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Sustainability In The Suburbs? Oakville’S Sustainable Development Journey, Kristopher Kowalchuk
Sustainability In The Suburbs? Oakville’S Sustainable Development Journey, Kristopher Kowalchuk
2019 Undergraduate Awards
This paper is meant to serve as an entry point into the topic of Canadian suburban sustainability initiatives. The goal is to assess whether Canadian suburbs can strive to be more than just local growth machines set on consuming greenspace for the sake of ever-more development. Oakville, Ontario, a city located within one of the most rapidly expanding suburban populations in North America, is looked at specifically to determine whether city officials can promote economic growth while simultaneously taking into consideration ecological impacts. Oakville’s sustainable development journey is measured and evaluated using Clarence Stone’s regime analysis. This research has found …
The Statistics Of Subtypes: A Proposed Study Investigating Statistical Learning Across Subtypes Of Dyslexia, Ashlee N. Quinn-Hogan
The Statistics Of Subtypes: A Proposed Study Investigating Statistical Learning Across Subtypes Of Dyslexia, Ashlee N. Quinn-Hogan
2019 Undergraduate Awards
Current research regarding dyslexia and its subtypes is inconsistent. There are discrepancies in the literature surrounding the causes and manifestations of dyslexia. Furthermore, there is very little research concerning the role of statistical learning in differentiating between subtypes of dyslexia. The purpose of the proposed study is to quantify the differences in statistical learning ability across three subtypes of dyslexia (i.e., phonological dyslexia, surface dyslexia, and deep dyslexia). It is predicted that participants with a dyslexia diagnosis of any subtype will be worse at using statistics to find word boundaries than control participants. Additionally, it is hypothesized that participants with …
Representing Opacity In Kinyarwanda Coronal Harmony, Abigail Edwards
Representing Opacity In Kinyarwanda Coronal Harmony, Abigail Edwards
2019 Undergraduate Awards
As of 2017, only four of the world’s languages are known to present opacity effects in coronal harmony: Sanskrit, Slovenian, Imdlawn Tashlhiyt and the Bantu language Kinyarwanda which is the focus of this paper (Hansson, to appear). In Kinyarwanda, coronal harmony is triggered by the retroflex fricatives [ʂ] [ʐ] and targets the alveolar fricatives [s] and [z]. The process operates regressively and is blocked by coronal stops [t] [d], palatal consonants [ɲ] [j] and the alveolar affricate [ts]. The harmony is obligatory in adjacent syllables but optional across non-adjacent syllables. The rarity and complexity of this phenomenon presents challenges to …
'Finding Peace In A World Where You Mean Nothing': The Implications Of 'One Rwanda' On Rwandan Lgbti And Twa Minorities, Christopher Anthony
'Finding Peace In A World Where You Mean Nothing': The Implications Of 'One Rwanda' On Rwandan Lgbti And Twa Minorities, Christopher Anthony
2019 Undergraduate Awards
In the aftermath of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, the Rwandan government was faced with a herculean task of restoring peace, stability and unity to a divided, traumatized state. Led by President Kagame, the government instituted a comprehensive national unity and reconciliation policy to bring together divided “ethnic” groups, Hutu perpetrators and Tutsi survivors, and create one Rwandan identity. From an outsider’s perspective, this policy was a monumental success and an example for other post-conflict states on how to create peace. However, is our jubilation towards Rwanda’s “success” premature? Are we looking at post-genocide Rwanda through rose-coloured lenses? Utilizing …
Acoustic Characteristics Used To Differentiate Speech From Song And Individual Factors That Impact Their Effectiveness, Xin Qi
2019 Undergraduate Awards
There are many acoustic differences between speech and song, such as frequency range, average fundamental frequency, pitch stability, and rhythmic regularity. Previous studies have shown that musical and linguistic knowledge are recruited differently, but no studies have addressed what specific acoustic features people use to differentiate between speech and song. Our study is designed to determine what acoustic characteristics are used to distinguish speech from song, and to elucidate whether individual factors, such as musical training and tonal language experience, have an effect on these characteristics. In Experiment 1, participants were asked to rank 15 acoustic characteristics according to their …
