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Fantasies Of Metal And Wires: Battling Corporate Hegemony And The Achievement Of Posthuman Masculinity In Recent Superhero Cinema, Joseph J. Cook

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

During the summer of 2008 many movies were released with superhero protagonists. Combining textual readings and theoretical accounts to provide a phenomenological analysis of the representation of the counter-hegemonic struggle against corporate control and the achievement of posthuman masculinity in these recent superhero films, this thesis compares and contrasts specific visual and thematic elements that consistently appear in four of these films: The Dark Knight, Wanted, Iron Man, and Speed Racer. Providing intertextual exploration of the cultural status of specific cinematic superheroes, this project explores possible relationships between culture, society, and cinema, treating popular superhero cinema …

Dialectal And Developmental Influences On Real Word And Non-Word Spelling Tasks, Stephanie Joy Dickerson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Spelling development is a linguistic process which involves the interaction of phonological, orthographic, and morphological knowledge (Bahr, Silliman, & Berninger, in press). It is also clear these linguistic factors are influenced by a person's dialect. Previous research has indicated that use of African American English (AAE) does influence spelling performance (Kohler, Bahr, Silliman, Bryant, Apel, & Wilkinson, 2007); however, few studies have considered how dialect use influences spelling as a function of spelling task (i.e., real vs. non-word tasks), error category (phonological, orthographic, or morphological) or grade. A secondary goal was to note if dialectal or developmental errors predominated in …

“The Best We Can With What We Got”: Mediating Social And Cultural Capital In A Title I School, Jarin Rachel Eisenberg

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study examined teachers' perceptions and attitudes of Title I students at an urban elementary school in which over 90% of the student population receives free or reduced-priced lunch. Using participant observation and in-depth interviews, this research analyzed three avenues for Title I students to acquire cultural and social capital at school: material and non-material resources, language acquisition, and the building of positive teacher-student relationships. In order to analyze these avenues, this study explored the following questions: How do teachers talk about and perceive Title I students? Do their attitudes and the images constructed from these perceptions impact students' ability …

Historical Imagination In/And Literary Consciousness: The Afterlife Of The Anglo-Saxons In Middle English Literature, Richard Joseph Ellman

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores the afterlife and literary presence of the Anglo-Saxons in three literary works from the Middle English period. Middle English writers appropriated classical and French traditions for decidedly English purposes, but relatively few scholars have noted the way in which individuals in the Middle English period (particularly in the fourteenth century) drew upon and (re)constructed an organic English identity or essence emblematized by the Anglo-Saxons. Post-Conquest English men and women did not relate to their Anglo-Saxon forebears in an unproblematic manner; changes in language and culture, precipitated by the Norman Invasion, placed a vast, unwieldy gap between Middle …

The Impact Of Wearable Weights On The Cardiovascular And Metabolic Responses To Treadmill Walking, Kristine M. Fallon

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The growing public health burden associated with insufficient physical activity has resulted in the development of numerous health initiatives and products aimed at stabilizing and reversing the negative trends reported in epidemiological literature. A relatively novel product that has only recently made its way to the market are wearable weights called Body Togs®. These products are designed to be worn on the lower legs and arms along with regular clothing as a means to increase caloric expenditure. However, no research to date has tested the efficacy of this product. PURPOSE: Compare the physiological responses within bouts of aerobic exercise that …

Creek Schism: Seminole Genesis Revisited, Philip C. Hawkins

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This work reevaluates commonly accepted interpretations of Seminole ethnogenesis in light of recent scholarship and previously ignored sources from the Spanish archives. It argues that Seminole formation was largely a bi-product of a struggle between two opposing Lower Creek factions: the Creek "nationalists" and the ostensive Creek "partisans" of the British. This factional struggle became increasingly bitter during the French and Indian War and ultimately led to a schism whereby the ostensive "partisans" of the British colonized of the Alachua savanna in the early 1760s to become recognized as the first Florida Seminoles. This work also raises questions about the …

Communication As A Cultural Construct At The United Nations Arabic Translation Service, Amina Iraqi

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis, I examine the practical challenge of constructing communication at the Arabic Translation Service (ATS) of the UN through the process of translation. Unlike in English in which "communication" has only one equivalent, in Arabic it has many depending on the context. My analysis focuses on analyzing the occurrence of two translation equivalents, namely ittissal and tawassul given that their use in translation sometimes proves to be cultural.

I conducted participant observation over the course of a two-month internship at the UN Headquarters in New York. Using grounded theory, I pieced together insights from a database of occurrences …

Closure Between Apparent And Inherent Optical Properties Of The Ocean With Applications To The Determination Of Spectral Bottom Reflectance, James Edward Ivey

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study focuses on comparing six different marine optical models, field measurements, and laboratory measurements. Inherent Optical Properties (IOPs) of the water column depend only on the constituents within the water, not on the ambient light field. Apparent Optical Properties (AOPs) depend both on IOPs and the geometric underwater light field resulting from solar irradiance. Absorption (a) and scattering (b) are IOPs. Scattering can be partitioned into backscattering (b[subscript b]). Remote Sensing Reflectance (R[subscript rs]), the ratio of radiant light leaving the water to the light entering the water surface plane (E[subscript d]), is an AOP. R[subscript rs] is proportional …

An Assessment Of The Impacts Of Relocation On Public Housing Youth, Emily Zupo

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This paper will explore the social and economic impacts of public housing revitalization on households with minor children. The research traces the relocations of families from two public housing complexes to other public housing complexes or market housing, using Housing Choice formerly Section 8 vouchers. We contrast and compare the socioeconomic characteristics of the original neighborhoods to the relocation sites from the census tract level, exploring changes in resources available to families.

