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Sidewindings, Jeff Marvel Butler University

Sidewindings, Jeff Marvel

Graduate Thesis Collection

A memoir cataloguing the impacts of my late-onset Type 1 diabetes diagnosis at the age of 26, in which I attempt to realize the ways in which my sense of self, and sense of the world around me, has been altered or disfigured by this hardly-visible disease.

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Friendship Road, No Fabio, Mandy French Burkhead Lindenwood University

Friendship Road, No Fabio, Mandy French Burkhead

Arrow Rock

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On Dumpster Diving, Lars Eighner University of Massachusetts Boston

On Dumpster Diving, Lars Eighner

New England Journal of Public Policy

Lars Eighner became homeless in 1988 after leaving a job he had held for ten years as an attendant at a state hospital in Austin, Texas. He lives in a small apartment in Austin and continues to scavenge. This article was originally published in the Fall 1990 issue of The Threepenny Review. Reprinted with permission.

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The Superhero Inside: Exploring The Minds Of Ourselves And Our Superheroes, Briana Craig James Madison University

The Superhero Inside: Exploring The Minds Of Ourselves And Our Superheroes, Briana Craig

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

The Superhero Inside is a research-based, non-fiction novel that connects elements of psychology to the concept of superheroes. There are seven chapters that explore a range of topics, including why we are fascinated by villainous characters and how superheroes represent (or misrepresent) diverse groups of people.

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Flying Man And Falling Man: Remembering And Forgetting 9/11, Graley Herren Xavier University - Cincinnati

Flying Man And Falling Man: Remembering And Forgetting 9/11, Graley Herren

Faculty Scholarship

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The Impact Of Social Media On Society, Jacob Amedie Santa Clara University

The Impact Of Social Media On Society, Jacob Amedie

Pop Culture Intersections

It is the objective of this article to present evidence from several researches that were done by many scholars in different environment that distinctly demonstrates the negative impact of social media in three main categories. First, social media fosters a false sense of online "connections" and superficial friendships leading to emotional and psychological problems. The Second harm of social media is that it can become easily addictive taking away family and personal time as well as diminish interpersonal skills, leading to antisocial behavior. Lastly, social media has become a tool for criminals, predators and terrorists enabling them to commit illegal …

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Otherwise Sinking, Lena Ziegler Western Kentucky University

Otherwise Sinking, Lena Ziegler

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This is a book-length work of prose including fiction, creative non-fiction, with small amounts of prose poetry all focusing on the exploration of female sexuality, gender roles, relationships among men and women, and mothers and daughters. The aim of the individual pieces in this collection is to enter the cultural conversation of these issues by presenting a hybrid of genres that beg for an understanding of truth vs. fiction, and the fine line between those things when dealing with matters of the body and mind.

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Is This My Body? A Manual On Navigating Child Masturbation Without Shame, Stephanie M. Amis CUNY Graduate Center

Is This My Body? A Manual On Navigating Child Masturbation Without Shame, Stephanie M. Amis

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Children’s natural exploration of their bodies and sexual expression through masturbation is often considered to be taboo by many adults and caregivers. It is important that children are taught that they have the right to explore their own bodies, to express and experience any sexual developments that may be happening. A child can be innocent and still have the freedom to explore the biological processes of their sexuality. In early Christianity, 19th century physicians and some 20th century psychologists greatly influenced the negative attitudes around aspects of child sexuality such as masturbation that still thrive today. As far as child …

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Baby Bird & The Electronic Abyss, Alexis Senior University of Central Florida

Baby Bird & The Electronic Abyss, Alexis Senior

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

What is a real life? A well-lived life? And how do we define either? Baby Bird & the Electronic Abyss is a collection of personal essays that questions and explores escapism and existentialism as experienced at music festivals and campsites around the United States. Within this collection, festivals are illustrated as more than just spectacular stages and bright lights—they're depicted as fascinating, budding utopias that encourage creativity, generosity, and positivity from attendees who abandon inhibitions, and oftentimes logic, in the name of fleeting freedom from the routine of their "real" lives. The narrator strives to live a fulfilled life—what many …

