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- FAU Basketball coaches and players interviewed by sports news media during question and answer session.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Left to right: Raheim Brown #01 and Daryl Dingle #4 at the 2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament. The Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University and competes in Conference USA of NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I college basketball. The Owls appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2002 while a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After spending 11 seasons in the Atlantic Sun, the Owls moved to the Sun Belt Conference,...
Show moreLeft to right: Raheim Brown #01 and Daryl Dingle #4 at the 2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament. The Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University and competes in Conference USA of NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I college basketball. The Owls appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2002 while a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After spending 11 seasons in the Atlantic Sun, the Owls moved to the Sun Belt Conference, with the rest of Florida Atlantic University's intercollegiate sports teams. The Owls moved to Conference USA July, 2013. During the 2001–02 season, Green would lead the Owls to his only winning season, as FAU finished 19–12 and 13–7 in the Atlantic Sun. In the first-round of the 2002 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, FAU would again win their opening game, this time defeating Jacksonville University. The Owls would break their second-round losing tradition, beating Jacksonville State University. In the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, the Owls faced Georgia State University and won 76–75, clinching their first and only conference championship and a bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. In the 2002 NCAA tournament, the Owls were seeded as a 15-seed, and placed in the South Region, and were paired with 2-seed University of Alabama. Though the Owls hung tight throughout the game, heavily favored Alabama held on to win 86–78. The Atlantic Sun Conference was held at Bi-Lo Center Greenville, South Carolina.
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- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/faua0000213
- Subject Headings
- Basketball--Tournaments, Florida Atlantic University -- Athletics, College sports--United States--History--Pictorial works., College sports -- United States -- History, Florida Atlantic University -- History, Florida Atlantic University -- Photographs, Florida Atlantic University -- Archives
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- Title
- FAU Basketball coaches and players interviewed by sports news media during question and answer session.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Left to right: Raheim Brown #01 and Daryl Dingle #4 at the 2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament. The Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University and competes in Conference USA of NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I college basketball. The Owls appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2002 while a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After spending 11 seasons in the Atlantic Sun, the Owls moved to the Sun Belt Conference,...
Show moreLeft to right: Raheim Brown #01 and Daryl Dingle #4 at the 2002 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament. The Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University and competes in Conference USA of NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I college basketball. The Owls appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2002 while a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. After spending 11 seasons in the Atlantic Sun, the Owls moved to the Sun Belt Conference, with the rest of Florida Atlantic University's intercollegiate sports teams. The Owls moved to Conference USA July, 2013. During the 2001–02 season, Green would lead the Owls to his only winning season, as FAU finished 19–12 and 13–7 in the Atlantic Sun. In the first-round of the 2002 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, FAU would again win their opening game, this time defeating Jacksonville University. The Owls would break their second-round losing tradition, beating Jacksonville State University. In the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, the Owls faced Georgia State University and won 76–75, clinching their first and only conference championship and a bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. In the 2002 NCAA tournament, the Owls were seeded as a 15-seed, and placed in the South Region, and were paired with 2-seed University of Alabama. Though the Owls hung tight throughout the game, heavily favored Alabama held on to win 86–78. The Atlantic Sun Conference was held at Bi-Lo Center Greenville, South Carolina.
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- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/faua0000214
- Subject Headings
- Basketball--Tournaments, Florida Atlantic University -- Athletics, College sports--United States--History--Pictorial works., College sports -- United States -- History, Florida Atlantic University -- History, Florida Atlantic University -- Photographs, Florida Atlantic University -- Archives
- Format
- Image (JPEG2000)
- Title
- Plant and ant communities in the northern Everglades.
- Creator
- Carroll, Camille Darby., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Environmental Studies Program
- Abstract/Description
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I examined the impact of the exotic, invasive plant Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Brown, on tree island plant and ant communities in the northern Everglades. I selected 15 tree islands representing four groups: non-Lygodium islands, islands with low levels of Lygodium, islands with high levels of Lygodium, and disturbed islands impacted by people. I used a variety of diversity indices to compare plant and ant data among habitats. The ant communities studied included...
