Current Search: American (x)
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Famous race between Robert E. Lee and Natchez.
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Date Created
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1870
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Identifier
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DP0015379
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015379
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ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF PARTICIPATION FOR AN EXERCISE PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED, OLDER, AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALES.
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Meinert, Marina, Garcia, Jeanette, Valdes, Anna, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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Physical activity (PA) is beneficial to people of all ages and ethnicities. Regular physical activity can reduce the risk of multiple chronic diseases, improve mood and sleep and allows your body to function better overall (CDC, 2018). However, populations that are more vulnerable to adverse health risks may benefit more than others from regular physical activity. This study was designed to identify the motivating factors for physical activity in a sample of older, African-American women of...
Show morePhysical activity (PA) is beneficial to people of all ages and ethnicities. Regular physical activity can reduce the risk of multiple chronic diseases, improve mood and sleep and allows your body to function better overall (CDC, 2018). However, populations that are more vulnerable to adverse health risks may benefit more than others from regular physical activity. This study was designed to identify the motivating factors for physical activity in a sample of older, African-American women of lower socioeconomic status (SES). This particular subgroup was chosen because of their increased risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease due to unhealthy lifestyle factors, specifically low levels of PA. (CDC, 2017). A secondary aim of this study was to determine the essential components necessary to create a successful PA program within this population. By determining the feasibility and acceptability of a PA program to target this specific population, further PA programs can be designed to promote adoption and sustainability of PA in this high-risk population. This study consisted of 8 African-American women of lower SES at an average age of 65 and average BMI of 32 kg/m^2 . The participants volunteered to participate in an 8-week exercise program for this study. The exercise class lasted 45 minutes and consisted of light aerobics, weight training, and mobility/flexibility exercises. After the 8 weeks, the participants were given questionnaires, surveys and participated in a focus group to collect data about their experiences. The Hebni staff and exercise instructors observed that there was 100% attendance and compliance throughout the 8 weeks. They also noted that the participants had positive attitudes and stayed actively engaged throughout the classes. After reviewing the data, it was noted that the necessary components to a successful exercise program for this population was a sense of community, cultural considerations, a community and familiar setting, and a reliable and open-minded instructor. The data showed that 100% of the participants continued participating in PA outside of the program and felt less stressed after exercising. This study is unique and important in that it looks at physical activity and its motivating factors in this population versus the ample research that focuses on why this population is sedentary but offers no solution to the problem.
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Date Issued
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2018
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Identifier
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CFH2000429, ucf:45785
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000429
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INTERSECTIONAL INVISIBILITY: A COMPARISON AMONG CAUCASIAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, AND LATINO MEN AND WOMEN.
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Reeves, De'Siree, Chin, Matthew, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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The objective of this thesis was to investigate intersectional (categorical/social) invisibility and the extent to which this phenomenon occurs in a comparison of dominant (i.e., Caucasian), and non-dominant (African-American and Latino) social/ethnic groups. It has been found that intersectional invisibility occurs among African-American women with respect to Caucasian men and women, and African American men (Sesko & Biernat, 2010), but little of this research has been done regarding Latinas...
Show moreThe objective of this thesis was to investigate intersectional (categorical/social) invisibility and the extent to which this phenomenon occurs in a comparison of dominant (i.e., Caucasian), and non-dominant (African-American and Latino) social/ethnic groups. It has been found that intersectional invisibility occurs among African-American women with respect to Caucasian men and women, and African American men (Sesko & Biernat, 2010), but little of this research has been done regarding Latinas. Thus, this experiment aims to not only examine whether Latinas are also subject to intersectional invisibility among dominant (i.e., Caucasian) and non-dominant (i.e., African American and/or Latino) groups, but to determine whether the theory can be extended to perceptions between non-dominant groups such as African-Americans and Latinos. Determining whether intersectional invisibility occurs among Latinas, moreover, may provide theoretical and practical insights of what advantages/disadvantages Latinas may particularly endure as members of the rapidly growing Latino population in the U.S.
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Date Issued
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2015
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Identifier
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CFH0004819, ucf:45436
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004819
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VIRTUAL HOOD: EXPLORING THE HIP-HOP CULTURE EXPERIENCE IN A BRITISH ONLINE COMMUNITY.
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Cherjovsky, Natalia, Grajeda, Anthony, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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In this fast-paced, globalized world, certain online sites represent a hybrid personal-public sphereÃÂwhere like-minded people commune regardless of physical distance, time difference, or lack of synchronicity. Sites that feature chat rooms and forums can offer a deep-rooted sense of community and facilitate the forging of relationships and cultivation of ideologies. This dissertation investigates whether this trend is relevant to web sites concerning hip-hop. This...
