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  • “My Whole World”: Teen Moms Navigating Identity and Social Discourse

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    Tanner, Laura C.
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    Social discourse presents teenage childbearing as a “serious problem” that results in significant harm and expense to teenage mothers, their children, and society. Although the discourse of teenage childbearing has been multiple, overlapping, and contested, it has resulted in negative stereotyping and stigmatization of teenage mothers. Much of these stereotypes...
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    Susan Shaw Social discourse presents teenage childbearing as a “serious problem” that results in

  • Women's History Lessons for High School Social Studies Classes

    Creator:
    Mallery, Adah E.
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    Women’s history is often not included in K-12 classes. However, women are an essential part of American history and should be better represented in the K-12 curricula and classrooms. The purpose of this thesis is to both acknowledge that women’s history is often missing in K-12 classrooms and to provide...
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    Press, 2012), 537-542. 34 Ware, Modern American Women, 188-191. 33 Susan Ware, Modern American Women

  • Arguing without Words: An Exploration of Visual Argument

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    Chamberlain, Erica A.
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    The current debate over the possibility of visual argument is rooted in the idea that, to many, argument is strictly a verbal art of communication in which visual images do not apply. Others note a significant value that images have on argumentation and suggest that denying the scope of argument...
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    can. Susan Sontag (1990) notes the great importance of negation and suggests, “All possibility of

  • The Culture of Names – A Comparison between Vietnam and Denmark

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    Ngo, Toan Tri Dung
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    This project discusses the topic of personal names and the cultures of different peoples and their particularities, specifically in Vietnam and Denmark. The first part of this paper gives a brief history of naming traditions (mostly relating to Western European traditions). The second part of the paper compares two families...
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    Robert Margaret David Jennifer 7 Thomas Ruth Richard Maria 8 Henry Virginia Charles Susan 9 Joseph Jean

  • College Students' Perceptions of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccinations

    Creator:
    Warner, Jade
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    The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted most institutions and individuals in some capacity, and college students are no different. The unique perceptions and experiences of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to be interesting social phenomena that could prove useful for institutions such as universities, governments, and public...
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    without the generous support of Dr. Susan Keys, from whom I received the John R. Keys Fellowship to

  • Intersection of political party control and health outcomes in Medicaid expansion

    Creator:
    Page, Joe
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    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) sought to reform the health care system of the United States in a number of key ways, including by expanding access to health insurance to low-income Americans. The legislation provided for the expansion of Medicaid, the jointly funded federal-state public...
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  • Attuned: Essays

    Creator:
    Kibler, Jessica N.
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    This creative nonfiction thesis is an attempt to create a conversation between personal and collective truths. All four of the essays share the subject of music: one focusing on a band’s strange performance, another on an artist and his album, another on a cover band’s live show, and the last...
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    often that they’re proud of me; to Susan Rodgers, whose fiction class three years ago showed me that

  • A Comparison of Biofuel Market Potential in Selected Countries

    Creator:
    Patrick, Rozalyn St. Ann
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    Global population growth and dependence on traditional energy sources has created an interest in biofuels and other alternatives to traditional energy. The economic disparity between countries raises questions about their ability and willingness to create biofuel markets. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of specific factors...
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  • Analysis of the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Mexicans and Mexican Americans

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    Sobolik, Julia Silva
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    Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), commonly known as type 2 or delayed onset diabetes, is a recognized growing global epidemic, which is connected to cultural and behavioral factors, such as diet, exercise, obesity, and genetics. In a recent survey of both men and women in Mexico City, the prevalence of...
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    : __________________________________________________ Eric R. Hill Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), commonly known as type 2 or

  • Sustainability Analysis of African Palm Biodiesel in Ecuador : An Environmental, Socio-Cultural, and Artistic Perspective

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    Tuinstra, Naomi A.
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    In the thrust to shift away from fossil fuels towards renewable options, Ecuador produces African palm-based biodiesel, which is currently imported by the Unites States. An analysis of this specific interaction was done via personal contact with the industry in Ecuador and extensive literature review of the topic. The results...
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