The story of the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest stories in Europe. The episode
of Jason and Medea, their passionate love transformed into fierce hate and destructive
desire of vengeance has been a theme of many literary, cinematographic and...
Norwich (Conn.) -- Emigration and immigration -- History; City and town life -- Connecticut -- Norwich -- History; Norwich (Conn.) -- Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects
During the mid 1800s and early 1900s, large numbers of European Immigrants
sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the shores of the United States. While many of these
immigrants still came from the European countries that migrated to this country...
Politics and war; United States--Foreign relations--Pakistan; Pakistan--Foreign relations--United States
After the attacks on September 11th, 2001, the United States, under the Bush administration, declared a “war on terror” against al-Qa’ida and its affiliates. The “war on terror” tested Washington’s alliances with certain countries...
Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region; Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Religion; Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Politics and government
Tibet is described as merciless at times with its frigid cold temperatures, the world‟s highest mountain ranges, and practically uninhabitable desolate lands. Even though Tibet appears as an untamable landscape to the world, it has actually had...
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...
Moroccans -- Spain -- Social conditions; Immigrants -- Spain -- Social conditions; Spain -- Emigration and immigration; Morocco -- Emigration and immigration
In light of globalization, it is important to understand the immigrant identity and experience. The Moroccan immigrant experience in Spain is especially important because it is an example of the cultural and physical convergence of Europe and...
Scituate Reservoir Watershed (R.I.); Geographic information systems -- Rhode Island -- Scituate Reservoir Watershed; Remote sensing -- Rhode Island -- Scituate Reservoir Watershed; Water -- Pollution -- Rhode Island -- Scituate Reservoir Watershed...
Several years ago, the GIS Department at Fuss & O'Neill, was approached by Rich Blodgett, Manager of Environmental Resources for the Providence Water Supply Board with a request. The Environmental Resources Department of Providence Water, as the...
Over fifty years after its introduction into clinical practice, succinylcholine is still the only depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent used in this country today. It is highly favored in the clinical practice of anesthesia because of its rapid...
The human race is constantly under barrage from uncontrollable forces that never cease. Occasionally, the barrage is notably violent, causing extreme damage, destruction, death, injury, disruption of local and national economies, and changes that...
Connecticut -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
In the middle of the 1800s the American nation ceased to be the United States and engaged in five horrible years of bloodshed. As the facts concerning the battles and fighting became concrete, and the actions of those who fought in the Civil War...
Drug traffic -- Colombia; Guerrilla warfare -- Colombia; Colombia -- Social conditions
During the 1980's, Latin America was one of the major concerns of the U.S. foreign policy. Countries like Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Colombia had unstable governments and civil war created a clear and present danger to the national security of the...
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- Connecticut; Mathematical ability -- Testing; Connecticut Mastery Test
For years researchers have provided evidence to support the fact that males outperform females in mathematics. In this study, eighth grade mathematics performance, as evidenced by year-end average and Connecticut Mastery Test score, was compared...
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...
Morrison, Toni -- Censorship; Public schools -- Censorship -- United States; Challenged books -- United States
The research for this thesis focuses on the process of literature censorship in the American high school classroom and closely examines the role of Toni Morrison's controversial novels Beloved and The Bluest Eye in the Language Arts curriculum. In...
Child molesters -- New Jersey -- Registers; Child sexual abuse -- New Jersey -- Prevention
Today, all 50 states in the United States of America have created a system of registration and notification for convicted sex offenders. These laws were quickly enacted in the past several years in response to horrific crimes against children that...
Social Movement Theory (SMT) is an area of study in Sociology and Political Science that provides an analytical framework for understanding the factors involved in organized social action. A social movement develops in response to an injustice or...
Orphans -- Africa, Sub-Saharan; Children of AIDS patients -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
The AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa has many social, economic, and political effects on the region. I argue that the most devastating effect of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa is the increase in orphaned children, commonly called AIDS orphans. An...
Said, Edward W; Orientalism in literature; India -- Fiction
In his ground-breaking books, Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism, Edward Said explains how the Eastern, colonized other was textually created by the imperial powers that controlled them. Specifically, Western experts on and creators of texts...
Sleep apnea syndrome is a disease that has become increasing more prevalent in the United States in the past fifty years. Because of the newness of this disease it can often be misdiagnosed or even completely missed in individuals. Sleep apnea...
Phylogeography using nested clade analysis (NCA) is able to apply biological inferences to the history of populations of organisms independent of the population's structure. In the Western United States, phrynosomatine lizards have a complex...