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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"Corcoran"”.
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An architectural intervention to the Corcoran Gallery of Art
The essence of an architectural intervention is the reconciliation of the joint between the old and the new, the historic, and the present.
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A study of Corcoran Joint Union High School drop-outs for the school year of 1949-1950
<p>The problem for the study of Corcoran Joint Union High School can be stated in its simplest form with three closely related questions: Why did the students drop out? Where are they living now? What are they doing now?</p><p>Until these questions can be answered, until the various causes of …
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Adopting an Orphaned Collection
… as a medium throughout the ages. In 2014, the Corcoran was sold, dismantled and divided between the National Gallery of Art and George Washington University signaling the end of an era of art display in the Nation's Capital. This transformation of a major DC art collection was the impetus for …
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The Editorial Policy of the American Catholic Quarterly Review 1876-1889
… Review during editorship of Monsignor James A. Corcoran (1876-1889), and to see whether the journal agreed or disagreed on certain selected with a comparable secular journal. The journal chosen for contrast was the North American Review for the same Period time.</p>
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Perpetuate the Revolution: Embrace the Brick Wall
… rises. The program of this thesis serves the Corcoran School of Art + Design with a new central campus location in D.C. while reusing an existing block of parti walls, excavated from rowhouses of the past. The modern need of maximizing space is thoughtfully merged with the intentional reuse of …
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The history and sociological significance of Africa Fashion Week New York 2011-2014
… heartfelt gratitude to my supervisors Professor Corcoran and Dr Ryan for their encouragement and insightful comments. Their guidance helped me in all the time of research and writing of this thesis. I could not have imagined having better advisors for my study. To the staff at the sociology …
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The Challenges Associated with the Implementation of the New Teacher Evaluation Model, Achieve NJ: A Building- Based Administrators Perspective
… evaluation will have to change its ways.” (Corcoran, 2010, p. 2).</p>
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Reimagining Learning Disabilities: Embracing Difference as an Empowering Resource Amidst Psycho-Emotional Disablism
… Branson, Henry Winkler, and Barbara Corcoran—highlighting how they view their LDs as unique strengths. The second study focused on disability memoirs, revealing both the disabling and empowering experiences of individuals with LDs, highlighting their distinctive strengths. The third …
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An experimental investigation using Cognitive Bias Modification for paranoid attributions in a non-clinical sample: Effects upon interpretation bias, emotions, and paranoia following a stressful paranoia induction.
Background: Bentall, Corcoran, Howard, Blackwood, and Kinderman (2001) suggested that paranoid individuals display an ‘external-personal bias’ of blaming negative events on other people rather than situational circumstances or themselves, however, the literature remains equivocal. This study tested …
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Prehistoric settlement patterns in central Ulster : evidence from artifacts and sites
… arguments developed between de Valera and Corcoran. Plans of sites therefore had to be drawn as part of the programme.<br/>(c) At the same time another progressive aspect of prehistoric<br/>studies was emerging through independent palaeoecological<br/>investigations within the area to hand. …
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Surviving and thriving: an integrated critical theory of chronic pain from stories of urban American Indians living with chronic pain
… Life Events Screening Questionnaire (Goodman, Corcoran, Turner, Yuan, & Green, 1998), and questions regarding use of traditional and biomedical healing practices. Interviews were iteratively coded with a grounded theory approach. Statistical analyses include correlation, Chi-Square, and binary …
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English as the International Language of Science: A Case Study of Mexican Scientists' Writing for Publication
Global dissemination of scientific findings is imperative for scientific advancement. However, the domination of English as an international language of science (EILS) has placed a potentially inequitable burden on multilingual periphery scholars attempting to disseminate their research findings in …
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Teaching creative music: A case-study and action research examination of practices in creative music making
Many scholars agree that creative music making can facilitate student agency development, increase a sense of belonging and foster creative expression. Creative music making allows students to bring their perspectives to the learning context through their own creations and explorations. In my own …
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(Re)viewing big brother and (per)forming the real
This research project, [Re]Viewing Big Brother and [Per]Forming the Real, set about a critical examination of watching and being watched; specifically, ‘everyday’ people in the traditionally private space of the home mediated by surveillance technologies. The research methodology was …
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Effects of aberrant visuo-vestibular information on higher cognition
The ‘balance system’ comprises the peripheral and central components of the vestibular and visual systems. The peripheral structures code information pertaining to the spatial relationships and motion of the whole body. The central networks modulate and integrate this ‘space-motion information’. …
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Implications of Climate Change for the Livelihoods of Urban Dwellers in Kiribati
As a result of climate change, coastal erosion, sea water intrusion into the fresh water lenses, destruction of trees that are important sources of food, medicines and building materials, and the destruction of settlements due to higher king tides and storm surges, accompanying higher mean sea …
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Investigations of Thioether Generation for S-D-Ribosyl-L-homocysteine Synthesis
<p>Creation of the thioether linkage is a fundamental step for the chemical preparation of the bacterial quorum sensing molecule <em>S</em>-D-ribosyl-L-homocysteine (SRH). Although previous preparations of SRH and its analogues have been reported in the literature, they employ assorted methods with …
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Computational techniques for the geo-temporal analysis of crime and disorder data.
This thesis presents research that has resulted in the development of techniques and methodologies through which crime and disorder can be analysed. These are applicable for use by law enforcement agencies and those charged with the management of crime, injury and community safety. A fundamental …
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The Effects of Mutations in Hoxa13a, Hoxa13b, and hHoxd13a on the Zebrafish Fins
Teleosts, or ray-finned fish, are the largest and most diverse class of vertebrates in the world. Among this diversity includes many differences in fin structure. Zebrafish typically have only soft rays in their fins, while acanthomorph fish have both soft and spiny rays in select fins. How this …
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How I can Foster Independence in Primary School Children by Encouraging Choice in Learning
The aim of this study was to look at how I could foster independence in children through encouraging choice in learning. By identifying four ways in which choice can be included in the school day – choice in partner, choice in activity, choice in topic and choice in homework, the children were …
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