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University Of North Florida Journal For Alumni & Friends Fall 1997, University Of North Florida Jan 1997

University Of North Florida Journal For Alumni & Friends Fall 1997, University Of North Florida

25th Anniversary Printed Materials

The UNF Journal is published three times a year by the University of North Florida, Division of Institutional Advancement to communicate UNF’s mission and its accomplishments to alumni and friends of the university. Includes a letter from President Adam W. Herbert and articles on AmeriCorps projects, Governor Reubin Askew, Maya Angelou and the Presidential Lecture Series, Sidney Green -new men’s basketball coach, the reigning Miss UNF, Christy Neuman crowned Miss Florida, UNF engineering students win top award in regional robot competition, Florida Burdines Teacher of the Year- Grace Williams and other UNF alumni who were winners and finalists in the …

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Suppressed History Or Distorted History? A Review Of Rosenfeld's The American Aurora, Arthur R. Landever Jan 1997

Suppressed History Or Distorted History? A Review Of Rosenfeld's The American Aurora, Arthur R. Landever

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

A book review of Richard N Rosenfeld, American Aurora: A Democratic-Republican Returns: The Suppressed History of Our Nation's Beginnings and the Heroic Newspaper That Tried to Report It, Macmillan, 1997.

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Diogenes Wanders The Superhighway: A Proposal For Authentication Of Publicly Disseminated Documents On The Internet, Kelly Kunsch Jan 1997

Diogenes Wanders The Superhighway: A Proposal For Authentication Of Publicly Disseminated Documents On The Internet, Kelly Kunsch

Seattle University Law Review

On the national level, there are proposals to make the Internet the primary, and even the exclusive, means of disseminating certain government information. Concurrently, corporations and other private organizations may adopt a similar approach for their reports and other documents. Intertwined with these official and quasi-official documents are innumerable others created by individuals around the world. With so many documents, there is potential for dissemination of false, biased, and even fraudulent information. This is the source of the authentication problem.

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The Diversity Among Us, Berta E. Hernández-Truyol Jan 1997

The Diversity Among Us, Berta E. Hernández-Truyol

UF Law Faculty Publications

It is really a pleasure to be here today and I think we owe great thanks to Western New England College School of Law for hosting this historic First Annual Northeastern People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference. I think there are two people who deserve special mention and to whom a great deal of thanks are in order. First, I would like to thank Dean Mahoney of Western New England College School of Law who made this conference possible. These events just do not happen without administrative and, more specifically, deaconal support. Her role and support are invaluable. The other …

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Media Literacy Education: Personal And Professional Change, Lesley L. Johnson Jan 1997

Media Literacy Education: Personal And Professional Change, Lesley L. Johnson

Educational Studies Dissertations

This study investigates media literacy education and professional change.

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Lesley News (September 1997), Lesley College Jan 1997

Lesley News (September 1997), Lesley College

Lesley News

A newsletter published monthly during the school year by the Lesley College Office of Communications for the Lesley Community from 1991-1998.

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A Case Study Of George Plater Tayloe And Buena Vista, Jack Payden-Travers Jan 1997

A Case Study Of George Plater Tayloe And Buena Vista, Jack Payden-Travers

Liberal Studies (MA) Final Essays

The nineteenth century was an era of transition for the young American nation. George Plater Tayloe was born in 1804 and died in 1897. His life spanned an age of American politics from Jefferson to McKinley. He grew up in the post-colonial period and matured during the antebellum years. By the end of the Civil War he was in his sixties and lived on through Reconstruction and the emerging capitalism of the late nineteenth century. He grew up in a slaveholding society and was a man of his times. A member of one of the "first families of Virginia," he …

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Atlas Des Régions Karstiques : Afrique, Asie, Océanie Atlas Of Karst Areas : Africa, Asia, Oceania, Jean-Pierre Pèpe, Jacques Choppy, Jacques Chabert Jan 1997

Atlas Des Régions Karstiques : Afrique, Asie, Océanie Atlas Of Karst Areas : Africa, Asia, Oceania, Jean-Pierre Pèpe, Jacques Choppy, Jacques Chabert