Show moreIn this fast-paced, globalized world, certain online sites represent a hybrid personal-public sphereÃÂwhere like-minded people commune regardless of physical distance, time difference, or lack of synchronicity. Sites that feature chat rooms and forums can offer a deep-rooted sense of community and facilitate the forging of relationships and cultivation of ideologies. This dissertation investigates whether this trend is relevant to web sites concerning hip-hop. This genre is arguably one of the most pervasive and influential global cultural forms, yet it is markedly different from most other forms of globalized culture because it emerged within and is still embedded in a distinct subculture. The notion that the Internet could become a bastion for hip-hop fans is quite paradoxical: hip hop is a cultural form so deeply rooted in the sense of place and so invested in its relationship to spatiality that it could potentially pose a particular challenge to the notion of virtual communities. This research examines the virtual hip-hop experience in the UK in order to assess whether this music and the culture that surrounds it have been adopted in their original American form or whether they have been adapted to make them more relevant to their new locale. In particular, the study probes how the ideology, values, behaviors and attitudes that bestride American hip-hop are represented, consumed, and reproduced on the mediated world of web sites.
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Date Issued
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2010
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Identifier
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CFE0003029, ucf:52843
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003029
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CUBAN JAM SESSIONS IN MINIATURE: A NOVEL IN TRACKS.
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Rincon, Diego, Rushin, Pat, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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This is the collection of a novel, Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature: A Novel in Tracks, and an embedded short story, "Shred Me Like the Cheese You Use to Make Buñuelos." The novel tells the story of Palomino Mondragón, a Colombian mercenary who has arrived in New York after losing his leg to a mortar in Korea. Reclusive, obsessive and passionate, Palomino has reinvented himself as a mambo musician and has fallen in love with Etiwanda, a dancer at the nightclub in which he plays-...
Show moreThis is the collection of a novel, Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature: A Novel in Tracks, and an embedded short story, "Shred Me Like the Cheese You Use to Make Buñuelos." The novel tells the story of Palomino Mondragón, a Colombian mercenary who has arrived in New York after losing his leg to a mortar in Korea. Reclusive, obsessive and passionate, Palomino has reinvented himself as a mambo musician and has fallen in love with Etiwanda, a dancer at the nightclub in which he plays--but he cannot bring himself to declare his love to her. His life changes when he is deported from the United States at the height of the Cuban Missile crisis without having declared his love. Through the thirty years chronicled in the novel, Palomino does all possible in his quest to return to the United States to find Etiwanda despite the fact that he knows she has grown to be a fantasy, an obsession of his imagination. Palomino's quest takes him to the United States and back three times, as he becomes more and more desperate, as he becomes involved with drug traffickers and for-hire murderers like Polo Norte, as he loses track of what it means to feel alive. Palomino is trapped in a tug-of-war between his rational desire for a normal existence and his irrational but inescapable longing for Etiwanda. In the end, his desperation to get to Etiwanda brings the underworld of Polo Norte to her doorstep. "Shred Me Like the Cheese You Use to Make Buñuelos" tells the story of Polo Norte, Palomino's antagonist, on his last day on earth, as he is followed by a writer who has agreed to watch him commit suicide. Together, the stories explore the history and nature of the Colombian Diaspora in the United States, and the violent circumstances surrounding the relationship between both countries and the migrants stuck in the middle of it.
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Date Issued
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2009
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Identifier
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CFE0002627, ucf:48202
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002627
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Title
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THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL FACTORS ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
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DAVIS, JACQUELINE, Dr. Cynthia J. Hutchinson, Dr. E. Lea Witta and, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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The underachievement of African American and Hispanic students has been an ongoing problem for schools in the United States. The purpose of this investigation was to add to the existing body of knowledge concerning social capital of African American and Hispanic high school students' academic achievement. Using a nationally representative sample from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002), base year through the first follow-up year database, 551 high school students, the...
Show moreThe underachievement of African American and Hispanic students has been an ongoing problem for schools in the United States. The purpose of this investigation was to add to the existing body of knowledge concerning social capital of African American and Hispanic high school students' academic achievement. Using a nationally representative sample from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002), base year through the first follow-up year database, 551 high school students, the researcher assessed indicators (school-sponsored activities, out-of-school activities, and parental involvement) within the construct of social capital, to see whether social capital could serve as a predictor of academic achievement among African American and Hispanic high school students. Data were analyzed through Repeated Measures analysis and Multiple Regression analysis controlling for gender, race, and socioeconomic status. The main effects revealed a statistically significant difference between the social capital factors in school-sponsored activities, out-of- school activities, and parent involvement. The results showed an increase in the first follow-up year. Socio-economic status, race and gender were statistically significant social capital factors. Females and African Americans were found to have higher levels of social capital in school-sponsored activities. Out-of- school activities revealed males had higher levels of social capital. Parent involvement indicators showed that female and Hispanic students were affected by social capital. Differences in math scores revealed an increase in the first follow-up year, showing males outscored females. Also, Hispanic students' scores were higher than African American students. Finally, the strongest predictors for academic achievement were gender, race, and participation in school sponsored activity in the base year and first follow-up year. In addition, parent involvement was also found to be a strong predictor of achievement in the follow-up year.
