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- <p>Giardina. Denise, -- 1951- -- Criticism and interpretation.</p> (1)
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Martha Stewart Weekdays: A Symbolic Construction Of The Image Of Woman, Holly Lorraine Dent
Martha Stewart Weekdays: A Symbolic Construction Of The Image Of Woman, Holly Lorraine Dent
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Today the American culture makes the claim that “image is everything.” Messages bombard the public with how to think, feel and look via the media. Programs on television that target women vary in topics from fitness, talk shows, movies, and home shopping to an endless array of soap operas. Television has provided a medium that visually and aurally appeals to viewers in a way that no other medium can. The messages of the ideal woman on television are often subtle and couched within the pretense of entertainment. Television has produced many ideal images of women through the years: June Cleaver, …
Thy Will Be Done, My Will Be Done: A Comparative Analysis Of The Diary Of Susanna Gordon Waddell, 1863-1867 And Selected Letters Of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, 1862-1864, Leann Elizabeth Ginther
Thy Will Be Done, My Will Be Done: A Comparative Analysis Of The Diary Of Susanna Gordon Waddell, 1863-1867 And Selected Letters Of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, 1862-1864, Leann Elizabeth Ginther
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
“Renew my will from day to day.
Blend it with thine, and take away
all that new makes it hard to say
Thy will be done.”
December 17, 1863
Susanna Gordon Waddell transcribed the above passage in her diary to reflect her pervading belief and conviction: a resignation to God’s will. She does not indicate the author of the verse, and it so aptly describes the beliefs expressed in her diary she may have written it herself. Interestingly, this particular passage contains an inherent contradiction. The prayer asks God to renew my will while simultaneously asking that it be taken …
In The Fullness Of Time: The Literature Of Denise Giardina, Cathy Pleska
In The Fullness Of Time: The Literature Of Denise Giardina, Cathy Pleska
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Appalachia can lay claim to many authors who have written works worthy of critical analysis and scholarly research, as the literature they have produced warrants consideration. This consideration, however, is often not forthcoming, and it is the situation concerning West Virginia author Denise Giardina. To date there has been no definitive, full-length study on her and her literature. As an author of considerable talent, who by any measure has published literature of significant quality, she deserves serious scholarly study, not just as an author of regional literature, but also as a contemporary author of the late twentieth century.
The purpose …