This thesis covers four results: 1. We prove an analog of Whitney's embedding theorem for J-holomorphic discs. 2. For zj = xj + i*yj in C and let D_R^2 = {(z1, z2) in C^2 : x1^2 + x2^2 <1, y1^2 + y2^2 < 1} be the real ...

This is an analytical study of "Burundanga" or "Cantata Antillana" by Jack Délano (1914-1997). One of Délano’s most ambitious choral-orchestral compositions, "Burundanga" was completed in 1989 in response to a commission ...

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Classical music has been present in the Jamaica since the 18 century. The country conquered by Britain in 1655, still bears its European influence in its current culture. With a history of many cultures sharing common ...

My dissertation examines the reception of James Cagney in the light of ethnicity and immigration in the 1930s. I contend that it is only in this era that Cagney represents an inbetween type. His Irish-American catholicism ...

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Today, Japan is the largest foreign aid donor in the world with an annual government expenditure of over ten billion dollars. In its recent development of foreign aid activities, Japan has expanded its educational assistance ...