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Gifted And Talented Main Characters In Children's Fiction, Jeanette M. Buckingham

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to compare findings about the personal characteristics of gifted and talented children, their families, and their friendships in research studies with the content in children's fiction books with gifted and talented main characters. The research included how realistically the gifted and talented main characters, their families, and their friendships are portrayed in books for children and young adults.

George Eliot And American Films, George V. Griffith

The George Eliot Review Online, ISSN: 2831-5375

To Kathleen Adams t discussion of George Eliot film adaptations (Review, 1977), I would Iike to add two interesting items omitted and a few comments. Other than that piece and a few brief remarks about George Eliot theatrical adaptations in a column in the London Illustrated News (Mar. 5, 1927), nothing has been written about Eliot on stage and screen. The subject deserves more treatment.

The silent era of filmmaking in America coincided with a period in American culture when English "classics lt possessed a certain cachet that made them good properties for an entertainment industry with aspirations to something …

George Eliot Unveiled, Kathleen Adams

The George Eliot Review Online, ISSN: 2831-5375

The excitement associated with the unveiling of John Letts' beautiful statue of George Eliot began for the four officers two days before the ceremony. On March 20th she travelled from the bronze casters in High Wycombe, somewhat ungracefully, on the back of a lorry! The plinth, all clean and bright, was ready and waiting, as was a very large crane, hired from Coventry, and causing a traffic warden slight concern as it was parked on double yellow lines; but, happily, she joined in the spirit of the day, and no parking ticket was issued. The press were there from the …

Darkness Visible: The Moral Dilemma Of Americans As Portrayed In The Early Short Fictions And Later Novels Of John Steinbeck, Michael Meyer

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Responses To Charles Kingsley’S Attack On Political Economy., John C. Hawley

English

In 1850, Charles Kingsley lightheartedly told a friend that "The 'Christian Socialist' sells about 1500, and is spreading; but not having been yet cursed by any periodical, I fear it is doing no good."(l) Writing under the pseudonym 'Parson Lot," this young enthusiast did not have much longer to wait for that token of "success." Just two years later, in his defensive Who Are the Friends of Order? Kingsley acknowledged that the Christian Socialists were now besieged on all sides, and had "to hear Edinburgh Reviewers complaining of them for wishing to return to feudalism and medieval bigotry while Quarterly …

Working Toward The Center : A Collection Of Poetry, Catherine Marconi

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A collection of poetry

Dream In The Fiction Of Nathanael West, James M. Caldwell

Masters Theses

Since the publication of his first novel in 1931, Nathanael West has presented significant problems for critics in their attempts to arrive at conclusions about his work and to classify him among twentieth century novelists. Various critical approaches have helped to clarify some of the ambiguities in West's four novels, but the bibliographic, source, and psychological studies have often often neglected specifics of the texts in favor of finding West a niche in relation to his twentieth century contemporaries.

Most criticism of West's fiction discusses dreams to some extent. His fictions are considered dreamworlds, and each novel's ordering dream is …

Chinese American Images In Selected Children's Fiction For Kindergarten Through Sixth Grade, Laureen Chew

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to investigate Chinese American images in selected children's fiction to determine whether or not data support the position of the Council on Interracial Books for Children, that the works of fiction studied tend to stereotype Chinese Americans.

After reading the selected fifteen works of fiction, a criterion checklist was devised by the investigator to examine the behavior and lifestyle of Chinese Americans depicted in a variety of circumstances. validity of the criterion checklist was established by a panel of experts in the area of Chinese American studies. Inter-rater reliability was determined by two readers …

Scottish Poetry 1982-1984, Roderick Watson

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Relationship Of Three Different Oral Revision Activities And Expository Rewriting, Terryl Friberg Anderson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

As theorists and instructors of written composition come to understand writing as more than a product of putting thoughts on slate, paper, or screen, oral revision techniques such as student-teacher conferences and peer editing groups are increasingly being used during the process of composing. Recent reports indicate use of these and other speaking activities in the writing classroom, as pre-writing procedures and as revision techniques, for example. Yet, the call continues for more research in both the teaching of written composition and in speaking/writing relationships. This research was designed to determine the effects of using three different oral revision techniques--peer …

Our Paper 12/1985, Our Paper

Our Paper (1983-1992)

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Our Paper 11/1985, Our Paper

Our Paper (1983-1992)

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Our Paper 10/1985, Our Paper

Our Paper (1983-1992)

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Our Paper 09/1985, Our Paper

Our Paper (1983-1992)

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Our Paper 08/1985, Our Paper

Our Paper (1983-1992)

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Our Paper 07/1985, Our Paper

Our Paper (1983-1992)

