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- A study examining the impact of vocabulary instruction on the vocabulary growth and acquisition of adults enrolled in community college developmental reading course.
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ABSTRACT Author: Jodi McGeary Robson Title: A Study Examining the Impact of Vocabulary Instruction on the Vocabulary Growth and Acquisition of Adults Enrolled in a Community College Developmental Reading Course Institution: Florida Atlantic University Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Gail Burnaford Degree: Doctor of Education Year: 2009 The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of four instructional methods - context clues, definition, elaboration technique, or word parts and word...
Show moreABSTRACT Author: Jodi McGeary Robson Title: A Study Examining the Impact of Vocabulary Instruction on the Vocabulary Growth and Acquisition of Adults Enrolled in a Community College Developmental Reading Course Institution: Florida Atlantic University Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Gail Burnaford Degree: Doctor of Education Year: 2009 The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of four instructional methods - context clues, definition, elaboration technique, or word parts and word families- on the vocabulary growth and acquisition of adults enrolled in a community college developmental reading course. The study investigated whether performance in any or all of the four instructional methods was moderated by age or language. Seventy three respondents participated in the study. Participants were enrolled in one of five sections of College Reading Preparatory II (REA0002) offered in the Spring of 2009 at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida. All five sections of REA0002 were taught by the same professor, a tenured faculty member, chair of the developmental reading department and Associate Professor of Developmental Reading at Indian River State College. The instruction and tests in all five sections of REA0002 were consistent with the research design which insured continuity and consistency in the use of the four instructional methods. All participants received the same treatment and quizzes. During the course of the study, participants first received a pretest, then the treatment or instruction, followed by an instructional quiz, and a delayed post-test was administered at the end of the study. An analysis of the data, which included the pretest, instructional quizzes withfour quizzes independently and then combined for an aggregate score for an immediate post-test, and the delayed post-test, yielded mixed results. The four instructional quizzes independently showed definition instruction to have the highest positive impact on student learning. In a measure of gains from pretest to instructional quizzes immediately after treatment, significant improvement in student learning was found only with word parts instruction. In a measure of performance from pretest to immediate post-test (aggregate score of instructional quizzes) there was a significant gain in students’ vocabulary competence, and from pretest to delayed post-test there was a significant decrement in students’ vocabulary competence. Age and language moderated vocabulary competence. Further tests of equivalency were mixed and should be interpreted cautiously, as there were a very small number of students in the group of 25 years or older and non-native English speakers.
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- 2009
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- A Study Examining the Impact of Vocabulary Instruction on the Vocabulary Growth and Acquisition of Adults Enrolled in a Community College Developmental Reading Course.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of four instructional methods - context clues, definition, elaboration technique, or word parts and word families on the vocabulary growth and acquisition of adults enrolled in a community college developmental reading course. The study investigated whether performance in any or all of the four instructional methods was moderated by age or language. Seventy three respondents participated in the study. Participants were enrolled in one of...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine the effects of four instructional methods - context clues, definition, elaboration technique, or word parts and word families on the vocabulary growth and acquisition of adults enrolled in a community college developmental reading course. The study investigated whether performance in any or all of the four instructional methods was moderated by age or language. Seventy three respondents participated in the study. Participants were enrolled in one of five sections of College Reading Preparatory II (REA0002) offered in the Spring of 2009 at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida. All five sections of REA0002 were taught by the same professor, a tenured faculty member, chair of the developmental reading department and Associate Professor of Developmental Reading at Indian River State College. The instruction and tests in all five sections of REA0002 were consistent with the research design which insured continuity and consistency in the use of the four instructional methods. All participants received the same treatment and quizzes. During the course of the study, participants first received a pretest, then the treatment or instruction, followed by an instructional quiz, and a delayed post-test was administered at the end of the study. An analysis of the data, which included the pretest, instructional quizzes with four quizzes independently and then combined for an aggregate score for an immediate post-test, and the delayed post-test, yielded mixed results. The four instructional quizzes independently showed definition instruction to have the highest positive impact on student learning. In a measure of gains from pretest to instructional quizzes immediately after treatment, significant improvement in student learning was found only with word parts instruction. In a measure of performance from pretest to immediate post-test (aggregate score of instructional quizzes) there was a significant gain in students’ vocabulary competence, and from pretest to delayed post-test there was a significant decrement in students’ vocabulary competence. Age and language moderated vocabulary competence. Further tests of equivalency were mixed and should be interpreted cautiously, as there were a very small number of students in the group of 25 years or older and non-native English speakers.