Show moreI examined the impact of the exotic, invasive plant Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Brown, on tree island plant and ant communities in the northern Everglades. I selected 15 tree islands representing four groups: non-Lygodium islands, islands with low levels of Lygodium, islands with high levels of Lygodium, and disturbed islands impacted by people. I used a variety of diversity indices to compare plant and ant data among habitats. The ant communities studied included native and exotic species typical of south Florida. Tree island plant communities were consistent with descriptions from previous studies. Plant species richness decreased with the level of L. microphyllum in the ground and midstory layers. Abundance of native plants decreased with level of L. microphyllum in the ground, midstory, and overstory layers. Lygodium microphyllum did not affect ant communities suggesting that although it negatively impacts plant communities it can provide habitat for ants.
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- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/186675
- Subject Headings
- Insect-plant relationships, Ants, Ecology, Wildlife conservation, Environmental conditions
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Managerial reputation and Non-GAAP earnings disclosures.
- Creator
- Cheng, Yun, Kohlbeck, Mark, Florida Atlantic University, College of Business, School of Accounting
- Abstract/Description
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I examine how managerial reputation affects the quality of non-GAAP earnings disclosures and how the market reacts to non-GAAP earnings disclosures associated with managerial reputation. Although there was an initial dip in the frequency of non-GAAP earnings disclosures after SOX and Regulation G, the frequency of non-GAAP earnings disclosures has increased in recent years (Brown, Christensen, Elliott and Mergenthaler 2012). Motivated by the efficient contracting theory and managerial...
Show moreI examine how managerial reputation affects the quality of non-GAAP earnings disclosures and how the market reacts to non-GAAP earnings disclosures associated with managerial reputation. Although there was an initial dip in the frequency of non-GAAP earnings disclosures after SOX and Regulation G, the frequency of non-GAAP earnings disclosures has increased in recent years (Brown, Christensen, Elliott and Mergenthaler 2012). Motivated by the efficient contracting theory and managerial reputation incentives, I investigate whether reputable managers are associated with higher quality non-GAAP earnings disclosures. I also investigate whether the market is more responsive to non-GAAP earnings disclosed by reputable managers. Using empirical models modified from prior research, I find that reputable managers are less likely to disclose non-GAAP earnings, which is consistent with the efficient contracting explanation. I also find that reputable managers exclude more recurring items that are related to future operating earnings when they disclose non-GAAP earnings, which is consistent with the rent extraction explanation in prior research. Finally, I find that managerial reputation has an incremental effect on the market reaction and that the market is more responsive to non-GAAP earnings disclosed by reputable managers if the unexpected earnings are positive. The study contributes to both non-GAAP earnings disclosures literature and managerial reputation incentives literature. It also has implications for investors, managers, and regulators.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004185, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004185
- Subject Headings
- Capital productivity -- Measurement, Disclosure in accounting, Industrial management, Investment analysis, Risk management
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Never Mute: Deaf Poet Voices. (Original poetry).
- Creator
- Mosier, Teri Lynn., Florida Atlantic University, Peyton, Ann
- Abstract/Description
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The work is an original volume of poetry with an introduction by the author, which both discusses the influence of other poets and places the work within the canon of American literature. The poetry lies within the lesbian feminist tradition associated with Audre Lorde, Judy Gahn and Adriene Rich. This is a free verse poetry that combines extensive use of the confessionalist school's "I" voices with the concrete school's sculpting of the poem on the page. By drawing on a variety of divergent...
Show moreThe work is an original volume of poetry with an introduction by the author, which both discusses the influence of other poets and places the work within the canon of American literature. The poetry lies within the lesbian feminist tradition associated with Audre Lorde, Judy Gahn and Adriene Rich. This is a free verse poetry that combines extensive use of the confessionalist school's "I" voices with the concrete school's sculpting of the poem on the page. By drawing on a variety of divergent sources, such as T. S. Eliot, Robert Browning and Marge Piercy, the poet provides a diverse range of dramatic voices and approaches. This is an attempt to further expand through the process of integration the stylistic options available in the general poetic canon. In addition, the poet hopes to deepen the representation of individuals who have been traditionally "muted" in Western literature, by providing them with a "voice" in her poetry.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1991
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14715
- Subject Headings
- American fiction--20th century, Poetry, Lesbian feminism
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- INTERFERON INDUCTION BY CHANNEL CATFISH VIRUS INFECTION IN FISH CELL CULTURE.
