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In Memorium . . . Ilse M. Bachmann (Née Langhans) (December 21, 1932-October 12, 2019), Monika Bachmann Jun 2020

In Memorium . . . Ilse M. Bachmann (Née Langhans) (December 21, 1932-October 12, 2019), Monika Bachmann

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Ilse Margarete Langhans was born in Allenstein, East Prussia (in present-day Poland), on December 21, 1932, the only daughter of Wilhelm Langhans and Margarete Emelie Issler. Her father was Oberstadtsgaertner (head city gardener) in nearby Koenigsburg until he was drafted into the German Army during World War II and killed in action, leaving behind Margarete, Ilse, older brother Juergen, and younger brother Dieter to fend for themselves when they and thousands of other ethnic Germans fled Russian forces invading East Prussia in the winter of 1944.

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From Näfels To The United States: Emigrant Portraits From A Town In Switzerland’S Canton Glarus, Susanne Peter-Kubli Jun 2020

From Näfels To The United States: Emigrant Portraits From A Town In Switzerland’S Canton Glarus, Susanne Peter-Kubli

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Only a few, and mainly quite confusing, details are available about Feldmann’s life in Näfels and also about the date of his emigration. It derives, in part, from the fact that two people by the same name were living in Näfels. Both were butchers by profession and both had married women by the last name Müller. Checking the marriage and baptismal records of Näfels finally clarified the matter.

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In The Turmoil Of The Civil War: Swiss Emigrant Daniel Schmid Of The Union Army, Fabian Braendle Jun 2020

In The Turmoil Of The Civil War: Swiss Emigrant Daniel Schmid Of The Union Army, Fabian Braendle

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Swiss immigrants to the United States fought in the American Civil War on both sides. About 6,000 fought on the side of the Union, while the number of those who joined the Confederacy is not known.1 Some even rose to prominence reaching the rank of General. Daniel Schmid, a common soldier, who was born in 1834 in the Swiss town of Buchs, Canton St. Gallen, and joined the Union Army of the North. In his autobiography that he wrote for his numerous brothers in Switzerland, Schmid provided much detail about his war experience. It was quite common at the time …

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In Memorium: Sabine Jessner Schlinger (1924-2019), Peter Sehlinger Jun 2020

In Memorium: Sabine Jessner Schlinger (1924-2019), Peter Sehlinger

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Sabine Luise Marianne Jessner Sehlinger died in Indianapolis on November 3, 2019. She was a professor of French history; the first woman president of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences; president of the Swiss-American Historical Society; several times president of the Indianapolis Wellesley Club; and the author of articles in historical journals and a biography of Edouard Herriot, French prime minister in the 1920s.

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Back Cover Jun 2020

Back Cover

Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.

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Creating A Long-Term Relationship Between A Museum And Its Patrons: Examining Social Media As Opr Tool, Kylie M. Brooks Jun 2020

Creating A Long-Term Relationship Between A Museum And Its Patrons: Examining Social Media As Opr Tool, Kylie M. Brooks

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative research study comprised of six case studies explores museums’ practical usage of social media as an organization public relations tool. Analyzing six different museums using both surveys and interviews, this research provides a strategic, theory-based framework for any organization to utilize social media effectively by increasing public trust and engagement. Understanding the role that social media plays within organizational public relations is crucial for both for-profit and non-profit organizations. Because nonprofit organizations are often operating under time, personnel, and financial constraints, the accessibility and zero-cost of social media are hugely advantageous tools for non-profits organizations. However, without a …

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"The World Without A Self": Non-Being And Ontological Leveling In Virginia Woolf's The Waves, Morgan Ashley Lewis Jun 2020

"The World Without A Self": Non-Being And Ontological Leveling In Virginia Woolf's The Waves, Morgan Ashley Lewis

Theses and Dissertations

Virginia Woolf is perhaps best known for her explorations and depictions of human consciousness. However, more contemporary science reveals that consciousness is only a small part of what constitutes our brain function. Rather, there are a dual functions within the human brain: consciousness and cognition. This nonconscious cognition is what allows us to see patterns, to make judgements, and to act reflexively, while consciousness is the function that shapes our individual identity and the story we tell about ourselves. Though previous studies have focused primarily on Woolf's representations of consciousness in her short stories and novels, there is much left …

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End Matter Jun 2020

End Matter

Swiss American Historical Society Review

No abstract provided.

