Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Characters -- Women; Eliot, George,1819-1880 -- Criticism and interpretation; Women in literature -- 19th century
The reception of George Eliot’s female protagonists has undergone dramatic transformation in the wake of feminist criticism. Feminists tend to reproach Eliot for a depiction of women that did not demonstrate Eliot’s own social...
This paper invites a reconsideration of the circumstances surrounding the surrender of the Nazi concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen, in April 1945. New evidence is introduced that challenges accepted interpretations and calls for a reassessment, in...
Depression is characterized by a mood and behavior, that can affect the ability of
a person to perform daily activities and interact with others. Depression is an illness that
can be caused by biochemical and environmental changes. Chemical...
Bosnians--Connecticut--Hartford--Social conditions; Women refugees--Connecticut--Hartford--Social conditions; Women refugees--Bosnia and Hercegovina; War widows--Services for--Connecticut--Hartford; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Refugees
Between 1996 and 2000 a great number of Bosnian refugee women, single, married or widowed,
traumatized by war and loss, were relocated in the ‘South End’ of Hartford, owing to a large
program of resettlement launched by the U.S. Department of...
Brazil is rapidly transitioning into an economic superpower and key global player in the 21st century - a development that few if any could have predicted even just a quarter-century ago when the country was deeply mired in foreign debt and racked...
In 1952, Pinnacle Heights became the second public housing project in New Britain, Connecticut that was a product of the state's Moderate Rental Housing Program. Completed in 1954, Pinnacle Heights provided 450 units of modern affordable public...
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 -- Criticism and interpretation
What is predominant among Theodore Dreiser's works is "chemism" (Spiller, Literary Theory 1201). We see such terms as "chemic" (Dreiser, Best 51), "chemical" (Dreiser, Myself 51), "chemistry" (Dreiser, Genius 689), and "chemical affinity"...
Motivation in education; College attendance; College dropouts -- Prevention
The purpose of this study was to explore how students understand their college relationships. Specially, how this understanding impacts their college persistence. The assumption of the principle investigator (PI) was that there is a positive...
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...
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...
The focus on communities and their impact on characters, individually and in
groups, is a major theme that runs throughout Toni Morrison's novels. It is when the
communities are in conflict with each other and their members that Morrison reveals...
On December 12, 2005, the small Connecticut town of Eastford held a referendum for its 1,600 citizens to decide if they would allow alcohol sales in their town. The following morning, the results were clear. Eastford voters decided 330 to 287 to...
Classical languages -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Critical pedagogy
This study proposes a rationale for incorporating classical studies, including ancient Greek and Latin language, culture, and history, in American public schools. The field of Classics provides secondary school students with a uniquely wide range...
A significant amount of criminology research and theory has focused on criminals’ past criminal behavior and social-psychological conditions as a way to predict future criminal behavior. Little attention is given to events and transitions that...
This thesis explores the idea of the "artist" as a figure of self-creation in the
development of identity (both in and through literature) using a number of Shakespeare's
protagonists to exemplify the different stages of evolution, especially...
Short stories, Latin American; Hispanic American women in literature; Women and literature -- Latin America -- History
Since the beginning of time people have used storytelling to pass on history and entertain. During the Middle Ages more formal short stories began to take shape. With the invention of the printing press and the exploration of the New World, short...
With the constant progression in the technology of the twenty first century and the interdependence of the world, it has become mandatory to keep a continuous flow of communication around the globe. The seas that stand between the East and the West...
Family violence -- Psychological aspects; Family violence -- Cross-cultural studies
Domestic violence is an important issue that affects women of all races, ethnicities and social classes. Nearly four million women experience intimate partner abuse every year. Due to the changing make up of the United States, this issue has...
Tibet (China) -- History; Tibet (China) -- Civilization
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the relationship between the culture of the
native population of the Tibetan Autonomous Region and the level of economic
development of those people. This relationship is examined both in terms of the impact...
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders -- Criticism and interpretation
Many critics who have studied Defoe have observed that he had a conflict between living a religious life and being a successful merchant. He explores this tension by creating fictional characters who face the same dilemma, as they carefully toe...
