The main argument of this thesis is that the adopted economic austerity policies in Argentina during the last quarter of the twentieth century led to the country's economic and financial collapse in early 2002, and that this fostered the development o . . .

This project aimed to study the differences in fracture detection at infant autopsy between Harris County, Texas, where forensic anthropology consultation is implemented in cases of suspicious child death, and Los Angeles County, where forensic anthro . . .

This project presents a course curriculum designed specifically to guide basic writing students through the complexities of the writing process. Since one obstacle impeding the success of college writing students is the challenge of effectively planni . . .

This study examines and analyzes displacement, under the guise of redevelopment, in urban Mexican communities in Los Angeles-- Chávez Ravine (1944-1959) and Boyle Heights (2000-2015). This investigation also chronicles and interprets the urban renewal . . .

Threshold concepts of writing are formulated in part from the discipline of education by Meyer and Land who envision disciplinary knowledge, or threshold concepts, as potentially transformative to student understandings and identities. Furthermore, th . . .

Since the reform and opening-up, high economic growth in Guangxi has already become an irrefutable fact. And domestic consumption investment, the foreign trade is the main motive force of promoting Guangxi's economic growth. The article applies the co . . .

Gains in the recruitment of diverse candidates have been slow, yet business demands for a diverse workforce, who possess the higher-order skill sets that are achieved in the attainment of a bachelor’s degree, have increased due to accelerated and disr . . .

In the current study, participants look at one of nine vignettes assessing attitudes toward parents who vary in sexual orientation (gay, lesbian, or heterosexual) and religious affiliation (Christian, atheist, or no mention of religion), the two indep . . .

This paper explores the communicative and relational practices employed by U.S. Latinas to successfully complete college degrees. Grounded in applied communication scholarship (Cissna, 1982), and Critical Race Theory (Delgado & Stefanic, 2001), this s . . .

Previous research on acculturation has emphasized that immigrants who integrate two cultures and use both their heritage language (HL) and English fluently tend to have better mental health and subjective well-being, comparing to those who have non-in . . .

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of self-reported chronic health conditions and functional status on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies depression scale using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). The analysis consisted . . .

This study focuses on the narratives of undocumented families living in the Southern California area who are continually dealing with the emotional, mental, and economic effects of having a family member deported. The effects of forced separation are . . .

This study emerged from the question: how can the ballet break free from the stereotyping of ballerinas? Across the centuries, Swan Lake has established itself as a hallmark of classical ballet. The stereotype of ballerinas on stage has long been deco . . .

This collection of poetry reflects the growing sense of alienation in America, as it results from capitalism and economic oppression. The poems are separated into three sections (Poems of Escapism, Poems of Submission, and Poems of Resistance) to illu . . .

"TSON-TSON: Fragmented Selves Post-Death" is a creative thesis in the form of poems accompanied by an analytical commentary. The poetry collection is divided into two parts in order to present two specific periods of grief in the author's life. The fi . . .

Despite publishing Uncle Tom’s Cabin in weekly installments, and being one of the first black operated periodicals, both The National Era and The Colored American, respectively have garnered limited scholarly inquiry. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom . . .

This qualitative study examined the role that parental socioemotional support played in three Latino high school seniors' transition from high school to college through the use of Gloria and Rodriguez's (2000) psychosociocultural framework. The Psycho . . .

The purpose of this project is to create a 10TH grade English Language Arts, California High School Intervention Curriculum that addresses the academic needs of English learners (EL) through use of researched-based instructional practices. This curric . . .

By asking, how do the women on Sons of Anarchy represent, reinforce, or resist the hyper-masculine environment of an outlaw motorcycle club, this thesis advances the scholarly conversation about the construction of women's agency on television. This t . . .

This study examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the United States economy. Many papers discuss individual spatial and country specific FDI attributes related to FDI growth, This study instead, looks at FDI overall, in a more real . . .

