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Philosophy Of Religion, Hugh Lacey, D. V. Porpora

Philosophy Faculty Works

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Landscapes Of Fraud: Mission Tumacdcori, The Baca Float, And The Betrayal Of The O'Odham, By Thomas E. Sheridan, Kristina G. Fisher

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

A Reservoir Runs Through It: A Legislative And Administrative History Of The Six Pueblos' Right To Store Prior And Paramount Water At El Vado, Joshua Mann

Natural Resources Journal

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Experiments In Financial Liberalization: The Mexican Banking Sector, Rubèn Hern¡Ndez-Murillo

Documents

September/October 2007

Sec Follow Up Exhibits Part E, United States: Securities And Exchange Commission (Sec)

Documents

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91st Annual Meeting, 2007. Secretary's Report And Financial Statement, Academy Editors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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The Latin American Consensus, Amanda Miralrio

McNair Scholars Journal

Anti-Americanism has reached an unsettling global high that has been manifested in everything from opinion polls to violent protests. Latin America is geopolitically important to the United States, while harboring anti-American sentiment. The history of U.S.-Latin America relations and the most recent public opinion polls are analyzed to unearth the roots of regional anti-Americanism. Two case studies include a country notorious for its blatant anti-Americanism (Venezuela) and a country traditionally allied with the United States (Mexico). Despite different political or historical relations with the United States, Latin American countries have come to an anti-American consensus.

Interactive Media—The Next Literature?, Latricia Phillips

McNair Scholars Journal

Perceptions of video games (computer games/games played on consoles) have evolved from stereotypical viewpoints that games are just a type of passive learning. My research demonstrates that video games are indeed active by categorizing levels of interactivity and by providing additional ways that they have educational value: defining the cognitive aspect, drawing a comparison between the developments of a children’s museum, and studying serious games. I then establish the relationship between video games and literature, drawing comparisons between the relationships between the author, reader, and text and the player. I conclude that video games can recategorize literature.

Vision 2007

Vision

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Monitoring Program And Assessment Of Coyote Predation For Olympic Marmots, Julia Judyta Witczuk

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Witczuk, Julia J. M.S., Summer2007 Wildlife Biology MONITORING PROGRAM AND ASSESSMENT OF COYOTE PREDATION FOR OLYMPIC MARMOTS Chairperson: L. Scott Mills The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is an endemic species to the Olympic Peninsula, Washington State. Although nearly all of its range is enclosed within Olympic National Park, declines and local extirpations of the species have been documented. The most plausible driver of the decline appears to be an increase in predator pressure. My thesis had two main objectives. First, I investigated the role of non-native coyotes (Canis latrans) in causing marmot mortality. Through park-wide carnivore scat analysis I determined …

Panel: Climate Change, Santa Clara Journal Of International Law

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

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Panel: Law And Geography, Santa Clara Journal Of International Law

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

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Operation Unite: A Qualitative Analysis Identifying Critical Factors For Implementation, Crystal D. Pryor

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

UNITE is an acronym meaning Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment and Education. It reflects the three-pronged, comprehensive approach deemed necessary to combating substance abuse in Kentucky Fifth Congressional District. Of Kentucky’s 120 counties, 24 of them do not have an organized regional drug task force. Fifteen of these counties with no active drug task force are represented in the Bluegrass Area Development District’s region. Current social and political perceptions across Kentucky recognize Operation UNITE efforts as largely successful. The evaluation responded to the following research questions: What factors lead to success in Kentucky’s Operation UNITE? Are these factors transferable in treating …

Thinking Outside The Box: Arabs And Race In The United States, Louise Cainkar

Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

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Keeping An Eye On The Golden Snitch: Implications Of The Interdisciplinary Approach In The Fourth Generation Of Natural Resources Law Casebooks, Sarah Krakoff

Publications

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Four Marianist Martyrs: Madrid, 1936, Robert D. Wood

Marianist Publications

PREFACE

Because I felt that English-speaking Marianists and the Marianist family might like to know something about the four Spaniards of the Society of Mary who will be beatified on October 28 of this year, I have culled all of the information for this book from the recently published book of Fr. José María Salaverri, S.M.1, with his permission. This is not a translation, though at times I have followed his text fairly closely, and in some cases used his wording. The present work is considerably shorter than the original book. The reason is that I have a) eliminated many …

