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The Post-Postmodern Aesthetics Of John Fowles, Claiborne Johnson Cordle

Master's Theses

Because a thesis is by definition a proposi­ tion to be argued, I feel some obigation to make strong assertion--either John Fowles is a post­ modernist writer, or John Fowles is not a postmodernist writer. What is immediately "problematic" about such an either/or proposition is that each side can be argued convincingly by a careful process of selection of examples to support the prospective cases (and omission of those which refute them). I cannot easily dismiss the wisdom of Northrop Frye's statement that, "They think of ideas as weapons; they seek the irrefutable argument, which keeps eluding them because all …

Augustana Vii And The Unity Of The Church Major Interpretive Accents In Nineteenth And Twentieth Century American Lutheranism, Mark Wangerin

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

It is the intent of this thesis to examine the meaning of the Seventh Article of the Augsburg Confession on the basis of the article itself, its Scriptural and creedal antecedents, and its context within the corpus of the Lutheran Confessions. The interpretation of this article by key theologians of the period of Lutheran Orthodoxy as well as by nineteenth century American Lutherans will then be presented. Finally, the clashing and sometimes bitter debate regarding the interpretation of this article in the twentieth century will be fully presented both from the viewpoint of official church documents am from the pen …

Relations Between The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod And The Igreja Evangelica Luterana Do Brasil, Paulo Buss

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This study is an attempt to describe and analyze the relations between the Synod (LC-MS) and the Brazil District., the Igreja Evangelica Luterano do Brasil (IELB). A study of this nature seems to be particularly timely now that the traditional relations between Synod and District have given place to a new relationship in which both organizations see themselves as partner churches.

The Ministry Of Jesus Christ As The Fulfillment Of The Servant Prophecies Of Isaiah, Vilson Scholz

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

No abstract provided.

The Emergence Of An Afro-American Society In Colonial Amelia County Virginia, Carol Noble Funk

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The eighteenth century is a critical time in a study of American slavery. The colonial years witnessed the development of cultural, social and demographic processes affecting African and Afro-American slaves, the result of which was an Afro-American culture and society, unique to this nation. The slave family and kin network system of the antebellum south and the post Civil War era had its genesis in the decades preceeding the Revolutionary War.

There have been many studies done on slavery in colonial Virginia, but with few exceptions they have focused on the wealthy planters residing in the tidewater counties. They describe …

Allegory And Nietzschean Values In Kafka, Camus, And Kazantzakis, Paul Kenneth Naylor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this these is to explore Nietzschean values as they appear in three modern allegories: Franz Kafka's The Castle, Albert Camus' The Plague, and Nikos Kazantzakis' Zorba the Greek. The intent is to illustrate Friedrich Nietzsche's three stages of the overman as they apply to Kafka, Camus, and Kazantzakis.

Chosen People, S. Eugene Needham

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This thesis is an explanation of the artist's philosophy of art and religion which brought him to complete the specific paintings prepared for his graduate show. The paintings are of a generally religious nature, painted for the artist's private enjoyment and need for individual expression. The artist, admiring the achievements of Christian Art and wanting to add his statement, has researched related areas of thought to support his beliefs in life's ultimate considerations. Within the scope of the artist's ability he has produced a limited vision of Christian subjects with hopefully original Mormon-Hebraic overtones. The thesis also develops a theoretical …

Myth And History In Max Frisch's Don Juan Or, The Love Of Geometry, Shahira Fikry Kelesh

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Language Of Front Page Newspaper Headlines: The Study Covers The Period From January 1980 To March 1981 With Reference To October And November Of 1973, Zeinab Ahmed Taha

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Correlational Study Between Authenticity Of Arabic Pronunciation And Attitude Toward The Egyptian Society Among A Group Of Casa Students, Amin Hosny Bonnah

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

My Sisters And Me: A High School Play, Anne Mccormack

Theses

My Sisters and Me: A High School Play is a history of the production of a one-act play at a secondary school, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a Masters of Education at the Lindenwood Colleges, Saint Charles, Missouri. The philosophy of the educator-director is presented along with a log of the processes of selection, casting,rehearsal and performance. A review of the literature concerning educational drama is incorporated. The chosen play, My Sisters and Me, is a compiled script, adapted by the author, and included in the appendix of this paper.