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Robert A. Heinlein: A Philosophical Novelist, Marie Guthrie

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Robert A. Heinlein is a key figure in the development of American science fiction. What makes his contribution unique is his emphasis on philosophical speculation. Heinlein's program is based on rationality as a vital element to salvation. Although the importance of rationality is an aspect of many schools of philosophy particular value may be gained by comparing Heinlein's system with the philosophy of Plotinus. An examination of Heinlein's key works (Stranger in a Strange Land. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Time Enough For Love, The Number of the Beast--. And various short stories I provides ample evidence to support …

Our Paper 06/1985, Our Paper

Our Paper (1983-1992)

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Our Paper 04/1985, Our Paper

Our Paper (1983-1992)

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Lady Chatterly's Lover: The Grove Press Publication Of The Unexpurgated Text, Raymond T. Caffrey

The Courier

This article details the excruciating process that author D. H. Lawrence went through to get his novel Lady Chatterly's Lover published in the United States. It was censored multiple times, cited as being obscene and offensive, while Lawrence and his lawyers tried to build the case that the novel possessed literary merit. The research used to write this article was based on findings in the Syracuse Univeristy Special Collections.

C.S. Lewis' Passages: Chronological Age And Spiritual Development In Narnia, Doris T. Myers

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Admires the ways the Chronicles balance the idea that chronological age of characters is relatively unimportant with the concept of “spiritual age”—tasks of spiritual development associated with particular stages in life.

Our Paper 02/1985, Our Paper

Our Paper (1983-1992)

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San José Studies, Winter 1985, San José State University Foundation

San José Studies, 1980s

Volume 11, Issue 1

Our Paper 01/1985, Our Paper

Our Paper (1983-1992)

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The Eugene O'Neill Newsletter Vol. 9, Nos. 3, 1985, Eugene O'Neill Society

Eugene O’Neill Newsletter

The Eugene O’Neill Newsletter is the official newsletter of the Eugene O’Neill Society, an organization of scholars, theater professionals, and enthusiasts, which began meeting in 1978. This publication, created by Suffolk University Professor Fred Wilkins in 1977, started off as part newsletter and part academic journal. In 1989, the publication name was changed to the Eugene O'Neill Review to denote its focus on scholarship. In recent years, the O'Neill Society re-started publication of the newsletter. This site includes newsletter issues from 1977-1989. Newer issues are available on the Eugene O'Neill Society website: https://www.eugeneoneillsociety.org/newsletters.html

The Iowa Children's Choice Award, Carolyn Jeanette Byall

Graduate Research Papers

The major purpose of this historical research was to compile a written record of the growth and development of the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA). This purpose was accomplished through interviews and examination of the ICCA materials in the archives of the Iowa Educational Media Association (IEMA).

Ivy Leaves, 1984-1985, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 1985 edition of the Anderson College journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Julie Poole, David Alderman, Nikki Eberhardt, Jean Fowler, John Gettys, Marty Isom, Wendy Jones, Amy Martin, Paula Roback, Jeff Sams, Kelli Smith, Doug Davison, and Susan Wooten. Cover art by Gregory Foskey.

The Portrayal Of Child Abuse In Young Adult Literature, Kristy Lyn Berschman

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this content analysis was to determine how c·haracters who are victims of child abuse and characters who -:are child abusers are portrayed in young adult novels. The research also included determining how realistic the Jitu~tions involving child abuse are described in the novels.

The Criminal Side In The Curriculum: A Bibliography Of Crime Fiction For Use In Secondary World History And United States History Courses, Matthew A. Kollasch

Graduate Research Papers

History can be one of the most exciting courses that high school students study. Yet often it is rendered lifeless by the sole use of the textbook. It is assumed that if the students are allowed to read history related crime fiction in conjunction with their history courses they will find the subject to be more interesting because the human drama of history is better personified in fiction than in the textbook. In addition to the concern for the students' interest in history it is assumed that when given the opportunity teachers will work with media specialists on instructional development …

A Content Analysis Of Reviews For Desirable Characteristics Of High Interest-Low Vocabulary Books, Cheryl A. Nielsen

Graduate Research Papers

Because media specialists cannot possibly read all of the high interest-low reading level (high-low) titles considered for purchase, the use of book reviews to guide choices is practical. Media specialists need book reviews which give specific information about the strengths and weaknesses of books being considered for purchase. Thus the problem statements emerged for this research paper. What information was given in reviews of high-low books that revealed their strengths and weaknesses? Did reviews identify the characteristics of a high-low book which were desirable for reluctant or disabled readers? Do reviews found in two reputable review sources, Booklist and SLJ/School …