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Storytelling in Costume (photographs)
(10/13/2013) -
Storytelling: How Narrative Identity Can Reduce the Experience of Poverty through Psychological Well-Being
Narrative identity therapy interventions are proven to be effective forms of psychotherapy as they enhance psychological well-being. Narrative therapy enhances psychological well-being by creating coherence and agency in ... -
Straight Teeth and Crooked Policies: Why Dental Care Matters for Anti-Poverty Efforts
Oral health is largely treated as a luxury in the United States. This sentiment is echoed by our nation's current health care legislature, and evident by growing dental disparities despite advanced technology and increased ... -
The Strained Case for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Anitdote to the Problems of the Hard to Employ
This paper focuses on the WOTC [Work Opportunity Tax Credit] and argues that a harder look should be taken to assess the value of continued requthorization of the WOTC. Legislators should not look at only the tax credit's ... -
The Strangest Fruit
(Staniar Gallery - Washington and Lee University, 4/27/2015) -
The Strangest Fruit (Spanish Language Edition)
(Staniar Gallery - Washington and Lee University, 4/27/2015) -
Strengthening the Detroit Economy While Addressing Injustice in Low-Income Neighborhoods Through High-Impact Entrepreneurship
All stakeholders in Detroit have a collective responsibility to reduce injustice in low-income neighborhoods. However, this paper uses a social responsibility framework to argue for the responsibility of high-impact firms ... -
Striking a Blow Against Labor: The Wagner Act, Market Fundamentalism, and the Limits of the New Deal (thesis)
The causes of the South's unique economic development are not as straightforward as its results. Although unions are undeniably weak in the South and have remained weak throughout several stages of Labor's national ... -
Strom Thurmond Dinner, 1968
(1968) -
Structural Isolation of the Poor in Urban America
In this paper, I explore the reasons for which concentrated poverty is a consequence of the social, political, and market mechanisms at work in urban America. I then highlight the negative effects that result from living ... -
Structured Settlements and the Factoring Industry: Is There Enough Regulation in Place? Or is the Judiciary Unwilling to Step Up to the Plate and Correctly Enforce it?
Analysis of the factoring industry shows that it is an integral industry that complements structured settlements and can provide for the immediate needs of plaintiffs, but it is also clear that regulation of the industry ... -
Stuck on the Streets, But in Hope of a Home: The Long-Term Homeless
One of the most extreme forms of modern-day poverty in the United States, homelessness has been steadily increasing in urban prevalence since the 1970's.1 Although many people admit that homelessness is a problem in many ... -
Student Perceptions of Mental Illness and Help Seeking Behaviors (thesis)
This study intends to provide a better understanding of help seeking behaviors amongst college students. It focuses on answering the question of what could be possible predictors of help seeking, and what could be driving ... -
Students Addressing the Convention, 2012 (photographs)
(2/11/2012)