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Soul Scenes: A Clay Collection, Robin Douglas Clay

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of English, Foreign Languages and Philosophy at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Robin Douglas Clay in November of 1987.

Explorations, Vol. 4, No. 1, Victor Konrad, Lauren Mckensey, Gregory White, Ken Norris, Lee-Ann Konrad, James J. Herlan, Kent Carter, Edgar Mckay, Alice Stewart, Robert H. Babcock, Howard Cody, Edward D. Ives, Rand Erb, George K. Griner, Alan S. Kezis, James D. Leiby, Victor Konrad

Explorations — A Journal of Research

Articles include:

Cover: Old Yarmouth Light, 1960, Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia. By and from the collection of Edgar McKay.

"The Borderlands Concept: a new look at U.S.-Canada relations," by Victor Konrad and Lauren McKensey

"Fundy Tidal Power Project," by Gregory White

"Canadian Poet: Ken Norris"

"Native American Life and Art: a celebration, November, 1986," by Lee-Ann Konrad

"The Montreal Canadiens: a cultural institution," by James J. Herlan

"U.S. and Canadian Executives: uses of formal and informal plans in top executive decision-making," by Kent Carter

"Our Cover Artist: bits and pieces of one man's Nova Scotia, by Edgar McKay The …

The Effects Of A Course In American Jokes On A Class Of Intermediate Level Esl Students, John Randolph Carruthers

Dissertations and Theses

Teachers of English to speakers of other languages have often incorporated humor in the curriculum, yet a recent computer search revealed that there were no empirical studies which have shown that curricular humor enhances English language learning. The three specific questions of the thesis are: does the use of curricular humor 1) improve memory/recall, 2) improve over-all English proficiency, and 3) result in the subjects' having more positive attitudes towards Americans, and if so, does a more positive attitude correlate with improved memory/proficiency?

Comparative Instructor Attitudes Toward College Level English And Mathematics Experiences For Gifted High School Students, Bruce Vickers

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Samples derived from a mailed questionnaire were compared. The sample represented high school, community college and university instructors of mathematics and English. The Kentucky public schools sampled were equally represented among high school, community colleges and universities. The research indicated that of those instructors sampled a very high percentage (97.7%) feel that those high school students shown to be academically gifted would benefit from a college experience before high school graduation. The attitudes of those instructors sampled indicated that multiple criteria – grades, recommendations, standardized test scores and personal interview – were considered the preferred method of selection (82.5%). The …

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Baum, Carole. A Glance at Phenomenology and Its Approach to Literary Criticism, 1987
• Coble, Terrell. Personality Determinants: Research Results and Implications for Intervention, 1987
• Crase, Kim. Recent Developments in Products Liability, 1987
• Flora, Joan. Simms's Frontier Characters, 1987
• Ford, Doug, David Gray and Nick Nauman. Right-to-Work Laws, 1987
• Gray, Michael. Through Pontormo's Eyes, 1987
• Jackson, Jewel. Is Creativity Teachable? 1987
• Logsdon, Doug. James I as King Lear, 1987
• Schneringer, Joseph. Weather Stations in …