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Se Vosea En Costa Rica, Elizabeth Horta Apr 2010

Se Vosea En Costa Rica, Elizabeth Horta

Pitzer Senior Theses

Something happens visiting a Spanish speaking country, where linguistic characteristics are not uniform throughout the country or region. Specifically, this research emerged from lack of knowledge of the pronoun vos, to acquire information to its introduction in the country of Costa Rica, its use, and variants, and the reasoning behind its prevalence in metropolitan regions, and certain regions around the Pitzer College Firestone Center.

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Late Woodland (Ca. 1000 - 1740 Ce) Foraging Patterns Of The Lenape And Their Neighbors In The Delaware Valley, Marshall Joseph Becker Apr 2010

Late Woodland (Ca. 1000 - 1740 Ce) Foraging Patterns Of The Lenape And Their Neighbors In The Delaware Valley, Marshall Joseph Becker

Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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The Banner - V. 145, No. 4 - (April 2010), Christian Reformed Church In North America Apr 2010

The Banner - V. 145, No. 4 - (April 2010), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

6 - Editorial: Numerical Nonsense? by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Life Is Like Cheese by Jay Knochenhauer / 8 - IMHO: Ending the U.S. Embargo of Cuba by Catherine Cooper / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 10 - CRC News: More on the CRC’s response to the Haiti earthquake / 16 - When to Stop Being a Christian by Stephen De Wit / 19 - Leadership: Becoming Earthkeepers by Kate Kooyman / 20 - Cremation by Al Hoksbergen / 22 - Haiti Earthquake / 26 - Dear Reader: What Do You Want to …

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Veni, Vidi, Wiki: Expertise As Knowledge And A Technocratic Generation, Marc A. Ouellette Apr 2010

Veni, Vidi, Wiki: Expertise As Knowledge And A Technocratic Generation, Marc A. Ouellette

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

This project stems from two intersecting strands. The statement, "I can always find out," neatly summarizes the intersection. Not surprisingly, it has two distinct but simultaneous meanings. The first, in which "always" means "every time," considers the ways in which the ability to find knowledge has become synonymous with expertise and examines the elements that have fostered this situation. In this regard, factors such as the range of software and hardware--from Wikipedia and FAQs to cellphones and Ipods--which anticipate or "think" for the user but also require constant updating are both rationale and outcome for their youthful consumers. When combined …

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Otterbein Aegis Spring 2010, Otterbein Aegis Apr 2010

Otterbein Aegis Spring 2010, Otterbein Aegis

Aegis: The Otterbein Humanities Journal

Contents: Editors’ Introduction; Interview with Dr. William Ian Miller; Articles: “My Body is a Pebble”: Death Drive, Repression, and Freeing the Self in Sylvia Plath’s Ariel – Stephanie Freas; China’s Quest for Natural Resources: The Environmental Impact on Africa – Will Ferrall; Soviet, Japanese, and American Relations with China, 1949-1972: China’s Quest for Power through Foreign Policy – Brianna Joslyn; Creative Integrity Despite Oppression: Soviet Realism and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 – Ruthann Elder; Uncovering the Politics of Hierarchy in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things – Vicki Mullins; Ethnocentrism and Prejudice in Politics: Deconstructing the Myth of the …

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The Potential Return Of Nationalism In Iraq, Jeffrey Knapp Apr 2010

The Potential Return Of Nationalism In Iraq, Jeffrey Knapp

Political Science Theses and Capstones

Over the past decade, Iraq has experienced a tremendous amount of change from once being a dictatorial regime to becoming a new and developing democracy. Iraq is dominantly composed of three main and distinct groups known as the Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds. This paper attempts examine whether or not, Iraqi individuals see themselves first and foremost as Iraqis or as being Muslims first. There has been little research conducted that specifically examines the relationship between nationalism and ethnic identity in Iraq. However, some research suggests that most Iraqis see themselves as being Iraqi first instead of being Muslim first. This …

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Reflections On Culturally Responsive Teaching: Embedding Theory Into Practices Of Instructional And Behavioral Support, Randall De Pry, Elaine Cheesman Apr 2010

Reflections On Culturally Responsive Teaching: Embedding Theory Into Practices Of Instructional And Behavioral Support, Randall De Pry, Elaine Cheesman

Journal of Praxis in Multicultural Education

This paper offers reflections on the embedding of culturally responsive teaching practices into Response-to-Intervention (RtI) and School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS) models. These types of systemic change models are increasingly being adopted by schools to address academic achievement and to foster a positive school climate. Moreover, they hold promise for addressing the disproportionality that many students who are culturally and linguistically diverse students experience in our schools. Following a review of the existing literature on systemic change, three guiding principles are offered that demonstrate how culturally responsive teaching can be embedded into models of instructional and behavioral support.

