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The Kemp Foundation’S Teaching Excellence Award Ceremony (2022 Program And Video), Illinois Wesleyan University
The Kemp Foundation’S Teaching Excellence Award Ceremony (2022 Program And Video), Illinois Wesleyan University
The Kemp Foundation's Teaching Excellence Award Ceremony Programs
This video contains the entire event, including the address given by the current Kemp Award winner, Professor of English Joanne Diaz. Retiring faculty are also honored (bios included in the program) and the Kemp Award winner for next year is revealed.
A Calling To Justice, Amelia Benner '09
A Calling To Justice, Amelia Benner '09
Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017
Cliff Nellis ’97 created and leads a legal center that is changing the lives of young people in one of Chicago’s toughest neighborhoods.
Vicious Cycle Or Business Cycle?: Explaining Political Violence In Northern Ireland After The Troubles, Lauren Burke
Vicious Cycle Or Business Cycle?: Explaining Political Violence In Northern Ireland After The Troubles, Lauren Burke
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
There are currently two schools of thought that seek to explain the persistence of political violence in Northern Ireland, one with a sociopolitical focus and the other with an economic focus. Expanding on past economic theory, this paper utilizes several multiple regression models to test the applicability of the economic school's relative deprivation theory in the fifteen years since the Troubles were formally ended with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The basis of this theory is that as economic conditions worsen in a given area, the number of acts of political violence should also increase. This study specifically …
Res Publica Xix
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
Complete copy of the 2014 volume of Res Publica.
The Back Of The House As Viewed From The Front Of The House: Sarah Davis And The Irish Domestic Servants Of Clover Lawn From 1872 To 1879, Gina C. Tangorra
The Back Of The House As Viewed From The Front Of The House: Sarah Davis And The Irish Domestic Servants Of Clover Lawn From 1872 To 1879, Gina C. Tangorra
Constructing the Past
This paper details the experience of Irish servants in late nineteenth-century Bloomington who were employed at Clover Lawn (the David Davis Mansion). The house on Clover Lawn was divided into three regions: public, private, and the servant quarters. The division between front-of-the-house, back-of-the-house is the American equivalent of the British “upstairs-downstairs” arrangement. This paper examines the connection between the design of the home and the established middle-class domestic system, the cultural and social differences between the servants and the Davis family, and the impact the Irish domestic servant population had on the growing Bloomington community, in order to gain a …
The Back Of The House As Viewed From The Front Of The House: Sarah Davis And The Irish Domestic Servants Of Clover Lawn From 1872 To 1879, Gina C. Tangorra
The Back Of The House As Viewed From The Front Of The House: Sarah Davis And The Irish Domestic Servants Of Clover Lawn From 1872 To 1879, Gina C. Tangorra
Honors Projects, History
This paper details the experience of Irish servants and servants of Irish-descent in late nineteenth-century Bloomington who were employed in the middle-class house on Clover Lawn (the David Davis Mansion). The house on Clover Lawn was divided into three regions: public, private, and the servant quarters. The back of the house was reserved for the servants’ living and working areas. The division between front-of-the-house, back-of-the-house is the American equivalent of the British “upstairs-downstairs” arrangement. The body of letters written between Sarah Davis and her family are a wealth of information on their servants, including their personalities, their duties, and her …
Oliver Cromwell : Man Of Force, Robert Ekkebus
Oliver Cromwell : Man Of Force, Robert Ekkebus
Constructing the Past
Oliver Cromwell was not born a genius like Napoleon and was well into the latter half of his unimpressive and quiet life by the time he was elected to the Long Parliament. Despite this, in slightly over a decade Cromwell became the strongest person in England. His rise to the top involved many steps and Cromwell never seemed to lose momentum on his way up. Yet he was not a political mastermind. He was not always successful in bringing about his desired results, and he did not show consistently great political abilities that one would think would be necessary to …
Twisting Texts And Tales: The Wyf Of Bath's Proto-Feminist Beliefs Shown Through Her Prologue And Tale, Megan Ames '08
Twisting Texts And Tales: The Wyf Of Bath's Proto-Feminist Beliefs Shown Through Her Prologue And Tale, Megan Ames '08
The Delta
