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  • Morrison’s Magical Reality: Disrupting the Politics of Memory

    Creator:
    Littke, Amanda L.
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    Novelist Toni Morrison is well-known for using the concept she calls rememory, or the process of actively revisiting and reconstructing a cultural past. Many critics agree that Morrison uses rememory in a strategic way, so that it provides sturdy framework for a larger discussion of issues of race, class, and...
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    Reality …...…….…….. 38 Redefining Black Femininity and Motherhood ……...………...…...….… 43 Magical

  • A Thematic Analysis of Three Women Elect : Their Life Stories Via Autobiography

    Creator:
    Monnier, Brittany O'Dessa
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    Women being elected into public office, a recent occurrence, raises questions and concerns about what it means to have women in office. Concerns include: policy differences women in office might produce, changing the image of what it means to be a leader, and ultimately the fear of a shifting society....
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    are not black and white. The time of your death will forever coincide with this research project in

  • A Tale of Two Schools : Exploring Race and Class Inequalities for Latino Students in the Salem-Keizer School District

    Creator:
    Hendrick, Lisa
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    The purpose of this study is to examine significant and persistent problems within the Salem-Keizer School District, particularly when comparing Douglas McKay High School to West Salem High School. Douglas McKay High School is one of the physically smallest schools in the district, with over 2000 students and has the...
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    Subik, my baby sister and champion – Tarina Matthys (editor in chief), my sister Wendy Wilhelm

  • The Impact of Financial Education on Community College Student-Loan Debt

    Creator:
    Garcia, Veronica R.
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    The student-loan market has surpassed 1.3 trillion dollars; rising student-loan cohort default rates are a growing concern among educational institutions. Many colleges are implementing financial-education programs for students to help increase their knowledge, aptitude, and skills so they may become informed consumers. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: The purpose of this...
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    Dissertation
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    crying with me when I felt overwhelmed. To my dearest friends Narce Rodriguez and Dr. Wendy Kilgore

  • Expressions of modernity in rural Pakistan : searching for emic perspectives

    Creator:
    Niazi, Amarah
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    This dissertation examines women's lives in a rapidly urbanizing rural community in Southern Pakistan to understand their responses to modernity in developing societies. Applying a mixed-methods approach, socio-demographic data is collected and contrasted with oral history and personal narratives to analyze social change through women's access to education and reproductive...
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    and lawlessness. As customary in the tribal culture, I wore full veil (black sheet with drape down