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Omaha Beach : A Tragedy Of Errors, David P. Stanley

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The American assault on the small strip of sand code-named Omaha Beach, has become one of the most longstanding examples of American military triumph. Yet, at the same time, it is an event synonymous with death and destruction. There, in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, over 3000 American soldiers either lost their lives or were wounded in an attempt to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds and an enemy force that was ready for their arrival.

The assault on Omaha was not one that had been briefly or incompletely planned. In fact, it was over a year in the …

In Between, Stephanie Wratten

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Masters Thesis, Sarah Laveck

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The purpose of this thesis is to develop a visual language inspired by microscopic organic life forms. I will do this by creating and viewing slides underneath a microscope. From the microscope I will visually record what inspires me from that microscopic world. I will then use those drawings for inspiration and create paintings based on those life forms. Ultimately creating for myself a visual language of forms that I use to communicate artistically. Along with the scientific research of creating and viewing slides on the microscope, I will research abstract expressionists and color field artists like Helen Frankenthaler, Georgia …

Creativity And Renewal A Personal Journey, Tatiana Evanitsky

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Preferences And Tolerances In Color Image Reproduction, Scot Fernandez

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Observer preferences in the color reproduction of pictorial images have been a topic of debate for many years. Through a series of three psychophysical experiments we are trying to better understand the differences and trends in observer preferences for pictorial images, determine if cultural biases on preference exist, and finally generate a set of preferred color reproduced images for future experimentation and evaluation. The first experiment was a survey of observers rating the importance of commonly used image characteristics terms in correlation to color image quality. The data collected demonstrated that observer preferences remain relatively constant while judging color attributes …

Meeting Places, Christine Holtz

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Identifying, Barbara Dimartini

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Mythological Explorations, Christi Veitch

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The purpose of this thesis is to explore the personal mythological journey through abstract paintings within a psychological, or mythological context.

Friends, Family, And Fiction, Derica Sonnon

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An Evolving Approach To Learning In Problem Solving And Program Development : The Distributed Learning Model, Idania Espinosa

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Technological advances are paving the way for improvements in many sectors of society. The US education system needs to undergo a transformation of existing pedagogical methods to maximize utilization of new technologies. Traditional education has primarily been teacher driven, lectured-based in one location. Advances in technology are challenging existing paradigms by developing tools and educational environments that reach diverse learning styles and surpass the boundaries of current teaching methods.

Distributed learning is an emerging paradigm today that has promise to contribute significantly to learning and improve overall academic success. This research first explores various systems that provide different modes of …

A Case Study Of An Ergonomic Evaluation For A Shop Floor Facility, Ivan Siguencia

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The aim of this paper is to discuss and recommend solutions for the ergonomic hazards present in a shop floor type of manufacturing facility. This type of study is important since the ergonomic issues that concern the shop floor worker are different than those faced by the assembly line worker. The shop floor employee for the most part enjoys work satisfaction, task variety, and is able to control his own work pace. From an ergonomic standpoint, this is the preferred work environment.

The focus of this paper is a case study. This study is a one-day ergonomic assessment of a …

Experiments With A Galton Board, Christopher Oshman

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Galton boards have been used for over a half-century as a tool to illustrate the formation of Gaussian shaped distributions as well as the Central Limit Theorem. Here, the Galton board was used to study the spontaneous percolation of a particle through an ordered array of rigid scatterers. The apparatus that was designed and fabricated provided a means to release 1/8" diameter spheres one at a time in a controlled and precise manner at any location on the board. The three experimental variables used in these experiments were the particle material, the release height, and the board tilt. angle. The …

Development Of A Series Of Experiences To Help Students Evaluate Their Aptitudes For The Study And Practice Of Industrial Design, Paul Skaggs

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In this thesis, author tries to discover and define the aptitudes that are desirable for industrial designers, and explore ways to allow the students to experience and realize what these aptitudes are in order to help the students self-evaluate their "fit" for the study of industrial design.

Structure Of Visual Storytelling And Graphic Design, Didon Danisworo

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The Marsh, Joshua Gramse

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A descriptive narration of a project to create a short 2-D/3-D computer animated film, "The Marsh." The film is a non-character-based narrative progression showing a marsh during three phases of human history. Includes original thesis proposal, original storyboard, color stills, and the original poem that inspired the film.

