This study examined whether RAFT (Role, Audience, Format and Topic) writing prompts had an impact on students mathematical open ended responses. This study was conducted over the course of five months and took place in a public school in...
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...
Sexual harassment in law enforcement; Sexual harassment -- Investigation; Sexual harassment -- Law and legislation
This study looks at sexual harassment policies and the differences between four Department of Correction agencies and the private sector. The objective is to examine data to determine if correctional professionals exhibit a higher sexual harassment...
Latin American literature -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Spanish American literature -- Study and teaching (Secondary); American literature -- Hispanic American authors -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Multiculturalism -- Study and teaching...
This study provides an avenue for the integration of diversity appreciation into high school curriculum through literature. The major premise of this thesis is to illustrate how contemporary Latino and Latin American literature can be used as a...
This study sought to determine if recreational swimming had an impact on the quality of water and the health of plant and animal species in the Scovill Reservoir in Wolcott, Connecticut. Specifically, it was designed to find out the extent to which...
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 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...
Carpentier, Alejo, 1904-1980 -- Criticism and interpretation
This thesis explores ways in which the influence of composer Richard Wagner is manifested in various writings of Alejo Carpentier. This study is based on the hypothesis that the theories of the composer serve as reference to Carpentier for the...
Hartford sermon notebook; Puritans -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- 17th century -- Sermons; Sermons, American -- Connecticut -- Hartford -- 17th century; Hartford (Conn.) -- Church history -- 17th century
This thesis has two main objectives. The first is to complete an accurate transcription of over two hundred pages of colonial handwriting contained in a compact sermon notebook that I have entitled The Hartford Sermon Notebook. The second objective...
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Criticism and interpretation
This thesis will examine the first person character in the poetry of W. B. Yeats in order to illustrate a theme of liberation. Liberation for Yeats means a freeing of oneself from mere memory, or events, by converting them into a poetic mythology....
Stigma (Social psychology); Mental illness -- Social aspects
Throughout history people with mental illnesses have been stigmatized. Individuals with mental illness are still being stigmatized despite modern medicine and more humane treatment. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships...
Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region; Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Religion; Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Politics and government
Tibet is described as merciless at times with its frigid cold temperatures, the world‟s highest mountain ranges, and practically uninhabitable desolate lands. Even though Tibet appears as an untamable landscape to the world, it has actually had...
Typically, scholars approach Holocaust literature with a focus solely on history or on trauma theory. And yet, as I propose in 'The Holocaust's Literary Perpetrator,' these modes of examination are not sufficient in their explanations of blame. ...
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...
Motivation in education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Urban schools in particular need to motivate students to gain higher levels of mathematics achievement and acquisition. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) deemed this problem significant enough to place a motivational domain to...
When World War II ended, the economic infrastructure of the United States remained intact, allowing her to emerge from the war as the world's leading economic power. It was there that the devastated countries of Europe looked to obtain the...
While professional development and teacher efficacy have been linked to higher academic achievement in students, the systematic way in which professional development impacts teacher efficacy has yet to be clearly identified. This mixed methods case...
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...
