Digital Commons @ RIC Copyright (c) 2013 Rhode Island College All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.ric.edu Recent documents in Digital Commons @ RIC en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 01:34:11 PDT 3600 Rhode Island Normal School Catalog, 1902 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1900s/3 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1900s/3 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:42:42 PDT Rhode Island State Normal School Rhode Island Normal School Catalog, 1897 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1890s/10 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1890s/10 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:56:06 PDT Rhode Island State Normal School Rhode Island Normal School Catalog, 1892 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1890s/9 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1890s/9 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:52:05 PDT Rhode Island State Normal School Rhode Island Normal School Catalog, 1888 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1880s/10 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1880s/10 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:06 PDT Rhode Island State Normal School Rhode Island Normal School Catalog, 1886 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1880s/9 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1880s/9 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:45:03 PDT Rhode Island State Normal School Rhode Island Normal School Catalog, 1885 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1880s/8 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1880s/8 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:41:33 PDT Rhode Island State Normal School Rhode Island Normal School Catalog, 1884 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1880s/7 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1880s/7 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:12 PDT Rhode Island State Normal School Developing Library Websites Optimized for Mobile Devices http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/college_architecture/2 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/college_architecture/2 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:04:37 PDT The article explores the development of library websites optimized for mobile devices. Topics to be covered will include beginning the process of developing for mobile devices, assessing project goals, text-based contact with library staff, and mobile device emulators.

]]> Brendan Ryan The Elusive Eastern Film Corporation of Providence, Rhode Island: Resurrecting a Footnote in Film History http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/film_hp/1 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/film_hp/1 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:58:50 PDT Eastern Film Corporation was a local studio but its films were distributed and screened throughout New England with the exception of Rhode Island. At least twelve of its films, of various genres, which seemed to have generous budgets for size of the studio, have survived. Eastern’s prime years of business were brief, 1915-1917. Unfortunately, a fire destroyed the building in 1917 and the expenses it would cost to repair it too high for its original founder, Frederick S. Peck, a wealthy Barrington politician. Nevertheless, the studio staggered on throughout the 1920s.

]]> Adam Tawfik Motion pictures Humanities Entertainment industry Is There a Perceived Benefit For Familial Caregivers of Dementia Patients in Pre-Loss Counseling in Addressing the Feelings of Chronic Sorrow? http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/honors_projects/71 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/honors_projects/71 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:08:43 PDT This quantitative and qualitative study explores the importance of timing in the delivery of the support services that affect the psychosocial health of primary family caregivers of dementia patients. Caregivers’ narratives and survey responses reflect their feelings about the impact the experience of caregiving has on their emotional, physical, and mental health as they struggle to manage the stressors of dealing with a patient’s physical care, as well as the additional medical, legal, financial, spiritual, and emotional tasks associated with end-of-life issues. The purpose of exploring the importance of timing in the delivery of support services is to ascertain if the caregivers feel that they experience reductions in the negative emotional response (chronic sorrow) engendered by these stressors if they are provided with services early in the caregiving process. The participants in the study indicate that they feel it is important to receive support services early and often during the course of the caregiving process. Delaying the start of support is perceived as adversely affecting their feelings of self-efficacy during the entirety of the caregiving experience. Three-fourths of this study’s participating caregivers report that the majority of their support and caregiving information is delivered through support group participation. They perceive that support group participation assists them in ameliorating some of the feelings associated with chronic sorrow.

]]> Karen Ann Smith (4,8) Ordered Generalized Whist Designs - Existence Results http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/math_cs_hp/1 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/math_cs_hp/1 Mon, 06 May 2013 12:05:29 PDT Ordered Generalized Whist tournaments are a new design. In this

study, we establish that ordered generalized whist tournaments exist for

tournaments with 8n + 1 players, n odd, with 4 players per team.

]]> Nicholas Leveilee Mathematics Did Print Media’s Coverage of White-Collar Crime Change After the ‘Bernie Madoff Scandal’? http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/justice_hp/1 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/justice_hp/1 Fri, 03 May 2013 12:23:29 PDT The question guiding this research is: What are the meanings associated with white-collar crime in the media, and how, if at all, have those meanings changed in the wake of the ‘Bernie Madoff scandal’? This analysis explores how the newspaper article was framed (either episodic or thematic) and what labels were used to describe the crime and actors involved. Articles between 2007 and 2011 were analyzed, covering the year before the scandal to two years after Madoff was convicted in 2009. For framing, this analysis found that, unlike stories on poverty or street crimes which focus more on episodic themes, newspapers used a combination of thematic and episodic frames. However, after the Madoff scandal, there was a slight turn towards specific crimes and criminals – suggesting that newspapers were moving more towards episodic framing. For labels, the newspaper articles suggest at least two major types of labels. One is the fairly consistent association of white-collar crime with complexity. A second is the omission of working and middle class victims when discussing white-collar crime. Further, the use of labels connoting complexity intensified after the Madoff scandal.

]]> Susan Wennermark Criminal justice A Rhetorical Analysis of Messages to America by Osama bin Laden http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/com_hp/1 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/com_hp/1 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:44:38 PDT The purpose of this paper is to analyze bin Laden’s argumentation and rhetorical techniques in three speeches addressed to the American population. Persuasive techniques that were used will be described as well as the historical context surrounding the timing of each speech’s release. These speeches will be examined using Campbell and Burkholder’s “Three Stages of Rhetorical Criticism” as outlined in the second edition of Critiques of Contemporary Rhetoric.

]]> Meredith Taylor Communication Rhode Island Normal School Catalog, 1891 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1890s/8 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1890s/8 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:59:40 PDT Rhode Island State Normal School Rhode Island Normal School Catalog, 1890 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1890s/7 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1890s/7 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:54:08 PDT Rhode Island State Normal School The Buried Seed: Generational Narcissism in D.H. Lawrence's The Rainbow http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/english_etd/2 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/english_etd/2 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:15:52 PDT D.H. Lawrence’s novel The Rainbow follows three generations of the Brangwen family as they experience problems of identity while trying to navigate a changing world. The identity issues in the novel can be understood as symptomatic of what clinical psychologists term Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Each generation embodies narcissistic traits that prevent them from living happy, full lives. The thesis focuses on the generational aspect of the novel and how the repeated narcissistic issues found in each generation build on and reflect one another, culminating in the character of Ursula. With this character Lawrence portrays the struggles necessary to transcend the narcissistic state.

]]> Christine Dennen Literature Psychology Rhode Island Normal School Catalog, 1918-1919 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1910s/3 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1910s/3 Thu, 02 May 2013 09:31:19 PDT Rhode Island State Normal School Rhode Island Normal School Catalog, 1916 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1910s/2 http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ca1910s/2 Thu, 02 May 2013 09:19:51 PDT Rhode Island State Normal School