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Title: A source-critical approach to Daniel 7 and an analysis of possible influences upon its throne-vision.
Creator: Cushing, Adam, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Daniel 7, 1 Enoch 14, and 4Q530 all contain a throne-vision with similar characteristics. All three texts feature God enthroned upon a chariot surrounded by numerous heavenly hosts. This tradition can be traced back to the biblical book of Ezekiel where the author witnesses a fiery chariot-throne vision. 1 Enoch 14 seems to rely directly on Ezekiel 1 while Daniel 7 and 4Q530 seem to depend on a later tradition of the chariot-throne. This tradition was incorporated by the author of Daniel to...
Show moreDaniel 7, 1 Enoch 14, and 4Q530 all contain a throne-vision with similar characteristics. All three texts feature God enthroned upon a chariot surrounded by numerous heavenly hosts. This tradition can be traced back to the biblical book of Ezekiel where the author witnesses a fiery chariot-throne vision. 1 Enoch 14 seems to rely directly on Ezekiel 1 while Daniel 7 and 4Q530 seem to depend on a later tradition of the chariot-throne. This tradition was incorporated by the author of Daniel to create a judgment scene for his apocalyptic vision. The text was later revised to apply specifically to Antiochus Epiphanes IV during the Maccabean period.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 701052558, 2969588, FSDT2969588, fsu:19312
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Climatology of Dvorak classifications for operational probabilistic genesis forecasts.
Creator: Cossuth, Joshua Howard., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: A basic climatology of tropical cyclogenesis and pre-genesis evolution is presented using Dvorak classifications of tropical systems. In the absence of adequate in situ observations, the Dvorak technique provides a standardized method for making subjective intensity estimates of tropical systems, based upon a system's organization and structure depicted on satellite imagery. Although the Dvorak technique analysis is performed for all tropical disturbances the forecaster deems to have...
Show moreA basic climatology of tropical cyclogenesis and pre-genesis evolution is presented using Dvorak classifications of tropical systems. In the absence of adequate in situ observations, the Dvorak technique provides a standardized method for making subjective intensity estimates of tropical systems, based upon a system's organization and structure depicted on satellite imagery. Although the Dvorak technique analysis is performed for all tropical disturbances the forecaster deems to have potential for further development, not every system thus analyzed develops further. A repository of Dvorak data allows a comparison of incipient systems to determine statistical characteristics of genesis in tropical systems. A standardized formatted database of Dvorak analyses for all disturbances in the east and central North Pacific as well as North Atlantic tropical basins from 2001-2008 is constructed using fixes from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) and the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The addition of best track data from the CPHC, the NHC, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) provides statistical probabilities of tropical cyclogenesis based on historical relationships of Dvorak classification. For example, incipient disturbances with a Dvorak Current Intensity (CI) classification of 1.0 develop within 48 hours about 35% of the time in the Atlantic basin, 50% of the time in East Pacific (east of 125À W), and 15% of the time in the Central Pacific (west of 125À W to 180À). These statistics may also provide a baseline for operational probabilistic genesis guidance and for future, more advanced genesis prediction techniques.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645449229, 2181932, FSDT2181932, fsu:19221
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Crimes against humanity in Chile: a test of "towards a criminology of crimes against humanity".
Creator: Diaz-Barreto, Yolday., Florida State University
Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643071546, 2181903, FSDT2181903, fsu:19193
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A discussion of Salome during the Decadent Era.
Creator: Henry, Kathleen, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This essay discusses the character of Salome during the Decadent Era in mid-to-late nineteenth century France. It considers Salome from a historical and societal perspective, as well as her over-all Biblical history. It discusses works of art by Aubrey Beardsley and Gustave Moreau, as well as the play "Salome", by Oscar Wilde, and "Herodias" by Gustave Flaubert.
Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 465226400, 341801, FSDT341801, fsu:19370
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Analyzing the symbolism of Judy Chicago and Simone de Beauvoir: the construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction of motherhood.
Creator: Howard, Virginia., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Judy Chicago, a visual artist, and Simone de Beauvoir, an existentialist, present differing, yet still complementary evaluations of the contemporary situation of the western mother. Chicago, with her art series The Birth Project, focuses on the emotional/intuitive experience of the mother and relates the entire societal experience to a spiritual event by using goddess imagery. In stark contrast, de Beauvoir elaborates on the social construction of motherhood as an exploitative and...
Show moreJudy Chicago, a visual artist, and Simone de Beauvoir, an existentialist, present differing, yet still complementary evaluations of the contemporary situation of the western mother. Chicago, with her art series The Birth Project, focuses on the emotional/intuitive experience of the mother and relates the entire societal experience to a spiritual event by using goddess imagery. In stark contrast, de Beauvoir elaborates on the social construction of motherhood as an exploitative and objectifying experience. She expands upon the notion that mothers exist mainly as a societal scapegoat. The combination of the analysis performed by each woman provides a clear understanding of the role of the mother as an intuitive experience with oppressive societal origins. Evaluating Chicago and de Beauvoir in relation to each other broadens the analysis of motherhood and the social changes necessary to improve the experience of the mother and re-empower women.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 465226410, 341787, FSDT341787, fsu:19356
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Stage dialects.
Creator: Weinstein, Joshua J., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This project deconstructs and analyzes the features of several natural dialects of English in order to identify the cultural implications and inherent theatricality of each. It reveals and challenges assumptions regarding race, class, education, creed, and personal values--assumptions that are often made based solely on how a person speaks. Through this analysis, it develops a technique for the actor's vocal imagination. An outline follows of the process used by the primary investigator for...
Show moreThis project deconstructs and analyzes the features of several natural dialects of English in order to identify the cultural implications and inherent theatricality of each. It reveals and challenges assumptions regarding race, class, education, creed, and personal values--assumptions that are often made based solely on how a person speaks. Through this analysis, it develops a technique for the actor's vocal imagination. An outline follows of the process used by the primary investigator for collecting raw dialect data and converting it into the final product--a solo performance piece that demonstrates mastery of the collected dialects for use in dramatic production.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 646156924, 2181953, FSDT2181953, fsu:19241
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Real-time assessment of microbial quality of salmon treated with natural antimicrobial materials using a novel microrespirometer.
Creator: Noguera, Amaris., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The effectiveness of the CO2 evolution rate (CER) method using a novel microrespirometer was evaluated to determine the effects of soy sauce, white wine, and ginger on the microbial quality of raw salmon and to compare it with the traditional aerobic plate count (APC) method.
Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 469184422, 341820, FSDT341820, fsu:19389
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The Greenhouse Project: using art to empower the "lost generation" of Uganda.
Creator: Rossin, Rachel Alex., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: "The Greenhouse Project: Using Art to empower the 'lost generation' of Uganda" began in the summer of 2008 as a part of an undergraduate research project. Last summer I spent 6 weeks in an orphanage teaching art and documenting my experience through writing, film and photography. This Honors in the Major thesis project will serve to compile my findings from my summer research into completion. The thesis is creative-based in Graphic Design and will involve three main parts: A book that will be...
Show more"The Greenhouse Project: Using Art to empower the 'lost generation' of Uganda" began in the summer of 2008 as a part of an undergraduate research project. Last summer I spent 6 weeks in an orphanage teaching art and documenting my experience through writing, film and photography. This Honors in the Major thesis project will serve to compile my findings from my summer research into completion. The thesis is creative-based in Graphic Design and will involve three main parts: A book that will be privately published, a comprehensive art show, and a dynamic, complete website that will feature all the aspects of the project. While living in Uganda, I took footage and photographs. Both of those mediums will be edited to their final stage and are to be included in the comprehensive art shows. All of these components will contribute to profiting the Greenhouse Orphanage, but will also contribute to the cultural exchange dialogue between America and Uganda. Additionally, there will be a broader awareness brought about regarding the quality of living in developing countries from a first world perspective.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 464188249, 329858, FSDT329858, fsu:19319
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Alone in the merciful dark: all of my friends' hair.
Creator: Levy, Alison Rae., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: "All of My Friends' Hair" is a research project and art installation investigating the development of social identity through physical characteristics such as hair. Over the course of the past year I collected samples of hair from friends and acquaintances making note of the social interaction, expectations, and cultural signi!cance of such a gesture. What follows is an overview of the project.
Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645072063, 2181921, FSDT2181921, fsu:19210
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The liability of foreignness for western firms in China: its measurement and antecedents.
