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Liminal Losers: Breakdowns And Breakthroughs In Reality Television's Biggest Hit, Caitlin Rickert

Masters Theses

This study explores how The Biggest Loser, a popular television reality program that features a weight-loss competition, reflects and magnifies established stereotypes about obese individuals. The show, which encourages contestants to lose weight at a rapid pace, constructs a broken/fixed dichotomy that oversimplifies the complex issues of obesity and health.

My research is a semiotic analysis of the eleventh season of the program (2011), focusing on three pairs of contestants (or “couples” teams) that each represent a different level of commitment to the program’s values. Specifically, I focus on dramatic “breakdown” moments in which these contestants are disciplined by …

Utilizing Goal Attainment Concepts To Empower Nursing Students For Effective Interprofessional Communication, Andrea M. Nelson

Theses and Dissertations

Ineffective interprofessional communication is an identified issue affecting patient safety in health care. A multitude of barriers can impact interactions between and among disciplines leading to relationship strain and adverse patient outcomes. Nursing and other health care professions have limited curricular focus on interdisciplinary communication and collaboration. Interventions to improve interprofessional teamwork and collaboration are important foci for students in the health care profession. A learning event with the goal of student development of effective interdisciplinary communication was delivered to a group of nursing students in the classroom setting. King's Theory of Goal Attainment (1981) and interacting systems framed the …

Tolkien And Welsh (Tolkien A Chymraeg): Essays On J.R.R. Tolkien’S Use Of Welsh In His Legendarium, By Mark T. Hooker. Reviewed By David Bratman., David Bratman

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local discussion groups.

The Twin Aims Of Erie, Michael S. Green

Faculty Publications

We all remember the twin aims of the Erie rule from first-year civil procedure. A federal court sitting in diversity must use forum state law if it is necessary to avoid 'forum shopping" and the "inequitable administration of the laws." This Article offers a reading of the twin aims and a systematic analysis of their proper role in federal and state court. I argue that the twin aims apply in diversity cases not because they protect state interests, but because they serve the federal purposes standing behind the diversity statute. So understood, they are about separation of powers, not federalism. …

Class Notes, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

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Proses Scaffolding Berdasarkan Diagnosis Kesulitan Siswa Dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah Program Linear Dengan Menggunakan Mapping Mathematic, Mustaqim Mustaqim

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains

Diagnosis kesulitan merupakan hal yang sangat penting bagi guru dalam proses pembelajaran. Melalui diagnosis, guru dapat mengetahui bagian-bagian materi yang mengalami kesulitan bagi siswa dan kemudian memberikan alternatif solusi yang tepat. Diagnosis dapat dilakukan dengan menggunakan mapping mathematic. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XI Program Agribisnis Ternak Ruminansia SMKN 1 Maesan Bondowoso sebanyak enam siswa yang dipilih berdasarkan kesalahan dalam tes diagnosis dan kemampuan komunikasi. Data penelitian berupa hasil karya siswa, rekaman selama tes dan proses scaffolding, catatan penting, serta lembar scaffolding. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui tes, wawancara, dan pemberian scaffolding. Pemberian scaffolding dalam penelitian ini mengacu pada strategi …

The Cross-Linguistic Effects Of Dialogic Reading On Young Dual Language Learners, Mary Ellen Donovan Huennekens

Theses and Dissertations

English fluency is a strong predictor of later academic success in the U.S. (Espinosa, 2007) In fact, a child who enters kindergarten with weak English language skills is most at risk for academic failure and dropping out of school; while a child with strong home language (L1) skills is more likely to attain fluency in English (Espinosa, 2007). A large portion of young English learners are acquiring their first and second languages at the same time. It is important to young dual language learners (DLL) that research reveals the best ways to provide effective instruction which helps maintain the home …

Three Macalester Graduating Seniors Receive Foreign Language Teaching Assistantships, Macalester College

College Press Releases

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Two Macalester Students Receive Truman Scholarships, Macalester College

College Press Releases

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March 28, 2013: Poet Jean Valentine Reads Tuesday: Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

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Pragmatics In Children With Down Syndrome: How Can Strengths And Challenges Impact Therapy, Rebecca L. Compton

Research Papers

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Unh Brings Harry Potter’S Adventures To Youth Via First Massive Online Course For Kids, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

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The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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Helping The Helpless: The Foreign Policy Strategies Underlying Humanitarian Rhetoric In American Refugee Law And Policy, Ashleigh Reif Kasper

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

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Journeying Beyond The Balcony To The Block Party And Up To 50,000 Feet: Disparities In Children’S Health And Healthcare, Yolande M. Pengetnze, Glenn Flores

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

Invited Commentary on “Observations from the Balcony: Directions for Pediatric Health Disparities Research and Policy".

Nothing About Us Without Us! The Failure Of The Modern Juvenile Justice System And A Call For Community-Based Justice, Charisa Smith Esq.

