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American Foreign Policy: A Time for a Shift in Priorities and Instruments
(2011-05-05)
In the post 9/11 world of American Foreign Policy, where interdependence and globalization are variables that influence every aspect of world affairs, what should the priorities of the United States be and what instruments ...
Inter-Cultural Conflict and Rewriting History: The Case of the Yi
(2011-04-30)
This thesis examines why the Yi people of Liangshan – who call themselves Nuosu – in southwest China have been reviving their identity since the end of Mao‟s Cultural Revolution. Ultimately, I conclude that internal pressure, ...
Black African Women's Motivations for Involvement in Southern African Liberation Struggles
(2011-04-26)
Since the introduction of colonialism, African women have frequently been ignored in and excluded from political life in southern Africa. However, many women participated as freedom fighters and activists in southern ...
Baroque Sensation in Modern Design
(2011-05-02)
The fundamental purpose of my research stems from the recognition of the fact that modern architectural design and architectural history have been segregated in our current educational system, and my goal is to develop a ...
WATER COMMODIFICATION IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS
(2011-05-06)
The lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas is one of the poorest regions with the largest population lacking suitable water supply in the entire United States. The region is characterized by low-income, rural and peri-urban ...
WATER COMMODIFICATION IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS
(2011-05-06)
The lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas is one of the poorest regions with the largest population lacking suitable water supply in the entire United States. The region is characterized by low-income, rural and peri-urban ...
Effects of Labels on Perception and its Relation to Visual Working Memory, Implicit Beliefs, and Metacognitive Ability
(2011-04-21)
Labels hold a great amount of information and power, and they have been shown to affect perception and people‟s decisions when making categorical and similarity judgments. This study examines why reliance on labels found ...
Comparing Perception of Real and Virtual Architectural Space Using Video Game Technology
(2011-04-25)
First person exploration of architectural models using video game technology holds a great deal of promise for the field of architecture. It gives architects and clients an immediate sense of a building that may not have ...
A Study of the Synthesis of the Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Membrane ZIF-11
(2011-07-26)
With increasing energy consumption and fossil fuels being the primary energy source,
there is need to invest in alternative sources of energy. Hydrogen gas (H2) is a promising
possibility because it is inexhaustible, ...
ENSEÑANZA DE INGLÉS COMO LENGUAJE EXTRANJERO (EILE) ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN COSTA RICA
(2011-04-27)
Working with the Costa Rica Multilingual Foundation, the Costa Rican Ministry of Education, Costa Rica USA Foundation of Cooperation, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the researchers are completing a randomized ...