“Was mathematics invented or discovered?” This is an age old question that has yet to be definitively answered. Some people believe that the human mind is the creator of mathematics, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. [N, p....
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...
During the last decade, new technologies created a deluge of potential drug targets. Sifting through thousands of potential drug targets is a major industry bottleneck. Pharmaceutical companies can save billions of dollars by identifying most...
This study investigated how a modified curriculum for the artistically talented affected the drawing performance of eight middle school students in heterogeneous art rooms. This study was undertaken because I was concerned about the lack of...
Catalonia (Spain) -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements; Catalonia (Spain) -- Politics and government
The topic of research in this paper, "The future of nationalities and regions in an integrating Europe: The Case of Catalonia", involves all aspects of Catalan life in order to develop and understand their particular and separate nationality. With...
American literature -- Mexican American authors -- History and criticism; Mexican Americans -- Ethnic identity -- In literature
The purpose of this thesis is to explore the complexities surrounding the acceptance of personal and cultural identity for protagonists in Chicano/a literature. By way of close reading analysis and methodological comparison, I delve into three...
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 goal of this effort was the design and analysis of multiple composite material tension specimens, which when loaded only with an inplane load, exhibit bend, torsion, and shear extension coupling. The coupling effects distinguish composite...
European Union -- France; France -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
Charles de Gaulle, who knew his people well, once said: "Every Frenchman
wants to benefit from one or several privileges. It is his way of affirming his
passion for equality".
Charles de Gaulle understood what his people were like. From the times...
Historians, at some point, have dealt with questions of the
causes of the subject matter they study, whether those entities are persons, events, ideas,
or political states. The historian, Edward Hallett Carr, wrote, "The study of history is...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of fatigue on the kinematics and accuracy of basketball free throw shooting. Specifically, the angle of projection, the velocity of projection, and the projection height during the release phase...
Relaxation training alleviates psychological and physiological stress responses. Some research indicates that relaxation training can be enhanced through biofeedback (i.e., auditory and/or visual feedback that corresponds to physiological changes...
Nuclear energy -- United States -- History; Renewable energy sources; Nuclear energy -- Environmental aspects
Despite seeing the destruction caused by nuclear accidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and
Fukushima, many people still believe that nuclear energy is necessary to address global warming
and climate change. This is partially due to the...
Fatigue is an inevitable consequence of physical activity, and affects multiple systems of the human body. Of particular interest to those in the sports medicine world is how fatigue affects the performance of athletes. Quality of movement has...
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...
The Muslim population in France is growing, at a rate that supersedes that of the current French population. While the native French population is actually decreasing every year, the Muslim population in France is increasing. That said, the...