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The Thou Shalts Of Journalism: A Study Of The Significance Of Ethics Codes As They Correlate To The Journalistic Values Of Objectivity And Detachment And The Practice Of Public Journalism By Mississippi Newspapers, Kimberly Anne Breaux
Honors Theses
Ethics arguably are a nexus to good journalism; thus, without a clearly-mandated ethics code that helps one differentiate between objectivity and bias as well as detachment and empathy, media practitioners fail in their basic journalistic obligation to providing readers with the information that they need to live well-informed, free, and self-governing lives. Furthermore, objectivity and detachment are two journalistic elements under constant public scrutiny for their surfeit of related ethical faux pas committed regularly by American journalists. Particularly in the practice of public journalism- a method for framing stories that is based on increased community input and unconventional techniques to …
Art And Persuasion: A Communication Study Of Contemporary Documentary Film, Lauren Elizabeth Freeman
Art And Persuasion: A Communication Study Of Contemporary Documentary Film, Lauren Elizabeth Freeman
Honors Theses
The focus of this study is defining and determining the area of communication in contemporary documentary films. In examining the structure and aesthetic composition of documentary film, this study will compare the film genre to the areas of journalism. persuasion and propaganda through secondary and primary research defining the elements that constitute these specific areas of communication. Secondary research involved text, newspaper articles, online journals and websites, and the viewing of documentary film. The primary research was conducted through personal interviews with documentary filmmakers. Research findings resulted in a wide range of views on the definition and uses for documentary …
An Investigation Of Communications Laws And The Mississippi Business Manager, Melissa Ann King
An Investigation Of Communications Laws And The Mississippi Business Manager, Melissa Ann King
Honors Theses
This study sought to determine if Mississippi business managers were versed in maintaining a legal workplace with their knowledge of 15 major United States laws relating specifically to the area of business communication. It also sought to gather relevant information based upon personal views related to two critical communications laws; the Civil Rights Act of 1964- Title VII Equal Employment Opportunity and the Age Discrimination Act of 1967. The study went on to determine if the 15 laws were actually being used in the workplace by Mississippi business managers. After proper approval by the University of Mississippi Office of Research …
The Revenge Of The Past: Ethnic Nationalism, Soviet Nationalities Policies, And The Collapse Of The Ussr, Steven Montgomery Wheat
The Revenge Of The Past: Ethnic Nationalism, Soviet Nationalities Policies, And The Collapse Of The Ussr, Steven Montgomery Wheat
Honors Theses
The Soviet Union was a vast empire that included scores of ethnic minority groups, From its earliest days, the Soviet government was compelled to find creative ways to address the concerns of these various groups while remaining true to its ideological rhetoric. This paper outlines many of the governmental programs that aimed to appease minority groups through cultural, linguistic, and in some cases, administrative autonomy. The numerous instances in Soviet history during which these privileges were curtailed are also included. In sum, this paper presents a chronological review of the various, often contradictory, nationalities policies adopted in the Soviet Union …
The Limits Of Laïcité: Islam And The Headscarf Issue In France, Lindsay Blaire Beeman
The Limits Of Laïcité: Islam And The Headscarf Issue In France, Lindsay Blaire Beeman
Honors Theses
Laicite is the term given to France’s complex policy of separation between church and state. Developing out of a long and tumultuous religious history, laicite set out to resolve the problems that the French state had with religion by eliminating its presence in the public sphere. At its inception, the policy did not have clearly stated objectives. As a result, it was not equally applied and many problems ensued. The most recent debacle involving the application of laicite was Vaffaire dii foulard, or headscarf affair. Citing the principle of laicite, numerous teachers and principals in French schools required Muslim students …
Elusive Peace: A Comparative Analysis Of Civil Wars And Conflict Resolution In El Salvador And Colombia, Jessica Bryant
Elusive Peace: A Comparative Analysis Of Civil Wars And Conflict Resolution In El Salvador And Colombia, Jessica Bryant
Honors Theses
This study compares the historical contexts of the rise of civil wars and their modem trajectories in Colombia and El Salvador. Through an analysis of the successful negotiation of peace in the Salvadoran case via a United Nations peacekeeping mission, it makes conclusions about the relevancy of such an operation for obtaining peace in Colombia. After a brief discussion of the United Nations evolving peacekeeping mandate and recent literature about this type of peace negotiation, this thesis examines each country’s history and its war’s termination (in the case of El Salvador) and transformation (in the case of Colombia). Recent literature …