Creator: Brown, Alice., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This paper is an investigation into the varying degrees of liability of foreignness facing competing countries in the Chinese market. The liability of foreignness theory contends that international firms are at a disadvantage when conducting business in foreign countries as compared to local firms due to less knowledge of the host country's environment, including cultural, political, legal, and economic differences (Hymer, 1976; Kindleberger, 1969). This study explores the levels and sources...
Show moreThis paper is an investigation into the varying degrees of liability of foreignness facing competing countries in the Chinese market. The liability of foreignness theory contends that international firms are at a disadvantage when conducting business in foreign countries as compared to local firms due to less knowledge of the host country's environment, including cultural, political, legal, and economic differences (Hymer, 1976; Kindleberger, 1969). This study explores the levels and sources of liability of foreignness by utilizing the survival rates of companies from different home countries and testing several explanatory variables for their impact on liability of foreignness. As China becomes an increasingly important player in the international economy, it is extremely important that Western firms are adequately prepared for the challenges they will face in attempting to enter the Chinese market. It is then this study's purpose to further knowledge of liability of foreignness available to Western firms for its dissemination and application in order to improve the probabilities of success of these companies.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 465232660, 341768, FSDT341768, fsu:19337
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Game theoretic analysis of persister dynamics in biofilm.
Creator: Allen, Christopher Lee., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Abstract: Biofilm has been determined to play a significant role in approximately 80% of all infectious diseases (NIH, NHLBI). They are most well known for their keen ability to resist antibiotic treatment (Costerton, et al.) by way of is the persister cell, a 'specialized survivor cell' (Keren, et al.). The purpose of this study is to examine the mathematical dynamics from a game theoretic perspective. In order to complete this study, several methods were employed. Initially, a payoff matrix...
Show moreAbstract: Biofilm has been determined to play a significant role in approximately 80% of all infectious diseases (NIH, NHLBI). They are most well known for their keen ability to resist antibiotic treatment (Costerton, et al.) by way of is the persister cell, a 'specialized survivor cell' (Keren, et al.). The purpose of this study is to examine the mathematical dynamics from a game theoretic perspective. In order to complete this study, several methods were employed. Initially, a payoff matrix dictated the effects of a cell adopting the susceptible or persister growth states with and without antibiotic presence. Next, replicator equations modeled the growth of susceptible and persister cells. Finally, simulations modeled simple growth with antibiotics, treatments with active antibiotic invasion, and treatment with multiple drugs to model drug resistance. In the first simulation, it was found that a particular treatment schedule was the most efficient while any other schedule was less efficient. In the other three simulations, variations in the data were found while still showing on common ground that the active antibiotic invasion successfully aided biofilm eradication when the treatment schedule became too intermittent to effectively eradicate the biofilm. This is in accordance with a variety of theoretical and experimental observations in spatially homogeneous environments. One novel aspect of this investigation is the spatial distribution of the state variables which is currently the focus of a variety of theoretical investigations.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456064172, 244577, FSDT244577, fsu:19284
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Physician power: understanding and exploring physicans' cultural, economic and political power in the United States, Great Britain and Germany.
Creator: Bormuth, Erica, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Physicians have a great deal of power in the United States, and Paul Starr attributes this power to three things: Cultural Authority, Economic Power and Political Power. According to a set of criteria proposed by Starr in The Social Transformation of American Medicine these types of power were achieved in the United States. I took his criteria and analyzed physicians in Germany and Great Britain to see if they shared these specific criteria to achieve a rise in power to attain their current...
Show morePhysicians have a great deal of power in the United States, and Paul Starr attributes this power to three things: Cultural Authority, Economic Power and Political Power. According to a set of criteria proposed by Starr in The Social Transformation of American Medicine these types of power were achieved in the United States. I took his criteria and analyzed physicians in Germany and Great Britain to see if they shared these specific criteria to achieve a rise in power to attain their current professional status. Also, I examined if each type of power still exists in the United States in the post-Starr time period to see if this criteria is still what gives physicians their power. Through the historical and comparative analysis based on Paul Starr's criteria I have examined if each country fit into the Starr model, and if they achieved each type of power through the means proposed by Starr. Included is a history of physicians in each country dating back to the 1700's and a brief description of the healthcare systems in which these physicians currently operate in to determine if these types of power were achieved.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456079261, 244583, FSDT244583, fsu:19290
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The controversy over Pope Pius XII: The Deputy and its continuing aftermath.
Creator: Pagan, Abigail., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The Shoah, beyond the horror of millions of people dying for their race or religion, presented a moral dilemma about those who did or did not help the victims. For ordinary citizens, not being involved seemed the safest way, but what about members of the Catholic Church, including the Pope himself? Is the leader of the largest moral institution in the world not obligated to give help to a powerless group of people facing extermination? These questions were first made prominent by Rolf...
Show moreThe Shoah, beyond the horror of millions of people dying for their race or religion, presented a moral dilemma about those who did or did not help the victims. For ordinary citizens, not being involved seemed the safest way, but what about members of the Catholic Church, including the Pope himself? Is the leader of the largest moral institution in the world not obligated to give help to a powerless group of people facing extermination? These questions were first made prominent by Rolf Hochhuth's play The Deputy, and have fueled a large controversy every since, made even more important by the advent of Pius XII's canonization campaign. This thesis examines the evolution of this controversy that started with a literary triumph and has grown into a scholarly and religious debate that could have negative repercussions for Catholic-Jewish relations as well as the reputation of the Church itself.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 688636552, 2796536, FSDT2796536, fsu:19308
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The biological meaning of notch and beta-actin interaction.
Creator: McKnight, Kelly., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The Notch signaling pathway is an evolutionarily conserved and multi-functional pathway. It has been reported to regulate cell fates, cell proliferation and cell death in multiple biological processes. Actin is also an evolutionarily conserved protein. Among other things, it is involved in cell division and cell signaling as well as cytoskeletal structure. One of the three isoforms of actin, ß-actin, is also located in the nucleus and is involved in gene transcription by associating with...
Show moreThe Notch signaling pathway is an evolutionarily conserved and multi-functional pathway. It has been reported to regulate cell fates, cell proliferation and cell death in multiple biological processes. Actin is also an evolutionarily conserved protein. Among other things, it is involved in cell division and cell signaling as well as cytoskeletal structure. One of the three isoforms of actin, ß-actin, is also located in the nucleus and is involved in gene transcription by associating with chromatin remodeling complexes. Recently we discovered that ß-actin binds to Notch. Therefore, ß-actin may be important in the transcription of Notch. The purpose of this experiment is to determine the biological importance of the interaction between ß-actin and Notch. To support our hypothesis, we formed knock-out experiments of ß-actin, and tested the expression of downstream Notch targets. We found that their expression was down regulated when ß-actin was not present. This data suggests that ß-actin is required for the transcriptional activity of Notch signaling.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 469203452, 341818, FSDT341818, fsu:19387
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The role of satire in Terry Pratchett's Jingo.
Creator: Naf, John R., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The author Terry Pratchett is widely regarded as a skilled and prolific writer that focuses on fantasy and children's novels. However, within these novels lies a deeply satiric undertone that lends itself to a drastically different reinterpretation of Pratchett's works. Within this thesis, the role of satire in Trery Pratchett's novel Jingo is examined, comparing the main character Vimes with that of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver. In addition, the plot and characters of Jingo containing satiric...
Show moreThe author Terry Pratchett is widely regarded as a skilled and prolific writer that focuses on fantasy and children's novels. However, within these novels lies a deeply satiric undertone that lends itself to a drastically different reinterpretation of Pratchett's works. Within this thesis, the role of satire in Trery Pratchett's novel Jingo is examined, comparing the main character Vimes with that of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver. In addition, the plot and characters of Jingo containing satiric elements will be discussed. We will also reference several of Pratchett's previous works, including Men at Arms and Feet of Clay. In doing so, I hope to demonstrate that the genre of fantasy can indeed be used for more than popular entertainment, prompting deeper readings of other popular works previously thought as such.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 469186802, 341823, FSDT341823, fsu:19392
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Measuring fertilization success of broadcast-spawning marine intertebrates within seagrass meadows in St. Joseph Bay, Florida.
Creator: Simon, Troy., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Increasing current velocity has been negatively correlated with fertilization success of marine broadcast-spawners. Seagrass has been shown to effect seawater hydrodynamics, in particular, slowing the movement of water. In this study I aimed to tease apart the relationship between fertilization success in sea urchins and seagrass abundance in St. Joseph Bay, Florida. Flourescein dye release experiments showed that the rate of dye diffusion was higher on the outside of seagrass beds. This...