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Annual Swiss Days At The Woodrow Wilson Center, Naseer Ahmad Jun 2020

Annual Swiss Days At The Woodrow Wilson Center, Naseer Ahmad

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Since 1864, Geneva has played an important role in international affairs in modern history. The city is also famous for the set of rules known as the “Geneva Conventions.” It is also the birthplace of Henri Dunant, the co-founder of Red Cross, who received the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. Dunant played a significant role in the First Geneva Convention, as he was in charge of accommodating the attendees.

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Creating Identity In The Face Of The Other: A Levinian Reading Of Luis Vélez De Guevara's La Serrana De La Vera, Elizabeth Anne Jensen May 2020

Creating Identity In The Face Of The Other: A Levinian Reading Of Luis Vélez De Guevara's La Serrana De La Vera, Elizabeth Anne Jensen

Theses and Dissertations

Among the works of theater of the Spanish Golden Age which feature a mujer varonil, Luis Vélez de Guevara's play, La serrana de la Vera (1613), is particularly provocative. The intensity and ambiguity of the dual nature of its female protagonist, Gila, has been the subject of much recent scholarly investigation. The staging of the play lends itself to a Levinian reading, a new approach to this particular text and theater of the Golden Age in general. Emmanuel Levinas moves beyond metaphysics, phenomenology and intentionality to posit ethics as first philosophy. Levinas explains that the face of the Other is …

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A Pedagogy Of Constraints: How Self-Imposed Limitations Influence Art-Making And Teaching, Emmalee Glauser Powell May 2020

A Pedagogy Of Constraints: How Self-Imposed Limitations Influence Art-Making And Teaching, Emmalee Glauser Powell

Theses and Dissertations

This study explores how self-imposed limitations affect anxieties about art-making and the art-making process. As a teacher, I was interested in how limitations affected student art-making. I used arts-based research methodology to explore spiritual and personal quandaries in my own life through the process of art-making. A consistent thread throughout this investigation was using the process of making art as a way to gain understanding about my own life and teaching. I was also able to create a culture of vulnerability and honesty in my classroom and help my students embrace themselves and their physical, emotional, and situational limitations through …

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A Conceptual Analysis Of The Adam And Eve Myth And Its Manifestation In Political Rhetoric, Katie Bullock May 2020

A Conceptual Analysis Of The Adam And Eve Myth And Its Manifestation In Political Rhetoric, Katie Bullock

Theses and Dissertations

The Adam and Eve myth has long captured the attention of Christian and non-Christian minds alike. Tropes of paradise, serpents, fruit, and fallenness appear in works such as Milton’s Paradise Lost, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Emily Dickenson’s “Awake ye Muses Nine,” Walt Whitman’s “Great are the Myths” and Joyce Kilmer’s “The Snowman in the Yard.” Religious commentary on Adam and Eve is equally pervasive; most notably the theology of St. Augustine whose work may well be considered the most influential in Western Christianity. Even though a story as old as this one may not seem relevant in …

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Connections In High School Writers: Affective Connections As A Writing Self-Efficacy Dimension, Sarah Kate Johnson May 2020

Connections In High School Writers: Affective Connections As A Writing Self-Efficacy Dimension, Sarah Kate Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

While scholars of writing self-efficacy (WSE) have long explored self-efficacy as multidimensional, not every crucial dimension of self-efficacy has been explored (Walker; Zumbrunn et al.; Bruning and Kauffman). Recently, scholars have called for new WSE dimensions so that scholars can better examine the contextual and relational factors of self-efficacy (Usher and Pajares 786). My thesis is one answer to this call. Using ideas from contemporary affect theory and data from an IRB-approved study on thirteen high school seniors in a language arts class, I theorize and explore a new dimension of WSE that I call affective connections. Affective connections are …

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Jumping From Journalism -- Why Broadcast Journalists Leave The Field, Daniel Mark Woodruff May 2020

Jumping From Journalism -- Why Broadcast Journalists Leave The Field, Daniel Mark Woodruff

Theses and Dissertations

Journalism plays an important role in our society. But what happens when a journalist decides to pursue a new profession? The loss of a journalist from a newsroom can have a significant impact, particularly when that journalist takes with them institutional knowledge and a history of the market. This study uses qualitative interviews with 12 former broadcast journalists to investigate what factors cause them to leave the field and what the implications are for the industry. Relying on burnout theory as a framework, this study reveals three key reasons broadcast journalists decided to walk away. First, they faced increasing demands …

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Arumugam, Der Standhafte Indische Prinz, A. Von B. May 2020

Arumugam, Der Standhafte Indische Prinz, A. Von B.

