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The Use Of Variation Theory To Enhance Speech-Impaired Students’ Learning Of Putonghua, Pei Ying, Peggie Ho May 2012

The Use Of Variation Theory To Enhance Speech-Impaired Students’ Learning Of Putonghua, Pei Ying, Peggie Ho

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


A Qualitative Study Of The Motivational Factors In Learning English Of Hong Kong Vocational Students, Siu May, Yvonne Yeung May 2012

A Qualitative Study Of The Motivational Factors In Learning English Of Hong Kong Vocational Students, Siu May, Yvonne Yeung

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


Designing A Sustainable Curriculum: Foundation Programme In Design Education For Hong Kong, Yan Yan Lam, Shung Yu, Alex Fung May 2012

Designing A Sustainable Curriculum: Foundation Programme In Design Education For Hong Kong, Yan Yan Lam, Shung Yu, Alex Fung

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.


2012 Program Booklet, Rhode Island School Of Design May 2012

2012 Program Booklet, Rhode Island School Of Design

Collection (annual runway show) 2007-2017

Official Collection 2012 Program distributed at the event.


Parallel Session: Effects Of Bollywood Blockbusters On Crime Scene In Pakistani Society, Erum Hafeez Aslam May 2012

Parallel Session: Effects Of Bollywood Blockbusters On Crime Scene In Pakistani Society, Erum Hafeez Aslam

International Conference on Marketing

This study aims at examining the increasing popularity of Bollywood films in Pakistani market and its dynamic effects on various segments of Pakistani society such as criminals and victims. It primarily analyzes the contribution of Bollywood blockbusters to the demography of violent criminals and silent victims in real crime scene of the country across the four decades (i.e. 1970s, 80s, 90s & 2000s). It is arbitrarily assumed that violence is often projected on silver screen as a quick and easy remedy to social injustice and class discrimination in the blockbusters of Bollywood and Lollywood.


Civil War And Globalization: The Effect Of Colonialism On Political Globalization, Luke O. Feltz May 2012

Civil War And Globalization: The Effect Of Colonialism On Political Globalization, Luke O. Feltz

Celebration

The purpose of this paper to determine why civil war onset reduces political globalization in former British colonies. Through linear regression and logistic regression analyses, I test the affect of civil war onset and the presence of civil war on political globalization, controlling for former British colonies, French colonies, and other factors. More important, however, is the history behind British colonialism. Through setting up a unique institutional system and maintaining ties to its former colonies, the British have created an atmosphere conducive to international political engagement after the onset of civil war. This study shows that while civil war onset …


The Paradox Of The Castrato, Sonja Breda Apr 2012

The Paradox Of The Castrato, Sonja Breda

Young Historians Conference

Baroque opera cannot be studied without acknowledging the castrated male singers, or castrati, who drew wild critical acclaim throughout the 17th and 18th centuries in Italy. Even the most impoverished Italians were known to forego their daily bread to witness the arias of the castrati. But what made these singers so incredibly popular? This paper argues that the popularity of the castrato in 18th century Italy was due to the castrato's uniquely paradoxical nature, viewed by the public both as sexual and spiritual. While the prominence of the castrato highlighted a desire for the unusual, the eventual extinction of the …


The Italian Reconstruction And Post-War Fashions, Emily Garrison Apr 2012

The Italian Reconstruction And Post-War Fashions, Emily Garrison

Young Historians Conference

Following World War II, Italy's production outputs lagged significantly compared to its pre-war rates. However, America's European reconstruction initiative, Marshall Plan, allowed Italy's floundering industries to rebuild themselves into independent and stable companies. This paper focuses specifically on America's aid to the Italian textile industry and how the contributions of America raised Italian couture to an internationally recognized style.


The Quiet Bigotry Of Oregon's Compulsory Public Education Act, Nicole L. Mandel Apr 2012

The Quiet Bigotry Of Oregon's Compulsory Public Education Act, Nicole L. Mandel

Young Historians Conference

Oregon's Compulsory Education Act, passed in 1922 and rejected by the Supreme court in 1925, required that all school-aged children attend public school. It was a direct attack on Catholics and Catholics schools by the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) and the Oregon Masons. However, when selling this idea to the public, the KKK and Masons never mention Catholics or any anti-Catholic sentiment behind the bill, and sold it purely as a public-school protective measure - thus they kept their bigotry "quiet."


Painting The Enemy In Motion: Film From Both Sides Of The Pacific War, Avery Fischer Apr 2012

Painting The Enemy In Motion: Film From Both Sides Of The Pacific War, Avery Fischer

Young Historians Conference

How we see our enemy is essential to understating the policies and decisions made during Wartime. How one paints the enemy is the most important part to understanding why certain choices were made. During WWII, America and Japan were enemies – how did they paint each other? And more importantly, how did they show it to their people? This paper focuses on film during WWII, from Japan and America to answer these essential questions.