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Expressive Writing: A Technique For Improving Communication In Individuals With Autism And Related Disorders, Taryn G. Aldrich Apr 2010

Expressive Writing: A Technique For Improving Communication In Individuals With Autism And Related Disorders, Taryn G. Aldrich

Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects (Full IR Collection)

This capstone provides a survey of personally expressive writing approaches in psychology and composition and rhetoric, followed by an overview of symptoms and treatments of autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and ReH Syndrome. A series of graduated expressive writing exercises is proposed to facilitate communication in individuals with autism spectrum disorders. These exercises are intended to serve as a complement to traditional autism therapies.

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If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch Apr 2010

If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

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Columns Spring 2010, Southern Adventist University Apr 2010

Columns Spring 2010, Southern Adventist University

Alumni Newsletter

Features the article "Creation Across the Curriculum". Six professors integrate the Biblical story of creation into their classes in creative and inspirational ways.

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Concealing Screens: Consent, Control And The Desiring User, Kirsty Best Apr 2010

Concealing Screens: Consent, Control And The Desiring User, Kirsty Best

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

This article traces the contemporary cultural history of consent to information control. It argues that in order to begin to understand why people consent to the loss of control over their digital devices we need to see users as desiring subjects positioned at a cultural moment where the digital information screen has been enlisted as a central driver of both utility and pleasure, but where its architectural ability for additional functional control remains obscured.

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The Biopolitical Unconscious: Not-All Persons Are Political, Ross G. Shields Apr 2010

The Biopolitical Unconscious: Not-All Persons Are Political, Ross G. Shields

Media and Cultural Studies Honors Projects

It is a tenet of post-structuralist theory that discursive series fail in their attempts to constitute themselves as totalities. A system can fail in two distinct ways—from Kant’s dynamic and mathematic failures of reason, to Jacques Lacan’s equation of the two failures of language with the two failures (male and female) of sex. Biopolitical theory offers the most recent account of failure and collapse, now on the geopolitical scale. Given that the biopolitical subject too is sexed, this thesis asks the question: How does biopolitics fail? Franz Kafka’s aborted novels offer a premonition to a possible answer.

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Sntv In Afghanistan: Is There A Better Option?, Sara T. Ghadiri Apr 2010

Sntv In Afghanistan: Is There A Better Option?, Sara T. Ghadiri

Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research

Afghanistan is a country of turmoil, as it has been for the last five decades. This sets a precarious stage for political development, especially in the realm of creating a stable and efficient electoral system. Currently, Afghanistan is one of four countries that use the Single Non-Transferable Vote system. Issues of ethnic, linguistic, and geographic cleavages; war and instability in everyday life; lack of developed political culture; lack of education; and gender inequality are of importance in this case. The overall conclusion for Afghanistan is that SNTV adequately addresses only gender inequality and partly ethnic cleavages. A better choice might …

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2010): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Apr 2010

Vol. 33 No. 1 (2010): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Front Matter for the Vol. 33, No 1-Apr 2010 edition of the Pacific Studies Journal.

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How Great Is America's Tolerance For Judicial Bias - An Inquiry Into The Supreme Court's Decisions In Caperton And Citizens United, Their Implications For Judicial Elections, And Their Effect On The Rule Of Law In The United States, Norman L. Green Apr 2010

How Great Is America's Tolerance For Judicial Bias - An Inquiry Into The Supreme Court's Decisions In Caperton And Citizens United, Their Implications For Judicial Elections, And Their Effect On The Rule Of Law In The United States, Norman L. Green

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

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The Effectiveness Of Content-Based Instruction In Literature-Based Esl Reading Classes., Uma Rani A Rethina Velu Apr 2010

The Effectiveness Of Content-Based Instruction In Literature-Based Esl Reading Classes., Uma Rani A Rethina Velu

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study investigates the effectiveness of CBI in Literature-based ESL Reading Classes in an urban Primary School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The researcher used quantitative method to collect the data, which were analysed using SPSS (Statistical Packages for Social Sciences), version 16. Sixty students were the subjects for this study. The data for this study was gathered via three questionnaires and 3 tests. Findings revealed that the students, who had medium and low proficiency levels in English, had a positive attitude towards the use of CBI in the teaching and learning process in the reading classes. The CBI approach was …

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Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Melalui Aktiviti Lakonan Di Kalangan Pelajar Sekolah Menengah., Azani Ismail Apr 2010

Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Melalui Aktiviti Lakonan Di Kalangan Pelajar Sekolah Menengah., Azani Ismail

Student Works (2010-2019)

