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Do Judges Systematically Favor The Interests Of The Legal Profession?, Benjamin H. Barton

Scholarly Works

This Article answers this question with the following jurisprudential hypothesis. Many legal outcomes can be explained, and future cases predicted, by asking a very simple question: is there a plausible result in this case that will significantly affect the interests of the legal profession (positively or negatively)? If so, the case will be decided in the way that offers the best result for the legal profession.

The article presents theoretical support from the new institutionalism, cognitive psychology and economic theory. The Article then gathers and analyzes supporting cases from areas as diverse as constitutional law, torts, professional responsibility, employment law, …

The Negative Mystics Of The Mechanistic Sublime: Walter Benjamin And Lovecraft's Cosmicism, Jeff Lacy, Steven J. Zani

Library Faculty Research

In recent years, a small but significant number of H. P. Lovecraft's critics have begun to address the question of language in his fiction. Language has always been an issue with Lovecraft's detractors, and anyone familiar with his criticism knows the legacy of critiques of his verbosity and ambiguity. Lovecraft's early antagonistic reception in the world of critical scholarship was no doubt due in part to his deliberate affect of language and perhaps in part to the generally low opinion of "weird" fiction held by many critics. But it is less our intention to address those old discussions here than …

Fall 2007, Department Of Communication Sciences And Disorders

Alumni News (Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders)

No abstract provided.

Lindenwood University Strategic Plan, Fiscal 2008, Lindenwood University

Strategic Plans

Lindenwood University Strategic Plan, Fiscal 2008

Fy2008 All Salaries Over $50,000, Clemson University

Salary Reports

No abstract provided.

Cc: Connecticut College Magazine, Fall 2007, Connecticut College

Alumni News/Connecticut College Magazine

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Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 2, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.

Compulsory Process And The Right To Present A Defense: Why A Criminal Defendant Should Have The Ability To Force A Witness Who Will "Take The Fifth" To Do So In Front Of The Jury, Terrence Kerwin

Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003)

No abstract provided.

In Memoriam, Tokiko Bazzell

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

Issue 9, Fall 2007, Imagining America

Newsletters - Imagining America

Highlights of Issue #9 (Fall 2007) include: an article featuring Bates College, Boston College, Brown University, Clark University, Dartmouth College, Eastern Connecticut State University, Emerson College, Hampshire College, Rhode Island School of Design, and Wesleyan University; and an article on humanities and public scholarship by Teresa Mangum, University of Iowa.

A.G. Rizzoli: Master Architect, Jo Farb Hernandez

Faculty Publications

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South Dakota Art Newsletter, Fall 2007, South Dakota State University

South Dakota Art Museum Newsletters and Publications

Tools in Motion
Featured Exhibitions: Schlaikjer
Featured Exhibitions: Giedre Montvila, Richard Bolingbroke, and Travis Conrad Erion
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
Events Calendar
The Fall 2007 Film Series
Spotlights: Naomi Gilkerson, Collection Grant, Visual Thinking Strategies Workshop, Maree Larson, Tom Henley
Museum Store: Jim Schoon
Membership Application/Renewal
Making a Difference: Ella Ollenburg, Zora Ruth Colburn, Stan Adelstein
Thank You
Harvey Dunn Grassland Preservation Project

Sandspur, Vol 114, No 03, October 01, 2007, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Southern Register. 2007.4 (Fall 2007), University Of Mississippi. Center For The Study Of Southern Culture

Southern Register

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Of Þam Him Aweaxeð Wynsum Gefea”: The Voyeuristic Appeal Of Christ Iii, Paul Dustin Stegner, Timothy D. Arner

English

Christ III’s representation of the rewards offered to the blessed in Heaven raises this question: Why would anyone offered the opportunity to enjoy the beatific vision turn his gaze toward the suffering of the damned in Hell? The poem’s emphasis on vision has conventionally been interpreted as indicating its didactic purpose of effecting repentance in the reader. Critics such as Frederick Biggs, Thomas D. Hill, and, most recently, Sachi Shimomura have connected the poem to standard theological interpretations of the Last Judgment and the penitential tradition.1 However, the unique, and perhaps troubling, issue of how and why the blessed choose …

Rewriting The Passing Novel: Danzy Senna's Caucasia, Kathryn Rummell

English

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Green Scene Fall 2007

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Monthly Newsletters

Contents

Alumni news:

Articles

Department head message

Donations

Faculty

Staff news

Student news

"Freeze On To This Sleeping Suit": Teaching Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Sharer", Jason A. Snart

English Faculty Scholarship

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The Musician Is The Messenger: Islam And Jaliya In Mandinka Music, Blake Walker

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This paper explores the complex dynamics at play surrounding jalis, or professional praisesingers, in the culture of the Mandinka people of West Africa. Jalis, almost certainly present among the Mandinka prior to the arrival of Islam in the area, remain one of the strongest reminders of pre-Islamic culture in Mandinka society. However, the art and social roles of the jali have undergone numerous transformations in adapting, conforming to, and sometimes challenging Muslim cultural norms. This paper explores some of the means by which the two cultural fountainheads of Islam and West Africa are reconciled by jalis and other members of …

A Qualitative Study Of Pregnancy And Maternal Mortality In Rural Senegal: An Examination Of The Pregnant Woman’S Experience, Megan Frances Harlow

