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Economy And Society In Baroque Portugal, 1668-1703, Carl Aaron Hanson

History ETDs

During the late seventeenth century the ancien regime in Portugal encountered difficulties which fostered tentative movement toward fundamental socio-economic change. Largely in response to a lengthy recession which depressed economic activity throughout Europe after 1670, the government of D. Pedro II contemplated a variety of mercantilist programs as it sought to cope with a worsening situation. These measures included proposed financial support from New Christian merchants, establishment of domestic manufactures, and numerous projects designed to extract greater revenues from Portugal's farflung colonies. Two of these measures--receipt of New Christian funds in exchange for a general pardon from inquisitorial persecution and …

William Faulkner And The Meaning Of History, Allen C. Lovelace

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

Robert Penn Warren And The Romance, Ann C. Conner

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

The Diplomatic Mission Of Alexander Wilbourne Weddell At The Inter-American Conference For The Maintenance Of Peace December 1-23, 1936, Peter Nicholas Pross

Master's Theses

This thesis evaluates the diplomatic activities of Ambassador Weddell at the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace. Weddell's accomplishments are analyzed against the background of the Conference and the objectives of the State Department. The approach is both chronological and topical, and new or different interpretations of the Conference are not offered. However, the author utilizes heretofore overlooked primary materials and presents a different point of view on the Inter~American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace-- the perspective of Ambassador Weddell.

Richmond And The Sturdy Beggar : A Local Study Of Unemployment Relief 1929-1935, Dorothy Herin Brinkley

Master's Theses

While studying the Great Depression's impact on the United States in a graduate se.minar, the period of 1933 and Roosevelt 's New Deal programs for the unemployed appeared to mark a major dividing point in attitude toward public treatment of the unemployed. Searching for a way to investigate this idea, I began a study of Richmond, Virginia, to determine whether Richmond's experience with unemployment during the depression had resulted in any lasting changes in its view of unemployment relief. The method chosen was a chronological study of unemployment relief in Richmond from 1929 to 1935 to accomplish the following purposes: …

Sisterhood Of Courage, Doree Lovell

Theses

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Jehan Alain: Selected Organ Works, Mark Weston Unkenholz

Theses and Dissertations

This project is a study of selected organ pieces (from the 24 published) of French composer Jehan Alain (1911-1940). Although a catalogue of works of Alain lists 93 titles, the works for organ represent the composer's major field of concentration during the last six years of his life. Alain, who died during World War II at the age of 29, made a significant contribution to the twentieth-century organ repertory despite his short lifetime.

The procedure of study was, first, to examine existing secondary sources--a biography by Bernard Gavoty, and an article on the performance of Alain's organ music by the …

The Michigan City: A Demographic And Analytic Study Of The Growth And Development Of Five Regional Cities, Michael J. Evans

Honors Theses

This study involves the history of five of these towns, all located in southern Michigan, and the factors behind their beginnings, their growth, and in some cases their lack of growth or even decline in their population, their people, and their industrial, agricultural, and technological developments which were found to affect their future.

Sing No Sad Songs For Me : A Study Of The Influence Of The Oxford Movement Upon Christina Rossetti As Evidenced In Her Poetry, Debbie J. Brown

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Christina Rossetti was largely influenced by the religious reformation known as the Oxford Movement; this study attempts to record that influence by discussing the etiology and the doctrines of the Movement in relationship to Christina's life and her poetry. A cursory review of the topics of Miss Rossetti's poetry, based on her work published in The Poetical Works of Christina Georgina Rossetti, is included, in addition to a more in-depth evaluation of selected poems. A partial biographical study is offered, which relies primarily upon William Rossetti's Memoir to the Poetical Works and The Family Letters of Christina Georgina Rossetti. The …

The Foundations And Social Change, Helen M. Dalton

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis provides an historical review of the role and function of the philanthropic foundation as an institution of American society, stressing in particular the foundation response to social change. The period of emphasis is World War II to the present, although earlier history is also covered in some detail.

A Climate For Intervention: Wilhelm Weiprecht And An Historical Study Of The Invention Of The Moritz Chromatic F Bass Tuba (1835), Charles Robert Turner

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis submitted to the Department of Music at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music by Charles Robert Turner on July 24, 1978.

The Overman And The Unity Of Nietzsche's Philosophy, James Ashton Greig Iii

Philosophy ETDs

The question of unity is the central problem facing the reader of Nietzsche's philosophy. In his apparent lack of system, Nietzsche seems to be confused, contradictory, and chaotic. This dissertation argues that Nietzsche's philosophy is not irrational in these ways but is consistent and orderly, for the concept of the overman unifies virtually all of his work. In explaining how the overman so functions, this dissertation attempts to proceed from Nietzsche's self-reflexive, anti-philosophical and anti-academic perspective; yet, for present purposes, it also recognizes the need to reorganize Nietzsche's non-linear patterns of thought into more conventional lines. It does so by …

An Historical And Practical Manual For Hand Silk Screened Textiles, Grace Danisch Kraft

Art & Art History ETDs

The development and evolution of hand-stenciled textiles is studied from early Chinese cultures (C.A. 15,000 B.C.) to the present. The history of printed textiles is traced in western China, Japan, India, France, England, and America, with Japan and India playing important roles in the types of stencils used and importation of printed fabrics to other parts of the world.