Experiencing Discovery: Designing For Visual Delight, Sandy Knight

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Present Absence: The Visible And Invisible In Graphic Design, Michelle Carfagno

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Manifestations Of A Social Addiction: Forms Of Despair And Desire, Jose Santisteban

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Teacher Perceptions Of The New York State Regents Requirements: A Pilot Study, Jennifer Lerner

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This pilot study investigated teachers' perceptions of the effects of the New York State Regents requirements on teachers and students. An eight question Likert scale survey was administered to one hundred high school teachers in an upstate New York urban school district. Survey questions covered the impact of the new standards on teacher autonomy, in addition to student and teacher anxiety level. Teachers were asked about the fairness of the exams, the amount of time spent teaching to exams, and how they perceived the exams as impacting school drop-out rate. Results indicated that teachers believed that the new requirements had …

How Substance Abuse Affects Sibling Relationships: A Qualitative Study, Kellee Garney

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The purpose of this research was to gain an understanding of the sibling relationship when one sibling abuses drugs and/or alcohol. It was hypothesized that a sibling relationship with a substance-abusing sibling would have lower levels of closeness and trust than non-substance abusing sibling relationships. Nineteen young adults aged 19-47 were interviewed regarding their perceptions of the sibling relationship. Nine participants had a sibling they perceived as abusing drugs or alcohol, 1 participant was a substance abuser with a non-abusing sibling, and 9 participants had a non-substance abusing sibling. The sample was not randomly selected with participants recruited from Rochester …

The Effects Of Life Space Crisis Intervention Training On Levels Of Teacher Stress And Time-Out Room Referrals, Michele Helfand

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Student behavioral problems are often cited as factors contributing to school violence and teacher stress. School violence and teacher stress ultimately contribute to a deterioration in the quality of the educational system in our society. Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) is a strategy for using student problems as an opportunity to promote insight and behavior change. The intent of this study was to empirically examine the effects of a Life Space Crisis Intervention training. The outcome variables were teacher responses to a self report measure of stress (The Teacher Stress Inventory) and number and severity of time out room referrals. …

Interplay: Dialogue Of The Systematic And Intuitive, Amy Fox

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This thesis focuses on the congnitive activity of graphic designers, and the aim is to help the designer think about their thought developments that formulate their actions.

Images With Meaning: A Critical Study Of The Polish Poster Collection At The Rochester Institute Of Technology Archives And Special Collections, Kristin O'Loughlin

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Medical Information Design: Empowering The Patient, Jon Benjamin-Rupp

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The goals of this project revolve aound the development of a cancer information source book that will provide an accessible resource for cancer patients upon or soon after diagnosis.

Reflection, Melissa Sciera

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Incongruent Perceptions And Training Styles: The Paramedic In Conflict With The Emotionally Charged Bystander, Bram Duffee

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Incongruent perceptions can exacerbate conflict situations with emotionally charged patients, family members, and bystanders when the paramedic is providing treatment to a critical patient. This bestows the paramedic with the responsibility of not only working to save the life of the patient, but also working to resolve conflicts that may constrain medical treatment. Therefore, in these situations, paramedics must have the communication skills that allow them to provide quality patient care. This phenomenon is investigated through a native anthropologist perspective by asking paramedics to give their personal accounts of conflicts they have had with emotionally charged stakeholders when treating a …

Visual Propaganda In Editorial Design, Jarrod Gahr

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The focus of this investigation is to determine how graphic design decision making can influence the understanding of information in news magazine articles ... this thesis will identify specific visual elements and show how the treatment of those elements can amplify or diffuse content bias.

Three Stories Toward Creation, Rodrigo Gomez Claros

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A descriptive narration of a project to create a computer animated film in both 2-D and 3-D, "Three Stories toward Creation," which depicts three stages of Latin American civilization. The film consists of three episodes: Bachué, a creation myth of the Chibcha people; Broken Pot, which depicts the coming of the Conquistadors, whom many of the native peoples mistook for gods; and Cross of Gold, a symbolic sequence which represents the blending of the Spanish and native cultures. Includes original thesis proposal, storyboards, and still images from the film.

The Design And Construction Of Furniture To Enhance Love Making, Martin Hahn

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Dancing For The Actor: A Proposal For Actor Training, Anne Marie Gay-Baradic

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Many college and universities across the United States offer programs in theater and dance. Training often exists to facilitate the actor or the dancer in becoming separate participants in a similar art. For the college actor, movement training typically incorporates traditional approaches as developed by Matthias Alexander, Tadashi Suzuki, or Sanford Meisener. Although these lessons in movement training hold merit, alternative strategies exist. The development of the Dancing/or the Actor program utilizes the principles of dance as the primary tools in actor movement training. By experiencing the components, theories, and techniques of dance, the college actor will focus on physical …