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An Analysis And Production Of As You Like It, Barbara Rae Frey

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Cultural Background Characteristics Of Selected Graduate Students In Business Education And Education At The University Of North Dakota, Patricia Ann Fitzgerald

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The Film Poem : Its Development And Relationship To My Work, Vernon Jackson Buxton

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A History Of The Deseret Alphabet, Larry Ray Wintersteen

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the years 1852-1877, introduced to its membership a form of rhetoric (writing system) called the deseret alphabet (phonetic alphabet). This experiment was intended to alleviate the problem of non-communication which was created by the great influx of foreign speaking Saints into the great Salt Lake Valley.
The alphabet was developed and encouraged by the Prophet Brigham Young and a few followers. Much to their dismay the members of the Church did not have the same vision of its workability as did its promoters.
This new alphabet appears not to have met …

William Langer's Resurgence To Political Power In 1932, Gordon W. Johnson

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The intent of this paper is to uncover the political activity of William Langer from the Morton County State’s Attorney days of 1914 to his election as governor of North Dakota in 1932.

The first bold signs of Langer’s entertaining political ambitions came during his break with the original Nonpartisan League leaders during the time he served as North Dakota's Attorney General, 1916-1920. The Independent Voters Association helped him to realize a measure of political strength when they used him as a candidate for governor in 1920. Even though defeated, Langer's political career was just beginning. He used the years …

Three Mormon Actresses: Viola Gillette, Hazel Dawn, Leora Thatcher, Mavis Gay Gashler

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The purpose of this study is to recreate the theatrical lives of three Mormon actresses through an appraisal of the critical reviews of the press, the primary source of available material.

An Analysis Of The Process And Social Significance Of Characterization In Four Plays By N.F. Simpson, Kathryn A. Aparicio

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A History Of Utah's First Playground, Delmar Peirce Williams

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The purpose of this study was to determine and verify the historical accounts that describe and validate Lindsey Gardens in Salt Lake City as the first playground established in Utah and perhaps the first in the nation.

The Cubist Aesthetic Theories Of Pictorial Representation: An Analysis Of The Component Structure Of An Object To Create An Interior Reality, Sharon Lee Duvall

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This paper is primarily an analysis of the Cubistic attitude toward pictorial reality. The project includes a study of form and structure in the Cubists* searoh for a conceptual reality. Twelve paintings of the author are presented each with explanations which reveal several similarities to Cubist thinking.

Some attention has been given to analytical and synthetic Cubism as well as to certain fundamentals of the movement. However, both a historical approach and biographical studies have been ignored. Because art is an aesthetic, this paper is not a problem- result type of study but an analysis in support of Cubism as …

A History Of The Women's Physical Education Department At The University Of North Dakota, Margaret L. Milne

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The purpose of the study was to compile a history of the Women's Physical Education Department at the University of North Dakota. The historical method of research was followed with limited use of the questionnaire technique of research.

The historical method included the collection of data which were grouped into a time and subject sequence. Material x^as criticized and interpreted by accepted historical techniques. This particular method included the treatment of data for cause and effect x-diich permitted the development of patterns for testing of che hypotheses.

A questionnaire x^as developed and sent to select individuals which included former women …

Structure And Light: Recent Developments In Contemporary Art, William Landwehr

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This thesis is an introduction to a recent development in the visual arts . The art of light and structure and its inherent implications have so thoroughly captured the imagination of a new generation of artists that it is rapidly becoming the major artistic force of our century.

The thesis concentrates on the background, the theory, and some of the implications of these developments. It is highly biased and to the fullest extent concerns itself with the personal orientation I have committed myself to in the creation of my own art. It involves itself with discussions of my aesthetic philosophy …

An Analysis Of Character Relationships In William Inge's Picnic, Patricia Bettschen Barko

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A Design Study In Costume For Projected Dramatic Productions Prescribing A Book Of Mormon Setting Identified Herein As Late Preclassic Mesoamerican Culture, Amanda J. Brown

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The purpose of this thesis was to design costumes for twelve characters, selected from the Book of Mormon, suitable for projected dramatic productions. Selection of the characters was determined by the following criteria:
(1) Sufficient dramatic potential for projected dramatic productions must be inherent in the period from which characters are drawn.
(2) Characters should represent various levels within their society.

