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Exile Vol. Lxvii, Sara A. Rashed, Liz Anastasiadis, Anna Berman, Rylee Betchkal, Amber Blaeser-Wardzala, Elsie Bunyan, Jessica Crabtree, Adam Frost-Venrick, William Kelsey, Grace Kennedy, Joanne Lee, Yuan Liu, Alexis Noga, Izzy Ostrowski, Ellie Schrader, Emily Waters

Exile

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Contributors

Exile

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And From This Slumber You Too Shall Wake, Malina Infante

Exile

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Salt, Kate Blue

Exile

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Letters From The Editors, Amrine Kt, Cassidy Crane, Lucy Dale, Ikera Olandesca, Nor Osborne, Sofia Monteleone

Exile

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Exile Vol. Lxxi, Victoria Bambara, William Barnes, Kate Blue, Olivia Bernard, Rita Costa, Jenna Cutlip, Talya Dersu, Lauren Dyer, Brin Glass, Anna Gooch, Moose Hogeland, Emma Hunter, Rebecca Hurtado, Malina Infante, Anna Northington Jones, Ramatu Kamara, Khoa, Liberty Kingsley, Eliana Lazzaro, Maggie Malin, Emily Mcneal, Colin Nguyen, Jack Richards, Jules Rizzo, Mia Rubiera, Marissa Sullivan, Amaya Willems

Exile

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“Who Do You Say That I Am?”: Literary Portrayal Of Religious Experience, William Wood

Masters Theses

Literature is one of the primary means through which God has revealed Himself to the world. Christian writers, therefore, should be bold to portray their God in and through the religious experiences of their characters. Evaluating classic and contemporary literature, four distinct methods of portraying religious experience may be described, each with varying levels of flexibility and faithfulness. Works of literature such as fantasy fiction may include any and all of these methods, even while that literature pursues other themes. In this thesis, an Artist Statement describes the included work of fiction, with its literary context, impetus, and personal significance. …

The Importance Of Being Your Authentic Self, Aleathea G. Higginbottom

Masters Theses

The vision for this paper is to encourage others through the references, expert advice, and a memoir full of experiences. Also, to dive into the realm of self-discovery and be the best version of the authentic self-possible and allow those beautiful pixels of gifted expression to shine through that have been pushed back or forgotten. There is a freedom that authenticity brings which cannot be described. Breaking free from a life of the expectations of others and living true to oneself brings forth a happier person, spirit, soul, and body.

Poetry As A Means Of Adding Depth To Character In Memoir, Kasey Brianne Carr

Masters Theses

The sections of this thesis proposal were written in a natural progression as the author pursued a yet-to-be-known truth she believed could be found within herself. The artist’s statement details the domino effect of questions that led her to ultimately pursuing the concept of writing a memoir. It roots the reader in the mind of the author as she establishes exactly what it is she is wanting to do with her manuscript: to finally find her place in the world. In her critical theory paper, the author investigates the best way to tell her story by studying the impact of …

The Psychology Of Realistic Characters: Utilizing Psychological Theory In The Character Creation Process, Sophie Mcfarlane Holmes

Masters Theses

When creating characters for a story, authors should seek to make them as realistic and relatable as possible to their respective audiences. In order to achieve that, authors need to understand humanity and why humans behave the way they do. Psychology offers insight into the human mind, and covers all aspects of personality, socialization, and development within humanity. These same three areas can be used when crafting characters for a story. By utilizing personality tests, social backgrounds, and developmental life stages, authors gain an understanding of how and why people may act the way they do. This knowledge can in …

Thesis Proposal And Project: The Christmas Fiddle, Tamara N. Canty

Masters Theses

The thesis discusses how Christian creatives can create art that glorifies God, while shining light into a dark world by highlighting the contributions of Christian creatives in the entertainment industry. The research heralds the testimonies of several notable Christian creatives and how they have successfully navigated their way through a largely secular industry.