Show moreIncreasing current velocity has been negatively correlated with fertilization success of marine broadcast-spawners. Seagrass has been shown to effect seawater hydrodynamics, in particular, slowing the movement of water. In this study I aimed to tease apart the relationship between fertilization success in sea urchins and seagrass abundance in St. Joseph Bay, Florida. Flourescein dye release experiments showed that the rate of dye diffusion was higher on the outside of seagrass beds. This shows a possible mechanism for seagrass to increase fertilization success. I quantified the total number of eggs advected away from or residing against a female urchin across a two-minute interval. This showed that significantly more eggs are advected away from females across two minutes. I induced sea urchins to spawn in experimental arrays in and out of grass beds and measured fertilization success of eggs released from females and captured in the water column with a plankton pump and also from eggs placed in sperm-permeable containers. I found that fertilization increased by 6.6% for eggs collected from the water column with the plankton pump within seagrass beds. My results show that seagrass is an important habitat for increasing the fertilization success of Lytechinus variegatus. This in turn suggests that seagrasses act as a benthic boundary layer that mitigate gamete diffusion during broadcast-spawning events, thereby increasing the fitness of those that spawn in them.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 643066645, 2181900, FSDT2181900, fsu:19190
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A study of enzyme synthesis in vivo and in vitro.
Creator: Younathan, Ezzat Saad, Frieden, Earl, Florida State University, College of Arts & Sciences
Abstract/Description: Until recently, the major part of biochemical research has been concentrated on the degradative rather than on the synthetic reactions of living systems. This is mainly due to limitations imposed by technique. The introduction of isotopic tracers and the development of efficient fractionation techniques have made possible the investigation of the biosynthetic mechanism of many metabolites. During the last decade, due to the Coris and their coworkers, the mechanism of polysaccharide synthesis...
Show moreUntil recently, the major part of biochemical research has been concentrated on the degradative rather than on the synthetic reactions of living systems. This is mainly due to limitations imposed by technique. The introduction of isotopic tracers and the development of efficient fractionation techniques have made possible the investigation of the biosynthetic mechanism of many metabolites. During the last decade, due to the Coris and their coworkers, the mechanism of polysaccharide synthesis was largely worked out. Two years ago, Lynen and Mahler proposed independently a scheme for the biosynthesis of long-chain fatty acids. On the other hand, the problem of protein synthesis is still one of the major challenges to the biochemists. In the mechanisms just referred to for the biosynthesis of simpler metabolites, the specificity of the biochemical process is always explained by the specificity of the enzymes involved.But when the formation of a protein is considered, the problem cannot be solved by referring to the specificity of conventional protein enzymes, since the synthesis of these, in turn, has to be accounted for. Evidently, enzymes involved in protein biosynthesis must be of a different nature. Elucidation of the mechanism of protein synthesis will not only add to our knowledge about the production of cellular protein, but may also shed some light on many other important problems, e.g., heredity factors, cancer, virus growth and microbial adaptation. A prerequisite to the study of protein synthesis is to work out a simple system capable of net synthesis of a specific protein. Several approaches have been designed to demonstrate protein production in vivo and in vitro. The assets and limitations of each of these methods will be discussed in the next chapter. The approach adopted for the work reported in this dissertation is the net enzyme synthesis in vivo and in vitro. Enzymes offer a useful tool by virtue of being specific proteins which could be rapidly and accurately assayed. The larger portion of the work was carried out using the in vitro system since, in contrast with the in vivo system, it is simpler and permits better control of the experimental variables. The effect of several activators and inhibitors has been investigated with special emphasis on amino acid analogues"-- Introduction.
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Date Issued: 1955
Identifier: FSU_59119Y67S
Format: Thesis

Title: Crafting social identity in the middle formative period: A study of prestige artifacts from San Andres, La Venta, Tabasco, Mexico.
Creator: Perrett, Allison S., Pohl, Mary, Marrinan, Rochelle A., Parkinson, William A., Uzendoski, Michael, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of...
Show morePerrett, Allison S., Pohl, Mary, Marrinan, Rochelle A., Parkinson, William A., Uzendoski, Michael, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Anthropology
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Abstract/Description: This thesis explores the social significance of prestige artifacts from the site of San Andrés, which was part of the Barí riverine network that supported La Venta, a paramount Middle Formative Gulf Coast center located in present-day Tabasco, Mexico. In Formative period Mesoamerica, high-status goods were significant components of cultural practice and a source of social, political, and ideological power. Centralized control over systems of elite good acquisition, production, distribution,...
Show moreThis thesis explores the social significance of prestige artifacts from the site of San Andrés, which was part of the Barí riverine network that supported La Venta, a paramount Middle Formative Gulf Coast center located in present-day Tabasco, Mexico. In Formative period Mesoamerica, high-status goods were significant components of cultural practice and a source of social, political, and ideological power. Centralized control over systems of elite good acquisition, production, distribution, and consumption provided the means to structure relationships, compete for prestige, and define ideological conceptions of social order. This study investigates the role of these socially significant items in the context of subsidiary community and within the framework of a primary-secondary site relationship.
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Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: FSU_HN120Z9S652003
Format: Thesis

Title: Kircher and Musica pathetica: A translation from Musurgia universalis.
Creator: Tammearu, Peeter, Mathes, James, Spencer, Peter, Brewer, Charles E. (Charles Everett), Florida State University, School of Music
Abstract/Description: The concept of Musica Pathetica figures significantly in the encyclopedic Musurgia universalis published in 1650 by Athanasius Kircher (1601-1680). Kircher, a German Jesuit who spent much of his life in Rome, was a polymathic scholar, following in the tradition of Mersenne, and attempted to form a systematic rationalization of the relationship between the Baroque doctrine of the affections and practical musical composition. Beginning from traditional concepts of numerical proportions and the...
Show moreThe concept of Musica Pathetica figures significantly in the encyclopedic Musurgia universalis published in 1650 by Athanasius Kircher (1601-1680). Kircher, a German Jesuit who spent much of his life in Rome, was a polymathic scholar, following in the tradition of Mersenne, and attempted to form a systematic rationalization of the relationship between the Baroque doctrine of the affections and practical musical composition. Beginning from traditional concepts of numerical proportions and the human temperaments and humors, his exposition of the subject puts a particular emphasis on modal theory and the musical literature of the early seventeenth century. A translation is provided for the Latin text of Book VII (Part Three, Chapters One to Five), along with a transcription of the musical examples.
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Date Issued: 2000
Identifier: FSU_ML4993T362000
Format: Thesis

Title: Spatial variatio: a functional and quantitative analysis of rooms in Pompeian baths.
Creator: Chapnick, Aaron M., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The Roman bath is a unique building type that can easily be identified by its rooms, which have a number of defining characteristics. Each room was designed to serve a specific function: caldaria provided heat, frigidaria provided cold, and palaestrae a space to exercise. The architect of the bath had to design each room to be a certain size that would be conducive to the function of the room. There are a few important factors that he had to account for: technology, resources, demand, and the...
Show moreThe Roman bath is a unique building type that can easily be identified by its rooms, which have a number of defining characteristics. Each room was designed to serve a specific function: caldaria provided heat, frigidaria provided cold, and palaestrae a space to exercise. The architect of the bath had to design each room to be a certain size that would be conducive to the function of the room. There are a few important factors that he had to account for: technology, resources, demand, and the area available. In this thesis I address the reasons why architects of seven baths in the town of Pompeii designed rooms to have specific dimensions. I include a discussion of my methodology and outline the context and building history of each bath. I collect data by measuring the area of the rooms and distinguish variations in total bath area, palaestra area, and in areas of spaces designated for men or women. Considering the social context of each bath, I explain the variation of palaestra area to have been created by the technology of building a palaestra, the demand for a palaestra space and the area available to the architect. They offer fewer restrictions to the design of the room and thus allow for the palaestra to be a more flexible space. On the other hand, the dimensions of caldaria, tepidaria, and other spaces were hindered by technological restrictions and were not as flexible. Finally in this thesis I argue that spatial analysis of this type is beneficial to the understanding of not only Roman bath architecture, but that it ought to be applied and extended elsewhere.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456104989, 244597, FSDT244597, fsu:19304
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The effect of AZT and AZT prodrugs on escherichia coli K12: analyzed in static phase by fluorospectroscopy.
Creator: Gleber, Conrad David., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: There is an ongoing, endless search for chemical therapeutics. The adaptation and evolution of viruses, protozoa, bacteria, and other disease causing organisms lead to a constant demand for novel drug therapies. Every new drug therapy must undergo benchmark tests to define its lethality and mechanism of action. Most of these tests are preformed in with cultures in log phase. Herein, a fluorospectroscopy method for analyzing bacterial cells in static phase is developed and tested in order to...
