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Practical Pedagogy for the Use of Filmic Adaptations of Canonical Texts
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The following study is dedicated to the practical usage of filmic adaptations in the academic setting; more specifically, I explore the usage of adaptations based on The Scarlet Letter and how they can be integrated into ...
FOUR STORIES : A STUDY IN GENRE
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Genre is a label of classification imposed on literary works, usually as a means to understand how to market a project. The traditional form - "literary fiction" - is the most common, but a visit to any bookstore will ...
Destruction of the Caribbean Landscape Through Colonization in Edgar Mittelholzer's Corentyne Thunder, Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea, and Wilson Harris' Palace Of The Peacock
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The Caribbean Islands have long been known for their lush, tropical scenery. For this distinctive landscape to continue to be so alluring throughout the centuries, to the natives as well as to others, it must be respected, ...
The Grave That Knows My Bones
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The Grave That Knows My Bones focuses on the relationship between a WWII and Vietnam veteran and his son. The story is of my grandfather, a hardened and disciplined soldier, my father, a boy who grew up troubled by confusion ...
Student Grouping in Secondary Education
(East Carolina University, 2013)
How to group students in secondary education in order to meet the rigorous state academic standards is a topic of concern in the educational arena. Because of the variations in student academic abilities, we must realize ...
Oxidation of Isoprene to Methyl vinyl ketone and Methacrolein via Hydroxyl Radical : A Regenerative Mechanism for the Hydroxyl Radical
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Isoprene is an important molecule in atmospheric chemistry. Belonging to a class of molecules known as volatile organic compounds, it undergoes reactions with several different oxidizers in the atmosphere, including ...
RENEWING MAORITANGA : ECOLOGICAL HEALING FOR A POSTCOLONIAL WORLD IN KERI HULME'S THE BONE PEOPLE, WITI IHIMAERA'S THE WHALE RIDER, AND PATRICIA GRACE'S POTIKI
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This project concerns three novels written during the Maori Renaissance--a time of renewal and resurgence for the indigenous people of New Zealand. Keri Hulme's The Bone People (1983), Witi Ihimaera's The Whale Rider (1987) ...
Beyond Their Control : The Disempowerment of Women in Middle Eastern and African Literature
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The disempowerment of women involves factors that influence every aspect of their lives, birthing deep oppression, victimization, and sometimes violence. Fadia Faqir's Pillars of Salt explores two Muslim women whose ...
An Exploration of Biopsychosocial and Marital Health in Military Couples Using Heart Rate Variability
(East Carolina University, 2013)
In the United States there are approximately 3.6 million military personnel, over half of which are married. Few researchers have focused on the biological, psychological, and social health of military couples despite the ...
MEASURING GEOSPATIALLY EXPLICIT PERCEPTIONS OF SUDANESE ETHNIC GROUP LOCATIONS : A COMPARISON OF SUBJECT-MATTER-EXPERTS AND ONLINE DATA
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The geospatial perceptions of Sudan and South Sudan subject-matter-experts (SMEs) regarding the location of Sudanese ethnic groups were collected and analyzed, in order to determine how to synthesize and gain meaning from ...