KIP Monographs

La communaute speleologique doit etre reconnaissante a Monsieur Jean-Pierre PEPE d'avoir dessine cet ensemble de cartes. LA DOCUMENTATION UTILI SEE Pour l'essentiel, l'inforrnation utilisee provient de la litterature speleologique et, exceptionnellement, de cartes geologiques. La majeure partie des publications speleologiques parnes dans Ie monde entier a ete consultee et a fourni quelque 130 cartes relatives aux pays des trois continents pris en compte ici. Rappelons que l' ouvrage de JUBERTHIE, DECD 1994 (Encyclopaedia Biospeologica - I; Soc. de Biospeologie, Moulis, Bucarest, XII+834 p.) presente des cartes pour Ia plupart des pays d'Europe et d' Amerique. L'informatiou contenue dans les cartes …

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The English Literatures Of America: 1500-1800, Myra Jehlen, Michael Warner Jan 1997

The English Literatures Of America: 1500-1800, Myra Jehlen, Michael Warner

Covers, Titles, and Tables: The Formations of American Literary Canons in Anthologies - Archive

Contains Title page, Table of Contents

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Genetics, Iq, Determinism, And Torts: The Example Of Discovery In Lead Exposure Litigation, Jennifer Wriggins Jan 1997

Genetics, Iq, Determinism, And Torts: The Example Of Discovery In Lead Exposure Litigation, Jennifer Wriggins

Faculty Publications

This article discusses a disturbing development in tort litigation in which defendants use deterministic, genetics-based ideas about individuals and their families to undercut and deflect attention from personal injury claims. Lead exposure litigation involving cognitive injuries claimed on behalf of children who have ingested lead paint is the context of this development. The most extreme manifestation to date has been the efforts in several states to compel relatives of lead-exposed children (usually mothers) to have IQ and psychological testing, even though they are not parties to the litigation. Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and its state …

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Unlv College Of Education Multicultural & Diversity Newsletter, Steve Mccafferty, John Filler, Nancy P. Gallavan, Sandra Okura, Kyle Higgins, Porter Troutman, Stanley Zehm, Mark Bannatyne, Mildred Mcclain, Joyce Nelson-Leaf Jan 1997

Unlv College Of Education Multicultural & Diversity Newsletter, Steve Mccafferty, John Filler, Nancy P. Gallavan, Sandra Okura, Kyle Higgins, Porter Troutman, Stanley Zehm, Mark Bannatyne, Mildred Mcclain, Joyce Nelson-Leaf

College of Education Multicultural & Diversity Newsletter

The emerging philosophy of the Multicultural and Diversity Committee is that excellence in education cannot be achieved without educational equity for all who enter our schools. This includes (but is not limited to) females, males, people of color, people who live in poverty, people who live alternative lifestyles, people with disabilities, people with a language background other than English, people of all ages, and people who have recently immigrated to the United States. Educational equity is defined by processes that work against marginalization and foster knowledge of and respect for the diverse nature of our population.

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Unlv College Of Education Multicultural & Diversity Newsletter, Steve Mccafferty, John Filler, Nancy P. Gallavan, Sandra Okura, Kyle Higgins, Porter Troutman, Stanley Zehm, Mark Bannatyne, Mildred Mcclain, Cyndi Giorgis, Joyce Nelson-Leaf Jan 1997

Unlv College Of Education Multicultural & Diversity Newsletter, Steve Mccafferty, John Filler, Nancy P. Gallavan, Sandra Okura, Kyle Higgins, Porter Troutman, Stanley Zehm, Mark Bannatyne, Mildred Mcclain, Cyndi Giorgis, Joyce Nelson-Leaf

College of Education Multicultural & Diversity Newsletter

The 14th Annual Las Vegas Multicultural Education Conference sponsored by the Las Vegas Alliance of Black School Educators was held March 6, 7, and 8, 1997, at Jackie Gaughn's Plaza Hotel. More than 200 teachers and administrators from the Clark County School District and across the state of Nevada along with many professors and pre-service teachers from UNLV were in attendance. Opportunities to learn about effective teaching strategies, to view the latest videos, to see artwork created by Clark County School District students, and to enjoy a variety of cultural events were abundant. Keynote addresses were made by Dr. David …

