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The Role of Deliberative Democracy in Environmental Decision-Making: A Case Study of the Thacker Pass Lithium Mining Project
Demand for lithium is growing rapidly as a result of increasing production of electric vehicles and the lithium-ion batteries that power these vehicles. In the interest of securing a domestic supply of lithium the United ... -
The Role of Race in the Heroin Epidemic
Opioid-related addiction has been propelled by opioid treatment within the healthcare system. The addictive nature of these drugs was underestimated, leading to opioid and heroin addiction in many patients who were treated ... -
The Role of Social Support on Academic Buoyancy and Academic Stress (thesis)
The current study examined the association between academic stress and academic buoyancy with social support as a moderator. . . . By understanding the roles of differing types of social support in protecting academic ... -
The Role of the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala in Feeding and Monitoring Internal State Cues in the Rat
These experiments examined the role of the central nucleus of the amygdala (CN) in rats' ability to use internal and external cues as signals for shock. Half of the animals received Pavlovian discrimination training prior ... -
The Role of the Media in the Integration of Ethnic Immigrants in Germany
The following study examines the link between media use and the ethnic immigrant teenager's integration process. Based on a survey of 47 young ethnic immigrants, who have either attended or are currently enrolled in the ... -
The Role of the Military in the Soviet Polity
This paper is an attempt to examine the role that the military plays as an interest group in Soviet politics. Early studies of the Soviet Union tended to stress the hierarchical nature of political control and the penetration ... -
Roosevelt and Yalta: The Myth and the Reality (A President Gambles for Peace)
Because the Crimean happenings have had far-reaching consequences, it is my purpose to place Yalta in a more accurate and meaningful perspective. Because the United States seems to be moving toward a new rapprochement with ... -
Rotation Remainders
An object in mathematics that first appears for the sake of amusement can demonstrate deep connections with well-known questions about numbers. Consider an array of numbers formed by a rotating queue: starting with just ... -
Ru Zhijuan's "Lilies"
This capstone project undertook the task of translating a portion of Ru Zhijuan’s short story, “Lilies.” Ru Zhijuan, despite being one of only a small handful of female writers in 20th century China, is regarded as one of ... -
Rural Obesity in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and a Need for Change
. . . Glasgow et al. (2004) notes that “researchers have generally failed to investigate systemically whether the diet and obesity in rural areas differ from that in urban areas or to examine the impacts of rural/urban ... -
Russian State Policy in the Arctic: Ambitions and Challenges (thesis)
As a whole, Russian Arctic policy represents the intensification of the Russian government's interest in the Arctic after decades of being unable to dedicate the attention and resources to the region that it might have ... -
Sacrificing the Mentality of Childhood: Poverty's Impact on Children with Mental Illnesses
According to the CDC, up to a fifth of children from all income brackets are thought to suffer from a mental illness ("Child Mental Health"). Low-income children are disproportionately affected with one-third to one-half ... -
Salvation, Perdition, and Redemption: The Genre of King Lear and His Three Daughters (thesis)
In changing the ending of the play, then, Shakespeare was rewriting history in a bold fashion. This is not merely a question of characterization, like Richard III, or condensation for dramatic purposes, like Macbeth, but ... -
Same, Same, but Different: The Use and Significance of Journalism Sting Operations in India and the United States
In the journalism community across country boundaries, creativity and ingenuity are valued, and "enterprising" reporters are awarded prizes. Reporters gather news through interviewing, following tips, searching public ... -
Sartre's Concept of Freedom as Reflected in his Novel and Plays before 1949
Sartre thinks of freedom not as something man has, but as something man is. He says: Man is his freedom; thus, man is condemned to be free. This study attempts to sound the depths of that statement. Freedom is the major ... -
Savonarola's Widows: Chastity and Piety in Quattrocento Florence (thesis)
In his Book on the Life of the Widow, written in 1491, Savonarola takes into account the realities of a widow's situation, and categorizes women based upon their desires and their options. He does not condemn those who ... -
"Scared Sick": Poverty And Childhood Trauma Intervention
Childhood trauma, which disrupts brain development, is disproportionately common in poor families. Current interventions focus on two main protective factors, parental attachment and creative expressiveness, which often ...