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Much prior research has focused on the problem of maternal mortality in Senegal, the factors that cause it, and the numerical trends that indicate either decline or increase in maternal mortality. Few studies, however, have captured the mentality, attitudes, or beliefs of Senegalese women in rural areas, or the rationality behind their behaviors during pregnancy, which ultimately have implications for the alleged contributors to maternal mortality. I conducted the bulk of my field research in Saraya, a small town in southeastern Senegal. Through study of prenatal consultation records, participant observation in multiple settings, and interviews with healthcare practitioners and recent …

Songs From Imerina: A Creative Study Of The Evolving Craft Of Merina Hainteny In Madagascar, Elly Bookman

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

I don’t know much about hainteny. It’s an elusive form to me still, for by nature it’s only a foggy representation of a culture that I can never truly be a part of. And anyway, even many members of the Malagasy population are uncertain of the plethora of possible meanings behind this literature, as I was told on more than one occasion when I discussed my plans to study these mysterious verses.

Luckily, though, I do know poetry, and while hainteny may fall outside any Western parameters set up to define this medium, it nonetheless exists in the same way: …

Returning Home: The Makings Of A Repatriate Consciousness, Hope Steinman-Iacullo

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The intention of my Independent Study Project was to learn more about what motivates some Afro Americans to repatriate here and/or return habitually and explore whether there were a diverse number of reasons and motivating factors. This aim and question was also put in a historical context. For instance, my research has shown that the Back to African movements of the past mostly aimed to be communal relocations, compared with the current condition of mostly individualistic moves. I also found that although not all of the participants in my project identified as followers of Garvey or Pan Africanism, they often …

Development In Our Own Words: A Survey Of Development Perspectives Between Cameroonians And Americans In Yaoundé, Cameroon, Frieda L. Arenos

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

It is said that development addresses the quality and progression of life; that a country be self-sustainable in accessing its resources, educating its children, curing its sick, and guaranteeing its citizens contribution to a sufficient political and social environment. If the term is so, how do we justify development on a world scale? Do development projects that begin in the West have the same capacity for efficiency in the Third World? How does development aid make certain that those who are in need receive what they are promised? This paper is a field-based case study that analyzes in first the …

The Story Of Eej Khad: Mother Spirit Of The Earth And Her Children, Ethan Gohen

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This paper is an attempt to collect and present knowledge on the subject of Eej Khad, which translates to Mother Rock, in one single place. Since very little has been written about Eej Khad, it is an attempt to preserve knowledge that might easily be lost. Eej Khad is a widely popular granite rock in central Mongolia that worshippers believe has the power to fulfill their dreams. The information presented in this paper is collected almost entirely from interviews with people willing to share what they know or believe about Eej Khad. It does not judge the opinions of individuals, …

“Happy Dancing Natives” Minority Film, Han Nationalism, And Collective Memory, Benjamin D. Shaffer

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Cinematic representations of China’s ethnic minorities have been prominent in Chinese visual culture and collective memory since the 1950s. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party led campaigns to classify China’s diverse range of ethnic groups. These social experiments inspired a number of documentary and narrative films about the ostensibly “exotic” and “colorful” non-Han peoples of China. The audience for these depictions of minorities in visual culture varied considerably. Some early documentaries fueled the rise of Han nationalism and political agendas within the Communist Party. Several narrative films had large audiences in mainstream Chinese …

Masyarakat Tionghoa: Singaraja’S Chinese Community, Tammy Lew Lee Kreznar

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

No abstract provided.

Aids Optimism And Condom Usage Among Men Who Have Sex With Men In Australia, The Netherlands And United States., Tan Pham

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study investigates the literary discourse of AIDS optimism about men who have sex with men in Australia, The Netherlands and the United States. Six interviews consisting HIV-positive men who have sex with men, AIDS-activists and AIDS consultants were conducted. The study was analyzed through both the literary data and interviews. The analysis focused on AIDS optimism topics, such as HIV as a threat and viral load, and target groups. The result of this study is an AIDS optimism model that is sensitive to Dutch culture.

The Politics Of Engagement: The Influence Of Identity On The Experiences Of Activists Involved With The Roma Community In Serbia, Becca Gardner

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Debate and mystery surrounds the origin and culture of the Gypsies in Europe; however, there is no question that the space they inhabit today reflects their position of marginalization and discrimination. During the last five years, there has been a surge of activism and interest in the experiences of the Roma, largely due to the implementation of the Decade for Roma Inclusion . The Decade is a commitment among governments, intergovernmental, non-governmental organizations, and Romani civil society to address the inequality of Roma in Europe by focusing on employment, education, health, and housing within the specific context of each participating …

Simon Says (Fall 2007), Callie Mcginnis, Paula Adams, Roberta Ford, Erma Banks, Michelle Jones, Sandra Stratford, Reagan Grimsley

Library Newsletters

Inside this issue:

• New GALILEO Databases
• Banned Books
• Information Illiteracy
• Access Ingenta: A CSU Faculty Development Initiative
• Student Assistants: Pow Wow, Practice, and Party
• Music Library
• SFX Implementation in GALILEO
• AV Emergency Assistance for Faculty
• Congratulations: Faculty and Staff Receive Promotions
• Beautification of Library
• Faculty Research Forums

Practicing Librarianship Around The World, Deana Groves

DLTS Faculty Publications

More and more librarians are sharing their knowledge with colleagues around the world. This paper examines several examples of the type of international work conducted by librarians and also explores the various opportunities available worldwide. A general list of suggested travel tips is also included.