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Journal of Vincentian Social Action

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Shakespeare And The Supreme Court: How The Justices Reveal Their Ideologies By Referencing His Works, Rachel Anderson

Honors Projects

The works of William Shakespeare have been referenced many times throughout history, even by Supreme Court justices. Building off of an observation of a mock trial by James Shapiro, this project puts the utilization of Shakespeare from three Court opinions in relation to its context within the play and the opinion to examine what the reference reveals about the authoring justices' ideology. In doing so, this project concludes that the justices utilize Shakespeare's works in their opinions for various reasons, including to infuse their beliefs into their argument. This implies that Supreme Court justices do not base their opinions on …

The Legal Origins Of Catholic Conscientious Objection, Jeremy Kessler

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

This Article traces the origins of Catholic conscientious objection as a theory and practice of American constitutionalism. It argues that Catholic conscientious objection emerged during the 1960s from a confluence of left-wing and right-wing Catholic efforts to participate in American democratic culture more fully. The refusal of the American government to allow legitimate Catholic conscientious objection to the Vietnam War became a cause célèbre for clerical and lay leaders and provided a blueprint for Catholic legal critiques of other forms of federal regulation in the late 1960s and early 1970s—most especially regulations concerning the provision of contraception and abortion.

Over …

The Dream Of Property: Law And Environment In William T. Vollmann’S Dying Grass And Leslie Marmon Silko’S Almanac Of The Dead, Ted Hamilton

Faculty Journal Articles

This article describes how the law inflects the narration of environmental conflict in William T. Vollmann’s Dying Grass (2015) and Leslie Marmon Silko’s Almanac of the Dead (1991). By focusing on the legal common sense of settler colonialism—its emphasis on private property in land and its subjugation of Indigenous peoples to the guardianship of the state—the article explores the ways in which Vollmann’s and Silko’s novels present counternarratives to the law’s story of justified conquest. Combining a law and literature approach with ecocriticism, this article highlights the importance of the legal imagination in defining human-land relations in the United States. …

A Jurisprudential Quilt Of Tribal Civil Jurisdiction: An Analysis Of Tribal Court Approaches To Determining Civil Adjudicatory Jurisdiction, Jacob Maiman-Stadtmauer

American Indian Law Journal

There are hundreds of Native American Tribes with their own judicial systems and courts. Under the test first established in Montana v. United States, the Supreme Court of the United States has provided a single, nebulous standard for determining the limits of tribal courts’ jurisdiction over non-Indians. Scholars and federal jurists have long assumed that the Supreme Court's framework limiting tribal civil jurisdiction is essential to how tribal courts determine jurisdiction. This paper challenges that assumption. Through a first of its kind survey of tribal court decisions on civil jurisdiction, spanning 26 tribes and covering 71 decisions, this paper …

The Digital Isolation Of Indigenous Communities, Myranda Buiquy

American Indian Law Journal

The crude mistreatment of the tribes across America has continued to undermine Indigenous wealth and empowerment, leaving many Native people without proper housing, education, running water, healthcare, and telecommunications services. Tribes are forced to advocate for themselves to the federal government, instead of receiving support and compensation for generations of colossal exploitation.The federal government continues to breach their responsibility in protecting tribal treaty rights and must assume responsibility in closing an economic divide that has only worsened due to the pandemic.

Indigenous communities continue to endure disadvantaged living conditions, leaving their people without adequate resources. In addition, this vulnerable demographic …

Education Administration In Federal Indian Law: Learning From A Colonial Project Turned Tool Of Liberation, Ariel Liberman, Douglas L. Waters Jr.

American Indian Law Journal

While statistics tend to focus on the difficulties facing tribal education, this article endeavors to look at the matter with fresh eyes. The federal administrative paradigm governing tribal schools has gone from a tool of cultural genocide to a mechanism for empowerment. A survey of recent governmental reforms demonstrates an embrace of the diversity of Indigenous communities, an interest in empowering students through learning, and an acknowledgement of a history of active disenfranchisement. This is ever-evolving federal-tribal relationship shows the administrative state’s capacity for dealing with greatly nuanced community needs and for tailor-making reforms to achieve concrete goals, even if …

Native America: Universities As Quasi-Cities, Sovereignty And The Power To Name, Victoria Sutton

American Indian Law Journal

Universities as quasi-cities have an obligation to reflect on their educational mission, and public universities have a responsibility to Native America through the unique federal trust responsibility owed to Native Nations by the federal government. The naming of buildings and transitioning to responsible adulthood requires universities, administrators, and students to reflect on who we were, who we are now, and whom we hope to be. Collaborative efforts to work with Native Nations should be undertaken with regard to naming issues.

