Rawlings, Jerry J., 1947-; Ghana -- History -- 1957-; Ghana -- Politics and government -- 1979-2001; Ghana -- Politics and government -- 2001-
Jeremiah John Rawlings, Ghanaian air force pilot and populist politician ruled Ghana for almost two decades between 1981 and September of 2000. Rawlings, who began his leadership career as a military ruler, later went on to become a democratically...
This research examines how a cycle of poor nutrition has been created in the Frog Hollow neighborhood, an urban food desert, in Hartford, Connecticut. The absence of large chain grocery stores and the ubiquity of fast, high-fat, high-calorie...
The Palestinian people have been portrayed by the media as homeless, helpless, stateless, or violent terrorists. Rarely have the Palestinians been presented as human beings who have suffered a devastating tragedy, a people who yearn for peace and...
Arguedas, Alcides, 1879-1946; Marof, Tristán; Bolivian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
The research stated here is an investigation of literature weaved by political views of Bolivian pre-rights times that may have held great influence upon political changes towards social rights of the later half of the twentieth century. Alcides...
The purpose of this thesis was to uncover the most recent climactic conditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. This research was conducted in two ways. First a meta-analysis was conducted on papers and research involving global warming and...
Pharmaceutical industry -- United States; Drugs -- United States -- Marketing
The Pharmaceutical Industry spends billions of dollars each year advertising their products to consumers, often via direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) on television, radio, and the Internet. This level of prescription drug promotion has...
Urban renewal -- Connecticut -- New Haven; New Haven (Conn.)
The middle decades of the twentieth century saw an unprecedented amount of resources directed at rescuing and redeveloping blighted urban areas in the United States. Across the country, federal dollars, in accordance with the Federal Housing Act of...
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century
The original purpose of this thesis was to examine the forces behind the anti-immigrant movement in United States history culminating in the Quota Law of 1924. However, after much analysis that thesis was expanded to examine the changing nature of...
In Alfred Chandler's The Visible Hand, written over two decades ago, the author answers a simple question, how best to explain the rise of the modern business in the United States? While regarding new technologies and burgeoning markets as...
The study of second language learning and acquisition is an on-going process. For decades teachers have searched for methodologies which maximize student learning and production in a foreign language. Traditionally teachers used rote memorization...
Hospices (Terminal care) -- United States; Terminal care -- United States -- Psychological aspects
The search for meaning, growth, transcendence and reports of positive effects during a terminal illness have been increasing areas of research and attention in the past several decades. This thesis is a survey of the literature of both qualitative...
Geography -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Connecticut
Geographic illiteracy is a prevalent phenomenon in American culture today.
Students in American high schools lack basic geographic skills, concepts and knowledge
that would aid their entrance into today's society. This lack of knowledge has...
Single-sex schools; Single-sex schools -- Connecticut -- Avon; Avon Old Farms School (Avon, Conn.) -- History
Over the last several decades statistics reveal that there is worldwide underachievement of boys in school. Regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, or economic background, boys as a group are struggling to be effectively educated. While girls are...
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949 -- Historiography; Palestine -- History -- 1917-1948 -- Historiography; Jewish-Arab relations -- Historiography
For decades Israeli historians around the world have argued that Israel won its war of independence even though Israeli forces were at a great disadvantage. They have stated that the invading Arab forces were better prepared than the Israelis...
The importance of understanding juror perceptions of witness credibility has increased over the last few decades. Understanding how jurors perceive eyewitness testimony may assist in bringing about further changes within the judicial system. It may...
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote -- Criticism and interpretation; Muslims -- Spain
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the presence of the Moorish in Miguel de Cervantes' novel, The Adventures of Don Quixote de La Mancha. The Moorish population was an Arab minority in Spain, converted to Christianity after the Reconquest of...
It is argued that rapid neighborhood change has long been characteristic of
American cities. Whether experiencing a demographic change, a decline in physical
condition, or renewal and revitalization, thousands of U.S. urban neighborhoods have...
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:...
The physical fitness of the United States populace has been at the forefront of public discussion especially in recent times given the noticeable increase in the rates of obesity and its' related diseases. Law enforcement officers have not been an...
A growing forest of crosses cover the entrance way to Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi death camp. Their presence is in protest to the possible removal of a 21-foot cross that already exists at the site. That cross was used by Pope John Paul II in a...
