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Design of a Single Track, Through, Pin-Connected Pratt Truss: Span 150 Feet, 6 Panels, 25 Feet
Design of a pin-connected, through Pratt railway truss of 150 feet span, 6 panels. The trusses are spaced 17 feet center to center. This design is made for all main members of truss but does not go into the detailing of ...
Thesis on Concrete
The three investigations made are: 1. Effect of surface area on strength of concrete. 2. Consistency test: ie. Variable water ratio. 3. Density test. [From introductory section]
How do "Victims" Become "Criminals?" Examining the Power of Language in Criminalizing Homelessness (thesis)
In this paper, I begin by outlining various definitions of poverty and homelessness and my reasons for using Amartya Sen's capability-based approach. Then, I transition into my theoretical framework and discuss how deviance ...
Please Vote Responsibly: An Argument for Why We Have an Ethical Responsibility to Inform Ourselves Before Voting (thesis)
. . . Given the fact that citizens living in a free and democratic state have the right to vote, this entails a civic responsibility to sufficiently inform themselves before voting or before engaging in other politically ...
Protestants and the Poor: How Religiosity Affects Support for Social Welfare Policy
This article first examines the question: Does degree of religiosity affect support for social welfare policy among Protestants and Catholics, and does this effect change over time? I
first review various theoretical ...
Community Empowerment: Mural Arts Philadelphia's Community Muralism Process and Product
This paper examines community muralism as an instance of community empowerment, specifically through a case study of Philadelphia's mural program. The program is called Mural Arts Philadelphia (MAP) and was founded in 1984 ...
The Art of Oppression: How Art Museums' Practices and Collections Perpetuate Inequality
Since positive museum representations within audiences and art further the development of capabilities of play, affiliation, and senses, imagination, and thought, it is not only important to include marginalized communities ...
The Injustice of Giving: Income and Racial Inequality in the United States Loanable Funds Market
The loanable funds market plays an incredibly important role in the lives of almost every American. The mortgages, car leases, business loans, and student loans that generations of Americans have relied on to provide capital ...
Looking Toward Food Sovereignty: Assessing the Roadblocks to Reintroducing Traditional Agriculture to the Tohono O'odham Food System
"In a very real sense, the destruction of the traditional food system is killing the Tohono O'odham" (Fazzino 2008). Among a tribe of Native Americans living in southern Arizona, a public health crisis has been unfolding ...
Cost and Construction of Macadam Roads
This thesis with intention of making the construction and cost more comprehensable to the public at large will be divided into three parts: first, principal knowledge and facts required to undertake the work: second, ...