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A Re-Evaluation Of The Aesthetics Of Jean-Baptiste Dubos And Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, John Grayson Nichols

Honors Theses

Horace did remark "ut pictura poesis," as in painting so

poetry. But the rest of the pronouncement, rarely quoted, - "one

work seizes your fancy if you stand close to it, another if you

stand at a distance" - refers to how the arts can been viewed

from similar angles, not that the arts are essentially created

with the same purposes. Yet, misreadings of that quotation

began a history of debate over the qualities of painting and

poetry. In particular the eighteenth century became a

battleground over the ut pictura poesis formula. To the modern

reader, this controversy may seem …

The Empire Strikes Out? A Look At The Nationalities Crisis In The Soviet Union, Catherine E. Breen

Honors Theses

My thesis rests on the notion that, because of the increase of freedoms in the Soviet Union today, many republics are demanding that their autonomy be restored and that this nationality crisis, an unforeseen and unwanted byproduct of recent reforms, has grown into such a disaster that it is now actually impairing the whole reform movement in the Soviet Union as civil unrest and strife are beginning to threaten the stability of this huge empire.

Ethnic identity is not something that can be hidden, changed, forced, or converted, nor will national and cultural roots simply disappear over time. Thus, the …

False Hopes: The United States Senate And Campaign Finance Reform 1980-1990, James Heimbach

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The cost of winning a seat in the United States Senate has risen dramatically over the last ten years. It has become the norm rather than the exception to spend over $1 million on a campaign. For example, in the 34 Senate races in the 1988 election, 32 campaigns spent over $1 million. Due to the necessity to raise more and more money, candidates have had to turn to alternative sources of campaign funds. Thus, the rise in campaign costs has been accompanied by a rise in the role of the political action committee (PAC). PACs are special interest groups …

What Makes The Difference, Robert A. Michelson

Honors Theses

Reflections on a summer internship in the Chicago office of U.S. Senator Paul Simon.

Racism As An Undercurrent To The American Dream, Todd A. Link

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No abstract provided.

Volunteer Opportunities In The Criminal Justice Area, Susan Pritchard

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The popularity of volunteerism and community service is quickly growing. Not only is volunteerism more prevalent in communities, there is also an increased number of college students making volunteer work, not only part of their lives, but part of their education. In this paper the author will 1) examine the possibilities of, 2) the involvement in, and 3) the necessity for volunteer work in the criminal justice area for criminal justice majors at Western Michigan University.

Spin Training For Pilots - Necessity Or Irrationality?, Richard Hall

Honors Theses

Throughout the history of aviation, stall/spin accidents have claimed the lives of brave men and women who dared to attempt flight. Over the years, much debate has occurred over the spin phenomenon, with the FAA and the NTSB taking opposite sides about the necessity or irrationality of training America's aviators in spin recovery. This ATS 350 project will focus on the effectiveness of current legislation concerning private and commercial pilot license applicants. The requirements for said licenses, specifically the nonexistence of mandatory spin training for the applicants, will be examined and evaluated. The resultant outcome will hopefully be a standing …

Identification And Intervention Programs For Children Of Alcoholics: Implications For Care Providers And Educators, Linda L. Etheridge

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No abstract provided.

Anthony M. Kennedy: A Study Of His Judicial Opinions, Jeanette A. Nyden

Honors Theses

The paper is divided into two parts. The first part is devoted to statutory interpretation. In this section, I will analyze cases questioning the validity or application of statutes or regulations. The second section centers on constitutional interpretation. Within this section, I will explain how Kennedy sees the role of the judge. In addition, I will analyze some cases involving issues of constitutional interpretation. Finally, I will analyze some of the preconfirmation articles that speculated about his behavior on the Court.

Hesse And The Hippies: The Sociology Of A Literory Phenomenon, James Joseph Black

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No abstract provided.

Looking Beyond Curriculum: Music In The Singapore Educational System, Siew Cheng Yeo

Honors Theses

The primary purpose of this thesis is to look beyond curriculum music to explore various materials available and appropriate for the development of music programs which will enhance music learning in a different dimension. Besides, this paper will serve as a form of guideline for teachers who are enthusiastic to experience and incorporate varied musical ideas in their teaching.

Why Popular Election Should Be Selected Over The Merit Plan Method Of Judicial Selection, Michael P. Ruiz

Honors Theses

Judicial selection through the process of popular election, while not a perfect instrument, provides a higher degree of accountability and achieves the same level of "independence" from political forces as the merit plan. Moreover, the popular election process is more consistent with the overlying theme of a participatory democracy dictated by the founding fathers and implemented by following generations.

Reflections On Yosemite National Park, Jennifer Stacey Hayes

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No abstract provided.

Fdr's Court Packing Scheme: A Test Of Democracy, John Michael Kirkpatrick

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No abstract provided.

A Tear In The Fabric: Conflict And Labor Relations In The Chattanooga Textile Industry, 1917, John A. Stern

Honors Theses

Local industrial textile workers began to react during World War I to the injustices that had been growing in the local textile industry since the 1890's when the factory system started to dominate Chattanooga's textile production. By May, 1917, the city's textile workers became aware of the social gap that had been evolving under the new manufacturing system and determined to lessen it by unionizing under the leadership of the United Textile Workers of America, an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor.

The Appeals Of Athletic Shoe Advertisements To Teens, Shari Lynn Tayloe

Honors Theses

Studying the structure and the effectiveness of ads can suggest how and why advertisers' commercials appeal to consumers. Narrowing this study down to one medium-television, one product--athletic shoes, and one audience-teenagers, can better identify commercials' appeals and their effectiveness. The study of television athletic shoe advertisements, as viewed by teenagers, provides primary data about both the ads themselves and about their appeals to the 15- to 18-year-old audience.

