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Stamping And Embossing: A Modern Adaptation Of Pre-Columbian Metalworking Processes, Richard Coble

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A Study Of Selected Antipoverty Interventions Among The United States Poor, Carol A. Garvin

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This thesis has several components. Its review of antipoverty literature leads-in to a theoretical perspective of the causes, effects, and remediation of poverty in the United States. A small minority of powerful individuals and corporations who monopolize decision- making apparatuses consistently make decisions which nurture unjust, inequitable allocations of the nation's resources. As they protect their vested interests, the socio- economic and political systems which perpetuate the gross economic imbalance between rich and poor are nurtured . The poor (and increasingly , the middle class) are left virtually powerless, even over the decisions which affect their own lives.

In order …

Trail Markers: Entries, Views, Reminders Of Passage, Michael Flecky

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Multi-Hospital Groups, Ronald E. Huber

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Do Structured Preschool Programs Enhance A Child's Learning Potential In Kindergarten?, Jacqueline Ordelheide

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This paper concentrates on whether structured preschool programs enhance a child's learning potential in kindergarten. Through research this writer will attempt to find out if the child who attends a structured preschool program will score significantly higher on standardized readiness tests than t hose who have only training by parents in the home.

Included in this paper the researcher has a historical review of preschool education, preschool information of structured and unstructured curriculum, parental involvement in preschools, various researchers' opinions of preschool education, and the pro and con of preschool education.

The method used to determine if children who have …

Management Assistance For Nonprofit Organizations: Observations And Strategies On Utilizing Volunteer Consultants From For-Profit Enterprise, Daniel Henroid

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Ambrotype Images, Thomas Feldvebel

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An Individualized Program For The Learning Resource Center, Marian Woyna

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This project outlines the development and implementation of an individualized program for the Learning Resource Center (LRC) at Roach School. Initiated in response to organizational shifts—including the adoption of the Individually Guided Education (I.G.E.) model, restructuring due to desegregation, and expanded special education services—the program addresses the growing need for differentiated learning opportunities beyond the traditional classroom setting.

Marian Woyna’s work emphasizes a shift from a passive LRC role to an active, instructional one, supporting students across a range of academic abilities and personal interests. Drawing on the theories of confluent education and the Prester Theory of brain function, the …

The Editorial Decision In Photography, Lyn Adams

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Puppets, A Teaching Tool For Skill Development: One Teacher's Experience, Helen G. Bogener

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This study was developed to solve recognized problems in reading, grammar and social attitudes.

As the study began, it was meant to involve as much variety &a possible to induce reasons for reading. When the enthusiasm for puppetry was noticed. in children, it was decided to place a major emphasis on creating a variety of puppets for the classroom.

Special people became involved, some members of St. Louis Puppetry Guild, Connie Borgmeyer and Mrs. Gilman, art supervisors, Virginia Terry, library science teacher, and parents who became interested along the way as the study progressed.

From prescribed reading stories, the class …

May I Have Your Attention Please?, Priscilla Malone

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Ethnic Textile Art Of Tunisia And Its Relation To That Of Morocco, Algeria, And Libya, Irmtraud H. Reswick

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After a brief review of Tunisian geography and history, the differences between urban and rural arts and crafts are discussed. Chapters II and III deal with the various raw materials that are used in textile arts, their transformation into a spun and dyed thread and the archaic methods and tools employed. The looms and weaving techniques are described in detail to illustrate the extraordinary skill of the weavers and the many weeks or months of patient work that the women spend to complete one textile. The traditional textiles, their motifs and coloration and possible external influences are illustrated and presented …

Ecuador And A Business Opportunity, Cesar Arturo Paredes Roldan

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As a result of its recent status as a petroleum exporting country, Ecuador is enjoying an economic boom, which is expected to lead to the formation of new enterprises, the creation of jobs, the utilization of human and natural resources and the encouragement of harmonious development of the national economy.

This thesis is based on the belief that the private sector must assume a decisive role in the adequate implementation of Ecuador's industrial development programs, and it aims to show the feasibility of establishing there an enterprise that would manufacture domestic electric irons.

The coverage of the subject comprises three …

Comparison Of Ymca Operations In The United States With Those In Sweden, Paul Baker

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The Question Of Style In Daguerreotype And Calotype Portraits By Antoine Claudet, Linda Vance Sevey

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Naksha-I-Gashta: A Changed Design, Philip Smith

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Komchen, A Maya Village, Stephen Gaye

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Production Of A Film On Conservation Education, Lesley Woodfin

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Inherent Rhythms In Nature, Wendy Forrest

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Lewis Wickes Hine Memorial Collection: International Museum Of Photography At George Eastman House, Robin Brown

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Hand Puppets, Robert Knorr

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Subjective Evaluation Of The Noticeable Density Differences In A Continuous Tone Photograph, Barry Buckser

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Eighteen photographs of two subjects, printed on contrast grades numbers 1, 2, and 4, of Kodak Polycontrast paper and mounted on gray, white, and black mount boards were subjectively evaluated to determine the number of noticeable density differences the average observer can see. Objective measurements were made of the noticeable density differences. The noticeable density differences for a continuous tone print were in nine major groupings and four minor groupings. No significant difference was found between the number of densities found on prints of different contrast and different mounts. No significant difference was found between photo graphic orientated and non-photographic …

The Control Of Industrial Sales Operations, Herbert Gieser

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With selling becoming so competitive in the past quarter century, managerial control over the sales organization is necessary for survivals Essentially, controls cover the regulation and administration of territories, expenses, and the measurement of performance.

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the various phases of controls, the many plans which can be applied, and the advantages and disadvantages of these plans. Emphasis is placed on the case studies of some of the many firms which have put these control programs to work successfully.

This thesis is intended for management executives, sales managers, and sales staff executives in equipping …

Waterfront Construction In New York Harbor, Carman William Garrison

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The following chapters are devoted to the various phases of that branch of construction which is followed from the offshore side of the waterfront. This branch, in the parlance of the building trades, is known as dockbuilding. Years ago all waterfront structures in New York Harbor were constructed almost entirely of timber and experience taught that the most economical approach for building docks and wharves was made by utilizing floating piledrivers and derricks. Thus it happened that dockbuilders became skilled both in the use of wood framing tools and in handling marine equipment. Modern dockbuilders must have, in addition to …