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Ormsby Macknight Mitchel And The Railroad: A Study Of The Significance Of Lines Of Communications In The Civil War, 1861-1862, Michael Robert Terry

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This thesis analyzes a minor campaign of the American Civil War, but one which illustrates the importance of the railroad, as a line of communications, to strategy. In the Spring of 1862, the Union Army in the west concentrated at Pittsburg Landing, in Tennessee, preparatory to an advance south on Corinth, Mississippi. General Ormsby Macknight Mitchel, in command of the Third Division of the Army of the Ohio, was given the defensive duty of safeguarding the Federal left, which included Middle Tennessee, against any Confederate threat from Chattanooga. Instead, Mitchel advanced to and captured Huntsville, Alabama.

This action provided several …

The Omnibus Bill Of 1889: Statehood For Dakota Territory, Julie Marvyl Andresen Koch

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This thesis examines the Statehood history of the present-day states of North and South Dakota. They were part of the Territory of Dakota during the years of 1861-1889, their ultimate division occurring only after a long and bitter eighteen-year struggle.

The prime objective of this thesis is to pinpoint precisely the reasons why statehood for the Dakotas took so many years. It seeks to determine who supported and who opposed admission, both in Dakota Territory and in the United States Congress, and investigates the reasons admission was so long delayed. Specific investigation of the Fiftieth Congress, 1888-1889, is necessary because …

Heuristics, Schemas And Biased Social Judgement: An Explanation Of The Reports Of The Sources Of Self-Knowledge, David L. Nash

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This study investigated subjects' reports of the sources of self-knowlege in light of the growing literature about the shortcomings of social judgment. The hypothesis of this study was the subjects' tendency to report self-observation at the expense of feedback and social comparison as the best source of self-knowledge is based on an implicit evaluation bias similar to Schlenker's (1980) notion of "self-projection" and Jellison and Greens' (1981) "norm of internality". It was predicted that subjects' intuitive notions about the sources are such that self-observation is seen as a generally "better" method of self-knowledge than feedback which, in turn, is better …

Touring A Children's Theater Production Designed For Grades 1 Through 6, Paula D. Lindekugel

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Very little is done with the elementary theater programs in the North Dakota school systems. To test the feasibility and ac ceptability of a dramatic production designed for grades one through six, Aurand Harris' Androcles and the Lion was chosen, designed and directed for a tour production. The p ay was presented in eight northeastern North Dakota schools to a total audience numbering over two thousand students.

To determine a response of the acceptability to such a produc tion a pre- and post-one shot Likert design survey was implemented and results were analyzed.

Surveys'show that the production was well received …

An Analysis Of A Nonverbal Training Program's Effect Upon Business Communications Students' Sensitivity To Nonverbal Facial Expressions, Larry R. Honl

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Problem. The problem of this study was to determine if a specific training program in nonverbal facial communication for business communications students affects their sensitivity to nonverbal facial cues. A secondary problem was to determine if there was a difference between those groups trained in nonverbal facial communication and their sensitivity to para-language and kinesics (areas that received no formal training) and groups who received no such formal training.

Procedures. The study was conducted during the second semester of the 1982-83 school year. The study involved eight business communication classes, four teachers, and two post-secondary schools.

Of the 202 students …

Caffeine And Free Recall, George Erikson

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Caffeine is said to increase alertness and improve attention. However, the research which has examined the relationship between caffeine and attention has been atheoretical with respect to current theories of information processing. Therefore, the specific aspects of information processing that caffeine influences cannot be ascertained by the existing data. The purpose of the existing study was to examine the effect of caffeine on memory performance using a task that has theoretically and empirically discernable component processes. Specifically, the present study assessed whether caffeine selectively influences short or long term memory by examining subjects' immediate memory for word lists (cf. Glanzer …

The Role Of Symbolic Form In The Bedtime Nature Stories Of Thornton W. Burgess, Ronald A. Royer

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The task of this research is to examine the epistemological premises inherent in Thornton W. Burgess' nature stories for children as defined by Ernst Cassirer's philosophy of symbolic forms. Its purpose is to identify these premises, examine them in light of Cassirer's philosophy, and explore their relevance to education theory.

