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Brewing Identity: The Tavern’S Imprint On The American Revolution, Cailin Edgar
Brewing Identity: The Tavern’S Imprint On The American Revolution, Cailin Edgar
History & Classics Undergraduate Theses
This thesis examines the role of the tavern in late eighteenth-century America and the many ways in which they helped support, sustain, and determine the outcome of the movement toward Independence. Taking the argument one step further, the paper focuses on the intersection of tavern culture and print materials to underscore the multidimensionality of this public discursive space as a platform for print to come to life, exposing a more wide-reaching population of the colonists to the same material, and thus cultivating in the process a common intellectual experience between otherwise-detached New World neighbors. This study is located primarily in …
Mons Maiorum: Roman Aristocracy And The Palatine Hill's Appropriated Memory, Charles T. Rainville Iii
Mons Maiorum: Roman Aristocracy And The Palatine Hill's Appropriated Memory, Charles T. Rainville Iii
History & Classics Undergraduate Theses
Mons Maiorum arguest against the all-to-common a line of thinking among some scholars of ancient Rome: that house exchange of “ancient families surviving in genetic and property continuity [is] not characteristic of Rome.” This belief relies fundamentally on evidence from Roman authors after the proscriptions of the first century BC, when long-established aristocratic families had been removed from the landscape of the Palatine, and Roman memory. It is thus short sighted not to consider the depth of myths, physical monuments, and Roman customs as evidence for a close association of generations of Romans living in family property with a special …
Fata And Fanda: The Role Of Fate In The Speech And Silence Of Aeneas, Megan C. Lescault
Fata And Fanda: The Role Of Fate In The Speech And Silence Of Aeneas, Megan C. Lescault
History & Classics Undergraduate Theses
Virgil’s Aeneid is one of the most influential works in the Latin literary tradition and moreover, in the entire Western tradition. It has been read and studied for more than two millennia, and it remains a critical focus of modern classical scholarship. In particular, great attention has been devoted to the literary merits of the poem’s many famous speeches. This thesis specifically considers the role played by fate in the speech and silence of the epic hero Aeneas. As Aeneas becomes increasingly aware of his fate and his duties, he adopts a new manner of speaking. After Mercury, the messenger …
“Custom Has Rendered It Somehow Necessary; We Must And Will Have It”: English Transferware And National Identity In The Early American Republic, Rebecca Marisseau
“Custom Has Rendered It Somehow Necessary; We Must And Will Have It”: English Transferware And National Identity In The Early American Republic, Rebecca Marisseau
History & Classics Undergraduate Theses
As subjects of the British crown, the American colonists demanded representation in Parliament, fair tax, and advantage in trade during the decades leading to American Independence. Concurrently, as buyers, the colonists demanded fine English ceramics to adorn their tables. Towards the end of the 18th century, the English potters industrialized the production of their ceramics, making them cheaper to produce. Other European nations regarded this development as a threat to their own ceramic manufactories, and responded with tariffs. As a result, English potters turned their attention to the expanding market of the United States. Greater dependence on the American market …
Expectation Gap: The Accounting Profession, Regulators, And The Investing Public In The Aftermath Of The Great Depression, Benjamin Swiszcz
Expectation Gap: The Accounting Profession, Regulators, And The Investing Public In The Aftermath Of The Great Depression, Benjamin Swiszcz
History & Classics Undergraduate Theses
The various shortcomings in accounting theory and practice during the 1920s directly led to a public outcry that prompted government regulatory efforts. This established a new precedent where the laissez-faire nature of the accounting profession that predominated in the 1920s succumbed to a new era in which the federal government had the power to regulate and guide the accounting profession. Although the government allowed the profession to self-regulate even after the passage of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ultimate authority over professional accountancy remained with the Securities and Exchange Commission throughout the following …