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Perceived Desirability Of Given Names: Identifying A Relationship Between Given Names And Associated Personality Traits, Ellen D. Parks

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

This study was designed to determine whether participants would have better recall for names with phonetic properties that matched a paired personality trait. In other words, phonetically attractive names paired with positive traits and phonetically unattractive names paired with negative traits should have higher rates of recall than names whose phonetic properties did not match a paired personality trait, such as phonetically attractive names paired with negative traits or phonetically unattractive names paired with positive traits. Given names were deemed to be phonetically attractive or unattractive based on the number of sonorants (soft consonant sounds such as l, m, n, …

Hilltopics: Volume 3, Issue 21, Hilltopics Staff

Hilltopics

Enviro-politics: Mitchell London weighs in on global warming, separating the politics from the issue at hand, page 3.

Split your infinitives: Monica Chavez responds to the grammatical temper tantrum in last weekʼs edition, page 3.

Be Heard: If you donʼt like Hilltopics, do something about it. Apllications for next years staff, page 4.

Last Chance:Hilltopics is sponsoring an essay contest, and weʼre offering over $1,000 in prizes. More info on page 2.

Comprehension Of Health Plan Language For Denial Of Benefit Claims, E. Kiernan Mcgorty

Department of Psychology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

ERISA requires that plan administrators provide consumers with understandable health plan documents. The present study assessed the readability and comprehensibility of medical necessity and claims procedure clauses. For Study 1, I collected 40 summary plan descriptions from a diverse sample of employers and ran readability tests on the medical necessity and claims procedure clauses. Scores on the Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch Grade Level, and Fog Index indicated that the clauses were, in violation of ERISA’s disclosure requirement, written at reading levels beyond those one might expect the average plan participant to possess.

In Studies 2 and 3, employees read either …

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2007-04-06, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the College of Wooster's student run newspaper was published on April 6 of 2007, and it is eight pages long. Wooster's performance of "Nocturne" by Adam Rapp is a finalist in the American College Theatre Festival, and it will be performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. A panel was held last Thursday by students and faculty in order to discuss the controversies of Coca-Cola. Three finalist candidates have been chosen for the new position called 'vice president of enrollment.' The new registrar will be Suzanne Bates. The fifth annual bike race will take place on …

R.I.T. News & Events - April 5, 2007, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

Main features of this issue: Pictometry CEO earns Vanden Brul Award; RIT gathering to explore remote sensing, regional economy; University News brings Big Shot activities home; Convocation moves to outside venue; PUB helps youngsters createmasterpiece; RIT to host linguistics conference this fall; Onthepod; Professor studies social computing; Simone tribute June16; Toyota reps visit Gleason College;

2007.04.05 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Northeastern Illinois University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees - 2007

Meeting materials for the NEIU Board of Trustees

Documentation Style As Rhetorical Device: A Comparative Analysis Of Two Bibliographic Systems, Gregory A. Smith

Faculty Publications and Presentations

The documentation styles developed by the Modern Language Association and the American Psychological Association reflect divergent assumptions regarding the apprehension and communication of knowledge. Each system expresses its rhetorical character through the aims it articulates, the sources it values, and the formats it prescribes for in-text citations and bibliographic references. Like other scholarly writing conventions, documentation styles are not arbitrary, but both shape and are shaped by the discourse communities that they serve. Emerging scholars need to be acculturated purposively to the conventions of their respective communities, while authors should consciously select bibliographic systems that support their rhetorical aims.

2007.04.05 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Northeastern Illinois University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees - 2007

Meeting materials for the NEIU Board of Trustees

The Bg News April 5, 2007, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. April 5, 2007. Volume 97-Issue 129.

The Spinnaker Vol. 30 No. [28], University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community

Contradiction And The Carnival: A Study Of Mcgregor’S Theory X And Theory Y Framework Applied To Communication Within A Carnival Setting, Ashley Dawn Johnston

Masters Theses

The following study addresses Douglas McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y management paradigm as applied toward carnival executives' (CEs) communication to employees. Fifteen CEs were interviewed and elicited narratives that held either Theory X or Theory Y paradigm. From the narratives it was discovered that most CEs held a Theory Y paradigm toward employees. However, it was also discovered that the Theory Y paradigm may be a result of increased use of foreign labor or a swing in the carnival industry itself.

