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Oral interview with Eren Cylan
No full text23 minInterview with 19 year old Turkish immigrant, Eren Cylan. Eren tells about growing up in Turkey and the difficult transition into the American school system
The Fairest of the Seasons
No full textDue to the author's personal, privacy, and publishing rights, the full-version hardcopy of this thesis is available for viewing in the Ruth Haas Library Undergraduate Theses Archives of Western Connecticut State University, located at 181 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810.This thesis project is the first 23 chapters and an outline of a three-book literary novel entitled The Fairest of the Seasons. The novel, narrated in third-person limited, is a fast-paced college romance set in the facebook era, in which constant communication and full disclosure supersede intimacy. James Noble, a nervous control freak struggles to maintain a relationship with Ana and finds himself frustrated by her nonchalant attitude toward love
Oral interview with Mario Castro
No full text23 min.Oral interview with Mario Castro about his immigration to the United States
Social Sciences Journal
No full text99 pgsThe Social Sciences Journal was created to serve three primary purposes: to give Western Connecticut State University
undergraduate students an outlet in which to publish original research in the social sciences, to gain firsthand experience with
the submission and publication process, and to provide valuable leadership and collaborative scholarship opportunities for the
student editors involved in the production process. The WCSU Department of Social Sciences wanted to encourage student-led
research and promote student-faculty projects. Also, the journal provides a show case for students' original research, and an
avenue to communicate information about the programs and activities of department faculty. Finally, the published journal
serves as a pedagogical tool for students enrolled in and faculty teaching WCSU social sciences courses
The Effect of Relationships, Cost and Religion on College Students' Perceived Willingness to Help
No full textPrevious research suggests that individuals who are more religious with positive relationships and in low personal cost situations are more likely to help. To test these theories, scenarios of varying costs, questionnaires, and two relationship conditions were given to 40 university students. There was no significant difference in willingness to help among the cost, religiousness or relationship conditions or in perceived altruism in the cost or relationship conditions. There was a significant difference in willingness to help. These results suggest there is no significant connection between cost, religion, or relationship alone, but multiple reasons affect the decision to help or not
Oral Interview with George Chaber
No full text35 minInterview with George Chaber's experiences of emigrating from Lebanon to the United States in 197
