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"Be" in Dallas Black English

This dissertation purposes to answer the question of whether or not the verb system of Black English in Dallas has the same features as those that characterize Black English in other sections of the country. Specifically, it describes in detail the use of the verb "be" within the speech of blacks in the Dallas metropolitan area and accounts for these usages formally within the framework of a transformational-generative grammar of the type proposed by Noam Chomsky.

Date: August 1972

Creator: Jones, Nancy (Nancy N.)

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Beginnings of City Planning in Dallas, Texas

City planning in Dallas, Texas, gives insight into various aspects of the early planning movement in the United States. Dallas city planning offers an opportunity to study the initial work for a plan; citizens' involvement in the pre-planning campaign and later in the workings of the plan itself; the conception of the plan; its implementation; and the differences between the proposed and the implemented plan. Specifically, the 1911 plan for Dallas, Texas affords a chance to examine Kansas City… more

Date: August 1972

Creator: Presnail, Patricia C.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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A Comparison of Two Methods of Teaching the Manipulative Skills of Office Machines

The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of comparing a learning systems approach to a lecture-demonstration-rotation approach of teaching the manipulative skills of office machines.

Date: May 1972

Creator: McKenzie, Jimmy C., 1939-

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Density, Distribution, Production and Drift of Benthic Fauna in a Reservoir Receiving Thermal Discharges from a Steam Electric Generating Plant

The effects of thermal discharges on the density, distribution, production, and drift of benthic organisms were studied at North Lake reservoir.

Date: December 1972

Creator: Durrett, Charles W.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Distribution, Size, Condition, and Food Habits of Selected Fishes in a Reservoir Receiving Heated Effluent from a Power Plant

This study was undertaken in order to provide further insight into the effects of artificial heating on the fisheries of a small reservoir in the Southwest. The following specific objectives were established: (1) to map the reservoir for the distribution of heated water, (2) to determine the distribution of selected species of sports, rough, and forage fish in areas affected by the effluent and in areas not affected, (3) to compare size and condition of selected species of fish from areas affec… more

Date: December 1972

Creator: McNeely, David L.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Economic and Geographic Mobility in Dallas, Texas, 1880-1910

The American Dream promised success to Americans in the nineteenth century. This study analyzes the possibilities for average individuals to succeed in rapidly growing Dallas, Texas from 1880 to 1910. Success is measured in terms of occupational, property, and geographical mobility. Available materials dealing with average persons from Dallas: tax rolls, city directories, and the manuscript census for 1880 are evaluated, The focus of this study is primarily on the black population, but for comp… more

Date: December 1972

Creator: Engerrand, Steven W.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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New Concepts in Drama Education: The Drama Curriculum at the Skyline Career Development Center in Dallas, Texas

This thesis evaluates the Skyline drama program. The first chapter presents an overview of the program; Chapters II and III describe the core and the advanced curriculum, respectively; and Chapter IV examines the first year of operation and evaluates the entire project.

Date: August 1972

Creator: Spalding, Sharon B.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Preferences of Selected Consumers Regarding Options for Choosing Colors for Townhouse Interiors

The study attempts to determine 1) whether or not consumers want to choose colors for interior goods; 2) whether they agree as to which interior items are most important for color selection; and, 3) whether they prefer to coordinate interior colors for themselves or choose from pre-coordlnated color schemes.

Date: December 1972

Creator: Pate, Sandra S.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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A Proposal for Instruction of Poetry at El Centro College

The problem of this study was to develop a proposal for the teaching of poetry for the purposes of contributing to the student's understanding and enjoyment. Surveys and summaries were made of scholarly writings on the junior college student, existential theories of education, and theories of poetry. A bibliography was constructed for each subject from resources of the North Texas State University library. Conclusions from each survey were derived from the selected resources and used to prepare… more

Date: August 1972

Creator: Drake, Jesse Henry

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Southwest Retort, Volume 24, Number 5, January 1972

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community. Published monthly during long academic semesters.

Date: January 1972