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The Observer, 10/03/1968, Gorham State College University of Southern Maine

The Observer Vol. 11, Issue No. 3, 10/03/1968, Gorham State College

Observer, The (1972)

Union Gap To Highlight Big Junior Weekend -- Governor Curtis Attends "Campaign 68" Luncheon -- Students Active With Curriculum Committee -- New Editorial Staff Named -- Biafra's Needs Ignored -- YD' Open Headquarters -- Art Gallery Opens Under New Director -- Leading Y.R. Interviewed -- Students React To Cut Policy -- Faculty Totals 88 -- SEAM Is More Involved Says President -- Scandinavian Trip Proves Educational And Interesting -- Brooks Names New Registrar

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Front Matter, The Sucarnochee Review Editors 2026 University of West Alabama

Front Matter, The Sucarnochee Review Editors

The Sucarnochee Review

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Optimists And Pessimists, Craig Kurtz 2026 University of West Alabama

Optimists And Pessimists, Craig Kurtz

The Sucarnochee Review

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The Bubble, Craig Kurtz 2026 University of West Alabama

The Bubble, Craig Kurtz

The Sucarnochee Review

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Homesick, Robert S. King 2026 University of West Alabama

Homesick, Robert S. King

The Sucarnochee Review

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Beauty In The Dark Ages, Robert S. King 2026 University of West Alabama

Beauty In The Dark Ages, Robert S. King

The Sucarnochee Review

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Present In The Present, Jim Murdoch 2026 University of West Alabama

Present In The Present, Jim Murdoch

The Sucarnochee Review

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Calls, Geo Staley 2026 University of West Alabama

Calls, Geo Staley

The Sucarnochee Review

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After The Blues, Claude Clayton Smith 2026 University of West Alabama

After The Blues, Claude Clayton Smith

The Sucarnochee Review

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Hypocrisy, Wortley Clutterbuck 2026 University of West Alabama

Hypocrisy, Wortley Clutterbuck

The Sucarnochee Review

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The Regular, Wortley Clutterbuck 2026 University of West Alabama

The Regular, Wortley Clutterbuck

The Sucarnochee Review

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Rent, Allison Whittenberg 2026 University of West Alabama

Rent, Allison Whittenberg

The Sucarnochee Review

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Life Is A Bread Factory, Allison Whittenberg 2026 University of West Alabama

Life Is A Bread Factory, Allison Whittenberg

The Sucarnochee Review

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Displacement, Allison Whittenberg 2026 University of West Alabama

Displacement, Allison Whittenberg

The Sucarnochee Review

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What I Didn’T Tell You, Grace Larson 2026 University of West Alabama

What I Didn’T Tell You, Grace Larson

The Sucarnochee Review

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The Girl Who Escaped From Hell, Svetlana Rostova 2026 University of West Alabama

The Girl Who Escaped From Hell, Svetlana Rostova

The Sucarnochee Review

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Education Through The Ages, Paul Ilechko 2026 University of West Alabama

Education Through The Ages, Paul Ilechko

The Sucarnochee Review

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Boats Return, Paul Ilechko 2026 University of West Alabama

Boats Return, Paul Ilechko

The Sucarnochee Review

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Black Walnut Tree, Tara Menon 2026 University of West Alabama

Black Walnut Tree, Tara Menon

The Sucarnochee Review

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Viewing Tsuchinshan-Atlas, Tara Menon 2026 University of West Alabama

Viewing Tsuchinshan-Atlas, Tara Menon

The Sucarnochee Review

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The Minuteman Bikeway, Tara Menon 2026 University of West Alabama

The Minuteman Bikeway, Tara Menon

The Sucarnochee Review

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