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"Keep Going" : African Americans On The Road In The Era Of Jim Crow, Gretchen Sullivan Sorin

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

"Keep Going": African Americans on the Road in the Era of Jim Crow

Translating The Transatlantic : West African Literary Approaches To African American Identity, Kelly Opal Secovnie

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

My dissertation, Translating the Transatlantic: West African Literary Approaches to African American Identity, takes a literary-historical approach to the question of Anglophone West African conceptions of African American identity, an often overlooked topic. It represents an important intervention in the fields of African diaspora and African literary studies, both of which continue to suffer from a US-centric view of Africa, and supplements work done in postcolonial theory and cultural studies to include West African conceptions of cultural translation. My project also examines numerous plays by Ghanaian and Nigerian playwrights to understand the ways that African American characters and culture are …

Leadership As A Performing Art : Leadership Training Pedagogies As Found In Performing Arts Programs In Higher Education, Yoav Kaddar

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The purpose of this study is to present a case in favor of the educational value of performing arts pedagogies beyond the aesthetic training that they offer especially in regard to the field of leadership education.

Unwilling Warriors: An Examination Of The Power To Conscript In Peacetime, Jason Britt

Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy

As military involvement overseas persists, pressure to increase the size of the armed services will continue. While higher bonuses and lower recruiting standards relieve this pressure, these measures may not be enough and an active military draft is an attractive alternative. Indeed, although the military draft has been inactive for nearly thirty years, current U.S. involvement overseas has aroused discussion for reactivation of the military draft. In light of this call to reactive the draft, this Student Comment proposes a framework for analyzing the constitutionality of an active military draft under the Thirteenth Amendment. Specifically, this Comment argues that courts …

The Cultural And Literary Discourse Of War In 20th Century America, Robert Michael Ficociello

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

In The Cultural and Literary Discourse of War in 2oth-century America, war is re-examined and re-historicized from an American perspective. First, war is contextualized in relation to urban studies, anthropology and literature. The dominant model, war is an extension of politics, for the analysis of war is decentered, and politics becomes the extension of war. In respect to America since the Revolutionary War, the nation is literally birthed from war, and the nation becomes an extension of that war. The perpetual re-writing of that war is seen through the discourses of history, politics, and literature. Therefore, the Cold War can …

The Effects Of Parental Influences On College Student Normative Perceptions Of Peer Alcohol Use, Emily Susanne Mowry Dobran

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

There has been speculation as to how college students develop normative descriptive and injunctive perceptions of college student alcohol use. One possible explanation is that parents may be "carriers" of the skewed social norm, passing on their misperceptions of alcohol use to their children (Perkins, 2002).

Spring Commencement, April 26, 2009, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

No abstract provided.

The Singing 'Vice': Music And Mischief In Early English Drama, Maura Giles-Watson

English: Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

And... Action!, Amelia Benner '09

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

Actor Kevin Dunn ’77 gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of a Hollywood blockbuster.

Honors Convocation Speech (Text And Audio), Jonathan Dey

Honorees for Teaching Excellence

No abstract provided.

Voices From The Darkness: A House Of Leaves Experience, Melanie Waltman, '09

Honors Projects

House of Leaves is both a love letter to the written word and a demonstration of its inadequacies, a cautionary tale, a horror story, a romance, a bildungsroman, an eloquent mockery of literary criticism, and much else besides. It incorporates postmodern poly-vocal framing techniques, which are sort of a literary version of Russian nesting dolls, if the dolls all talked to each other and one was a pathological liar and one was claustrophobic and one denied the existence of any other dolls (but even if there were other dolls, this one would tell you, they're all crazy anyway). Granted, it's …

January 2009 Newsletter, Career Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

Career Connections Newsletter

Issue highlights:

• Intern Profile of David Nutt, Class of 2010: He held a production internship with the Ravinia Festival Association during the summer of 2008.
• College vs Work: How to prepare for differences between IWU and work!