Second Generation Abstract Expressionism, Donna Kay Tennant

Art & Art History ETDs

An examination is made of a select number of painters who are considered to be younger members of the Abstract Expressionist School. The study concentrates on the period 1950-1960 in New York City, but also examines the political, social and economic conditions of the United States and the world in the twentieth century. The first part of the paper discusses the rise of New York as an art center, the influence of World War II on the art community, the society in which these artists lived and worked, the role played by museums, galleries and co-ops and the response by …

The Search For Trade And Profits In Bourbon Colombia, 1765-1777, Miklos Pogonyi

History ETDs

This is a study of the first phase of Caroline reforms in Colombia and of the beginning of the region's long quest for a prosperous export economy. The dissertation seeks to explains the dual search for trade and profits in the context of world-wide commercial competition and Bourbon imperial reorganization. In the wake of defeat in the Seven Years' War, Spain introduced reforms designed to harness imperial resources with which to meet the growing threat of British commercial and military power. The innovations coincided with economic growth, notably in the export sectors of many parts of Spanish America. Intensified export …

Conscious Agents Of Time And Self: The Lives And Styles Of African-American Women As Seen Through Their Autobiographical Writings, Regina Lynn Blackburn

American Studies ETDs

This study of black women's lives-and self-conceptions in America is based on their own words. Autobiography proves to be a readily available source for examining the growth and development of black females. Analysis of their autobiographical accounts is thematic in this disser­tation. Chapter I, Introduction, is an overview of the literary criticism on autobiography. The values in autobiography, generally, and black female autobiography, specifically, are discussed. Chapter II, "Emerging Slave Women's Personalities and Concerns," presents the varied personality types among female slaves and ex-slaves, thus disputing the single slave personality theory, and the stereotypes emerging from the theory. The themes …

The Tradicion: Its Origins, Evolution And Importance In Hispano-American Literature, David C. Davenport

American Studies ETDs

A study is made of the initiation and development of the tradicion as a subgenre of the short story in Spanish America. The life of Ricardo Palma, its principal innovator, is reviewed to identify the influences and personal experiences which contributed to making his writing distinctive.

Literary history is examined to determine the literary antecedents of the tradicion, and its relationship to the cuadro de costumbres is explained, following which the tradicion itself is analyzed to differentiate it from other forms of short story and determine its essential characteristics of form, style and content of fiction and historical fact.

A …

The Development Of An Appalachian Regional Theatre For Young People, Bob Willenbrink

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Bob Willenbrink on July 16, 1978.

A Comparative Study Of Communication Style In Japan And The United States As Revealed Through Content Analysis Of Television Commercials, Noriko Huruse

Dissertations and Theses

This study is an empirical analysis of communication styles in Japan and the United States. In particular, the study deals with communication styles in Japanese and American television commercials as a reflection of human communication styles in the two countries.

Representative Women In The Narrative Works Of Emilia Pardo Bazán, Jacqueline M. Guttmann

Foreign Languages & Literatures ETDs

Emilia Pardo Bazán, a Spanish novelist of the nineteenth century, used her talents to portray women realistically. This dissertation describes her grasp of their psychology and the ways in which she discerns those differences between men and women which are sex-linked and those which are socially determined. Her novels and short stories are analyzed to define her views. The introduction sketches doña Emilia‘s own complex personality; then two antithetical currents of thought concerning women are traced through Spanish literature. The first part of this study depicts her best integrated female characters in all their variety and conveys the many differences …

Richard Strauss: The Two Concertos For Horn And Orchestra, Gary A. Greene

Graduate Thesis Collection

A study of Richard Strauss' two concertos for horn.

Creative Art Expression From A Leukemic Child, Peggy Cotton

Theses

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A Curriculum Proposal For The Teaching Of Art For The 7th Grade, Peggy Keim

Theses

Unavailable.

Faust In His Study: The Paradox Of Visual Representations And Poetic Possibilities, Donna Ramsey

Institute for the Humanities Theses

The Faust theme has inspired individuals to creative endeavors over the years. While many of the resulting literary works are widely recognized and highly valued, few of the pictorial efforts have been similarly acknowledged. This investigation treats this apparent paradox as it applies to the soliloquy in the first scene of Part I of Goethe's poetic drama. The first part of the study compares the written word with its graphic interpretation, utilizing twenty-seven portrayals of Faust in his Study. The second section traces the iconography of the scene in a broader context, using twenty-eight prototypes which correspond to the depictions. …

An Investigation Of Similarity Of The Value System Of The American And Japanese College Students, Hiroyoshi Taguchi

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the present research was to investigate whether or not there is similarity of values between American and Japanese college students. The following research hypothesis was established:

There is a positive relationship between the value system of the Japanese college students and that of American college students.

To test the above research hypothesis, the following three null hypotheses were tested in the present research:

1. There is no similarity between the value system of the Japanese male college students and that of American male college students whose ages are between 18 and 22.
2. There is no similarity between the …

Empathetic Reactions Derived Through Abstract Sculptured Forms, Bruce Frederick Literal

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis project consists of sixteen abstract sculptures. The material most often used is polyester resin. The work explores the emotive potential of the relationship between the organic forms and geometric spaces. The forms are derived from observing the environment, other current artists' works, and the works of art history.

The sculptures generally divide into three groups. The first is composed of geometric and organic forms that are altered slightly so that aspects of each form reside in its opposite. The second group maintains a purity of organic and geometric elements. Here a balance is kept by weighing the visual …

Pope's Adaptation Of Jonson's Theory Of Humors In The Rape Of The Lock, Laurence Moftah

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Compressed Speech As An Aid In Improving The Reading Skills Of Junior High School Students, James R. Pierce

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which compressed speech recordings and regular rate speech recordings could be used to improve the reading speed, accuracy, and comprehension of junior high school students. (Abstract shortened.)

The Mosque Of Aṣlam Al-Silāḥdār, Chahinda Fahmi Karim

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Politics And Patriotism On The Poetry Of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Phyllis T. Sizemore

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.