Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Arts and Humanities (10)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (8)
- Creative Writing (4)
- Communication (3)
- History (3)
-
- International Relations (3)
- Political Science (3)
- European History (2)
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (2)
- American Politics (1)
- Business (1)
- Cognitive Psychology (1)
- Critical and Cultural Studies (1)
- Economic History (1)
- Economics (1)
- Education (1)
- Educational Psychology (1)
- English Language and Literature (1)
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (1)
- Finance and Financial Management (1)
- Higher Education (1)
- History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology (1)
- History of Religion (1)
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology (1)
- International Business (1)
- Interpersonal and Small Group Communication (1)
- Literature in English, British Isles (1)
- Mass Communication (1)
- Nonfiction (1)
- Performance Studies (1)
- Keyword
-
- Catholic Church (2)
- 19th Century (1)
- Aaron Morris (1)
- American Civil War (1)
- American South (1)
-
- Anxiety (1)
- Autobiography (1)
- Baroque (1)
- Biography (1)
- Community college students (1)
- Comparative (1)
- Construct validity (1)
- Diversity appreciation (1)
- Drama (1)
- Eighteenth century (1)
- Essays (1)
- Europe (1)
- European Union (1)
- Explicit racial bias (1)
- Family (1)
- Foreign exchange (1)
- Foreign relations (1)
- Francisco Goya (1)
- Gender (1)
- Genre (1)
- Great Britain (1)
- Implicit racial bias (1)
- Interpersonal communication (1)
- Investors (1)
- Iron industry (1)
- Publication Year
Articles 1 - 14 of 14
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Men, Women, And Italians: The Masquerade Of Narrative And Identity In Richardson's Sir Charles Grandison, Ruth A. Holmes
Men, Women, And Italians: The Masquerade Of Narrative And Identity In Richardson's Sir Charles Grandison, Ruth A. Holmes
English Theses & Dissertations
The chaotic masquerades that proliferated during the British long eighteenth century punctuated the period’s preoccupation with order and categorization. The identity categories that the masquerade disrupted, the novel reinforced, or perhaps even created. It was in the middle of this period, in the political center of Britain, that Samuel Richardson published his third and final novel, The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753), a novel which centers England and was also centered by England, a national treasure entangled in literary and cultural history. Tracing the nexus of gender and nationalism in Grandison then becomes important given the novel’s active entanglement …
The Quality Of Mercy, Kerry Mcnamara
The Quality Of Mercy, Kerry Mcnamara
English Theses & Dissertations
The Quality of Mercy is a hybrid of memoir and reportage, the story of a daughter’s love and her father’s journey through his vocation to the Catholic Church, his entry in the priesthood and his years of missionary work. Not many people discover in their teenage years that their father had been a celibate Catholic priest. Not many have the opportunity to trace their father’s story through diaries, interviews, and recollections. The Quality of Mercy is both a window into the world and a mirror into the soul, a daughter’s attempt to tell her father’s unique tale.
The Otherworlds Of Men, Aaron Morris
The Otherworlds Of Men, Aaron Morris
English Theses & Dissertations
The Otherworlds of Men is a collection of short stories that draws equally from the traditions of speculative science fiction dystopias and western noir. The stories often have a plot grounded in gritty realism, similar to the stories of Annie Proulx, Daniel Woodrell, Cormac McCarthy, and Jim Harrison; however, the main character typically is typically injured by a psychic wound that leads to a speculative, otherworldly occurrence. The characters experience time travel, out of body experiences, wormholes to other worlds, spaceflight, distortions of relativistic physics, and, in one case, a character is haunted by Geronimo’s ghost. The characters experience these …
Exploring The Relationship Between Media Influence And Policy Output: A State Comparative Study, Stephanie Savas Joannou Menefee
Exploring The Relationship Between Media Influence And Policy Output: A State Comparative Study, Stephanie Savas Joannou Menefee
School of Public Service Theses & Dissertations
Through the years, various forms of media have become political institutions able to influence the public policy agenda. Analyzing policy helps to promote a better understanding of how the policy process works, how problems appear on the political agenda, and why governments choose to act or not to act on particular policy problems. This research utilizes Baumgartner and Jones’s (1993) Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium (PET) to examine the ways in which media attention influenced public policy on marijuana in the states of Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Vermont between 1996 and 2016.
Using qualitative research methods, the researcher conducted an exploratory, comparative …
Interweaving Visual Language Of The Spiritual And The Secular: Goya, Spanish Spiritualism, And The Sublime, Stirling Cushman Goulart
Interweaving Visual Language Of The Spiritual And The Secular: Goya, Spanish Spiritualism, And The Sublime, Stirling Cushman Goulart
Institute for the Humanities Theses
This thesis explores how Francisco Goya adapted traditional methods of representing religious subjects to create a modern visual language that addressed contemporary themes while maintaining continuity with the past and Spanish identity. The methods used to investigate this topic center on primary and secondary literary sources along with visual comparisons and analysis of selected works. Through this method, it is established that Goya formed a modern innovation of traditional religious style in order to confront and discuss secular and current social issues.
Well This Was Unexpected: Stories From My Life, Barbara Middlebrook
Well This Was Unexpected: Stories From My Life, Barbara Middlebrook
English Theses & Dissertations
A creative nonfiction thesis consisting of essays or stories drawn from my life.