Forms In Fibers, Georgia Leutwiler

Theses

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Art Therapy As A Means Of Ego Enhancement For Severely And Profoundly Mentally Retardedk, Kimberly Riemer

Theses

Kimberly Riemer’s thesis, Art Therapy as a Means of Ego Enhancement for the Severely and Profoundly Mentally Retarded (1981), explores the impact of art therapy on individuals with severe and profound mental retardation. The study was conducted as part of a six-month practicum, during which Riemer worked with both children and adults in a specialized educational and vocational setting.

Drawing from psychological theories, particularly those of Erik Erikson, Riemer argues that ego development is crucial for mentally retarded individuals. She hypothesizes that if art therapy can aid emotionally disturbed individuals, it should also benefit those with cognitive impairments. Through structured …

The Nonpartisan League Leadership And The Disloyalty Issue, Jack C. Carmichael

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Remilitarization Of The Rhineland, Yvonne Honeycutt Baldwin

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Social Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Yvonne Honeycutt Baldwin on April 27, 1981.

Is The West Responsible For Lenin's Rise To Power?, Stephen D. Ramsey

Honors Theses

The year 1917 is probably the most significant year in modern Russian history, Many people view this as the year of the Bolsheviks. Indeed, Lenin and his cohorts seized the reigns of government in November (all date will be given in New Style) of that year and propelled Russia down an untrodden path of history. The effects of this revolution now permeate the globe. Some view that fateful day as the beginning of man's salvation from the exploitation of capitalism. Others view it as the birth of a pernicious disease which must be eliminated in a final apocalyptic battle to …

Membership Class Guidance For Pastors In The Japanese Free Methodist Church The Study Of Free Methodism And A Japanese Translation Of Belonging: Adventures In Church Membership, Toshiro David Takeya

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Excerpt: "The Free Methodist Church was organized in a meeting at Pekin, Niagara County, New York, on August 23, 1860. It came into existence as a result of spiritual declension in the parent body, the Methodist Episcopal Church. The call issued for the meeting by B. T. Roberts in his magazine, The Earnest Christian, identified several positions as a basis for the convention, including (a) the doctrines and usages of primitive Methodism- the witness of the Spirit, entire sanctification as a state of grace distinctive from justification attainable instantaneously by faith, free seats, congregational singing, and plainness of dress; …

A Guided Study To The Gospel According To John, Bruce R. Bray

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

This project is intended to be used as an adult Bible study guide. It could be used in a Bible study, Sunday School class, or Sunday evening service. The purpose of this research project is compound.

First, it is to make the Scriptures vividly understandable to the student. Hopefully it will be so real that the student can almost reach out his hand and feel the splinters on the cross. It is the hope of the author that each student will see each Biblical person as someone the student can identify with and that he can put himself in the …

A Mid-Week Program Handbook For Children Grades One Through Six, Jo Wiley

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

This handbook is designed to provide a program skeleton for leaders of mid-week children's programs. The preparation of this book was developed to meet the need of Mock's Crest Evangelical Church of North America. Mock's Crest, like many churches, provides a mid-week Bible study/prayer meeting for youth and adults. Their need was for a program for the primary/junior age children of the adults attending the mid-week service.

