McAlister, J. Thomas

University/Organization Ball State University Title Use of Transitional Words and Phrases in English and Chinese News Writing Synopsis Contrastive rhetoric has been used to examine the differences in languages. Studies have focused on apparent differences in Chinese...

Meier, David A.

University/Organization Dickinson State University Title Anacharsis: Rediscovering History in the 18th Century Synopsis Barthélemy’s Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce steeped his fictional Anacharsis into a complex matrix of alleged authoritative classical...

Nicolaides, Demetris

University/Organization Bloomfield College Title How Human Idiosyncrasy, Culture, and Biology Aided in the Development of a Rationalistic Interpretation of Nature Synopsis What led to the intellectual transition from mythology to science in ancient Greece? The factors...

Park, Joo-Yeun

University/Organization Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Title Influencing the social, Intergovernmental and International level – How do NGOs Function? Synopsis This paper discusses the concept of NGOs as well as the role of the NGOs in various theoretical...

Payton, Lee C.

University/Organization Columbia College Chicago Title I VROOM! POW! BANG! & 3 Futzes… The Art & Science of Custom- Made Cinema Sound Effects Synopsis Most of the sounds that you hear in movies are not made by what you see on the silver screen. This...

Robeson, Richard

University/Organization Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC USA Title Deconstructing the Privacy Narrative: Social Media, Surveillance and Normative Ethics Synopsis A discussion of the interrelationship of privacy concerns in three arenas: state surveillance,...