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

The modern juvenile justice system is failing our society. A literature review reveals resounding criticism of the system at all points—arrest, court processing, and incarceration. The current system does not effectively reduce recidivism, is wrought with racial disparities, operates with a minimal degree of cultural competence, violates human rights norms, and fails to empower and reform individuals who are directly affected. The current system shatters social bonds and does not hold governmental agencies accountable for wrongdoing or ineffectiveness. Community-based approaches more effectively reduce crime, cost less, are more empowering and culturally competent, help ameliorative civic fragmentation, and are more socially …

Observations From The Balcony: Directions For Pediatric Health Disparities Research And Policy, Jean L. Raphael

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

In 2002, the Institute of Medicine released Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare, a landmark monograph documenting health disparities in the U.S. health care system. Since the publication of Unequal Treatment, the field of pediatric health disparities research has advanced significantly with a proliferation of studies examining a wide array of topics concerning inequities in child health. Advances in health care policy and legislation have also added to a heightened discourse on pediatric health disparities. While there has been substantial activity in efforts to address pediatric health disparities, questions remain regarding whether these efforts have changed …

Engl 4035 Course Proposal, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

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2013 Community Of Scholars Day Poster And Schedule, Lesley University

Community of Scholars Day—Programs

This document included both the poster and schedule for the 2013 Community of Scholars Day. The theme for 2013 is the art of research. The CTLS planning committee chose this theme to reflect the many facets of research that are evident in our work as artists, teachers, innovators, activists, scholars, and citizens. It is this diverse approach to, and appreciation of, research that energizes our learning community. It is this approach to our respective studies that elevates an emphasis on process above product.

Unh History And Humanities Professor To Deliver Lindberg Lecture April 11, Lori Wright

Media Relations

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Construction And Constraint: Discussion Of Living Originalism, Lawrence B. Solum

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Jack Balkin's Living Originalism raises many important questions about contemporary constitutional theory. Can and should liberals and progressives embrace originalism? Can the New Deal expansion of national legislative power be given originalist foundations? Is there a plausible originalist case for a right to reproductive autonomy and hence for the Court's decision in Roe v. Wade? Is the fact of theoretical disagreement among originalists evidence for the thesis that the originalist project is in disarray?

Postcolonial Fissures And The Contingent Nation An Antinationalist Critique Of Philippine Historiography, Lisandro E. Claudio

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

Thisarticle examines instances in Philippine historiography where nationalism, as a unitary end, has been used to elide and obscure class difference. It begins with a partial explanation of the lacunae in antinationalist thinking in the Philippines, and then proceeds to a critique of contemporary nationalist historiography. Using historians Zeus Salazar and Reynaldo Ileto as case studies, it examines how nationalist historiography can serve as means to implicitly justify localized acts of class oppression. The works of these scholars, while crucial in forwarding critiques of colonialism and neocolonialism, privilege nationalist unity over thorough examinations of disjunctures produced by class difference.

The Spaces Of Southeast Asian Scholarship, Resil B. Mojares

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

This professorial address argues that the genealogy of Southeast Asian studies must be traced to the work carried out by Southeast Asians themselves in the context of the practice and formation of local or national scholarship. The argument is illustrated by the historical formation of what can be called “Southeast Asian studies” in the Philippines. The paper was a keynote address that was read at the conference on “Engaging the Classics in Malay and Southeast Asian Studies,” Singapore, 17–18 June 2010, sponsored by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies and the National University of Singapore’s Department of Malay Studies.

The Artisan Teacher: A Field Guide To Skillful Teaching, Michael A. Rutherford

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the College of Education at Morehead State University by Michael A. Rutherford on March 26, 2013.

The Utah Statesman, March 26, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

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Faculty Senate Summarized Minutes, 3/26/2013, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

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Moore’S Paradox, Direct Doxastic Voluntarism, And Atheist Distrust, Kyle Thompson

LUX: A Journal of Transdisciplinary Writing and Research from Claremont Graduate University

The concept of belief is analyzed and then discussed within the context of the current climate of atheist distrust in America. To begin, Moore’s Paradox, and its relationship to an important claim made by Wittgenstein regarding false beliefs, is explored. Next, the definition of belief that results from affirming Wittgenstein’s claim is outlined and subsequently defended from an attempted refutation constructed by John N. Williams. The defended definition of belief, which regards direct doxastic voluntarism as false, is then used to argue that atheists do not directly choose to not believe in any gods so as to evade moral responsibility.

Satanic Indifference And Ultimate Reality, Brian J. Reis

LUX: A Journal of Transdisciplinary Writing and Research from Claremont Graduate University

Satan has captured the imagination of writers in the English language for centuries. This figure and the notion of evil have gone through many changes in English literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. Something changed Satan during this time, and made him into an arbiter of truth rather than a figure of rebellion. In The Mysterious Stranger, Mark Twain used him as the grand narrator of the universe who explains the truth of all existence, that life is an illusion. The American horror author H.P. Lovecraft carried this one step further, using Rudolf Otto's mysterium horrendum to divest Satan …

Chicana Aesthetics: A View Of Unconcealed Alterities And Affirmations Of Chicana Identity Through Laura Aguilar’S Photographic Images, Daniel Perez

LUX: A Journal of Transdisciplinary Writing and Research from Claremont Graduate University

In this paper I will argue that Chicana feminist artist Laura Aguilar, Alma Lopez, Laura Molina, and Yreina D. Cervantez established a continuing counter-narrative of cultural hegemony and Western essentialized hegemonic identification. Through artistic expression they have developed an oppositional discourse that challenges racial stereotypes, discrimination, socio-economic inequalities, political representation, sexuality, femininity, and hegemonic discourse. I will present a complex critique of both art and culture through an inquiry of the production and evaluation of the Chicana feminist artist, their role as the artist, and their contributions to unfixing the traditional and marginalized feminine. I argue that third wave Chicana …