Relating Neural And Behavioural Measures Of Statistical Learning To Children's Reading Abilities, Kailee Liesemer
Relating Neural And Behavioural Measures Of Statistical Learning To Children's Reading Abilities, Kailee Liesemer
2019 Undergraduate Awards
The process of reading is guided by statistical regularities between orthographic and phonological properties embedded in the English language system. Reliance on these probabilistic cues suggest statistical learning (SL) may be an underlying mechanism in reading ability and variance in SL could explain why those with reading impairments struggle to become proficient readers. Previous research has found a relationship between SL and reading ability; however, majority of these studies use offline measures of SL that are sensitive to secondary processes. The current study examined the link between SL and reading ability in 32 children using traditional measures of SL and …
Tensions Between Children’S And Adults’ Practices And Understandings Of Consent In The Home And School, Mackenzie Mountford
Tensions Between Children’S And Adults’ Practices And Understandings Of Consent In The Home And School, Mackenzie Mountford
2019 Undergraduate Awards
Sexual violence is disturbingly common, especially for young people. Accordingly, it is important to explore children’s understandings of consent to determine how to properly inform young people and respond meaningfully to their trauma. Existing literature on this topic reveals a tension between young people’s ability to comprehend consent and communicate permission through spatial practices, and adults’ failure to teach and practice this agreement due to dominant romantic, socialization, and developmental conceptions of childhood, and concern with risk. Children display a capacity to communicate consent through their negotiation of place. In the home, most parents ignore children’s expressed limits. Conversely, teachers …
Bangladesh’S Unlikely Attainment Of The 4th Millennium Development Goal, Marisa E.N. Coulton
Bangladesh’S Unlikely Attainment Of The 4th Millennium Development Goal, Marisa E.N. Coulton
2019 Undergraduate Awards
This study centers on the 2015 “Millennium Development Goals,” (MDGs) a historic United Nations initiative aimed at bridging many of the world’s inequalities. Since its conclusion, the success of the project has been hotly debated, as progress at the international level was markedly uneven. In order to ensure the success of future initiatives, it is necessary to determine why these goals failed so decisively in some contexts but succeeded in others. Given the innumerable nations involved in the project, the scope of the essay was narrowed to focus on a single country and MDG goal. This study centers on the …
Price Of Membership: The Effect Of Income On A Sense Of Belonging To Canada, Bertina Lou
Price Of Membership: The Effect Of Income On A Sense Of Belonging To Canada, Bertina Lou
2019 Undergraduate Awards
Liberal market capitalism permeates daily life and carries important social consequences for Canadian citizens. When social relationships between individuals are mediated by class position under a free market society, an interesting question about the relationship between individuals and society itself can be raised: does the amount of economic resources possessed by an individual influence their sense of belonging to Canada? This study examines Canadians’ economic positions, measured by annual personal income, as a determinant of their sense of belonging to Canada. It also investigates the role of known correlates of exclusion, such as being a victim of discrimination, having visible …
Rape Myths In Digital Spaces: An Analysis Of High-Profile Sexual Assault Cases On Twitter, Madelaine E. Coelho
Rape Myths In Digital Spaces: An Analysis Of High-Profile Sexual Assault Cases On Twitter, Madelaine E. Coelho
2019 Undergraduate Awards
As demonstrated through the #metoo and Time’s up Movements, sexual assault has proven to be an inescapable facet of everyday life. While sexual assault literature has expanded to explore the digitization of sexual violence and rape culture, there has been less attention to how rape myths permeate digital spaces such as Twitter. To explore rape myths in online spaces, this paper analyzes over 10,000 tweets related to high-profile sexual assault cases in order to understand what Twitter users are saying about high-profile cases of sexual violence. Furthermore, these tweets are analyzed to understand their meaning in the context of rape …