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“Germany’S Noble Cause Must Prevail”: General August Von Mackensen On The Great War's Eastern Front, 1914-17, Christian Mumpower

Liberty University Research Week

English-language accounts and appraisals of the Western Front have long dominated the historiography of the Great War. This prevailing interpretation tends to cast a shadow over other, nonetheless critical sectors of fighting and diminish contributions made on these fronts by less well-known commanders and the men who served under them. While the Western Front boasts a rich catalog of scholarship, few popular accounts exist about those who carved out a legacy for themselves on the Eastern Front, a sector of the war that saw some of the most desperate fighting but has since been relegated to the footnotes of history. …

Fostering The First Amendment: Analyzing The Constitutionality Of The Safe & Appropriate Foster Care And Designated Placement Federal Rules Through Religious Discrimination, Hailey Donovan

Liberty University Research Week

Examining the Biden Administration's implementation of the Safe & Appropriate Foster Care and Designated Placement Federal Rules, this commentary seeks to address the conflict presented in this execution under the constitutionality of the First Amendment. The comment will analyze notable regulations over the years regarding foster and adoptive systems and compare amongst these recent federal rules and case law. This will pinpoint the purpose of such child welfare programs and the government's role in regulating true protection over these and the rights of those involved. Addressing the unconstitutionality and conflict, emphasis on awareness and change for future generations of the …

How Much Is Too Much?, Ellie Shoemaker

Liberty University Research Week

This paper examines the question of whether or not the court has a right to intervene on a prosecutor’s decision that was made within their discretion and analyze it to ensure it was made in “good faith.” This issue comes from a circuit split in the 10th circuit regarding plea agreements, United States v. Doe. The defendant appealed the first verdict and one of the grounds on which Doe appealed was that the prosecutor acted in bad faith when they refused to file a substantial assistance motion. While this decision was within the prosecutor’s discretion, the court is still faced …

Brewing Revolution: The Influence Of Cafés In Eighteenth-Century France, Ian Landry

Liberty University Research Week

The cafés of eighteenth-century France occupy a central role during this era. They were places that both the literate and illiterate flocked to in order to receive the latest news and debate about relevant current events and topics. The material disseminated from these places prompted discourse and ultimately shaped the public’s opinion. With this in mind, cafés deserve a more prominent role in the discussion on eighteenth-century French studies in general as well as the French Revolution specifically.

To Parent Or Not To Parent: How Far Do Parental Rights Extend?, Emilie Das

Liberty University Research Week

American citizens have rights under the United States Constitution. However, not all rights appear in the written text of the Constitution. These rights are called fundamental rights, and they receive protection from constitutional amendments. Parental rights constitute a fundamental right protected by the Substantive Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. However, landmark cases discussing parental rights leave ambiguity as to how far this fundamental right extends. The circuit split between the Third and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Gruenke v. Seip and Fields v. Palmdale, respectively, demonstrates this ambiguity. Both decisions rely on Supreme Court precedent but …

Volume 12 Complete Issue, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 12 Complete Issue

An Epigraphic· Geography Or "Kilroy (Amongst Others) Was Here", George F. Carter

The Geographical Bulletin

Vigorous debate has raged virtually since Columbus' discovery of America over who the American Indians were, where they came from, how they got here, and what the source of their civilization was. Momentarily, consideration was given to their being a separate creation; not the descendants of the people of Genesis. The Pope settled that by stating firmly that the Indians were God's creatures just as surely as the Spanish and Portuguese were, and as such entitled to all the rights, duties, and privileges thereto appertaining as they say as they cap and gown you.

Climate Change Adaptation Through Economic Democracy, Shriraksha Mohan

Best Integrated Writing

Mohan investigates and combines three different areas of literature and social movements to discuss the problem of climate change and economic adaptation. The value of this work is that it can be used to communicate among three independent types of social movements and inquiries. This can strengthen and connect dispersed yet overlapping efforts in addressing work issues, resource utilization, economic governance and participation, and ecological problems economies face today.