Sovereigns possess power to control historical narratives and outcomes through their sovereign power to (1) name geographical places; (2) protect …

How Sample Clearance Has Affected Hip-Hop Music-Making, Bryan J. Brewster

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This paper will explain how sample clearance has impacted hip-hop music-making. It will explain what a sample is and show the historical significance of sampling in hip-hop. I will briefly discuss the basics of copyright and the process of clearing a sample. This paper will also look into legal cases of copyright infringement to show the impact of specific cases and analyze data to determine if the amount of sample clearance has changed because of the decisions of the courts. The main goal of this paper is to highlight the significance of sampling in hip-hop, the inherent challenges of legally …

Africana Legal Studies: A New Theoretical Approach To Law & Protocol, Angi Porter

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

“African people have produced the same general types of institutions for understanding and ordering their worlds as every other group of human beings. Though this should be obvious, the fact that we must go to great lengths to recognize and then demonstrate it speaks to the potent and invisible effect of the enslavement and colonization of African people over the last 500 years.” – Greg Carr

Title Ix In Historical Context: 50 Years Of Progress And Political Gamesmanship, Helen A. Drew, Marissa Egloff, Josie Middione

Journal Articles

On the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX, it is important to recognize both its historic nature and how it has evolved in political and social context. This Article will begin by examining the history of women’s athletics pre–Title IX, focusing on what activities women participated in, why, and how societal norms shaped their ability to do so. Next, the Article will examine the status of women’s athletic opportunities as Title IX was first proposed, with an emphasis upon its nexus to the women’s rights movement and the Equal Rights Amendment initiative. The Article will then provide historical background for key …

Campos Seguros In Santa Cruz County, Patricia Barajas Villasenor

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Monarch Services is a non-profit organization within Santa Cruz county. The agency provides services for domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Campos Seguros focuses on providing resources and advocacy to vulnerable populations, specifically Campesinos (farmworkers). Violence and abuse perpetrated against farm workers is an issue that demands more public attention and advocacy. Campesinos are highly vulnerable because of different contributing factors, these include immigration status, work uncertainty, and language barriers. Consequences include trauma, lack of reporting, and vulnerability to labor trafficking. Sexual abuse is highly prevalent within the agricultural realm; many employers can take advantage of Campesino’s vulnerable position. …

Preface, Rebecca Redwood French

Contributions to Books

Published in Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law, Tom Ginsburg & Benjamin Schonthal, eds.

Analyzing The Past Five Years Of Equinox Week* Programs Focused On Sustainable Development Goals Within A Collection Of Local And Global Initiatives To Support A Proposal For The Publication Of A Comprehensive Book, Abdoulaye Idrissa

Symposium of Student Scholars

Many undergraduate students are not familiar with the research process involved in a book publication proposal. Through this multidisciplinary collaborative research, the faculty intends to minimize this gap by engaging the students in such a process from the early phase of proposal preparation. The student will research and review the past five years of EQUINOX Week* programs focused on Sustainable Development Goals within a collection of local and global initiatives to support a proposal for the EQUINOX proceeding publication.

With an extensive set of qualitative and quantitative data gathered over a span of 5 years. The student will be …

Predictors Of College Student Support Toward Colin Kaepernick’S National Anthem Protests, Brooke Coursen, Nicole Peiffer, Sakira Coleman, Philip Lucius

VA Engage Journal

Racial discrimination and inequality have perpetuated within the U.S. since its inception. In 2016, Colin Kaepernick initiated the national anthem protests to oppose the oppression of people of color in America. This study was developed in 2018 to identify social determinants of health underlying discriminatory beliefs and behaviors. The objective was to investigate the impacts of college students’ race, gender, political ideology, socio-economic status [SES], NFL interest, patriotism, and general protest support on support for the national anthem protests. We administered paper-and-pencil surveys across locations on the James Madison University campus using a convenience sample. There were 408 participants included, …

Parameters Winter Issue 2022-23, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Why Do Senior Officers Sometimes Fail In Character? The Leaky Character Reservoir, Everett S.P. Spain, Katie E. Matthew, Andrew L. Hagemaster

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article argues senior officers may fail in character because their rate of character development throughout their careers typically decreases as environmental stressors rise. It conceptualizes character as an open system with both gains and leaks over time and integrates existing scholarship on personality and ethical development to create the Leaky Character Reservoir framework, which it then applies to Army officers’ careers. Military leaders will gain a new understanding of character and find specific actions officers, units, and the US Army can undertake to strengthen the character of its senior officers.

