University of Central Oklahoma: Recent submissions

Now showing items 1221-1240 of 1937

    • Frederick Samuel Barde: chronicling the Muskogee (Creek) Indians, 1890-1916 

      Jones, Abigail H. (2012)
      Journalist and photographer Fredrick Samuel Barde chronicled territorial Oklahoma, fully covering topics such as local agriculture, railroads, statehood, and the actions of the Five Civilized Tribes. His interest in the ...

    • Technical writing for nonprofits. 

      Felactu, Pamela Celeste (2012)
      Nonprofit organizations are only as successful as their communication--how well they convey critical needs and persuade constituents to help answer them. Experience of development personnel at Central Oklahoma Habitat for ...

    • Resources, radicals, and reactionaries : the first red scare in Oklahoma. 

      Molina, Michael (2012)
      The purpose of this study is to identify and explore the major events of the First Red Scare in Oklahoma, and how the distinct resources contained in the state, namely coal and oil, defined its Red Scare experience. This ...

    • The political economy of migration in China. 

      Yang, Yutong (2012)
      Since opening up its economy to international trade and investment in the 1970s, China has undergone the largest transfer of rural populations to urban eras in modern history. In order to achieve these growth levels, massive ...

    • Religiosity and depression in the United States older adult population : an analysis of the influence of type of religiosity, race, and gender 

      McKee, Adam (2012)
      The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the two types of religiosity (organizational and nonorganizational) and depression in the United States older adult population. This study is rooted in ...

    • Exploring the lived experiences of homeless families with young children. 

      Barton, Stephanie (2012)
      This study researched the experiences of homeless families with young children between the ages of four and eight. Many families experience homelessness every year, and there is an importance for early childhood educators ...

    • Repairing a strategic partnership : Congress and US foreign policy with Turkey. 

      Bowyer, Jared W. (2012)
      The United States and Turkey have shared an important strategic partnership since Turkey was admitted to NATO in 1952. This relationship began to decline following Turkey's denial of Washington's request to position US ...

    • A view of the hallway : spectatorship and the trandsgender character 

      Lawson, Caitlin (2012)
      This thesis aims to reevaluate theories of the spectatorial gaze in light of films that feature transgender characters. Such theories, in particular those of Laura Mulvey, Mary Ann Doane, and Teresa de Lauretis, rely on ...

    • The deliverer. 

      Alexander, Geri (2012)

    • E.D.E.N. Southworth : a little learning is a dangerous thing. 

      Neal, Rose Ann (2012)

    • EU and immigration : case studies of anti-immigration parties. 

      Bashline, Paul M. (2012)
      The goal of this research project is to determine anti-immigration party strength within the European Union. The question of concern is whether or not right-wing parties are stronger because of the changing nature of ...

    • Whist, quadrilles and social hierarchy : Pride and prejudice as a game. 

      Gaches, Sheri (2012)
      Jane Austen begins her novel Pride and prejudice by informing readers that what they are about to read is a story about competition. Throughout the novel, Austen's audience becomes aware of the elements of competition in ...

    • Democracy in South Sudan : prospects and pitfalls. 

      Jok, Majur Makuei (2012)
      Democracy in one among many other things in the nation building package that the South Sudan government is looking to achieve. Where or what are the hopes? what is it that will work this rime around?. Almost all African ...

    • Democratization and gender inequality in Egypt. 

      Foster, Sara J. (2012)
      This thesis offers a qualitative analysis of the condition of women's social and political roles in Egyptian society prior to and during their current transition to a legitimate democracy. It argues that without mitigation ...

    • Transitional democracy : the difficulties for countries to become democratized. 

      Sproul, Zachary Wayne (2012)
      The goal of this research project is intended to demonstrate the benefits that democracy can bring to countries. In doing so, it will explore several countries that are going through the transitioning phase in the Middle ...

    • Pastor's son. 

      Irwin, Quinn (2012)
      Pastor's Son is a novel that explores the confusion surrounding the death of Eric Wells, a young man killed outside of a gay club in Oklahoma City. Those closest to Eric--his family, led by his father, David, a small town ...

    • Infidels. 

      Rupp, Zacharia A. (2012)
      Infidels is a short story collection dealing with a myriad of themes, most centrally of failed parenting, love, and yearning for the divine through spiritual brotherhood. The world the characters of Infidels inhabit is one ...

    • Current state of validation and testing of digital forensic tools in the United States. 

      Dorman, Megan L. (2012)
      The Federal courts' decision in Dauber v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical, Inc. (1993) requires forensic testing protocols and tools to be validated and tested for reliability before they can be used to support expert witness ...

    • Guns to keep. 

      Giles, Roy D. (2011)
      Rooted in the Central Oklahoma landscape, the three plays and seven stories in Guns to Keep explore parental betrayal, life without faith, and a loss of personal authenticity. The all-male rural voices often find themselves ...

    • Life in a doorway. 

      Freeman, Charlotte (2012)
      Life in a Doorway is a story about Brianna Fairchild who is a senior graduating from high school. The week before graduation her twin brother Hayden dies in a tragic accident at the school. Brianna, who was estranged from ...