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Time And Money: One State's Regulation Of Check-Based Loans, Deborah A. Schmedemann

Faculty Scholarship

This article, which is part narrative and part essay, describes one professor's experience working on “check cashing” (or “check-based loans”) cases at the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund in eastern Kentucky. Parts I and II describe the typical check-based loan transaction and its effects on low-income consumers. Part III recounts how the law of check-based loans has developed in Kentucky, during the professor’s time there and since. Part IV sets forth some observations about language and legal process, suggested by the preceding narrative.

Am Spring Commencement Address, "Challenge 2000", James P. Comer, M.D., Mph, April 30, 2000, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

No abstract provided.

Board Of Regents Meeting Materials, June 20, 2000, Eastern Michigan University

Board of Regents Meeting Materials

No abstract provided.

Stamped With Glory: Lewis Tappan And The Africans Of The Amistad, Douglas O. Linder

Faculty Works

Abolitionism came relatively late to Lewis Tappan. Devotional, benevolent and hardworking are all words that describe Tappan in his twenties and thirties. Social reformer he was not. In 1818, Tappan abandoned the Calvinism of his mother for Unitarianism, then fashionable for a socially ambitious merchant. For the next eight years, Tappan enjoyed the typical life of an upper-middle-class New England merchant. He took his new faith seriously, however, editing a Unitarian journal, and becoming the first treasurer of the American Unitarian Association. In the mid-1820's, America experienced The Great Second Awakening, a widespread revival of religion and religious debate and …

Knowledge, Identity, And The Politics Of Law, Margaret Davies, Nan Seuffert

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

As indicated by the title, our primary question concerns the relationship of situated knowledges, identity politics and the political dimension of law. The term "situated knowledges" refers broadly to issues raised in feminist epistemology: how do oppressed groups experience the world differently to the dominant perspective, what is the relationship between different knowledge bases and what is the epistemological significance of "the view from below?" "Identity politics" is a term which has been used to describe political coalitions formed primarily around politically-charged identities. It has been used to indicate, for instance, that identification as a "feminist" or as a "lesbian" …

From Identity To Relational Politics, Kenneth J. Gergen

Psychology Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

The Digital Divide: Some Reflections, Stephen Paul Foster Ph.D.

University Libraries' Staff Publications

One of the many remarkable impacts of the Internet on our social lives has been its shaping of our language. A spontaneously evolving Internet-argot has relentlessly and conspicuously intruded itself into everyday life. The activities and circumstances of a people "on-line" are now described by an array of powerful and colorful metaphors that capture the spirit of a new, robust technology. We find ourselves often conversing casually and unselfconsciously in an idiom that would have been incomprehensible only a few short years ago. We do, indeed, talk differently now.

One Internet-spawned expression that seems to have achieved common linguistic currency …

Striving To Do Well What Comes Naturally: Social Support, Developmental Psychopathology, And Social Policy, Ross A. Thompson, Lenna Ontai

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Social support can have significant stress-preventive and stress-buffering benefits for troubled individuals in everyday circumstances. Consequently, it is not surprising that many therapeutic and preventive programs enlist social support to address problems of child and family psychopathology, especially in the context of “two-generation interventions” that seek to improve child well-being by strengthening parental functioning and parent–child relationships. Home visitation programs are the best known of these two-generation strategies and have become the focus of state-level and national efforts to support families and prevent harm to children. The conclusions of basic research studies on social support converge significantly with the findings …

Promoting A Regional Foreign Copying Program: The Historic New Orleans Collection Experience, Alfred E. Lemmon

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The Historic New Orleans Collection, as a museum and research center, seeks to document the developing profile of New Orleans. Awalk through the fabled cemeteries or "Cities of the Dead" in New Orleans reveals the French and Spanish colonial demography. While the German, Irish, French, and Italian immigrants received the most attention during the nineteenth century, there were also Belgian, Hungarian, Yugoslav, and Dutch immigrants. The 1850 census indicates that Louisiana had a significant foreignborn population even then. Immigrants accounted for 26 percent of the population in Louisiana, far greater than that of neighboring states. During the twentieth century, Louisiana …

Iowa Academy Of Science 112th Annual Meeting [2000]: Advance Program, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contains information about the schedule and presentations for the 2000 annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science.

Shooting From The Lip: United States V. Dickerson, Role [Im]Morality, And The Ethics Of Legal Rhetoric, Elizabeth Fajans, Mary R. Falk

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

China: Where The Failure To Adhere To Domestic Political Laws Often Leads To Religious Oppression, Eleftherios Georgiou

NYLS Journal of International and Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

The Delegation Of Federal Power To International Organizations: New Problems With Old Solutions, Julian G. Ku

Minnesota Law Review, Vols. 1-106:1 (1917-2021)

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews, Jerry Sweeney

Minnesota Journal of International Law, Vols 1-28:1 (1992-2019)

Book review of Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II

Globalization And Its Losers, Jim Chen

Minnesota Journal of International Law, Vols 1-28:1 (1992-2019)

No abstract provided.

Dworkin As An Originalist, Jeffrey Goldsworthy

Constitutional Commentary, Vols 1–36 (1984–2022)

No abstract provided.