Iis Alumni Newsletter 2009, Farhad Daftary, Shellina Karmali

Selected secondary sources and publications with substantial content about AKU

A report from the Institute of Ismaili Studies highlighting key academic achievements, publications, and alumni activities during Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee year, including the launch of Encyclopaedia Islamica, expansion of STEP and GPISH programmes, and global alumni engagement.

Internet Child Protection Registry Acts: Protecting Children, Parents And... Pornographers? Allowing States To Balance The First Amendment With Parents' Rights To Privacy And Sovereignty In The Home, Samuel D. Castor

Catholic University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Youth Civic Engagement For Dialogue And Diversity At The Metropolitan Level, Barry Checkoway

The Foundation Review

· Youth civic engagement can take various forms, of which intergroup dialogue is one. Some forms – such as electoral participation – are inappropriate for young people.

· This article describes Youth Dialogues on Race and Ethnicity in Metropolitan Detroit, the nation’s most segregated metropolitan area.

· High-school-age students participated in intraand intergroup dialogues, metropolitan tours, residential retreats, and community action projects.

· Youth participants increased their knowledge of their own racial and ethnic identities and those of others, increased their awareness and understanding of racism and racial privilege, and developed leadership skills and took actions to challenge racism in …

Sapphire Award Program: Grants And Awards Given, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

An informational document about grants and awards given through the Sapphire Award Program.

University Of South Carolina Discovery Day 2009, University Of South Carolina

Discovery Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.

Cartographie Sociale Des Espaces De Rencontres Des Adolescentes Mariées Ou Non Dans La Zone D'Intervention Du Projet, Gisele Kaboré, Abdoulaye Semde, Lanko Some

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

L’étude sur la cartographie sociale des espaces de rencontres des adolescentes mariées ou non dans les zones d’intervention du projet « Éliminer le mariage des enfants au Burkina : un plan pour la protection, le renforcement et l’action communautaire » s’est déroulée dans les 24 sites du projet. Elle a permis de recenser dans les différentes localités en plus des structures publiques, des groupements, des associations, des ONG et projets, des radios, et des espaces de rencontre des adolescents. Des recommendations formulées pour l’atteinte des objectifs du projet comprennent: la création des espaces de rencontre des adolescent(e)s, la promotion des …

Medieval Romance And British Romanticism: Gender Constructions In Pullman’S "His Dark Materials" And Tolkien’S "The Lord Of The Rings", Emily Elizabeth Howson

Joyce Durham Essay Contest in Women's and Gender Studies

In a 1999 interview, Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials, replied to a question about gender, saying, "Eve is the equal of Adam and shares in whatever it is that happens" (Pullman, Parsons par. 30). J.R.R Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings expressed a different attitude toward male and female. In a letter to his son in 1941, Tolkien wrote, "A man has a lifework, a career ... A young woman, even one 'economically independent' as they say now ... begins to dream of a home, almost at once" (Letters 50). Tolkien's notion of the sexes does …

Nebraska's Economic Future, David Iaquinta, William Wehrbein, Timothy Donahue, James Koehn, Jim Partington, Christopher Decker, Roger Fransecky

Strategic Discussions for Nebraska

Nebraskans like where they live. Young and old, they like the

“sense of place” they feel here. They like being part of the legendary

work ethic. They like the fact that, for the most part, they

feel safe here. They like the fact that Nebraska agriculture helps

to feed and power the world.

But when people from other states ask them where they’re

from, they sound apologetic. The Strategic Discussions for

Nebraska team heard variations on that theme everywhere we

went. Caleb Pollard, Executive Director of the Ord Chamber of

Commerce said it best: “we need for Nebraskans to be …

National Student Advertising Competition: Century Council Binge Drinking Campaign, Volation (Team), Ruth Brown, Bettina Burklund, Stacy James, Zach Janky, Phyllis Larsen, Bruce Mitchell, Chuck Piper, Adam Wagler

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Student Advertising Projects

April 28, 2009 — Advertising students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications took home first place in the District 9 American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition April 24. A first for the program, this win places the team among an elite group of 15 from across the country that will compete for the national title in Washington, D.C., June 4-5. UNL will represent District 9, which includes Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. Judges were unanimous in their decision that the team, Volation, stood far above the other seven teams competing, with a "risky" concept …

Paris Main Street, Josh Hollis

Historic Preservation Final Projects

No abstract provided.

