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Activist Women's Voices Oral History Collection, 1995-2000 Finding Aid, Graduate Center Library, Cuny

Finding Aids

The Activist Women's Voices Oral History Project, funded by AT&T, the Ford Foundation, the Ms. Foundation for Education and Communication, and the New York Council for Humanities, is committed to documenting the voices of unheralded activist women in community-based organizations in New York City. The archive was established in 1995 under the direction of Professors Joyce Gelb and Patricia Laurence with the aim of creating linkages between activist women in the New York City community and student and faculty researchers at the City University of New York.

Tchaikovsky And The Russian Five‘S Contemporary Relevance: How Selected Works Of 19th Century Russian Composers Have Influenced Popular Culture Of The West, Cameron Carr

Senior Theses

As a culture, we often use music to accent events that would otherwise not need them. Many of these events utilize what is considered ‘classical’ music, and within the Classical Music world a select few works get copious amounts of play time, and thus get heavily imprinted in our minds’ ear. Certain correlations between these situations and musical phrases have become so ingrained in our culture that it is almost alien to not have them be together.

Many of the works that are implanted in our culture come out of a specific location and time: the Romantic era in Russia. …

Videogames, Experiential Reality, Ethics, And Gamers, Sean Naubert

Senior Theses

“Videogames are a waste of time and rob people of a chance at a real life.” This has long been the status quo regarding videogames and gamers. Videogames, Experiential Reality, Ethics, and Gamers rallies against this by undermining the philosophical assumption that comes with the claims against gaming, namely that reality is solely and completely physically determined.

On this quest, “legends and philosophical clans” shall be called upon and united to besiege the conventional notion that there is a sole physical reality. This notion is cut down like so many orcs, leaving the Individual Champion as the lone warrior left …

Mormon History Materials: Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Cheryl D. Walters

Library Faculty & Staff Publications

The slideshow was created for the Mormon History Conference held in St. George, Utah May 26-29, 2011 at the request of Bradford Cole, Associate Director for Special Collections and Archives. I created the slideshow; he hosted it and answered questions on site.

Empathizing With The Slave; Empathizing With The Slave-Owner, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

Living inside of the world of the past is often the most difficult thing an interpreter can help her audience to do. But, in spite of its difficulty, it is the most necessary. The adage that before you insult a man, you must walk a mile in his shoes is correct. [excerpt]

Ferguson, Nora (Young), 1882-1969 - Collector (Sc 2453), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2453. Miscellaneous marriage bonds (9) and minister's return (1) collected by Nora (Young) Ferguson. The bonds were given in Barren Butler, and Breckinridge counties in Kentucky. Some may have been given in Warren County, Kentucky.

Haiti's Troubles: Perspectives From The Theology Of Work And From Liberation Theology, Lys Stéphane Florival

Dissertations (2 year embargo)

This dissertation examines "signs of the times" in contemporary Haiti, concentrating on the harsh realities of work and workers in the context of entrenched poverty and ecological devastation. It seeks to formulate a Christian theological-ethical framework that will empower movements of both the Church and Haitian society to engage the problems of the degradation of work and exploitation of workers. This investigation adopts the critical method of correlation using insights from certain modern theologies of work (Chenu, John Paul II, and Miroslav Volf) and from liberation theology (Gutiérrez, Godefroy Midy, and J-B Aristide) to analyze key features of the realities …

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Union Of The American Society Of Equity (Mss 370), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 270.  Minute books, account books and organizational papers of the Muhlenberg Union of the American Society of Equity, a farmers collective bargaining organization.  Also includes constitution and by-laws, stationery, and other printed ephemera associated with the organization.  The Muhlenberg Union was organized on 28 July 1905.

Credit System In The First Abbasid Era, Zahraa Mohsen Hassan

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

It is well known that credit is an important system for trade. Since trade is of two types: distant and near (present), credit has the greatest importance, especially for distant trade, as it guarantees the return of funds with a profit for the owner of the money (the merchant). Hence, our study of the credit system and its connection, in particular, to distant trade. The historical roots of the credit system go back to the civilization of Mesopotamia, especially since there are two fundamental factors in the emergence of credit transactions: the emergence of money and the accompanying emergence of …

The Spanish Government's Position On The Rome-Berlin Axis During World War Ii, Furqan Faisal Jadaan Al-Ghanimi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

When German forces invaded and occupied Poland in September 1939, it was not expected that this operation would turn into a world war at a time when European countries were searching for peace. The crisis was initially a war between two countries to resolve outstanding issues between them after the failure of a diplomatic solution when German leader Adolf Hitler (1933-1945) decided to invade Poland and regain the German lands he was demanding, believing that it would end in a new concession similar to what happened in the occupation of Austria and the Sudetenland region, which was approved for annexation …