Interview With Bo Caldwell—Author Of "The Distant Land Of My Father," A Shanghai Novel, Jeff Wasserstrom

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

Preface to the Interview (by Jeff Wasserstrom): When I was working on Global Shanghai, 1850-2010, I thought I was keeping up with the fiction as well as non-fiction that was being published about the city—at least things coming out in English and Chinese. Somehow, though, Bo Caldwell’s excellent 2001 Shanghai novel, The Distant Land of My Father, passed me by initially. I didn’t learn of it until the Pasadena Public Library invited me to give a public lecture on Shanghai’s past to provide background for an upcoming author’s visit. This would be part of their “One City, One Story” program, …

Church Bulletin, April 5, 2009

Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Ottawa, Canada

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St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, April 5, 2009

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Senior Recital, David Patrick, Baritone, David Patrick

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Graduate Recital, Tiago Negreiros, Guitar, Tiago Negreiros

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Junior Recital, Joy Nicole Mccomas, Joy Mccomas

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Dick's Fantasy Sports: Ncaa, Yankee Stadium, And The Cubs, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Over the past few weeks I have heard and read a lot of very interesting things coming out of SportsWorld.

Program; 2009-04-05, The Royal Serenaders Male Chorus

Concert & Event Programs

No abstract provided.

Senior Recital: Heather Stebbins, Composition, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Faculty String Quartet: Sarah Gentry, Violin; Rebecca Cutler, Violin; Katherine Lewis, Viola; Adriana La Rossa Ransom, Cello; Sharon Chung, Viola; April 5, 2009, Sarah Gentry, Rebecca Cutler, Katherine Lewis, Adriana La Rossa Ransom, Sharon Chung

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 5, 2009
Monday Evening
7:30 p.m.

Graduate Recital Hall: April 5, 2009, Laura Hall, Gloria Cardoni-Smith

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and fifty-ninth program of the 2008-2009 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

April 5, 2009

Sunday Evening

6:00 p.m.

Graduate Recital Brault: April 5, 2009, Lyndsay Brault, Jiyoun Chung

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and fifty-fifth program of the 2008-2009 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

April 5, 2009

Sunday

Noon

Senior Recital Kaplan: April 5, 2009, Damien Kaplan

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and sixtieth program of the 2008-2009 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

April 5, 2009

Sunday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Senior Recital Berg: April 5, 2009, Janie Berg, Patricia Foltz

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and fifty-eighth program of the 2008-2009 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

April 5, 2009

Sunday Afternoon

4:30 p.m.

Men's And Women's Glee Club: April 5, 2009, Tim Fredstrom, Sarah J. Graham, Jay N. Regennitter

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and fifty-seventh program of the 2008-2009 season.

Center for the Performing Arts

April 5, 2009

Sunday Afternoon

3:00 p.m.

Dan Spencer, Horn, Dan Spencer

School of Music Graduate Recitals

• DAN SPENCER, Horn
• HelenLukan, Piano
• assisted by Doug Blossom, Tenor Julie Wilder, Tuba

Dan Spencer is a candidate for the Master of Music degree majoring in performance. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee–Martin.

China In 2008 Price Drop

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

Last Wednesday, Amazon dropped the price of China in 2008 to its lowest yet–just over $20 (the price has been fluctuating over the past couple weeks). And the site has also bundled China in 2008 with Peter Hessler’s Oracle Bones for about $30, so if any River Town fans never got around to ordering the second book by one of our contributors, now would be a great time to do so.

Amazon’s book bundling can be a little hit or miss, so we were wondering who Amazon would pair China in 2008 with, and were hoping it wasn’t a book …

2008-2009 Mostly Music: Schubert, Arlene Sparks, Jon Manasse, Tao Lin, Valeriya Polunina, Carol Cole, Ralph Fielding, David Cole, Timothy Cobb, Roberta Rust, Marshall Turkin, Jan Mcart

Mostly Music Series

Date & Time: Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 7:30 pm & Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 4:00 pm

Recital, Utep Faculty Recital Series (April 4, 2009), Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A faculty recital presentation by Melissa Colgin-Abeln (flute), Orit Eylon (mezzo soprano), Michael Way (graduate student, cello) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

The Effects Of Climate Change On Food Security, Nicolas Trilla

Global Studies Student Scholarship

Global hunger has become one of the most pressing issues our planet faces. The need to research the causes of this food shortage are more urgent than ever, and if we fail to act, the situation will only grow direr. Climate change and food shortage are both highly intricate, but their common ground is the area that is of greatest importance. Climate change has proven too much for global food production systems to bear, and as a result, climate-stressed regions are now experiencing food insecurity as well. Climate change has shaken the three pillars of food security—availability, access, and utilization—and …

Marshall University Music Department Presents The Music Alive!, Ann Bingham, Stephen Lawson

All Performances

No abstract provided.