- Creator
- KHAN, NASRULLAH, Florida Atlantic University, Hartmann, James X., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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Interferon (IFN) production has been studied in fish cell cultures using channel catfish virus as an inducer. Two established cell lines, brown bullhead (BB) and walking catfish gill cells (GlB) were compared for their IFN releasing capacity with two virus strains, ATCC5 (wild) and v60 (vaccine) type. IFN was assayed by the plaque count method in BB cells using ATCC5 as challenge virus. The IFN, as an unpurified culture fluid, was found to be: stable over a wide range of pH 2-10; heat stable...
Show moreInterferon (IFN) production has been studied in fish cell cultures using channel catfish virus as an inducer. Two established cell lines, brown bullhead (BB) and walking catfish gill cells (GlB) were compared for their IFN releasing capacity with two virus strains, ATCC5 (wild) and v60 (vaccine) type. IFN was assayed by the plaque count method in BB cells using ATCC5 as challenge virus. The IFN, as an unpurified culture fluid, was found to be: stable over a wide range of pH 2-10; heat stable at 37 C for one hour; nondializable; resistant to Rnase and Dnase action; susceptible to trypsin, pepsin, and protease degradation; nontoxic to cells and unable to inactivate virus directly. Thus, the product has fulfilled most of the basic criteria for it to be classified as interferon. This study indicated that all four cell/virus interferon products caused a plaque reduction of approximately 90-97% in a homologous system.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14063
- Subject Headings
- Channel catfish virus disease, Interferon inducers
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE DILUTION AND DISPERSION OF WASTEWATER FROM AN OCEAN OUTFALL ON THE CONTINENTAL SHELF.
- Creator
- MURRAY, JAMES BURKE., Florida Atlantic University, Venezia, William A., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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Experimental data fr6m a study of the Boca Raton ocean outfall on December 16, 1980 is presented. A vertical plane near the outfall was mapped using a Neil Brown CTD; a horizontal plane at a depth of one meter was profiled with a towed instrument platform housing two temperature probes and a fluorometer. The relevance of this data with respect to mathematical modeling is discussed. Coherence analysis of the sensor outputs show that temperature sensors alone cannot be used to reliably map the...
Show moreExperimental data fr6m a study of the Boca Raton ocean outfall on December 16, 1980 is presented. A vertical plane near the outfall was mapped using a Neil Brown CTD; a horizontal plane at a depth of one meter was profiled with a towed instrument platform housing two temperature probes and a fluorometer. The relevance of this data with respect to mathematical modeling is discussed. Coherence analysis of the sensor outputs show that temperature sensors alone cannot be used to reliably map the spreading effluent field.
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- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14064
- Subject Headings
- Ocean outfalls--Florida--Boca Raton
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The ideological complexity of Kipling.
- Creator
- Noble, Jonathan D., Florida Atlantic University, Buckton, Oliver
- Abstract/Description
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The works of Kipling are generally read under the discursive ideology of Orientalism. According to Edward Said, Orientalism is an institution for dominating the Orient with Foucauldian power/knowledge. While much of Kipling's work falls easily within the lines of Orientalism, important exceptions disrupt this singular reading. The hybrid character Kim, for example, demonstrates an uncertainty concerning the identity of the Anglo-Indian as colonizer constructed along racial lines, where white...
Show moreThe works of Kipling are generally read under the discursive ideology of Orientalism. According to Edward Said, Orientalism is an institution for dominating the Orient with Foucauldian power/knowledge. While much of Kipling's work falls easily within the lines of Orientalism, important exceptions disrupt this singular reading. The hybrid character Kim, for example, demonstrates an uncertainty concerning the identity of the Anglo-Indian as colonizer constructed along racial lines, where white Anglo-Indian represents colonizer and brown Indian represents colonized. This simplified racial division is further problematized by Kipling's attention to social class in other works of prose and verse, which place the lower-class white Anglo-Indians as subjects of the colonial system. In addition, Kipling's work often shows an ambivalence concerning the legitimacy of British rule. Therefore, Bakhtin's heteroglossia more appropriately accounts for Kipling's ideological complexity than does the singular ideology of Orientalism.
