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Regicide is a full-length fantasy novel whose world and plot are influenced by the Western Zodiac. It is a coming of age story that reflects an individual's changing views as they come to understand society, religion, and the history of the place where they were born. The book blurb is

Regicide is a full-length fantasy novel whose world and plot are influenced by the Western Zodiac. It is a coming of age story that reflects an individual's changing views as they come to understand society, religion, and the history of the place where they were born. The book blurb is as follows: "When the king of Celestial Kingdom is murdered and the culprit is unknown, Vernalia Novoa is called to help fill the void his death has created. Though ill-equipped to run a kingdom, she shoulders the burdens as one of the last living Pisces capable of fulfilling the immense responsibilities. With the struggle between doing her job, finding a new ruler, and uncovering the truth about what happened to her people, the passed king’s infamous words echo: people are not always what we hope for them to be."

ContributorsMonson, Cera (Author) / LaCroix, Kristin (Thesis director) / Mara, Miriam (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Computer Science and Engineering Program (Contributor) / School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies (Contributor)
Created2023-05
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I designed a collection of 14 industry-segmented PDF documents to be accessed by full-time MBA students at UCLA for the purpose of career exploration.

ContributorsDevereaux, Jessica (Author) / Lauer, Claire (Degree committee member) / Mara, Miriam (Degree committee member)
Created2019-04-22
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The primary goal of this research was to identify the elements of members' website usage stories (including plot points and story scope), and which brand principles of Free Range CrossFit, like personal development (among others), can be identified in those storytelling elements. To accomplish this, I designed the interview questions

The primary goal of this research was to identify the elements of members' website usage stories (including plot points and story scope), and which brand principles of Free Range CrossFit, like personal development (among others), can be identified in those storytelling elements. To accomplish this, I designed the interview questions to uncover these patterns in the various plot points of their journey as users, and developed a coding manual with the elements of "Brand" and "User Story" to code the transcripts. I then coded the transcribed results using Atlas.ti program, and identified occurrences and co-occurrences between the two concepts. The results showed that the website is being used to track members' personal development, which aligns with Brand principles from mainstream CrossFit, and the gym's mission and value statements. The data also suggests that members identified their usage stories through various scopes. While the beginning of story outlined by members was clear, the data suggests that there is room for improvement towards the end of the members' journey as users of the website, and recommendations are provided.

ContributorsTrella, Gavin (Author) / Lauer, Claire (Degree committee member) / Mara, Miriam (Degree committee member) / Mara, Andrew (Degree committee member)
Created2018-04-30
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The 19th century marked a period of transformative global change where various movements sought to shape society in radical ways. One such movement was eugenics, which fostered perceptions of disability that led to the widespread acceptance of involuntary and coerced sterilizations of disabled females in the United States. In the

The 19th century marked a period of transformative global change where various movements sought to shape society in radical ways. One such movement was eugenics, which fostered perceptions of disability that led to the widespread acceptance of involuntary and coerced sterilizations of disabled females in the United States. In the 20th century, politicians employed eugenics to its end, demonstrating the greatest horrors it could hold. This thesis will investigate the rationale behind sterilizations, the evolution of societal attitudes towards disability, and the contemporary role of guardianships in medical decision-making processes through the theoretical lenses of critical disability studies, the models of disability, and the moral principles of bioethics – justice, autonomy, and nonmaleficence. Findings indicate that individuals with disabilities may need additional support in the medical decision-making process, and while historically guardianships have been used to achieve this, they should be a last resort if the individual has the competence necessary to partake in collaborative decision-making with the support of a third-party, particularly in instances that involve the irreversible procedure of sterilization.
ContributorsLemke, Ava (Author) / Mara, Miriam (Thesis director) / Schuster, Nanette (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor) / School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor) / School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies (Contributor)
Created2024-05