Critical Approaches Of Taha Hussein, Faiza Abdul Zahra Jamil

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Taha Hussein turned to the recipient, so he resorted to analysis and explanation to convince the recipient's mind; as he transferred the critical process from emotion to reason in all his critical approaches while following the method of explanation, historical, impressionistic, psychological, or philosophical approaches, or during his comparisons between writers. We can say - with impartiality - that Taha Hussein's criticisms constituted a revolution that overturned critical concepts among Arabs at the beginning of the twentieth century. The proverb says: People do not differ on anything except that it is great, and the difference of people from specialists and …

Social And Historical Glimpses Of Ali Shariati's Thought, Ghanem Naguib Abbas, Wael Jabbar Jwda

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Ali Shariati is considered one of the Iranian intellectual figures affiliated with the Islamic movement, in addition to his interest in sociology; As he focused in many of his writings on depicting the social reality in the shadow of the religious establishment that was his time, and he wrote a large number of books specializing in the study of Islamic history in addition to his works in sociology. This is on the one hand, and on the other hand, his lectures, especially those he delivered in the Husseiniya Al-Irshad, were printed in notebooks and recorded on tapes until the total …

The Border Crisis Between Oman And The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Over The Buraimi Oasis And The British Position On It 1952-1955, Raed Abbas Fadel Shamry

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The concept of borders was not clearly defined between Oman and Saudi Arabia. This is because they did not know any administrative boundaries to demarcate regions and states, nor did these countries have established lines of demarcation between them. Rather, tribes moved from one place to another without any obstacles. Moreover, the concept of ownership was limited, especially in coastal cities and oases. We attribute this to the fact that the princes of the Gulf states and the Arabian Peninsula did not attach any significant importance to the issue of borders. There was no fixed principle for determining autonomy. Sometimes, …

The Role Of Strategic Decisions In Achieving Competitive Advantage For The Product ((A Field Study In The Diwaniyah Textile Factory)), Wathiq Hamid Rassan

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

This study seeks to determine the role of strategic decisions in achieving a competitive advantage for the product, as it was an analytical field study in applying competitive priorities stemming from customer interest, as they represent long-term goals for each organization. These priorities are (cost), quality, flexibility, and speed) in the Diwaniyah Textile Factory according to the factory’s production from (2000-2005) according to several indicators that will be clarified in the practical aspect of the research, as the standard of labor productivity, quality level, and capital productivity rate were used. The study sample was the Diwaniyah Textile Factory, and one …

Geographical Comparison Of Female Labor Forces In Iraq, Egypt And Saudi Arabia, Azhar Jabir Murad

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The research problem is a contemporary problem, represented by the suffering of working women, which has recently increased in proportion with the increasing proportion of working women in line with the demands of the modern era. Work has become a top priority for women to fulfill many of life's emerging demands. This practice was not widespread in the past, as a woman's primary occupation was caring for her children and household affairs—a natural function. Working outside the home, on the other hand, was only an urgent necessity, to meet the family's growing needs or in the absence of a breadwinner. …

The Role Of Characteristic Analysis In Teaching Pronunciation, Eawdat Kazim Eabd

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

This study deals with the role of distinctive feature theory and its use in the teaching of English pronunciation. It helps to show the role types of such an analysis. This paper has a practical aspect which deals with how third year college students department of English deal with and are helped by such an analysis in the learning of phonemes and phoneme clusters. The study proves that the subject suffers a great deal in the teaching / learning of this topic and that it is important for learning English phoneme and phoneme clusters.

Conditions Of The Working Class In Iran During The Reign Of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1941-1979 Ad, Naeem Jassim Mohammed

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

During the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941-1979), the Iranian working class experienced harsh conditions and greatly struggled to achieve their legitimate rights, similar to the rights of workers in other countries. The Iranian Communist Tudeh Party stood with the working class in demanding their rights during and after World War II, and the working class in Iran participated in the most prominent political events witnessed by the country, such as the oil nationalization movement led by Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh (1951-1953). The working class was then destined to witness a revival in the 1970s, especially after the rise in …

Future Visions For Developing The Reality Of The Scout And Guide Movement, Mahmoud Dawood Al-Rubaie, Fadhel Abdul Faydi Al-Taie

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The Scout and Guide movement has been a part of the lives of young people, both ancient and modern, in most countries, nations, and peoples, despite their diverse cultures. It plays a significant role in their lives, both directly and indirectly. Therefore, everyone, especially youth leaders, bears enormous responsibilities that go beyond organizing Scout camps and associated activities and fulfilling young people's hobbies and desires. Rather, it involves embracing them, developing their energy, and building them properly, based on purposeful and efficient programs and plans. Scout and Guide leaders must be able to persuade young people to change their personalities …

The Ingenious Narrator Of Poe's Dupin Mysteries, Timothy Paul Wirkus

Theses and Dissertations

Scholarship on Edgar Allan Poe's Dupin stories consistently focuses on the stories' influence on the genre of detective fiction. One of the foundational genre elements pioneered by Poe in these tales is the sidekick/narrator. Throughout detective fiction, the less-intelligent sidekick has become a standard fixture, a convenient trope in foregrounding the brilliant machinations of the detective's mind. The attention the literature gives to the narrator of the Dupin tales is almost universally in terms of the sidekick/narrator figure as a trope of detective fiction; in this way, it seems that Dupin's companion has come to be read in terms of …