This dissertation aims at investigating the role of role play in assisting Malay student to learn Arabic Language. The respondents of this study comprise the form four student of SMKA KL. This study focuses on the role play activity during the teaching and learning session of Arabic Language as well as the student communication skill. The objective of this study is to identify the student perception toward role play activity in learning Arabic in order to enhance the Arabic proficiency among them in four aspects namely, vocabulary, phonetics, sentence structure and communication strategies. Morever, this study also examines the level …

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Sistem Fonetik Dan Fonologi Bahasa Melayu Dan Bahasa Perancis : Satu Analisis Kontrastif Dan Analisis Kesilapan., Roshidah Hassan Apr 2010

Sistem Fonetik Dan Fonologi Bahasa Melayu Dan Bahasa Perancis : Satu Analisis Kontrastif Dan Analisis Kesilapan., Roshidah Hassan

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study was undertaken to investigate the similarities and differences of the Malay and French sound systems and to identify what are the problems faced by Malay students when pronouncing the French words. This research also aims to help teachers involved in the teaching of French in Malaysia to have better understanding of what and why Malay students have problems in producing the French sounds. The Contrastive Analysis was conducted based on the approach proposed by Robert Lado (1957). The phonetics and phonological systems of both languages are described systematically and then compared to see the similarities and differences …

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Masalah Penterjemahan Kolokasi Bahasa Arab Ke Bahasa Melayu : Satu Kajian Teks Tafsir., Saifullah Kamalie Apr 2010

Masalah Penterjemahan Kolokasi Bahasa Arab Ke Bahasa Melayu : Satu Kajian Teks Tafsir., Saifullah Kamalie

Student Works (2010-2019)

Collocation is a universal linguistic phenomenon and has been a common concern among linguists, lexicographers as well as language pedagogues and those involved in translation works. Arabic language has paid special attention to collocation usage, although in the early days it had not been recognized nor termed as collocation. Arabic collocations have existed in the Jahiliah poetry, or Islamic texts such as the Holy Qur’an as well as in language and literature books. This thesis characterizes collocations in the Arabic language, by classifying grammatical and semantic distributional patterns of collocations and investigates the problems of its translation into Malay language. …

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Media Representation Of The Disabled : A Critical Discourse Approach., Ang Pei Soo Apr 2010

Media Representation Of The Disabled : A Critical Discourse Approach., Ang Pei Soo

Student Works (2010-2019)

This dissertation analyses the media representation of the social images of the disabled community in Malaysia using a critical discourse approach. It involves an analysis of 179 texts from a mainstream press, The Star, dated 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. Adopting Norman Fairclough’s 3-Dimensional framework (1995), the study examines the textual and intertextual features of texts. The former focuses on lexical choices namely euphemism, evaluative terms and metaphorical expressions; the latter reviews the inclusion of discourse representation and the texturing of charity discourse in news and articles published. Findings reveal that the disabled self has been misrepresented by …

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Abu Hayyan : Peranan Dan Kesannya Terhadap Nahu Arab., Abdul Hamid Sulaiman Apr 2010

Abu Hayyan : Peranan Dan Kesannya Terhadap Nahu Arab., Abdul Hamid Sulaiman

Student Works (2010-2019)

This research is aimed to analyse the role of Abu Hayyan, a well-known scholar and expert of Arabic Grammar. He was a neutral mujtahid, capable of solving the intricacies of Arabic Grammar through the processes of tarjih, dissection, summarisation, rearrangement, composition, tafsir and ijtihad. Although he lived in an era of thousands of scholars and experts, his teachings was accepted by the community. Andalusia, the cradle of knowledge of the Islamic civilization at the time contributed immensely to Abu Hayyan’s development. His journeys throughout Northern Africa reinforced his knowledge gained in Andalusia, his wisdom attracted scholars and students alike at …

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Lexical Errors In The Written Compositions Of Thai Efl Students., Jehsuhana Suetae Apr 2010

Lexical Errors In The Written Compositions Of Thai Efl Students., Jehsuhana Suetae

Student Works (2010-2019)

This research examines the lexical errors in the written work of fifty forthyear students at Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Pattani campus, majoring in English from both the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The aim of this study is to investigate the types of lexical errors produced by Thai EFL students. This study also attempts to explain the possible causes of lexical errors in terms of interlingual and intralingual errors. Procedures for an error analysis study are adapted from Corder (1974). The lexical errors classified in this study are based on lexical classifications proposed …

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Language Choice Of Bidayuh Graduates In Kuching-Samarahan Division., Norazuna Norahim Apr 2010

Language Choice Of Bidayuh Graduates In Kuching-Samarahan Division., Norazuna Norahim

Student Works (2010-2019)