Cologne Cathedral As A Symbol Of Unity, Olivia Cantwell Apr 2012

Cologne Cathedral As A Symbol Of Unity, Olivia Cantwell

Young Historians Conference

The cathedral in Cologne, Germany, serves as a monumental symbol of unity because of the thousands of people who have helped with its design, planning, and construction. Begun as a Gothic masterpiece in 1248, abandoned half-finished for several hundred years, and finally restored and completed in the 1800s, the cathedral has remained a stalwart icon of the unity of the city. From the 19th century to the present, the Cologne cathedral remains a source of national pride.


Mao's Rise To Power: To What Extent Did Mao Zedong Utilize Edgar Snow’S Red Star Over China To Consolidate Power?, Dorothy Zhang Apr 2012

Mao's Rise To Power: To What Extent Did Mao Zedong Utilize Edgar Snow’S Red Star Over China To Consolidate Power?, Dorothy Zhang

Young Historians Conference

Mao Zedong's rise to power has been viewed through many lenses, such as through the downfall of the Kuomintang or through his opportunism, but this paper examines: to what extent did Mao utilize Edgar Snow’s Red Star Over China to consolidate power? This question is answered by looking at Snow’s work, other historians' view of Snow's work, and reviews of Red Star when the book was first released in 1937. Snow's work was used to determine his aims in interviewing Mao and whether he intended to be a "mouthpiece" for Mao. Other historians' views were used to research Mao's previous …


On The Sacred Disease: The Historical Significance Of Hippocratic Humanism, Rationality And Scientific Procedure, Leah Haykin Apr 2012

On The Sacred Disease: The Historical Significance Of Hippocratic Humanism, Rationality And Scientific Procedure, Leah Haykin

Young Historians Conference

Although many of the Hippocratic Corpus' anatomical, physiological and pathological doctrines have since been superseded, the premise of On the Sacred Disease - that disease is of a physical origin - stimulated the rise of rational, secular, and systematic medicine over magico-religious healing and the recognition of medicine as a true techne, or science. Before the time of Hippocrates, 'pre-scientific' Western medicine was predominantly magico-religious or characterized by magic-based appeals to supernatural beings. In On the Sacred Disease, however, Hippocrates attributes disease to both internal and external factors. Further holding that prognosis should be based on thorough examination, Hippocrates required …


Islam In Central Asia: A Religion And A Heritage, Jordan Pahl Apr 2012

Islam In Central Asia: A Religion And A Heritage, Jordan Pahl

Young Historians Conference

Despite the growing relevance of the Central Asian region to modern-day foreign affairs, little is generally understood by the public about these countries. Few people can name the five Central Asian republics and even fewer understand the complicated social, political, and religious history of the region. This paper explores the prevalence of Islam in the Central Asian states and the influence of the former Soviet Union's anti-religious policies on the region. Through extensive research as well as interviews conducted with modern-day Central Asian students living in the region, the unexpected implications of the anti-religious policies are revealed, and the current …


A Sequence Of Unfortunate Events: Why The Lost Colony Collapsed, Kate Jesse Apr 2012

A Sequence Of Unfortunate Events: Why The Lost Colony Collapsed, Kate Jesse

Young Historians Conference

The era of colonization of the Americas began in 1492 with Columbus. However, it is not until the Roanoke Colonies in 1584 and 1587, that England attempted to claim part of this new land for itself. However, both colonies failed. The first ended when the inhabitants returned to England after a year on Roanoke Island while the second, known as the Lost Colony, mysteriously disappeared. This paper examines the causes of the second Roanoke Colony's failure as the combined results of the inability of John White to resupply the colonists quickly and the unfortunate location of the colony near Algonquians …


Building A Dream, Jenny Nestelberger Apr 2012

Building A Dream, Jenny Nestelberger

Graduate Research Symposium (2010 - 2017)

The August 28, 1963 March on Washington is often remembered primarily for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which serves as the pinnacle of civil rights movement oratory. This thesis, in contrast, examines speeches of the leaders of the “Big Six” organizations that preceded King’s well-known words in order to shed light on the complexities of the movement and the outcomes that can result from meaningful dissent. Occurring at a time of division, the March emerged as a symbol of hope for change in the nation. The addresses of the day reflected this hope and helped build …


American President Lines, Memento, American President Lines Apr 2012

American President Lines, Memento, American President Lines

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

American President Lines. Memento. No other items included.


