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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind? : American Citizens And The Genocide In Rwanda, Colette T. Connor

Honors Theses

As citizens of the most powerful country in today's global world, Americans can no longer make the excuse, "out of sight, out of mind." Ten years ago Americans betrayed Rwandans. Their betrayal was mild yet widespread, but had repercussions of tremendous human cost. Each individual American most likely did not feel responsible for the genocide, but the collective outcome of their bystander behavior contributed to the world's inaction. This sad truth can serve as an inspiration: this does not have to happen next time, as American citizens have the agency to influence U.S. foreign policy decisions.

Valuing Servants Ends : A New Theory Of Ethical Service, Patricia Grace Devlin

Honors Theses

Many of today's universities encourage students to develop an ethic of service. Administrators, faculty, and staff members accompany students in campus-wide service activities; a number of collegiate honor societies reward students who engage in community service; and some academic programs require students to volunteer with local non-profit organizations. At its best, service learning inspires students to make a general commitment to service. The current emphasis placed on service learning in today's educational system reveals an emerging academic perspective not only on the value service has as an educational device but also on the significant role service plays in society. For …

From The Trenches: Narrative Of An Assistant Public Defender, C. D. Rodatore

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Senate Passes Legislation Geared Towards Improving Treatment Of Mentally Ill Offenders, Michelle Lammers

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Federal Faith-Based Funding Aims To Level The Charitable Playing Field, Katherine Licup

Public Interest Law Reporter

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Prosecutorial Missed-Conduct, Patti Sudendorf

Public Interest Law Reporter

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The Doctor Will E-Mail You Now: Physicians' Use Of Telemedicine To Treat Patients Over The Internet, Lisa Rannefeld

Journal of Law and Health

This article examines the problems currently associated with the practice of telemedicine and suggests that the best solution for this particular field of medicine is a national standard of care. This article also suggests that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) current functions are easily expandable to the telemedicine context; therefore, the agency should regulate the implementation of such a standard in the telemedicine field. This article proposes that the FDA use medical practice guidelines in developing the applicable standard. Other agencies, such as the American Medical Association (AMA) and other website alliances, could also aid the FDA in implementing …

Race, Immigration, And The Department Of Homeland Security, Victor C. Romero

Faculty Scholarship

Despite the wisdom of separating the service and enforcement functions of our immigration bureau, the new tripartite system under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security risks fueling the "immigrant Arab as terrorist" stereotype, rather than helping to re-establish the reality that noncitizen terrorists, like U.S. citizen ones, are a rare species.

Probing The Interstellar Medium On Au Size Scales Using Pulsar Scintillation, Alexander S. Hill

Honors Papers

We have used pulsar scintillation observations to probe the ionized component of the interstellar medium on AU size scales. Previous work had shown that the presence of scintillation arcs in pulsar secondary spectra requires that the scattering along the line of sight to the pulsar is dominated by a thin screen of scattering material. An isotropic image gives rise to a sharply delineated arc, while an anisotropic image with refractive "hot spots" elongated along the pulsar velocity vector gives rise to detailed substructure and arclets in the secondary spectrum. Twenty-five years of archival scintillation data from the Arecibo Observatory show …

In Need Of Nature's Nourishment, Anna Gardner-Andrews

Honors Papers

A close analysis of nature imagery within Toni Morrison's two works, Love and Sula, reveals the types of connections this august writer creates between the natural sphere and the human realm. Such a comparative study of these two works is fitting because it sheds light on the larger context in which naturalized human love is placed and creatively celebrated in both an early and late Morrison novel. In particular, examining nature imagery divulges that both Heed and Christine's and Nel and Sula's innate friendships seems to represent a natural force. We see that Morrison personifies trees and water in order …

Comments And Discussion On "When Economic Reform Goes Wrong: Cashews In Mozambique" By M. Macmillan, K.H. Welch, And D. Rodrick, Stephen A. O'Connell

Economics Faculty Works

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Rotating The Axis Of Our Investigation: Wittgenstein's Investigations And Hölderlin's Poetology, Richard Thomas Eldridge

Philosophy Faculty Works

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Julius Rosenberg And The Ethics Of The Old Left, Richard Schuldenfrei

Philosophy Faculty Works

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On Cue Vol. 17 No. 1 First Quarter 2004, Jan Delay

On Cue

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On The Construction Of Gender, Sex, And Sexualities, Jeanne Marecek, M. Crawford, D. Popp

Psychology Faculty Works

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The Financial Institutions Act, Bank Of Jamaica

Documents

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Mind And Heart 2004, Whitworth University

Mind and Heart Newsletter

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The Late 1990s Financial Crisis In Ecuador: Institutional Weaknesses, Fiscal Rigidities, And Financial Dollarization At Work, International Monetary Fund (Imf): Monetary And Financial Systems Department

Documents

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Integrating The Hofstede Dimensions And Twelve Aspects Of Negotiating Behavior: A Six Country Comparison, Lynn E. Metcalf, Allan Bird

Marketing

In the more than 25 years since Hofstede's seminal work on culture first appeared, cross-cultural research has explored seemingly all aspects of behavior. With regard to cross-cultural negotiating behaviors, there is an embarrassment of riches. As data continue to accumulate, the search for a comprehensive synthesis seems not only appealing as a means of facilitating understanding, but also a necessary element of true knowledge creation. In the following analysis, we relate Hofstede's dimensions of cultural variability to cross-cultural negotiating behavior in six countries. We propose that a careful application of Hofstede's framework to the large body of work on cross-cultural …

