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Tomboys Are Girls, Too!: A Study Of Sibling Relationships In Caddie Woodlawn, Julia G. Kicinski
Tomboys Are Girls, Too!: A Study Of Sibling Relationships In Caddie Woodlawn, Julia G. Kicinski
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
Readers can understand the sibling relationships present in Carol Ryrie Brink’s novel, Caddie Woodlawn, by studying the main character’s tomboy personality. Many scholars read this character through a feminist lens, treating her solely as a fictional character. However, this paper approaches the character from a nonfictional perspective to study how Caddie as a tomboy relates to her strong relationship with her brothers. This paper takes the definition of “tomboy” into account, as well as the psychology behind the development of both strong and weak sibling relationships, to determine whether Caddie’s tomboyism developed because of her strong relationship with her …
The Collaborative Function Of Verbal Aspect And Aktionsart: A Distributional Analysis Of English Verb-Types, Marc A. Agee
The Collaborative Function Of Verbal Aspect And Aktionsart: A Distributional Analysis Of English Verb-Types, Marc A. Agee
Linguistics Senior Research Projects
This paper reviews literature in aspect studies from modern linguistics and Biblical language studies and proposes syntheses of multiple definitions given for these often-confusing verbal categories as the discussion has progressed from the Nineteenth Century to the present day. To inform these definitions, key studies such as Bache (1982), Comrie (1981), Lyons (1977), and Porter (1989) are consulted. In addition to suggesting definitions for these, this paper also discusses the best way to understand aktionsart as it functions in several related languages, and as it relates to aspect in usage. An analysis of evidence for this description as it functions …
Shakespeare's Philosophy Of Music, Emily Sulka
Shakespeare's Philosophy Of Music, Emily Sulka
Music and Worship Student Presentations
Shakespeare is one of the most widely read figures in literature, but his use of music is not usually touched on in literary discussions of his works. In this paper, I discuss how Shakespeare portrays music within the context of his plays, both through dialogue and songs performed within each work. In Shakespeare’s time, Boethius’ philosophy of the music of the spheres was still highly popular. This was the idea that the arrangement of the cosmos mirrored musical proportions. As a result, every aspect of the universe was believed to be highly ordered, and this idea is prominent throughout Shakespeare’s …
Discovering And Recovering The Nineteenth-Century Journals Of Martha E. Mcmillan In An American Women Writer’S Course: A Collaborative Digital Recovery Project, Michelle M. Wood, Lynn A. Brock, Gregory A. Martin, Adam John Wagner
Discovering And Recovering The Nineteenth-Century Journals Of Martha E. Mcmillan In An American Women Writer’S Course: A Collaborative Digital Recovery Project, Michelle M. Wood, Lynn A. Brock, Gregory A. Martin, Adam John Wagner
English, Literature, and Modern Languages Faculty Publications
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A Linguistic Comparison Of Biblical Greek And English: How Should The Adverbial Participle Be Translated?, Sarah C. Nickchen
A Linguistic Comparison Of Biblical Greek And English: How Should The Adverbial Participle Be Translated?, Sarah C. Nickchen
Linguistics Senior Research Projects
This paper combines the two fields of linguistics and biblical Greek studies in a scientific study of original research. Linguistics can be defined as “the scientific study of the language systems of the world” (Black, 1995, 5). Biblical Greek studies focus on analysis of the original New Testament text. Semantics (the meaning of words and phrases) is one subfield of linguistics, and the focus of this paper. The Greek adverbial participle is the most versatile Greek participle. The English adverbial participle is much less versatile. Thus, this paper focuses on adverbial participles in Greek and English in order to determine …
Is This Author Intelligent? The Effect Of Spelling Errors On Perception Of Authors, Rachel M. Schloneger
Is This Author Intelligent? The Effect Of Spelling Errors On Perception Of Authors, Rachel M. Schloneger
Linguistics Senior Research Projects
This study seeks to understand how the presence of spelling errors affects readers’ perceptions of an author’s intelligence and writing ability. Undergraduate students and professors read a short essay and completed a sixteen-question questionnaire concerning their perceptions of the author and the essay. The number of spelling errors present (zero, five, or ten) in the essay was manipulated by the researcher. Participant perceptions of the author and the essay suffered as more spelling errors were found. Participants in the five- and ten-error conditions judged both the author and the essay more harshly, giving it lower scores. Further, intelligence ratings suffered …
Linguistic Expression And Gender: A Function Word Analysis Of Jane Austen’S Pride And Prejudice, Erica Corbiere
Linguistic Expression And Gender: A Function Word Analysis Of Jane Austen’S Pride And Prejudice, Erica Corbiere
Linguistics Senior Research Projects
The current study investigates ten dimensions of female and male categories of speech, which focus on function words, as previously identified by Newman et al. (2008). Through the use of the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count tool (using the LIWC2015 dictionary), these ten categories were analyzed in the dialogue of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Results were consistent with previous findings by Newman et al. (2008). Four of five previously identified categories as more often used by male speakers (numbers, words per sentence, prepositions, articles, and words greater than six letters) were used with an even greater difference between …
“Do Not Ask Me To Remain The Same”: Charles Darwin In Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy, Rachael D. Tague
“Do Not Ask Me To Remain The Same”: Charles Darwin In Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy, Rachael D. Tague
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, Gary D. Schmidt uses Darwin to allow his young protagonist to question the mindless acceptance of organized religion and to force his readers to engage difficult conversations, come to their own conclusions, and apply truth to their lives. Darwin provides answers and adventure, delivers Turner from his prison-like label, draws him closer to his father, his friends, and nature, while at the same time disconnecting him from the self-righteous town, its corrupt church, and its unjust God. Phippsburg was a prison; Darwin is freedom.