Prose Fiction

No abstract provided.

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Die Heimarbeiterin, Emma Döltz May 2020

Die Heimarbeiterin, Emma Döltz

Poetry

No abstract provided.

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Paul, The Multilingual Child (English Translation), Philippa Johanna Bohner May 2020

Paul, The Multilingual Child (English Translation), Philippa Johanna Bohner

Essays

This translation was prepared for the Sophie website by Dr. Cindy Brewer’s German 201 Class during Winter Semester 2006 at Brigham Young University. Student contributors were: Gwen Weixler (Group Leader), Laura Ockey, Christina Pehrson, Amy Rhodes, Heidi Rose, Derek Stegelmeier, Michael Voge, Jim Perry, and Ashley Watt.

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Paul, Der Vielsprachige (Narrative), Philippa Johanna Bohner May 2020

Paul, Der Vielsprachige (Narrative), Philippa Johanna Bohner

Essays

This transcription was prepared for the Sophie website by Dr. Cindy Brewer’s German 201 Class during Winter Semester 2006 at Brigham Young University. Student contributors were: Gwen Weixler (Group Leader), Laura Ockey, Christina Pehrson, Amy Rhodes, Heidi Rose, Derek Stegelmeier, Michael Voge, Jim Perry, and Ashley Watt.

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In Storm And Weather (English Translation), Philippa Johanna Bohner May 2020

In Storm And Weather (English Translation), Philippa Johanna Bohner

Essays

This transcription was prepared for the Sophie website by Dr. Cindy Brewer’s German 201 class during Winter Semester 2006 at Brigham Young University. Student contributors were: Leah Aston (Group Leader), Meghan Bunn, Samantha Chiesa, Thomas Currit, Sean Henretta, Catherine Hess, Cassandra Heyn, Amy Honka, Brianne Jack, and Jessie Leatham.

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In Sturm Und Wetter (Narrative), Philippa Johanna Bohner May 2020

In Sturm Und Wetter (Narrative), Philippa Johanna Bohner

Essays

This transcription was prepared for the Sophie website by Dr. Cindy Brewer’s German 201 class during Winter Semester 2006 at Brigham Young University. Student contributors were: Leah Aston (Group Leader), Meghan Bunn, Samantha Chiesa, Thomas Currit, Sean Henretta, Catherine Hess, Cassandra Heyn, Amy Honka, Brianne Jack, and Jessie Leatham.

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Heini: The Little Cameroonian (English Tranlsation), Philippa Johanna Bohner May 2020

Heini: The Little Cameroonian (English Tranlsation), Philippa Johanna Bohner

Essays

This translation was prepared for the Sophie website by Cindy Brewer’s German 201 class during Winter Semester 2006 at Brigham Young University. Student contributors were: Megan Jensen (group leader), Heather Burch, Sarah Elliot, Jeff Kemp, Ellis Atwood, Jeramy Ferguson, Brent Kerby, Jasmyne Dietz, Lillian Geurts, and Stephanie Jones.

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Heini, Der Kleine Kameruner, Philippa Johanna Bohner May 2020

Heini, Der Kleine Kameruner, Philippa Johanna Bohner

Essays

This transcription was prepared for the Sophie website by Cindy Brewer’s German 201 class during Winter Semester 2006 at Brigham Young University. Student contributors were: Megan Jensen (group leader), Heather Burch, Sarah Elliot, Jeff Kemp, Ellis Atwood, Jeramy Ferguson, Brent Kerby, Jasmyne Dietz, Lillian Geurts, and Stephanie Jones. (Footnotes are glossings by the editors)

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Die Verhängnisvolle Perrücke, Auguste Cornelius May 2020

Die Verhängnisvolle Perrücke, Auguste Cornelius

Drama and Film

No abstract provided.

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Die Geschwister, Eduard Duller May 2020

Die Geschwister, Eduard Duller

Drama and Film

No abstract provided.

