Identity Presentation in Facebook “My 25s” (open access)

Identity Presentation in Facebook “My 25s”

Paper discusses how individuals portray their public identity on Facebook by analyzing 100 “My 25s”, which are posts that prompt users to reveal 25 facts about themselves.
Date: 2010
Creator: Beard, Jennifer N.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Is Development a Myth? The Failure of Capitalist Economic Development in Developing Nations (open access)

Is Development a Myth? The Failure of Capitalist Economic Development in Developing Nations

Paper examines the flaws in the capitalist development paradigm for impoverished nations, and argues that this view of human development inherently encourages inequality, exploitation, environmental destruction, and sociocultural degradation.
Date: 2010
Creator: Bensen, Clara
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Silencing the Bells: A Statement of Power in Medieval Spain (open access)

Silencing the Bells: A Statement of Power in Medieval Spain

Paper examines the meaning of Christian church bells as a symbol of power in medieval Spain.
Date: 2010
Creator: Butler, Kelly Bevin
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
American Indian Cultural Identity: A Narrative Analysis of Identity in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (open access)

American Indian Cultural Identity: A Narrative Analysis of Identity in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Paper explores how American Indians navigate life and connect to their heritage within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Date: 2010
Creator: Cevaal-Moore, Yolonda L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preface to The Eagle Feather 2010 (open access)

Preface to The Eagle Feather 2010

Introduction to the 2010 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2010
Creator: Cox, Gloria C. & Eve, Susan Brown
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preface to the Proceedings of the University of North Texas Department of Anthropology 2010 National Science Foundation Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (open access)

Preface to the Proceedings of the University of North Texas Department of Anthropology 2010 National Science Foundation Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates

Introduction to the proceedings of the University of North Texas Department of Anthropology 2010 National Science Foundation Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates, featured in the 2010 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2010
Creator: Davenport, Beverly Ann & Franco, David Oliveira, Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mental Illness in Literature: Case Studies of Sylvia Plath and Charlotte Perkins Gilman (open access)

Mental Illness in Literature: Case Studies of Sylvia Plath and Charlotte Perkins Gilman

This study examines mental illness in literature, with a focus on Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and Sylvia Plath's 'The Bell Jar', the primary texts of the research, and develops similarities and personal connections between the authors and their mentally unstable main characters.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Dyer, Darby & Flowers, Theresa
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women and Printmaking: An Approach Informed by Gender and Technology Studies (open access)

Women and Printmaking: An Approach Informed by Gender and Technology Studies

Paper examines the history of women printmakers from an interdisciplinary perspective, identifying printmaking as an area of the humanities, while arguing for the benefits of this perspective for future research on the topic.
Date: 2010
Creator: Hirsch, Lauren
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rebuilding the World with Green BRICs (open access)

Rebuilding the World with Green BRICs

This paper discusses social, economic, and global issues and research on rebuilding the world with green, energy-efficient strategies for Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC).
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Hubby, Desiree & Engen, Ryan
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gender Equality and Post-Conflict Peace (open access)

Gender Equality and Post-Conflict Peace

Paper explores relationship between gender equality and the duration of peace in post civil war societies.
Date: 2010
Creator: Kelly, Eliza
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mindfulness and Cardiovascular Risk in College Students (open access)

Mindfulness and Cardiovascular Risk in College Students

Paper describes the results of a study on the relationship between mindfulness and cardiovascular health in college students.
Date: 2010
Creator: Kettler, Kristen
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effectiveness of Growth Plans in Kindergarten Classrooms (open access)

Effectiveness of Growth Plans in Kindergarten Classrooms

This paper discusses research on the effectiveness of growth plans in kindergarten classrooms.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Leslie, Rachel & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legitimacy and Participation: A Longitudinal Analysis of Public Opinion in Costa Rica, 2004-2008 (open access)

Legitimacy and Participation: A Longitudinal Analysis of Public Opinion in Costa Rica, 2004-2008

This paper discusses legitimacy and participation and a longitudinal analysis of public opinion in Costa Rice from 2004-2008.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Pascoe, Henry & Booth, John A.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Avalokiteśvara: Bodhisattvas and Signs of Change (open access)

Avalokiteśvara: Bodhisattvas and Signs of Change

Paper examines the evolution and transformation of Buddhism in different cultures by focusing on the example of Avalokiteśvara, a Bodhisattva traditionally depicted as a man who was eventually depicted as Kuan-yin, a woman, once fully transitioned into Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhism.
Date: 2010
Creator: Santayana, S.M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of Guardianship on the Rights of Adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Case Study (open access)

The Impact of Guardianship on the Rights of Adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Case Study

This paper discusses a research study on the impact of guardianship on the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Smith, Martin & Olness, Gloria Streit
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fitzgerald’s Women: Motherhood and Masculinity in the Flapper Era (open access)

Fitzgerald’s Women: Motherhood and Masculinity in the Flapper Era

Paper discusses how changing gender roles in the 1920s, particularly for mothers, are depicted in the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and how mother figures influence the development of his leading male characters.
Date: 2010
Creator: Vincent, Emily S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flight Control Subsystem (open access)

Flight Control Subsystem

Paper describes a project with the goal of designing and prototyping a small-scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), offering dual-channel real-time video, data logging, and waypoint tracking.
Date: 2010
Creator: Williams, Jennifer; Bratton, David; Jones, Aaron; Anderson, Alyse; Befort, Jonathan; Lowe, Ryan et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library