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Showing 1 to 20 of 100 for “"generosity"”.
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Beyond Generosity: The Action Logics in Philanthropy
<p>What influences the thinking and decision processes of donors when they engage in philanthropy? This study employed developmental psychology to explore this question. Developmental theorists agree that an adult develops in sequential stages over the course of a lifetime, gradually adopting an …
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Towards 'Economies of Generosity' in contemporary live art practice
Throughout this thesis, performance theory and the accompanying practice as research are utilised, along with anthropological and philosophical analysis, in order to examine how gift intersects with live art practice. The ways in which it is made and encountered in contemporary (predominantly UK) …
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Civic Fitness: The Politics of Breast Cancer and the Problem of Generosity
… seeks to ask how and why these technologies of generosity have come to occupy such a central position in the imagination, experience, and conduct of American identity and citizenship. More specifically, it focuses on the emergence of breast cancer as a philanthropic cause par excellence and …
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The Drivers of Future Generosity Behavioral Intentions of College Service-Learning Experience Participants
… research provides insight into the drivers of generosity behavioral intentions. Behavioral reasoning theory (BRT) is used as the framework for this investigation. First, in BRT, attitudes directly predict behavior and behavioral intentions (Ajzen, 2008; Ranganathan & Henley, 2008; Webb, Green, …
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The Support and Encouragement for Expression of the Circle of Courage Values by Special Education Teachers
… Circle of Courage values (mastery, independence, generosity, and belonging) of Native American children with disabilities including intellectual disability in daily classroom interaction at three levels (elementary, middle, and high school). This study sought to examine the methods and strategies …
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HELMETS OFF: AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION INTO THE PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY OF BLACK NFL PLAYERS
… account of a more diverse population, the term generosity provides a more inclusive framework to understanding the experiences of those marginalized from the study and practice of philanthropy. Using an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach, this qualitative investigation …
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A Study of the Vow of Chastity
… to God. They come imbued with a spirit of generosity; hence, they are willing to sacrifice the normal pleasures of youth and of wedded love. God has instilled this generosity into these young hearts and has made it incumbent upon religious superiors to see to it that they are properly …
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Aristotle's Virtues of Justice, Liberality, and Friendship and How they Reduce the Problems of Global Governance and Contribute Positively to its Goals
… The virtues of justice, friendship, and generosity can alleviate each of these problems. Through genuine friendship, not driven by self-interest, the problems associated with certain authority relationships are alleviated. Justice seeks to mitigate the issues of a lack of a shared social …
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Essays in unemployment insurance
… responses to state unemployment insurance (UI) generosity across spells of unemployment, with a particular emphasis on the role of liquidity constraints. Enacted in 1986, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) provides limited portability of employer-sponsored health …
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The 'Gift' of the Disaster: Singaporeans' generous responses to the Indian Ocean Tsunami
… literature flesh out moralizing exhortations for generosity to be extended to distant unknown strangers, they fail to exemplify practical reasoning to account for such generous practices. I seek to show that such failure stems from faulty assumptions about the sorts of influences people are liable …
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A museum of books
I think of a book as an act of human generosity. In its offerings are the treasures of a mind. The architecture of a library should celebrate the presentation of the book. In celebrating its presence, the library becomes a museum of books. IN THE ORDER OF THE CIRCLE GEOMETRY WARM GARDEN COLD GARDEN …
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Enhancing healthcare decisions using big data
… synthetic indexes of Medicaid dental benefit generosity for low-income older adults to improve their dental access. The third chapter evaluates the performance of the Diagnosis Cost Group(DCG) clustering algorithm combined with mixed payment formulas, outliers, and reinsurance strategies on …
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Essays on Labor Market Frictions and Institutions
… policy to rationalize the increased generosity of UI benefit duration during recessions. The final chapter explores the link between allowing unemployed workers to keep uncollected UI benefits and future job-search incentives.
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Tributação e inovação na indústria de petróleo e gás natural do Brasil: uma caracterização do processo de P&D e avaliação setorial da política nacional de incentivos
… and an assessment of fiscal incentives generosity for R&D initiatives in Brazilian oil and gas sector were accomplished.
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Vietnamese ethnic identity and food in Canberra
… and family relations between kin based on generosity and reciprocity coupled with unquestioned authority and respect for elders. These are markers of ethnic distinctiveness deployed by Vietnamese to distinguish themselves from the Anglo-Celtic majority and other minority groups arriving in …
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Vietnamese ethnic identity and food in Canberra
… and family relations between kin based on generosity and reciprocity coupled with unquestioned authority and respect for elders. These are markers of ethnic distinctiveness deployed by Vietnamese to distinguish themselves from the Anglo-Celtic majority and other minority groups arriving in …
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Reflections On Leaking Men And Abject Masculinities: Challenging Representations Of Male Identity In And Through Body-Based Performance Art
… an intersubjective exchange in performance, as generosity. Furthermore, I argue that generosity can challenge normative representations of masculinity because it requires the male artist to struggle; to struggle with the incoherence of their identity, to struggle with their body, and to struggle …
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How and why do states provide for children? Comparing social grants for families with children in Southern Africa
… CWR provides medium coverage with overall generosity but with parsimonious cash benefits. A mixed CWR has low coverage and modest generosity while an agrarian CWR has low coverage and ungenerous benefits. This taxonomy emphasises variation in targeting form, an important but underestimated …
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Personal Narratives & Their Unique Personalities
… experiences. Since memoir-writing is an act of generosity, the essay also endorses the principle of crafting these narratives with love and one’s being—hands, voice, and other tangible ingredients. It focuses primarily on explicit storytelling through music, picture books, comics, et al. It also …
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