Geoffrey Chaucer's Wyf of Bath has been a controversial figure since she first appeared in the Wyf of Bath's Prologue and Tale (WB Pro & WBT) in The Canterbury Tales (CT) in the 14th century. Scholars cannot agree about how she uses her knowledge of "auctoritee[s]" (WB Pro 1), like Ovid. Some contend that she intelligently twists their words to articulate her proto-feminist beliefs while others believe she foolishly misquotes them. This inadvertently contradicts her beliefs, due to her misunderstanding of the misogynist texts she cites. This confusion is further compounded by Alisoun's tale, which is considered by many critics …
Wit's Worth: A Reflection On Contemporary American Poetry On Created In Darkness By Troubled Americans, Michael Theune
Wit's Worth: A Reflection On Contemporary American Poetry On Created In Darkness By Troubled Americans, Michael Theune
Michael Theune
Near the beginning of last century, Ezra Pound proclaimed that poetry should be at least as well-written as prose. Near the end of that same century, Charles Bernstein declared that poetry should be at least as interesting as TV. The start of a new century brings with it a new demand for poetry: poetry must be at least as witty, as knowing and as surprising as Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans. And, though it may not seem so at first, this silly—and disturbing, and wonderful—book offers serious lessons for and challenges to contemporary American poetry at all levels: …
The Translation Of Radical Ideas Into Radical Action: The American Revolution And Revolutionary Philadelphia, Angela Skeggs '04
The Translation Of Radical Ideas Into Radical Action: The American Revolution And Revolutionary Philadelphia, Angela Skeggs '04
Honors Projects, History
The battle for the independence of the American colonies has been attributed to many competing motives and factors. Within the vast array of literature on the subject, there are different schools of interpretation. Progressive-era historians tend to focus upon economic motivations underlying the American Revolution.] Within this school of thought historians actually explored possible class conflict and the social ramifications of the revolution. An opposing school of thought arose out of reaction against the progressive historians. The Neo-Whig school of thought placed a higher value on constitutional principles and ideas during the American Revolution, and discounted other motives driving the …
"Everybody Drinks Water": Mark Twain's Critique Of Social Darwinism, Sarah Vales '04
"Everybody Drinks Water": Mark Twain's Critique Of Social Darwinism, Sarah Vales '04
Honors Projects, History
Mark Twain wrote during the time period from approximately 1860 to 1900, commonly known as the Gilded Age. Change defined these years as America industrialized, urbanized, and expanded. Along with the change came an array of social problems, which produced a dichotomy between the outward success of the changes and the inward turmoil wrought on society.
Chicago's Other Magnificent Mile: Howard Street's Growth And Its Effect Upon The Rogers Park Neighborhood, Ryan Mcguinness '04
Chicago's Other Magnificent Mile: Howard Street's Growth And Its Effect Upon The Rogers Park Neighborhood, Ryan Mcguinness '04
Honors Projects, History
The town sorts itself into neighborhoods spaces, into social classes, into languages and nationalities and colors, into parishes and school districts and shopping streets and block clubs and bus routes. And into hope and dreams, for that matter. It's a dreamers town, for all of its harshness. Some of it writhing, some waiting, some being reborn. It's passe, it's fresh, it's gone and it's coming, and as it sheds one skin it grows another. It's a town that never stops, a neighborhood for the world. The best place to put your finger on its pulse is on the streets where …
Regulating Babylon: Religion And Rebellion In Pre-Revolutionary North Carolina, Sarah E. King '03
Regulating Babylon: Religion And Rebellion In Pre-Revolutionary North Carolina, Sarah E. King '03
Honors Projects, History
Past historians have situated the Regulator conflict in largely economic or social terms. James Whittenburg and others claim that at the time of the Regulation, a new and vast social division was present in backcountry society. The established backcountry settlers-the agrarian, yeoman farmers of Hermon Husbands' ilk-resented their recent displacement by mercantile and political interests. The Regulation, then, simply "crystallized widespread anxiety over the swift economic and political changes taking place in the piedmont." The Regulators used fleeting issues of the moment to rectify their lessening influence in North Carolina. Rachel Klein similarly argues in Unification of a Slave State …
The Quest For Identity: A Conversation With John O'Leary, Robert Callahan
The Quest For Identity: A Conversation With John O'Leary, Robert Callahan
Constructing the Past
This article describes a discussion that the author had with John O'Leary, an Irish poet. It discusses the nature of what it means to be "Irish" and "Irish-American" and talks about how many modern people of Irish descent are focusing more on the ancient Irish traditions rather than the stereotypical Irish-American images of famine victims and green beer.