From The Acting Editor In Chief, Conrad C. Crane

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Journal Of Roleplaying Studies And Steam (Jrpssteam) Vol. 1 [2022], Issue 1., Cristo Leon, James Lipuma, Ricardo Morales-Carbajal, Miguel A. Bastarrachea-Magnani, Alain Arriaga, Christian Miguel Rudich De La Rosa, Edgar Meritano, Mauricio Rangel

Journal of Roleplaying Studies and STEAM

Volumen completo del Journal of Roleplaying Studies and STEAM (JRPSSTEAM) Vol. 1 [2022], Issue 1.

The Value Of Life In Thornton Wilder's Play Our Town, Instructor Suaad Hussien Ali

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

قيمة الحياة في مسرحية ثورنتن وايلدير مدينتنا مسرحية مدينتنا هي من اكثر مسرحيات ثورنتن وايلدر شهرة واكثرها عرضا في ذلك الوقت حيث حصلت هذه المسرحية على جائزة بلتزار عام 1938 كمسرحية امريكية من الطراز الاول. تدور احداث هذه المسرحية حول الحياة في مدينة امريكية صغيرة . اعتزم الكاتب ان يصور هذه المدينة عالميا بان يجعلها تمثل كل المدن في العالم. تبدء المسرحية بالولادة وتنتهي بالموت. لقد سمح الكاتب لأحدى الشخصيات في المسرحية في العودة للحياة بعد الموت لتخبر المشاهدين عن تجربتها. لقد اختار الكاتب ان يقدم قصة عادية لأناس عاديين يعيشون حياة اعتيادية في مكان عادي حيث لا شيء استثنائي …

The Old Man And The Sea As A Thematic And Critical Study, Assistant Instructor: Liwaa Ahmed Abdullah

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

الرجل العجوز والبحر ، هي رواية فريدة من نوعها والأكثر مبيعا لروايات هيمنجواي التي تحاول تعزيز العلاقة بين الرجل والطبيعة. حيث في هذه الد بدراسة تحليليه ونقديه لرواية الرجل العجوز والبحر وكذلك المواضيع الرئيسية المتمثلة بالرجل والطبيعة وكذلك موضوع السؤال عن البقاء في رواية الرجل العجوز والبحر وتعتمد هذه الرواية بشكل رئيسي على شخصية سانتياغو

Syntactic Structure Of Tree Diagram As A Method Of Teaching Translating English Sentences Into Arabic, Shaden Shamel Abdullah

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

Translation as a broad notion can be defined in various ways by different theorists; to translate from one language into another is not an easy task due to the cultural differences. Today translation is not restricted to entering the college to graduate and get a degree in translation. But it is enough to have knowledge of both languages and linguistic ability of translation. To practice translation as a profession is different from teaching it. The present study has explained what is meant by teaching translation, the characteristics of teaching and offers a method of teaching which is the first in …

Sexism And Racism In"The Bluest Eyes " By Toni Morrison, Dr. Nibras Ahmed Abdullah Al-Khazraji Al-Iraqia

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

Toni Morrison is a famous Afro-American woman novelist who wins a Nobel prize of Literature for the novel beloved. This study explores issues related to sexism and racism which are manifested in her life and work. The novel examined by this study are Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, The texts recreate an ideology of African-American womanhood which privileges self-definition. Morrison creates remarkable black women characters in the novel. The characters attempt to establish their own identity amidst the multilayered and interconnected oppressions of sexism and racism. Thereafter, these women managed to retain their identities throughout the novels. The research adopts to …

Investigating The Illocutionary Force Of The Pragmatic Function Of Intonation In Some Political Speeches Selected From The American Vice –President Joe Biden, Instructor: Mahmood Atiya Farhan

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

يُعد التنغيم والتداولية مجالين اساسين من مجالات اللغة التي ترتبط ارتباطا وثيقا بمجال الوحدات التلفظية تهدف الدراسة الحالية الى التحقق من القوة الانجازية للوظيفة التداولية للتنغيم في بعض الخطابات السياسية التي تم اختيارها من خطابات نائب الرئيس الامريكي جو بايدن . يسعى البحث الحالي للتعرّف على : 1.نوع افعال الكلام التي استخدمها جو بايدن 2 . الانماط الاساسية للتنغيم التي تستخدم بشكل كبير لإظهار القوة الإنجازية وقد تم اختيار عشرة خطابات سياسية من الانترنت. يحاول الباحث التحقق من انماط التنغيم المختلف لمختلف انواع الافعال اللغوية وتحليل الخطابات السياسية التي تنقل الافعال التقييمية والتوجيهية والواعدة والسلوكية والعرضية .وقد تبنى الباحث منهج …