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- 2004
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13132
- Subject Headings
- Kipling, Rudyard,--1865-1936--Criticism and interpretation, Adventure stories, English--History and criticism
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A narrative analysis of "The Miami Herald"'s coverage of the Elian Gonzalez saga.
- Creator
- Caravella, Kristi D., Florida Atlantic University, Scodari, Christine
- Abstract/Description
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This study examines the coverage of an event that took place mostly in Miami, Florida and was reported on by The Miami Herald for more than six months. There are several issues that are addressed in this thesis. The primary hypothesis of this analysis is that the coverage of the Elian Gonzalez custody battle as it appeared in The Miami Herald uses the same narrative techniques as those used in fictional melodrama or soap operas. John Fiske's theory of melodrama as developed from Brown (1987)...
Show moreThis study examines the coverage of an event that took place mostly in Miami, Florida and was reported on by The Miami Herald for more than six months. There are several issues that are addressed in this thesis. The primary hypothesis of this analysis is that the coverage of the Elian Gonzalez custody battle as it appeared in The Miami Herald uses the same narrative techniques as those used in fictional melodrama or soap operas. John Fiske's theory of melodrama as developed from Brown (1987) and a similar model used by Fiske (1987) is used to compare the specified piece of news coverage with generic soap opera narrative elements. The historical and political backgrounds of the Miami-Cuban community are integral factors in this news phenomenon---their roles in this controversy are thoroughly analyzed. Serious implications occurred as a result of this coverage; they are discussed in the conclusion of this thesis.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12808
- Subject Headings
- González, Elián,--1993---Press coverage, Miami herald (Miami, Fla), Journalism--Objectivity--Florida--Miami, Cuban Americans--Public opinion
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The modern civil rights movement in Riviera Beach, 1954-1971.
- Creator
- Penders, Pia Maarit., Florida Atlantic University, Goings, Kenneth W.
- Abstract/Description
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This paper challenges the belief that state of Florida was different from other southern states in terms of race relations during the modern civil rights movement. As an evidence, the study examines the racial changes that took place in Riviera Beach, Florida, in the 1950s and 1960s. Despite the 1944 Supreme Court decision, Smith vs. Allwright, it took almost two decades for the African-American community in Riviera Beach to elect its first African-American representative in the city...
Show moreThis paper challenges the belief that state of Florida was different from other southern states in terms of race relations during the modern civil rights movement. As an evidence, the study examines the racial changes that took place in Riviera Beach, Florida, in the 1950s and 1960s. Despite the 1944 Supreme Court decision, Smith vs. Allwright, it took almost two decades for the African-American community in Riviera Beach to elect its first African-American representative in the city government. Furthermore, not until African-Americans had achieved a majority in the city council in 1971, were there any significant changes in city services and employment for African-Americans. African-Americans were able to end discrimination in public accommodations only after demonstrations, sit-ins, and lawsuits. Again, despite the 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown vs. Board of Education, it took almost two decades to desegregate public schools in Riviera Beach and Palm Beach County.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1994
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15067
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Florida--Riviera Beach, Civil rights movements--Florida--Riviera Beach, African Americans--Civil rights--Florida
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- G. K. Chesterton's "The Man Who Was Thursday": Merging detective fiction with the fantastic.
- Creator
- Knapp, Steven L., Florida Atlantic University, Buckton, Oliver
- Abstract/Description
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G. K. Chesterton is known for writing detective fiction, his Father Brown crime stories being his most popular works. Chesterton, however, wrote more than a hundred books. The Man Who Was Thursday is Chesterton's fictional masterpiece. The novel reveals the author as a creative genius, at least equal to now-better-known writers of his time, such as Conrad and Kafka. Chesterton tells detective Gabriel Syme's tale in the novel, which also exudes an autobiographical flavor, giving fragments of...