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- irsc_sw_dis_0001
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- The Indian River Review: A Journal of Prose, Poetry, and Photography, Issue 1.
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Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Indian River Review! The germ of an idea that was dropped into fecund soil years ago has finally propagated, put down spidery roots, sprouted like a green–leaved seedling above the brackish surface. We hope that like the red mangroves that shape our namesake river The Indian River Review will serve as fertile habitat for the literary and photographic arts of the Treasure Coast and help protect against the erosion of the cultural and artistic stratum...
Show moreWelcome to the inaugural edition of The Indian River Review! The germ of an idea that was dropped into fecund soil years ago has finally propagated, put down spidery roots, sprouted like a green–leaved seedling above the brackish surface. We hope that like the red mangroves that shape our namesake river The Indian River Review will serve as fertile habitat for the literary and photographic arts of the Treasure Coast and help protect against the erosion of the cultural and artistic stratum that makes any place a rich one to live. Although our roots are local—the editors are all Indian River State College faculty—our scope tends outward beyond the region: we received submissions from Eastern Europe and China, as well as from across the United States. The theme of the issue is Time and Place, and these poems and stories and essays are testament to the power of the particular: this gravestone or Agave bottle or Chicago street-corner, that instant when the breath is held, the phone call that changes everything. In short, we have been enriched by the endeavor; we hope you are too.
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- Benefits of Open Educational Resources Adoption.
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Through a series of workshops and incentives faculty will learn the benefits of adopting open educational resources (OER) in their classroom in place of costly publisher provided textbooks. Participants will commit to adopting OER in their course for at least three semesters. Indian River State College librarians know the value of OER having only taught credit courses using OER materials. Furthermore, librarians specialize in collecting, storing, describing, and evaluating information....
Show moreThrough a series of workshops and incentives faculty will learn the benefits of adopting open educational resources (OER) in their classroom in place of costly publisher provided textbooks. Participants will commit to adopting OER in their course for at least three semesters. Indian River State College librarians know the value of OER having only taught credit courses using OER materials. Furthermore, librarians specialize in collecting, storing, describing, and evaluating information. Knowledge of OER and access to over one million library licensed scholarly materials makes a librarian the best person to implement college-wide, innovative OER adoption. This application was successful in receiving the Gladys Williams Wolf Endowed Teaching Chair in Communications on Monday, April 4, 2016.
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- irsc_scholarlyworks_teachingandlearning_etc_0001
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- One Book, One College: IRSC Reads Frankenstein Panel Discussion.
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A panel of faculty, administrators, and students lead a discussion on how Frankenstein is seen through the lens of their disciplines.
Panelists and presenters include:
- Dr. Edwin R. Massey, President, Indian River State College
- Dr. Kevin E. Cooper, Administrative Director, Applied Research & Entrepreneurial Activities
- Dr. Sarah M. Mallonee, Professor, English/Communication/Modern Languages, Honors Coordinator
- Rachel Gross, IRSC Honors student, English major
- Dr. Danny M. Hoey, Administrative...
Show moreA panel of faculty, administrators, and students lead a discussion on how Frankenstein is seen through the lens of their disciplines.
Panelists and presenters include:
- Dr. Edwin R. Massey, President, Indian River State College
- Dr. Kevin E. Cooper, Administrative Director, Applied Research & Entrepreneurial Activities
- Dr. Sarah M. Mallonee, Professor, English/Communication/Modern Languages, Honors Coordinator
- Rachel Gross, IRSC Honors student, English major
- Dr. Danny M. Hoey, Administrative Director, Minority Affairs
- Dr. Robert Lowery, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- Dr. Bryan Reuther, Assistant Professor, Human Services
- Dr. Dean A. Wagstaffe, Department Chair/Associate Professor, Social Sciences
- Dr. Michelle D. Carrigan, Assistant Professor, Humanities
- Dr. Steven B. Hammer, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- Dr. Arthur M. Doweyko, Scientific Consultant, Teacher, Science Fiction Author
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- 2015-10-01
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- irsc_c_lib_0001
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- Audio file
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- "The Question" 1986-10-09.
