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A Study On Contrastive Rhetoric In English Writing And The Myside Bias / Atiyeh Kamyabi Gol, Atiyeh Kamyabi Gol Aug 2012

A Study On Contrastive Rhetoric In English Writing And The Myside Bias / Atiyeh Kamyabi Gol, Atiyeh Kamyabi Gol

Student Works (2010-2019)

One effective method for conveying one’s thoughts and ideas is through writing. Having the ability to write effectively is important to both achieve and also to demonstrate academic success (Leki and Carson, 1994). Many scholars believe that cultural backgrounds play a vital role in how an individual writes. With the growing number of Iranian students studying overseas, it is necessary to see whether the Persian rhetorical culture does in fact influence students' English writing. In this study, the researcher aims to investigate the style differences between English and Persian writing and to determine whether participating Iranian EFL students transfer Persian …

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Transforming Regular Classroom Instruction To Differentiate For Gifted And Highly Capable Learners, Stephanie Brown Aug 2012

Transforming Regular Classroom Instruction To Differentiate For Gifted And Highly Capable Learners, Stephanie Brown

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative action research study documented the transformation of a small suburban school district from an educational culture focused on minimal levels of achievement reflective of No Child Left Behind to one valuing the continuous progress of all levels of learners. The participant-researcher led teachers in third through seventh grades with instructional program changes in social studies and science that implemented advanced differentiation using a curriculum compacting model. The two-fold purpose of the study explored how teacher engagement in an effective professional development program impacted their practice and disposition toward meeting the needs of gifted learners, while seeking information regarding …

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Schmidtea Mediterranea Planaris As A Novel Animal Model For Investigating The Dynamics Of Nervous System Development In Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Jesse Lowe Aug 2012

Schmidtea Mediterranea Planaris As A Novel Animal Model For Investigating The Dynamics Of Nervous System Development In Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Jesse Lowe

Theses and Dissertations

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a prevalent developmental disease that is caused by excess in utero exposure to ethanol. The importance of timing and dosage of ethanol has been elucidated by previous investigations conducted with humans, rodents, and other model organisms, but challenges associated with determining functional deficiencies have necessitated the introduction of a novel animal model for investigating the dynamics of FASD. In this thesis, we propose that the freshwater flatworm planarian species, Schmidtea mediterranea, has the capability to fulfill this need. Planaria have the ability to completely regenerate fragments into intact, functional animals, and in these studies, …

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Ebsco Library Of Congress Classification Report 2012, Andrée Rathemacher Aug 2012

Ebsco Library Of Congress Classification Report 2012, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

This report lists all periodicals subscribed to in 2012 through EBSCO Subscription Services by the University Libraries, University of Rhode Island. Information provided includes title, ISSN, Library of Congress Classification number and name, and account number (for URI, Pell, or CCE). The list is sorted by LC Classification to better show the journals that support each discipline/subject area. Not included here are titles available through online journal packages and reference databases, which now comprise the majority of the Libraries' subscriptions. The journals listed here are those to which the Libraries subscribe to individually, title-by-title, through EBSCO.

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Cognitive And Metacognitive Strategies In Reading Scientific Texts Among Esl Science Undergraduates / Samsiah Abdul Hamid, Samsiah Abdul Hamid Aug 2012

Cognitive And Metacognitive Strategies In Reading Scientific Texts Among Esl Science Undergraduates / Samsiah Abdul Hamid, Samsiah Abdul Hamid

Student Works (2010-2019)

The present study employed both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques to investigate the pattern of strategy use of high and low English proficiency science learners and the impact of metacognition, English proficiency and scientific prior knowledge on strategy use and reading comprehension of two scientific texts. Research instruments used include Metacognitive Awareness inventory (Schraw and Dennison, 1994), an 80-item Scientific Text Academic Reading Strategy (STARS) inventory, Scientific Prior Knowledge inventory, two scientific texts of different syntactic difficulty and topic familiarity, and three different measures of reading comprehension of scientific texts. Think-aloud methods and retrospective interviews were utilized to collect …

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Book Reviews, Criticism Editors Aug 2012

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

Michel Foucault and the Subversion of Intellect (Karlis Racevskis) (Reviewed by Michael Sprinker, SUNY--Stony Brook)

Michel Foucault: Social Theory as Transgression (Charles C. Lemert) (Reviewed by Michael Sprinker, SUNY--Stony Brook)

Michel Foucault: Beyond Structuralism and Hermeneutics (Hubert L. Dreyfus and Paul Rabinow) (Reviewed by Michael Sprinker, SUNY--Stony Brook)

Jane Austen: New Perspectives (Janet Todd) (Reviewed by Julia L. Epstein, Drexel University)

Bread and Circuses: Theories of Mass Culture as Social Decay (Patrick Brantlinger) (Reviewed by Martha Vicinus, University of Michigan)

