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A Study Of Sociolinguistic Variation In A Small Community : Puerto Rican Spanish In Amsterdam, New York, Zahir Mumin

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The objective of the current study is to contribute to the larger body of sociophonetic variation research by describing and analyzing Spanish as spoken in a small Puerto Rican community in the US. First, I describe phonological and morphosyntactic features of Spanish as used by four different groups of Puerto Rican informants in Amsterdam, New York based on the duration of time that they have lived on the Island of Puerto Rico. Previous research on Puerto Rican Spanish in the US has focused particularly on final /s/ deletion (Poplack, 1980b, 1980c), final liquid production of /l/ and /ɾ/ (Ramos-Pellicia, 2007), …

Latino/A Artist Educators (Laes) And Their Role In Creating And Sustaining Alternative Democratic Spaces In Miami, Deborah Therese Woeckner Saavedra

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This exploratory study utilizes a qualitative, ethnographic approach to locate and contextualize Latino/a Artist Educators (LAEs) in Miami, Florida. Foundational and cutting-edge, it brings together many distinct perspectives to illuminate the power and promise of a newly imagined yet group of individuals to build and sustain alternative democratic spaces. Building on critical educators Paolo Freire, bell hooks, Henry Giroux and Howard Zinn, as well as extending the framework of critical theorists Gloria Anzaldúa, Cornel West and others, this research begins to sketch the influence of the LAEs interviewed in Miami from 2003-2013. As a sociocultural ethnographic study positioned at the …

The History Of Forensic Science In The State Of New York, Elke Hof-Kenyon

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This dissertation delineates the process and advancements in professionalizing the police departments and the development of forensic science in New York. Furthermore, as a preliminary and exploratory study it examines the evolution and changes of forensic science within the growth and expansion of a New York county police department. The relationship between police and forensic science was complex; for example, the impetus for the police to adopt a particular forensic methodology varied. At times, the development of forensic methodologies necessitated a further step in professionalizing the police departments. Other times, law enforcement sought new forensic inventions, or the improvement of …

Mystical Oil : Mapping The Oil Narrative In Fiction, Sara Alotaibi

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Oil’s representation is shaped by the resource’s biological properties and its material forms of flow, which are features that contribute to its mystification as a commodity bringing instant and laborless wealth. I examine oil’s impact on narrative by charting some of the transnational formal and thematic patterns in literature shaped by the oil fetish and its mystified transformative capacities. Through a comparative reading of Upton Sinclair’s Oil!, Abdelrahman Munif’s Cities of Salt, and Helon Habila’s Waiting for an Angel and Oil on Water, I aim to locate the specific ruptures oil creates on temporal and spatial structures that shape the …

A Zooarchaeological And Geochemical Analysis Of The Faunal Remains From The Tripolye Site Verteba Cave, Ukraine, Sarah Heins Ledogar

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This study combines zooarchaeological and geochemical analyses to examine the use of animals excavated from Verteba Cave (Ukraine), a unique archaeological site associated with the Eneolithic Tripolye culture (4900 – 2900 BC). Verteba Cave is atypical among Tripolye sites because it is located within a cave, and contains a large amount of human skeletal remains. Although research has been focused on understanding Tripolye subsistence economy, the strategies engaged for procuring domestic animals and the role of animal products in Tripolye life has been underexplored. The role of animals in social behaviors (i.e., mortuary practices, feasting) has not yet been thoroughly …

Guide To The Presidential Debate Records, University Of San Diego University Relations

University Records

This collection contains planning records, videos, and news clippings associated with both the 1992 and 1996 Presidential Debates. 1992 Debate records cover the selection and subsequent cancellation of USD as a host site. News clippings also cover the controversy between the Bush and Clinton campaigns over why the debate was canceled. 1996 Debate records include correspondence, site selection and visitation information, planning meeting records, and contract information with the Commission on Presidential Debates. Design records featuring the debate logo which was placed on Media Kit items, t-shirts, lapel pins, and stationary are included. Short news cast videos are included along …

The Bridge, Volume 14, 2017, Bridgewater State University

the bridge

Editor-in-Chief:
Allie Briggs

Editors:
Katherine Nazzaro
Medjine Tercy
Alexandria Machado
Alyssa McLellan
Rupert Simpson
Parker Jones
Mialise Carney

