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...
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Beat generation; Sex role in literature
ABSTRACT: In "Hipsters and Chicks: Sex, Lies and Beat Literature," I consider the importance of gender roles within Beat Literature. One of the many facets of American life that the Beats came to question was predetermined gender roles. My...
Atmospheric temperature -- Connecticut -- Observations; Crops -- Effect of temperature on -- Connecticut
The Koppen climate classification system indicates that the state of Connecticut currently has two microthermal climate regions, Dfa and Dfb. Past climatological data shows that the average annual temperature in Storrs, Connecticut warmed from...
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...
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Emma -- Criticism and interpretation
Jane Austen takes her heroine and the reader on a quest to illustrate the dangers of an unrestrained fancy. Emma’s imagination creates a world of its own, "Myself creating, what I saw," to borrow a line from the poet William Cowper, quoted late...
Brain drain -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Banja Luka; Banja Luka (Bosnia and Hercegovina) -- Emigration and immigration
Renata Bertotti (2008). Migratory Decision-making in Post Civil War Bosnia - A
Case Study of Banja Luka City
This paper examines the potential for loss of human capital and brain drain
from Banja Luka, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina a Serb...
Migration is a phenomenon that has been present globally since the era of written history and even pre-historic times. Ethnic groups have always followed a trend of movement from one geographical location to another, primarily for the purpose of...
Catholic Church -- United States; Hispanic American Catholics -- Religious life; Hispanic American Catholics -- United States
The thesis examines the influence of the Hispanic community of Puerto Rico, and other communities of Latin America, in Fairfield County since their arrival during the last half century. The study focuses on the discrimination that they faced...
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote -- Criticism and interpretation; Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote -- Characters -- Women
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the representation of the feminine in the first and second parts of Cervantes's novel The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha, published respectively in 1605 and 1615. The novel incorporates the...
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...
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...
Comparative education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Japan -- Cross-cultural studies
In recent years, policymakers and academic experts have expressed alarm about the variance between Eastern and Western mathematics achievement. Research reveals that classrooms in the United States are lagging behind their Eastern counterparts....
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...
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...
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...
“Why Join A Cult?: An Analysis of the Motivating Factors behind an Individual’s Decision to Join a Cult” considers the prevalence of cults in today’s society in relation to pseudoscientific beliefs. While the public generally attributes the...
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...
This study looks at the Criminal DNA Database system and the submission requirements. DNA testing results have become a relevant and reliable source of evidence in criminal proceedings since 1988. Law enforcement uses a few different types of...
Drunk driving -- Connecticut -- Prevention; College students -- Alcohol use -- Connecticut -- Prevention; College students -- Alcohol use -- Attitudes
Driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverages has been a pervasive problem both in the United States and Europe, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries. Considerable research has identified college students as being at...
Rigorous instruction, relevant learning experiences, and high quality teacher-child relationships are critical components of academic development for all students, but are particularly important in facilitating achievement gains for populations...
