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The Angle

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The Role Of Community In Two Novels By Barbara Kingsolver, Rebecca K. Calwell

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Throughout her career, contemporary writer Barbara Kingsolver has written novels that appeal to both readers and critics. Beginning with The Bean Trees in 1988, through Poisonwood Bible in 1998, Kingsolver established herself as a rising star among contemporary writers. In a review of one of the Kingsolver’s books, one critic said, “It seems there is nothing she can’t do” (Smith 3).

Kingsolver sets herself apart from many of her peers in both her style and her themes. Raised in Kentucky, but now living in Arizona, she has a gift for storytelling. Her dialogue is strong, especially in its ability to …

The Ethics Of Empathy: Making Connections In The Writing Classroom, Kia Jane Richmond

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

Kia Jane Richmond teaches composition and ESL at Illinois State University, where she is completing her Ph.D. in English Studies. Her focus is on the intersection between emotions and the teaching of composition at the college level.

Interview: The Art Of The Prose Poem, Russell Edson

The Prose Poem: An International Journal

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Riding The Water, Shannon Murdock

Inscape

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Door To Door, Bryan Levek

Masters Theses

My creative thesis consists of four short stories and my author's introduction to them.

In my introduction, I discuss my primary literary influences; not only the author's whose approaches to short fiction that I share, but also those I feel indifferent towards. Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio is admirable for its sketches of common people and ordinary life events. James Joyce is highlighted as the originator of literary epiphany, a moment of revelation or profound insight, and both A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Dubliners provide examples of the device. Hemingway's stripped down language is appreciated for …

The World-Swimmers, Patrick L. West

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis has two main parts. The first comprises a collection of nineteen short stories, entitled The World-Swimmers. The second takes the form of an exegesis, 'Framing Fictions & Fictional Friendships,' which provides a critical commentary on the collection, and on the nexus of text and context. The stories vary in length from approximately 1,000 to over 4,000 words. Various writing styles are used to develop fictional explorations of a range of themes, which include: the relationship between the natural and the human worlds, the imbrication of local place and international space, obsession, entrapment, and desire. However, perhaps the most …

Confrontation And Identity In The Fiction Of J.M. Coetzee, Dawn Grieve

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis is an examination of the fictional works of J.M. Coetzee to date. By focusing my gaze upon either the lack of encounter or the encounters between the 'Self' and the 'Other', I explore the relationship between confrontation and the fluid formation and erosion of identity. This exploration takes place against a dual background: the history of the apartheid government in South Africa, the legacy of oppression and the post-apartheid opportunities and challenges; and Coetzee's own acknowledgement of complicity with the past and commitment to a reconciled future. This study not only examines a broad range of criticism on …

Genuflect, Gentlemen And Other Stories, Matt B. Mullins

Dissertations

Genuflect, Gentlemen is a novella-Iength work of fiction in which Dan Mooney, a recovering drug-addict and former rock star, has a religious awakening that inspires him to write a journal as an attempt to find meaning in his past. This journal, a soapbox for Dan’s newly realized philosophies, focuses primarily in his troublesome experiences as a student at an all-boys Catholic boarding high school; it is essentially Dan’s version of the “story” of those years just before his fame when music was replacing religion as the center of his spirituality. The ultimate conclusion Dan reaches through the reconsideration of that …

Mixed Media November 23, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The November 23, 1998 issue includes articles on an Illustration Alliance to emphasize the lack of attention paid to the Illustration department, a recycling program in RISD housing facilities, RISD's Queer Student Union, and the ART SMART conference which focuses on professional developmental issues for emerging artists, along with the comics "Ben" by Frenzer and "Bear Farts" by Russ Davis, illustrations by Brie, event notices, and other announcements.

Mixed Media November 22, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The November 22, 1998 issue includes articles on the Star Wars trailer, unplanned suburban development in the US, and campus installations, along with the comic "Ben" by Frenzer, event notices, and other announcements.

Runestone - Chapters 92 And 93, Don Coldsmith

Westview

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Katy's Last Apple, Jack Barry

Westview

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Mixed Media November 8, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The November 8, 1998 issue includes articles on the lack of funding at Mixed Media, a part-time student that was "brutalized" on Thayer St by a Providence police officer, artist ball '98 flyer, and "The Top Twenty Things That Don't Make Any Sense", along with a comic by "My Kull Stir More", illustrations by Brie, event notices, and other announcements.

Community Pride Reporter, 11/1998, Community Pride Reporter

Community Pride Reporter (1993-1999)

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Poem No. 80, November 1998, Huntsville Literary Association (Huntsvile, Ala.)

POEM

The Huntsville Literary Association was founded in 1967 to provide a community for writers, readers, and artists through workshops, readings, and educational programs. One of their key contributions is the literary magazine titled POEM which showcases original writings from both established and emerging writers. This issue features poems from various writers.

Mixed Media October 25, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The October 25, 1998 issue includes articles on submission guidelines, an Apple Valley theatre fiasco, a fable named "Whore's Children and Cobbler's Apprentices or: Environmental Control Systems" by Seandeyoe, RISD student center, along with the comics "Bear Farts" by Russ Davis and "Ben" by Frenzer, an illustration by Brie, event notices, and other announcements.

Mixed Media October 11, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The October 11, 1998 issue includes articles on Ottawa Animation Festival, RISD Lecture Series, South Asian Students Association, student alliance meetings, along with the comic "Ben" by Frenzer, event notices, and other announcements.

Bern Porter International: Volume 2 Number 5 (October, 1998), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

Newsletters

A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute for Advanced Thinking.

Featuring an excerpt from Arundhati Roy on nuclear war and art by Dan Russell.

Inscape Fall 1998, Morehead State University

Inscape: Art & Literary Magazine Archive

The Fall 1998 edition of the Inscape: Literary and Art Magazine.

Bobby Valentin's Newsletter, Stephen Meyer

CutBank

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From My House To Yours, Dara Wier

CutBank

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Ashes, Henry Carlile

CutBank

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Cutbank 50

CutBank

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Cataract, Pam Houston

CutBank

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Yellow Cake, Jane Miller

CutBank

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Instructions For A Burial, Elizabeth Brinsfield

CutBank

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From A Far High Place, Princess J. Perry

English Theses & Dissertations

Through the experiences of three primary characters Chapel Raymond, Brodie Raymond and Lucius Shango -- this novella explores the deep desire for the security of family, as well as the costs and sacrifices involved in belonging to a familial unit.

The story, set in 1942 and 1943 in North Carolina -- in the imagined locales of Butler, Blackrock and Slade explores different shapes and mutations of the family, and confronts issues of truth, loyalty, self-preservation, and the sometimes slim difference between hope and denial.

Orpheus, Fall 1998, University Of Dayton

Orpheus: UD's Literary and Artistic Magazine

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Mixed Media September 16, 1998, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here. The September 16, 1998 issue includes articles on RISD education fees and their validity, geekdom and alcohol, love and dating, along with the comic "Things I See as a Nude Model" by Noa, event notices, and other announcements.