Q.T.E.V. "Queen Of Bermuda," Luncheon Menu, Sunday, March 23, 1952, Furness Bermuda Line Apr 2012

Q.T.E.V. "Queen Of Bermuda," Luncheon Menu, Sunday, March 23, 1952, Furness Bermuda Line

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Furness Bermuda Line, Q.T.E.V. "Queen of Bermuda." Luncheon menu, Sunday, March 23, 1952.


Bryant University Research And Engagement Day Program Apr 2012

Bryant University Research And Engagement Day Program

Bryant REDay (Research and Engagement Day)

No abstract provided.


The "Light Of The Intellect": Botticelli's Drawings For Dante's Divine Comedy, Kelsey Fox Apr 2012

The "Light Of The Intellect": Botticelli's Drawings For Dante's Divine Comedy, Kelsey Fox

Creative Activity and Research Day - CARD

Dante’s Divine Comedy had a substantial history of illustration before Sandro Botticelli (1444/5-1510) was commissioned by Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici to produce 102 drawings to accompany the text. Botticelli is often described as a studious, humanist artist, incorporating his understanding of classical texts and observational knowledge into his works. This research paper will explore the innovative nature of Botticelli’s series of drawings, especially as it relates to his graphic style, varying modes of composition, and conceptual priorities. It will also analyze the conceptual differences between the Inferno and Paradiso.


Museum Funding, Natalie Mccann Apr 2012

Museum Funding, Natalie Mccann

Creative Activity and Research Day - CARD

This essay analyzes the various strategies that museums have employed over the years in order to obtain the money necessary for acquisitions, conservation, and operating costs. It touches upon taxation, endowments, investment, debt, public and private donations, corporate sponsorship, earned profit, deaccessioning, and innovative financial solutions that can only be described as ‘miscellaneous.’ The essay makes a distinction between three different types of museums: nonprofits, for-profits, and “hybrids.” It delineates numerous fundraising and cost-saving methods, and highlights the sheer diversity of funding sources available to museums. These findings are particularly relevant in light of the current financial crisis.


Moments Musicaux, Qingfan Jiang, David Vayo Apr 2012

Moments Musicaux, Qingfan Jiang, David Vayo

John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Four Strings, Ethan Fischer, David Vayo Apr 2012

Four Strings, Ethan Fischer, David Vayo

John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Memory, Conor Strejcek, David Vayo Apr 2012

Memory, Conor Strejcek, David Vayo

John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Pluralité Narrative Dans Les Liaisons Dangereuses De Choderlos De Laclos, Mélanie Gauchy Apr 2012

Pluralité Narrative Dans Les Liaisons Dangereuses De Choderlos De Laclos, Mélanie Gauchy

Syracuse University French Colloquium

No abstract provided.


Armed With A Smile Or A Dagger: Women In The French Resistance, Barbara Opar Apr 2012

Armed With A Smile Or A Dagger: Women In The French Resistance, Barbara Opar

Syracuse University French Colloquium

No abstract provided.


Manon Lescaut And Moral Relativism In 18th Century France, Nicole Harrison Apr 2012

Manon Lescaut And Moral Relativism In 18th Century France, Nicole Harrison

Syracuse University French Colloquium

No abstract provided.


11th Annual Undergraduate Student Symposium, Farquhar Honors College Apr 2012

11th Annual Undergraduate Student Symposium, Farquhar Honors College

Undergraduate Student Symposium

The Undergraduate Student Symposium, sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presents student projects through presentations, papers, and poster displays. The event serves as a “showcase” demonstrating the outstanding scholarship of undergraduate students at NSU. The Symposium is open to undergraduate students from all disciplines. Projects cover areas of student scholarship ranging from the experimental and the applied to the computational, theoretical, artistic, and literary. They are taken from class assignments as well as from independent projects. The projects do not have to be complete; presentations can represent any stage in the concept’s evolution, from proposal and literature …


15th Syracuse University French Colloquium Flyer, Department Of Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, Syracuse University Apr 2012

15th Syracuse University French Colloquium Flyer, Department Of Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, Syracuse University

Syracuse University French Colloquium

Quinzième colloque par les étudiants dans le programme de maîtrise en langue et littérature


Cold War Cultural Language Transference Into Modern Media: Fallout 3, Kyle Sitka Apr 2012

Cold War Cultural Language Transference Into Modern Media: Fallout 3, Kyle Sitka

Undergraduate Research Conference

Video games are fun. The fictional environments and plots they generate are designed with solely this purpose: to entertain. Some try to accomplish this goal by creating environments that are novel to most gamers, but most get by with reusing plots, settings, and language from older games, movies, books or historical periods. One such game, Bethesda's Fallout 3, draws on the imagery, language, and structure of Cold War America to create a chilling, post apocalyptic Washington D.C., complete with anit-communist propaganda posters and giant, irradiated cockroaches. While entertaining in its own right, a basic knowledge of the Cold War …