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Persistent Culinary Traditions In Rural Southern West Virginia, James Seth Davidson

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The Appalachian region is home to a number of culinary traditions that are, in many ways, unique to the area. These traditions have persisted in a nation whose food ways are becoming largely homogenized. Using primary sources from Southern West Virginia such as historic cookbooks, archived newspaper articles, and personal interviews this research depicts a unique regional rural food tradition that has survived in many forms to this day. Comparisons are made to other regional rural diets, as well as well documented historic trends in traditional erosion as seen at the national urban and suburban levels, to support not only …

A Remote Sensing And Gis-Based Wetland Analysis In Canaan Valley, West Virginia, Yisha Shi

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

With the increasing influence in climate change and human activity, more and more people have begun to recognize the benefits of wetlands. However, there was a continuous annual net loss in the wetlands area since 1980s. Many programs have been implemented to monitor the status and trend of wetlands recently. In West Virginia, the wetlands area is a small portion of the State’s land, but it plays a key role in the whole ecosystem. This research aimed to detect the land cover and vegetation changes focusing on Canaan Valley area, which represents the greatest wetlands area of West Virginia. Remote …

Numeric Index To Faculty Senate Recommendations, Marshall University

Recommendations

No abstract provided.

Steve Jobs' Moment Of Silence, Janet Dooley

SOJMC Faculty Research

Steve Jobs, founder and longtime center of Apple Inc. passed away on October 5, 2011. Tributes to this visionary were spontaneous and abundant. Two students from the School of Visual Arts in New York, Hyui Yong Kim and Bryan Wolff, working with KNARF® Advertising, conceived of a means by which a traditional remembrance, the moment of silence, was upgraded to a modern technological tribute. Users of iPods, iPhones, iPads and other computing devices could download to their iTunes library eight seconds of silence as a remembrance to Jobs’ contributions to technology, to communication and to the impact on their …

Have 21st Century Skills Made Their Way To The University Classroom? A Study To Examine The Extent To Which 21st Century Skills Are Being Incorporated Into The Academic Programs At A Small, Private, Church-Related University, Christopher Scott Boe

Education Dissertations and Projects

With the increased expectation of college or university attendance as a prerequisite for workforce entry, the criticism of business leaders and the general public, and the increasing cost of postsecondary education, it becomes critical for institutions of higher education to know what they are offering students and how well those offerings are being presented. Meaningful, engaged learning that prepares students for life and the ever-changing world of work is what these consumers are seeking. It becomes, then, the responsibility of the institution of higher education to evaluate its programs to determine what it is actually providing students in terms of …

Mapa De Infraestructura Vial Y Área De Influencia En Las Fronteras Amazónicas Entre Ucayali, Madre De Dios (Perú), Acre (Brasil) Y Pando (Bolivia), Gtaso, David S. Salisbury

Geography and the Environment Maps

Mapa de Infraestructura Vial y Área de Influencia en las Fronteras Amazónicas entre Ucayali, Madre de Dios (Perú), Acre (Brasil) y Pando (Bolivia).

Map of Road Infrastructure and Area of Influence in the Amazonian Boundary between Ucayali, Madre de Dios (Peru), Acre (Brazil) and Pando (Bolivia)

Process And Making Of Landscape, Joseph Wood

Architecture Thesis Prep

This thesis seeks to focus its study on geological processes in nature as a tool to both make and read the landscape as if it were a novel; to uncover its myths and to allow the viewer to interpret its past. As Brad Cloepfil of the architecture practice Allied Works has stated, "A landscape that took some ten million years to form, millions of years before the appearance of man, is thereby nudged toward that most unique of human capacities; language." I claim that by extending the definition of making, earth driven processes can be used as tools to study, …

Chambers, Ephraim (1680-1740), Krista Kennedy, Cécile Révauger, George Lamoine

Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition - All Scholarship

Encyclopedia entry on Ephraim Chambers, from Le Monde Maçonnique des Lumières (Europe, Amériques et Colonies).

Cover, Title Page, Table Of Contents, General Introduction

Marian Library Studies

No abstract provided.

Web-Scale Discovery In An Academic Health Sciences Library: Development And Implementation Of The Ebsco Discovery Service, Jolinda Thompson, Kathe Obrig, Laura E. Abate

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The 2nd Annual Africa Conference September 13, 2013, Tennessee State University

The Annual Africa Conference Programs

No abstract provided.

2013 Transformations Program, State University Of New York At Cortland

Transformations

Originally established as Scholars' Day in 1997, Transformations is a day-long conference devoted to showcasing the wide array of scholarship, research and creative activities occurring on campus. In 2012, a new emphasis on student research lead to a name change to Transformations: A Student Research and Creativity Conference. This event focuses on student research, which is defined as an original investigation or creative activity through the primary efforts of a student or group of students. The work should show problem-solving skills and demonstrate new conceptual outcomes.

2013 Author Recognition Bibliography, Grand Valley State University Libraries

Author Recognition

No abstract provided.

Health And Equity In New Hampshire: 2013 Report Card, New Hampshire Center For Public Policy Studies, Steve Norton, Executive Director, Dennis Delay, Economist

Manchester Research Group

Analysis of key health disparities among New Hampshire's minority populations.

