This thesis is comprised of two primary sections: a literature review and a research contribution. In the literature review, I first introduce the problem of robotic manipulation and grasping, and give context for why it ...
As natural disasters have been occurring more frequently than ever before, determining its economic impact is crucial for different parties for asset and live loss compensation, reconstruction, and international aid. ...
This project looks at the intersection between race, national identity, and music within my film, BOMPLÉ, and a récit stemming from an ethnographic encounter during the production process of BOMPLÉ. The film shows the ...
This is an investigation into and analysis of Major League Baseball General Managers from 1995-2005. Its aim is to evaluate General Managers based on the performance of the teams they create. It is also meant to put General ...
This thesis analyzes Major League Baseball managers and the proactive choices they make in a baseball game. The research question is does manager proactive behavior benefit a team. A literature review on managers is conducted ...
During the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, the United States witnessed the strikingly unfamiliar qualities of African American race, Mormon religious faith, and female gender in front-running candidates Barack Obama, ...
Examines Plato's Protagoras as a masterpiece of writing where literary and dramatic elements constitute its philosophical import. Part one, "A Dialogue of Contradictions," helps us understand the Protagoras as an exploration ...
In recent years, manga, anime and other elements of Japanese pop culture have gained increasing popularity in the United States. This has led to a wider awareness of Japanese culture through the appropriation of these pop ...
This is a study of manifest dreams focusing primarily on primary and secondary processes and gender. Subjects were college students from Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges. Five women and three men recorded their dreams for ...
Since the early 2000s, El Salvador and Honduras have implemented varied attempts at curtailing the presence and strength of the gangs. The three main policy responses have been Mano Dura (harsh suppression strategies), a ...
After the labor movement saw its apex in the 1950s with one third of the non-agricultural workforce unionized, it began to slowly decline, and union density decreased. This trend was heightened with the onset of globalization ...