The Post-Cold War Security Dialogue, Melanie Collins
The Post-Cold War Security Dialogue, Melanie Collins
Honors Theses
This paper attempts to explore the relevance of new security concerns in the post Cold War security dialogue. This project is split in to two parts. The first part is a brief summary of what have been termed new security concerns. The second part is an empirical analysis of whether these security concerns have made it out of academic discussion and in to the mass media and political dialogue. This was determined via two sources: The New York Times and Presidential State of the Union Addresses from 1949 - 2007. Using The New York Times, the time periods 1980-1985, 1990-1995, …
Stopping The Flood Of Denglish: The Difficult Dilemma Faced By German Language Organizations In Modern-Day Germany, Julianne Kay Lofton
Stopping The Flood Of Denglish: The Difficult Dilemma Faced By German Language Organizations In Modern-Day Germany, Julianne Kay Lofton
Honors Theses
In this study I examined the reactions of official and independent German language organizations to the influx of Denglish, which is a hybrid mix of German and English, and Anglicisms. The independent language organizations tend to be more open in opposing these linguistic influences, and often want strict language protection laws like those in France and Poland. I hypothesized that Germany’s Nazi past has led to a general lack of patriotism and nationalism in Germany, which has affected their language policy and allowed Germany to be overrun by Denglish and Anglicized words and phrases. Germany is experiencing a renewal of …
Human Rights And United States Foreign Policy: Morality Vs. Self-Interest, Christopher Franklin Tatum
Human Rights And United States Foreign Policy: Morality Vs. Self-Interest, Christopher Franklin Tatum
Honors Theses
This thesis has set out to explore the role that human rights considerations play in United States foreign policy, if any. Has this role changed over time, as new circumstances arise, or has it been consistent throughout the twentieth (and twenty-first, to this point) century? What are the inherent tensions in policy formation that compete when discussing human rights? In answering this question, three main areas of influence on foreign policy were consulted: domestic political factors, geopolitical factors, and economic factors. In researching this thesis, I have consulted several different kinds of sources, including scholarly articles, books, primary documents in …
Rage, Remembrance, Redemption: The Poetic Response To Aids, Samuel Douglas Ray
Rage, Remembrance, Redemption: The Poetic Response To Aids, Samuel Douglas Ray
Honors Theses
This thesis explores the works of three poets whose works offer a response to the AIDS epidemic: Thom Gunn, Paul Monette, and Mark Doty. With chapters dedicated to each poefs work individually, the thesis examines the works in terms of thematic content, formal characteristics, and sociopolitical relevance. The three central chapters are framed by personal essays that also explore general characteristics of AIDS poetry In the great tradition of the elegy and the lyric. While all three poets offer narratives alternative to the political discourse surrounding the disease, each poet's response is unique - just as each poet's relationship to …
Surviving Hurricane Katrina: A Family Chronicle, Matthew Samuel Sharpe
Surviving Hurricane Katrina: A Family Chronicle, Matthew Samuel Sharpe
Honors Theses
On August 29, 2005, southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast experienced what was possibly the worst natural disaster in American history. The only home 1 ever knew, the house my parents built, was inundated with nearly 12 feet of water and crude oil for almost two weeks. Our lives were changed forever. But our reaction to the disaster would serve as the guide for the rest of our lives. This thesis is the story of the disaster and its aftermath through the eyes of my parents and I. The bulk of information comes from three main sources: my own …
Environment, Behavior, And Internal Consciousness: A Study Of Space And Time In Dostoevsky, Laura Claire Bagwell
Environment, Behavior, And Internal Consciousness: A Study Of Space And Time In Dostoevsky, Laura Claire Bagwell
Honors Theses
Individual and public space creates the reality of daily existence for a human being. The ideological perspectives a person maintains are direct products of individual space experience because the larger societal context of a region constructs the norms for behavior and belief Dostoevsky writes concentration narratives that focus on the urban and rural space surrounding a protagonist, and contrasts between these two settings to illustrate the impact of environment on the human psyche. This study examines the use of external conditions to describe literary characters and the ideologies and behaviors they maintain. In researching space and time in the literature …
Shoreline Erosion In Deep Creek Lake, Maryland: Patterns, Trends And Economic Implications., Catalin Demian
Shoreline Erosion In Deep Creek Lake, Maryland: Patterns, Trends And Economic Implications., Catalin Demian
