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Recent Developments, Florida State University Law Review

Florida State University Law Review

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Cass Mastern, Josiah Royce, And The Envelope Of Responsibility, Joseph Wensink

Robert Penn Warren Studies

In Warren’s All the King’s Men, Jack’s ultimate reconciliation does not come, as most readers see it, from learning to accept full responsibility for his actions where he formerly had none, but rather from his ability to define for himself, through his historical researches and creation of iconic “images,” a clear picture of the boundaries of his responsibility—its burdens as well as its limits. This envelope of responsibility is for Warren thoroughly historical—and envelope whose contours change through time, crucially dependent upon the narration of past events in the present. Jack’s “brass-bound idealism” is, despite his sarcasm, a quite sophisticated …

Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 52(A) As An Ideological Weapon, Bryan L. Adamson

Florida State University Law Review

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Winter Commencement, December 16, 2007, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

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Eastern Michigan University Class Schedule - Winter 2007, Office Of The Registrar

Class Schedules Collection

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Book Review: More Than A Fight Between The Very Rich And The Very Wealthy: The Impact Of The Internet On The Media Consolidation And Ownership Debate, Stephen H. Klitzman

CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Technology Policy (1993-2015)

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Wimax In Africa: A New Frontier, Sandra C. Lee

CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Technology Policy (1993-2015)

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Insights- November 2007, University Relations Staff

Insights

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Insights- March 2007, University Relations Staff

Insights

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Insights- October 2007, University Relations Staff

Insights

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Out Of The Cabbage Patch, Gary R. Brown

Office of Academic Innovation Publications

It is not a secret to readers of EDUCAUSE Review that the challenge of curricular relevance and student engagement in higher education is a national concern. One aspect of this challenge is that students' social networking and technology proclivities are rarely met by conventional curricula and pedagogies. Educators have much to lose if we fail to transform current practice. Just how much we have to lose was profoundly illustrated to me on a recent trip I took to Malawi, Africa, where a group of educators and an affiliate non-governmental organization (NGO) have been working to expand opportunities for Washington State …

Local Approaches To Transnational Corporate Responsibility: Mapping The Role Of Subnational Climate Change Litigation, Hari M. Osofsky

Global Business & Development Law Journal

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On The Comparative Study Of Corruption, Franklin E. Zimring, David T. Johnson

Global Business & Development Law Journal

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From Mice To Men: Genetic Doping In International Sports, Kristin Jo Custer

UC Law SF International Law Review

Elite athletes have a long history of using various doping methods to enhance performance, from ingesting cocaine to injecting growth hormones. The World Anti-Doping Agency has taken a number of steps to rid sports of doping to level the playing field for all athletes. A new frontier in doping, however, is beginning to emerge in the form of genetic doping, whereby athletes may alter their genetic makeup to improve performance and speed recovery from injuries. This note discusses various legal implications and concerns of the rising threat of genetic doping to international sports.

2006 Survey Results For Cs1310: Introduction To Programming Using Media Computation, Aida Gandara

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

In Spring of 2006, the Computer Science Department at the The University of Texas at El Paso began an initiative to offer a course named CS 1310 Introduction to Computing, focused on media computation. The course was directed toward Liberal Arts or non-CS students with the main goal of exposing these students to fundamental concepts of computer science using a highly abstract language called Python. The course was structured similar to that of the CS 1315 Introduction to Media Computation course offered at Georgia Institute of Technology, designed by Associate Professor, Mark Guzdial.

The remainder of this document serves to …

Math Magician: A Study On Distraction And Testing Ability, Brad Fincher, Kate Nelson, Carter Bray

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

The problem with distraction in schools today could be affecting student’s learning. Our hypothesis is that students who are confronted with a distraction do not do as well as students who are not confronted with distractions while doing homework. There was a total of thirty five participants. The procedure was for participants in the experimental group would begin doing a math worksheet and a distraction (cell phone ring tone) would be introduced. For participants in the control group they would do the math worksheet in silence with out distraction. The results showed that the distraction did not affect the participant’s …

I Changed My Mind, Jodi Curtis, Adam Saito

Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Journal

Some might say that college is a time for people to find out what they want to do with the rest of their lives. Students select fields based on their interest, to study and further turn into a career. Some students become unsatisfied with their choice, or even find interest in another field. This leads to students making the decision to change their major and pursue another major. In this paper, it is hypothesized that due to exposure to different, required, general education classes of different fields, students change their majors. Data was collected from students enrolled in capstone classes, …

Northwest Arkansas Area: Point-In-Time Survey (Pit) Of Homeless Persons, Kevin M. Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Miller, Kimberly Gross

Homelessness

The results of the count and survey are used by Northwest Arkansas Housing Coalition and the cities of Bentonville, Springdale, and Rogers to procure funding, make long range planning efforts, promote education on homeless issues, advocate for the homeless, and identify gaps in services so that needs may be addressed appropriately.