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Date Issued
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2009
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Identifier
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CFE0002673, ucf:48215
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002673
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THE NORTH COMES SOUTH: NORTHERN METHODISTS IN FLORIDA DURING RECONSTRUCTION.
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Bollinger, Heather, Cassanello, Robert, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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This thesis examines three groups of northern Methodists who made their way to north Florida during Reconstruction: northern white male Methodists, northern white female Methodists, and northern black male and female Methodists. It analyzes the ways in which these men and women confronted the differences they encountered in Florida's southern society as compared to their experiences living in a northern society. School catalogs, school reports, letters, and newspapers highlight the ways in...
Show moreThis thesis examines three groups of northern Methodists who made their way to north Florida during Reconstruction: northern white male Methodists, northern white female Methodists, and northern black male and female Methodists. It analyzes the ways in which these men and women confronted the differences they encountered in Florida's southern society as compared to their experiences living in a northern society. School catalogs, school reports, letters, and newspapers highlight the ways in which these northerners explained the culture and behaviors of southern freedmen and poor whites in Jacksonville, Gainesville, and Monticello. This study examines how these particular northern men and women present in Florida during Reconstruction applied elements of "the North" to their interactions with the freedmen and poor whites. Ultimately, it sheds light on northern Methodist middle class values in southern society.
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Date Issued
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2011
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Identifier
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CFE0003897, ucf:48723
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003897
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The Source and Impact of Student Engagement for Black Students in an Urban High School.
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Sims, Deshawn, Hopp, Carolyn, Butler, S. Kent, Puig, Enrique, Butler, Malcolm, Waddell, Jennifer, University of Central Florida
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The achievement of Black students has repeatedly met only the lowest standards of performance on standardized assessments, which begs the question; do American schools have the capacity to educate Black children? The purpose of this action research manuscript dissertation was to explore the teacher behaviors and instructional strategies that developed a culture of high achievement among Black students as measured by student engagement and discourse, immediately before and after desegregation,...
Show moreThe achievement of Black students has repeatedly met only the lowest standards of performance on standardized assessments, which begs the question; do American schools have the capacity to educate Black children? The purpose of this action research manuscript dissertation was to explore the teacher behaviors and instructional strategies that developed a culture of high achievement among Black students as measured by student engagement and discourse, immediately before and after desegregation, and in classrooms today. The examination of popular theories concerning the education of Black people in the early 1900's and narratives of individuals who attended segregated schools, provided a historical description of the state of Black education. In addition, the connection between student engagement and teacher dispositions was recognized. A review of relevant literature informed this study by providing a conceptual understanding and operational definition of student engagement, teacher dispositions, and discourse. Last, a case study was conducted to bring a local, practical focus to the research. The purpose of this case study was to examine the impact of student engagement on student learning in an urban school with a majority Black student population, as evidenced by student actions and discourse. Data were collected through meetings and classroom observations using the Student Action Coding Sheet. This research found student engagement to be highest in classrooms that balanced certain teacher dispositions and discourse.
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Date Issued
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2016
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Identifier
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CFE0006396, ucf:51518
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006396
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A Comparison of Students' and Parents' Mathematics Attitudes and Achievement At A Private Historically Black University.
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Creator
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Childs, Kristopher, Dixon, Juli, Hynes, Mike, Haciomeroglu, Erhan, Swan, Bonnie, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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The focus of this research was to compare students' and their parents' mathematical attitudes using the Attitudes Towards Mathematics Instrument (ATMI). The sample consisted of 476 newly-enrolled students and 263 parents attending the New Student Orientation and Leadership program at a private historically black university. The sample was predominantly African American, with 96% of the students and 95% of the parents identifying themselves as African American. The ATMI total score and...
Show moreThe focus of this research was to compare students' and their parents' mathematical attitudes using the Attitudes Towards Mathematics Instrument (ATMI). The sample consisted of 476 newly-enrolled students and 263 parents attending the New Student Orientation and Leadership program at a private historically black university. The sample was predominantly African American, with 96% of the students and 95% of the parents identifying themselves as African American. The ATMI total score and subscale scores of self-confidence, value, enjoyment, and motivation were explored to determine if there was a relationship between the mathematics attitudes of students enrolled at a private historically black university and their parents'. Analysis was conducted to determine if there was a relationship between the students' mathematics academic achievement as demonstrated on the ACT/SAT by the mathematics subset score and their mathematics attitude. Additional analysis was conducted to determine if there was a relationship between students' mathematics academic achievement as demonstrated on the ACT/SAT by the mathematics subset score and their parents' mathematics attitude. The researcher found a statistically significant relationship between mathematics attitudes of students and their mothers as measured by the ATMI total score and subscales: self-confidence, value, enjoyment, and motivation. The researcher found a statistically significant relationship between mathematics attitudes of students and their fathers as measured by the ATMI motivation subscale. No statistically significant relationship was found between students' mathematics academic achievement as demonstrated on the ACT/SAT by the mathematics subset score and their parents' mathematics attitude total score or the subscale scores. A statistically significant relationship between students' academic achievement and their attitudes towards mathematics total score and subscale scores: self-confidence, value, enjoyment, and motivation was found in this research. The findings of this study provide a line of research to further explore mathematics attitudes and its relationship to African American student achievement.