Structuring Sentencing: Apprendi, The Offense Of Conviction, And The Limited Role Of Constitutional Law, Benjamin Priester

Journal Publications

Every year hundreds of thousands of convicted criminal defendants are sentenced for their crimes, often through the implementation of a broad range of laws of relatively recent vintage such as mandatory minimum provisions and regulations of judicial discretion like the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The policies underlying these sentencing laws are perhaps the most hotly contested issues in all of criminal procedure, with legislative amendments and calls for reform being made every year. Despite their tremendous importance and the constant political activity concerning them, however, the constitutionality of these laws is surprisingly uncertain-the United States Supreme Court has heard an astounding …

Eminent Domain For Private Development - An Irrational Basis For The Erosion Of Property Rights, Benjamin D. Cramer

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping And The Fate Of America's Fresh Waters [Review Of Book By Robert Glennon], Robert H. Abrams

Journal Publications

This is a fun book to read. Most books of this genre decry a serious environmental problem and seek to influence a particular legal response to it. Those books tend to be long on details and heavy-handed in their advocacy. Many operate on the premise that the solution being presented requires an active effort at persuasion to convince the reader of the proposal's worth. This book is better: it tells fascinating stories, weaves together a series of poignant vignettes, and guides the reader to the desired conclusion implied by the book's title-America's water law in relation to groundwater pumping is …

Brown Did Not Fail America, America Failed Brown, Patricia A. Broussard

Journal Publications

It is my belief that the failure of Brown v. Board of Education and the continuing problem of race in America stems from the fact that America never took ownership of the promise of Brown, and instead, viewed the decision purely in terms of desegregation, as opposed to integration. Consequently, integration has remained a concept instead of an action item. Implicit in this notion of desegregation is the idea that the races sit next to one another, while the concept of integration carries with it a much heavier burden. It appears that the races have never made a personal …

Analysing Growth In Burkina Faso Over The Last Four Decades, Kimseyinga Savadogo, Siaka Coulibaly, Coleen A. Mccracken

Documents

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Solutions To The Japanese Banking Crisis: What Might Work And What Definitely Will Fail, Takeo Hoshi, Anil K. Kashyap

Documents

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Factors Influencing Organic Carbon Recycling And Burial In Skagerrak Sediments, H. Ståhl, A. Tengberg, J. Brunnegård, E. Bjørnbom, T. L. Forbes, A. B. Josefson, H. G. Kaberi, I. M. Karle Hassellöv, F. Olsgard, P. Roos, P. O. J. Hall

Journal of Marine Research

Different factors influencing recycling and burial rates of organic carbon (OC) were investigated in the continental margin sediments of the Skagerrak (NE North Sea). Two different areas, one in the southern and one in the northeastern part of the Skagerrak were visited shortly after a spring bloom (March 1999) and in late summer (August 2000). Results suggested that: (1) Organic carbon oxidation rates (C_ox) (2.2–18 mmol C m^-2d^-11) were generally larger than the O₂ uptake rates (1.9 –25 mmol m^-2d^-1). Both rates were measured in situ using a benthic …

Armand L. Smith Individually And As Trustee For The Armand L. Smith, Jr And Shannon S. Windham Trusts, And Virginia L. Smith, Individually V. Price Development Comapny, Nka Fairfax Realty Inc., North Plains Land Company, Ltd, The State Treasurer, Edward T. Alter Of The State Of Utah, For And In Behalf Of The State Of Utah : Reply Brief, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

Appeal from the Summary Judgment Order dated June 24, 2004 which was directed to be the final judgment against the State of Utah pursuant to Rule 54 by the Third District Court in and for Salt Lake County, State of Utah, the Honorable Frank G. Noel, District Court Judge, Presiding.

An Analysis Of A Spatial Relationship Between Homeownership And Crime: A Case Of The North End Of Providence, Rhode Island, Masatoshi Nakahata

Open Access Master's Theses

This research project examines the spatial relationship between homeownership and crime. The first chapter states the Problem Statement, Objective and Significance of the study, and Organization of the study.

The second chapter discusses previous literature related to the study. The four related fields of the literature discussed are, 1) urban neighborhood and crime, 2) built-social environment of urban neighborhood and crime, 3) homeownership and built social environment of urban neighborhood, and 4) homeownership and crime in urban neighborhoods.

The third chapter inventories the existing conditions of the North End. It begins with the historical context of the North End. Then, …

Prototypes: The Modern Retail Industry In Suburban Communities, Benjamin Paul Hartley

Open Access Master's Theses

The implementation of the "prototype", large or small, has become the de facto strategy for national and regional corporations to compete in today's retail market. The prototype, in terms of retail development, refers to the creation of a single building and site design that is to be applied, with the smallest amount of variation possible, each time a new store is constructed. Almost universally, the building is square and utilitarian, the entrance faces the street, large parking areas are located between the entrance and street and perhaps to the side, and a loading area is placed in the back. The …

Extent And Composition Of Open Coastal Sandplain Plant Communities Of The Cape Cod National Seashore, Evan L. Gwilliam

Open Access Master's Theses

Coastal sandplain heathlands and grasslands of the northeastern United States are globally rare habitat types that support a unique assemblage of plants and animals. This habitat is rapidly disappearing due to plant succession following cessation of land use, and coastal processes. I used interpretation of historical maps, aerial photography, GIS, and analysis of field data to examine vegetation dynamics and the impact of historic land use and coastal processes on the current extent and composition of coastal sandplain plant communities found within the Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS). Currently, one third (244 ha) of the coastal heathland and grassland habitat …