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Showing 1 to 20 of 917 for “"The Good"”.
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The Good Grains Project
… (like wheat, peanuts, etc.) gain moisture when they are stored, which leads to variation in weight and deterioration in quality. These commodities are sold by weight in India, and therefore, variable weight directly impacts the economic value of the produce. In addition, the quality of …
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The good language class: Teacher perceptions
… classes of adult language learners, viewed from the perspective of practising teachers. The study has an internal narrative which takes the reader through the process of the research, from the initial question raised by a casual classroom conversation to the discussion chapter which questions a …
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All the Good in the World
<p>The following is a collection of short fiction written from August of 2009 through May of 2011. By and large, the material explores characterization and conflict through the lens of deliberate kindness or gravitation towards goodness in a disappointing and dismal world.</p> <p>Doctoral …
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"Dad" Hoeger and the Good Samaritan Society
Digitized by Kansas Correctional Industries
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Cynicism and narcissism: masking the good life?
… Research on gratitude has mostly focused on these benefits, but in understanding the construct fully an examination of moderating factors and inhibitors is important. A recent study, utilizing a prospective design, revealed cynicism and narcissism as significant inhibitors of trait and state …
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Building the Good Life: Architecture and Politics
<p>This dissertation examines the relationship between architecture and democratic politics in late-modernity. It identifies the refusal of architects to consider the political dimensions of their work following the failures of 20th century High Modernism and the scant attention that the …
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Detecting deception: The accuracy of the good judge
Recent research has demonstrated that the good judge, the individual who tends form accurate impressions of others, are skilled in the detection and utilization of social cues (Rogers & Biesanz, in press) though this skill is only evident when interacting with a good target, the individual who …
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The Good Life: Weakness in the Survival Years
In a 1948 questionnaire, the editors of the Partisan Review felt safe in asserting that “it is the general opinion that, unlike the twenties, this is not a period of experiment in language and form.” The socially aware writers of 1948 felt the impasse of their situation acutely, a suspended …
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Effects of the good behavior game on physical activity
<p>The CDC (2016) recommends children engage in 60 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily to achieve health benefits. Recess in school settings can provide opportunities for children to try and meet these guidelines. However, research suggests that recess alone does not increase …
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Laboring Lesbians at Gas Stations: Pumping the "Good Life"
… exploration of laboring lesbian bodies within the context of U.S. gas stations. I begin with an investigation of the history of gas stations in connection with the oil industry and the company for which they work. In addition, I examine how institutions of class, gender and sexuality are …
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Perceiving the Good: An Agent Relative Account of Desire
<p>In this project I investigate and develop a theory of desire primarily focused on the metaphysics of desire. Since my theory of desire is an evaluative theory, I address discussions concerning value and goodness, and its relation to the ethics and metaphysics of desire. Defining a desire is a …
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The Good Sport: Physical Literacy and a Moral Self
Physical literacy is a theoretical concept defined by Margaret Whitehead as an individual’s competence, knowledge and understanding, and motivation to participate in lifelong physical activity. This concept emerged out of concern for the seeming disregard of human embodiment, particularly in the …
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Anchoring vignette: the good, the bad and the ugly
… a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Reducing Disruptive Behavior in High School: The Good Behavior Game
<p>Disruptive behavior in the classroom setting negatively impacts the learning process in various ways, interfering with the educational process of individual students, the teacher, and/or the class as a whole. Class-wide levels of disruptive behaviors worsen these impacts and are often related to …
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Labels for Anchors: The Good, the Bad, and the Endpoints
… between different designs of scale anchors. The three different designs explored were properly designed scales, improperly designed scales, and endpoint only scales. Two-Hundred and thirty-five participants rated the frequency of which they performed various computer activities on a survey …
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Baseball's manifest destiny: The good, the bad, and the ugly
… for destroying a way of life and tarnishing the golden image of the postwar years when, in 1957, he relocated their beloved baseball team to the West. The relocation finds its impetus in American adherence to nineteenth-century Manifest Destiny and a major demographic shift following a …
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‘The good parent’: education, modernity, and ethnicity in Western China
… no research so far has systematically analysed these discourses and explored how they shape parents’ subjectivities and family-state relations in multi-ethnic, Western China. Drawing upon Michel Foucault’s concept of governmentality, this thesis explores the governing rationalities and …
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