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ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my girlfriend Karen for being so patient and understanding of me while I wrote this dissertation. I would like to thank my parents for their help in proofreading and giving me ideas. I would like to thank my brother for his help. Thanks also to my sisters for their support. Thanks to Andrew Gulledge, Sammy Hartung, and Jeff Klibert for helping me. Special thanks to my chair, Dr. Carlozzi, for his help in shaping this project, as well as Diane Montgomery for her selfless help. Finally, I would like to thank my committee members for their suggestions and support