Aliens With Guns: Equal Protection, Federal Power, And The Second Amendment, Pratheepan Gulasekaram

Publications

The nexus between guns and alienage presents a window through which to assess the competing constitutional values embodied in the Equal Protection Clause, the federal foreign-affairs power, and the Second Amendment. This Article analyzes the application of equal-protection norms and the federal foreign-affairs power on federal and state statutes that restrict the ability of non-citizens to bear arms. Professor Gulasekaram argues that courts should evaluate alienage restrictions at both the state and federal level under a unified analytic framework that would attempt to reconcile both personhood norms, such as equality, and gate-keeping norms vindicated by reliance on federal-power doctrines. As …

Back To The Future: Is Form-Based Code An Efficacious Tool For Shaping Modern Civic Life?, Lolita Buckner Inniss

Publications

This Essay serves as a critique of the New Urbanism in general and of form-based code in particular as a tool of the New Urbanism. It may be true that form-based code offers more flexibility than traditional zoning schemes and thus may offer some respite from acknowledged ills such as social and racial divisions created by exclusionary zoning and other tools, and from the relative inutility of single or limited use districts. However, I will argue that these benefits are eclipsed by some of the problems of form-based code. Form-based code is frequently hailed as a back to the future …

Perceptions Of The Environment For Physical Activity: Perspectives From Community Residents And Policy Officials., John R. Geer

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Adult residents (n = 184) of two counties in West Virginia completed a survey assessing perceptions of their physical and social environments, and self-reported physical activity (PA). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine of these participants who met CDC PA recommendations, and with 10 individuals involved in public policy regarding perceptions of their communities for PA and issues related to PA barriers. Active residents were more likely to use community facilities than inactive residents (p < .001). In addition, active residents reported significantly higher self-efficacy for meeting PA recommendations than inactive residents (p < .001). Overall, participants with high self-efficacy were eight times more likely to meet recommended levels of PA. Residents’ environmental barriers to PA included lack of accessibility to facilities, lack of community walkability, and safety and traffic issues. Personal barriers to PA were also commonly cited by residents, including being too busy/having competing demands and poor attitude/motivation. Residents cited the use of exercise partners or groups as being important for increasing physical activity. Policy officials cited similar environmental and personal barriers, but often placed responsibility for overcoming those barriers on the residents within their communities.

Essays In Trade, Foreign Aid And Investment. Essay 1: Motivation For Bilateral Aid Allocation: Altruism Or Trade Benefits. Essay 2: Does Institutional Quality Matter For Investment And Capital Mobility? Evidence From Sub -Saharan Africa. Essay 3: Do Donors Care About Declining Trade Revenue From Liberalization? An Analysis Of Aid Allocation. (With Subhayu Bandyopadhyay)., Javed Younas

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Essay 1: Motivation for bilateral aid allocation: Altruism or trade benefits. This paper argues that bilateral aid from developed OECD countries is disproportionately allocated to recipient nations who have a greater tendency to import goods in which donor nations have a comparative advantage in production. The estimates indicate that a substantially larger amount of aid per capita is provided to recipients who import capital goods, while imports by other category groups have no significant effects. Given that developed donor nations are major producers and exporters of capital goods, this result at least partially supports their trade benefits motive. On the …

Predictive Vegetation Models: A Comparison Of Model Combination Approaches., Benjamin F. Gilmer Iv

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The distribution of plants and animals in space and time has long been a focus of many biogeographical and ecological studies. The various approaches for modeling species distributions are rooted in the quantification of the species-environment relationship, where bioclimatic variables are used to explain the distribution of species and communities. Predictive modeling of species distribution has become a widespread tool in the areas of conservation biology, climate change research, land-use/land-cover change assessment, and biodiversity estimates. Although many statistical methods are now available, previous model comparison studies have found little difference in prediction accuracy when models were compared using the same …

International Public Relations At Top 50 Global Brands: A Converged Or Diverged Approach?, Pitchpatu Waiyachote

