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Showing 1 to 20 of 2018 for “"July"”.
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Sunday, July 31st
My thesis film Sunday, July 31st is an exercise in abandonment—with it, I leave the lingering ghosts of a tumultuous childhood behind and finally step out of my father’s ubiquitous shadow. In a way, it is a dreamy retelling of our relationship. Framed through a restrained yet poignant lens, the …
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Spatial and temporal patterns of visibility in Las Vegas, July 2000--July 2001
… Research Institute conducted this study from July 2000 to July 2001. The monitoring sites for this study were chosen to represent three areas in Las Vegas, urban, suburban and background/transport. Strong diurnal patterns were found at the urban and suburban sites. The background site had low …
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Efforts to Preserve Peace, July and August, 1914
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Conspiracy in Balzac and Sand's July Monarchy Fiction
… of conspiracy in the literature of the July Monarchy (1830–1848) and its engagement with conspiracy thinking, with particular reference to the work of Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) and George Sand (1804–1876). In providing the first sustained scholarly exploration of conspiracy and …
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Spring in Summer: Strikes, Austerity and Solidarity in Poland (July – August 1980)
… a new account of the strikes in Poland between July and August 1980 that led to the formation of Solidarność (Solidarity), the first ‘independent, self-governing trade union’ to exist under Communism. Although primarily focussed on the role of civil resistance in Poland, as the first stand-alone …
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Competing Visions of America: The Fourth of July During the Civil War
By examining the celebration of the Fourth of July during the Civil War, this thesis will highlight the regional distinctiveness of both sides of the war. This work is divided into two main parts, one focusing on the Fourth of July in the Union, the other on the Fourth of July in the Confederacy. …
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Mutiny on the Bounty : California Newspaper Reaction to WPA Strikes in July 1939
… the government which aided them?</p> <p>In July, 1939, over one hundred thousand Works Projects Administration (WPA) workers protested a change in working hours and salary by striking. WPA, created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935, was an attempt to aid the unemployed through work …
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The literary sources of William Wordsworth's works, 10 July 1793 to 10 June 1797
… works between his departure from London on 10 July 1793 and the visit by Coleridge on 10 June 1797 are key documents in any discussion of the development of his poetry as they span the transition from Descriptive Sketches to Lyrical Ballads. Despite the key critical question ofthe originality …
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A study of juvenile delinquency in Harrisonburg, Virginia from July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1956
The problem of juvenile delinquency is a matter of concern to leaders in Harrisonburg. This study was made to determine the extent and nature of the City's juvenile delinquency problem revealed through Court cases and background characteristics of the delinquents. Also, to interpret to the public …
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A historical descriptive study of the American Personnel and Guidance Association from April 1963 through July 1983
… within the Association between April 1963 and July 1983. The foci of this research consist of the major trends and issues throughout the period under study and include: membership trends, governance/leadership, professional issues, legislative activities, and Associational responses to societal …
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The privatised lifer : an observation of a cohort of life-sentenced prisoners through HMP Wolds December 2003 – July 2005
This research proved a unique opportunity to observe a cohort of 20 life-sentenced prisoners that had already negotiated an often fragmented and difficult ‘system’. These prisoners were at the Category-C stage of their sentence (medium security) and looking to progress to Category-D (open …
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Analysis of statistical parameters derived from satellite digital data (July 1978 GOES-West) for use in diagnosing marine fog areas.
… 35-55N, 120W-180 , at 2 345 GMT for eight June/July 1978 dates are processed to yield 20 statistical parameters which are analyzed for their use in discerning the existence of marine fog. The exploratory sample of 522 satellite observations, at 3 nmi x 3 nmi resolution at subsatellite point) are …
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From Self To Other In Oliver Stone's Vietnam Trilogy: Platoon, Born On The Fourth Of July, and Heaven And Earth
… categorize Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), and Heaven and Earth (1993)-Stone's so called Vietnam Trilogy-as the most direct depictions of the war and its aftermath, whereas The Doors (1991), JFK (1991), and Nixon (1995) examine the broader political and cultural dimension of the …
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Christmas in July: How Pension Funding Changes of the 2012 Budget Created a Second Set of Abnormal Returns for Firms
On July 6, 2012, the United States Congress passed a transportation bill, H.R. 4348, also known as Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). Buried deep within this law are provisions associated with allowing companies to adjust the required contributions for private sector pension …
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Religion, politics and Symbolic Performance: An Analysis Of The Work Of Archbishop Desmond Tutu From July 1989 To February 1990
This document follows the performances of Desmond Tutu, the Archbishop of Cape Town, from the international release of theological statement until the release of South African political prisoner, Nelson Mandela. The leadership of the Archbishop is analysed using the broad methodological framework …
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