Show moreG. K. Chesterton is known for writing detective fiction, his Father Brown crime stories being his most popular works. Chesterton, however, wrote more than a hundred books. The Man Who Was Thursday is Chesterton's fictional masterpiece. The novel reveals the author as a creative genius, at least equal to now-better-known writers of his time, such as Conrad and Kafka. Chesterton tells detective Gabriel Syme's tale in the novel, which also exudes an autobiographical flavor, giving fragments of Chesterton's own story of his escape from fin-de-siecle pessimism. As literary art, the novel merges the detective genre with the genre of the fantastic. The result is a wild tale of fun and romance, with more than a little philosophical argument in the mix. Using Tzvetan Todorov's theory of structuralism, I unveil the many masks of Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday. The outcome is a better understanding of G. K. Chesterton's rebellion into orthodoxy.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12913
- Subject Headings
- Chesterton, G K--(Gilbert Keith),--1874-1936, Detective and mystery stories, English, Fantastic fiction, English
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- An oration, in honour to the memory of General George Washington : who died December 14, 1799, in the 68th year of his age :.
- Creator
- Tufts, Cotton 1732-1815, Hall, Samuel 1740-1807
- Abstract/Description
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delivered before the inhabitants of the town of Weymouth, at the request of their selectmen, on the 22d day of February, 1800 by Cotton Tufts, M.D.M.M.S. & A.A.S. Half title: Doctor Tufts's oration. Signatures: [A]⁴ B⁴ C² (C2 verso blank). Title in decorative line border. Engraved tail-piece. FAU Libraries' copy inscribed on half title: "RT Paine", possibly referring to Robert Treat Paine (1773-1811). In original (?) blue wrappers, side stiched with brown cord.
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb8f15
- Subject Headings
- Eulogies -- Massachusetts -- Weymouth -- Early works to 1800, Funeral addresses -- 1800, Funeral orations -- 18th century -- Early works to 1800, Nobility of character -- Early works to 1800, Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 18th century, Washington, George -- 1732-1799, Washington, George -- 1732-1799 -- Death and burial, Washington, George -- 1732-1799 -- Military leadership
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- E-book
- Title
- The physiological effects of Sargassum beach coverage on three species of sea turtle hatchlings.
- Creator
- Chaney, Abigail, Milton, Sarah L., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Sea turtle hatchlings face a variety of obstacles as they crawl down the beach to the ocean after emergence. One of these obstacles is Sargassum, a floating brown macroalgae, that washes up in large quantities on beaches from Florida to South America. This study examined the physiological response and physical performance of three species of sea turtle hatchlings (D. coriacea, C. caretta, and C. mydas) after crawling over various heights of Sargassum. In all three species, the addition of...
Show moreSea turtle hatchlings face a variety of obstacles as they crawl down the beach to the ocean after emergence. One of these obstacles is Sargassum, a floating brown macroalgae, that washes up in large quantities on beaches from Florida to South America. This study examined the physiological response and physical performance of three species of sea turtle hatchlings (D. coriacea, C. caretta, and C. mydas) after crawling over various heights of Sargassum. In all three species, the addition of Sargassum significantly increased the amount of time it took to crawl down the pathway. There was no significant difference in righting response, blood glucose levels, or plasma corticosterone concentrations between different crawling treatments. During periods of high Sargassum accumulation, hatchlings will spend more time on the beach trying to navigate through the algae, leaving them vulnerable to predation for longer periods of time.
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- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013939
- Subject Headings
- Sea turtles, Sargassum, Sea turtles--Ecology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Due glory to be given to God. : a discourse containing two sermons preached in Cambridge May 15, 1783. Being a day appointed by government for publick fasting and prayer.
- Creator
- Turner, Charles 1732-1813, T. & J. Fleet (Firm)
- Abstract/Description
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Discourse containing two sermons preached in Cambridge May 15, 1783. By Charles Turner, V.D.M. ; Published, at the desire of gentlemen of the university, and of the First Religious Society, in Cambridge.Half-title: Mr. Turner's discourse on giving glory to God. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴ E² (E2 verso blank). FAU Library's copy appears to have been trimmed to 20 cm.; side stiched with brown cord. Inscribed: Hon. [...] Nathan Cushing presented by the author.
