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Prostate Cancer Screening Intention Among African American Men: An Instrument Development Study, Susan Anita Baker

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among African American men, and African American men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the world. Limited studies have been conducted that address this critical issue. Existing literature reveals that the primary cause of increased mortality rates of prostate cancer in African American men is lack of participation in prostate cancer screening activities. The purpose of this three-phase study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure prostate cancer screening intention among African American men. …

Peirce On The Passions: The Role Of Instinct, Emotion, And Sentiment In Inquiry And Action, Robert J. Beeson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

One of the least explored areas of C.S. Peirce's wide range of work is his contributions to psychology and the philosophy of mind. This dissertation examines the corpus of this work, especially as it relates to the subjects of mind, habit, instinct, sentiment, emotion, perception, consciousness, cognition, and community. The argument is that Peirce's contributions to these areas of investigation were both highly original and heavily influenced by the main intellectual currents of his time.

An effort has been made to present Peirce's philosophy without apology, within the conceptual framework and idiom of its time, and without appeal to a …

Determining Fort Walton Burial Patterns And Their Relationship Within The Greater Mississippian, Gabrielle Shahramfar

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The objective of my research was to compile all known burial data from the Fort Walton culture located in northwest Florida (A.D. 1000 to contact) to determine any patterns in burial practices. A thorough literature review of all published material was conducted to obtain the burial data. I also reviewed burial practices of other contemporaneous late prehistoric cultures in the Southeast, including the Pensacola and Rood cultures. The burial data clearly indicate that Fort Walton burial practices varied greatly; 14 different burial types were identified from all of the sites. A similar pattern is seen among Pensacola, Rood and Mississippian …

Historical Archaeology Research Designs For Gamble Plantation, Ellenton, Florida, Felicia Bianca Silpa

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is a research design that will serve as a baseline for further research and as a more inclusive interpretation at the Judah P. Benjamin Memorial at the Gamble Plantation Historic State Park in Ellenton, Florida. It reviews the history and archaeology of Robert Gamble's nineteenth-century enslaved labor-worked sugar plantation, focusing on how the demands of this capitalistic enterprise were expressed in the plantation's culture and on the landscape. This thesis reviews the literature on the archaeology of slavery in the United States and the Caribbean to provide a critical lens through which new directions in research might be …

“This Isn’T Like Diphtheria, You Know?”: The Sociocultural Context Of Human Papillomavirus Immunization, Potential Mandates, And Narratives Of Risk Among, Hannah Louise Helmy

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Many in the biomedical community have praised the recently released Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil, for having the potential to significantly reduce the disease burden of cervical cancer and genital warts. However, complex intersections of ideology, morality, and politics have made this new vaccine considerably contested, particularly as public debate has turned to the ethics of state-mandated HPV vaccination for 11-12 year old girls. Subsequently, the extent to which mandatory vaccinations are accepted by parents and implications regarding the infringement of these coercive measures on their rights to make health care decisions for their children has become powerfully positioned in …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss organizational aid, commercial and legislation.

Imbedding Christian Values In The Public Education Setting: Creating A Democratic Classroom Environment, Brook N. Macmillan

Christian Perspectives in Education

This article supports the need for Christian education in the sustainment of democracy and discusses the opportunity for Christian values to be implicitly imbedded into classroom through the creation of a democratic forum. This nation was founded on Christian principles. While the basis of today’s public education setting includes a basic understanding of the core skills (reading, writing and basic arithmetic), these skills alone are not enough for a student to achieve success. A student must also learn, through the education and spiritual process, courage, confidence and life skills in order to survive in today’s society. Furthermore, the ability to …

Stealing Sacraments: What Protestant Educators Can Learn From Other Religious Traditions, Mark A. Lamport

Christian Perspectives in Education

This somewhat provocative article is not a treatise on theological doctrine and interfaith dialogue, but addresses how adherents of various faith traditions practice their faith in ways that can enhance their witness in the world and from which Protestants should learn. The author calls these faith-building religious practices sacraments. He proposes that Protestant educators – whether in faith-based or in public schools which teach religion classes in their curriculum – would be wise to adapt the most effective means of nurturing faith in subscribers to other religious traditions; these means should be incorporated as a supplement to those practices most-commonly …

The “Kaleidoscope Of Life”: Story As Vital For Values Education, Anna L. Cates

Christian Perspectives in Education

Educators and the general American public continue to favor character education programs in public schools, but many are unsure how best to teach values. Currently, and in the past, literature-based approaches to character education have received advocacy because of the values stories contain and because of the nature of story itself. Story is universal and uniquely character-molding and is a time-honored method to fostering understanding. This fact can be gleamed in religious and secular traditions alike, having been used and advocated by as wide array of individuals as Jesus Christ and N. Scott Momaday. Numerous bases—spiritual, historical, psychological, and philosophical—exist …

For The Record: International Crisis Group Report On Somaliland: An Alternative Somali Response, Abdi Ismail Samatar, Ahmed I. Samatar

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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A Thorn In The Sole: Short Story, Ahmed Ismail Yusuf

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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In Siyaad Barre's Prison: A Brief Recollection, Mahamud M. Yahya

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Ethiopian Ethnic Federalism And Regional Autonomy: The Somali Test, Abdi Ismail Samatar

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Civil War, The Land Of Strangers And My Sensibilities: Five Poems, Adan Omar Mohamed, Abdirashid A. Mohamud

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Transition And Leadership: An Editorial, Abdi Ismail Samatar, Ahmed I. Samatar

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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In Limbo: Dependency, Insecurity, And Identity Amongst Somali Refugees In Dadaab Camps, Awa M. Abdi

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Contributors

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Editor's Note

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Dedication

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Table Of Contents

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Cover

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Poem: Qoriga U Garwaaxshey Asagoon Sagalkii Galin, Amina Said Ali

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Appendix

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Transactions With Homeland: Remittance, Saad A. Shire

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Experiences Of Somali Entrepreneurs In The Twin Cities, Hussein M. Samatar

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Somali Mental Health, David Mcgraw Schuchman, Colleen Mcdonald

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Local Lives, Transnational Ties, And The Meaning Of Citizenship: Somali Histories And Herstories From Small Town America, Helga Leitner

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Beginning Again: From Refugee To Citizen, Ahmed I. Samatar

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Educating Immigrant Youth In The United States: An Exploration Of The Somali Case, Lidwien Kapteijns, Abukar Arman

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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Foreword, Ahmed I. Samatar, Lidwien Kapteijns

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

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