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El Violín, Amelia Christensen

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

La palabra violín viene de una palabra de latín que significa instrumento. También, había una diosa que se llamaba Vitula, y era la diosa de gozo. Entonces, hay un verbo en latín que es vitulari que significa “estar lleno de gozo”. El violín trae mucho gozo a los demás.

Coche, Kelsey Green

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

El año estará 2095. Yo estaré volando por el cielo. Habrá los semáforos por todo. Lo estará el normal modo.

Los Zapatos, Zach Jenkins

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

Mi objeto es el zapato. La Palabra zapato es muy interesante y siempre me ha gustado decir zapato por el sonido de la palabra. No hay muchas palabras que empiezan con una z y eso hace que la palabra sea más única. Tiene tres silabas, y dos "a". Zapatos siempre vienen en pares, como hay dos "a" en la palabra.

Los Auriculares, Madison Jenkins

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

Mi dueño me perdió la semana pasada. Siempre estuve ahí, pero él no podía verme. Me acosté debajo de la cama, esperando a que me recogiera. Tenía que escuchar música, mirar televisión y hablar con sus amigos, solo. No le deseo eso a mi peor enemigo.

La Pluma, Megan Johnston

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

La pluma existe para escribir. La pluma usa sus ideas para crear mundos e historias. A veces usa sus ideas para dibujar. El propósito de escribir es compartir sus ideas con el mundo por sus escritos. Escribe para hacer un cambio en el mundo. La pluma quiere ayudar a las personas a formar sus ideas para publicarlos.

La Comida, Scotty Mccubbins

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

La comida quiere estar en un plato muy extravagante. Debe ser un plato que este hecho de porcelana blanca. Debe ser un plato que esté grande para enfatizar a la comida. Es necesario que el plato sea redondo para guardar la comida. Prefiere que el plato este sobre una mesa porque no quiere estar en el piso. Y más que nada es necesario que el plato tenga que estar acompañado por alguien que va a apreciar a la comida.

Las Montañas, Hannah Lybbert

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

Por el ojo desnudo, las montañas se ven como un espectacular maravilloso, perfectamente perfecto. Hacen que el amanecer y el atardecer sean más bonitas y esconden un plétora de secretos que parece de otro planeta. Lo que no se ve es que las montañas cargan miles de años de imperfecciones. En vez de tener avergüenza de sus defectos, la montaña los desgaste con orgullo porque representan su vida que aunque es un poco agitado, es perfecto en sus ojos.

La Torta, Ally Schiess

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

No me gustó este producto. ¿Sabes cuando tu comida te deja con un mal sabor en la boca? Así me hizo esa torta, me recuerda al vecino que no le gusta que pise su césped, pero estaciona sucarro en tu espacio. Esperaba que me ayudara a sentirme lleno, pero lo que vi era que tenía molde y me hablaba como si fuera mi madre. No le daría ni una sola estrella.

Las Alarmas De Fuego, Zachary Rose

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

La alarma de fuego iba en el centro de turísticas de las islas de Galápagos. Esperaba, porque siempre estaba lista para alertar a la gente de una emergencia. La alarma detectó humo y soñó la alarma para salvar a todas las personas.

La Luna, Zachary Swensen

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

La luna ha formado una lista de lugares que quisiera visitar en la Tierra. El primer lugar se llama el lago Titcaca. La luna ha querido visitar este lugar porque es el lago más cercano a la luna por estar en las altas montañas de Bolivia. Durante el curso de la vida de la luna, ha visto muchas cosas extrañas que han pasado en este lago.

Perspectivas Verdaderas: La Cámara, Jj Snow

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

Desde la creación de la imagen ha existido una relación de amor entre las cameras Y la belleza. Las cameras siempre han gustado tomar fotos inspiradoras Y provocantes. Han querido ser la mejor que puedan ser. Han usado varios elementos para hacer la imagen perfecta para capturar la belleza del mundo alrededor. Han tratado de buscar la perfección.

Seeking Asylum In A Modern Society: Global Responses To Latin American Migration, Rebecca Dickinson

Senior Honors Projects

The United States is no stranger to asylum seekers and refugees. The most famous seaport in the country houses a 305-foot-tall statue of a woman bearing a torch with words from the poem The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus etched at her feet: “‘Give me your tired, your poor, /Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’”^[1] The Statue of Liberty is a symbolic representation of open arms to immigrants from all walks of life. But if everyone is welcome, why do so few actually gain entrance?