A Tale Of Two Organs: Henry Erben And Apalachicola, Florida, Robert C. Delvin
A Tale Of Two Organs: Henry Erben And Apalachicola, Florida, Robert C. Delvin
Scholarly Publications
No abstract provided.
From Violence To Salvation: Toward A Method Of Cult Study With The Branch Davidians And Aum Shinrikyo, Brian Nowicki '99
From Violence To Salvation: Toward A Method Of Cult Study With The Branch Davidians And Aum Shinrikyo, Brian Nowicki '99
Honors Projects
Since the People's Temple massacre in Jonestown, Guyana in 1978 that resulted in at least 900 dead by either suicide or murder, cults have occupied a ominous position in the consciousness of popular culture and academic study, ranging from accusations of brainwashing by psychopathic leaders to stereotypical communes comprised of the dysfunctional dregs of society to simple dismissal by academics concerned with the serious study of religion. Cults in contemporary popular culture are a distinctly ''unpopular" phenomena, to borrow David Bromley's word. Certainly, the word cult itself would seem to conjure up notions of mass suicide and brainwashing. Yet how …
Misery And Madness?: The Irish Face In Modern Irish Drama, Rob Mawyer '98
Misery And Madness?: The Irish Face In Modern Irish Drama, Rob Mawyer '98
Honors Projects
The primary point of this paper is to examine the Irish face as it is seen in these dramas, analyzing how it functions as a symbol of the identity of Irish manhood. On one level, the Irish face reflects the traditional stereotype of the Irish hero: pathetic, drunken, crazy. It incorporates everything that is detestable about being Irish. However, it is also a shield, representing a strength that is not initially apparent. The Irish face establishes a distance from the misery and emptiness of life, a distance that underscores both the isolation of the character and the inner strength that …
Quest For Empire: The United States Versus Germany (1891-1910), Jennifer L. Cutsforth '95
Quest For Empire: The United States Versus Germany (1891-1910), Jennifer L. Cutsforth '95
Honors Projects, History
The United States and Germany experienced difficulties beyond imperial ist competition during the final years of the nineteenth century. Tariff wars, naval growth, and the Anglo-American rapprochement only added to the German-American rivalry rooted in imperialism.
Speech- The Magnificent Gift, Marie J. Robinson
Speech- The Magnificent Gift, Marie J. Robinson
Honorees for Teaching Excellence
No abstract provided.
Preparing The Chicago City Budget: Influences, Statistics, Allocations And Trends, Terry Black '67
Preparing The Chicago City Budget: Influences, Statistics, Allocations And Trends, Terry Black '67
Honors Projects
This paper deals with the preparation of the Chicago city budget---from the factors influencing the mayor's judgement to the sources of revenue to the services on which the money is spent.
One Among Many: The Story Of Cavey Lambert Methodist Circuit Rider, Lana D. Lambert '63
One Among Many: The Story Of Cavey Lambert Methodist Circuit Rider, Lana D. Lambert '63
Honors Projects, History
Through the life of Cavey Lambert, I hope to show the importance of men such as him on the frontier - - the way they lived, the work that they did, and the influence that they had on American history as it develope d .
The Greek Language: An Historical Study, Richard C. Leonard '60
The Greek Language: An Historical Study, Richard C. Leonard '60
Honors Projects
The Greek alphabet has been in constant use since the eighth century B.C., and was derived from the Phoenician alphabet. Greek colonists in Italy gave the Romans a modified version of the Greek alphabet, which became the Roman alphabet in which English is written.