Burgess holds that children are characterized by their potentiality, that their interest in animals is inherent, that they instinctively sense themselves superior to animals, and that for these reasons it is possible to convey any lesson to the child through the medium of a fact-based animal story.

During the course …

An Analysis Of The Dimensions Of Congressional Voting: The Case For Foreign Aid, Donald R. Morrison

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The major focus of this paper concerns defining congressional issue dimensions towards the American foreign assistance programs of 1979 to 1982. The resulting dimensions serve as a foundation to identify coalitions of congressmen who support or oppose different aspects of foreign aid policies. Previous foreign aid vote studies have usually divided congressmen into pro and con camps or placed them along activist-restrained continuums. This study, however, is based on the assumption that foreign aid policy has become too complex for such divisions and that its dimensions center more around the types of aid, the purposes of aid, and the ideological …

Dedalus And Icarus: The Influence Of James Joyce On The Poetry Of Hart Crane, Ayman F. B. Hussein

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This dissertation is a pioneer study of the influence of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses on Hart Crane's White Buildings. As such, it is both an influence study and a close reading of Crane's finest poems in a new light.

The first part of the essay (the introduction and the first three chapters) tackles the question of influence, the authors who helped shape Crane's literary make-up, and the extent and limitations of these influences as compared to the thorough-going influence Joyce exerted on Crane. In those chapters I examine the role played …

Radicals And Immigrants: Senator William H. King's Response To Nativism, 1917-1924, Craig D. Galli

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When Senator William Henry King took office in 1917, Utah and the nation were apprehensive about the presence of large numbers of foreign born aliens and citizens. Utah's King joined the wartime hysteria and promoted many nativistic policies directed against the foreign born population. During the post-war Red Scare he continued his crusade, concentrating on the suppression of Bolsheviks and the Industrial Workers of the World.

But when Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1924--a nativistic law designed to curtail the immigration of southern and eastern Europeans--King was the bill's only opponent from the West or South. Since anti-radicalism and …

Effects Of N-Substituents On The Polymerization Properties Of Maleimide, Dilip R. Abayasekara

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The effect of the amide function and the carbethoxy function on the polymerization properties of maleimide are reported. The effects of these functions on homopolymerization and copolymerization (with styrene) were examined. These electron-withdrawing groups appeared to decrease the rate of homopolymerization and increase the rate of copolymerization.

N-carbamylmaleimide and N-carbethoxymaleimide were copolymerized with styrene in 1,4 -dioxane at 60.0° C at different feed ratios to high conversion. Copolymer composition, determined by elemental analysis and 1H NMR, indicated that while 1:1 copolymers were obtained with an equimolar feed ratio, the two systems were not alternating. It is of note that the …

The Developing Trends And Their Perceived Impact Upon Minnesota Post-Secondary Vocational-Technical Education (Future, Change, Training)., Keith Mel Togstad

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The problem of the study was to determine the perceived degree of impact of selected technological, economic, programmatic, legislative, and sociological trends which could affect post-secondary vocational-technical education in Minnesota.The purpose of this study was to provide information useful to Minnesota post-secondary vocational-technical educators in planning the direction of post-secondary vocational-technical education in the State for the next decade. This purpose was accomplished through a survey which emphasized the perceived degree of need and the perception of degree of impact on post-secondary vocational-technical curricula from selected technological, economic, programmatic, legislative, and sociological trends.A primary concern in the survey was to …

Endocrine Dysfunction In Primary Depressive Disorders In The Mentally Retarded And Its Behavioral Correlates., Douglas Joseph Pawlarczyk

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Melancholia or severe depression is a poorly explored phenomenon within mentally retarded populations. Traditional self-report measures of depression are of limited utility for most mentally retarded individuals. Data from a biological test for depression, the dexamethasone suppression test (DST), in conjunction with data from behavioral rating scales, may provide a more reliable means of delineating the nature of severe depression in mentally retarded individuals.Seven hundred and sixteen of the 810 residents of a large institution for mentally retarded individuals were rated by attendants for various characteristics of severe depression. On the basis of these ratings and the absence of other …

A Sense Of Loss : A Collection Of Short Stories, Bjorn H. Benson

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Effect Of Ph On Zinc Solubility In Human And Bovine Milks, Lowell S. Nelson