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Unlv College Of Education Multicultural & Diversity Newsletter, Steve Mccafferty, John Filler, Nancy P. Gallavan, Le Ann Putney, Kyle Higgins, Porter Troutman, Stanley Zehm, Cyndi Giorgis, Jack Starr, Sheila Gregory, Joyce Nelson-Leaf Jan 1997

Unlv College Of Education Multicultural & Diversity Newsletter, Steve Mccafferty, John Filler, Nancy P. Gallavan, Le Ann Putney, Kyle Higgins, Porter Troutman, Stanley Zehm, Cyndi Giorgis, Jack Starr, Sheila Gregory, Joyce Nelson-Leaf

College of Education Multicultural & Diversity Newsletter

There is a recent preoccupation in American schools to involve parents and the community in our children's education. Hillary Clinton's "It takes a village" is a phrase that has become almost as catchy in the 90's as Nancy Reagan's "Just say no" was in the 80's, and unfortunately almost as naively simplistic.

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Racial Identity And The State: The Dilemmas Of Classification, Michael Omi Jan 1997

Racial Identity And The State: The Dilemmas Of Classification, Michael Omi

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

Symposium: Our Private Obsession, Our Public Sin

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History Repeats Itself In The Resurrection Of Prisoner Chain Gangs: Alabama's Experience Raises Eighth Amendment Concerns, Lynn M. Burley, Jan 1997

History Repeats Itself In The Resurrection Of Prisoner Chain Gangs: Alabama's Experience Raises Eighth Amendment Concerns, Lynn M. Burley,

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

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Once Bitten, Twice Bitten: The Minnesota Court Of Appeals Limits The Recovery Of Sex Abuse Victims In Oelschlager V. Magnuson, Douglas Mcghee Jan 1997

Once Bitten, Twice Bitten: The Minnesota Court Of Appeals Limits The Recovery Of Sex Abuse Victims In Oelschlager V. Magnuson, Douglas Mcghee

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

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New Acceleration Technique For The Backpropagation Algorithm, Prasad Durga Sadhu Jan 1997

New Acceleration Technique For The Backpropagation Algorithm, Prasad Durga Sadhu

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Artificial neural networks have been studied for many years in the hope of achieving human like performance in the area of pattern recognition, speech synthesis and higher level of cognitive process. In the connectionist model there are several interconnected processing elements called the neurons that have limited processing capability. Even though the rate of information transmitted between these elements is limited, the complex interconnection and the cooperative interaction between these elements results in a vastly increased computing power; The neural network models are specified by an organized network topology of interconnected neurons. These networks have to be trained in order …

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Feminist Theory: Gender, Race And Recidivism, Amie M Shuck Jan 1997

Feminist Theory: Gender, Race And Recidivism, Amie M Shuck

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Feminists and women of color have criticized criminological theories for being developed by white middle-class men to explain white male delinquency, and thus, are limited in their understanding of crime and deviance within a gender or racial context. The purpose of this study is to use a series of logistic regression models to evaluate this assertion regarding criminological 'theories' of recidivism. The results indicate that there are substantive differences in statistically significant coefficients, models explanatory power, and percent improvement in models ability to correctly classify recidivists between gender, race and gender/race models. These findings suggest that further research should be …

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A Reevaluation Of Lower Colorado Buff Ware Ceramics: Redefining The Patayan In Southern Nevada, Gregory Richard Seymour Jan 1997

A Reevaluation Of Lower Colorado Buff Ware Ceramics: Redefining The Patayan In Southern Nevada, Gregory Richard Seymour