An Historical Perspective Of The National Association For The Education Of Young Children Through Interviews With Past Presidents, Sherry Tohill Boyd

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study analyzes and summarizes interviews with living past presidents of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), thus providing an oral history of this national association. Where periods of NAEYC are not represented by a living past president, Governing Board Meeting minutes and issues of NAEYC's journal were studied. To ensure continuity in the oral history, a summary of this information is included for the periods when past presidents are deceased. Through these interviews and minutes, an historical perspective was obtained which reveals the social, political, and economic atmosphere of the respective periods of presidency. Because …

A Methodology For Documenting The History Of Michigan Houses Built Between 1830 And 1930, Esther M. Walton

Masters Theses

This thesis delineates the methodology for documenting the history of Michigan houses built between 1830 and 1930* Three major areas of documentation are discussed. They are record search, architectural style and physical examination, as well as the location of relevant material. Each type and kind of public and private records, written, cartographic and visual are explained as to their importance and use for house research.

A brief overview of architectural style is presented along with illustration. Within the architectural style is a discussion on the physical examination of a house.

The conclusions are presented as a case study complete with …

A. D. Bache And The Coast Survey, Robert Arnold Lefkowitz

Honors Theses

The Coast Survey is one of the oldest scientific agencies

created by the Federal Government. Under the direction of

Alexander Dallas Bache, the Survey has been called "antebellum

America's great·est·I, attempt at applied science."¹

This paper will examine the impact A. D. Bache's superintendency

had upon the growth of the Survey (1843-1867). In order to

achieve this objective this paper will examine the congressional

legislative growth of the Coast Survey and other

background information concerning the Survey. Next this

paper will investigate the life and times of A. D. Bache.

After a discussion of these two topics this article …

The Evolution Of The Fleet Submarine In The United States Navy, Robert P. Kendall

History Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines the evolution of the United States Navy fleet submarine from the T-class of 1916 through the Tench-class of 1943. The fleet submarine played a major role in the defeat of Japan in World War II by attacking enemy lines of communication and supply, vital to an island empire. The author reviews the trials and errors of submarine construction in the United States Navy. Each succeeding class of submarines is discussed in order to show the progress made, leading to the excellent weapon provided for submarine officers and men with which they destroyed Japanese merchantmen and warships. Japanese- …

The Banker's Briar Patch: The American Banker's Association And The Glass-Owen Bill Of 1913, Robert Drake Scull

History Theses & Dissertations

In order to compete with the British in international finance, leading bankers in the United States began to agitate for a central bank and "elastic" currency at least as early as 1905. Although the Panic of 1907 helped stir interest in banking reform, the political climate was so prejudiced against the banking profession that it became necessary for ABA spokesmen to condemn publicly the proposed legislation in order to insure that it would be passed. Privately, these same bankers worked closely with Woodrow Wilson and helped elect him president in 1912. Wilson returned the favor with the Federal Reserve Act …

Narrative Technique In The Short Stories Of Ernest Hemingway, Wafaa Koussi

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Function Of Language In The Plays Of Arnold Wesker, Hanaa Moustafa Shehata

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Games And Gaming Of The Stuart Aristocracy, Vicky Ann Sanderlin

History Theses & Dissertations

Games and gaming provide insight into the lives of the people of the past. This thesis analyzes the games and gaming patterns of the aristocracy of Stuart England. This examination of gaming concentrates on the place of leisure games in the world of the elite. The study focuses on games suitable for inclement weather and includes both children's and adult's games from the period.

This thesis addresses three basic questions: 1) who were the gamesters, 2) when and where did they game, and 3) what games did they play and how did they play them? Answers to these questions have …

Culminating Project, Judy A. Crockett

Theses

No abstract provided.

Thomas Sully (1783-1872): Beginning Portraitist In Norfolk, Beth N. Rossheim

Institute for the Humanities Theses

An examination of the Register of Paintings and Journal of Activities written by Thomas Sully reveals his attempt to begin a painting career in Norfolk, Virginia, 1801-1803. A discussion of portraiture in America in the early 19th century precedes the investigation of the Sully family, their theatrical background and influence on Thomas Sully. Descriptive material on Norfolk is provided as background to a close study of Sully's earliest patrons Several early portraits are presented to demonstrate a progressive sophistication.

A Dramatic Adaptation Of William Hoffman's Novel "A Death Of Dreams.", La Vinia Delois Jennings

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.