The Land Before Her: Fantasy and Experience of the American Frontiers, 1630-1860 (Annette Kolodny) (Reviewed by Mitchell Breitwieser, The University …

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Book Reviews, Criticism Editors Aug 2012

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

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The Snarling Muse: Verbal and Visual Political Satire from Pope to Churchill (Vincent Carretta) (Reviewed by Ronald Paulson, Yale University)

Romantic Re-Vision: Culture and Consciousness in Nineteenth-Century American Painting and Literature (Bryan Jay Wolf) (Reviewed by Eric J. Sundquist, University of California, Berkeley)

Confidence Men and Painted Women: A Study of Middle-Class Culture in America, 1830-1870 (Karen Halttunen) (Reviewed by Eric J. Sundquist, University of California, Berkeley)

The World, The Text and The Critic (Edward W. Said) (Reviewed by Alison Light, University of Sussex)

Faulkner: The House Divided (Eric J. Sundquist) (Reviewed by Nina Schwartz, University of Southern California)

A …

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Book Reviews, Criticism Editors Aug 2012

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

Powers of Horror. An Essay on Abjection (Julia Kristeve) (Reviewed by Cynthia Chase, Cornell University)

Desire in Language. A Semiotic Approach to Literature and Art (Julia Kristeve) (Reviewed by Cynthia Chase, Cornell University)

Representations of Revolution (1789-1820) (Ronald Paulson) (Reviewed by Regenia Gagnier, Stanford University)

The Hegelian Aftermath. Readings in Hegel, Kierkegaard, Freud, Proust, and James (Henry Sussman) (Reviewed by Russell A. Berman, Stanford University)

T. S. Eliot and the Poetics of Literary History (Gregory S. Jay) (Reviewed by Charles Baxter, Wayne State University)

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Report: The Illinois State University Faculty-Staff Newsletter, August 7, 2012, Illinois State University Aug 2012

Report: The Illinois State University Faculty-Staff Newsletter, August 7, 2012, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

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Officialization And Linguistic Acculturation Of Spanish In The United States Catholic Church, Antonio Medina-Rivera Aug 2012

Officialization And Linguistic Acculturation Of Spanish In The United States Catholic Church, Antonio Medina-Rivera

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Faculty Publications

The present investigation brings to light some of the changes associated with the use of English and Spanish in the US Catholic Church. The first part is an examination of the process of officialization from a historical perspective, acknowledging the impact of some groups or associations in the use of vernacular la!_lguages within the Church. The second part examines the role of acculturation during this process of officialization; and the final section analyzes the use of inclusive language in the Church, as an attempt to have a more gender-balanced institution. These three elements serve to provide a more complete perspective …

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Mythcon 43 - Across The Continents: Myths And Legends From Europe And Asia Meet And Mingle, The Mythopoeic Society Aug 2012

Mythcon 43 - Across The Continents: Myths And Legends From Europe And Asia Meet And Mingle, The Mythopoeic Society

Mythcon Programs

Elements from non-Western/nonsEuropean fantasy traditions have a growing presence in modern fantasy literature, either intact or blended with Western themes and images. Mythcon 43 will explore the roots of this cross-pollination, and how it continues to unfold and enrich mythopoeic literature.

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The Neural Substrates Of Complex Argument Structure Representations: Processing “Alternating Transitivity” Verbs, Aya Meltzer-Asscher, Julia Schuchard, Dirk B. Den Ouden, Cynthia K. Thompson Aug 2012

The Neural Substrates Of Complex Argument Structure Representations: Processing “Alternating Transitivity” Verbs, Aya Meltzer-Asscher, Julia Schuchard, Dirk B. Den Ouden, Cynthia K. Thompson

Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Articles and Research

This study examines the neural correlates of processing verbal entries with multiple argument structures using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We compared brain activation in response to “alternating transitivity” verbs, corresponding to two different verbal alternates—one transitive and one intransitive—and simple verbs, with only one, intransitive, thematic grid. Fourteen young healthy participants performed a lexical decision task with the two verb types. Results showed significantly greater activation in the angular and supramarginal gyri (Brodmann areas (BAs) 39 and 40) extending to the posterior superior and middle temporal gyri bilaterally, for alternating compared to simple verbs. Additional activation was detected in …

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The Effect Of Study Abroad On The Development Of Intercultural Sensitivity Among Mainland Chinese High School Students, Chenfang Hao Aug 2012

The Effect Of Study Abroad On The Development Of Intercultural Sensitivity Among Mainland Chinese High School Students, Chenfang Hao

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examined the effect of year-long study abroad program on the development of intercultural sensitivity among the Mainland Chinese high school students. The sample consisted of 50 study abroad participants and 50 students on home campus. The instrument Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) was employed to assess the intercultural sensitivity level of Mainland Chinese students before and after study abroad experience. The paired samples t-test results reveal that study abroad students did not make statistically significant gains in the overall intercultural sensitivity through participation in the year-long study abroad program. Although there were statistically significant differences in the posttest ethnorelative …

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Deafdigest: Gold Edition, August 5, 2012, Barry Strassler Aug 2012

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, August 5, 2012, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2012

No abstract provided.