The Changing Roles Of Women In The People's Republic Of China, Priya Helweg

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The present Chinese government has persistently claimed that women have been completely emancipated through the enforcement of Communist ideology. In spite of the claim that women in modern China 'hold up half the sky' traditional beliefs continue to influence the position of women in contemporary China. As a consequence, women in the People's Republic of China — especially students — find themselves in a situation of confusing contradictions and frustrating obstacles. Traditional ideologies, as seen in the patriarchal kinship structure and the economic and political systems, aid rather than hinder the present government as it maintains a similar relation to …

When The Equality Rule Is Violated : Factors Affecting Consumption Of Physical, Spatial And Temporal Resources, Caryn E. Herlocker

Honors Theses

Three studies explored the processes by which different types of shared resources were consumed by group members. Subjects shared physical, spatial, and temporal resources. The resources were arranged in either a partitioned or nonpartitioned form. Subjects did so with an implied withdrawal of either onethird or one-twelfth and while participating in either a sharing or an accuracy instruction. Results for each resource provided partial support for a deliberate motive of greed and an inadvertent overestimation bias affecting subjects' withdrawals. The results also suggest that different types of resources may be consumed according to different criteria. Suggestions are made for methodological …

Unofficial Latvian Political Organizations In The Gorbachev Era: Their Evolution, Accomplishments, And Goals, Peter Albertins

Honors Theses

Since the people called Latvians began living on the shores of the Baltic Sea, they have almost continually been in conflict with their neighbors, including the Estonians, Lithuanians, Swedes, Germans, and Russians. The major enemy to the Latvians over the centuries, however, has been the Russians. Perhaps this is because the Russians always wanted access to the Baltic Sea and the rest of Europe, but whatever the case, Russians and Latvians have not had a friendly history.

Corporate Hierarchies: Communities Of Women In The Fiction Of Sarah Orne Jewett, Jennifer Milsop

Honors Theses

The fiction of Sarah Orne Jewett is not traditionally classified with the 'greats' of canonical literature. Many feminist scholars and critics argue that Jewett's excommunication may be in part because her writing doesn't fit the pattern of most American classics, those novels that Nina Baym labeled, "Melodramas of Beset Manhood."l There is no search for the father, no hunt to kill, and no discernable plot. Instead, Jewett depicts the world of female rituals, female relationships, and female initiations, or rites of passage. Her atypical style and format may not fit the classic pattern of adventure and initiation, but she offers …

A Groundwater Sampler's Handbook For Pollution Control Department Of Siu-C, Jarvis L. Schultz

Honors Theses

My honor's project began as an essay on hazardous waste disposal problems, but ended with a radically different product. This Groundwater Sampler's Handbook is a compilation of information that was either disjunctly found throughout Pollution Control's landfill project, non-existent, or unthought of.

Internship At The Jackson County Public Defender's Office, Sandra L. Nowers

Honors Theses

As a student of the Honor's Program at Southern Illinois University (SIU), I am required to fulfill certain obligations. One of these obligations is to finish twelve semester hours of classwork; the other is to write a thesis or complete a hands-on practical senior project. Having fulfilled my first requirement, my internship at the Jackson County Public Defender's Office fulfilled the latter.

Censorship In British Broadcasting: The Government's Role, Paula S. Earls

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You cannot tell it by watching British television, but the political process of broadcasting in Great Britain is a complicated one. In it are government laws restricting free speech and committees of government officials who have the power to decide what should and should not be broadcast.

An Analysis Of Current Theories Of Constitutional Interpretation, Nicole Cress

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The purpose of this paper is to describe and explain the many different theories of constitutional interpretation. I have placed all theories discussed in one of two categories: interpretist or noninterpretivist. This paper also attempts to analyze the way in which these theories of constitutional interpretation are implemented by the United States Supreme Court Justices who advocate them.

Wordsworth's Abstraction Of Forms From Nature: A Necessary Process, Robert P. Sulcer

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Wordsworth's poetry abstracts forms from nature and man in order to make nature and man last; this abstraction is a changing of feeling into thought, of perception into conception, of the material into the word.

Factors Influencing Arms Control, Valerie A. Sulfaro

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It is the intent of this paper to provide a comprehensive examination of the variables which act upon the arms control process without providing an in-depth analysis of any one variable. This paper will illustrate the influence of the actors who formulate arms control, and the political environment surrounding negotiations, in order to provide an understanding of how arms control treaties are shaped.

The Influence Of Perceptual Styles On The Accuracy With Which Subjects Correctly Locate States On The United States Map, Linda Sander

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Using 93 Southern Illinois University students I demonstrated that the perceptual style which a student uses in his learning process has an affect on the accuracy with which he/she locates states on a United States map. Two perceptual styles were looked at: Global and analytic. The influence of other factors, such as sex, country of grade school education, and emotional involvement with states, were also taken into consideration. A significant relationship was found between the variables of perceptual style and number of states missed on the United States map. State preferences was also an issue examined in this study, and …

Computer Viruses, Roger L. Miller

Honors Theses

In this paper, I plan to discuss viruses and related problems, take a look at one virus attack in particular, and examine what the future holds for computer security.

Educational Opportunities For Aviation Management Students In Aviation Manufacturing, Dominic Sawchuk

Honors Theses

Despite the variety of courses dealing with various segments of the aviation industry, there is one portion of the industry which the SIU-C curriculum does not address, and yet many of its students focus their employment goals within this specialized area. As the largest segment of the aviation industry, (employing 1.2 million, versus 400,000 employed in commercial aviation for 1980), it is hard to believe that specialized coursework is not provided which deals with the subject of Aviation Manufacturing.

Let's Kick The Litter Habit: A Litter Awareness Packet, Amy Jo Bishel

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.