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The Production of Cultural Boundaries: The Influence of Participatory Journalism on the Immigration Debate in Texas

Description: Paper uses a content analysis of the editorial section in a major Dallas-area newspaper to demonstrate a shift within American public discourse toward moral and cultural arguments against illegal immigration, and argues that this is due to the inclusion of participatory journalism in newspaper editorial pages.
Date: 2008
Creator: Williams, Alexander T.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Do You Get Me? Exploring Cross-Cultural Communication Between Refugees and Health Practitioners

Description: Paper discusses recurring themes in cross-cultural communication between medical practitioners and refugees, specifically Vietnamese refugees who have lived in the United States for more than 20 years, at the Dallas County Health Services Refugee Clinic, including substitution, omission, editorialization with the use of an interpreter, and nonverbal communication expressed by both populations.
Date: 2010
Creator: Haynes, Kayla Marie
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Assistive Technology Use by Students with Disabilities at UNT

Description: Honors thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing assertive technologies used by students with physical disabilities. Topics include frequently used devices, services of the Office of Disability Accommodation, and the quality of students' training with these devices.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Chabot, Monique
Partner: UNT Honors College
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Environmental Inequality in Tarrant County: An Analysis of Public and Private Sector Waste

Description: Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the distribution of environmental contamination generated by public and private sector activities as it relates to the social, demographic, and economic characteristics of the inhabitants of Tarrant County, Texas.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Pohlmeyer, Remington
Partner: UNT Honors College
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