Taylor University Graduate Catalog 2013-14, Taylor University

Graduate Catalogs

The 2013-2014 graduate catalog of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Taylor University Catalog 2013-2014, Taylor University

Undergraduate Catalogs

The 2013-2014 academic catalog of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

The Journey And The Quest: The Lifelong Education Of A Pilgrim, William Carey Ringenberg

Books by Taylor faculty, staff, and administrators

The autobiography of William Carey Ringenberg

Preface Excerpt: This work exists on three interlocking levels. First, it presents some of the major facts and events of my life. Then it seeks to offer an interpretation of these personal experiences, and finally, it projects from the events of this one life to muse on aspects of the universal human condition.

Warts And All: How The Plattsburgh Should Change The Way We Look At The Face Of Baltimore Maritime History, David Seaton

Legal History Publications

In 1820 the Plattsburgh was condemned for violating federal anti-slave trade legislation. This little known, rarely cited Supreme Court decision is important, because it pierces the veneer of romanticism that has been allowed to sugar over our recollection of Baltimore's maritime history. The case indicates that some of the most prominent ship owners and captains at the time, including Thomas Sheppard, John N. D'Arcy, Henry Didier, and Thomas Boyle, have links to the slave trade. This paper explores the cruel realities of the international slave trade, the ineffective federal laws aimed at prohibiting it, and the efforts by merchants to …

Finding A Place In The World: The Impact Of A Semester Abroad On Life Calling, Emily M. Bryan

Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses

The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of a semester study abroad experience on students’ perceptions and development of their life callings. Through phenomenological research, this study explores the individual experiences and insights of six study abroad alumni and will be guided by the following research questions:

1. What are the experiences of students participating in semester-long study abroad programs?
2. How does participation in a semester-long study abroad program impact students’ perceptions and development of their callings?

Major findings include the participants’ sense of preparedness and prior exposure to cross-cultural encounters, the influence of shared experiences and challenges …

To Sink Or Swim: Examining Coastal Sea Level Rise Policy, Kelly Mercer

Honors Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

The World's Contracted Thus: The Animation Of Microcosmic Space In The Lyric Poetry Of John Donne And Andrew Marvell, Gabrielle Linnell

Honors Thesis Collection

This project analyzes the role of microcosms in selected poems by John Donne and Andrew Marvell; primarily, it seeks to understand the role of animated microcosmic space in illuminating poetic concerns such as romantic desire, the search for God, and the understanding of self.

Narrating Selves: The Production Of Meaning And Value From Military Experience, Kathryn Kenney

Honors Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Revelatory Words And Images: William Blake And The Artist's Book, Ruth Li

Honors Thesis Collection

Merging literature and visual art, artist’s books reveal the fascinating experiment between word and image. The works of the Romantic poet, printer, and visionary William Blake invite exploration of this relationship. Blake's illustrations in Songs of Innocence and Experience, revelatory in themselves, often subtly undercut or complicate the meanings of his writings, offering a complex view of the songs as both literary creations and material objects. Blake conceived the medium of the book as an ideal vehicle that, marrying text and image, had the power to join the author and the reading public. In addition to interpreting Blake's poems, …

The Impact Of The Community Reinvestment Act On Bank Branching Patterns, Ye Ji Kee

Honors Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Facinus, Quos Inquinat, Aequat: The Mutinies Of Lucan’S Bellum Civile, Carolyn Tobin

Honors Thesis Collection

For a people with fierce nostalgia for republican governance, Roman authors were astonishingly negative about the common people who once gathered together to serve as their legislature and their army. This paper explores the relationships between civil war generals and their troops in Lucan’s Bellum civile, an Imperial historical epic that deals with the wars between Julius Caesar and Pompey in the late 40s BCE, with the traditional Roman scorn for crowds in mind. Specifically, the paper looks at moments of potential mutiny against each major general in the poem and how Lucan uses these moments to characterize the …

The Process Of Collecting: James Jackson Jarves And The Textile Collection At Wellesley College, Sara Putterman

Honors Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Community In Education: Lessons Learned From Around The World, Jiezhen Wu

Honors Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Chicago School Closings Shadow Report: Independent Information For The 107th Session Of The Human Rights Committee, University Of Chicago Law School - Global Human Rights Clinic, Midwest Coalition For Human Rights

Global Human Rights Clinic

The City of Chicago recently closed 49 public elementary schools in an attempt to address budgetary and resource constraints. This is the largest wave of school closings in United States history, involving 10% of all public schools in Chicago, the third largest city in the country. Although there are many schools considered “underutilized” in Chicago, those that were targeted for closing were majority African American. The closings affected nearly 30,000 children and have had a disproportionate and negative impact on minority and disabled children. Displaced students will be packed into classrooms with more students, resulting in overcrowded classrooms. The school …

Undergraduate Catalogue 2011-2013

Tennessee State University Undergraduate Catalogues

No abstract provided.

A World Of Opportunities, Christine Yackel

Syracuse University Magazine

Describes the partnership between Inkululeko and Syracuse University. Inkululeko’s mission is to provide a small group of South African township youth with the skills, support, and guidance they need to attend and succeed in university by challenging the bigotry of low expectations.