Évaluation Les Techniques De La Traduction De Quelques Acronyme Anglais Dans Les Dictionnaires Anglais -Arabe., Maître De Conférences. Dr. Thamir F. Iskandar

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

Les traducteurs ont généralement recours à des dictionnaires pour trouver l'équivalent arabe des acronymes anglais. Le problème est que chaque dictionnaire utilise sa propre technique qui se traduit par un rendu différent pour le même acronyme. Cet article se fatigue pour trouver les techniques les plus courantes utilisées par les dictionnaires dans la traduction des acronymes anglais en arabe et discute de leur pertinence. En théorie, il présente une revue de la littérature des études antérieures avec un bref compte rendu du concept des acronymes, de ses types et d'autres notions connexes. Ensuite, les techniques les plus courantes de traduction …

Developing Strategy Knowledge For Vocabulary Learning In Speaking English As Second Language, Inst. Dr. Ayad Enad Khalaf

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

Learners of English as a second language would like to learn all the language and master its four skills. Many learners may not know from where to start. Many learners may ask such questions; what should I do to learn English? How can I start? If ESL teachers followed effective strategies for teaching vocabulary, they could facilitate students’ proficiency in the four skills of English. Strategies of learning are many and various, but the more important is to raise the awareness of learners about these strategies. Developing of the metacognition of learners about strategies can lead to effective independent learning. …

Desdemona And Othello: An Adaptation, Asst. Prof. Dr. Rasha Abdulmunem Azeez

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

Paula Vogel, after 376 years of the publication of Othello, writes her play Desdemona assuming that Othello is right in his accusation to his wife, and Iago’s story about Desdemona’s infidelity is not a false story. After his ear is poisoned with jealousy, Othello asks his wife Desdemona direct questions: “[a]re not you a strumpet? ... What, not a whore?” (4.2. 81, 84). At that moment, most of the readers, if not all, sympathize with Desdemona in a tremendous way. No one can believe or expect for a minute that Othello’s speech is true and that Desdemona is not a …

Culture Clash In Meera Syal's My Sister-Wife: A Feminist Thematic Study, Lecturer Afaf Hafedh Shakir Darraji, Assist. Prof. Dr. Ansam R. Abdullah

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

الصراع الثقافي في مسرحية " ضرتي" للكاتبة الاسيوية-الانكليزية ميرا سيال هو الموضوع الذي تحاول هذه الورقة أن توضحه. تفترض الورقة أن Syal تحاول تقديم عرض نسوي لموضوع الصدام الثقافي السائد في حياة المهاجرين إلى أوروبا. يهدف البحث إلى التحقق من صحة الفرضية باتب اع منهج تحليل الشخصية. يبدأ البحث بمقدمة للموضوع والكاتب. يقدم البحث مناقشة للنص يلي ذلك الاستنتاج الذي يلخص نتائج التحليل.

Animation As An Early Source For Metaphor Acquisition By Younger Children, Dr. Mahmoud Arif Edan

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

The purpose of this study is to highlight evidence the animations the primary source for younger children to acquire metaphors. They can make use of those cartoons to recognise and activate their conceptual maps. The study applied the Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) by Lakoff, & Johnson (1980) to be the theoretical framework of this study. The data collection is one-on-one method interviews (or face to face) which is the major and commonest type of the data collection methods in research whose nature is qualitative, yet this research applies the mixed method that combines the prose of the quantitative and qualitative …

An Investigation Of Efl Undergraduate Students' Performance In Cognitive Poetic Schema, Prof.Nahida Taha Majeed (Ph.D.), Prof.Shatha Kathim Al-Saadi (M.A.)

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

English cognitive poetics could help undergraduate students achieve a better understanding of what they do and why they are doing something. It also helps them find new ways of doing things and improving old ways that they have. Hence, this study intends to fill a gap of information about the way Iraqi college students process English poetry. This study aims at: 1. Pin-pointing the components of cognitive poetic schema (CPS) used by EFL undergraduate students for interpreting English poems. 2. Identifying students' level of performance in English CPS. 3. Finding whether there are any significant differences among students' performance in …