Show moreThere is an ongoing, endless search for chemical therapeutics. The adaptation and evolution of viruses, protozoa, bacteria, and other disease causing organisms lead to a constant demand for novel drug therapies. Every new drug therapy must undergo benchmark tests to define its lethality and mechanism of action. Most of these tests are preformed in with cultures in log phase. Herein, a fluorospectroscopy method for analyzing bacterial cells in static phase is developed and tested in order to remove the error associated with log-phase, optical-density methods. AZT and two AZT prodrugs are analyzed. The prodrugs behave much like AZT, which suggests that the prodrugs hydrolyze to AZT outside the cell and proceed through the same path. Effects of 2'-deoxyuridine on cultures with AZT and the prodrugs were also analyzed. 2'- deoxyuridine seemed to convey a resistance to the bacteria by lowering the AZT:thymidine ratio. After the fluorospectroscopy method was run, however, the cells have an initial resistance but the resistance wears off as 2'-deoxyuridine is used. The ability for this method to measure the percent living cells over a period of time adds rate to the collected data. This fluorospectroscopy method can be applied to study the reaction of cells to different conditions, even at saturation.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 646068264, 2181941, FSDT2181941, fsu:19229
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Mapping place.
Creator: Crist, Rachel., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Mapping Place is a multi-media journal examining issues at the overlap of placemaking, experimental geography, social history, and documentary practice. Through a varied set of themed lenses, the journal seeks to investigate, chronicle, and exhibit the dialectic that emerges between place and identity as they feed and form our culturescape. Drawing a line from regionalism and idiosyncrasies of place to the current status of sprawl, globalization and impending homogeneity, the first volume...
Show moreMapping Place is a multi-media journal examining issues at the overlap of placemaking, experimental geography, social history, and documentary practice. Through a varied set of themed lenses, the journal seeks to investigate, chronicle, and exhibit the dialectic that emerges between place and identity as they feed and form our culturescape. Drawing a line from regionalism and idiosyncrasies of place to the current status of sprawl, globalization and impending homogeneity, the first volume explores the transformative effects of these forces on the relationship of place and cultural identity, the visual landscape, and the construction of history. Divided into two components, the research exists as both a print and web entity, marrying visual examination with scholarly investigation into the forces of placemaking. Merging two traditionally disparate fields, visual art and social science, Mapping Place aspires to broaden both disciplines, challenging traditional visual art practices through the interactive mode of electronic exhibition, as well as expanding social science research by embracing new media. Drawing connections from urban theories and economic models to elements in the visual landscape and the built environment, the journal utilizes interactive design and documentary practice to supplement and enrich the featured research. Ultimately, the objective of Mapping Place is to advance both fields by reaching beyond their traditional constituencies, inciting individuals to examine the forces of placemaking at work in their own communities.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 464188239, 329859, FSDT329859, fsu:19320
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Negotiated rates and price discrimination in the American healthcare system.
Creator: Lutfi, Forat., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The American health care system is the most expensive in the world yet despite this it is ranked thirty-seventh in the world according to the World Health Organization. Millions of Americans are uninsured, placing an economic and financial burden on themselves, the health care system, and society. For individuals that do have some sort of health care coverage, prices have increased dramatically over the last decade along with the types of plans available, with the Preferred Provider...
Show moreThe American health care system is the most expensive in the world yet despite this it is ranked thirty-seventh in the world according to the World Health Organization. Millions of Americans are uninsured, placing an economic and financial burden on themselves, the health care system, and society. For individuals that do have some sort of health care coverage, prices have increased dramatically over the last decade along with the types of plans available, with the Preferred Provider Organization and Health Maintenance Organization becoming the most prominent. These organizations provide care to most Americans through negotiated rates and fixed fee schedules. Negotiated rates are prices which are mutually pre-determined by the health care provider and insurance provider. Fixed fee schedules are specific prices set for common care for recipients of Medicare and Medicaid. Negotiated rates are significantly lower than the normal rates charged to the uninsured. On average the negotiated rates of insures are 30-60% lower than the non-negotiated rates charged to the uninsured. This discrimination appears to be unfair and unethical, meriting further review and research. Based upon the data and information that is available on the subject it is clear that despite the seemingly unfair and unethical practice of charging different rates for similar services, rational reasoning exists to understand and clarify this practice. Considering roughly two-thirds of the costs of uninsured care is ever recovered, charging 30-60% more to these individuals is conceptually parallel to creditors charging higher interest rates to more risky debtors.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 701053263, 2969591, FSDT2969591, fsu:19315
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Cultivating cooperation: manipulating institutional design features to maximize regulatory efficiency.
Creator: Moore, Monica Leigh., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Cooperative enforcement, a regulatory enforcement strategy, has been shown to promote efficiency and effectiveness in regulatory environments. In order to achieve a state of cooperation with regulated firms, an agency must be able to signal its commitment to a mutually beneficial cooperative strategy. I argue that an effective way of signaling for cooperation with firms is through features of an agency's design: specifically the diversity of firms within an intrastate regulatory district....
Show moreCooperative enforcement, a regulatory enforcement strategy, has been shown to promote efficiency and effectiveness in regulatory environments. In order to achieve a state of cooperation with regulated firms, an agency must be able to signal its commitment to a mutually beneficial cooperative strategy. I argue that an effective way of signaling for cooperation with firms is through features of an agency's design: specifically the diversity of firms within an intrastate regulatory district. Data showing levels of noncompliance among individual regulated firms that was aggregated to the district level show that a high level of diversity in a district acts as an encouraging signal in favor of cooperation. The higher the diversity of firms within a regulatory district, the less likely a firm will fall into high-priority noncompliance.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456103388, 244560, FSDT244560, fsu:19267
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Title: Bioinformatic and molecular selection of sorghum (S. Propinquum L.) BAC clones for use as FISH probes on chromosomes 2, 7, and 10 of maize (Zea mays L.).
Creator: Beckham, Katherine Denise, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Abstract: Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important crop and a model system for cytogenetic research. The overall goal is to develop a cytogenetic map of the maize genome. This provides insight into the structure and evolution of an essential crop species in the US, and contributes to corn improvement programs for food, fiber, and bio-renewable fuel. Here we describe our progress toward mapping maize Core Bin Markers (CBMs) on chromosomes 2, 7, and 10 in order to create a cytogenetic map using...
Show moreAbstract: Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important crop and a model system for cytogenetic research. The overall goal is to develop a cytogenetic map of the maize genome. This provides insight into the structure and evolution of an essential crop species in the US, and contributes to corn improvement programs for food, fiber, and bio-renewable fuel. Here we describe our progress toward mapping maize Core Bin Markers (CBMs) on chromosomes 2, 7, and 10 in order to create a cytogenetic map using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). This project was initiated to identify and select sorghum bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs) as probes for FISH. Two methods of identifying sorghum BACs were explored. One method used filter hybridization techniques and the other explored various in silico, bioinformatic, methods to identify potential BAC probes. Subsequently, we were able to choose sorghum BAC clones that are suitable FISH probes. For each CBM we choose 4-5 BAC clones that undergo a series of molecular analysis and verification steps. Southern Blot Analysis is used to verify and confirm BAC sample identity. One BAC clone is selected for each CBM to be used as a probe in cytogenetic FISH mapping. This project is described at cytomaize.org and project results will be accessible on MaizeGDB (www.maizegdb.org) upon completion of the maize cytogenetic mapping project for all 10 maize chromosomes.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456079260, 244590, FSDT244590, fsu:19297
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Title: Willingness to participate in job-related training as one approaches retirement.
Creator: Rojas, Frank Alexander., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Abstract: Workers are increasingly becoming older and due to economic and societal conditions retirement is being discouraged (Ford & Orel, 2005). These individuals will continue to work for their employer and to be viable they may be willing to take on job-related training. An important factor that can influence an individual to accept training is motivation. One aspect of motivation is the Socio-emotional Selectivity Theory framework that Carstensen, Isaacowitz, and Charles (1999) proposed....
