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Book Review Of Caught Dead By Andrew Lanh, Quan-Manh Ha

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Book review of Caught Dead by Andrew Lanh

Umm Curriculum Program Changes 04/15/15, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Rural Hospital Strategies For Population Health Improvement, Andrew F. Coburn Phd, John A. Gale Ms

Population Health & Health Policy

No abstract provided.

Variable Models For Organization Of Earthworking Communities In Upper Purus, Southwestern Amazonia: Archaeological And Ethnographic Perspectives, Sanna Saunaluoma, Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

No abstract provided.

Children's Instrumentality And Agency In Amazonia, Daniela Peluso

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

No abstract provided.

Musical Body Of The Universe: Unity And Multiplicity In The Spiritualized Cosmos Of The Hohodene, Robin M. Wright

Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Emily E. Auger, Janet Brennan Croft, Mike Foster, Melody Green, Crystal Hurd, Eric Rauscher, Andrew Stout, Robert T. Tally, Jr.

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Christianity and the Detective Story. Ed. Anya Morlan and Walter Raubicheck. Reviewed by Melody Green.

The Shamanic Odyssey: Homer, Tolkien, and the Visionary Experience Robert Tindall with Susana Bustos. Foreword by John Perkins. Reviewed by Emily E. Auger.

Gaining a Face: The Romanticism of C.S. Lewis. James Prothero and Donald T. Williams. Reviewed by Crystal Hurd.

The A-Z of C.S. Lewis: An Encyclopedia of His Life, Thought and Writings. Colin Duriez. Reviewed by Andrew Stout.

Under The Mercy: Charles Williams & The Holy Grail. Robert Peirano. Reviewed by Eric Rauscher.

Tolkien and the Modernists: Literary Responses to the Dark New …

Cognitive Styles Impact On Student Self-Efficacy, Ashten Graham

Honors Projects

This study will examine the impact the use differentiated instruction, based on cognitive styles, has on students’ self-efficacy. In order to accomplish this, students will be asked to explore what cognitive styles they ascribe to. Then after varied lessons attributing to different learning styles, students will complete a survey to gauge their level of self-efficacy. The goal of this sequence is to determine whether there is a relationship between cognitive styles and self-efficacy. It will also provide insight on how to create the best learning environment to promote academic success through the use of cognitive styles and attention to self-efficacy …

Addressing The Literacy Needs Of Marshallese Adolescents, Ingrid L. Naumann

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Theses and Other Student Research

Based on personal experience teaching literacy skills to Marshallese adolescents in the Republic of Palau, I explore literacy challenges and needs particular to these students. The historical and sociocultural context of language use in the Micronesian Islands reveals the imbalance of current biliteracy efforts. Challenges in teaching literacy to adolescents is well documented, as are challenges in teaching literacy through a second or third language, but these students, and many others like them, also face these challenges without the same traditional cultural value in print literacy that they see in school. The literature suggests potential improvement through approaches that demonstrate …

“Were You Drunk At The Time?”: The Influence Of Parole Boards On Accounts And Neutralization Techniques In State Parole Hearings, Danielle Lavin-Loucks, Kristine Levan

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"This paper examines the collaborative nature of accounts and neutralization techniques that are employed in parole hearings. Prior research using neutralization theory has largely overlooked the role of other actors in the development of neutralizations, examining them through interviews or narratives where interaction is either scripted or limited and thus has little bearing on the production of such accounts. In contrast, this study evaluates real time interaction, examining how parole board members propose, respond to, and modify neutralizations issued by inmates seeking parole. Ethnographic observations of 438 regular parole and parole revocation hearings, videotapes of 40 such hearings from the …

Constructing Lothiriel: Rewriting And Rescuing The Women Of Middle-Earth From The Margins, Karen Viars, Cait Coker

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Examines the presence and absence of female characters in Tolkien, in the Peter Jackson films, and in fanfiction, paying particular attention to a “footnote character,” Lothíriel, and what the body of fanfiction built around her brief mention as the daughter of Imrahil and wife of Éomer reveals about reader engagement with Tolkien’s texts.

Beyond The Veil: Graphic Representation Of Islamic Women, Jackie Duncan

The Compass

Few symbols have the ability to polarize public opinion as the image of the veil. It has long been stigmatized as a form of oppression or a “symbol of backwardness...a visual cue to bolster claims of the rise in Islamic militancy.”1 The majority of work written on the practice of veiling view it through a lens of assimilation. From this perspective, the veil becomes a road block to acculturation. The ambiguity of the identity of Islamic woman compounds this issue, so interpretation relies largely on the visual symbol of the veil, or hijab, as it is more commonly referred. …

The Compass, Issue 2, Arcadia University Honors Program

The Compass

Issue 2 of The Compass, a scholarly journal edited and produced by students in the Arcadia University Honors Program.

Transformation Through Service, Laura Martin, Albert Nylander

Publications of the Grisham-McLean Institute

No abstract provided.

Horizons Of Difference: Polyphonous Intercultural Literature From Germany [Horizonte Der Differenz: Polyphone Interkulturelle Literatur In Deutschland], Nicole Coleman

Doctoral Dissertations

In my dissertation, I ask in what way intercultural literature contributes to the re-definition of ‘Germanness.’ I define intercultural literature as an inclusive term encompassing all texts that are written and read in Germany, thus uncoupling the attribute intercultural from the author’s biography. Intercultural is too often used to refer politely to migrant literature. However, I intend the term to highlight the dynamic among all literary voices writing in the same historical moment. The goal is to transcend ethnic categorization of literature and to point to the inherent interculturality of texts that negotiate alienness. I analyze novels that represent aspects …

The Sun Star Vol 34, No 24 ( April 14th, 2015), N/A N/A

Sun Star

No abstract provided.