This thesis documents the process of creating an original solo theatrical performance, Should I Tell You?. The script was developed from insight and investigation into the social issues surrounding Korean Comfort Women, young girls forced into sexual . . .

Past research has studied relationships between an increase in water vapor and changes in precipitation characteristics under a warmer climate. However, there is no research focusing on the change in precipitation characteristics in association with r . . .

Despite the association between intimate partner violence and depression, research on the simultaneous role of intimate partner violence, gender norms, acculturation, and depression among Latinos emerging adults is limited. Two-hundred and three unive . . .

This paper examines the effect of health expenditures on gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. It concludes that even though increases in health expenditures raise GDP per capita for many countries, most developing countries do not see any gains fr . . .

In forensic and anthropological literature, the fibula has not been extensively explored for its potential to determine sex. The most notable study was conducted by Sacragi and Ikeda (1995) where measurements of the distal articular fibula were taken . . .

ABSTRACT Detecting Climate Change over Canadian Prairies By Martin Ponce This research paper looks to see how rising temperatures have affected precipitation frequency in the prairies of Canada by examining day to day weather station records based on . . .

My project was to work as a dramaturg on The Mystery of the Missing Mutts, part of The John Lion New Plays Festival. This report describes my dramaturgical projects including the creation of a dramaturgical protocol, a study guide, program notes, and . . .

My Master's` thesis is an installation. I replicated a brick wall with a window like the opening from my grandmother's house. Behind the window there will be a slowly melting wax figure, signifying change. The concept behind the work is how memory is . . .

Existing studies of masculinity lack thorough and sociological examinations of how adult Latino gang members construct alternative masculine and sexual identities within hyper-masculine gang subculture. To address this topic, the study at hand examine . . .

With the significant rise in immigration to the United States in the past few decades, understanding the impact of immigration on crime, unemployment and migration is crucial to find out which direction the country is taking. As defined by the Census . . .

Children who are hospitalized face disruption of daily life. With this there can be many emotional disturbances. Surgical procedures can cause fears and stress, especially for children. Research indicates children who have negative experiences in hosp . . .

This project examined the utilization levels of current on-street metered parking spaces in Old Pasadena, and how they related to other public parking facilities. In order to identify where and when these parking spaces were used, field surveys were c . . .

This thesis explores migration of women in the United States from EL Salvador from the 1970’s to 1985 who took initiative to migrate to Los Angeles, California before any men in their family. Within familial expectations, they were obligated to leave . . .

Although many critics have written extensively on the character of Eve in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, her response to the Fall remains under-examined. A close reading of Eve’s birth narrative foregrounds her hermeneutic capabilities, while her initia . . .

Atmospheric Rivers (ARs) are narrow, long, water vapor rich corridors of the atmosphere that are responsible for over 90% of the poleward moisture transport across mid-latitudes and into high latitudes. This suggests a crucial role for ARs in establis . . .

This thesis provides research surrounding the integration of digital tools in mathematics instruction for students with disabilities. The research examines the perceived potential of the digital tools to enhance the mathematics learning experience and . . .

Many critics have read <italic>The Golden Bowl<italic> as a fairy tale because the novelist Henry James designs his protagonist, Maggie Verver, as a young woman who in her innocence flees from life until the Prince ironically awakens her to the redeem . . .

Lorenzo de’ Medici (1449-1492) became heir to the Medici family of Florence in 1469 at the age of twenty after the death of his father, Piero de’ Medici. Under the shadow of the great patronage of architectural and artistic works of his grandfather, C . . .

This study was to investigate the issues preventing the co-location of Fischer-Tropsch (coal-to-fuel) and algae plants in alternative jet fuel production. The literatures reviewed were those solely associated with alternative aviation fuels for the F- . . .

The focus of this study explores the narratives of African-American students in college classroom settings. I am focusing specifically on African American women students because the United States has an extensive history of learning/classroom discrimi . . .