This dissertation describes the language choice patterns of Bidayuh graduates in an urban setting. It demonstrates the interaction between macro-sociological modifications with changes in language choice patterns of the Bidayuh community, an ethnic minority located in East Malaysia. The motivation for the study is driven by the need to ascertain the direction of the changing language choice patterns of its community members, and the extent to which it is threatening the position of the mother tongue. Despite having a population of approximately 170,000 speakers, the Bidayuh language displays characteristics of a “threatened” language. The proximity of the Bidayuh speech community …

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Wacana Cerita Dalam Al-Qur'an : Satu Kajian Dalam Surah Al-Kahf., Ahmad Fikri Haji Husin Apr 2010

Wacana Cerita Dalam Al-Qur'an : Satu Kajian Dalam Surah Al-Kahf., Ahmad Fikri Haji Husin

Student Works (2010-2019)

Surah al-Kahf is a distinctive surah that looks into the narrative discourse through retrospections of some of the most amazing tales that had ever happened in the history of human civilisation and customs. It has 110 verses comprising four main stories: The Story of Asha:b al-Kahf (Cave Dwellers), The Story of Sa:hib al- Jannatayn (Owner of Two Orchards), The Story of the Meeting of Prophet Musa (Moses) and Khidr, and The Story of Dhul-Qarnain. This surah also tells a few anecdotes on the sideline that consist of idioms and comparisons through short tales of arrogance and devil’s deceptions, the consequences …

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Baring The Brain As Well As The Soul: Milan Kundera's The Joke, Yvonne Howell Apr 2010

Baring The Brain As Well As The Soul: Milan Kundera's The Joke, Yvonne Howell

Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Faculty Publications

In what follows, I will argue that two current theories about how our minds ascribe intentional psychological states to other people (so-called Theory of Mind) as well as to non-personal events that happen to us (a proposed Existential Theory of Mind) provide a rich interpretive framework for understanding the social and historical context of Kundera’s innovative aesthetics.

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Museum Education And The Climate Of Accountability, Rebecca J. Manuel Apr 2010

Museum Education And The Climate Of Accountability, Rebecca J. Manuel

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

This study examines how the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002’s accountability mandates for public schools have affected museum education programs in a large, Midwestern city. For this multi-method study, relevant educational materials were analyzed, and fourteen educational professionals affected by the relationship between museums and public schools were interviewed. As public schools are increasingly pressured to increase student test scores, cuts in fieldtrip attendance are seen as justifiable, since these experiences do not directly result in students’ making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on standardized tests. To remain relevant to these new goals for public education, many museums …

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Teaching To The World: The Internationalization Of A College Of Education In The United States, Elizabeth M. Robbins Apr 2010

Teaching To The World: The Internationalization Of A College Of Education In The United States, Elizabeth M. Robbins

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

This study illustrates the presence and importance of an international perspective for educators in higher education. Taking into consideration the growth of internationalization in higher education, it is necessary to observe how Schools of Education incorporate that focus into their curriculum. In this study, the panelist investigates the extent to which a university School of Education in the United States has internationalized the curriculum for educators, both in theoretical discussions and in practice. The questions at hand are to discover how a school of education incorporates an international focus to the curriculum. What challenges do they encounter? What is the …

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The Statewide Standard, Spring 2010, College Of Education Apr 2010

The Statewide Standard, Spring 2010, College Of Education

The Statewide Standard

No abstract provided.

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Coloured Identity In The Rainbow Nation: Historical Narratives Of The Durban Coloured Community, Olivia Greene Apr 2010

Coloured Identity In The Rainbow Nation: Historical Narratives Of The Durban Coloured Community, Olivia Greene

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

South Africa is working to come to terms with the residual effects of institutionalized racist policies that governed all aspects of its citizens’ lives during Apartheid. One struggle individuals and communities must wage is to define how they see their own racial identity in a post-Apartheid South Africa. There are many questions to ask. Is race no longer pertinent, or does it have a past that must be earnestly engaged and challenged, or does it constitute eternally fixed boundaries embodying cultural norms and biological traits? I, as I show in this paper, see the concept of race itself as a …

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Causation, Agency, And Law In Antiphon: On Some Subtleties In The Second Tetralogy, Joel Mann Apr 2010

Causation, Agency, And Law In Antiphon: On Some Subtleties In The Second Tetralogy, Joel Mann

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

That no one can or should be convicted in a law court on pollution charges is, I suggest, the implicit message of Antiphon’s second Tetralogy. More than a mere rhetorical exercise, Antiphon offers us a rational and compelling critique of religious law and of legal responsibility generally. In so doing, he anticipates modern puzzles in the philosophy of law as well as some of their more sophisticated solutions. A work not only of ingenious skepticism but also of considerable subtlety, the second Tetralogy should be considered the product of a philosopher who made perhaps the most substantial extant contribution to …

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