American literature -- Hispanic American authors; Masculinity
This thesis focuses on how the male-male relationships in contemporary Latino novels by Piri Thomas, Abraham Rodriguez, Jr., Junot Díaz, Arturo Islas, and John Rechy help or hurt the protagonists’ developing masculinity and overall sense of...
This thesis focuses on the alga Polysiphonia subtilissima, specifically its reproductive phenology and photosynthetic rates. At its northern limits including New England, P. subtilissima occurs in areas of lower salinity and in Connecticut it is...
Hartford sermon notebook; Puritans -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- 17th century -- Sermons; Sermons, American -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- 17th century; Hartford (Conn.) -- Church history -- 17th century
This thesis has two main objectives. The first is to complete an accurate transcription of over two hundred pages of colonial handwriting contained in a compact sermon notebook that I have entitled The Hartford Sermon Notebook. The second objective...
This thesis is a study in graphic art as well as the basics of commercial advertising. It is in the form of a CD-ROM. Presented here is a promotion for a hypothetical travel agency which deals with travel to Puerto Rico. The work focuses on the...
iMac (Computer) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Design
This thesis is an educational CD-ROM that introduces the iMac computer. It covers the basic as well as some of the more complex tools and tasks that would be useful to a new user. Along with the CD-ROM Guide, there is an illustrated ad campaign...
This thesis is based on the premise that textile arts, including those produced in West Africa, naturally reflect the cultures and customs of the ethnic groups in which they are created. As such, they can provide us with unique and fascinating...
This thesis is both a study in graphic art as well as basic commercial advertising. Presented here is a promotion for a hypothetical trade organization which benefits large format print professionals. An 8 page booklet discusses the organization of...
This thesis presents an exploratory assessment of the public safety potential of Megan's Law in Connecticut if a proactive notification system were instituted. Secondary data were used for 1,761 Connecticut Department of Correction incarcerated...
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834 -- Criticism and interpretation
This thesis proposes the Samuel Coleridge's poetry attempts to forge an interdependent relationship between imagination and faith. In the Biographia Literaria Coleridge suggests that the imagination is an entity separate from man and similar to the...
Cuban Americans -- Biography; Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959 -- Personal narratives; Exiles -- United States -- Biography
This thesis represents a thorough and comprehensive study of Cuba's political, economic, and social situation from the perspectives of three generations of Cuban exiles. Over the last forty seven years the exiles argue that Fidel Castro's promises...
Puerto Rico -- Poetry; Puerto Rico -- Relations -- United States; United States -- Relations -- Puerto Rico
This thesis represents a thorough and comprehensive study of Puerto Rico political, economic and social circumstances from the perspectives of poet's generations during over two hundred years of colonial history. Over the last one hundred years...
Liberation theology; Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-; Catholic Church -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century; Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1948-1980
This thesis represents an analysis of the evolution of liberation theology beginning with its basic philosophical tenets continuing into its role as a social and political movement in Latin America. Since the early 1960's liberation theology has...
Chávez Frías, Hugo; Venezuela -- Politics and government -- 1999-
This thesis represents an effort to evaluate the socialist reforms Hugo Chavez has implemented in Venezuela since his ascent to the Presidency in 1998. In order to understand Chavez's ideologies, the initial chapters of this thesis put Venezuela's...
Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1933-1959; Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1959-1990; Cuba -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Cuba
This thesis represents an overview of the Foreign Relations policy of the United States toward Cuba, and its leadership, in the time period leading up to the Cuban Revolution and culminating with the Bay of Pigs invasion. The thesis also examines...
This thesis seeks to determine if organizational values and defined behaviors that are communicated throughout the organization can increase employee satisfaction, commitment and performance outcomes. This research explains how these values are...
Minorities -- Medical care -- Research; Patient participation
This thesis seeks to identify the most effective recruitment methods relative to enrolling minorities into health research. Results found that recruitment methods such as face-to-face, telephone, media, word-of-mouth, institutions, direct mail and...
Psychology--Religious aspects;
Sex role--Religious aspects;
Psychotherapists--Training of
This thesis was concerned with the question of how religion and gender might affect clinical perceptions and judgments in psychotherapy. Participants were 378 psychologists and members of the APA. Participants answered a number of questions about...
International Women's Decade, 1976-1985; African American feminists -- 20th century; African American feminists -- 21st century; Women, Black -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Women, Black -- Social conditions -- 21st century
This thesis was designed to evaluate the current state of knowledge on the interconnections between the World Conferences on women held by the United Nations and the Black feminist movement. The study will look at international changes initiated...
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Criticism and interpretation
This thesis will examine the first person character in the poetry of W. B. Yeats in order to illustrate a theme of liberation. Liberation for Yeats means a freeing of oneself from mere memory, or events, by converting them into a poetic mythology....
Hizballah (Lebanon); Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1993- -- Public opinion
This thesis will focus on the 2006 Israel-Hizballah war which began on July 12th, 2006. It will ascertain the American college students' attitude towards the 2006 July War in Lebanon in comparison to the U.S. officials' attitude. The American...