Bereavement Rituals In The Muscogee Creek Tribe, Andrea C. Walker, David E. Balk

College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship

A qualitative, collective case study explores bereavement rituals in the Muscogee Creek tribe. Data from interviews with 27 participants, all adult members of the tribe, revealed consensus on participation in certain bereavement rituals. Common rituals included (a) conducting a wake service the night before burial; (b) never leaving the body alone before burial; (c) enclosing personal items and food in the casket; (d) digging graves by hand; (e) each individual throwing a handful of dirt into the grave before covering, called giving a ‘‘farewell handshake’’; (f) covering the grave completely by hand; (g) building a house over the grave; (h) …

College Of Arts & Science Newsletter - 2007, Prairie View A&M University

Newsletter Collections

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Women & Kids Learning Together Summer Camp: An Intensive Learning Experience For Students And Participants, Mary Ann Bokkon, Michelle Glorioso, Jane Olmsted

Gender & Women's Studies Faculty Publications

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Lumen: A Case Study In Domestic Violence, Daisy R. Palompon, Fleoy T. Ysmael, Marylou B. Ong, Emilia N. Bustamante, Ivy Carmela Dacumos

CNU Journal of Higher Education

A case study was done on "Lumen," a wife who is a victim of do­mestic violence with the husband as the perpetrator. Utilizing narrative analysis, the findings, as supported by the propositions of sociological functionalist and feminist theories, revealed that "Lumen" had basically a low self-esteem which later became even lower due to the abuses; her family followed a patriarchal system in which the husband dominates in decision-making and control of the family. She demonstrated an adapta­tion to the abusive condition as an effect to the repeated abuses, and displayed a distorted decision-making ability. The inclusion of her chil­dren in …

Perceptions Of Social Services Among Immigrants, Javier MartíN Panameno, Carlos Morales

Theses Digitization Project

This project focused on immigrants' perceptions of social services and social workers. The study employed the post positivist paradigm. The project was conducted with legal and illegal immigrants who received services at Bilingual Family Counseling Service in the city of Ontario, CA. The study found that the immigrants' perceptions about social service agencies and social workers were multi-determined by at least three elements: knowledge, experiences, and attitudes. The dynamic interaction between experiences and attitudes shaped the immigrants' perceptions. Most of the respondents had a positive attitude toward social workers and social services agencies.

High School Hispanic Dropouts: Beliefs And Attitudes Among Hispanic Parents, Karina Elizabeth Miranda, Vanessa R. Zambrano

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to examine Hispanic parent's beliefs and attitudes about high school Hispanic drop out rates. This study was conducted to better understand the factors that Hispanic parents believe lead to school dropout as well as prevention.

Early Familial Misogyny: Its Impact On Attachment Security And Later Caregiving Behaviors, Debra Dee Kirtland

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to look at the impact of early misogynistic treatment of females on subsequent attachment security and the quality of the later caregiving of their own children. A Misogyny Scale was created for use in this study.

The Disproportionate Representation Of Blacks In The Child Welfare System Of The County Of Los Angeles And Decision-Making Practices Of Child Welfare Workers, Flora Mae Jones

Theses Digitization Project

The focus of this study is the significant and widespread overrepresentation of blacks in the child welfare system. The study specifically addresses the issue in the context of its association with decision-making practice of child welfare workers in the County of Los Angeles.

Structured Decision Making In Adult Protective Services, Joseph Kenneth Lococo, Christy Anne Herff

Theses Digitization Project

The focus of this research project was to evaluate individual stakeholder perceptions of the implementation of Structured Decision Making (SDM) as a tool in risk assessment of elder abuse/neglect case referrals in Riverside County Adult Protective Services (APS). The researchers interviewed ten social workers from Riverside County APS, from line workers up to Deputy Director. Constructivist theory was used to develop a joint construct which indicated that the primary benefit of SDM was consistency. Consistency resulted in safety and proctection of the client, social worker and the agency.

Focus In The Structure Of Concepts In Analytic Discourse, Julia Carlson Merrill

Theses Digitization Project

The primary focus of this thesis was to find out what makes workable topic sentences different from inadequate ones. A group of topic sentences was collected from the author's eight grade students and reviewed.

The Effect Of Social Capital On Group Loan Repayment: Evidence From Field Experiments, Alessandra Cassar, Luke Crowley, Bruce Wydick

Economics Faculty Publications

An important question to microfinance is the relevance of existing social capital in target communities to the performance of group lending. This research presents evidence from field experiments in South Africa and Armenia, in which subjects participate in trust and microfinance games. We present evidence that personal trust between group members and peer homogeneity are more important to group loan repayment than general societal trust or acquaintanceship between members. We also find some evidence of reciprocity: those who have been helped by other group members in the past are more likely to contribute in the future.

Grandma Was Right: Why Cohabitation Undermines Relational Happiness, But Is Increasing Anyway, Bruce Wydick

Economics Faculty Publications

This paper uses a game theoretic model to explain empirical research which has revealed higher relational satisfaction among married couples than cohabiting couples, as well as among married couples who did not cohabit before marriage. Despite these findings, in recent decades cohabitation rates have dramatically increased in both Europe and the United States. Instrumental variables estimations on data from 28 industrialized countries and 50 U.S. states show cohabitation strongly correlated with increases in women’s labor force participation, where a 10 percent increase in women’s labor force participation results in a 6.4 to 14.6 percent increase in cohabitation.