Make Them Hear You: Examining The Evolution Of Activism And Advocacy In The Gay Rights Movement, Angela Davis

Best Integrated Writing

This paper provides a thorough accounting and discussion of the strategies the LGBT movement employed during the past sixty years in an effort to achieve greater legal protections against exclusion and mistreatment. It offers an assessment of the successes and challenges of the movement, providing insights into the efficacies of strategies that may be employed in future waves of the movement.

Best Integrated Writing Spring 2025 - Complete Edition, Wright State University School Of Humanities And Cultural Studies, Kristie Mckiernan, Tracy Smith

Best Integrated Writing

Best Integrated Writing includes excellent student writing from Integrated Writing courses taught at Wright State University.

Migration Models· Application In An African Context (An Analytical Review), Ademola T. Salau

The Geographical Bulletin

The history of Africa is full of the accounts of movements of people on large scales. Some of the movements had occurred in the form of conquests in war and some had taken place by a slow and largely peaceful shift to new lands. Such movements we are told, have been a feature of Africa in the past and are one of its most important demographic features at present. There is no phase of African history which can be understood without reference to the movements of people both before and during it." However, there are differences in types, magnitudes and …

Volume 13 Complete Issue, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 13 Complete Issue

Movement And Maneuver At Leyte, October 1944, Michael M. Trimble, Douglas W. Burkman, Michael L. Simmons

Joint Force Quarterly

This article uses Operation King II, the October 1944 campaign to seize Leyte and begin the liberation of the Philippines, as a case study in joint movement and maneuver. The authors argue that the operation offers enduring lessons for today’s joint force, particularly in multidomain operations conducted in a maritime theater. They trace the strategic context, planning, command relationships, and execution of the Leyte operation, including the convergence of U.S. land, sea, and air forces and the challenges created by divided command arrangements. The article highlights the importance of integrated planning, clear communication between supported and supporting commanders, timely intelligence, …

A New Step In China’S Military Reform, Joel Wuthnow

Joint Force Quarterly

In April 2024, Xi Jinping announced a new military restructuring focused on improving the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s ability to achieve information dominance and conduct integrated joint operations in wartime. Continuing a process of reform that Xi initiated nearly a decade ago, the latest reform included three parts: eliminating the Strategic Support Force (SSF), establishing a new Information Support Force (ISF) responsible for network defense and communications support, and placing the ISF and three other support forces under Xi’s direct control. This reform constituted the most significant structural overhaul of the PLA in the last five years, and the first …

Joint Force Quarterly, Issue 117, 2nd Quarter 2025, National Defense University Press

Joint Force Quarterly

Joint Force Quarterly 117 centers on the urgent call for bold, visionary leadership within the U.S. Joint Force. Highlighting challenges such as integrated deterrence, alternative manning strategies, and China’s military reforms, this issue provides strategic insights for future readiness. It features forward-leaning proposals on air defense, military housing, and medical innovation, alongside historical case studies from Okinawa and Leyte. Book reviews and expert commentary further enrich the discourse on contemporary military leadership and strategy.

Imitation, The Sincerest Form Of Flattery: Whether The Unauthorized Use Of A Trademark After The Termination Of A Franchise Constitutes Counterfeiting?, Rachel Auld

Liberty University Research Week

This note examines whether the unauthorized use of a trademark after the termination of a franchise constitutes counterfeiting. Currently, the Sixth Circuit and Ninth Circuit of the United States are divided in answering this question. The Sixth Circuit held that a franchisee’s use of a franchisor’s trademark following the termination of a franchise does not constitute a counterfeit mark under the Lanham Act. However, the Ninth Circuit held that a licensee’s use of a licensor’s certification mark following the termination of the license does constitute a counterfeit mark. While certification marks and trademarks differ in name, the core purpose of …

Preserving Life, Protecting Dignity: A Call To Abolish Physician-Assisted Suicide, Adeline Holcombe