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, August 5, 2012, Barry Strassler Aug 2012

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, August 5, 2012, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2012

No abstract provided.

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Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, August 4, 2012, University Of South Florida Aug 2012

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, August 4, 2012, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

King O'Neal Scholars - Brooke Dosal, Diane Florez, and Haimanti Mitra; Honorary Doctor of Engineering - Harvey L. Kaylie; President's Fellow Medallion - Lee E. Arnold, Jr.; Outstanding Graduate - Demelza K. Hays

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The Social Identity Of Wales In Question: An Analysis Of Culture, Language, And Identity In Cardiff, Bangor, And Aberystwyth, Clara Martinez Aug 2012

The Social Identity Of Wales In Question: An Analysis Of Culture, Language, And Identity In Cardiff, Bangor, And Aberystwyth, Clara Martinez

Fulbright Grantee Projects

The Fulbright Commission Wales Summer Institute is a six-week cultural and academic program held at three internationally renowned universities: Cardiff University, Bangor University, and Aberystwyth University. This reflective journal portfolio, completed as part of the academic coursework, shares Martinez's personal experience as a participant in the program. Composed in a style that offers a balance between academic and reflective writing, the journal entries focus on a specific theme: the social identity of Welsh people.

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An Acoustic Analysis Of Elements Of Contrastive Stress Produced By 8 To 10-Year-Old Children, Nicole Michelle Clover Aug 2012

An Acoustic Analysis Of Elements Of Contrastive Stress Produced By 8 To 10-Year-Old Children, Nicole Michelle Clover

Theses and Dissertations

Contrastive stress is an aspect of communication that can be used to highlight information, de-accent redundant information, and create distinctions between new and previously-provided information. Previous research has documented that adult speakers use relative changes in their vocal intensity, fundamental frequency (F0), and duration to mark contrastive stress in a sentence. However, less is understood about how and when children mark contrastive stress in their communication, thus the current study aims to examine a number of acoustic elements of contrastive stress in 8 to 10-year-old children. Speech samples were elicited from 20 children and analyzed to determine if the acoustic …

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Summer Commencement: August 3, 2012, University Of North Dakota Aug 2012

Summer Commencement: August 3, 2012, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 3, 2012.

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I Am Error, Nathan Altice Aug 2012

I Am Error, Nathan Altice

Theses and Dissertations

I Am Error is a platform study of the Nintendo Family Computer (or Famicom), a videogame console first released in Japan in July 1983 and later exported to the rest of the world as the Nintendo Entertainment System (or NES). The book investigates the underlying computational architecture of the console and its effects on the creative works (e.g. videogames) produced for the platform. I Am Error advances the concept of platform as a shifting configuration of hardware and software that extends even beyond its ‘native’ material construction. The book provides a deep technical understanding of how the platform was programmed …

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Designing A Russian Language Learning Course For Brigham Young University Independent Study, Jacob R. Burdis Aug 2012

Designing A Russian Language Learning Course For Brigham Young University Independent Study, Jacob R. Burdis

Theses and Dissertations

In 2010, Brigham Young University Independent Study (BYU IS) sponsored a development project for the creation of a second-year high school Russian language learning course. The objectives of the course were to implement the five standards for foreign language learning as constituted by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities. The design project is an attempt to implement these principles in an independent distance learning course, with particular emphasis on encouraging meaningful communicative learning in authentic, real-world tasks and contexts. The product of the design is a course deliverable completely online through …

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Book Reviews, Criticism Editors Aug 2012

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

The Turning Key: Autobiography and the Subjective Impulse since 1800 (Jerome Hamilton Buckley) (Reviewed by Regenia Gagnier, Stanford University)

Being in the Text: Self-Representation from Wordsworth to Roland Barthes (Paul Jay) (Reviewed by Regenia Gagnier, Stanford University)

Vision and Revision: Coleridge's Art of Immanence (Jean-Pierre Mileur) (Reviewed by Susan J. Wolfson, Rutgers University, New Brunswick)

Style and Consciousness in Middle English Narrative (John M. Ganim) (Reviewed by Donald R. Howard, Stanford University)

Story and Situation: Narrative Seduction and the Power of Fiction (Ross Chambers) (Reviewed by William Beatty Warner, SUNY / Buffalo)

