Falkland Islands War, 1982; Monroe doctrine; United States -- Foreign relations
On April 2, 1982, the British held Falkland Islands, two hundred and fifty miles, off the southeastern tip of Argentina, the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands were "invaded by several thousand Argentine Army, Navy and Air Force troops."...
Democracy--Morocco; Islam and politics--Morocco; Morocco--Politics and government--21st century
In most Arabs and Muslims countries, the 1990`s witnessed a vibrant movement by individuals and groups that advocate through non-government organizations (NGO) good governance, transparency and the rule of law. NGOs can be defined as non-civilians...
Cyprus -- Politics and government -- 1960-2004; Cyprus -- Politics and government -- 2004-; Cyprus -- History -- Cyprus Crisis, 1974-; Cyprus -- Social conditions -- 1960-; Cyprus, Northern
In 1974, the island of Cyprus underwent a drastic geographical change that separated, by force, the population of the island. Though not uneventful, the island's history has shown that for centuries, both Greek and Turkish Cypriots lived together....
In the past twenty years the ability to determine the likelihood of an individual's risk to recidivate has become the driving force of assessments in the criminal justice field. These risk factors now play an increasingly important role in release...
Women -- United Arab Emirates -- Social conditions; Women in development -- United Arab Emirates
When one thinks of the United Arab Emirates, one may picture a country that is one of the richest countries in the world and has the money to build resorts, buildings, and tourism destinations. The UAE is a Middle Eastern country, and has Islam as...
Choctaw Indians -- Government relations -- History; Indians of North America -- Government relations -- History; Federal-Indian trust relationship
Charles Wilkinson asserts that the Supreme Court has responded to contemporary Native American pleas for justice by attempting to incorporate Indian understanding of past commitments into reinterpretations of old laws. The new accommodation appears...
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 -- Criticism and interpretation
Metaphysical themes in Emily Dickinson's poetry emphasize the limitations of the
human mind and the limitless possibilities of the imagination. Through a dose examination
of her original use of language, readers can trace how Dickinson used...
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. As I lay dying; Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Light in August
Few American literary figures have elicited more scholarly debate than William Faulkner. Over the past century, Faulkner's work has moved in and out of favor among critics. He has been celebrated as a regional genius and denounced as a misogynist...
Norman Mailer has never been portrayed as a favorite of female readers;
moreover, he has been persistently misunderstood in terms of the female role in his works
throughout his fifty-six year writing career. These misinterpretations may be...
Although historians have long been familiar with an accepted picture of Eva Peron, the elusive personality of Argentina's most dynamic female has undergone a significant evolution in the past fifty years. As an unknown actress, Eva Duarte was first...
Africa, Central -- Politics and government -- 1960-; Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1960-1997; Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government -- 1997-; Crimes against humanity -- Africa, Central; Crimes against...
In the Central Africa Region four million people from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have died largely unnoticed by western media from armed conflict and human rights abuses. Some scholars have written extensively that the conflict in...
This research study surveyed officers from a local Connecticut police department, determining their exercise routines and job related stress. The study information was gathered from a sample of 49 officers who completed the survey questions...
Urban residential structure has been shown to be differentiated by three main factors: socioeconomic status, family status and ethnic status. Additionally, socioeconomic inequality in urban areas has been shown to increase over time. These...
Liability has become an increasing concern to police officers. This study extended existing research by expanding the definition of liability to include internal discipline, criminal arrests, in addition to civil lawsuits against police officers. ...
Latin American drama -- History and criticism; Latin American drama -- 20th century
In this research study, based on eight contemporary Latin American plays. I examine the characterization strategies utilized by the authors in order to reflect the crisis of the modern Hispanic man. The titles and playwrights are the following:...
Weight training; Soccer -- Training; College athletes
This study was designed to identify relationships between the perceptions of the importance of weight training and sport orientations among NCAA Division I student-athletes on soccer teams. Differences among the perceptions of the importance of...
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Fiction; Duras, Marguerite. Douleur. English -- Criticism, Textual
The Second World War has profoundly impacted French literature from its onset and continuing to today. The literary work of Marguerite Duras is tied to this period not only through the events of her life during the Occupation of France and her...
Long before the United States entered World War II after it was attacked at Pearl Harbor, there were other major battles taking place all over Eastern and Western Europe. All were desperate; all were deadly. The German war machine overran sovereign...
Recent physiological investigations examining the cardiac calcium handling abilities of tuna and rainbow trout suggest increased reliance on sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium contribution for heart contractility that is both temperature and frequency...
The goal of this thesis is to trace the development in mathematical theory that led to the proof of the insolvability of the quintic. That is, there does not exist a general formula in radicals for equations of the form [not reproducible-see full...