Show moreAbstract: Workers are increasingly becoming older and due to economic and societal conditions retirement is being discouraged (Ford & Orel, 2005). These individuals will continue to work for their employer and to be viable they may be willing to take on job-related training. An important factor that can influence an individual to accept training is motivation. One aspect of motivation is the Socio-emotional Selectivity Theory framework that Carstensen, Isaacowitz, and Charles (1999) proposed. It sees time as fundamental to motivation, suggesting that people with shorter time frames will seek emotional gratifications and those with longer frames will prefer information seeking gratification to further their careers. I tested predictions from this framework. Individuals with shorter time frames until retirement should be less willing to participate in job-related training than those with longer time frames. After running regressions using data from Workforce Ageing in the New Economy (WANE) data set and taking into account additional factors such as the correlation of age with time until retirement and excluding those with extreme amounts of training, there was little support for this assumption. However, there is a trend in the right direction. Further studies need to be done to investigate types of training given, reasons for retirement at chosen time, personality, within different industries and firm sizes.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456453548, 244598, FSDT244598, fsu:19305
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Title: Love is a battlefield: the marriages of Confederate soldiers and their wives in Florida during the Civil War.
Creator: Parker, Amy Suzanne., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: In the nineteenth century, elite urban Americans embraced the concept of companionate marriage. This relationship was based on romantic love between a husband and wife. Prescribed gender roles also defined these Americans' daily lives. Prior to the Civil War, the South's social hierarchy revolved around slavery and gender roles. However, in frontier Florida, gender roles and marriage appeared different from the companionate ideal. Florida's husbands and wives had gendered partnerships which...
Show moreIn the nineteenth century, elite urban Americans embraced the concept of companionate marriage. This relationship was based on romantic love between a husband and wife. Prescribed gender roles also defined these Americans' daily lives. Prior to the Civil War, the South's social hierarchy revolved around slavery and gender roles. However, in frontier Florida, gender roles and marriage appeared different from the companionate ideal. Florida's husbands and wives had gendered partnerships which endured the Civil War. When husbands left home to fight for the Confederacy, their wives had to handle money, crops, slaves, and children on their own. Their correspondence between home and battlefield kept their marriages and lives afloat. The subjects of affection, advice, military matters, children, religion, and death appeared frequently in their letters. The Civil War taught women valuable lessons in dependence and self-sufficiency. In Florida, frontier conditions in the state allowed for a unique gender climate. Wives learned to take care of farms, plantations, slaves, money, and children during wartime. Husbands entrusted their wives with great responsibility. Though unaware of the ideal, Confederate Florida's gendered partnerships took elements first suggested by companionate marriage and put them to practical use during war. Gendered partnerships existed in antebellum Florida, but war required the characteristics of trust, companionship, guidance, and cooperation in their ultimate form in marriage. The unique circumstances of sparsely populated Florida offered a distinctive type of marriage that endured the Civil War.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456103395, 244572, FSDT244572, fsu:19279
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Title: The elephant in the family room: the evolving relationship between television and society.
Creator: Bailey, Alicia., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Through this paper, I have analyzed the progression and evolution of television through the changing needs of modern American society. Within my thesis I observe the America that television culture was born into, how this detail affected its content, and why people accepted these idealized perceptions of society. As America became more of a motley assortment, the American family on television no longer matched its viewing public. This prompted the arrival of specialized television. I go on to...
Show moreThrough this paper, I have analyzed the progression and evolution of television through the changing needs of modern American society. Within my thesis I observe the America that television culture was born into, how this detail affected its content, and why people accepted these idealized perceptions of society. As America became more of a motley assortment, the American family on television no longer matched its viewing public. This prompted the arrival of specialized television. I go on to analyze whether or not specialized television really meets the needs of its demographic, or if it just etches lines of stereotypes onto our screens. Throughout the years there has been a change in sitcoms and the emergence of a plethora of channels intended to satiate viewer appetite. However, if anything can be said about America it's that our appetite for pleasure and knowledge is as voracious as our love for greasy indulgences, which is why we're left with hundreds of channels ready for our viewing pleasure. The reality genre was spawned through this renovation. However, in my writing I call the organics of reality television into question. It also occurred to me that people undulate in and out of television waves in search of a part of America they can't find in their lives; however they emerge only to realize that what they find is usually a distortion of true society. Society watches television and realizes the generalizations seen on the screen. This cycle perpetuates until we can no longer distinguish where the muse actually began. What I strived to figure out was television's place in America by evaluating whether or not television should account for our viewing or if we should account for ourselves.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456079259, 244591, FSDT244591, fsu:19298
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Voice effects of initial oral contraception use.
Creator: Meyer, Lauren., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Previous studies indicate that women who use oral contraceptives have voices that are more stable than women who do not use oral contraceptives. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of initial contraceptive use on vocal fold function. It was hypothesized that at initial contraceptive use, there would be an effect on the vocal folds. Also, it was hypothesized that as the participants continued with contraceptive use, vocal fold function would become more congruent with vocal...
Show morePrevious studies indicate that women who use oral contraceptives have voices that are more stable than women who do not use oral contraceptives. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of initial contraceptive use on vocal fold function. It was hypothesized that at initial contraceptive use, there would be an effect on the vocal folds. Also, it was hypothesized that as the participants continued with contraceptive use, vocal fold function would become more congruent with vocal fold function associated with contraceptive use. There were two participants in this study who were recorded three consecutive months prior to contraceptive use and six consecutive months after initial contraceptive use. They were recorded on the 10th and 20th day of their menstrual cycle. The participants were recorded sustaining the /µ/ vowel and reciting "The Rainbow Passage." Measurements included vowel fundamental frequency, jitter, shimmer, noise-to-harmonic ratio, glottal conditions, sound pressure level, and speaking fundamental frequency. The results of this research imply that spectral measurements may be the best acoustic tool for the differences in voice associated with initial contraceptive use. A larger sample size is needed to establish statistically significant results.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 469184404, 341770, FSDT341770, fsu:19339
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A UV protection intervention for skin cancer prevention.
Creator: Schubert, Brittany L., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The present study integrated the content (appearance-based vs. health-based) and message framing literatures in order to develop an intervention that was maximally effective at promoting UV protection behavior. Undergraduate students (N = 216) were randomly assigned to one of five experimental conditions, including the appearance-based gain frame message, appearance-based loss frame message, health-based gain frame message, health-based loss frame message, and a no-information control. Those...
Show moreThe present study integrated the content (appearance-based vs. health-based) and message framing literatures in order to develop an intervention that was maximally effective at promoting UV protection behavior. Undergraduate students (N = 216) were randomly assigned to one of five experimental conditions, including the appearance-based gain frame message, appearance-based loss frame message, health-based gain frame message, health-based loss frame message, and a no-information control. Those in the loss-framed conditions reported higher intentions to use sunscreen, less favorable tanner prototypes, and higher perceived vulnerability. Any intervention condition compared to the no information control reported higher intentions to wear sunscreen, higher intentions to wear sunscreen while sunbathing, and higher intentions to engage in other sun protective behaviors. Continued research is needed to examine the potential interaction between gain vs. loss and health vs. appearance based messages in changing health behaviors and attitudes.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 471439229, 341797, FSDT341797, fsu:19366
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: General stressors and compulsive hoarding: the role of social anxiety symptoms.
Creator: Martinez, Jennifer Honculada., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Compulsive hoarding is a condition wherein individuals actively collect and are incapable of discarding seemingly useless items. Although the etiology of hoarding is unknown, research has identified potential risk factors that may make certain individuals susceptible to developing hoarding symptoms. Individuals with hoarding symptoms report more traumatic experiences than the general population, although this finding does not specify if hoarders experience more trauma or if they experience...
Show moreCompulsive hoarding is a condition wherein individuals actively collect and are incapable of discarding seemingly useless items. Although the etiology of hoarding is unknown, research has identified potential risk factors that may make certain individuals susceptible to developing hoarding symptoms. Individuals with hoarding symptoms report more traumatic experiences than the general population, although this finding does not specify if hoarders experience more trauma or if they experience more instances of stress. Using an undergraduate sample (n=74), this study examined the possible relationship between stress and hoarding behaviors, as well as a possible moderating role of social anxiety on the association between stress and hoarding symptoms. The study utilized a social rejection paradigm as a stress manipulation and a computerized behavioral task to measure saving tendencies. The results indicated that stress did not significantly influence hoarding behaviors. The moderation model, which examined the interaction between social anxiety and stress with regard to hoarding behaviors, was not found to be significant.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 646069158, 2181944, FSDT2181944, fsu:19232
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Role of dietary zinc deficiency in adult neuronal stem cell proliferation in the olfactory bulb.
Creator: Reiter, Allison R., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: We now know that there are several regions of the human brain that have stem cells with the potential to divide and differentiate into neurons throughout the lifespan. These adult stem cells are found in the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus, the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricles and the olfactory bulb (OB). One interesting feature of these proliferative regions, including the OB, is that the nutrient zinc can be found in higher concentrations relative to other areas of...
