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Oceans Of Literature - The Little Mermaid, Makena Metz

English (MA) Theses

Mermaid stories have existed for millennia, stemming back to the ancient cultures of the world. Influenced by the mythos established in books like The Iliad, sirens and mermaids were a part of European culture for centuries. The mermaid as chimera monster that represented the duality of danger and seduction was subverted in 1837, when Hans Christian Andersen wrote the seminal fairy tale “The Little Mermaid.” In our present day, we can find that this short story has created a canon of “mermaid” literature, especially in the fantasy canon, and has majorly impacted our pop culture and digital spheres. By tracing …

Failure Facing Pedagogy In First-Year Rhetoric And Composition Classrooms, Karuna Minh Hin

English (MA) Theses

Failure in academia is commonly defined as not succeeding, missing the mark, or receiving a “below average grade or score” (Inoue 333). However, this perception of failure works to instill a fear in students that may last through their academic journey. Throughout a student’s academic journey, they are taught to operate within the binary of success and failure. “According to self-worth theory, in school, where one’s worth is largely measured by one’s ability to achieve, self-perceptions of incompetence can trigger feelings of shame and humiliation" (De Castella, Byrne and Covington 862). Teachers have attempted to address this problem throughout first-year …

Humanization Of The Refugee As The Modern Subject In Mohsin Hamid’S Exit West, Ani Gazazyan

English (MA) Theses

This thesis discusses the central concern of the global refugee crisis through the fictional novel Exit West by Mohsin Hamid. The novel tells the story of two protagonists who are portrayed as the modern subject that Hamid comes to humanize, which reflects on current society’s representation of the refugee as dehumanized or “the Other.” Hamid takes his readers on a journey that represents his characters as normal everyday humans that are forced into the process of refugeehood and displacement. Throughout this thesis, I discuss what makes the novel so unique in representing the modern-day refugee. In the first section titled …

University Of Dayton Set To Confer Record Number Of Degrees At Spring Commencement, University Of Dayton

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The University of Dayton expects to confer a record of approximately 2,500 degrees, including an all-time high of approximately 1,600 undergraduate degrees, during commencement ceremonies May 6-7 at University of Dayton Arena.

Destiny Calls, Bee Bishop

The Prairie Light Review

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Dear Ansel, Devona Barnes

The Prairie Light Review

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Bow The The Winds, Karian Markos

The Prairie Light Review

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Xpove (Time), George Karavolos

The Prairie Light Review

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Northbound Flight, Gabriela Dziekan

The Prairie Light Review

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Untitled, Isabella Fairclough

The Prairie Light Review

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Windflower, Karlynn Rich

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The Flames Of Her Fury, Mars Pinkelman

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Dream Current, Victoria Garcia

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Sky Glow, Abdul Malik Mandani

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I Know Who You Are, Alexa Solonenko

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Ashura In Daley Plaza, Keith Yearman

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Serenity Lotus, Rebecca Morrison

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Sa, Gabriela Dziekan

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Momentum, Robert Kulys

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Writing Studies At Cod

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Colophon

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Disappearance, Damien Mendez

The Prairie Light Review

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Kusa And Warak Enab, Amal Ammar

The Prairie Light Review

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Reach For The Light, Chris Hurley

The Prairie Light Review

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About

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Market (Woman), Natalia Toreeva

The Prairie Light Review

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As She Says I Do, Sara Aguilar

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Peaceful Gardenia, Rebecca Morrison

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Investigating The Viability Of Virtual Job Interview Training Through Pre-Ets, Elyse Hayes

Honors Theses

This study used a between-subjects repeated measures design to determine the efficacy of virtual reality job interview training (VR-JIT) as an instrument for providing workplace readiness training under pre-ETS when compared to current real-world methods. Of the total participants (N=19), 57.89% were male and 42.11% were female, and autism (36.84%) and cognitive impairment (47.37%) were the most frequently reported diagnoses. The results of a paired samples T-test were non-significant with t (8) = 0.13, p = 0.9029 with the use of mock interviews and t (9) = 0.68, p = .5156 with the use of virtual reality. The results of …

A Pattern-Centered Analysis Of Adolescents' Concerns And Hopes About Future Crises: Differences In Ways Of Coping And Personal Adjustment, Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck, Katheryn L. Modecki, Ellen Skinner, Lara J. Farrell, Tanya Hawes

Psychology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Introduction

Many adolescents are concerned about global and future crises, such as the health of the planet or terrorism/safety. Yet, adolescents can also express hope about the future. Thus, asking adolescents about their concern and hope could yield subgroups with different ways of coping and personal adjustment.

Method

Australian adolescents (N = 863; age 10-16) completed surveys to report their concern (worry and anger) and hope about the planet, safety, jobs, income, housing, and technology, as well as their active and avoidant coping, depression, and life satisfaction.

Results

Four distinct subgroups were identified using cluster analysis: Hopeful (low on concern …