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb7f13
- Subject Headings
- American Revolution (1775-1783), Bible -- Chronicles, 1st, XVI, 29 -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800, Fast day sermons -- 1783 May 15, Fast day sermons -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge -- Early works to 1800, God -- Goodness -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800, Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, Sermons, American -- 18th century, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Early works to 1800
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- E-book
- Title
- CURATING BLACKNESS: MIXED-FAMILIES’ CENTRAL ROLE IN REDEFINING THE CONCEPT OF HOME IN POST-WWII ENGLAND.
- Creator
- Prawl, Alyssa, Kini, Ashvin R., Florida Atlantic University, Department of English, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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The aim of this thesis is to examine biracial family-building and the reimagination of the ideal home in post-WWII English literature using Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth. Focusing on biracial children of both the Caribbean and South Asian diasporas, this thesis explores the nuances with which black self-identification is curated and how blackness as both a racial and social category in the UK is prescribed and performed depending on the Black and Brown...
Show moreThe aim of this thesis is to examine biracial family-building and the reimagination of the ideal home in post-WWII English literature using Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth. Focusing on biracial children of both the Caribbean and South Asian diasporas, this thesis explores the nuances with which black self-identification is curated and how blackness as both a racial and social category in the UK is prescribed and performed depending on the Black and Brown biracial characters’ social location to white characters and family units. Mark Christian’s Mulitracial Identity: An International Perspective and Zygmunt Bauman’s Modernity and Ambivalence operate as lenses to better understand the social classification of mixed-families individuals as strangers in England and how biracial individuals are strangers to their families and respective homelands. This thesis will also argue that Black biracial women’s identity-building is oftentimes more stifled in England than their South Asian male counterparts as it is dependent on a reconciliation with their family’s erased past.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013934
- Subject Headings
- Racially mixed people, Great Britain--History, Racially mixed families
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster at the National Republican convention, in Worcester, Oct. 12, 1832.
- Creator
- Webster, Daniel 1782-1852, Stimpson & Clapp
- Abstract/Description
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Caption title: Mr. Webster's speech. Speech of the Honorable Daniel Webster "J.E. Hinckley & Co., printers, no. 14, Water Street."--verso of title page. One of at least two editions, very similar in appearance, printed by J.E. Hinckley & Co. for Stimpson & Clapp. In the present edition, the last word on page [3] is "particu-". There exist at least five variants of gathering 6 (page 41-[44]), which seem to be found promiscuously in both editions and in the "Journal of the proceedings of the...
Show moreCaption title: Mr. Webster's speech. Speech of the Honorable Daniel Webster "J.E. Hinckley & Co., printers, no. 14, Water Street."--verso of title page. One of at least two editions, very similar in appearance, printed by J.E. Hinckley & Co. for Stimpson & Clapp. In the present edition, the last word on page [3] is "particu-". There exist at least five variants of gathering 6 (page 41-[44]), which seem to be found promiscuously in both editions and in the "Journal of the proceedings of the National Republican Convention, held at Worcester, October 11, 1832," also printed by J.E. Hinckley & Co. for Stimpson & Clapp. Of gathering 6, three settings of type have been noted, with last word on page 41 "nor", "can-", and "that" respectively. Three states of the "that" setting noted (priority not determined). One has pages numbered 41, 42, 43, and the gathering is signed: 6. Another has pages numbered 73, 74, 75, and is signed: 10. The third has pages numbered 73, 42, 43, and is signed: 10. FAU copy side stiched with brown cord.
Show less - PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb11f14
- Subject Headings
- Campaign literature -- 1832 -- National Republican, Campaign literature -- Massachusetts -- 19th century, Campaign speeches -- Massachusetts -- Worcester, Constitutional law -- United States, Political conventions -- Massachusetts -- Worcester, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century, Tariff -- United States, United States -- Politics and government -- 1829-1837
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- E-book
- Title
- THE EARLY POTTERY OF SAN ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF CHINANDEGA, NICARAGUA.