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Introducing The Native American Student : A Handbook For Educators, Kenneth Little

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Herbage Dynamics And Sulfur Relations Of Some Surface Mined Sites In Western North Dakota, Julie Ellen Jordan

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Psychological And Environmental Factors Related To The Survivability Of American Indian Students In Education (Higher Education, Persistence, Cpi), Kenneth Leroy Litzau

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Environmental perceptions and psychological characteristics of American Indian students were studied to assess the impact of the higher education environment on their psychological development. The sample consisted of high school seniors and university students from freshmen to graduate levels. Each participant responded to a biographical questionnaire, the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) and the College University Environment Scales II (CUES II).The responses were analyzed in terms of research questions designed to address (1) the relationship between the psychological and environmental domains, (2) student progress in higher education, (3) the prediction of academic achievement, and (4) differences between males and females and …

The Central Control Of Directional Fractionation: Lateralized Attentional Processes Indexed By Heart Rate., Anthony Stephen Papciak

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The peripheral electrophysiological manifestation of different attentional systems was investigated by recording heart rate. Two groups were differentiated using the personality variable locus of control. Subjects were given a perceptual task, Navon figures, which had figures that differed on global and analytical features. A warning stimulus (x) cued the subjects to the beginning of each trial. Following this task subjects were trained on viewing line drawings in either a global or an analytic style. The global style required the subject to find the gist or overall theme of the picture and the analytic style required finding three objects in the …

Clastogenic And Mutagenic Effects In White Rats And Human Lymphocytes Induced By 2, 4-D, Thomas E. Turkula

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Reproductive Behavior Of Horned Grebes In Prairie Potholes, Marilyn Kacena Koob

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A Study Of Determinism And Free Will In The Sound And The Fury By William Faulkner, Myoung Ah Shin

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A Study Of Police Use Of Deadly Force, Todd Randall Bakken

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Cat Tracks, Gary Erickson

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The Verbal Development Of Three Preschool Handicapped Children Using Manual Sign Language Paired With Oral Words, Kathy A. Espegard

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Control And Other Stories, Marian G. Day

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Stereotypic Behaviors In Blind Children: Relationships To Motility Behaviors Of Autism (Rubella, Retrolental Fibroplasia, Self-Stimulation)., Landa J. Iverson

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Purpose. This study was designed as an investigation of stereotypic behaviors in blind children and their relationship with autism. Attempts were made to determine the similarities and differences of various groups of blind children in displaying stereotypic behaviors. Specifically, these groups were: (1) those with rubella, (2) those with retrolental fibroplasia, and (3) those blinded by other causes.Procedure. A total of twenty-six blind children were selected from two residential schools for the blind. Each child's cumulative file was reviewed for background information. Systematic observations were conducted on each child for presence of autistic-motility behaviors and eye-oriented behaviors. Observation was for …

The Effect Of Hydrocortisone On Auditory Sensitivity, Rodney J. Haug

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In order to test the effect of cortisol on auditory thresholds, seventy-five volunteer right-handed college males were given either a 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg dose of hydrocortisone, or placebo, or were part of a control group in a double blind design. Right ear auditory thresholds were determined for frequencies of 500, 1,000, 4,000 and 8,000 Hz using the method of limits. The results were converted to mean threshold change scores by using threshold scores obtained for the same subject prior to treatment. Results indicated that treatment with 20 mg of cortisol reduced sensitivity at 8,000 Hz as compared …

A Biography Of Kb: A Woman And An Era. (Volumes I And Ii) (Tiffany; North Dakota)., Janice Eileen Lookhart Ginger

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This study is the in-depth documentation of a woman English educator whose life was at once uniquely individual and representative of an era and a profession. She was never famous, but rather was one of the countless numbers of teachers who so profoundly influenced and shaped American education.The life of Kathrine Belanger Macdonald Tiffany, or KB as she was more generally known, spanned a full century, 1878-1978. She both witnessed and participated in much of this country's history, from homesteading to politics. And she was especially influenced by the nineteenth-century, Protestant-American ideals of morality, citizenship, and education.The study is divided …

Cholecystokinin, Met-Enkephalin And Naloxone Effects On A Discrimination Task In Rats, Karen Kay Knutson

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