US interventionism policies in the 20th century have defined the lives of millions …

La Moto De Motocross, Matthew Murdock

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

A mí me encantan la moto y la adrenalina, a muchos no les gusta porque esta peligrosa pero eso no es cierto, al manejear se siente tranquilo.

El Calcetín, Lindsay Carreto

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

Yo soy un calcetín que ha tenido muchas aventuras junto a mi hermano gemelo. Yo estoy muy feliz de compartir mi vida con él. Mi hermano es un gran líder y cuida mucho de mí. Nosotros somos como mejores amigos, nos contamos todo. Él es un gran apoyo en mi vida.

Kinetics For Enzymatic Conversion Of Biomass To Glucose, Jordan Broadwater

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Biofuels are a sought-after alternative for fossil fuels in today’s society. More specifically, cellulose-based biofuel is an avenue of research intending to limit waste and provide new renewable energy. Cellulose is a rigid polymer of glucose monomers that is found abundantly across different agriculture crops. However, its stability is a barrier to energy production from this source. Pretreatment followed by hydrolysis of cellulosic materials serves a potential to produce glucose to be used in biofuels in larger quantities compared to other methods. This project studied the effect microwave pretreatment and oxygenation have on hydrolysis of cellulose in Arundo Donax. Arundo …

Critical Success Factors For Implementing Blockchain In The Supply Chain For Product Traceability, Gary Lee

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Satashi Nakamoto’s introduction of blockchain in 2008 initially directed the technology for the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies (Nakamoto, 2008). In recent years the technology has been identified for other use cases. Businesses are currently developing this technology to reduce or eliminate transactional costs. Along with this anticipated use, businesses are using this technology to include traceability across the supply chain. This research looks at implementing blockchain technology in supply chain traceability. Clohessy (2019) identified critical success factors for implementing blockchain, but what is not existing in the literature are the relative importance of each factor for implementation of …

Service-Learning: A Translation Of Documents Into Spanish On Behalf Of Learning For All, Aidan Posey

Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects

Learning for ALL (LFA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Omaha, NE. LFA offers resources to adults in the community by offering a variety of classes in literacy, English language, and Adult Basic Education. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the learning at LFA has transitioned to the online learning portal, Burlington English. However, the fact that Burlington English is presented and written in English poses a large barrier to the accessibility of online learning material. Current LFA management utilizes Google Translate to try and translate the steps to log into this platform and while a valuable tool, Google …

Portuguese 1010. Syllabus, Luis Enrique Escamilla Frias Sr.

Open Educational Resources

This syllabus, designed to be widely used throughout CUNY system, is focused in providing the chance for students and teachers of Portuguese to have classes without using costly books. Quite the contrary, this syllabus has been designed in order to provide a guide to use Bate-Papo book [a one hundred percent open educational resource], throughout sixteen weeks, that is to say, during the normal period of a course in CUNY colleges in both summer and fall.

Moreover, the syllabus contemplates the using of a platform for students to practice. Such a website is also OER and has been indicated in …

Comparing African Cultural Retention And Its Effect On Racial Attitudes In The Music And National Identities Of Cuba And The United States, Lucie Turkel

Honors Scholar Theses

This project investigates to what extent the African roots of popular music in Cuba and the United States are acknowledged and examines if this level of cultural acknowledgement has any influence on the postcolonial social, cultural, and economic treatment of African Americans and Afro-Cubans. Does a greater and/or more widespread acceptance of African cultural retention and overall African heritage in a country’s national identity help alleviate racism in that country? Using primary sources from Cuban and American music and cultural periodicals, economic statistics, and political and cultural histories, I have determined that Cuba has a higher level of African cultural …

The Dangers Posed By Open-Flame Cooking: The Case Of Chiapas, Mexico., Holly Renee Zoeller

College of Arts & Sciences Senior Theses

Open-flame cooking, the central cooking approach used by some three billion individuals across the globe, primarily in developing countries, poses serious health and environmental risks. While some countries have begun to transition to cleaner stoves, this effort has confronted widespread resistance. People who have been using this ancient cooking method and whose culinary traditions rely on this cooking approach have remained recalcitrant in their efforts to continue cooking the traditional way. This study focuses on Chiapas, the southernmost and the poorest state in Mexico, which skirts the Guatemalan border. This study provides ample evidence of the health risks associated with …

Poems And Translations, Rome Hernández Morgan

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This document is separated into two parts, a collection of original poems and a collection of translations of the crônicas of Rubem Braga. The collection of poems, titled, “Because I Never See You,” attempt to parse the complexities of familial and intimate relationships, addiction, and BIPOC experience. The collection of translations attempts to offer a small sample of the crônicas of Rubem Braga (1913-1990), a Brazilian journalist who is known throughout Brazil for “elevating” the form of the crônica from ephemera to the literary.