- Creator
- Willis, Kelsey I., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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I analyzed the potsherds (n=732) recovered from the 2009 archaeological excavations at the site of San Antonio in Chinandega, Nicaragua. I classified the pottery in accordance with the Type: Variety-Mode system that is used almost exclusively in Mesoamerica and the Greater Nicoya Sub-Region. Identifications of known ceramic wares, groups, types, and varieties were made through comparisons with reference specimens from type collections housed at several institutions. New taxa were defined as...
Show moreI analyzed the potsherds (n=732) recovered from the 2009 archaeological excavations at the site of San Antonio in Chinandega, Nicaragua. I classified the pottery in accordance with the Type: Variety-Mode system that is used almost exclusively in Mesoamerica and the Greater Nicoya Sub-Region. Identifications of known ceramic wares, groups, types, and varieties were made through comparisons with reference specimens from type collections housed at several institutions. New taxa were defined as needed in accordance with the established protocols of the Type: Variety system (e.g., Smith et al. 1960) and as subsequently amended (e.g., Rice 1976). In the thesis, I describe the composition of the pottery assemblage from the earliest complex found at the site because it represents the most significant finding from the analysis. I identified a suite of Late Preclassic ceramic groups and types identical to those known from western El Salvador and eastern Guatemala including abundant Jicalapa Usulután, Pinos Black-brown, Santa Tecla Red, and Olocuitla Orange, all of which form part of the Chul Complex of that region. Statistical analysis implies that the ceramic complex most similar to that of San Antonio are not those from adjacent regions, such as the Uapala Complex of eastern El Salvador or the Aviles Complex of Rivas (Healy 1980), but rather those further west, i.e., the Chul Providencia Complex of Santa Leticia. The near identity of the San Antonio materials to those of the Chul Complex, which is part of the Providencia Ceramic Sphere, leads us to denominate them the Cosigüina Providencia Complex. Current dating places the Chul Complex chronologically between 400 B.C. and 50 B.C. (Inomata et al. 2014). The early occupation of San Antonio may extend into the succeeding Caynac Complex as well (ca. 50 B.C. to A.D. 50 or 100). The pottery suggests that inhabitants of the site were probably ethnically an ancestral Ch’olan or proto-Ch’orti’ Maya group (Sharer 2009).
Show less - Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003898
- Subject Headings
- Archaeology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A Content Analysis on Police Killings of Unarmed Black Males: An Assessment on Experts' Quotes in National News Sources.
- Creator
- Fulcher, Christopher, Crichlow, Vaughn, Florida Atlantic University, College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Abstract/Description
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There is increasing concern in news media sources regarding police killings of unarmed Black males. However, there is limited research on the portrayal of such incidents in the news and the implications for police-community relations in African- American communities. In order to address this gap, this study analyzed 120 experts’ quotes provided by two of the largest and most respected newspapers in the United States -- the New York Times and USA Today. This research comprised a content...
Show moreThere is increasing concern in news media sources regarding police killings of unarmed Black males. However, there is limited research on the portrayal of such incidents in the news and the implications for police-community relations in African- American communities. In order to address this gap, this study analyzed 120 experts’ quotes provided by two of the largest and most respected newspapers in the United States -- the New York Times and USA Today. This research comprised a content analysis of quotes related to the deaths of Eric Garner (Staten Island, New York), Michael Brown (Ferguson, Missouri), and Freddie Gray (Baltimore City, Maryland). A number of factors are discussed: The news organization’s predominate category and specialty of experts selected; whether the experts’ quotes attributed to pro-police or community bias; if the experts’ quotes discussed social or racial inequalities in the cities selected; whether the experts addressed evidence-based strategies necessary to improve police-community relations in the Black community, and whether experts’ quotes discussed solutions to improve police and community relations in the Black community. The findings suggest that the selected national news sources, in the one year following the deaths of each of the unarmed victims, highlighted quotes from state manager, particularly politicians, at a much higher rate than intellectuals. Although revealing a substantial level of procommunity bias, the quotes presented very little regarding evidence-based strategies for improving police-community relations in the Black community and reducing the number of unarmed deaths caused by police. The implications for research on media and crime as well as policing strategies are discussed.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004594, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004594
- Subject Headings
- Police misconduct., Police brutality., Police--Complaints against., Police-community relations., Police corruption., Post-racialism., Racial profiling in law enforcement., Discrimination in law enforcement.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Exploring the College Choice and Sense of Belonging of Haitian Students at a Highly Selective HBCU.