I Am With You: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Fans, And The Harmful Effects Of Californication, Alexander Macphail-Fausey
I Am With You: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Fans, And The Harmful Effects Of Californication, Alexander Macphail-Fausey
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
This is my capstone paper from English Seminar and my English degree. The paper is an analysis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers album Californication and its relation to the fan base of the band. It explores the influences on the creation of the album within a postmodern context, using the theories of Katherine Hayles, Jean Baudrillard, and Michel Foucault. Through these theories, the paper explores the postmodern impact on the Cult of Celebrity and the American Dream and how those affected the lives of Anthony Kiedis and John Frusciante from the Peppers. Finally, the paper shows how the album …
The Double-Sided Message Of The Lego Movie: The Effects Of Popular Entertainment On Children In Consumer Culture, Jordan Treece
The Double-Sided Message Of The Lego Movie: The Effects Of Popular Entertainment On Children In Consumer Culture, Jordan Treece
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
One of the most popular and highest rated films of 2014, The Lego Movie, has entertained billions of viewers in the past year. Although it has already proven itself to be a favorite of adults, The Lego Movie’s targeted audience is children who will identify with the imaginative and fun characters that take the form of their favorite building toys. Such a strong platform that provides excellent age appropriate entertainment to the world’s most impressionable generation gives The Lego Movie a prime opportunity to communicate to children in an unusually powerful way. For decades, researchers have explored the way entertainment …
“Shining” With The Marginalized: Self-Reflection And Empathy In Stanley Kubrick’S The Shining, Bethany Miller
“Shining” With The Marginalized: Self-Reflection And Empathy In Stanley Kubrick’S The Shining, Bethany Miller
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
This paper examines Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror masterpiece The Shining and how it references the history of violence against the marginalized in America.
'We Need Some Light': Seeing Identities After Grief In Next To Normal, Kathy S. Roberts
'We Need Some Light': Seeing Identities After Grief In Next To Normal, Kathy S. Roberts
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
Next to Normal, a 2010 musical with lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, portrays a family who appears normal, but a closer look indicates that the family is crumbling in a variety of ways. The family attempts to heal itself through a variety of tactics and treatments, all of which prove insufficient. However, the musical ends optimistically with the characters believing they will find “some light” to shine into their darkness. According to grief theorist Dennis Klass, the light that the Goodman family in Next to Normal seeks is a healthy continuing bond with Gabe. Since the …
Capitalistic Christians And Educated Elites: Fanonian Theory And Neo-Colonialism In Ngugi Wa Thiong’O’S A Grain Of Wheat, Rebecca Miller
Capitalistic Christians And Educated Elites: Fanonian Theory And Neo-Colonialism In Ngugi Wa Thiong’O’S A Grain Of Wheat, Rebecca Miller
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s novel A Grain of Wheat, published in 1967, exposes the ways in which British institutions and practices continue to plague post-colonial Kenya. This novel addresses the condition of post-colonial Kenya as native Kenyans struggle to form a new national identity and government. This novel exposes the corruption of the Christian Church and the cultural imperialism perpetuated by missionaries as they impose European practices and abolish Kenyan cultural values. Ngugi’s work reflects the influence of Marxist thought and the impact of writers such as Frantz Fanon whose neo-colonialist theory explains many of the phenomena present in post-colonial Kenya. …
We Are Infinite: Confronting High School Simulacra In Stephen Chbosky’S The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Michayla N. Lehman
We Are Infinite: Confronting High School Simulacra In Stephen Chbosky’S The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Michayla N. Lehman
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
“Stephen Chbosky saved lives. No, not in the saving-a-cat-from-a-burning-building way nor performing the Heimlich on a little old lady at a restaurant. He saved lives by writing a peculiar little green book” (Aquino). The Perks of Being a Wallflower has become a phenomenon among adolescents in contemporary America. Passed on through recommendations for over 15 years, Charlie’s story has administered a sense of hope to the young people who read his letters. They say they relate to Charlie, that he makes them feel understood. For some, his story has saved their lives; at least two people have written to Chbosky …
“An Obscene Power”: Desire, Capitalism, And Identity In Geraldine Brooks’ March, Rachel Dark
“An Obscene Power”: Desire, Capitalism, And Identity In Geraldine Brooks’ March, Rachel Dark
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
Geraldine Brooks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel March re-tells the story of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women from the perspective of the four heroines’ father. This paper attempts to answer why March’s conflicting desires deconstruct his identity and propel him toward moral uncertainty.