Show moreWe now know that there are several regions of the human brain that have stem cells with the potential to divide and differentiate into neurons throughout the lifespan. These adult stem cells are found in the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus, the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricles and the olfactory bulb (OB). One interesting feature of these proliferative regions, including the OB, is that the nutrient zinc can be found in higher concentrations relative to other areas of the brain. Furthermore, we know that the OB is an area of the brain that is frequently impaired in the early stages of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Thus this work was designed to examine the effect of moderate zinc deficiency on cellular proliferation in the OB and begin to explore the role of the signaling pathways stimulated by brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Two groups of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either a zinc adequate (ZA, 30 ppm) or a marginally zinc deficient (MZD, 5 ppm) for three weeks (n=3). Immunoreactivity for the cell cycle protein Ki67 revealed an almost 3-fold increase the number of cells undergoing proliferation in the mitral cell layer (p<0.05) with no increases in cell death as measured by TUNEL labeling. While there was a trend toward a decrease in immunoreactive BDNF, there were no statistically significant changes in BDNF or the Trk B receptor. However, there was a significant decrease in the pan-trophic factor receptor p75NTR (p<0.01). Under normal conditions the p75 receptor is associated with decreased cell survival, suggesting that zinc deficiency may increase proliferative cell number by reducing signaling from this neurotrophin receptor. Future work will be needed to determine the p75 ligand that is responsible for this action.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 469741288, 341805, FSDT341805, fsu:19374
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: An exploratory investigation of optimal retail selling strategies, motivation, and intercultural communication competence.
Creator: Kozak, Matthew, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This paper is a case study that proposes optimal selling methods in an increasingly diverse retail environment. Adaptive selling behavior, motivation and intercultural communication competence are considered and research on the aforementioned is advanced. A survey was distributed in an electronics retail store and tested for gender and racial matching biases. The Tallahassee areas demographics consist of 60% white people and 34% black people. This study will focus on identifying the effects...
Show moreThis paper is a case study that proposes optimal selling methods in an increasingly diverse retail environment. Adaptive selling behavior, motivation and intercultural communication competence are considered and research on the aforementioned is advanced. A survey was distributed in an electronics retail store and tested for gender and racial matching biases. The Tallahassee areas demographics consist of 60% white people and 34% black people. This study will focus on identifying the effects of racial matching between whites and blacks, as well as identifying any correlations between matching salesmen and saleswomen to their same and opposite genders. The results show that there is substantial evidence to suspect a statistically significant relationship between racial matching and higher transaction outcomes. Conversely, gender matches are not found to produce any statistically significant results. The results are considered and influences of motivation, training, and decisions made on a managerial and sub-managerial level are also acknowledged. Suggestions for an optimal guiding principle in each category are developed.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 468826468, 341795, FSDT341795, fsu:19364
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: [1+∞=¿]: Eden, Dystopia, and a theistic humanism.
Creator: Yates, Stephen., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: After over millennia of ideological dominance throughout much of the world, theism found itself set against a new philosophical system known as humanism which valued the proliferation and evolution of humanity apart from theism's Divine control. This struggle has played itself out in numerous skirmishes, from Cold War aggressions between capitalism and communism to modern debate over evolutionary theory and education. Current research in both fields shows that this continuous ideological war...
Show moreAfter over millennia of ideological dominance throughout much of the world, theism found itself set against a new philosophical system known as humanism which valued the proliferation and evolution of humanity apart from theism's Divine control. This struggle has played itself out in numerous skirmishes, from Cold War aggressions between capitalism and communism to modern debate over evolutionary theory and education. Current research in both fields shows that this continuous ideological war has hurt the proliferation of either philosophy, leaving them often unable to constructively engage with the advancement of society. Because of this lack of engagement, one must look to pictures of the future to theorize how the two ideologies can engage one another for the benefit of humanity. Dystopian literature displays this future. However, Dystopia offers its explanation through a combination of the two ideologies, a theistic humanism that acknowledges Divine creation and control yet depicts the history of man as a struggle against that control in pursuit of his own evolution. This is presented through re-depictions of the Biblical narrative of Eden as a story of man's escape from a complex system of control. In analyzing Dystopian narratives throughout the 20th century (Zamyatin's We, Orwell's 1984, Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Gibson's Neuromancer, and Sterling's Schismatrix), this study reveals the evolution of the ideas of the nature and power of God, control, and human development, eventually culminating in the possibility of human divinity as evolution brings about the post-human, and with it a liberal and freeing definition of Deity.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 471832944, 341778, FSDT341778, fsu:19347
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Title: A comparison of Atlantic hurricane climatology between the best-track and reconnaissance datasets.
Creator: Deal, Robert L., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Hurricane reconnaissance has greatly helped forecasters to more accurately analyze and predict hurricanes in the Atlantic. "Vortex messages" sent by the reconnaissance flights summarize a multi-hour inspection of the hurricane's core. Specifically, they contain crucial information about the location of the eye, the maximum sustained wind, the minimum central sea level pressure, and various other meteorological variables, to a confidence and level of detail that typically cannot be determined...
Show moreHurricane reconnaissance has greatly helped forecasters to more accurately analyze and predict hurricanes in the Atlantic. "Vortex messages" sent by the reconnaissance flights summarize a multi-hour inspection of the hurricane's core. Specifically, they contain crucial information about the location of the eye, the maximum sustained wind, the minimum central sea level pressure, and various other meteorological variables, to a confidence and level of detail that typically cannot be determined by other methods. They are the only routine mechanism by which direct observations of the core are measured in the Atlantic. Consequently, they may prove useful in attempting to shine additional insight on the hurricanes and global warming controversy. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the distribution of Atlantic hurricane reconnaissance dataset and compare that to the Best Track dataset for the time period between 1989 and 2006. The reason this important is because not every hurricane is flown. This is accomplished by examining the distribution of intensity (pressure and wind speed), location, and occurrence of hurricanes in the two datasets, noting statistically significant differences when possible, as well as any trends. Several key findings are discussed, including the most striking that 100% (87%) (69%) of the time there is a category five (four) (three) hurricanes in the best-track dataset, there was a reconnaissance plane in the storm. That is, zero times in 18 years was a hurricane declared category five status without reconnaissance flights.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 465233106, 341757, FSDT341757, fsu:19326
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Title: Read all about it: a college musical.
Creator: King, Chantel., Rodriguez, Kristen., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Read All About It: A College Musical is a full-length musical screenplay centered around five college students during the course the fall and spring semesters of one academic year. It was written in collaboration with Kristen Rodriguez. Two important themes addressed are "don't judge a book by its cover," "there is more than one path to take in life," and "there is more than one 'right' way." The purpose of the musical format is to add to the element of expression, which can often be...
Show moreRead All About It: A College Musical is a full-length musical screenplay centered around five college students during the course the fall and spring semesters of one academic year. It was written in collaboration with Kristen Rodriguez. Two important themes addressed are "don't judge a book by its cover," "there is more than one path to take in life," and "there is more than one 'right' way." The purpose of the musical format is to add to the element of expression, which can often be repressed by submission to conformity, refusals to speak out, or due to fear. In addition, music gives the words more purpose and phrasing than if they were to be merely spoken. It is an added layer to help tell the story and the point of the song. The songs in a musical often are very moving and powerful, serving as a driving force for the story while exploring the characters' motivations and actions. The main characters in the screenplay learn about life, not only through their classes, but even more so from their interpersonal relationships within their groups and interconnecting thread between the five of them. These students begin the fall semester thinking and believing one way and end the spring semester with a new outlook on each other and themselves., The screenplay, as a whole, is intended to address and oppose certain stereotypical roles, particularly those based on race, religion, and politics. We show individuals who experience different forms of prejudice and misjudgment, which are irrational and unjustifiable caused, and the emotional journey, sometimes physical, it takes them. The screenplay can serve as an insight to people yet to be in college or as a time of reflection for those who are or once were. Yet, people who have experience any sorts of prejudgments can identify with the themes and stories in our screenplay. As in real life, the main characters realize that people are unique, and those who come from different lifestyles can be just as important and principled as people who share different or similar qualities as themselves. This is the moral of Read All About It.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 468826465, 341813, FSDT341813, fsu:19382
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Title: Drifting in-and-out of mass murder: the utility of drift theory in explaining crimes against humanity.