Literature and Insubstantiality in Later Eighteenth-Century England (Fredric …

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The Effect Of Tacit Knowledge For Effective Teaching And Learning Processes Among Lecturers At The Delta State University, Abraka, Rexwhite Tega Enakrire, Ndubuisi Gloria Uloma Aug 2012

The Effect Of Tacit Knowledge For Effective Teaching And Learning Processes Among Lecturers At The Delta State University, Abraka, Rexwhite Tega Enakrire, Ndubuisi Gloria Uloma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study was carried out to look at the effect of tacit knowledge for effective teaching and learning processes among lecturers at the Delta State University, Abraka. The review of related literature were sourced and discussed in detail under the following concepts: concepts of tacit knowledge, history of tacit knowledge, types of ICTs/technologies used by lecturers for tacit knowledge sharing, the use of tacit knowledge by lecturers in their teaching and learning processes, benefits of tacit knowledge for effective teaching and learning process, factors militating against the effective use of tacit knowledge among lecturers. A descriptive survey research design was …

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Electronic Surveillance--Grand Jury Contemnor Denied Suppression Hearing (In Re Persico), Christopher R. Belmonte Aug 2012

Electronic Surveillance--Grand Jury Contemnor Denied Suppression Hearing (In Re Persico), Christopher R. Belmonte

St. John's Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Book Reviews, Criticism Editors Aug 2012

Book Reviews, Criticism Editors

Criticism

Strange Power of Speech: Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Literary Possession (Susan Eilenberg) (Reviewed by Margaret Russett, University of Southern California)

William Wordsworth: Intensity and Achievement (Thomas McFarland) (Reviewed by Margaret Russett, University of Southern California)

Tennyson and the Text (Gerhard Joseph) (Reviewed by W. David Shaw, Victoria College, University of Toronto)

The Critics Bear It Away: American Fiction and the Academy (Frederick Crews) (Reviewed by Peter Erickson, Clark Art Institutute)

The Dialectics of Our America: Genealogy, Cultural Critique, and Literary History (José David Saldívar) (Reviewed by Leslie Bary, Louisiana State University)

A History of Russian Literature (Victor Terras) (Reviewed by Irina …

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Book Reviews, Criticism Editors Aug 2012

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Criticism

Tradition Counter Tradition: Love and the Form of Fiction (Joseph Allen Boone) (Reviewed by Linda Kauffman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)

Nostalgia and Sexual Difference: The Resistance to Contemporary Feminism (Janice Doane and Devon Hodges) (Reviewed by Sally Shuttleworth, University of Leeds)

Patte,."s of Intention: On the Historical Explanation of Pictures (Michael Baxandall) (Reviewed by Ann Bermingham, University of California, Irvine)

Theatrical Legitimation: Allegories of Genius in Seventeenth-Century England and France (Timothy Murray) (Reviewed by Jonathan Goldberg, The John Hopkins University)

Reconstructing Individualism. Autonomy, Individuality, and the Self in Western Thought (Thomas C. Heller, Morton Sansa, and David E. …

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On Sharing The Benefits Of Communication, Efthymios Athanasiou, Santanu Dey, Giacomo Valletta Aug 2012

On Sharing The Benefits Of Communication, Efthymios Athanasiou, Santanu Dey, Giacomo Valletta

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

We put forward a model of private goods with externalities. Agents derive benefit from communicating with each other. In order to communicate they need to have a language in common. Learning languages is costly. In this setting no individually rational and feasible Groves mechanism exists. We characterize the best-in-class feasible Groves mechanism and the best-in-class individually rational Groves mechanism.

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The Relationship Between Legal And Extra-Legal Factors: How Judges Come To Make Their Decisions In Domestic Violence Cases, Ioulia Koublitskaia Aug 2012

The Relationship Between Legal And Extra-Legal Factors: How Judges Come To Make Their Decisions In Domestic Violence Cases, Ioulia Koublitskaia

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to understand how Trial Court Judges in state and city courts make decisions in domestic violence cases. The researcher examined the relationship between legal (e.g., evidence) and extra-legal factors (e.g., preconceived biases and behaviors related to judicial decision-making) using a qualitative research design. A case study of multiple locations in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes was used whereby a purposive sample of 17 current civil, municipal, and criminal court judges were interviewed. Judicial decision-making strategies were studied via face-to-face interviews, courtroom observations, and content analysis of courtroom communications (e.g., speech, written text, interviews, images, etc.). …

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Artifacts, Lacar E. Musgrove Aug 2012

Artifacts, Lacar E. Musgrove

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Dos Erres: A Second Trial For Guatemalan Former Dictator Efraã­N Rã­Os Montt, Louisa Reynolds Aug 2012

Dos Erres: A Second Trial For Guatemalan Former Dictator Efraã­N Rã­Os Montt, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

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