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Don Hulick interviewed IRJC students about their opinions on the military draft system and asked them for their ideas about changes that could be made to the system. There were a variety of ideas proposed by the interviewees. The military draft was a point of tension and unrest in the United States during the 1960’s mostly because men were being drafted to fight in the Vietnam War which especially by the late 1960’s was unpopular among the American people. The United States drafted military...
Show moreDon Hulick interviewed IRJC students about their opinions on the military draft system and asked them for their ideas about changes that could be made to the system. There were a variety of ideas proposed by the interviewees. The military draft was a point of tension and unrest in the United States during the 1960’s mostly because men were being drafted to fight in the Vietnam War which especially by the late 1960’s was unpopular among the American people. The United States drafted military age men between 1964 and 1973. The draft itself contributed to the unpopularity of the war. Summary written by Rebecca Sills, in Dr. Carrigan's AMH 2020 H2SL (Honors/Service Learning).
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- 1968-10-09
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- irsc_c_pp_0008
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- "Library Usage Intensifies Knowledge".
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According to the Indian River Junior College president Dr. Maxwell King, the IRJC library provides an independent student with an extensive collection of books and information for research or learning. That area was specifically built for individual study because it is unlikely for the average student to retain everything he or she has learned in class. The common day libraries contain information written before any human lifespan, so if any student is curious about the past, the library is a...
Show moreAccording to the Indian River Junior College president Dr. Maxwell King, the IRJC library provides an independent student with an extensive collection of books and information for research or learning. That area was specifically built for individual study because it is unlikely for the average student to retain everything he or she has learned in class. The common day libraries contain information written before any human lifespan, so if any student is curious about the past, the library is a great place to obtain knowledge. Summary written by Malik Girondin, in Dr. Carrigan's AMH 2020 H2SL (Honors/Service Learning).
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- 1965-09-24
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- irsc_c_pp_0009
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- Hallstrom Letters Book I.
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Hallstrom House Book I is composed of family letters, letters of employment recommendations, a copy of a last will and testament from Sweden, burial ceremony documents, letters of engagement, a military warrant, and a report card. All content is related to the Hallstrom family archival collection. Geographic Locations Include: Hogserod, Sweden; Lund, Sweden; Ystead, Sweden; Fort Pierce, Florida; Viking, Florida; Alberta, Canada; Berlin, Germany; Chicago, Illinois; Hensedt, Germany; Sjöbo,...
Show moreHallstrom House Book I is composed of family letters, letters of employment recommendations, a copy of a last will and testament from Sweden, burial ceremony documents, letters of engagement, a military warrant, and a report card. All content is related to the Hallstrom family archival collection. Geographic Locations Include: Hogserod, Sweden; Lund, Sweden; Ystead, Sweden; Fort Pierce, Florida; Viking, Florida; Alberta, Canada; Berlin, Germany; Chicago, Illinois; Hensedt, Germany; Sjöbo, Sweden; Dalby, Sweden. Scans and summary created by Parisa Erfani and Danae Renneker, in in Dr. Carrigan's AMH 2020 H2SL (Honors/Service Learning).
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- irsc_tcc_hh_0001
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- Advancements in dental pulp stem cells for potential therapeutic applications.
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Dental pulp stem cell research has provided new understanding regarding the subtle differences from the more commonly studied mesenchymal stem cells. The ability to differentiate into various types of cells, the ease of extraction, and ability to maintain clonogenic properties in cell cultures have led dental pulp stem cells to be an attractive alternative focus in stem cell therapeutic research. The recent research advancements that have led an endeavor for application in medicine and...
Show moreDental pulp stem cell research has provided new understanding regarding the subtle differences from the more commonly studied mesenchymal stem cells. The ability to differentiate into various types of cells, the ease of extraction, and ability to maintain clonogenic properties in cell cultures have led dental pulp stem cells to be an attractive alternative focus in stem cell therapeutic research. The recent research advancements that have led an endeavor for application in medicine and therapeutics are reviewed.
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- 08-01-2018
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- irsc_s_b_p0002
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- Prions, Amyloid Precursor Protein, and Tau.
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Prions, amyloid precursor protein (APP), and tau, and the diseases that result from them, share common characteristics. These include the manner in which the diseases progress, and the structures and physiology of the proteins. This paper discusses some common characteristics.
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- 08-01-2018
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- irsc_s_b_p0001
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- Document (PDF)
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- Human Leukocyte Antigens and Their Correlation to Disease.