Creator: Brown, Molly., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Although crimes against humanity are considered criminal under national and international law and constitute some of the most extreme versions of criminal behavior, the field of criminology has largely disregarded the study of these crimes. This thesis acknowledges that focusing criminological attention on crimes against humanity through the development of theory would be beneficial to the field, and promotes this new direction of research by reexamining David Matza's drift theory of...
Show moreAlthough crimes against humanity are considered criminal under national and international law and constitute some of the most extreme versions of criminal behavior, the field of criminology has largely disregarded the study of these crimes. This thesis acknowledges that focusing criminological attention on crimes against humanity through the development of theory would be beneficial to the field, and promotes this new direction of research by reexamining David Matza's drift theory of delinquency on the basis of these crimes. Two case examples of Nazi perpetrators, Franz Stangl and Adolf Eichmann, are given and examined in the context of drift theory in order to understand the extent to which drift is useful in explaining how ordinary men can become perpetrators of great evil. Results of this assessment show that the value of drift theory in explaining crimes against humanity lies in the "alternative image" of delinquency that Matza created by rejecting a purely positivistic approach to criminology.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 643097306, 2181912, FSDT2181912, fsu:19201
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: National identity & self definition during the Holocaust.
Creator: Keeley, Samuel Blaine., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This project was a historiography of anti-Semitism and its effect on Europe, particularly in German speaking countries leading up to and during World War II and the Holocaust. It focuses on the personal and social identity of Germans and Jews based on religion, nationality and other factors. An interview with a woman who lived through this period was one of the primary sources. Her name is Giulia Hine, and many letters written by her family are part of Florida State University's collections...
Show moreThis project was a historiography of anti-Semitism and its effect on Europe, particularly in German speaking countries leading up to and during World War II and the Holocaust. It focuses on the personal and social identity of Germans and Jews based on religion, nationality and other factors. An interview with a woman who lived through this period was one of the primary sources. Her name is Giulia Hine, and many letters written by her family are part of Florida State University's collections for the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience. The relevant materials from the interview were incorporated into the Thesis in order to put an individual's personal story into the context of the attitudes on identity at the time.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 468835216, 341815, FSDT341815, fsu:19384
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Neurobiology of activity-based anorexia.
Creator: Johnson, Miranda Diane., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Activity-based anorexia (ABA) occurs in rats maintained on a restricted-feeding schedule while given free access to running wheels. These conditions promote increased locomotor activity, decreased food intake, rapid body weight loss and amenorrhea, which are characteristic of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa (AN). Therefore, ABA provides a model that allows for closer examination of the neurobiological changes involved in AN. The enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the rate limiting step in...
Show moreActivity-based anorexia (ABA) occurs in rats maintained on a restricted-feeding schedule while given free access to running wheels. These conditions promote increased locomotor activity, decreased food intake, rapid body weight loss and amenorrhea, which are characteristic of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa (AN). Therefore, ABA provides a model that allows for closer examination of the neurobiological changes involved in AN. The enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the rate limiting step in the biosynthesis of dopamine, has been implicated in the control of food intake. Since disregulated eating behavior is a critical symptom of AN, it is reasonable to predict that rats with ABA may exhibit changes in the number or pattern of TH-positive cells in brain regions implicated in the control of food intake. Therefore, in this study TH-labeled protein expression was examined in various brain regions after female rats lost either 0, 10 or 25% body weight in the ABA paradigm. We tested the hypothesis that a greater amount of body weight loss would result in greater TH protein expression in brain nuclei involved in the control of food intake. TH protein expression was elevated in subregions within the NTS; however, hypothalamic brain regions implicated in food intake did not show increased TH expression with greater body weight loss. We conclude that exposure to the ABA paradigm upregulates TH expression in hindbrain regions associated with food intake.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 462763187, 244564, FSDT244564, fsu:19271
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Wait, what's my line?: spoken memories of a girl discovering her role in India.
Creator: Brown, Laura C., Florida State University
Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 645240994, 2181929, FSDT2181929, fsu:19218
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Why has Latin America been shifting politically to the left?.
Creator: Griffin, Bambi L., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the research is to look at why countries in Central and South America have been turning away from free market polices and shifting to more centralized forms of government that draw from Marxist ideologies. This research examines the growing trend and looks to develop a clear understanding as to why these countries are turning to leftist polices. It investigates the claim that there has been a shift by exploring different elected officials and determining if they are left...
Show moreThe purpose of the research is to look at why countries in Central and South America have been turning away from free market polices and shifting to more centralized forms of government that draw from Marxist ideologies. This research examines the growing trend and looks to develop a clear understanding as to why these countries are turning to leftist polices. It investigates the claim that there has been a shift by exploring different elected officials and determining if they are left leaning. It focuses on a variety of internal and external forces that may have contributed to the deviation and it explains why these factors may have affected the shift. The political shift was occurring at the time that this research was conducted. Therefore this work relied heavily on daily papers and magazine articles as events occurred throughout Latin America. Finally this thesis explains why these events are happening in this region of the world and not in other areas. It concludes with a summary of what was discovered and what it tells the reader as to why Latin America is shifting to the political left.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 462397783, 244570, FSDT244570, fsu:19277
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Title: Effects of adult treatment with nicotine and the antidepressant fluoxetine on male rats exposed to nicotine during adolescense.
Creator: Kinka, Daniel Walter., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Approximately three million adolescents abuse nicotine in the United States today, and the vast majority of smokers began smoking during adolescence. Preliminary findings suggest a significant depressant effect in male rats treated with chronic nicotine (NIC) during adolescence. Further, NIC has a proposed antidepressant affect when administered acutely, a possible contributing factor to the difficulty of smoking cessation. In the present study, we investigated the capability of acute NIC to...
Show moreApproximately three million adolescents abuse nicotine in the United States today, and the vast majority of smokers began smoking during adolescence. Preliminary findings suggest a significant depressant effect in male rats treated with chronic nicotine (NIC) during adolescence. Further, NIC has a proposed antidepressant affect when administered acutely, a possible contributing factor to the difficulty of smoking cessation. In the present study, we investigated the capability of acute NIC to reverse the depressive phenotype observed as the result of chronic NIC administration in adolescence (postnatal day 30-45). This effect was also compared to the antidepressant effects of fluoxetine (Prozac; FLX), a popular selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, on similarly pretreated rats. Male rats subjected to fifteen days of chronic NIC or saline treatment were allowed to mature before administration of acute NIC, FLX or saline. Effects were measured using the forced swim test. Results show no significant reduction of time spent immobile in the forced swim test (antidepressant effect), following administration of either NIC or FLX. However, the lack of significant findings in this study is underscored by the wealth of significant findings in the related literature, which expresses the need to further assess the long-term neurobiological effects of drug exposure during adolescence.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 468835375, 341755, FSDT341755, fsu:19324
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Title: La Afrocolombianidad: a cultural study of the African descendant population of Colombia.
Creator: Priddle, Jason., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The term Afrocolombianidad embodies the kaleidoscope of cultural spaces and cultural productions of the African descendant population in Colombia. This investigation is intended to generate and contribute to greater academic and popular interest in the myriad of cultural expressions of Afro-Colombians which will serve to enrich the overall spectrum of Hispanic culture in the Americas. The argument of this thesis is two-fold: Afro-Colombian cultural productions are unique representations and...
Show moreThe term Afrocolombianidad embodies the kaleidoscope of cultural spaces and cultural productions of the African descendant population in Colombia. This investigation is intended to generate and contribute to greater academic and popular interest in the myriad of cultural expressions of Afro-Colombians which will serve to enrich the overall spectrum of Hispanic culture in the Americas. The argument of this thesis is two-fold: Afro-Colombian cultural productions are unique representations and reflections of Afro-Colombian history and social issues; and the cultural identity of Afro-Colombians is unique and merits further study in the context of Hispanic cultural studies in Spanish. Three specific genres of Afro-Colombian cultural production will be investigated in order to bring the argument to fruition, each receiving a chapter of discussion with the following titles: "Linguistic Identities of the Caribbean," "Literary Expressions of Afro-Colombia," and "Stilo y Sabor: Afro-Colombian Music and Dance." Specific cultural productions covered in the thesis include: Palenquero, San Andres Creole, the works of Candelario Obeso, Jorge Artel, and Gabriel Garcâia Mâarquez, Champeta, Cumbia, and Salsa (specifically in Cali). While the information presented in this thesis may not be considered as completely exhaustive as to the many aspects of each cultural expression to be studied, each item of cultural production is given ample attention in order to completely and sufficiently bring the initial two-fold argument of the investigation to fruition.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 464221862, 329857, FSDT329857, fsu:19318
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Title: A look at form and pitch content in Toru Takemitsu's "Equinox".
