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Copyright: The Basics You Need To Know, Jennie Tobler-Gaston Oct 2022

Copyright: The Basics You Need To Know, Jennie Tobler-Gaston

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

This presentation covers the basics of copyright, including what copyright is, what is copyrightable, how to obtain a copyright, and the exceptions to copyright law in the United States of America.


President Lopez Obrador’S Response To Femicide, Paola Briones Mar 2022

President Lopez Obrador’S Response To Femicide, Paola Briones

UNO Student Research and Creative Activity Fair

Femicide is defined as the specific targeting and assassination of women. While femicide exists worldwide, particularly in Latin America, Mexico has one of the highest reported rates of femicide. This paper will analyze the Lopez Obrador administration’s lack of response to rising femicide rates. The administration has not created a special prosecutor’s office to address the phenomenon; ninety-three percent of femicides remain unsolved. Previous research maintains several factors contribute to femicide including machismo, high national crime rates, and poverty. Although previous research explores causes of femicide, it neglects to provide concrete explanations for the intentional inaction of acting administrations. In …