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People Are Oceans: A Novel, Brianna Cataldo 2016 Bridgewater State University

People Are Oceans: A Novel, Brianna Cataldo

Honors Program Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.


The Lightbringer: A Novel, Brett L. Butler 2016 Abilene Christian University

The Lightbringer: A Novel, Brett L. Butler

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Lightbringer is about a collision of two worlds: the world of a contemporary South Florida town and the magical world of Zariel, bringing with it the universal threat of the Terra. Childhood friends, Breck and Tom, are thrown into the middle of an ancient conflict between the Terra—a collection of alien races that have been transformed by darkness—and the forces of good. After an encounter with a magical pool of golden water, the boys must learn to use their new abilities to protect against the growing Terranox army. In the midst of their struggle, however, a mysterious companion—the Lightbringer, …


Hansel And Gretel: A Feature And Study On How Fairy Tales Have Changed, Nazeli Ekimyan 2016 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Hansel And Gretel: A Feature And Study On How Fairy Tales Have Changed, Nazeli Ekimyan

Honors Thesis

Once upon a time, the Little Mermaid watched her Prince marry another woman, the Sleeping Beauty was raped by a Prince and woke up from her deep slumber to find out she was the mother of twins, the Little Red Riding Hood never made it out alive, and Goldilocks broke her neck jumping out of a window. This project examines original fairy tales and how they have changed over the years through various adaptations in media and film. The purpose is to find an answer to the question of why these sugarcoated changes have been made over time. In order …


Reflections, NSU University School 2016 NSU University School

Reflections, Nsu University School

Hieroglyphics: the NSU University School Literary Magazine

No abstract provided.


Saint Jude Knows Us By Name And Other Stories, Abigail Wooton 2016 Bridgewater State University

Saint Jude Knows Us By Name And Other Stories, Abigail Wooton

Master’s Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.


Broken Hearts: Short Stories, Angelique Paparella 2016 Bridgewater State University

Broken Hearts: Short Stories, Angelique Paparella

Master’s Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.


Diagnoses By Gender: The Consequences Of Treatment Of The Mentally Ill In Virginia Woolf's The Waves And Mrs. Dalloway 2016, Erika Nichole Jackson 2016 SUNY College Cortland

Diagnoses By Gender: The Consequences Of Treatment Of The Mentally Ill In Virginia Woolf's The Waves And Mrs. Dalloway 2016, Erika Nichole Jackson

Master's Theses

“Insanity is purely a disease of the brain…The physician is now the responsible guardian of the lunatic, and must ever remain so.” Sir John Charles Bucknill (1897)

Mental illness has consistently been and continues to be a subject that is viewed as taboo by society, especially when it comes to diagnosing a patient. Instead of acknowledging a person’s actions, thoughts, and words, society continually disregards mental illness as something that is negative and to be feared. The fact that this area of medicine can be difficult and distressing makes it all the more important to continue research. It is true …


My Brother’S Keeper, Lontreal Wiseman-Farmer 2016 Lindenwood University

My Brother’S Keeper, Lontreal Wiseman-Farmer

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Tulips Along The Way, Bret Lundstrom 2016 Lindenwood University

Tulips Along The Way, Bret Lundstrom

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


'The Letter Killeth': The Obscurity Of Language And Communication In Thomas Hardy's Jude The Obscure 2016, Victoria T. Corning 2016 SUNY College Cortland

'The Letter Killeth': The Obscurity Of Language And Communication In Thomas Hardy's Jude The Obscure 2016, Victoria T. Corning

Master's Theses

While the epistolary novel is a genre closely associated with 18th century England, 19th century Victorian literature also incorporates letter writing as a significant form of communication. Written messages convey what can often not be said out loud, as it is easier to hide behind a pen and paper, write in solitude, and be absent when the letter is read by the recipient. Impulsive and emotional thoughts and feelings can be written down immediately and then later edited, which makes writing an unstable form of communication. Is the author conveying true feelings or concealing true feelings? Layering multiple modes of …


Ground To Be Moved, Bret Lundstrom 2016 Lindenwood University

Ground To Be Moved, Bret Lundstrom

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Business Meeting, Brandon Evans 2016 Lindenwood University

Business Meeting, Brandon Evans

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Cacophony: Stories, Michael J. Goodwin 2016 University of Southern Mississippi

Cacophony: Stories, Michael J. Goodwin

Dissertations

Cacophony: Stories was written over three years in the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi. The collection depicts middle-class characters disconnected from relationships, careers, and family. Each story explores disillusioned characters forced to confront a major moment in their lives from a bleak setting. Characters find varying degrees of success in forging an identity in the face of flawed existence. This existence lingers, producing an apathetic lifestyle where characters must act. These characters act passively through the narrative and the collection sees them forced to break away from their malaise. The collection aims to explore austere suburban …


Satori 2016, Winona State University 2016 Winona State University

Satori 2016, Winona State University

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.


"Clarity" And "The Romantic Marvin Milkweed"., Adam Christopher Lippert 2016 University of Louisville

"Clarity" And "The Romantic Marvin Milkweed"., Adam Christopher Lippert

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Algernon Bay is the owner of a small art gallery on Chicago’s north side. And “Clarity” begins the day after Alge has acquired a very unique and special painting. It is the day of his inaugural ritual, which he hopes can recalibrate his life. Approximately a year ago, his wife Esmeralda gave birth to a stillborn infant, and their marriage has slowly deteriorated since. Now it is on the cusp of completely collapsing. Alge and Esmeralda are finally desperate, and they take unthinkable measures to attain the feeling of love once more. “The Romantic Marvin Milkweed” is a story that …


Master Buddha & The Jolly Golly Fun Time Gang., Todd Edward Evans 2016 University of Louisville

Master Buddha & The Jolly Golly Fun Time Gang., Todd Edward Evans

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is the first two chapters of a novel. The novel parodies the capitalist and consumerist United States of the 21st Century in the tradition of Thomas Pynchon, Kurt Vonnegut, and Donald Barthelme.


This Sleep Of Reason., Brit Thompson 2016 University of Louisville

This Sleep Of Reason., Brit Thompson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This creative thesis encompasses two features: 1) a critical component that contextualizes and supports the second component, 2) a short Southern Gothic novella. Critical analyses of Flannery O’Connor’s fiction and discourse about the genre illustrate where inspiration was drawn, and how the project’s creative component contributes to this genre. The project explores anxieties of displacement, isolation, and a stuck-in-the-past-temporality, as shown through the vessel of characters’ houses. The novella is decentralized in form and point-of-view—fragmentary excerpts of technological communications are utilized to illustrate how the protagonist’s problems are literally always on hand. The project argues that because the south remains …


The Promethean, Volume 24, Bluebird Whiskey, 2016, English Department, Concordia University-Portland 2016 Concordia University St. Paul

The Promethean, Volume 24, Bluebird Whiskey, 2016, English Department, Concordia University-Portland

The Promethean

The short stories, poems, and photographs featured in the journal come from a variety of talented individuals, and I thank every contributor and staff member of The Promethean for making Bluebird Whiskey possible.

On behalf of the diligent Dr. Kim Knutsen and Sonja Baumeister, the student editors and contributors, and myself, I present this year’s issue of the The Promethean: Bluebird Whiskey.

Haley Bucher, Managing Editor


Bar Talk, Brandon Evans 2016 Lindenwood University

Bar Talk, Brandon Evans

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Blatant Plagiarism, Kristine Wagner 2016 Lindenwood University

Blatant Plagiarism, Kristine Wagner

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


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