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Deep Creek Lake, Maryland was constructed in the 1930s as a reservoir for a hydro-electric project, but it also has been used for recreational purposes. Property ownership is attractive, but lakefront properties in particular are exposed to shoreline erosion. A particular issue is the State of Maryland’s ownership of the shoreline and the buffer strip. While most of shoreline erosion occurs technically on state-owned land, not the lakeshore private property, erosion’s most visible effects are property improvements damage or gradual decrease in the distance between the lake and the property improvement. In order to understand the magnitude of the problem, …
Spanish And English Basic Concept Knowledge In Bilingual Preschool Children, Carolyn M. Artime
Spanish And English Basic Concept Knowledge In Bilingual Preschool Children, Carolyn M. Artime
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Design And Analysis Of Ultra Wide Band Cmos Lna, Janmejay Adhyaru
Design And Analysis Of Ultra Wide Band Cmos Lna, Janmejay Adhyaru
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Parenting Practices And Language Development In Low Ses Spanish-Speaking Families, Julissa C. Villanueva
Parenting Practices And Language Development In Low Ses Spanish-Speaking Families, Julissa C. Villanueva
Master's Theses
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Interpersonal Messages, Mass Media Messages, And Body Image During Pregnancy, Colleen Harrington Fleming
Interpersonal Messages, Mass Media Messages, And Body Image During Pregnancy, Colleen Harrington Fleming
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Changing Perspectives On The Use Of Antimicrobial Mouthrinses, Michele Leonardi Darby
Changing Perspectives On The Use Of Antimicrobial Mouthrinses, Michele Leonardi Darby
Dental Hygiene Faculty Publications
As oral health care professionals, we need to make evidence-based recommendations to our patients. Studies from which we derive our recommendations need to have been conducted with scientific rigor and need to be confirmed with other welldesigned studies. Given the numerous, long-term, peer-reviewed published studies on antimicrobial mouthrinses with consistent statistically and clinically significant outcomes, it is time to change our professional thinking and practices.
The Effectiveness Of Group Interventions In Reducing The Level Of Bullying Behaviors In Middle School Settings., Stacie L. Rogers
The Effectiveness Of Group Interventions In Reducing The Level Of Bullying Behaviors In Middle School Settings., Stacie L. Rogers
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior where one or more individuals seek to harm or disturb another who may be perceived as being unable to defend themselves(Smokowski & Kopasz,2005).Without intervention,bullying can have long-lasting effects including deceased social skills,low self-esteem,depression,and anxiety.To address this issue,state and federal governments are beginning to take an anti-bullying approach in the schools(Limber & Small,2003).Interventions to reduce bullying at the individual,group,and school level have been developed.The present study focuses on the effectiveness of group social skills interventions in reducing bullying and victimization in the middle school setting.The main objective was to determine if this was an …
Moderating Role Of Self-Monitoring In The Presentation Of Self Through Display Of Possessions., Piotr.T Burchard
Moderating Role Of Self-Monitoring In The Presentation Of Self Through Display Of Possessions., Piotr.T Burchard
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The literature concerning the nature and presentation of the self is briefly reviewed, and the role of self-monitoring as a moderator in the presentation of self through display of possessions is discussed. It is hypothesized that high self-monitors differ from low self-monitors in the extent to which their private and public living spaces reveal their personality.Photographs of living rooms and bedrooms of 40 homeowners of different living status were collected to serve as stimuli and measure of the homeowner's personality and self-monitoring were taken.The photographs were presented to unacquainted observers who rated the homeowner's personality on the same scale.The correlations …
Relationship Between Sources Of Support And Mother-Infant Bonding., Stephanie Schwing
Relationship Between Sources Of Support And Mother-Infant Bonding., Stephanie Schwing
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Adult women who had become new mothers within the last year completed a brief demographic questionnaire the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support,and the Post Partum Bonding Questionnaire.Mother's perceived levels of (a)significant others,(b)family,and(c)friend support were examined in relation to their perceptions of (d)general impaired bonding,(e)rejection and anger, and (f)anxiety about care of their infants.The hypothesis that all three sources of perceived social support would negatively relate to problems in the bonding relationship was supported.However,the hypothesis that significant other support would be the most significant predictor for the bonding relationship was not supported.Only familial support uniquely related to the bonding relationship.