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study was motivated by limited information about an approach that the top 50 global brand companies apply to their public relations strategies in areas considered to be smaller developing markets in Southeast Asia, including Thailand and Malaysia. Along with World Wide Web technology and a concept of globalization, the Internet brings information to targeted publics faster than ever before. Therefore, a purpose of this study was to examine which approach, convergence or divergence, the top 50 global brand companies commonly took to communicate with their target audiences in these two countries through their local web sites. An answer to …

Ngos As Agents Of Historical Change: A Comparative Study Of Violence Against Women In Argentina And Brazil., Nicolette M. Wilhide

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examined the issue of violence against women in Latin America as it is addressed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the region. A comparison was done with NGOs that work with violence against women in Argentina and Brazil from the 1990’s to the present day to establish if the efforts of these groups have had a positive impact given recent statistical increases. Historical background was given on the nature and severity of violence against women in these two nations. International and national conferences as well as domestic changes in legislation were examined in comparison to the historical trajectory of …

Setting The World On Fire: Washington, Those He Led, And Virginia On The Threshold Of World War, 1753-1754., Christian E. Fearer

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In 1754, George Washington and nearly three hundred of his fellow Virginians marched deep into the Allegheny Mountains and into a geographical tinderbox. These men, together a reflection of their society, carried the responsibility and burden of an empire on their shoulders. Together they would experience incredible hardships, privations, and hazards. “Setting the World on Fire” explores the story of young George Washington, the men he commanded, and the colony of Virginia on the threshold of a global, imperial war between Britain and France. This thesis attempts to add new depth to our understanding of the opening campaign of the …

Mapping The Gods: A Geographic Analysis Of The Effects Of The Shrine Merger Policy On Japanese Sacred Space., Christopher M. Todd

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Sacred space is a critical cultural construction of all religions. It is within this space that people are able to commune with deities and step out of the common, profane world. Japanese Shinto sacred space has undergone many changes throughout its history. One of the largest alterations was the introduction of the Shrine Merger Policy in 1906. Across the nation, thousands of shrines were demolished and merged under governmental authorization. The goal of this study is to map the shrine change from before the policy to after to determine areas of change. An emphasis on centrality from the capital in …

This Is The Right Place: Community-Based Art Education At Utah's Springville Museum Of Art, Mark Graham, Sharon R. Gray

Faculty Publications

The human condition in the post-modern world is increasingly nomadic. A sense of displacement and alienation is pervasive. Schools emphasize abstracted knowledge removed from the experience of students. Many people feel detached from the places where they live and have no particular sense of belonging or responsibility toward their communities. Museums can counter this pervasive restlessness and be a powerful source of community renewal. This article draws connections between place-based education theory and the educational mission of the art museum, as illustrated by the Springville Museum of Art. The small town of Springville, Utah enjoys an unparalleled connection with its …

Traditional Fishing And Significance Of Place: A Case Study Of Cooks Landing, Washington, Hillary Eagle-Eye Renick

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to present an understanding of a unique Columbia River Indian Fishing community through time and space. The place is a traditional Columbia River Indian fishing community, known as Cooks Landing. This place is one of five fishing places improved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to comply with mandated replacement of Indian fishing sites, in-lieu of those fishing sites flooded or damaged by the construction and operation of Bonneville Dam. This thesis analyzes written history, oral history, and the formal structure and spatial functions of this in-lieu site. It examines questions about those …

Wyoming Pre-Statehood Legal Materials: An Annotated Bibliography, Debora A. Person

Wyoming Law Review

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Hurricane Katrina And Collective Identity: Seeing Through A "Her-Storical Lens", Deleso Alford Washington

Journal Publications

This paper will explore the black wombman's intersection of race, class, and sex during the early twentieth century, specifically as it relates to the pursuit of federal anti-lynching legislation. The central focus will be on the courageous efforts of black women to protect life by virtue of nommo, which means power of the spoken word.

Language, Racism, And Ethnicity, Thomas Paul Bonfiglio

Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Faculty Publications

While ethnic prejudices can be expressed in and through language, they are not, however, intrinsically linguistic in nature. They are, instead, supralinguistic concepts that become disguised as linguistic ones and imported into the theater of language. The pathways that facilitate this importation have been made by the repeated interconnections between the concept of language and the concept of race. In other words, language in the service of racism and ethnocentrism cannot occur without conceptualizing language and race in similar ways. Accordingly, the identification of language with race is not possible without the genetic misprisions that create the myth of race …