Browsing Investigative Cultural Research Projects (ICRPs) by Title
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La Necesidad de Aprender Ingles
(2003-01-27)En el mundo hoy hay una necesidad profunda de aprender otros idiomas, especialmente inglés. Es muy importante que los jóvenes aprendan inglés porque es la lengua que se habla en el mayor parte del mundo. Por lo menos setenta ... -
La Situacion Laboral de España
(2001-02-02)Desde que estoy en España, la situación laboral es algo que me ha interesado mucho. Antes de venir aquí, no sabía que había tantos problemas sobre el desempleo en España. Cuando descubrí que hay casi un 20 por ciento de ... -
La vida de una adolescente en un orfanato: las observaciones a traves de ensenar el ingles
(2003-01-30)Siempre me ha interesado la gente. Me gusta conocer nueva gente y aprender cómo son vidas diferentes de la mía. Una buena manera de conseguir esto es ofrecerme voluntariamente. Siempre me ha disfrutado donar tiempo a causas ... -
A Land Down Under: Solvent Abuse in Aboriginal Poluations
(2003)An integrative cultural research project studying solvent abuse in the indigenous population of Australia. -
Las Ludotecas de Madrid
(2006)For my ICRP, I volunteered for the Spanish Red Cross, working in the ludotecas, or workshops. Through working in afternoon programs with children from ages five to twelve, I tried to delve deeper into Spanish society and ... -
Learning Flamenco in Caceres
(2001-01)Dance may be one of the oldest art forms in the world, and it is a type of expression that I believe can provide valuable insight into the culture that created it. Therefor I choose to investigate the art of flamenco dancing ... -
Learning to Make Jewelry with the Sow Family in the Artisans' Village
(2003)For my ICRP, I apprenticed for four months in a traditional Senegalese jewelry shop located in the main artisans' village in Dakar, Senegal. -
Los Amigos de la Tierra
(2001-01-31)El mundo es mucho más grande hoy que antes el siglo diecinueve. Mejores medios de comunicación existen hoy que nos permiten poder comunicarnos con cada país en el mundo. Los ordenadores, los teléfonos móviles, y los correos ... -
Maangiy Goorgoorlu ak Garaab yi: A Woodworker's Perspective on the Multi-Faceted Art of Dakar
(2006)For my Integrative Cultural Research Project, I apprenticed a local woodcarver in Dakar and performed a research-based critique of the various depictions of art found throughout the city. I was able to complete my own ... -
Maasai Women: Resignation versus Retaliation
(1996-02-15)This is a study of Maasai women, the roles they play, the expectations held of them, and the system of support they have created for themselves. The research for this project was done in the small village of Eldamat in ... -
Market Analysis for a Sports Company
(2001)I was employed as a temporary at a globally-renowned sports company, within its Global Liscensing Department specifically. This department is concerned mainly with overseeing its liscencees' production of both wristwatches ... -
The Meaning Behind the Words: The Philosophy behind the Literature Department at the University of Nairobi
(1996-05-31)The study of literature is the study of the words which have been passed on from generation to generation. In a sense, it is the most truthful history a / student can study because the cardinal virtue of literature is ... -
Measuring Up: Sustainable Indexes and Urban Development
(2002-02-18)Over the past 20 years, Chiang Mai has experienced rapid growth and development. Now the second largest city in Thailand, the city faces many urban development problems with few signs of positive solutions. Spending the ... -
Mediengewalt und ihre Wirkung auf Kinder
(2002)Die Frage, welche und ob die Betrachtung von Gewalttaten eine Wirkung auf den Betrachter hat existiert nicht erst seit es das Kino oder Fernsehen gibt. Schon viel früher, zur Zeit des Theaters und sogar zu Zeit der ... -
Meine Arbeit in Der Brauerei
(2001)Als ich hörte, dass wir ein ICRP machen müssen, wusste ich sofort, dass ich in einer Brauerei arbeiten würde. Seit drei Jahre interessiere ich mich rur alles)was mit Bier zu tun hat: das Trinken, das Brauen, und die ... -
Mentoring Children at the International Refugee School, and Journalist with Yegoo Magazine
(2004)Working at a refugee center, helping a group of seven seventh graders narrate the traumas of their pasts, then compiling the finished pieces and publishing them in a local magazine entitled “Yegoo”. -
Municipality of Curridabat, Women's Office
(2001)América Latina es reconocida alredor del mundo como una región con una historia de mucha violencia, con unas decadas de la guerra, y con un problema grande de la presencia de las drogas. Aunque estas cosas son verdad para ... -
Museo de Bellas Artes
(2001-02-09)The Integrative Cultural Reseach Project is an important aspect of the study abroad experience of Kalamazoo College. For my project within the culture of Caceres, Spain I chose to work in the Museo Provincial de Caceres, ... -
Museos en Madrid
(2001)Museo, esta palabra tiene muchas significas diferentes a mucha gente. Para algunos un museo es aburrido y estar en uno es la cosa peor. Alguna gente tiene otras cosas más importante hacer. Pero, para algunos un museo es ...