Differences Among Non -Handicapped Students, Students With Mathematics Learning Disabilities, And Students With Mild Mental Retardation, In Elementary School In The Cognitive Components For The Addition Operation, Fawzi A. Al-Doukhi
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study is aimed at specifying the cognitive components for addition operations (encoding, speed of executing the operation, operation selection, and strategy choice) to determine if they are responsible for the difficulties that students with learning disabilities and mild mental retardation face in the elementary school in solving simple addition problems. The researcher selected 240 male and female pupils as a random sample from third and fifth grades from the state schools in the State of Kuwait. The sample was selected based on the characteristics of gender, type of handicap, and grade. The study employed two measurements. First, the addition …
Novelty, Arousal, And Love: The Mediating Role Of Self -Expansion, Amy Deloyski
Novelty, Arousal, And Love: The Mediating Role Of Self -Expansion, Amy Deloyski
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
There is a substantial amount of evidence for a decline in feelings of passionate love across the course of intimate relationships (Aron, Norman, & Aron, 2001). Self-expansion theory (Aron & Aron, 1986) posits that individuals enter into relationships to expand their sense of self and suggests that declines in feelings of passionate love are due to diminished opportunities for expansion with one's partner over time. Previous researchers have been able to create increases in relationship quality by having partners engage in joint participation in novel and arousing activities, which are considered a basis for self-expansion (Aron, et al., 2000). The …
Self -Efficacy And Health Value Among Undergraduates Following A Lifetime Fitness Course, Heather M. Brown
Self -Efficacy And Health Value Among Undergraduates Following A Lifetime Fitness Course, Heather M. Brown
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The question of whether perceived self-efficacy for exercise and health value, respectively, varied as a function of gender and exercise stage of change was the focus of this study. An archival data set was used. Participants were 190 college students who completed a demographic questionnaire, the Exercise Stage of Change Questionnaire, the Rokeach Values Survey, and the Self-Efficacy for Exercise questionnaire before and after completing a lifetime fitness course. Two 2-factor analyses of covariance were conducted for each dependent variable, self-efficacy and health value. Gender and exercise stage of change were the independent variables. Exercise stage of change was divided …
The Fourth R: How Indiana Public School Superintendents Make Decisions About Religious Issues, Esselona Jane Larson
The Fourth R: How Indiana Public School Superintendents Make Decisions About Religious Issues, Esselona Jane Larson
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how Indiana public school superintendents make decisions about religious issues. Although laws are written specifically to address religion and its relationship in public schools, the interpretation of these laws is affected by different factors in the public school arena. The participants in this study were nine Indiana public school superintendents, male and female from all regions of the state, representing different locale, gender, ethnicity, age and years of experience. During the literature review, six categories emerged: religion and curriculum, equal access to school facilities, prayer in schools, religious accommodations, free speech …
Invented Worlds: India Through The Camera Lens Of Waswo X. Waswo, Curtis Carter
Invented Worlds: India Through The Camera Lens Of Waswo X. Waswo, Curtis Carter
Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications
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The Professional Development Experiences Of African American Women: The Ace Fellows Program, Waltrina E. Defrantz-Dufor
The Professional Development Experiences Of African American Women: The Ace Fellows Program, Waltrina E. Defrantz-Dufor
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study focused on the experiences of five African American women senior administrators employed at five predominantly White institutions in the Midwest and the Northeast. There are few African American women in senior and chief executive administrative positions. These African American women were chosen as research subjects because they completed the American Council onEducation (ACE) Fellows Program and currently serve as senior and chief executive administrators of higherEducation institutions. The goals of this study were to explore how mentoring and leadership development, specifically the ACE Fellows program, impacted the careers of the African American women. Additionally, this study examined if, …