Book Review: Dave Sim, Isaac J. Mayeux
Book Review: Dave Sim, Isaac J. Mayeux
English, Literature, and Modern Languages Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Superheroes Of The Round Table, Isaac J. Mayeux
Book Review: Superheroes Of The Round Table, Isaac J. Mayeux
English, Literature, and Modern Languages Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Rhetorical Genre Theory And The Enactment Of Faith In The Composition Classroom, Heather N. Hill
Rhetorical Genre Theory And The Enactment Of Faith In The Composition Classroom, Heather N. Hill
Faculty Integration Papers
In James Berlin’s Rhetoric and Reality: Writing Instruction in American Colleges, 1900-1985 he argues that “every rhetorical system is based on epistemological assumptions about the nature of reality, the nature of the knower, and the rules governing the discovery and communication of the known” (4). Beginning with the debates between Plato and the sophists and running through the history of rhetoric to the likes of Wayne Booth on one side and William Covino on the other, rhetorical theorists have always been interested in debating the nature of reality, knowledge, morality, ethics, and T/truth. How one defines the status of these, …
Orual's Quest For Identity: C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces In 1950s British Society, Cora Gray
Orual's Quest For Identity: C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces In 1950s British Society, Cora Gray
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
No abstract provided.
The Heroic Fallacy: Orson Scott Card’S Ender’S Game And The Young Adult Reader, Shawn L. Buice
The Heroic Fallacy: Orson Scott Card’S Ender’S Game And The Young Adult Reader, Shawn L. Buice
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
No abstract provided.
Life Of Pi: Perspectives On Truth, Sarah Morse
Life Of Pi: Perspectives On Truth, Sarah Morse
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
No abstract provided.
A New Masculinity For A New Millennium: Gender And Technology In David Fincher’S The Social Network, Danielle Mcdonald
A New Masculinity For A New Millennium: Gender And Technology In David Fincher’S The Social Network, Danielle Mcdonald
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
No abstract provided.
“Ravaged By Time”: The Effects Of The Past And Future On The Present In The Glass Menagerie, Lauren R. Moore
“Ravaged By Time”: The Effects Of The Past And Future On The Present In The Glass Menagerie, Lauren R. Moore
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
No abstract provided.
“I’M Not Lost Anymore:” Hyperreal Self-Realization Amidst Hostile Father-Son Relationships In Lunar Park, John Michael Mumme
“I’M Not Lost Anymore:” Hyperreal Self-Realization Amidst Hostile Father-Son Relationships In Lunar Park, John Michael Mumme
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Young Caregiving In Debra Granik’S Winter’S Bone, Natalie V. Youngquist
The Effects Of Young Caregiving In Debra Granik’S Winter’S Bone, Natalie V. Youngquist
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
No abstract provided.
Waste, Wasting, Wasted: Repercussions Of Simulations On The American Family In Tracy Letts’S August: Osage County, Kate Soules
Waste, Wasting, Wasted: Repercussions Of Simulations On The American Family In Tracy Letts’S August: Osage County, Kate Soules
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
No abstract provided.
“Look Back At Me”: North And South And The Two-Faced Neo-Victorian Gaze, Julie Ellen Pickens
“Look Back At Me”: North And South And The Two-Faced Neo-Victorian Gaze, Julie Ellen Pickens
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
No abstract provided.
The Fantasy Of The Real: J.R.R. Tolkien, Modernism, And Postmodernism, Hannah Brady
The Fantasy Of The Real: J.R.R. Tolkien, Modernism, And Postmodernism, Hannah Brady
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
J.R.R. Tolkien’s trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, grips readers of all ages in the power of its story and characters. Tolkien leads his audience through a world and a time that is entirely different from that of contemporary society, but he also remains true to the human condition as the morals and conflicts within the story resonate with authentic human emotion. Tolkien allows readers to temporarily escape the present although not to forget reality. Tolkien follows his own “rules” of “fairy-story” in order to present a fantastical tale that represents Truth better than many stories that may not …
The Grotesque Gospel Of Buechner’S Godric, Emily Burris Geary
The Grotesque Gospel Of Buechner’S Godric, Emily Burris Geary
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
No abstract provided.
Multiple Factors Of “Insideness” And “Outsideness”: Exploring Why Gilead Is Both A Place Of Insideness And Outsideness For Ames And Jack, Whitney Burch
English Seminar Capstone Research Papers
No abstract provided.