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No full textTanya began making photographs as an early college student at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. She went on to study Art History and Studio Art at Oberlin and earned her MFA from Yale.
After Oberlin, she lived in the rainforest with a small group of Indians on a year-long Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, photographing and writing. Her photographs are in many collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the George Eastman Museum.
In 2002, she received a Guggenheim fellowship to pursue her project Undergarments and Armor.
In 2005, she embarked on a three part, fourteen year project, Fruitless | Fallen | Woven, moving from iconic, serial photographs of trees in Fruitless to lush, immersive, allegorical works in Fallen and Woven. The photographs in Woven are as large as 5 x 13 feet. Fueled by the Biblical narrative of the fall from Eden, these related projects use increasingly fantastical imagery and more elaborate methods of construction to explore cycles of growth and decay and the dynamic tension between the passage of time and the photographic medium.
Tanya is a student of martial arts and boxing as a method of cultivating mental and physical concentration and discipline.
Further information is available on the artist website.Marcuse’s large-scale landscape/ground images are studies of abundance and decay, fecundity and entropy. Rendered in rich color, her tapestry-like images capture seemingly found views of the forest floor that she constructs over days and weeks using rotting fruits and leaves, along with various blossoms and insects, weaving still lives in a natural environment.
For further reading on the Fallen Series, information is available on the artist website
Blind man's dance : a collection of short stories
No full textA creative thesis written for the fiction sequence of the Southern New Hampshire University Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing program.Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)School of Arts and Science
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Get PDFSeven unbound pages, some from scrap books, from early New Hampshire School of Accounting and Finance student newspapers
Microenterprise development: A targeted focus on helping Hispanics achieve higher earning potential through business development
No full textHispanics in Salt Lake County, Utah represent the second largest demographic however experience greater poverty than do other demographics primarily due to their limited access to resources. With fewer opportunities for employment due to increasing political pressure (i.e. e-verify) many undocumented and mixed status families are struggling to find employment and have a diminished access to the safety net that other poor demographics use.
Although microeconomic development (MED) efforts have generally proved to be somewhat ineffective in developed countries due to poor aim/design and a safety net that is generally available to impoverished individuals. The author proposes however that MED can be effective in a developed country for undocumented and mixed –status Hispanics because of their parallel to populations living in the third-world.
To operationalize his theory the author proposes a MED project in SLCO, UT for undocumented and mixed-status Hispanics and is able to produce limited results with mixed findings, however is encouraged that continued research will ultimately indicate the validity, efficiency and effectiveness of his theory.(Author abstract)Savage, T. D. (2013). Microenterprise development: A targeted focus on helping Hispanics achieve higher earning potential through business development. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduMaster of Science (M.S.)Community Economic DevelpopmentSchool of Busines
How does the implementation of Math in Focus affect the way teachers make decisions about teaching methods?
No full textThis study addressed the question, how the implementation of Math in Focus affects the way teachers make decisions about their teaching methods. For this qualitative study, I conducted interviews with four New Hampshire middle school math teachers who had recently begun using a new mathematics program in their classrooms. Math in Focus is a Singapore curriculum that is based on the Common Core State Standards, which have been recently adopted by New Hampshire schools. Using open coding and themes, I found three overlying conclusions from my data analysis. The factors affecting teacher’s methods the most were: the type of classroom design, the depth of gaps to be filled in students’ background knowledge, and the teacher’s years of classroom experience. I was able to conclude that a new program will change teaching methods, but there are other factors influencing their teaching practices, such as standards changes and types of learners. (Author abstract)Bergeron, S. (2013). How Does the implementation of Math in Focus affect the way teachers make decisions about teaching methods? Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.ed
The dangerous world of cyberbullying: what can we do about it?
Get PDFCyberbullying is one of America’s largest issues today, although it is often overlooked. The effects that cyberbullying has on today’s youth can be more harmful, in many ways, than the effects of physical bullying. Because of the spread and growth of technology, it is easier for today’s youth to hide behind the mask of a computer screen and harm others. Cyberbullying has led to countless suicides, depression, and other disorders throughout the past ten years. The cruel words can stay with victims longer because they are able to read them over and over again, and the bullying is becoming harder to escape. Today, verbal bullying does not end when students walk away from each other after school; it continues into the home, via computers, cell phones, or other electronic devices. A study done at Pembroke Academy explains how 72 students were anonymously surveyed about cyberbullying. Furthermore, an interview with Nicole Moore, a guidance counselor in Virginia, helps to bring cyberbullying into the light regarding the elementary school population. In this paper, solutions to cyberbullying are identified and explained. Solutions begin right from the home, and continue onto school grounds. It is more important than ever before that parents and educators be involved in their child’s life, because they may just save their child’s life. My research project specifically examines how cyberbullying is affecting our local community to argue that we need to take preventative measures as soon as possible. (Author abstract)Maccini, M. (2014). Cyberbullying: what can we do about it? Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.ed
A typology for forecasting nonperforming mortgage loans in the United States, Ireland, China, and Spain
No full textDoctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)International BusinessSchool of Busines
Colorado River individual development accounts (CRIDA)
No full textAs post-secondary education fees continue to rise, more young individuals are finding it difficult to obtain the resources to further their education. Educational attainment may be a contributing factor in lower income levels. An individual development account program, such as the Colorado River Individual Development Account (CRIDA), could contribute to alleviating the problem. The CRIDA program focuses on matching funds saved for post-secondary education by the youth of the target community of Lake Havasu City, Arizona and the surrounding Mohave County communities known as the Colorado River region.
Asset and income poverty percentages are higher in the county than the state and national average. Educational attainment is far below that of the state and national percentages, as well. Studies indicate college graduates earn significantly more than those with only a high school diploma. Arizona’s four public universities have posted the highest tuition increases in the nation over the past five years. Most families in Mohave County have little hope of sending their children to college without taking on substantial debt. CRIDA will help young individuals establish a savings goal and earnings plan, strengthen their money management skills, and obtain matched donor savings. These outcomes will lead to enrollment into a post-secondary educational institution and eventually lead to economic independence and decreased need for income assistance. (Author abstract)Van Ella, L. (2013). Colorado River individual development accounts (CRIDA). Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduMaster of Science (M.S.)Community Economic DevelpopmentSchool of Busines