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Date Issued
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2013
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Identifier
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CFE0005316, ucf:50514
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005316
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Captain John Smith and American Identity: Evolutions of Constructed Narratives and Myths in the 20th and 21st Centuries.
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Corbett, Joseph, Murphree, Daniel, Sacher, John, Larson, Peter, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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Historical narratives and anecdotes concerning Captain John Smith have been told and retold throughout the entire history the United States of America, and they have proved to be sacred, influential, and contested elements in the construction of the individual, sectional, regional, and national identity of many. In this thesis, I first outline some of the history of how narratives and discourses surrounding Captain John Smith were directly connected with the identity of many Americans during...
Show moreHistorical narratives and anecdotes concerning Captain John Smith have been told and retold throughout the entire history the United States of America, and they have proved to be sacred, influential, and contested elements in the construction of the individual, sectional, regional, and national identity of many. In this thesis, I first outline some of the history of how narratives and discourses surrounding Captain John Smith were directly connected with the identity of many Americans during the 18th and 19th century, especially Virginians and Southerners. Then I outline how these narratives and discourses from the 18th and 19th centuries have continued and evolved in the 20th and 21st centuries in American scholarship and popular culture. I demonstrate how Captain John Smith went from being used as a symbol for regional and sectional identity to a symbol for broader national American identity, and how he has anachronistically come to be considered an American. I then show how Captain John Smith has continued to be constructed, to a seemingly larger degree than previous centuries, as a hero of almost mythic proportions. Finally I demonstrate how this constructed American hero is used as a posterchild for various interest groups and ideologies in order to legitimize the places of certain discourses and behavior within constructed and contested American identities.
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Date Issued
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2013
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Identifier
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CFE0004666, ucf:49892
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004666
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Mathushek Piano Manufacturing Co.
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Date Created
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1890s
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Identifier
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DP0015454
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Format
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Image (JPEG)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015454
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Title
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Runge & Schacht.
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Date Created
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1850
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Identifier
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DP0012815
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Format
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0012815
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Title
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In defense of Negro rights.
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Creator
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Davis, Benjamin J. (Benjamin Jefferson), U. S. District Court. New York (Southern District)
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Date Issued
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1950
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Identifier
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1927464, CFDT1927464, ucf:4847
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1927464
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Title
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Uncle Ander's Floridy tales.
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Creator
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Hall, Edna Garland, PALMM (Project)
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Abstract / Description
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Humorous short stories written in dialect covering aspects of Florida life in the early 20th century.
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Date Issued
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1930
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Identifier
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AAC3710QF00001/23/200703/12/200712482BnamI D0QF, FHP C CF 2007-01-23, FCLA url 20070306xOCLC, 85834644, CF00001731, 2700865, ucf:20148
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E-book
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001731.jpg
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Title
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The road to Negro liberation: the tasks of the Communist party in winning working class leadership of the Negro liberation struggles, and the fight against reactionary nationalist-reformist movements among the Negro people.
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Creator
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Haywood, Harry
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Date Issued
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1934
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Identifier
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363350, CFDT363350, ucf:5294
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/363350
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Title
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Rifle rule in Cuba.
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Creator
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Beals, Carleton, Odets, Clifford, Provisional Committee for Cuba
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Date Issued
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1935
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Identifier
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886194, CFDT886194, ucf:5605
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/886194
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Title
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Portrait of a young African American female.
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Date Created
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1861-1865
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Identifier
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DP0012820
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Format
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Image (JPEG)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0012820
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Title
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Portrait of an elderly African American female.
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Identifier
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DP0012818
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Format
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Image (JPEG)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0012818
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Title
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The Crime Against Kansas: The Apologies for the Crime; The True Remedy. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner. In the Senate of the United States,19th and 20th....
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Creator
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Sumner, Charles
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Date Created
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1856
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Identifier
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DP0012822
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Format
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0012822
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Title
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Romeo and Juliet in Dixieland.
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Date Created
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1890s
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Identifier
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DP0015455
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Format
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Set of related objects
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/DP0015455
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