Who Reads Young Adult Fiction Anyway? (Teenagers Or Adults), Terri Ann Perret

Masters Theses

As the popularity of Young Adult Fiction grows, it's becoming clear that the traditional age divisions for readers are no longer so clear-cut. While this genre was initially intended for readers between thirteen and eighteen, recent market research has shown that adults of all ages are increasingly drawn to these books. It is now quite common for adults to enjoy books that were once considered exclusively "young adult." This raises some interesting questions: why are older adults drawn to this genre? Is there data to support the idea that readers of all ages can enjoy Young Adult Fiction? And what …

You Are Here: Experiencing Place Through Poetry, Janet Reeves

Masters Theses

This thesis contains a collection of poems about Whidbey Island, its plants, wildlife, landscape, character, historical and community events, legends, and landmarks. I have written these out of curiosity about my new location as I begin to claim this place as my home. Imagery will help readers understand the place. Yet some aspects of the place may also, sometimes, function as analogies to help readers understand something else. I have used my knowledge of Whidbey Island in a way that I hope will help readers grasp more than what people can see, hear, touch, smell, or taste in this place. …

The Hermit Of Sheep Mountain, Keesha Albrecht

English Theses, Dissertations, and Student Creative Activity

Diverse familial heritage is a key component of the modern American landscape. The goal of this project was to highlight the ways in which different heritages are passed down through the generations. It also sought to explore how a person’s heritage impacts them in their daily lives. In exploring this topic, the author intended to bring awareness to readers and inspire them to more closely examine how their heritage impacts not only their pasts and present but their futures. The mystery genre was also explored by having the main character’s primary focus be to unravel the secrets of her heritage. …

The Impact Of Creative And Performing Arts In The Chicago Public School System, Lashanda Holts

Masters Theses

This thesis examines the importance of creative and performing arts through the multifaceted production, “Mop and Bucket Blues”. This thesis was also created to bring awareness to Chicago’s inner city gun violence, poverty, absentee fathers’, and the lack of funding for the creative arts in public schools, in high crime areas. By analyzing the thematic elements, artistic techniques, and socio-political impact of the play, this study seeks to shed light on the potential of theater as a powerful medium for social change and educational reform.

Personas, Issue 2, 2024, Jonathan Maiullo

Personas: Multilingual Creative Writing Journal

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My Mind Is A Forest: An Autistic Wandering Through The Language Of Silence And The Poems Of Mary Oliver, Torri Blue

Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture

The autistic experience has been widely medicalized, pathologized, mischaracterized, and misunderstood. Through this series of essays, I attempt to paint an alternative picture of (an) autistic life—one not defined by deficits, but (at the risk of sounding cliché) differences—by re-storying autism through an Autistic Poetic.

Autistic Poetics, or the poetry of autistic existence, offers to our imagination a new way of relating to the world—alternative pictures of what it means to be human and all the possibilities therein. Autists, as human beings who often express being more at home with the earth-others and more-than-human world, can offer our writings as …

Contributors, Anthropocene Editors

Student Literary Anthologies

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Sur L’Apprentissage D’Une Langue / On Language Learning, Verna Corinne Bryan

Student Literary Anthologies

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Wilferd And The Ghost Phone, Jackson K. Cook

Student Literary Anthologies

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Acknowledgements, Anthropocene Editors

Student Literary Anthologies

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Hematite Ring, Beatrice Slevin-Trigo

The Mercury

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Rock In The Storm, Aubrey Mandichak

The Mercury

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I Have To Finish That!, Ainsley C. Green

The Mercury

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Myself As A Movie-Watcher, Cyndy Basil

The Mercury

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Mona Lisa, Emily O'Hara

The Mercury

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The Dish-Doer, Cyndy Basil

The Mercury

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Just Like Jesus, Georgia Kirkendall

The Mercury

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The Square Is A Circle, Nat Schneller

The Mercury

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Unraveling Familiarity, Katherine C. Cornet

The Mercury

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