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Revisiting the Port of Brunswick : A Research Design for the Waterfront of Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site, Winnabow, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2014)Since the fall of 2010, a series of colonial period wharves and other features have been revealed as a result of erosion along the banks of the Cape Fear River at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow, ... -
Revitalizing "Forgotten" African American Cemeteries
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-15)The degradation, abandonment, and "forgetting" of African American cemeteries have become chronic issues throughout the Southern United States. At their base, these spaces are examples of manipulated landscapes and represent ... -
REWETTING POCOSIN WETLANDS LOWERS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-12)Restored peatlands are known to be highly efficient carbon sinks and wetland restoration efforts take advantage of this efficiency to use as a climate change mitigation strategy. Evaluating the carbon sequestration capacity ... -
The Rhetorical Challenge of Whiteness within Blackboard for African American Bidialectal Students at Elizabeth City State University
(East Carolina University, 2013)This research will attempt to discover if there is a rhetorical challenge due to whiteness within Elizabeth City State University's (ECSU) Blackboard (Bb) online education system when it is utilized by African American ... -
The Rhetorical Construction of Legal Culture : Ideographs and Relationships in Appellate Opinions Addressing Same-Sex Marriage and English-Only Legislation
(East Carolina University, 2012)In my dissertation, I present a critical method that presents a framework for both a legal and rhetorical analysis of appellate opinions. The legal analysis will be a traditional form of legal analysis of an opinion, ... -
RHETORICAL LIFELINES: QUEER AND FEMINIST SURVIVAL IN RIYOKO IKEDA’S THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-25)This dissertation explores the rhetorical lifelines of queer and feminist survival in the adapted animation of Riyoko Ikeda’s The Rose of Versailles. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this study examines the rhetorics ... -
Rhythm to the Art Educator
(East Carolina University, 2009)Rhythm is a basic principle of art, taught to beginners and explored by master artists. However, rhythm is a difficult concept to understand and apply visually. The basic definition of rhythm is defined, and the use of ... -
Rhythmic and Lyric Interactions in Kendrick Lamar's DAMN: An Analysis of the Pulitzer Winning Album
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-22)This study focuses primarily on the interactions between the rhythmic and lyric elements in Lamar's album DAMN. Although DAMN has various social and cultural implications, this writing is primarily concerned with the ... -
Rich Spirits
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)Rich Spirits is about three homeless people huddled together behind a strip mall on a cold winter night. This two-act, social drama explores themes of family, abandonment, dreams, and glass-ceiling culture. -
The Rigging and Gun Tackle Blocks of the Swedish Royal Warship Vasa
(East Carolina University, 2011)Rigging blocks are absolutely essential to the operation of a large sailing vessel, yet little has been published on these vital pieces of hardware. This thesis examines and analyzes the rigging and gun tackle blocks found ... -
Risk Assessment and Behavioral Choices of Larval Anurans (Lithobates Sphenocephalus)
(2011-04)Larval anurans assess risk and make behavioral choices to avoid predation. Since antipredator behaviors may reduce foraging opportunities, prey behavioral decisions can be constrained by a tradeoff between survival and ... -
Risk Assessment and Recommendations for Foresters Exposure to Hymenoptera
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-02)Ants, bees, hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets, collectively in the Order Hymenoptera, are a serious concern to outdoor workers as their stings have the potential to cause life-threatening allergic reactions. This study ... -
Risk Perception and the role of experience: Case studies of Annotto Bay and Port Maria in Jamaica
(East Carolina University, 2017-08-30)Jamaica is a small developing country located in the Caribbean region. This island is affected by several natural disasters as it is located in the general path that hurricanes and other storms travel. Flash flooding, from ... -
Risky Business: Subsistence fishing in Tyrrell County, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2018-11-30)Catching fish provides inexpensive protein to low income residents living near fish producing water bodies. Tyrrell County, North Carolina, is one of the most economically challenged counties in the state. Located in the ... -
RIVER HERRING ENVIRONMENTAL DNA: ESTIMATING RATES OF SHEDDING, DECAY, AND TRENDS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
River herring, (Blueback Herring [Alosa aestivalis] and Alewife [A. pseudoharengus]), were once abundant in North Carolina waters and were an economically important fishery but their populations across their ranges are ... -
River Herring Nursery Habitat in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina, Inferred from Otolith Microchemistry
(East Carolina University, 2012)River herring is a collective term used to describe two similar alosine species: alewife Alosa pseudoharengus and blueback herring A. aestivalis. Both of these anadromous species are native to the Atlantic coast of North ... -
River Rat
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)The marsh; what is it about this brackish, swamp-like area that is so attractive? This environment emanates gnarly gases, is filled with death and erosion, yet has a thriving and resilient ecosystem. I began to wonder what ...