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Lack of information on unique diseases has led to research on human components associated with disease defense such as the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), also known as the human leukocyte antigen (HLA). This genetic complex produces three classes of MHC receptors in humans, MHC/HLA I, II, and III, located on the cell membrane. MHC is a highly polymorphic gene complex with high linkage disequilibrium. Molecular changes and mutations on units of the MHC increase susceptibility for...
Show moreLack of information on unique diseases has led to research on human components associated with disease defense such as the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), also known as the human leukocyte antigen (HLA). This genetic complex produces three classes of MHC receptors in humans, MHC/HLA I, II, and III, located on the cell membrane. MHC is a highly polymorphic gene complex with high linkage disequilibrium. Molecular changes and mutations on units of the MHC increase susceptibility for disease. These findings led to procedures which purposely induced changes on the MHC to prove its association with disease susceptibility. Analyzing and sequencing the genome of the HLA gene region is an important part of understanding the MCH, but sequencing can be difficult due to its high polymorphism trait. These issues led to faster, more efficient, and cheaper methods for sequencing not just the HLA but any gene region. Technology such as mass spectrometry is also facilitating characterization of HLAs, and finding disease correlations. With these advances in technology, a source for various diseases can be found.
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- 08-01-2018
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- irsc_s_b_p0003
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- The Indian River Review: A Journal of Prose, Poetry, and Photography, Issue 2.
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At one time, memory was recorded by story tellers who kept oral records of the past. Since mankind has moved from an oral to a literate culture, documenting narratives and experiences has been the objective of writers and photographers. In this second issue of The Indian River Review, our contributors share their creative memories in different forms. Poets tell us about an overhead conversation that stings with criticism, a lost love who seems to disappear, a summer afternoon that stretches...
Show moreAt one time, memory was recorded by story tellers who kept oral records of the past. Since mankind has moved from an oral to a literate culture, documenting narratives and experiences has been the objective of writers and photographers. In this second issue of The Indian River Review, our contributors share their creative memories in different forms. Poets tell us about an overhead conversation that stings with criticism, a lost love who seems to disappear, a summer afternoon that stretches far ahead. Other authors carve out stories of their ancestors never met and parents they idolized. These textual memories are mixed in this issue with photographic evidence of time, moments of time that have been stopped for us to examine closely. The editors hope our readers will enjoy these shared memories a much as we have.
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- irsc_tirr_0002
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- Pioneer Post Volume 11, Number 10.
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This issue of Pioneer Post includes the political cartoon "Henry David Thoreau is born from a baloonery". This political cartoon focuses on some of the significant issues going on during 1971 such as debates on pollution and overpopulation among the U.S. People believed that foreign immigration to the U.S. and the amount of reproduction was causing overpopulation and was viewed as polluting America. Protesters were in an attempt to put a halt on immigration and slow down the amount of...
Show moreThis issue of Pioneer Post includes the political cartoon "Henry David Thoreau is born from a baloonery". This political cartoon focuses on some of the significant issues going on during 1971 such as debates on pollution and overpopulation among the U.S. People believed that foreign immigration to the U.S. and the amount of reproduction was causing overpopulation and was viewed as polluting America. Protesters were in an attempt to put a halt on immigration and slow down the amount of reproduction by the use of condoms and birth control. This article sheds light on how overpopulation was viewed as pollution to the U.S. At the time period, people believed that this would result in less food, more homes to create, and overall non beneficial for the United States. This article also shows some of the ways that people influenced and motivated protests towards these issues going on. Summary and historical context written by Shaun Tyler Jones, in Dr. Michelle Carrigan's Fall 2018 AMH2020.
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- 1971-04-13
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- irsc_c_pp_0011
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- Pioneer Post Volume 1, Number 7.
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This issue of the Pioneer Post contains an article called "To Die A Foetal Death". This article argues that mixing alcohol and getting behind the wheel is dangerous and leads to many unexpected deaths. In the article, the author explains that people make poor decisions while impaired. The author cites the statistic that drunk driving leads to around 40,000 deaths. This article would be relevant to someone interested in how society viewed reckless driving. The drinking age at the time the...