A Reanalysis Of Bidirectionality In Auca, Colleen M. Fitzgerald

Linguistics & TESOL Faculty Publications & Presentations - Archive

Paper presented at the Twenty-Eighth Western Conference On Linguistics (WECOL99) held at the University of Texas - El Paso October 29-31, 1999

Language And Theory Of Mind: What Are The Developmental Relationships?, Jill De Villiers

Philosophy: Faculty Publications

In this chapter I will try to ground the claim, both theoretically and empirically, that false-belief reasoning requires a sophisticated command of syntax. One of the oldest philosophical questions asks whether one can have thinking without language, and if so, what are its limits? In the domain of theory of mind this question achieves new significance. Is this what distinguishes us from the rest of the animal kingdom? Is this what language is good for? And not just words, but syntax? The first section of this chapter grapples with the fundamental issue of the contribution language makes, if any, to …

The University Of Texas At Arlington Graduate Catalog 2000-2002, The University Of Texas At Arlington

UTA Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of The Auap Study Abroad Experience On The Students' Cultural Perceptions, K. James Hartshorn

Faculty Publications

As the Asia University America Program (AUAP) commences its second decade, those who have closely observed this unique study abroad experience are aware of a variety of ways the students seem to benefit from their participation. Some of these benefits are academic and can be seen in the development and improvement of specific language skills, gains in standardized test scores and earned university credit applied toward graduation. However, there seem to be a variety of other valuable benefits that may be a little more difficult to measure. such benefits could include the enlargement of the students' international perspective as world …

An Evaluation Of An Esp Course At A Polytechnic In Malaysia, Kee Fong Yoo

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study evaluates the Al04 Commercial English 1 (CE 1) course at the Ungku Omar Polytechnic (PUO). It is specifically aimed at determining the perceptions of first year commerce students and language teachers with regard to the strengths and weaknesses of the course, and their recommendations for improvement. Two sets of questionnaires were administered to a total of 70 respondents, comprising 37 Certificate in Business Studies (CBS) and 26 Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) students, and 7 language teachers. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 students and 5 teachers. Data gathered from the questionnaires was analyzed using frequency …

Early Childhood Care And Education In Ireland And The Challenge To Educational Disadvantage, Jackie O'Toole

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

Acknowledging the common assumption locating the impact of education in its role to act as a mediator between origins and destinations, this paper examines Early Childhood Care and Education [ECCE], particularly the role state provided, compensatory education plays in challenging educational disadvantage. Initially operationalisation is made of the key concepts of ECCE, equality of opportunity and educational disadvantage. I then move to briefly describe the historical development of ECCE and compensatory education. Three state provided compensatory education programmes are identified: Rutland Street Project, Breaking the Cycle and Early Start. I conclude by outlining the significant impact early interventions can have …

Clark University Academic Catalog [1999-2000], Clark University

Clark University Academic Catalogs

Annual academic catalog for the 1999-2000 academic year at Clark University.

Clark University academic catalogs contain academic announcements, course listings and descriptions, degrees and degree requirements, registers of instructor and administrator names, information on buildings and grounds, Clark history, and more. They have had various titles throughout the decades, but for consistency we collectively refer to them as academic catalogs across all titles.

La Francophonie Littéraire Du Sud: De L'Unité Linguistique À La Diversité Culturelle, Najib Redouane

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

This study will focus on the diversity, conjunction and separation of Francophone literatures of the South (Africa, Antilles and Maghreb). The aim is to underscore the characteristics and differences of this literary production in order, on the one hand, to consider its originality and sphere of influence and, on the other hand, to appreciate its singularity and plurality.

De La Bilangue De Khatibi À L'A-Langue Amère De Fouad Laroui: Amour Bilangue Ou Méfiez-Vous Des Parachustistes, Mireille Rosello

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Fouad Laroui puts forth a new model of relationship to the language, one that separates from the idealized notion of the mother- language couple (place of origin and tradition, allegorical figure of the colonized and humiliated country) that characterized the previous generation of writers from the Maghreb. In so doing, he puts a new focus on the issue of French as the «dominant language».

Excerpts Of Directory, University Of South Florida, 2000-2001, University Of South Florida

Excerpts of University Directories

Excerpts from the 2000-2001 University of South Florida directory. The pages include numbers for the St. Petersburg campus.

Catholic And Intellectual: Conjunction Or Disjunction?, Marcia L. Colish

Marianist Award Lectures

Marcia L. Colish lectures on the apparent disconnect that is being formed in the contemporary world of the notion that Catholicism could not be related to anything rational. She highlights the idea that throughout history and through her practice, the Church in her institutions and universities has been a supporter of intellectual formation and development, not an inhibitor.

New Student Directory, The Class Of 2004

New Student Directories

Directory of newly admitted students and new faculty members. The student directory includes photographs of the 518 students and student information including name, high school attended, city and state, activities, and/or area of academic interest. The 48page directory is a simple, paper bound booklet featuring a cartoon of a bagpiper and the title, 'The College of Wooster New Student Directory, Class of 2004' on the cover.

Why Communication Is Important: A Rationale For The Centrality Of The Study Of Communication, Sherwyn P. Morreale, Michael M. Osborn, Judy C. Pearson

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article defends the importance of studying communication. Academic disciplines in higher education are routinely called upon to explain and justify their role in the educational enterprise. Some academic fields such as history and philosophy are more central in the pursuits of liberal arts, while others such as business administration and engineering are more related to career development. The discipline of communication is fairly unique as it crosses these boundaries. As a result, a need exists to provide a rationale for the study of communication. The National Communication Association, in response to requests from communication departments and administrators for evidence …

Educational Assessment Grows Up: Looking Toward The Future, Phil Backlund, Pat Arneson

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article explores the history, the present, and the future of educational assessment in the U.S. to enable readers working with communication assessment issues to make more informed decisions. The time frame illustrates the evolving narrative of education. This narrative not only presents assessment as part of our educational life-story, it also functions to continually create our educational reality -- a reality that includes assessment. As educators, we have an obligation to participate in the ongoing development of this narrative to shape the future of education. The assessment movement was born in the middle 1970s, and many people thought it …