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Literature in English, North America

2008

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The Rhetoric Of Nonfiction: An Examination Of Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm, Lashawn Jon Janice Cole Jan 2008

The Rhetoric Of Nonfiction: An Examination Of Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm, Lashawn Jon Janice Cole

Theses Digitization Project

The thesis begins with a brief description and analysis of various genres Junger blends in his text. What follows is a look at the challenges of interpretation in historical writing and theoretical framing of the genre distinctions regarding new journalism and nonfiction narrative.


Fontana Hall And Other Stories, Vincenzo Lucciola Jan 2008

Fontana Hall And Other Stories, Vincenzo Lucciola

Honors Projects

Collection of short stories, including three pieces of flash fiction, three short stories, and one longer story. The author aims at developing a wider grasp of the craft of fiction writing and uses as a running theme the ways by which we choose to negotiate the imperfect life situations in which we find ourselves.


Motherhood:Portrayals In American Literature, Christine J. O'Leary Jan 2008

Motherhood:Portrayals In American Literature, Christine J. O'Leary

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

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The purpose of this Thesis is to illustrate five categories of motherhood in American literature. The five categories chosen are: the self-absorbed mother, the self-martyred mother, the child-sacrificing mother, the self-sacrificing mother, and the substitute mother. I chose these five categories because they appear frequently in texts written by people of multiple ethnicities who represent several larger American cultures.

1. The self-absorbed mother lives for her personal pleasures. Her children are a burden. She prefers her happiness over the day to day care of the children.

2. The self-martyred mother believes that she is responsible for all the difficulties …


Full Circle: T. S. Eliot's Quest For Spiritual Fulfillment, Lindsay Sarin Jan 2008

Full Circle: T. S. Eliot's Quest For Spiritual Fulfillment, Lindsay Sarin

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.


The Lgbtq Short Story, Matt Brim Jan 2008

The Lgbtq Short Story, Matt Brim

Publications and Research

“The LGBTQ Short Story” is a lengthy entry in the three-volume encyclopedia LGBTQ America Today, edited by queer scholar John Hawley. The entry explores the characteristics of the genre and synthesizes the work of the top 25 living queer short story writers.


Mystics Of Desolation: Craig Childs And Ellen Meloy, Jan Wellington Dec 2007

Mystics Of Desolation: Craig Childs And Ellen Meloy, Jan Wellington

Jan Wellington

No abstract provided.


Fresh Networks: Science, Literature, Feminism, And Cultural Studies, Randall Knoper Dec 2007

Fresh Networks: Science, Literature, Feminism, And Cultural Studies, Randall Knoper

Randall Knoper

No abstract provided.


Regionalism And The Realities Of Naming, Stephen C. Behrendt Dec 2007

Regionalism And The Realities Of Naming, Stephen C. Behrendt

Stephen C Behrendt

No abstract provided.


Literature For Social Change: From Realism To Modernism, Randall Knoper Dec 2007

Literature For Social Change: From Realism To Modernism, Randall Knoper

Randall Knoper

No abstract provided.