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A Historical, Contextual, and Theoretical Analysis of Masterworks in the Clarinet Repertoire, 1791-1994 (thesis)
This paper presents a multifaceted analysis of seven clarinet solo works performed on my May 1, 2021 senior recital. For each piece, I provide historical background on the composer, place the piece in context of the ... -
Does Exposure to Media Shape Perceptions of Corruption? Evidence from Post-Socialist Countries (thesis)
This paper empirically assesses the effect of exposure to media on individuals' perceptions of corruption, taking into account the heterogeneous effects of the extent of state control of media. Perceptions of corruption ... -
Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 12 (1995-2002)
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Societal Obligations for Mental Healthcare Provision in Correctional Facilities: An Ethical Approach
The prison system has increasingly come under scrutiny due to poor conditions, racial inequalities, privatization, and overcrowding. Moreover, increasing numbers of incarcerated individuals are being released in response ... -
Exploring Challenges to Nonprofit Engagement in Advocacy
Existing literature on nonprofit advocacy focuses on which environmental or organizational factors influence whether nonprofits engage in advocacy, as well as whether their advocacy influences change. This paper explores ... -
The Stigmatization of Substance Use in U.S. Healthcare
DRUGS. The word evokes a broad array of mental images: pills, syringes, controlled substances, abuse, treatment, professionals, science, and crime. It is almost impossible for people living in the United States to go their ... -
The Power of ZIP Codes: Segregation in Southern California, Reexamined
The ultimate aim of this study is to explore and deconstruct the myriad causes which contribute to segregation's persistence, even when no longer mandated by law as it was only a few generations ago. Within the nation that ... -
Homelessness and Emergency Medicine: How to Address Health Inequities and Provide Effective, Dignified Care for Patients Experiencing Homelessness
The portrait of emergency department (ED) use among people experiencing homelessness is a bleak one, worsened by biases, resource unavailability and other barriers to adequate healthcare which vulnerable populations ... -
Diversification is not Enough: Dismantling White Supremacy in the Nonprofit Sector
The term white supremacy connotes extremist organizations like the Ku Klux Klan for many Americans, but white supremacist norms and characteristics are often salient much closer to home. Merriam Webster defines white ... -
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 ... -
The Consequences of Post-Incarceration Reentry on Well-Being
This paper will carefully consider the ways in which the role of mass incarceration perpetuates the afflictions of poverty for former offenders, further applying these conclusions to the unique barriers that arise within ... -
Building an Ethos of Killing: Comparing and Contrasting the World War II Combat Motivations of German soldiers on the Eastern Front and American Soldiers in the Pacific (thesis)
On the American side, it is traditional to view World War II as a righteous war fought by soldiers inspired by freedom and democracy, as Adams succinctly defines this view in The Best War Ever. However, this conception of ... -
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Evaluated as Epigenetically Maintained Historical Trauma (thesis)
The mystery and devastation of losing a child like this has led to SIDS being widely studied, through lenses of both human biology and human behavior. This thesis will contribute to this work through two goals: First, I ... -
Estimating Soil Carbon Content of Grazing Lands in Rockbridge County, Virginia Using Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques (thesis)
In recent years, organizations have explored various methods of quantifying soil carbon to document carbon flux or provide economic incentive to farmers utilizing management practices that sequester carbon in their soil. ... -
The Signaling Effect of Rankings: Evidence from Top 14 Law Schools (thesis)
This thesis examines the effect on career outcomes caused by placing within the top 14 spots on US News & World Reports' law school rankings. We use data from the American Bar Association on class profiles, Bar passage ...