Learning, Psychology of; Child development; Cognition in children
Young children perceive and respond to their environment in a variety of ways based upon their unique combination of approaches to learning. They use a range of intelligences in interacting with their classmates and the classroom setting:...
When fueled, three elements of an organization's makeup-an individual's
personal characteristics, situational attributes, and environmental/working conditions,
either separately, or combined-can create a lethal mix of ingredients for workplace...
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation; James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Criticism and interpretation; Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence; Social Darwinism in literature
Upon its publication in 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species revolutionized the worlds of science, religion and literature. Many nineteenth-century authors immersed themselves in transposing scientific ideas onto their literary...
Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGFa), a member of the endothelial growth
factor (EGF) family of mitogens, was previously thought to exist solely in neoplastic
cells and the quickly dividing cells of a developing fetus. Since then, TGFa...
Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Ulysses -- Criticism and interpretation; Deconstruction
This thesis examines James Joyce's Ulysses using the basis of deconstruction. Instead of merely deconstructing the language of Joyce's text through examples, words, and fragments, this thesis attempts to find meaning through deconstructing those...
This study examines the communication styles and practices between
the handicapped and non-handicapped communities in contemporary society.
It depicts the processes or lack of communication processes which contribute to
the present conditions.
The...
This project proposes to situate Cooper's Chingachgook and Hetty,Melville's Queequeg, and
Hawthorne's Pearl and Priscilla, as rhetorical characters of what shall be termed the primitive-as-savior
tradition of American fiction. This rhetoric...
Germany -- History -- 1918-1933; National socialism; American periodicals -- History;
This paper is a study of the last years of the Weimar Republic and the rise to
power of Adolph Hitler, and how these events were analyzed in four journals of public
opinion in the United States. This thesis makes the argument that the journals of...
This mixed-methodology study investigated the impact of structural and operational elements on the perceived effectiveness of Student Assistance Programs (SAPs). Five SAPs participated in the study; three at the elementary, one at the middle, and...
This instrumental case study investigated the success of an exemplary practice, student-led conferences (SLC), and its impact on engaging parents and empowering students. Theoretical elements including perceptions of student achievement, parental...
Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. Troilus and Criseyde; Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400 -- Characters -- Women
The widowed status of Chaucer's Criseyde has a profound influence on her behavior throughout the poem. Her actions, as well as her interactions with others, are all products of her situation. Criseyde should be examined within the context of an...
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the use of marriage as a literary device in William Trevor's short fiction. Trevor has continually questioned the essence of matrimony in moral and psychological terms, attempting to define marriage and...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of first grade phonics instruction using "The O'Brien Marking System." This marking method was developed to make students more aware of the sounds that letters make, and thereby sound out words...
The purpose of this investigation is to examine the breakdown in both the personal and cultural identities of Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican immigrants who reside in the United States. Through various literary contributions made by contemporary...
Dick, Philip K. -- Criticism and interpretation; Borges, Jorge Luis,1899-1986 -- Criticism and interpretation; Mysticism in literature
The mysticism of Philip K. Dick and Jorge Luis Borges make for a pairing that exposes a similarity of technique in the invention of imaginary worlds. The use of the double becomes an especially noticeable method that will be explored at length. ...
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...
Mexican literature -- Political aspects; Political satire, Mexican; Ibargüengoitia, Jorge, 1928-1983
The following is an abstract of research conducted while writing a thesis entitled "Another Mask of Mexico and Its People Through Jorge Ibargüengoitia's Satirical Prose." Some authors believe the only purpose of satirical writing is to amuse the...
Narration (Rhetoric) -- Study and teaching (Primary)
The concept of using writing frames for writing instruction has been a popular concern in the area of education. Writing is considered one of the most difficult academic subjects for children because it requires transformation of the spoken words...
Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century; National characteristics, American, in literature; American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
The American Dream, as popularized by Horatio Alger, Jr., excluded women, immigrants, and ethnic minorities by default, yet today it is Alger's version of the success myth that is typically identifies as the ideal. Literary works produced by...
English language -- United States -- Foreign words and phrases -- Spanish; English language -- United States -- Foreign elements -- Spanish; English language -- Variation -- United States; Spanish language -- Influence on English; Hispanic...
Spanglish is a catch-all term for a way of speaking by some Spanish-English bilinguals that has been disparaged, maligned, and vilified by both monolingual Spanish and monolingual English groups alike, with criticism towards it extending from even...