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Archaeological investigations in the Las Vegas area have collected significant ceramic data that have yet to be the subject of a systematic analysis. This thesis addresses issues relating to trade, exchange, and the manufacture of Lower Colorado Buff Ware ceramics found in the Las Vegas Valley. Archival research, and examination of representative ceramic assemblages from this region, address problems with existing regional models, including chronologic placement, ethnic origin, and culture change. Previous typological models, and past and present environmental conditions are presented, as well as a cultural historic context in which to place this data. Finally, a model of settlement …

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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: The Dissolution Of Romantic Relationships, Megan Ann Sheehan Jan 1997

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: The Dissolution Of Romantic Relationships, Megan Ann Sheehan

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This investigation of the dissolution of dating relationships was based on the surveys of 78 subjects. Subjects who reported being the rejectee experienced more distress than subjects who reported being the initiators or subjects who reported mutual breakups. As the length of the relationship increased, distress over the breakup increased. One component of the study examined the transformation of romantic relationships to cross-sex friendships. Nearly half of the subjects reported that they were either friends, close friends, or best friends with their former partner. The two variables which showed a significant correlation with friendship after dating were friendship prior to …

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Public Perceptions Of Buildings Constructed Of Recycled Materials, Laura Michele Strauss Jan 1997

Public Perceptions Of Buildings Constructed Of Recycled Materials, Laura Michele Strauss

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The study presented herewith investigated public perceptions of buildings constructed of recycled materials. The three groups surveyed in the area of Las Vegas were the general public, Clark County School District construction management employees, and local architectural firms. Eight attributes of recycled building products were addressed in the survey, namely their availability, aesthetics, cost, maintenance, quality, health risks, life expectancy, and safety. Data collected from returned questionnaires were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software package. Results indicate that: (1) the general public is largely unaware of the use of these products; (2) people in all three …

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Friedrich Sieburg, A Twentieth-Century German Francophile, Frederick Matthew Sommer Jan 1997

Friedrich Sieburg, A Twentieth-Century German Francophile, Frederick Matthew Sommer

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Friedrich Sieburg achieved renown as a German literary critic in the years following World War II. His career in journalism and diplomacy prior to 1945, largely ignored in the 1950s and 1960s, has come under a new scrutiny since 1980. The connection between Sieburg's writings, many of which dealt with France, and his work with the German Foreign Office in wartime Paris has been a particular object of this scrutiny. The study Friedrich Sieburg. A Twentieth-Century German Francophile builds on the work of Joachim Fest, Margot Taureck and others, and argues that Sieburg was a romantic nationalist who became a …

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The Effectiveness Of Systematic Training For Effective Parenting At Family And Child Treatment Of Southern Nevada, Melody Joyce Thompson Jan 1997

The Effectiveness Of Systematic Training For Effective Parenting At Family And Child Treatment Of Southern Nevada, Melody Joyce Thompson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) program in its application at Family and Child Treatment (FACT) in Las Vegas, Nevada. There were five STEP sessions offered between July 1996 and February 1997. Twenty-four parents completed the program. At the beginning of each six-week session, volunteers completed a set of pretest questionnaires including the Self-Report Family Inventory (SFI), a set of four problem scenarios, and a demographics profile. After participation, posttests were collected on the SFI, the problem scenarios, and a Client Rating Counseling Outcome (CRCO) scale. Results showed that the STEP program is …

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On Numerical Inversion Of The Moment Generating Function, Andy M Tsang Jan 1997

On Numerical Inversion Of The Moment Generating Function, Andy M Tsang

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The main purpose of this thesis is to apply an algorithm for the numerical inversion of the Laplace transform that recovers the probability density function (PDF) of a sum of nonnegative continuous random variables. The Laplace transform is used in many disciplines. For example, in actuarial sciences, a common application is to study the distribution of the sum of nonnegative independent random variables. Because it is a popular method, numerical techniques have been developed to invert the Laplace transform. In the discrete case, by using a moment generating function (MGF) of a sum of independent discrete variables, the distribution can …

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A Comparison Of Roasting Pit Complexes In Southern Nevada, Connie Langford Vonsleichter Jan 1997

A Comparison Of Roasting Pit Complexes In Southern Nevada, Connie Langford Vonsleichter

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Roasting pits in southern Nevada are commonly thought to have functioned to process agave. This assumption is based on the presence of agave quids, the proximity of roasting pits to agave stands, and on ethnographic accounts of agave roasting. Soil samples from two roasting pit complexes confirm this contention, and suggest a secondary use of the features to singe spines off cacti. These conclusions are supported by research on Arizona Strip and Hohokam roasting pits.