Creator: Settle, David, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: This thesis serves as an analysis of Toru Takemitsu's "Equinox." This piece is one of a group of compositions for solo classical guitar that was written by a composer who was well established outside the world of classical guitar during the Twentieth Century, an idea that has led to an expansion of the instrument's repertoire. "Equinox" in particular manages to sound cohesive even with untraditional uses of harmony and form. The purpose of this project is to determine why this is using...
Show moreThis thesis serves as an analysis of Toru Takemitsu's "Equinox." This piece is one of a group of compositions for solo classical guitar that was written by a composer who was well established outside the world of classical guitar during the Twentieth Century, an idea that has led to an expansion of the instrument's repertoire. "Equinox" in particular manages to sound cohesive even with untraditional uses of harmony and form. The purpose of this project is to determine why this is using analysis of pitch-content, contour, and form.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 471388707, 341802, FSDT341802, fsu:19371
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Title: Effects of implicit theories on task decisions.
Creator: Lopez, Brooks., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Abstract: The decisions people make about the tasks they choose to partake in are very important. These decisions must have major personality components that affect them as well as the outcomes of those decisions. This project proposes that the implicit theory of intelligence that the individual holds is one of the biggest factors is determining how those decisions will be made. The implicit theories of intelligence dichotomize views of intelligence into two subgroups: entity theorists who...
Show moreAbstract: The decisions people make about the tasks they choose to partake in are very important. These decisions must have major personality components that affect them as well as the outcomes of those decisions. This project proposes that the implicit theory of intelligence that the individual holds is one of the biggest factors is determining how those decisions will be made. The implicit theories of intelligence dichotomize views of intelligence into two subgroups: entity theorists who believe intelligence is set and can hardly change at all over time, and incremental theorists who see intelligence and a malleable and constantly changing trait. A two by two study created to test this theory. The participants performed a first set task and then based on their perception of its difficulty were given the opportunity to choose the same task or a different one. While the results were not statistically significant, trends were shown that entity theorists were more likely to change after a hard task, and stick with an easy task. Oppositely incremental theorists were more likely to change from an easy task and stick with a hard task.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456103343, 244553, FSDT244553, fsu:19260
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Title: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: exposing religious incongruity.
Creator: Brehm, Stephanie N., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are two very funny comedians with television programs on Comedy Central. In their "infotainment" news parodies, they mock many aspects of American life: politics, economics, media, and religion. How does Stewart and Colbert's religious humor work? Religious humor is based upon incongruity, or the difference between belief and action. Stewart and Colbert employ a variety of humor techniques when discussing those incongruities in religious American culture. To...
Show moreJon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are two very funny comedians with television programs on Comedy Central. In their "infotainment" news parodies, they mock many aspects of American life: politics, economics, media, and religion. How does Stewart and Colbert's religious humor work? Religious humor is based upon incongruity, or the difference between belief and action. Stewart and Colbert employ a variety of humor techniques when discussing those incongruities in religious American culture. To understand the techniques used, this paper defines humor terms and incongruity in religious contexts. It also looks at psychological, sociological, and literary foundations for humor and religion. In understanding how the preliminary research relates to Stewart and Colbert, this paper recognizes the cultural context of the comedians as post September 11th, 2001. The cultural climate post 9/11 attributes to the popularity and material of the shows because humor is used as a response to fear. Post 9/11, many Americans held a fear of Islam based upon the attacker's heritage and culture. This paper is primarily a content analysis of Stewart and Colbert's television programs and books looking specifically at the use of religion in their characters and in the segment "This Week in God." Stewart is a populist Jewish satirist and Colbert is an over-exaggerating elitist Catholic. Understanding their character differences helps audiences understand The Daily Show segment "This Week in God," which focuses on the incongruity in religions in America, specifically Fundamentalism in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456102383, 244566, FSDT244566, fsu:19273
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Title: I am the periphery: conceptual and material space in Salvador, Brazil's capoeira angola.
Creator: Miller, Jeran., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: To know the reasons behind the geographic placement of capoeira angola works in Salvador, Brazil, the application of models and traditional, economically driven theories of location selection are not enough; one must understand the thinking of the practitioners and teachers of the art. Through interviews, participant observation, and geographic information systems visualizations, I explore the spatial nature of this folkloric practice. As a result of the fieldwork that I conducted in Salvador...
Show moreTo know the reasons behind the geographic placement of capoeira angola works in Salvador, Brazil, the application of models and traditional, economically driven theories of location selection are not enough; one must understand the thinking of the practitioners and teachers of the art. Through interviews, participant observation, and geographic information systems visualizations, I explore the spatial nature of this folkloric practice. As a result of the fieldwork that I conducted in Salvador, I found that generational considerations and the desire to perpetuate the art among the marginal peoples of the city are important factors shaping where master practitioners choose to locate their schools.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 469184407, 341810, FSDT341810, fsu:19379
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A simple study of emergence.
Creator: Dale, Laura, Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The goal of my thesis project is to examine the result of creating masses from individuals using a variety of media, and to determine at what point the individuals begin to exhibit emergent qualities. Also, I am interested in the general relationship between the individual and the group, and how being in the group affects the individual. Because the way in which I researched these ideas was through the visual arts, the results of my study are not only my personal examinations, but are mainly...
Show moreThe goal of my thesis project is to examine the result of creating masses from individuals using a variety of media, and to determine at what point the individuals begin to exhibit emergent qualities. Also, I am interested in the general relationship between the individual and the group, and how being in the group affects the individual. Because the way in which I researched these ideas was through the visual arts, the results of my study are not only my personal examinations, but are mainly the viewer's interpretations of the work. The three-part project includes a drawing, a kinetic sculpture and prerecorded video footage of a staged aerobics class that I taught. I am aware that the subject of emergence is a well-researched and involved area of study, but for the purposes of this project I would like to use the term in its most basic form.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: 456102391, 244595, FSDT244595, fsu:19302
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Title: The mafia in America: the media's influence on stereotypes of Italian Americans.
Creator: Vaccarello, Jaclyn., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: The Italian mafia has been a prominent theme in the media for decades. The media's portrayal of the mafia has created stereotypes for Italians that are largely accepted in American culture. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the history of the mafia in Italy and trace its journey to America. The true history of the mafia is not known for sure, but it can be argued that the mafia's roots date back to the Middle Ages when the feudal system was prevalent. This thesis then discusses...
Show moreThe Italian mafia has been a prominent theme in the media for decades. The media's portrayal of the mafia has created stereotypes for Italians that are largely accepted in American culture. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the history of the mafia in Italy and trace its journey to America. The true history of the mafia is not known for sure, but it can be argued that the mafia's roots date back to the Middle Ages when the feudal system was prevalent. This thesis then discusses numerous films in which the Italian mafia was present and the images it portrayed of Italians. Widely popular films and television shows such as The Godfather, Goodfellas, and The Sopranos and the specific images they portray of Italian American women and men are analyzed. Films like these create negative stereotypes for Italians that are glorified by the flashy lifestyles of the gangster characters. Finally, this thesis then compiles statistical data about Americans' perceptions of Italians based on the images portrayed in the media and the facts about Italian Americans that contradict these images. Unfortunately, most Italian Americans embrace these stereotypes of their own ethnicity, thereby reinforcing it in the eyes of other non-Italian Americans.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: 471831354, 341796, FSDT341796, fsu:19365
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Title: Prometheus: a directing project.
Creator: DeSpiegler, Kyle., Florida State University
Abstract/Description: My project investigates an ancient Greek myth concerning the Titan Prometheus. I have taken the play that Aeschylus wrote on behalf of Prometheus and molded it into a devised piece of theatre. My actors have improvised with relationships, themes and characters surrounding Prometheus in the text and created our own original body of work. Working with Grotowski's "Statement of Principles" we have developed a tight knit family of actors and with these actors have created some phenomenal work in...
Show moreMy project investigates an ancient Greek myth concerning the Titan Prometheus. I have taken the play that Aeschylus wrote on behalf of Prometheus and molded it into a devised piece of theatre. My actors have improvised with relationships, themes and characters surrounding Prometheus in the text and created our own original body of work. Working with Grotowski's "Statement of Principles" we have developed a tight knit family of actors and with these actors have created some phenomenal work in the realm of performance research. In our attempt we have created a contemporary mold of how to approach ancient Greek theatre.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: 644665630, 2181920, FSDT2181920, fsu:19209
Format: Document (PDF)

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