Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Nonfiction Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

12,148 Full-Text Articles 9,906 Authors 4,232,797 Downloads 206 Institutions

All Articles in Nonfiction

Faceted Search

12,148 full-text articles. Page 442 of 450.

Sticks And Stones: A Memoir And Analysis Of Abusive Relationships, Erin Siobhan Lynch 2011 University of Arkansas Little Rock

Sticks And Stones: A Memoir And Analysis Of Abusive Relationships, Erin Siobhan Lynch

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the role of language and its' power in abusive relationships. The thesis consists of two sections. The first section is a personal narrative. It is composed of chapters focusing on the author's extensive history in abusive relationships. Each chapter reveals a different relationship, including the abusive language used in it. Dialog used in such relationships plays a crucial role throughout the piece. The second section is a theoretical analysis of abuse. The focus on dialog is reiterated in this part. The power of language in abusive relationships plays a key role. Focus is also drawn on the …


Wait Six Months, Cynthia N. Malone 2011 College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

Wait Six Months, Cynthia N. Malone

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


A.L. Burruss: The Life Of A Georgia Politician And A Man To Trust, Margaret Walters 2011 Kennesaw State University

A.L. Burruss: The Life Of A Georgia Politician And A Man To Trust, Margaret Walters

KSU Press Legacy Project

A. L. Burruss was an extraordinary, compassionate, self-effacing, and personable man. He was the eldest of eleven children and son of a painter and carpenter whose family moved to Smyrna, Georgia in the 1930s. After high school, the Navy trained him as a refrigeration machinist and the imaginative and hard-working Burruss used his skills to start a refrigeration business. Eventually Burruss bought out one of his clients-a partner with Tim Top Poultry in Marietta, Georgia-and helped the company to become immensely successful. Despite his prosperity, Burruss ran for political office as "a way to help others" and achieved political prominence …


¡Escriba! ¡Write! Volume 9, June 2011, Hostos Community College Library 2011 City University of New York (CUNY)

¡Escriba! ¡Write! Volume 9, June 2011, Hostos Community College Library

¡Escriba!

No abstract provided.


Philanthro-Trekking In Basa Village, Nepal, Jeff Rasley 2011 Butler University

Philanthro-Trekking In Basa Village, Nepal, Jeff Rasley

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Article for Real Travel Adventures about hiking in Nepal and working with Basa Village.


Hurricane, Lee Torda 2011 Bridgewater State University

Hurricane, Lee Torda

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.


In The Hours Between You And Me, Amanda Mattern 2011 Linfield College

In The Hours Between You And Me, Amanda Mattern

Senior Theses

This creative writing thesis incorporates memoir writing and fiction by Amanda Mattern.

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The France Chronicles
    • Obligatoire
    • Le Bus
    • [untitled]
  • Chapter 2: Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Relationships are a Bitch
    • Love Conquers All
    • "Alone" Isn't Lonely, It's Safety
    • My Bottom Line
    • The Relationship Agreement
  • Chapter 3: It All Comes Down to Family
    • Preggers
    • 10500 NW Greenview Lane
    • I'll Be Loving You Always
    • The Game of LIFE
  • Chapter 4: Happily Ever Afters
    • Hiding
    • Come to Our Wedding, It's in a Mausoleum
    • Perfectly Buttered Toast


Novel Excerpt, Kathy Hoormann 2011 Lindenwood University

Novel Excerpt, Kathy Hoormann

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Wanna Date?, Mac Hamilton 2011 Lindenwood University

Wanna Date?, Mac Hamilton

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Refrigerated Enlightenment, Dan Burkhead 2011 Lindenwood University

Refrigerated Enlightenment, Dan Burkhead

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


What Trials, Laine Scott 2011 Lindenwood University

What Trials, Laine Scott

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Amore, Kari Nelson 2011 DePauw University

Amore, Kari Nelson

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

No abstract provided.


The Promethean, Volume 19, Number 02, Forbidden, Spring 2011, English Department, Concordia University-Portland 2011 Concordia University St. Paul

The Promethean, Volume 19, Number 02, Forbidden, Spring 2011, English Department, Concordia University-Portland

The Promethean

This year, The Promethean Staff wanted to encourage a large variety of entries. We wanted to get all sorts of submissions from all sorts of people. We didn't want to limit anyone. We also could not decide on a theme. So, we, the group of indecisive English majors, did what no literary journal staff has ever done before. That statement may or may not be true, but we did something pretty rare. We chose two themes. We decided we would have a double book, with two covers. One theme would be Wonderlings, the other Forbidden. The book would be able …


Getting Lost, Caitlin Adams 2011 DePauw University

Getting Lost, Caitlin Adams

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

No abstract provided.


Jump, Sarah Crawford 2011 Lindenwood University

Jump, Sarah Crawford

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


The Complications Of Poetry, A La Poetry, Dan Burkhead 2011 Lindenwood University

The Complications Of Poetry, A La Poetry, Dan Burkhead

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Ballad To A Woman, Juan Sebastian Cornet Arce 2011 Lindenwood University

Ballad To A Woman, Juan Sebastian Cornet Arce

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Navel, Tabitha Parker 2011 Lindenwood University

Navel, Tabitha Parker

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Transparent, Deborah Ann Herzog 2011 Lindenwood University

Transparent, Deborah Ann Herzog

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Everybody’S Gotta Do It, Mac Hamilton 2011 Lindenwood University

Everybody’S Gotta Do It, Mac Hamilton

Arrow Rock

No abstract provided.


Digital Commons powered by bepress