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"Defensive Flippancy": Play, Disorientation, And Moral Action In Brian Friel's The Freedom Of The City, Hannah Brooke Azar May 2020

"Defensive Flippancy": Play, Disorientation, And Moral Action In Brian Friel's The Freedom Of The City, Hannah Brooke Azar

Theses and Dissertations

When Brian Friel’s play The Freedom of the City premiered in 1973, just a year after the events of Bloody Sunday, it was met with harsh criticism and called a work of propaganda. In the play, three peaceful protestors flee a civil rights demonstration turned violent and end up trapped inside the Guildhall in Derry, Northern Ireland. By the end of the play, they are shot dead. These three protestors, disoriented by violence as well as the aftereffects of life-long poverty, on the surface are not emblems of morality. However, this thesis employs Ami Harbin’s theorization of disorientation and moral …

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“With Strong Hand And With Outstretched Arm” (Deuteronomy 4:34); “With Outstretched Hand And With Strong Arm” (Jeremiah 21:5): Chiasmus In Deuteronomy And Jeremiah, David Rolph Seely May 2020

“With Strong Hand And With Outstretched Arm” (Deuteronomy 4:34); “With Outstretched Hand And With Strong Arm” (Jeremiah 21:5): Chiasmus In Deuteronomy And Jeremiah, David Rolph Seely

BYU Studies

The title of this paper presents an example of a textual interplay between Deuteronomy and Jeremiah in which Jeremiah quotes a well-known formula from Deuteronomy “with strong hand and with outstretched arm” (Deut 4:34) in an inverted form “With outstretched hand and with strong arm” (Jer 21:5). Images of the “strong hand” and “outstretched arm” are found in various Egyptian and Mesopotamian textual traditions as well as iconography.1 These images appear separately in various biblical sources but appear as a combination first in Deuteronomy (4:34; 5:15; 7:19; 11:2; 26:8) and then later in deuteronomistic literature (1 Kgs 8:42; Jer 32:21; …

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Narrating Homicide Chiastically, John W. Welch May 2020

Narrating Homicide Chiastically, John W. Welch

BYU Studies

The truth be known, murder is an ugly, awful subject. Even when packaged in beautifully crafted literature, first-degree homicide is to be universally assailed as vile, horrible, and most terrible. Murder is disruptive to the very fabric of human life. It instills in the community anxieties, horror, fear, chaos, vengeance, and blood feuds. It throws the normal boundaries of human powers in the world into personal turmoil, into metaphysical uncertainty, and into cosmic imbalance.

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Rethinking The Structure Of The “Farewell Discourse” (John 13–17) Through A Chiastic Lens, Wayne Brouwer May 2020

Rethinking The Structure Of The “Farewell Discourse” (John 13–17) Through A Chiastic Lens, Wayne Brouwer

BYU Studies

Briefly stated, my thesis is this: although it is very difficult to read the mind of the Evangelist, or the redactor who brought elements of previously written material into the shape of the gospel as we have it today, it appears that the repetitive and reflexive elements of the Johannine farewell discourse fit together into a large chiasm1 bounded by expressions of spiritual intimacy with God on either end (the foot washing episode of ch. 13 and the prayer of ch. 17) and channeled toward the challenge to “abide” in Jesus at the center (15:1–17). In outline, it could be …

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At The Intersection Of Scribal Training And Theological Profundity: Chiasm As An Editorial Technique In The Primeval History And Deuteronomy, Bernard M. Levinson May 2020

At The Intersection Of Scribal Training And Theological Profundity: Chiasm As An Editorial Technique In The Primeval History And Deuteronomy, Bernard M. Levinson

BYU Studies

There can be little doubt that ancient Near Eastern scribes, including those in ancient Israel, were well-trained in a wide range of technical devices associated with the composition, copying, transmission, editing, collation, revision, reworking, and interpretation of texts.1 My focus in the present study will be on one of the most interesting of these devices, the literary chiasm, in which textual content is ordered in an ABC::CʹBʹAʹ chiastic, or “x-shaped,” pattern. In many cases, once this pattern is recognized within a chapter or literary unit, an ostensibly haphazard or difficult to follow textual sequence gains a sense of order, as …

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Index Of Scriptures And Other Sources May 2020

Index Of Scriptures And Other Sources

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

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