Faculty Advisors:
Katy Whittingham
Evan Dardano

Graduate Consultant:
Jill Boger

Design Consultant:
Cheryl Sirois

Student Consultants:
Kelsey Leuenberger
Stephanie Janeczek
Claire Alexander

Goldman’S Paradox: Imperfect Perfection, Aaron Manuel

Outstanding Gateway Papers

In The Paradox of Punishment, Alan Goldman argues that the mixed theory of punishment is inherently contradictory. Goldman explains that the mixed theory is a combination of two older theories of punishment: retributivism and utilitarianism. The combination of these two theories into a single mixed theory was intended to mitigate these theories’ flaws. However, Goldman asserts that the two theories are incompatible, as justification of one requires dismissal of the other, creating a paradox. While I agree that Goldman’s paradox exists, and that it is logically inescapable, I believe he has neglected several points of analysis which weaken the …

The New Face Of Civil Revolution, Kalen Gray

Outstanding Gateway Papers

"The New Face of Civil Revolution" explains how with changing times comes changing platforms of expressing disdain for modern oppression against Black people of the United States of America. By juxtaposing the Black Power Movement and the Black Lives Matter Movement, this article provides a history of the oppression Black people face in America, as well as the many ways that these separate movements operate. Based on diversity of populations served, leadership, and the ways in which these movements gain supporters, this paper ultimately shows that there is currently a call for a new method of achieving equality in the …

Illustrating The Way: The Life And Times Of Bhiksuni Shig Hiu Wan, Karma Lekshe Tsomo Phd

Theology and Religious Studies: Faculty Scholarship

Bhikṣuṇī Shig Hiu Wan was a Buddhist master in more than one sense of the word. She was not only a highly accomplished practitioner, teacher, artist, and poet, but she was also a feminist pioneer in higher education. When she arrived in Taiwan in 1966 and began teaching at the Chinese Cultural University, she was the first Buddhist nun to teach at the university level in Taiwan. At that time, it was highly unusual for a nun to take a visible role in the public sphere, so when Shihfu allowed her paintings to be exhibited in Taipei, this was an …

The Philosophy And Physics Of Time Travel: The Possibility Of Time Travel, Ramitha Rupasinghe

Honors Capstone Projects

Time travel to the past is an alluring subject for many science fiction writers but is it really science fiction or is there a way to make it happen, possibly in the distant future? In the world of physics, time travel to the future has already been accomplished but time travel to the past seems to be a subject of controversy. Similarly, both philosophers and physicists cannot completely agree on one fundamental question about time: what is it? In this interdisciplinary project, I will explore the fundamental nature of time as a building block to help me understand time travel. …

The Need For Interchurch Unity Among Northern New England Evangelical Churches, Philip Andrew Wood

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This project addresses the lack of and need for unity between evangelical churches in northern New England. It is not an area known for cooperation, being open to change, or orthodox Christianity. It is a region with typically small churches that should unify under the Gospel message, yet many of these churches have lacked the desire to cooperate in the past. This project provides a route to a more cooperative, Christ-like, and unified evangelical interchurch community. Biblical and theological sources were used to gather data for this project. This data focused on passages pertaining to church unity and disunity from …

台山與香港兩地粵語疑母字今讀之比較, Pui Ling Tam

Dissertations from all years

身處香港，說香港粵語是理所當然的事。我們平常說的「我」字，有沒有想過它的聲母來自於古疑母呢？再問，「魚」字、「玩」字，竟然都是來自於古疑母。那為何來自同一個古聲母如今卻有三種不同的聲母讀音呢？再看臨近地區台山，以上三字的聲母讀音卻沒有分歧。相近的地區中竟然會有這麼大分別的語音差異，當中必有緣故。故此，引起筆者對兩地疑母是否同源的探討。

透過本文，可以得出以下結論： 疑母來到中古基本上已沒太大變化，把台山、香港這兩個親屬語言與中古疑母嘗試連成一條對應的脈絡。中古疑母與香港粵語的對應中有較清晰的規律：洪音前保留中古疑母特徵，細音前演化成半元音[j]。

