1998, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Volume 36, Number 12: November 13, 1998, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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November 5, 1998, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the November 5, 1998, meeting of the University Senate. 23 pages

Volume 36, Number 8: October 16, 1998, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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