Now & Then (Volume 25, Issue 01, 2009), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, Volume 25, Issue 01, published in 2009. The theme of this issue is Foodways. This issue explores the rich diversity of Appalachian food culture, tracing how Native American, European, and immigrant traditions have blended to shape the region's kitchens, farms, and tables. Articles examine local agriculture, foraging, home cooking, preservation methods, community meals, and restaurant traditions, alongside iconic foods such as cornbread, beans, pork, pepperoni rolls, and candy making. Through stories that connect food to memory, labor, faith, and identity, the issue portrays Appalachian cuisine as dynamic and multicultural, rooted in both historical …

University Of Nebraska- Lincoln: Fact Book 2008-2009

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administration: Reports, Papers, Publications, and Presentations

Fact Book Table of Contents

General Information

UNL Core Values ................................. 4

Role and Mission Statement ................................................................. 5

Institutional & Professional Accreditations ............................................................. 8

UNL Organizational Chart .................................................................. 10

Student Credit Hours

SCH by College and Student Level, Fall & Spring Semesters, 5 Year Trend ....................... 11

SCH by College and Student Level, Fall Semester, 5 Year Trend ......................................... 12

SCH by College and Student Level, Spring Semester, 5 Year Trend .................................... 13

Summer Sessions Student Credit Hours .................................................. 14

Retention, Degrees and Majors

Student Retention & Graduation Rate Analysis ............................................. 15

Total Degrees Conferred by UNL Fiscal Year, 10 …

Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog, 2009-2011, Office Of The Registrar

Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Editorial, Volume 5 - 2009, Ada Long, Dail Mullins

Honors in Practice Online Archive

Table of Contents:

Editorial Policy

Submission Guidelines

Dedication to Earl and Maggie Brown

Editor’s Introduction by Ada Long

Stability in the Context of Change by Hallie E. Savage

Ending in Honors by Samuel Schuman

People Who Think Otherwise by Kevin Donovan

Implementing Honors Faculty Status: An Adventure in Academic Politics by Jesse Peters

Building an Honors Development Board by Scott Carnicom and Philip M. Mathis

Honors Ex Machina: Changing Perceptions of Honors through Horizontal Integration, A Case Study by Timothy L. Hulsey

Separate but Equal: Will it Work for Professional Honors Programs? by Beata M. Jones and Peggy W. Watson …

Separate But Equal: Will It Work For Professional Honors Programs?, Beata M. Jones, Peggy W. Watson

Honors in Practice Online Archive

Developing honors opportunities for students in professional schools can be difficult, as noted by, for example, Giazzoni (2007), Bishop and Sittason (2007) and Noble and Dowling (2007) and also as demonstrated by honors program statistics at Texas Christian University (TCU). Despite the difficulty, high achieving students in professional schools should have the opportunity to benefit from an honors education. According to Bruce (2008), “honors education looks different from other types of education. . . . Honors pushes our comfort zones . . . [and] . . . challenges us to . . . be open to new ideas” (19–29). This …

2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Office of the Registrar: Undergraduate Catalogs (Archived)

Academic catalog for Armstrong Atlantic State University.

Understanding Functional And Symbolic Variation In Rockshelters Of The Caves Branch River Valley Of Western Belize, Central America, Jessica L. Hardy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Performance Anxiety: Medusa, Sex And The First Amendment, Amy M. Adler

Faculty Articles

In this Article, I attempt to solve a First Amendment puzzle by turning to a surprising source. Here is the puzzle: why would the Supreme Court offer robust First Amendment protection to non-obscene pornographic film, while relegating live erotic dance, far less sexually explicit, to the very "perimeter" of First Amendment protection? I suggest that one way to understand this puzzle can be found in the ancient myth of Medusa, the monster Freud interpreted as standing for the castrated female genitals. A direct confrontation with Medusa's stare was deadly. But Perseus slew Medusa by outsmarting her: he looked at her …