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Weeds, Tamar Mekvedijian
Weeds, Tamar Mekvedijian
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
This is a short story collection about a family. The stories are linked but aren't necessarily connected, with family members appearing in more than one story. It is about the bonds of family, and the struggle we have against the health of our bodies.
What Qualities Do Parents Value In Their Children ? : A Revision Of Earlier Findings, Caitlin Lantagne
What Qualities Do Parents Value In Their Children ? : A Revision Of Earlier Findings, Caitlin Lantagne
Honors Projects
Using General Social Survey data, examines the qualities that parents have valued in their children since 1986. Offers evidence that, in contrast to trends reported prior to this date, autonomy was no longer increasingly valued by parents during the period from 1986 to 2006 and that the trend away from valuing obedience had also slowed dramatically.
The Housing Options In Barrington, Chester Smolski
The Housing Options In Barrington, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Barrington has a reputation as a fine town, with attractive homes surrounded by neat lawns, good schools, many boats moored in the harbor and only 15 minutes from the heart of Providence."
Changing Markets Require Different Style Of Houses, Chester Smolski
Changing Markets Require Different Style Of Houses, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"It touches on the heartstrings and evokes a sense of nostalgia: the scene of father and mother sitting near the fireplace with the children playing at their feet. Here it is, the typical family at home, secure, stable, symbolic of the American way of life. But is this picture really accurate?
Downtown St. Pete, Where The Pace Slows To A Shuffle, Chester Smolski
Downtown St. Pete, Where The Pace Slows To A Shuffle, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"This is an unusual city: all of the curbside parking in the downtown is free; they give away the evening paper if the sun doesn't shine; the National Shuffleboard Hall of Fame is located here; and more than one-half of the population is over 44 years of age."
Soul City Deserves To Succeed, Chester Smolski
Soul City Deserves To Succeed, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream--a dream of equal opportunity and justice for all. An assassin's bullet prevented him from realizing his dream. His friend and well-known leader in the civil rights movement also had a dream--a dream to build a new town in which the injustices of society would be lessened. Today, in the rolling farmland country of North Carolina, Floyd McKissick is working to fulfill his long sought dream."