Bethlehem Lutheran Church: Can A Building Teach?, Tyler Bland

Theses and Dissertations

The public school system in America has slowly phased music education out of most students curriculum. Cutting these programs help schools manage their fiscal budget and also keep students in the classroom longer in hopes that the extra time will produce better test scores. In recent years studies have shown that cutting music programs might not be in the best interest of students, or schools working for better test scores. One such study published in Social Science Quarterly, suggests that “students who participate in music are positively associated with academic achievement, especially during the high school years.” If this study …

Thomas "Sonny Boy" Jones

African American Funeral Programs

Thomas--Sonny--Boy--Jones.pdf - Contains the funeral program for Thomas "Sonny Boy" Jones

Guthrie Family Papers (Sc 2452), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2452. Civil War pension documents, chiefly affidavits describing his service, of William Guthrie, who served with the 13th Kentucky Cavalry; letter written to A. C. Guthrie in Farmington, Texas; and letter written to William Guthrie in Burkesville, Kentucky upon the death of A. C. Guthrie.

In The Hours Between You And Me, Amanda Mattern

Senior Theses

This creative writing thesis incorporates memoir writing and fiction by Amanda Mattern.

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The France Chronicles
  • Obligatoire
  • Le Bus
  • [untitled]
• Chapter 2: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Relationships are a Bitch
  • Love Conquers All
  • "Alone" Isn't Lonely, It's Safety
  • My Bottom Line
  • The Relationship Agreement
• Chapter 3: It All Comes Down to Family
  • Preggers
  • 10500 NW Greenview Lane
  • I'll Be Loving You Always
  • The Game of LIFE
• Chapter 4: Happily Ever Afters
  • Hiding
  • Come to Our Wedding, It's in a Mausoleum
  • Perfectly Buttered Toast

Electoral College (Sc 2451), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2451.  Certification of George B. Hodge, James McKenzie, James M. Bigger, S. P. Love, R. S. Bevier, J. M. Atherton, Richard A. Jones, H. Cox, W. C. P. Breckinridge, Robert E. Little, A. L. Martin, and H. L. Stone, electors for Kentucky, as to the outcome of their votes for president and vice president of the United States, 1872.  Includes notice of certification for 1880 bearing the signatures of the electors only.

Mukul Roy Interview, Emily Ellert

Asian American Art Oral History Project

Bio: [by Emily Ellert] Mukul Roy was born in Udupi, India where she was raised by her mother and father [the artist declined to specify what year she was born]. She began college there and finished her first two years, called intermediary. Then she moved to Calcutta with her family and continued studying literature there. During her time in Calcutta, there were various sociopolitical movements occurring and it resulted in a lot of violence and bombings. She met her husband in Calcutta, and in 1966 they moved to England where he was continuing his studies to be a …

Tracing Taizé: Rebuilding Global Solidarity Through Religious Pilgrimage, Dayna Tapp

Senior Theses

This study explores religious pilgrimage, specifically within the Christian tradition, and the individual experience of pilgrims as they travel to a small ecumenical village in Taizé, France. Taizé is a pilgrimage site drawing many young adults from around the world to spend a week or more at the village, participating in a variety of bible study groups, volunteer work, and personal reflection. Because many young adults are experiencing a transitional phase into adulthood with crucial decisions about academics and future life plans, Taizé provides a liminal space of validation and spiritual understanding. Through interviews with pilgrims on-site and ethnographic fieldwork …

Guthrie, James, 1792-1869 (Sc 279), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 279. Letters written by James Guthrie, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and president of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, mainly concerning political and legislative matters. Includes partial letter relating to General Leonidas Polk and troops in Kentucky during the Civil War.

President Higdon's 93rd Commencement Address, Leo I. Higdon Jr.

Commencement Addresses

President Higdon tells the Centennial Class of 2011: "You have the unique experience of graduating when the College is celebrating its 100^th anniversary. Every Commencement is an opportunity to look back and look ahead. Your Commencement is special because the whole College is looking with you."

Further, he lauds the graduates who have "shared your talents with the world through study abroad, internships and special research projects. I am impressed and deeply gratified by the work you have done – it is a strong indication of the impact you will continue to have throughout your lives. You have become …

93rd Connecticut College Commencement Address, Cynthia Enloe '60

Commencement Addresses

Alumna and research professor of International Development, Community and Environment at Clark University Cynthia Enloe '60 spoke to the graduates about connections; their connections to the past, those present, and to those they may not know. "A connection should probably make you feel a little uneasy. Because if you make a connection it means you're beginning to take responsibility for that person's life. It means that that person is somehow affecting your life, but you're also affecting their life."

I Am The Way, The Truth And The Life, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle A liturgical readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 22, 2011: Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33; 1 Pt 2:4-9; Jn 14:1-12. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.