"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Criminal Justice."; Thesis advisor: Jennifer Hedlund.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-78).
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...
Uncanny, The (Psychoanalysis), in literature; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation; Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation
The uncanny is an essay by Sigmund Freud that describes how a specific type of fear functions in horror literature. Freud defines how the sensation of the uncanny results from a specific event where one's repressed memories or emotions, which have...
United States. Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Teaching teams; Special education
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is requiring schools to integrate students with disabilities into general education classrooms. Many general education teachers do not have the experience or extensive knowledge of special...
Water quality--Connecticut--Eightmile River (New London County and Middlesex County); Eightmile River (New London County and Middlesex County, Conn.)
"Submited in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in Biology."; Thesis advisor: Clayton Penniman.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-64).
Watersheds -- Research -- Connecticut; Hydrology -- Research -- Connecticut; Pequabuck River (Conn.); Pomperaug River (Conn.)
The effects of impervious surfaces on river systems as a result of urbanization are well documented and include such changes as increases in the magnitude and frequency of peak discharge, diminishing lag times, decreases in base flow and the...
Well-being -- Malaysia; Malaysians -- Psychology; Malaysians -- Religious life
While there is considerable literature indicating associations amongst and between religiosity, spirituality, and facets of well-being, it is still unclear as to which dimensions of religiosity and spirituality better predict well-being. The...
This thesis explores William Butler Yeats's definitions of himself as poet and also
his role as a poet. Tracing Yeats's definition of himself in these roles as he progresses
from youth to old age allows the reader to observe the changes Yeats...
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939; Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Characters -- Heroes;
This thesis explores the relationship between the biographies of William Butler
Yeats's friends and the icons of Heroic Ideals that the poet creates from them Tracing
the development of the ideals from the early fictional character of Cuchulain...
Youth -- Alcohol use -- Connecticut; Teenagers -- Alcohol use -- Connecticut; Youth -- Family relationships -- Connecticut; Teenagers -- Family relationships -- Connecticut
A number of risk and protective factors in the individual, family, school, and community domains have been associated with youth substance abuse. The present study examined several family factors as predictors of underage drinking rates in...
Concern about youth access to tobacco products has prompted a number of communities to initiate actions to limit such access. The present study examines the relationship between the level of community mobilization and local "buy rates" through the...
Zoning boards -- Connecticut; Zoning law -- Connecticut
Introduction The Zoning Boards of Appeals and the granting of variances are a integral part of the zoning system. However ZBA's and their functions are probably one of the most, if not the most misunderstood and abused aspect of the zoning system....