The Lion's Storyteller: Underrepresented Minority Students' Use Of Psychological Needs To Persist, Constance Rochelle Tucker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Underrepresented minority (URM) students' educational persistence to health careers is hindered by numerous demographic, social, and motivational barriers. The current study examines how motivational variables, specifically the satisfaction of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, impact URM students' educational persistence. This study assesses (a) what psychological needs are satisfied when URM students participate in supportive academic and social experiences; (b) how need satisfaction supports URM students' abilities to persist in the face of challenge; and (c) the extent in which previous research and the current study are confirmatory or contradictory. The current qualitative study utilizes storytelling and photo-elicited interviews, memo writing, and …

A Multi-Method Examination Of The Effects Of Online Reviews On Consumer Information Processing And Firm Performance: A Linguistic Perspective, Alexa Kaye Sullivan Fox

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Online consumer reviews are widely used by consumers, but the impact that this type of user-generated content has on companies is not as well understood. Moreover, companies are growing increasingly concerned that online consumer reviews may be worth paying close attention to. This research offers a multi-method research approach to better understand the effect of online consumer reviews on customer emotions and behavior, as well as corporate performance metrics. I use emotional contagion to examine how textual properties of online consumer reviews may influence these metrics in the service failure and linguistics contexts. In studies one, two, and three, I …

Mentor Teachers: Teacher Leadership, Social Justice, And Self-Efficacy, Grace Kibe

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Teacher leadership, social justice, and self-efficacy are fundamental educational constructs that if collectively applied may facilitate the continuous development of pedagogical practices that bring forth academic equity and success to all students. Currently, the collective application of these constructs is critical because of the increase in diversity across socio-economic and ethnic groups among students and teachers in our educational systems. Thus, exemplary and socially just educational practices that can effectively meet the academic and professional needs of all are paramount in our educational communities. This empirical investigation assesses how mentor teachers can actively participate as pioneers for educational improvement, through …

Learning In The Community: Esl Teacher Preparation Beyond University Classrooms, Ye He

International Journal of Research on Service-Learning in Teacher Education

No abstract provided.

Service-Learning With Young Students: Validating The Introduction Of Service-Learning In Pre-Service Teacher Education, Nancy Mcbride Arrington

International Journal of Research on Service-Learning in Teacher Education

No abstract provided.

Four Lu Honors Students Place First At Bigsurs

Honorable Mention

Four LU Honors students won first place at the prestigious Big SURS April 10-11, 2015.

Gsu View, 2015-04-13, Office Of Marketing And Communications

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Handling Human Hacking: Creating A Comprehensive Defensive Strategy Against Modern Social Engineering, Charles Snyder

Senior Honors Theses

Social engineering is one of the most devastating threats to any company or business. Rather than relying upon technical flaws in order to break into computer networks, social engineers utilize a suave personality in order to deceive individuals through clever conversation. These devious conversations frequently provide the attacker with sufficient information to compromise the company’s computer network. Unlike common technical attacks, social engineering attacks cannot be prevented by security tools and software. Instead of attacking a network directly, a social engineer exploits human psychology in order to coerce the victim to inadvertently divulge sensitive information. Further complicating the issue, the …

The Free Press Vol 46 Issue 20, 04-13-2015, Sam Hill

Free Press, The

Eliot Cutler to lead new business school--Million dollars spent on ads--Study ranks Maine schools by affordability--Student advocacy program launches--SGA elections turnout lower than last year--The loss of liberal arts education

On The Occasion Of The 50th Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964: Persistent White Supremacy, Relentless Anti-Blackness, And The Limits Of The Law, Nancy A. Heitzeg Ph.D.

Journal of Public Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Deutschland. Übersetzungen Aus Dem Arabischen Und Orientalismus, Rostom Mbarek

Undergraduate German Research Conference

Was ist eine gute Übersetzung aus dem Orientalischen? In dem 1978 erschienenen Werk Orientalismus hebt Said die politischen Auswirkungen eines eurozentrischen Bildes des Nahen Ostens hervor. Er konzentriert sich überwiegend auf die abwertenden literarischen Darstellungen des Ostens von europäischen Gelehrten in der Epoche nach der Aufklärung. Said beschäftigt sich dabei mit Michel Foucaults Begriff des Diskurses, um die systematische Disziplin zu analysieren, mit der die Europäer in dem achtzehnten und neunzehnten Jahrhundert den Orient politisch, soziologisch und ideologisch produziert haben. Der Begriff des Diskurses, der die Macht der Sprache in der Gesellschaft analysiert, ist untrennbar verbunden mit der Dynamik zwischen …

Dialect Influence On California Chicano English, Laura Kompara

Purdue Linguistic Association Symposium

Chicano English is a distinct U.S. English dialect common in California and the Southwestern United States. As Spanish immigrants from Mexico moved to the United States, especially throughout the 1990s, they learned English but carried some of the sounds and grammatical constructions from Spanish with them. Chicano English has become its own variety of English with organized linguistic patterns and must not be confused with English of second-language learners. This paper offers an accessible background piece to Chicano English in California and the ways that this dialect is changing due to contact with the surrounding dialects. The linguistic patterns of …

Honors Research Conference [Program] April 11, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa

Honors Research Day Programs

No abstract provided.

White Multicultural Voices In Southern Universities: An Overview, Gina M. Doepker, Steven Chamberlain

Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

It is a fact that the diversity of today’s student population in schools across the United States is growing. According to the Center for Public Education (2012), it is also a fact that the majority of teachers in these schools are White, middleclass females. As a result of this demographic mismatch, teacher educators have been charged with the mission to help future teachers embrace multiculturalism so as to effectively meet the needs of this diverse student population. In order for this pedagogical shift to be successful, teacher educators themselves (who are also majority White) must first embrace the tenets of …