The problem of creating the costume designs presumed an investigation of environmental factors which would influence the clothing styles worn by a typical cross section of Late Preclassic Mesoamerican society. Origins of the American Indian are briefly discussed and …

Methods Of Support Used In The Senate Debate On The Seating Of Reed Smoot: A Content Analysis, Beverly Alice Berry

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The purpose of this study was to determine how methods of support functioned in the senate debate on the seating of Reed Smoot. In order to clarify the directions of the study, answers to the following questions were sought:
1. How extensively were methods of support used by each side?
2. What was the frequency of supports per assertion by each side?
3. How was the use of support materials distributed among the speakers?
4. How many different methods of support were used by each side?
5. What were the most frequently used methods of support by each side?
6. …

An Analysis Of The Speaking Style Of Hugh B. Brown, Mormon Orator, William E. Morgan Jr.

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The main purpose of this study was to determine the elements of speech style which played the most dominant roles in five of Hugh B. Brown's addresses presented to the studentbody and faculty of the Brigham Young University.

Theory And Application In The Development Of A Production Of Volpone, David C. Estrem

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An Analysis Of Business Teacher Education In Ontario, Sandra D. Ubelacker

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A Study Of Public Speaking Abilities Of Lds Youth, Robert W. West

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This study deals with public speaking among teenagers. It is the sincere hope of the writer that this thesis may challenge young people and help motivate them to become better speakers. If it does this then it is partly successful. It may point out some weaknesses and habits in their own style of speaking that are handicaps rather than assets. It may also show some of the strong points of teenage public speaking in general, the writer hopes it will help young speakers want to overcome the trifles of poor speech habits to make their speaking nearer perfection.

The Beehive House: Its Design, Restoration And Furnishings, Judy Butler Anderson

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This study has been an attempt to examine the design, restoration and furnishings of the Beehive House to determine the degree to which the home was accurately restored, and to learn more about the key furnishings within the home.
The answers to four questions have formed the body of the thesis:
1. What was the historical background of the Beehive House to the times of its restoration?
2. To what extent is the structural restoration authentic to the time of Brigham Young?
3. What items were originally found in the Beehive House?
4. To what extenet are the furnishings appropriate …

The Role Of 465 L In The National Command And Control System, Richard C. Corbin

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A Study Of The Sensitivity Of Semantic Differentiation When Applied To An Established Premise In Dramatic Production, Glenn M. Stocker

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The Nature And Cause Of Internal And External Conflict Of The Mormons In Ohio Between 1830 And 1838, Max H. Parkin

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This study is designed to describe some of the causes of resistance to and internal conflicts in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ohio during the period 1830 to 1838. It is also intended to specify some of the ways the anti-Mormon elements executed their disapproval of the Church and its members in Ohio during that time.

Mormon Colonization Of The San Luis Valley, Colorado, 1878-1900, Judson Harold Flower Jr.

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In the late 1870's, missionary successes in the southern states prompted the search for a location to which the new converts could migrate and establish their homes among the Saints in "Zion." The area eventually decided upon for the location of the southern converts was the San Luis Valley, in southern Colorado. Elder John Morgan, the most prominent figure in the early missionary work in the South, was given the leading role in bringing southern converts to the settlements which were to be established in the San Luis Valley. The initial settlement of Saints in the valley took place in …

The Origin Of The Republic Of Latvia, Martin V. Vitums

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A Quantitative Analysis Of Matthew Cowley's Use Of The Illustrative Method Of Oral Support, Kenneth Lloyd Young

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The chief purpose of this analysis is to determine how much Matthew Cowley used the illustrative method of oral support in his public speaking. A minor purpose is to determine the dominant motivating appeals used in his speaking. Such an examination should provide valuable insight for those desiring effective techniques in public speaking situations.

An Analysis Of The Visual Portion Of The U.S. Documentary Film The River, William Edward Fleming

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Only There Were Two: An Original Play In Three Acts, Ronald A. Dalley

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Only There Were Two, a full-length three-act play, is written as a reminder to us all of the faith and endurance of a handful of Mormon settlers. I have endeavored to capture the dramatic spirit of a man who would not let bigotry and prejudice run him from his home.

The Solo Vocal Music Of Benjamin Britten: The Effect Of The Text Upon The Music, David A. Reiser

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Presentationalism In Thornton Wilder's Three Major Theatrical Works : Our Town, The Skin Of Our Teeth, The Matchmaker, Leo H. Siegmund

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Desert Journey: A Religious Dance-Drama And An Evaluation Of Its Effect On A Selected Latter-Day Saint Audience, Frank W. Hatch

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The Holy scriptures abound in references to the use of dance as a means of worship. It would seem that there is a need to understand how present day members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints feel in regard to the kind of dancing referred to in the Scriptures.

This study will be concerned with the production of "Desert Journey," a religious dance-drama depicting an episode from the Book of Mormon. A record of "Desert Journey" will be made with a movement notation system adapted from Motation, an architectual movement notation system developed by Laurence Halprin of …