The Influence Of Dialect On The Perception Of Final Consonant Voicing, Stacy Nicole Kile

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Children at risk for reading problems also have difficulty perceiving critical

differences in speech sounds (Breier et al., 2004; Edwards, Fox, & Rogers, 2003; de-

Gelder & Vroomen, 1998). These children rely more heavily on context than the acoustic

qualities of sound to facilitate word reading. Dialect use, such as African American

English (AAE) may influence literacy development in similar ways. Dialect use has been

shown to affect speech sound processing and can even result in spelling errors (Kohler, et

al., in press). The purpose of this study is to determine if children who speak AAE

process cues indicative of …

Commonwealth Times 2007-04-03

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet April 2007, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The April 2007 Monthly packet includes the April agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held March 2007

Gsbs News, Spring 2007, Graduate School Of Biomedical Sciences, University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston/M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

GSBS News

No abstract provided.

Enlaces Latinos: Newsletter Of The New York Latino Research And Resources Network, New York Latino Research And Resources Network

Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Lux Et Lex: Volume 13, Number 1, Victor Lieberman, Wilbur Stolt, Curt Hanson, Randy Pederson

Lux et Lex

This is the final issue of Lux et Lex, a publication of the Chester Fritz Library at the University of North Dakota.

The Individual Psychology Of Tibetan Buddhism, Lee Spivak

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

No abstract provided.

Roma In Vojvodina: Expressions Of Cultural Identity Through Performance, Jane Kaufman

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This paper begins to cover some of the ways Roma cultural identity is expressed through performance in Vojvodina. The way Roma music and dance is seen in Vojvodina is highly influenced by the “circus” image and very little scholarly writing on Roma folklore exists to challenge this image. Roma musicians in rap/hip-hop groups incorporate elements of Roma traditional music and Roma language into rap/hip-hop to confront this stereotype and in performance these influences can interact, challenging stereotypes and revealing current values and traditions.

Current Controversies, Vol. I, Spring 2007, San Jose State University

Current Controversies

No abstract provided.

Flarr Pages #57: Culture In The Stars: Signs Of The Zodiac In Language Courses, Richard Stanley

FLARR Pages

Most students know their astrological sign, but few realize that the signs of the zodiac have very deep roots in ancient Mediterranean/Middle Eastern culture. Since foreign language courses include units on the calendar and time, information about the zodiac can enrich in-class discussions of these topics with interesting cultural, linguistic, and scientific material. The examples included here can be adapted by using specific words in the target language. An added advantage is that students learn not only signs but some animal names as well.

Flarr Pages #58: From O Grove To Oak Grove Or From The Faro De Vigo To The Fargo Forum, Benjamin Smith

FLARR Pages

At Minnesota State University Moorhead, a course is offered for 3rd year students that centers on Spanish culture. The goal of this course is to explore the country of Spain in a way that students become interested in what their civilization has contributed to global culture in humanistic, scientific, artistic, and historical advancements. We explore Spanish linguistics from its origins in Latin, Arabic and Greek. We watch demonstrative films of the beautiful landscape and the people's diversity and personality. Not a detail is left out of the day to day culture pertaining to the cuisine, the wine culture, the agriculture, …

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, April 1, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2007

No abstract provided.

English As A Second Language: Issues And Strategies: Issues And Strategies: Issues And Strategies, Thomas O. Satter

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

In this report, the author presents a review of currently used English as a Second Language (ESL) instructional strategies and presents the current research results on how well students who are taught with these strategies do compared to native English speakers. A presentation and pamphlet are provided that can be given to school district administration personnel to help educate them on current ESL integration strategies and issues. The author finds that, according to current research results, bilingual instruction is the single most effective ESL program. However, these bilingual instruction programs are difficult to staff and have been the target of …

Sac Outreach Bulletin 2007, The South Asia Center

Newsletters from the South Asia Center

SU Abroad - the Indian experience

[Insert Song Lyrics Here]: The Uses And Misuses Of Popular Music Lyrics In Legal Writing, Alex B. Long

Scholarly Works

Legal writers frequently utilize the lyrics of popular music artists to help advance a particular theme or argument in legal writing. And if the music we listen to says something about us as individuals, then the music we, the legal profession as a whole, write about may something about who we are as a profession. A study of citations to popular artists in law journals reveals that, not surprisingly, Bob Dylan is the most popular artist in legal scholarship. The list of names of the other artists rounding out the Top Ten essentially reads like a Who's Who of baby …

What Happened To "Greater China"?: Changing Geopolitics In The China Triangle, Allen Chun

Macalester International

No abstract provided.

The Confucian Continuities Of Chinese Geopolitical Discourse, Andrew Latham

Macalester International

No abstract provided.