Liberty University Research Week

The legalization of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in states such as California and Oregon has introduced a dangerous contradiction into American law and ethics – undermining the state’s longstanding interest in preserving human life while eroding the sanctity of life itself. This research aims to analyze: How do laws legalizing physician-assisted suicide conflict with the state’s compelling interest in preserving life, and how does the biblical principle of the sanctity of life provide a more coherent legal and ethical foundation? This project will employ a legal textual analysis of primary legal sources, including Washington v. Glucksberg, Vacco v. Quill, and state …

Feasting At The Threshold: Eucharistic Eroticism And Homonationalism In Diane Duane's The Tale Of The Five, Taylor Driggers

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

Diane Duane’s ongoing fantasy series The Tale of the Five (1979–present) is set in a world marked by constant bodily transgressions and surprises, where a human and dragon can occupy the same body and become lovers and a one-night stand can bring one face-to-face with God. This essay will argue that Duane’s series articulates eroticism in a manner comparable to Linn Marie Tonstad’s (2016) queer re-visioning of transubstantiation and bodily and spiritual transformation through the Eucharist. Acts of eating and drinking serve to highlight how characters’ pansexual, polyamorous relations with each other and the love of the Goddess spill over …

The Middle-(Un)Man Of Desire: A Girardian Reading Of Perelandra, Clinton Manley

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

The French polymath René Girard presents a compelling argument that all desire is mimetic. According to Girard, we don’t actually know what we want; instead, we imitate the desires of others. These models of desire act as mediators, indicating what objects or ways of being are worth pursuing. For Girard, desire exists in this middle place between a subject, a model, and an object. He famously argues that all great literature leverages an awareness of mimetic dynamics; the greater the work, the more mimetically perspicacious the author.

Given Girard’s theory, we would expect the greatest fantasy authors to erect their …

An Aspirational Cultus? Tolkien Fandom At The Borders Of Belief, Tom Emanuel

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

This paper draws upon fan studies, sociology of religion, and J.R.R. Tolkien’s theory of sub-creation to theorize the religious implications of Enyalië (Quenya: remembrance), the emotionally charged graveside memorial which closes the U.K. Tolkien Society’s annual gathering in Oxford. Employing a framework of religion as sacred worldbuilding, the author argues that Enyalië is best understood as the “secondary liturgy” of the “secondary faith community” that is Tolkien fandom. The paper concludes that Tolkien’s fiction, his community of devoted fans, and the lineaments of religious ritual have combined, in Enyalië, to produce a fan practice which troubles the boundaries …

National Security Law, Barbara Linney, Orga Cadet, Geoffrey Goodale, Jonathan Meyer

The Year in Review

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International Animal Law, Daina Bray, Paula Cardoso, Jessica Chapman, Hira Jaleel, Rajesh K. Reddy, Joan Schaffner

The Year in Review

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Export Controls And Economic Sanctions, John Boscariol, Sylvia Costelloe, Abigail Cotterill, Mary Mikhaeel, Timothy O'Toole, Christopher Stagg, Lawrence Ward

The Year in Review

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Customs Law, Adrienne Braumiller, Shannon Fura, David J. Glynn, Geoffrey Goodale, Lawrence Hanson, Jeremy Page, Michael Roll, George Tuttle Iii

The Year in Review

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International Section Ethics Committee, David Levine, Amy Bowers, Antonia Iragorri, Tiffany Comprés, Roland Potts

The Year in Review

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International Refugee Law, Banke Olagbegi-Oloba, Marie Isabelle Dumont, Marlyse Sime, Reuben Moses

The Year in Review

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International Human Rights, Daniel L. Appelman, Carlos De Miguel Perales, Corinne Lewis, Shauna Curphey, Lawrence C. Locker, Sara Sandford, Cyreka Jacobs, Jaclyn Fortini Laing, Morvarid Bagheri, Constance Z. Wagner

The Year in Review

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International Family Law, Robert G. Spector, Melissa A. Kucinski

The Year in Review

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Immigration And Naturalization, Eshigo P. Okasili, Michael Freestone, Joan Churchill, Betina Schlossberg

The Year in Review

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Private International Law, Houston Putnam Lowry

The Year in Review

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