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Natural Light As Religious Symbol In Selected European And American Religious Buildings, Mary Theresa Venable Jan 1997

Natural Light As Religious Symbol In Selected European And American Religious Buildings, Mary Theresa Venable

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study investigates the use of light, in the form of daylight, as a symbolic element, in selected European and American religious buildings. It first examines the symbolic meaning of light in various religions, the psychological and physiological influences of light on humans, and the historical tradition of light in religious buildings, with its correlation to the religious practices conducted in those buildings. Various strategies for employing daylight are then surveyed. This paper then presents case studies of notable religious buildings which put into practice the techniques previously identified, evaluating the resulting symbolic expression of daylight in view of the …

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Effect Of Prime Vendor On Customer Satisfaction In Nellis Air Force Base Military Dining Facilities, David John Wendling Jan 1997

Effect Of Prime Vendor On Customer Satisfaction In Nellis Air Force Base Military Dining Facilities, David John Wendling

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects a change in the food delivery system at Nellis Air Force Base's military dining facilities had on customer satisfaction. 952 customer comment forms from Nellis Air Force Base's military dining facilities were collected and analyzed. First, ratings for the food variety, food taste, and food temperature categories were collected and coded. This data was then statistically analyzed using frequency analysis, descriptive analysis, cross tabulation, and a chi-square test to determine if ratings in these areas had changed due to the change in food delivery system; Next, written remarks from all …

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The Relationship Between Chronic Alcohol Abuse And Information Processing Ability In Older Adults, Christopher P. Bertram Jan 1997

The Relationship Between Chronic Alcohol Abuse And Information Processing Ability In Older Adults, Christopher P. Bertram

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The issue of alcohol use and abuse among older adults is one that is gaining attention in current literature. Although it is an important issue, empirical evidence within the domain of alcohol, aging, and cognition, is sparse. Thus, the proposed preliminary study was designed to examine the relationship between chronic alcohol consumption and information processing speed in older adults. Eight matched participants (4 per group, mean age 56 years) were divided into two groups: Alcoholic or non-alcoholic. Participants were assigned to their respective group and matched based on the information provided on a health questionnaire. All participants completed a series …

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The Changing Face Of The Kgb, Julie Anderson Jan 1997

The Changing Face Of The Kgb, Julie Anderson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Changing Face of the KGB examines the contemporary structure and functions of the post-Soviet Russian security and intelligence services. The nature of the relationships of the domestic and foreign intelligence services to other power structures in Russia today are examined, including an evaluation of its espionage networks within Russia, Eastern Europe, and the "near abroad." Special attention is devoted to an analysis of the Russian foreign intelligence service's recruiting methods and the cases of Russian spies Aldrich Ames, Harold Nicholson, and Earl Pitts. Finally, the thesis examines the Russian intelligence services' resumption of training terrorists, particularly those affiliated with …

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Improved Communication Skills Through Customized Training Programs: An Applied Study Of Organizational Development, Angela Autumn Betke Jan 1997

Improved Communication Skills Through Customized Training Programs: An Applied Study Of Organizational Development, Angela Autumn Betke

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

As developmental training programs grow in organization life, customized training programs including observation, collaboration with management, data gathering, research of materials to be used, and evaluation become necessary. Using these, and other methods of research, consultants are able to develop programs which focus directly on the specific needs of an independent organization and its employees; This research evaluated internal organizational communication problems "by facilitating discovery and examination of the underlying symbolic structures, constraints, and opportunities of organizational life" (Kreps, 1983; Schein, 1987; 1969). The data gathered was "generated by organizational communication research to provide insight into organizational phenomena and redirect …

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