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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"United States Military Academy"”.
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Authentic science in education: Studies in course-based research at the United States Military Academy
… dissertation consists of two studies at the United States Military Academy. Both studies involve the use of Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). These experiences give students the ability to engage in undergraduate research at an early point in their academic career by …
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Confederate Brig. Gen. B.H. Robertson and the 1863 Gettysburg campaign
Beverly Holcombe Robertson was a military commander around whose Civil War career controversy always seemed to swirl. Robertson was born June 5, 1827, to Dr. William H. and Martha (Holcombe) Robertson at the family plantation, "The Oaks," in Amelia County, Virginia. With the exception of the fact …
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An approach to leadership and character development within military higher education
… development programs and initiatives within military higher education. Selected scholars and practitioners from the United States Military Academy (West Point), the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy participated in semi-structured interviews. Information …
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Army Junior Officer education an assessment of institutional learning
… The developmental education systems of the United States Military Academy and the Reserve Officer's Training Corps are designed to provide the foundational knowledge, skills and attributes to ensure success in combat and continued, lifelong learning. In this regard, both systems are marked …
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Brigadier General James Dearing, C.S.A
… uncle. In 1858, after graduating from Hanover Academy, a classical school near Richmond, Dearing entered the United States Military Academy. In 1861, Dearing left West Peint to join the Confederate Army. He joined the Washington Artillery as second lieutenant and, in July, 1861, distinguished …
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Computational Finite Element Analysis Of Extreme Loading Response Of Structural Insulated Panel (Sip) Building Subsystems
… Aberdeen Proving Grounds in association with the United States Military Academy, west point, major failure of the system was observed at two critical connections in the sip wall assembly. Using abaqus cae, a model of a static panel transverse bending test was reproduced to validate the modeling …
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Essays using military-induced variation to study social interactions, human capital development, and labor markets
… consists of four empirical studies, each using military-induced variation to examine various aspects of human capital production and the U.S. labor market. The first two chapters study the effects of social interactions on human capital development at the United States Military Academy where …
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"My will is absolute law": General Robert H. Milroy and Winchester, Virginia
… death, its focus is on his six month tenure as military commander in Winchester. General Milroy has never before been the subject of an in depth biographical study. His military career was plagued by his constant bickering with West Point graduates. Ultimately it was his contempt for West …
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Essays in applied microeconomics : signaling, marriage hazard rates, and ability sorting
… discontinuity design and a policy change at the United States Military Academy involving insignias of academic awards on cadet uniforms. I estimate the signaling effects of an award indicating placement on the Dean's List on senior year GPA to be 0.05 grade points. The second essay examines the …
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See and Seen : Seeing Landscape through Artistic Practice
… an existing historical landscape seen from the United States Military Academy at West Point, in the Hudson Valley, New York. My method is to research the different historical accounts and the contexts of the representations of these landscapes. I am not so much interested in the accumulation of …
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Toward Better Knowledge: A Social Epistemology of Pragmatic Nonviolence
… The views of Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, The United States Military Academy, Wendy Hamblet, Crispin Sartwell, Judith Bradford, and Aaron Fortune receive primary attention in chapter one. Chapter two focuses primarily on the development of a radically empirical social epistemology and theory of …
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For Honor and Duty: The Civil War Experience of William Washington Gordon II
… was the first Georgian to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point; served in both the Georgia State House of Representatives and the Senate, and was instrumental in helping found the Central of Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. William II, referred to as Willie by …
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The Association between Bone Mineral Density, Lifestyle Factors, and Body Composition in a Fit College Population
… racial backgrounds, entering one class at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. This was a unique population because these college students are healthier, fitter and engage in more positive health behaviors than other college populations. The data for these papers came from a …