- Creator
- Pierre-Louis, Paul-Arthur, Laanan, Frankie Santos, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The growing Haitian population in the United States is directly affecting all institutions of higher education As institutions continue to diversify across the country, HBCUs are also responding to this trend According to Ricard and Brown (2008), HBCUs are changing in order to keep up with the growing demand of institutional diversity, and they recognize that having a diversified student body will make the institutions more competitive Although their historic mission focuses on educating...
Show moreThe growing Haitian population in the United States is directly affecting all institutions of higher education As institutions continue to diversify across the country, HBCUs are also responding to this trend According to Ricard and Brown (2008), HBCUs are changing in order to keep up with the growing demand of institutional diversity, and they recognize that having a diversified student body will make the institutions more competitive Although their historic mission focuses on educating Black students, there remains a gap in the literature on HBCUs on one of the largest Black groups in the United States: the Haitian immigrant In the literature, the Haitian population constitutes approximately 15% of the total US foreign-born population, and 15% of the total Black immigrant population in the US, behind Jamaicans at 18%, respectively Moreover, Haitians make up the fourth largest immigrant population from the Caribbean behind Cubans, Dominicans, and Jamaicans (Anderson, 2015) However, these numbers do not include the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who fled the Country after the devastating earthquake of 2010 nor the thousands of undocumented Haitian immigrants currently living in the US This qualitative phenomenological study sought to explore the college choice process of ten Haitian students who chose to attend a highly selective HBCU located in the Northeast region of the United States Moreover, this study sought to explore how these ten Haitian students developed a sense of belonging to the HBCU campus The primary methods for data collection included semi-structured one-on-one interviews, a demographic questionnaire, and artifact analysis Using the theoretical frameworks of Chapman’s (1981) Model of College Choice and Sense of Belonging, this study discovered the factors that influence Haitian students’ decision to attend a highly selective HBCU centers around family Moreover, this study discovered that Haitian students at a highly selective HBCU described their sense of belonging through various forms of relationships
Show less - Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004751
- Subject Headings
- African American universities and colleges--United States, Minority college students--United States--Psychology, College choice--United States, Haitian Americans--Education (Higher), Motivation (Psychology), Student adjustment, College environment, Educational sociology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Impact of Ready to Learn, A School Counselor-Led Intervention on Pro-Social Skills and Reading Skills of First Grade Students.
- Creator
- Cohen, Laura J, Brigman, Greg, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to examine differences in pro-social behaviors and reading skills between a treatment group of first grade students who received the Ready to Learn (Brigman, Lane, & Lane, 2008) intervention, delivered by a certified professional school counselor, and a comparison group of first grade students who did not receive this intervention. Counselors in the treatment group were trained in the proper implementation of the manualized Ready to Learn program during a...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine differences in pro-social behaviors and reading skills between a treatment group of first grade students who received the Ready to Learn (Brigman, Lane, & Lane, 2008) intervention, delivered by a certified professional school counselor, and a comparison group of first grade students who did not receive this intervention. Counselors in the treatment group were trained in the proper implementation of the manualized Ready to Learn program during a professional development session. They were also trained in other study-related procedures, such as the online check-in tool and the regular site visits by the researcher. The study followed a quasi-experimental design. The Child Behavior Scale (CBS; Ladd, Herald-Brown & Andrews, 2009) was used to measure pro-social behaviors, and Rigby Running Records (Rigby, 2010) was used to assess reading skills. A series of analyses of variance (ANOVAs) were performed to deter mine whether or not there were statistically significant differences between the treatment and comparison group. An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) using a pretest score as the covariate was performed to test significance in the difference of reading scores. Results indicate a statistically significant increase in pro-social with peers behaviors, as well as statistically significant decreases in hyperactive and distractible behaviors as well as excluded by peers indicators for the treatment group.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004579, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004579
- Subject Headings
- United States.--No Child Left Behind Act of 2001., Personality assessment of children., Readiness for school., Educational counseling., Achievement in education., Education, Primary., School improvement programs.
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- Document (PDF)