Show moreThis issue of the Pioneer Post contains an article called "To Die A Foetal Death". This article argues that mixing alcohol and getting behind the wheel is dangerous and leads to many unexpected deaths. In the article, the author explains that people make poor decisions while impaired. The author cites the statistic that drunk driving leads to around 40,000 deaths. This article would be relevant to someone interested in how society viewed reckless driving. The drinking age at the time the article was written was 18 and punishments for drunk driving were less severe then in the 21st century. At this time people started to debate drinking and driving. This article argues that mixing alcohol and getting behind the wheel is dangerous and lead to many unexpected deaths. summary and historical context written by Matthew Antonius in Dr. Carrigan's Fall 2018 AMH 2020.
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- 1963-12-09
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- irsc_c_pp_0012
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- Pioneer Post Volume 11, Number 6.
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This issue of the Pioneer Post includes an article called "Pioneer Recruit for '72-73' Seasons". The summary of this article is about how basketball and baseball was back in the 70's as far as recruiting at IRCC. It also speaks about championships won, season records and whether IRCC should start a football team. This article might be relevant to researchers who were interested in integrated sports teams in the era directly after the civil rights movement. On a more local level it would be...
Show moreThis issue of the Pioneer Post includes an article called "Pioneer Recruit for '72-73' Seasons". The summary of this article is about how basketball and baseball was back in the 70's as far as recruiting at IRCC. It also speaks about championships won, season records and whether IRCC should start a football team. This article might be relevant to researchers who were interested in integrated sports teams in the era directly after the civil rights movement. On a more local level it would be interesting to people who wanted to know more about what sport offerings IRCC had in 1972. Summary and historical context written by Donel Gresseau as part of Dr. Michelle Carrigan's Fall 2018 AMH2020.
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- 1972-04-20
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- irsc_c_pp_0013
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- Document (PDF)
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- Pioneer Post Volume 12, Number 7.
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This issue of the Pioneer Press includes the article "The Teetotoalling Days are Over". This article manly focuses the viewpoint of the draw backs of drinking whether or not the user is underage. The Author also stresses the fact that there is a need to raise the drinking age across the whole country in order to try and prevent under age citizens from drive from one state to another one whose legal drinking age is lower. This was all in the attempt to decrease the number of fatal car crashes...
Show moreThis issue of the Pioneer Press includes the article "The Teetotoalling Days are Over". This article manly focuses the viewpoint of the draw backs of drinking whether or not the user is underage. The Author also stresses the fact that there is a need to raise the drinking age across the whole country in order to try and prevent under age citizens from drive from one state to another one whose legal drinking age is lower. This was all in the attempt to decrease the number of fatal car crashes across and within state boundaries. This is historically significant due to the fact that thought the early 70s and all the way till the late 90s there was a big push to raise the drinking age in all states across the country. This was due to the fact that the number of fatal car accidents were at an all time high. This movement to try to reduce the number of fatal crashes became a issue on the national stage in the early 1980. Mothers against Drunk Driving, which was created on September 5, 1980 in California, sought to spread awareness across both the United States and Canada of the dangers of drunk driving as well as driving under the influence of other drugs. Summary and historical context written by Christopher Santiago Jr. as part of Dr. Michelle Carriagan's Fall 2018 AMH2020.
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- 1973-02-1973
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- irsc_c_pp_0014
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- Pioneer Post Volume 11, Number 8.
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This issue of the Pioneer Post includes an article called "Veterans Organize at IRSC." Vietnam Veterans organized at IRSC to form "Delta Omicron Mu" as a veteran's club. The club gathered to keep veterans informed about developments in the educational-aid benefits being awarded by the government. The club also served as a way for veterans to have their voice to be heard about payments delays from the Veterans Administration. The article is historically significant because it shows how the...
Show moreThis issue of the Pioneer Post includes an article called "Veterans Organize at IRSC." Vietnam Veterans organized at IRSC to form "Delta Omicron Mu" as a veteran's club. The club gathered to keep veterans informed about developments in the educational-aid benefits being awarded by the government. The club also served as a way for veterans to have their voice to be heard about payments delays from the Veterans Administration. The article is historically significant because it shows how the Vietnam War directly affected people returning from war in our area. It also shows how veterans gathered to voice their concerns about the educational aid being provided by the government and how they became invested in their student government. Summary and historical context created by Justin Marcaida as part of Dr. Michelle Carriagn's Fall 2018 AMH2020.
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- 1971-03-16
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- irsc_c_pp_0015
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- Document (PDF)