The true republican : containing the inaugural addresses, together with the first annual addresses and messages of all the presidents of the United States, from 1789 to 1845 : together with their farewell addresses, and illustrated with the portrait of each of the presidents. To which is annexed the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States, with the amendments and signers' names. Also, the constitutions of many of the most important states in the Union. /

Plates unsigned, but originally the work of: Albert Newsam, Augustus Kollner and P.S. Duval?

Report of the Board on Fortifications or Other Defenses appointed by the President of the United States under the provisions of the act of Congress approved March 3, 1885 ...

William C. Endicott, Secretary of War, President of the Board.

Government's role in economic competitiveness : hearings before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, first session.

"June 8, 9, 1987"--Pt. 2.

In our first year of war; messages and addresses to the Congress and the people, March 5, 1917, to January 8, 1918,

"A war volume of the President's messages to follow Why we are at war."--Foreword.

Information about Postmaster Positions; First-, Second-, and Third-Class Post Offices

Title Varies: Information Regarding Postmaster Positions Filled Through Nomination by the President for Confirmation by the Senate

Crime in the National Capital : hearings ... Ninety-first Congress, first [and second] session[s].

Pt.5: Hearings before the Public Health, Education, Welfare, and Safety Subcommittee.

Affectivity and Effectiveness in speeches of the President Lula: a passional rhetoric

Based on the studies of rhetoric and argumentation related to Greco roman tradition, this paper analyses some speeches given by President Lula in different circumstances. Rhetorical strategies of emotional and technical nature – affectivity and effectiveness, respectively – used by the President are pointed out, describing their role on conquering the audience. It can be concluded that the last ones support the first ones, showing that affectivity is prevailing in the speeches of the Brazilian President. The set of categories presented can be used as the foundation to the study of political speeches as well as speeches of other nature.  

Exploring first-year academic achievement through structural equation modelling

The purpose of this research was to develop and test a multicausal model of the individual characteristics associated with academic success in first-year Australian university students. This model comprised the constructs of: previous academic performance, achievement motivation, self-regulatory learning strategies, and personality traits, with end-of-semester grades the dependent variable of interest. The study involved the distribution of a questionnaire, which assessed motivation, self-regulatory learning strategies and personality traits, to 1193 students at the start of their first year at university. Students' academic records were accessed at the end of their first year of study to ascertain their first and second semester grades. This study established that previous high academic performance, use of self-regulatory learning strategies, and being introverted and agreeable, were indicators of academic success in the first semester of university study. Achievement motivation and the personality trait of conscientiousness were indirectly related to first semester grades, through the influence they had on the students' use of self-regulatory learning strategies. First semester grades were predictive of second semester grades. This research provides valuable information for both educators and students about the factors intrinsic to the individual that are associated with successful performance in the first year at university.