台山方言卻不一樣，它不分「等」地保留疑母濁鼻音濁塞音特徵，並且保留[i]介音，亦無撮口呼，入聲方面在陰入、陽入之下再細分兩種。種種特徵呈現出疑母於兩地的差異甚大，筆者推論台山方言疑母字對應先秦時期。從歷史痕跡上推測今台山方言受南越早期語言影響，現時多數南越後裔聚居地博白縣一帶，其地佬話保留較多的古音成分，與台山方言不相伯仲。故認為博白地佬話與台山方言脫不了關係，其對應主要體現在以下幾方面：

1. 入聲方面同樣有四種分法：上陰入、下陰入、上陽入及下陽入

2. 大多疑母字保留古讀音

3. 保留[i]介音

4. 沒有撮口呼

5. 兩地疑母均可與開口呼、合口呼相拼

Oncolog, Volume 62, Number 01, January 2017, Bryan Tutt, Joe Munch, Z Ahmed

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Melanoma: Trial investigates immune checkpoint blockade in patients with respectable stage III or oligometastatic stage IV disease.
• Radiation May Enhance Immunotherapy for Solid Tumors: Clinical Trials combine immune checkpoint inhibitors with radiation therapy against lung cancers, other solid tumors.
• INBRIEF: Nivolumab Plus Azacitidine Shows Promise in Relapsed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia/ Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome Study Questions Standard Exclusion Criteria for Conventional Trials
• HOUSE CALL: Social Media Groups for Cancer Patients-Twitter chats, online groups for patients, caregivers
• USEFUL RESOURCES: Resources to Aid Referring Physicians

On The Bend Of The Kentucky River: The Archaeology Of Bethel Academy, G. Herbert Livingston, Robert A. Danielson

Heritage Material

No abstract provided.

Manna In The Wilderness, Amos P. Mead

Heritage Material

No abstract provided.

Vantage Point: Using Narrative And Discourse Analysis Of Jesus' Sermon On The Mount To Improve Discipleship Outcomes, David J. Swisher

Doctor of Ministry

When the narrative and discursive aspects of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (SOTM) are divorced from their cultural and rhetorical context, traditional historical-critical methods of exposition miss important contextual applications. Originally delivered as a live discourse to an audience of first-century Jews, the text and circumstances of the SOTM are recorded in Matthew 5-7 by one of Jesus’ followers as an embedded discourse within the larger framing narrative of the first gospel.

However, the dynamics of interactive discourse are quite different than what contemporary readers experience with printed text on a page. Absent that live exchange and its embedded cultural …

Test 2179: John Deere 7210r, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …

Test 2186: Case Ih Steiger 470 Quadtrac, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …

Homiletical Aesthetics: A Paradigmatic Proposal For A Holistic Experience Of Preaching, Sunggu Yang

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

The article is a proposal for a paradigmatic change in homiletical pedagogy. In North America today, most homiletical training at the seminary or divinity school is either text-driven or know-how-driven (or, at times, topic-driven). Thus, the homiletical training focuses on (1) how to exposit a text for a key topic, (2) how to structure a sermon, (3) how to deliver a message, and (4) how to analyze the text-driven sermon. While admitting the usefulness of this current textual or know-how pedagogy, the article suggests the addition of a holistic-aesthetic component of preaching, which I will later call numen-participatory education or …

Walter De Maria: Meaningless Work, Amanda Dalla Villa Adams

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Book review of Walter De Maria: Meaningless Work, by Jane McFadden.

Monstrous Allure: Polyphemus In Pompeii, Glenda Swan

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Front Matter

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Cross Country: The Power Of Place In American Art, 1915-1950, Naomi Slipp

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The West Virginia New Deal: Blanche Lazzell’S Mural In Morgantown, Kendall J. Martin

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Francis Picabia: Our Heads Are Round So Our Thoughts Can Change Direction, Jordan Amirkhani

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Drawings For Paintings In The Age Of Rembrandt, Saskia Beranek

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Insecurities: Tracing Displacement And Shelter, Elizabeth Berkowitz

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Arts: A Guide For Conservators, Curators, And The Curious, Kari Rayner

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Book review of Arts: A Guide for Conservators, Curators, and the Curious, by Roy S. Berns.

Artemisia Gentileschi E Il Suo Tempo (Artemisia Gentileschi And Her Times), Marjorie Och

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No abstract provided.