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The L&N'S Battalion: The Story Of The 728th Railway Operating Battalion, Sponsored By The Louisville And Nashville Railroad Company During The Second World War, David Matthew Wilkins
The L&N'S Battalion: The Story Of The 728th Railway Operating Battalion, Sponsored By The Louisville And Nashville Railroad Company During The Second World War, David Matthew Wilkins
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Supply by rail was an important component of Allied strategy during the Second World War. Special units, called Railway Operating Battalions, were set up by the United States Army to serve in this fashion. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad sponsored one unit, the 728th Railway Operating Battalion, which operated the important rail facilities around Cherbourg, France, a key allied port in the critical period after the Normandy Invasions.
Saint Boniface And The Conversion Of Germany During The Early Eight Century, Joel S. Thomas
Saint Boniface And The Conversion Of Germany During The Early Eight Century, Joel S. Thomas
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The overall theme of this project is Carolingian missionary activity during the first half of the eighth century, focusing specifically on the work of Saint Boniface of Crediton. My objectives were to establish that Saint Boniface borrowed conversion methodology from Pope Gregory I, define Teutonic and Celtic paganism, and illustrate how the rise of the Carolingian family aided Christian missionary efforts.
Dante's Thomistic Vision: The Commedia, Frank Muller
Dante's Thomistic Vision: The Commedia, Frank Muller
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Dante's Commedia derives its form and content from the philosophy of St.Thomas Aquinas. It is a philosophical poemthat allegorically examines medieval moral theory, articulated in Aquinas' Summa Theologiae, in order to morally instruct the medieval layperson. This paper focuses mostly around the capital sin of pride due to its important place throughout the work and its efficacy in illustrating the link between Aquinas and Alighieri. The discussion of the sin involves providing Thomas' definition of pride and its opposite virtue, humility, in comparison with Dante's artistic representations. The overall goal is to present Dante's Commedia as an intricately philosophical work …