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Identifying the Social Pressures Imposed onto Children of Immigrants and their Effects
The dynamic in homes with immigrant parents—that is parents that have emigrated to the country where their children were born—tends to be distinct from that of households where the parents are generations removed from immigration or they share the…
Handbells as a Method for Contemporary Music Education: A Capstone Project.
The purpose of this study was to create a concise learning pattern sequence for teaching handbells using selected repertoire from the analysis of secular handbell music offerings suitable for teaching basic handbell techniques. The researcher…
Music With Movement: Integrating Dance in the Music Classroom.
In this capstone I present a unit plan around a traditional Estonian polka dance. The unit plan aims at integrating dance in the music classroom by incorporating elements of Dalcroze Eurythmics as a way to overcome the disembodiment of music dominant…
Differentiated Instruction in the Music Classroom: A Case Study of Three Children With Communication Impairment.
Increasingly in classrooms, there are more academically diverse students with different learning needs, including children with disabilities (Tomlinson, 2005). This multiple case study examined the experiences of three fourth-grade children with…
Could Tides be Rising for the Green New Deal?
Poll after poll shows the climate crisis as an ever growing issue on the top of voters’ minds. As a global pandemic rages forward, surveys show that support for the government to do more for issues of global warming has not waned (Schwartz). The…
Food Anticipatory Activity in Female Mice With and Without Wheels
There is a trend in research to use male mice for research. Little is known about female mice food anticipatory activity (FAA), but what is known is that female mice have less FAA, while males experience enhanced FAA with the presence of a wheel. The…
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON
U.S. ROAD NETWORK AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Climate change is here. The effects of human activity over the years have exacerbated the long term effects on the global climate. Critical infrastructure across the United States is threatened by natural disasters that result in damaging outcomes.…
The Interconnections and Effects of Intergenerational Trauma and ACEs on the Brain and Black Community
Intergenerational trauma is a concept that bears many names. Some call it transgenerational trauma, some call it multi-generational trauma, in communities of color it is sometimes called generational curses- the list of names can go on. Though it may…
Caffeine: “The Silent Drug”
This study exposes the true impact and grasp in which caffeine has on individuals; awareness of physiological and physical effects of caffeine; explore individuals perceptions and use of caffeine, and the frequency of usage.
Effects of Chronic Antibiotic Exposure and Water Quality on the External Microbiome and Physical Performance of Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus)
The external microbiome of a fish has proven to be an important resource for disease prevention and maintaining overall health. However, the common practice of prophylactic antibiotic treatment in aquaculture and the diminished water quality that is…