Richmond Iron: Tredegar's Role In Southern Industry During The Civil War And Reconstruction, Lisa Hilleary
Richmond Iron: Tredegar's Role In Southern Industry During The Civil War And Reconstruction, Lisa Hilleary
History Theses & Dissertations
The American South contained few iron industries in the decades before the Civil War. Not until the Civil War did southern states produce significant quantities of vital industrial products, such as iron. Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia, was a rare exception. Under the ownership of Joseph R. Anderson, the company established a national reputation for quality products. Prior to the war, Tredegar did business with northerners and with the Federal government. During the war, Tredegar became one of the main weapons suppliers to the Confederate military. Since this iron company physically and economically survived the war, Anderson regained many …
Effect Of A Mindfulness Intervention On Community College Students' Writing Apprehension And Writing Performance, Megan E. Britt
Effect Of A Mindfulness Intervention On Community College Students' Writing Apprehension And Writing Performance, Megan E. Britt
Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations
This experimental study used a quantitative data collection strategy to examine whether a mindfulness intervention, a three-minute breathing exercise marked by focused attention on the sensations of breath, would affect writing anxiety and writing performance measures. The researcher compared Daly-Miller Writing Apprehension surveys and narrative writing samples from 277 students enrolled in a freshman composition course at a southeastern community college, half of whom practiced the mindful-breathing technique at class onset.
Quantitative results revealed students in the mindful-breathing group experienced a statistically significant decrease in writing apprehension and mechanical error scores from pre- to post-measures when compared to controls. No …
The Relationship Between Valuing Diversity And Implicit Racial Bias: A Construct Validation Study, Rebekka Althouse Gordon
The Relationship Between Valuing Diversity And Implicit Racial Bias: A Construct Validation Study, Rebekka Althouse Gordon
Psychology Theses & Dissertations
Two studies examined the construct validity of valuing diversity in relation to both explicit and implicit racial bias. In the first study, participants completed three measures: the Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale to measure valuing diversity; the Implicit Association Test to assess implicit racial bias; and the Symbolic Racism 2000 Scale to assess explicit racial bias. Results indicated there was a significant relationship between the valuing diversity and implicit racial bias measures as well as between the valuing diversity and explicit racial bias measures. The explicit and implicit racial bias measures accounted for unique variance in the valuing diversity construct. There was …
Three Essays On European Union Advances Toward A Single Currency And Its Implications For Business And Investors, Charlotte Anne Bond
Three Essays On European Union Advances Toward A Single Currency And Its Implications For Business And Investors, Charlotte Anne Bond
Theses and Dissertations in Business Administration
The first chapter examines the changes in various European currencies' exchange rates through the time period 1980 through 1997. Specifically, we are interested to determine if there is any affect to the volatility of these exchange rates and specific events related to the advancement of European Unification. In order to move to a single currency it is imperative that the separate currencies become less volatile to facilitate the move to a single currency. In this study, we examine whether this is the case and discuss which currencies appear to display this behavior. It is observed that of the 14 currencies …
Group Therapy: A Play, Eleanor L. Earl
Group Therapy: A Play, Eleanor L. Earl
Institute for the Humanities Theses
Group Therapy is a modem drama set in Portsmouth, Virginia, a small Naval town which is part of a larger area called Hampton Roads. Hampton Roads is best known for its Naval shipyards, Naval bases, and historic landmarks. The year is 1994.
The play focuses on interpersonal communication in a setting that serves as a surrogate family. In the play, seven men and women from varied walks of life come together and share their most intimate joys and sorrows in group therapy. Together, with the assistance of a dedicated psychologist, they struggle to confront and overcome depression and anxiety.
The Implementation Of The Reagan Administration's Counterterrorist Policy, Howard Lawrence Steinberg
The Implementation Of The Reagan Administration's Counterterrorist Policy, Howard Lawrence Steinberg
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
This thesis investigates the implementation of President Ronald Reagan's active counterterrorist policy. The paper attempts to determine why the stated policy of "swift and effective retribution" was not carried out. This paper concentrates on the discrepancies between the numerous statements advocating retaliation made by Reagan and his top officials and the failure of these officials to administer the necessary orders for such retaliatory policies. This research indicated numerous causes, although the primary cause is attributed to the divergent opinions of the reticent Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and the more retributive views of the two successive Secretaries of State, Alexander …
Television And The Integration Of Europe In The Era Of Satellite Communications, John Erick Roos
Television And The Integration Of Europe In The Era Of Satellite Communications, John Erick Roos
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
The role television played in the integration of Europe through 1987 is examined in an analysis focusing on historical trends, integration theory, and the effect of satellite technology on the political environment in Europe. Television remained under the jurisdiction of national governments since its inception, satellite communications challenged the system of national control of television and changed television's role in Europe by introducing a revolutionary new delivery system. Integration theorists are cited to define the integration process and provide a foundation for a study of television's impact on European integration. Television policies in each nation are examined to document their …
Emancipation & Renewal: English Catholicism In The Nineteenth Century, Cheryl E. Yielding
Emancipation & Renewal: English Catholicism In The Nineteenth Century, Cheryl E. Yielding
History Theses & Dissertations
English Catholics faced great difficulties and divisions in the nineteenth century. The chief problems were obtaining civil rights and the right to provide their children with a religious education, prejudice, the restoration of the hierarchy for more efficient government, and the split between Ultramontanes and Liberals. The influx of Irish added to these problems.
This thesis is concerned only with the English Catholics and those Irish Catholics living in England. The "Irish Question" is not dealt with, as the Irish Catholics had different problems and needs than their English brethren. The major emphasis is the prejudice encountered by English Catholics …