The Perceived Effectiveness Of The Scaled Agile Framework® In Software Development Organizations, James F. Carilli

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Software development projects experience very high failure rates. Due to the high cost of project failure, coupled with studies that found failure rates are closely tied to the software development method used, the purpose of this mixed methods exploratory case study was to examine the extent of perceived effectiveness of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) in software development organizations using Complex Adaptive Systems as a lens to guide the study. This research focused on the extent of perceived effectiveness of the Scaled Agile Framework® on organizational outcomes, team management, stakeholder and customer management, management of emerging requirements and overall organizational …

Game[R]Over, Giancarlo Huapaya

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

GAME[R]OVER es un libro de poesía documental, que expone las trayectorias de la supremacía blanca en Phoenix, Arizona a través de la economía de la recreación, de la exposición y del espectáculo.

Island Girl Can't Swim, Laura Vazquez Lopez

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Island Girl Can't Swim is an exploration of romantic love by and about someone who seemingly does not understand it. Through different frameworks, those of Puerto Rico's colonialism, pop culture and personal experience, understanding is attempted within a society with rigid definitions of love. This rigidity extends beyond those of heteronormativity, nationality, and culture to include, and center, experience and what qualifies as love. Through a narrative constructed through poems with characters, such as Island Girl and her main love interest Border Boy, Island Girl Can't Swim blurs the lines of expectations among a variety of structures that are considered …

Poesia, Cosmopolítica E A Tradução Das Artes Verbais Indígenas No Brasil, Malcolm Mcnee

Spanish and Portuguese: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Identificando Determinantes Sociales De La Salud En La Comunidad De Granada, España (Identifying Social Determinants Of Health In The Community Of Granada, Spain), Mukund Desibhatla

Honors Scholar Theses

This interview-based Spanish Thesis podcast serves to identify and analyze vulnerable populations in the medical world and compare social determinants of health between the Granada and U.S. healthcare systems. My mission is to identify barriers to healthcare and also the resources to support disadvantaged people in overcoming them. For this qualitative research study, I opted for a unique interview-based style to converse directly with former mentors and colleagues of mine from Spain and open a candid dialogue on health equity and reform. I grew quite fond of Granada during my study abroad last year, which abruptly ended due to the …

A World Of Infinite Possibilities: Recoding Popular Culture In Modern U.S. Ethnic Fiction, Todd Martinez

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This project examines how the U.S. ethnic authors Ralph Ellison, Maxine Hong Kingston and Junot Díaz reflect the dynamic, reciprocal process of transculturation by decoding popular cultural forms. Using strategies made available by cultural studies, hemispheric theory and neoMarxism, critical attention will be directed to each author’s major literary work: Ellison’s Invisible Man, Kingston’s Tripmaster Monkey, and Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. This dissertation further analyzes a hitherto overlooked area of U.S. multiethnic literary studies: the ethnic subject’s relationship to encoded popular culture forms and how they impact dentity formation. Recent scholarship has focused on the ethnic …

Lo Afrocubano: Exploring Afro-Cuban Culture In Music, Literature, & Art, Pre- & Post-Revolution, Grace Maffucci

World Languages and Cultures Student Scholarship

Majors: Music and Spanish
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Monica Simal

After the abolition of slavery on the island in 1886, Black Cubans struggled for equality and a place in a White-dominated society. The twentieth century brought about a deeper exploration of Afro-Cuban culture and identity through several forms of art. This project delves into the music, literature, and art of twentieth century Afro-Cuban artists and examines how they used the arts to communicate their identity to a society in political turmoil. It compares the representation of Blacks and Blackness before and during Fidel Castro’s revolution. The project also explores how the …

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Letras

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Literatura Carcelaria Y Los Derechos Humanos En Cuatro Obras Del Siglo Xx, Sarah Patterson

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

Esta tesis es un estudio de la literatura carcelaria en cuatro obras del siglo XX. El ya reconocido género de la literatura carcelaria denomina un tipo de texto en cual un autor escribe cuando está encarcelado o rememora la experiencia carcelaria luego de abandonar la cárcel. Durante el siglo XX, muchos activistas políticos han protestado por sus derechos humanos por medio de sus obras. Algunos de estos activistas políticos fueron escritores y poetas de América latina, de los Estados Unidos y de otras partes del mundo, como Domitila Barrios de Chungara, Martin Luther King Jr. Roque Dalton y Otto René …