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English Renaissance Humanist Education, Lori Ann Bjornstad

Dissertations and Theses

The following examines the historical development of English education available prior to university entrance in order to discover the impact of humanist ideas on the educational system. The survey of the structure and theory of pre-university English education begins in the early Middle Ages and continues through the Elizabethan period.

After examining the Medieval background, there follows a discussion of the political and religious settlement of the Reformation, and the basic programme of humanist reformers. Individual humanist writers are then studied, followed by a discussion of schools planned on humanist lines. With this, however, is contrasted a picture of English …

Lebendiger Klang Der Natur: Herders Begriff Des "Primitiven" In Der Literatur, Judy A. Lorenz

Dissertations and Theses

Johann Gottfried Herder, ein Vorromantiker, führte eine neue Bewegung, eine Volksbewegung, in Deutschland ein. Herder interessierte sich für die Sprache im Allgemeinen und insbesondere für die "primitiven" Elemente in der deutschen Sprache, die am besten in Volksliedern erscheinen. Seine Bedeutung liegt in der Umwertung des Wortes "primitiv" durch seine Sammlung von nationalen und internationalen Volksliedern.

Herder ruft den Deutschen zu, ihren eigenen Volkscharakter wieder durch ihre eigene Muttersprache zu entdecken. Die Muttersprache ist am besten durch Volkslieder aufbewahrt. Herder betont die Haupteigenschaften solcher Lieder als "primitiv": lebendig, klangvoll, kraftvoll, original, bildlich, spontan und fürs Hören bestimmt. Dort in den eigenen …

A Chapbook Of Poetry And Prose, Robert Post

Honors Theses

No abstract available.

Fondling The Brave Hello: Selected Poems Of William Pearlman, William Pearlman

English Language and Literature ETDs

Fondling the Brave Hello is a collection of poems covering the poet's experience in four distinct regions of the country. California, the poet's place of birth, is the lead section, with athletics the prime concern of the poems. Oregon, the place of the poet's marriage and the place where his daughter was born, is the second zone. Louisiana, where the poet and his family settled, is the third energized region explored. And lastly, the special place where the poet returns for spiritual nutrition, New Mexico, is brought to light in all its radiant possibility. There is a kind of exuberance …

A Translation Of The Novel Al-HarāM By YūSuf Idrs̄ With A Critical Introduction, Kristin Peterson

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Problem Of Social Change As Seen In The Life And Work Of Jean Jaurès And George Sorel, Frances Boyce Glover

History Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to determine the place of the thought of Jean Jaures and Georges Sorel in the continuum of the French revolutionary search for a social and political order that would protect individual liberty and guarantee justices Biographical sketches, showing the influences that helped to shape the thought of Jaures and Sorel are followed by an analysis of their concepts of liberty and justice as the motivation for change, The major aspects of the works and careers of each are studied to determine how consistent they were. There was an underlying consistency in their thought. Both …

The German Communist Struggle 1918-1923, Steven Ross Thulin

History Theses & Dissertations

This paper examines the formation and development of the German Communist movement during the first critical years of the Weimar Republic. Concentrating on leadership as the decisive factor, it traces the origins of German Communism from indigenous revolutionary Marxists in the Spartakan hierarchy and discusses the division of the KPD between conflicting Luxemburg and Liebknecht traditions. A leadership crisis characterized the KPD after the deaths of its prominent veteran leaders, leading to competition with Bolshevik presti.ge and a growing disadvantage for individual German party chiefs. Paul Levi in particular led the KPD to its highest point in 1921 within the …

An Evaluation Of The Importance Of The Period 1140-1270 In Western Civilization, Joyce Nell Brewster

History Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines the possibility of establishing a linear relationship between the modern era and the High Middle Ages. Its inspiration is the English poet William Blake, who conceived man' pilgrimage in three stages: Innocence, Experience and Organized Innocence, The focus of the study is the apogee of the High Middle Ages and the particular question of whether that era can be equated with Blake's initial, integrated state of Innocence. Analysis of the literature, art, and. architecture of the period. suggests the validity of Blake's model and its potential value as a framework for understanding and coping with the contemporary …

Selected Letters From The Parker Family Papers: The Correspondence Of Margaret Parker, Carmeline V. Zimmer

History Theses & Dissertations

This thesis is a collection of the correspondence of Margaret Parker (nee Ellegood), an eighteenth century Norfolk merchant's wife, The fifty-seven items, which cover the years from 1760 through 1785 and deal mainly with domestic matters, were transcribed from the microfilms of the Parker Family Papers, 1760-1795, Walter Minchinton, general editor {Micro Methods Ltd,,1964). The transcriptions have been arranged chronologically, annotated, and supplemented with background material concerning the Ellegood and Parker families, the history of Norfolk Borough and Princess Anne County, and the place, of women in eighteenth century society.

The Priest In Gulliver's Travels, Mary Virginia Green Mathews

English Theses & Dissertations

Dr. Jonathan Swift was a priest of the Church of England. For a sermon, he wrote: "I look upon myself, in the capacity of Clergyman, to be appointed by providence for defending a post assigned me, and for gaining over as many enemies as I can." He is ever-present in the role of priest in Gulliver's Travels. The Anglican Church is a State Church. For centuries it has taught profound truths through ritual and symbolism. Dr. Swift used Christian symbolism and political allegory in Gulliver's Travels, being fully aware that his contemporary readers would perceive and understand the underlying dimension …

The Mexican Woman: A Study Of Her Participation In The Revolution, 1910-1940, Shirlene Ann Soto

History ETDs

The Mexican Revolution produced far-reaching changes in the lives of women. Spurred by advances in industrialization which provided a host of new jobs and by the activities of feminists in the United States and Europe, Mexican women demanded full participation in national affairs. During the Revolution, they assumed new responsibilities, traveled to other parts of the Republic and acquired a sense of nationalism. Unfortunately, women revolutionaries did not receive proper recognition for their sacrifices. After participating in the fighting, plans and attempts to implement the goals of the Revolution, women were not rewarded for their efforts nor were they granted …

Art Therapy With Institutionalized Adult Mental Patients: A Four-Week Study, Margaret E. Goodwin

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Report On Play Production Of Puppet Show "Ananse's Trick Does Double Work", Dietlinde Hibben

Theses

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A Translation Of The Sections Of Al-BalāDhurī'S AnsāB Al-AshrāF On ʻAbd Al-Malik, Al-WalīD, SulaymāN, YazīD And HishāM Followed By Brief Critical Studies, Richard T Mortel

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Landscape Painting In The Secondary Classroom, Margaret Shirley

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis attempts to demonstrate an approach to secondary art education which will emphasize the student's own experience as the basis of his art work. Furthermore, the students' learning activities are given a broader context by the inclusion of material from the history of art within the framework of the studio course. Such an integrated approach can give meaningful insight to the adolescent as he deals with experience in a visual form.

This orientation to art education has evolved through the writer's own teaching experience and from reading the works of art educators. In preparation for the thesis, I researched …

Educational, Sociocultural, And Phonological Obstacles For The Japanese Learner Of English, David Howard Waterbury

Dissertations and Theses

Every Japanese high school student studies English for at least six years. However, the results of this study, especially in speaking, are poor. In the present study, educational, sociocultural, and linguistic obstacles to learning for the Japanese student are considered.

An educational system oriented toward passing college and university entrance examinations has distorted English curriculum. Furthermore, English teachers in Japan lack proficiency in the language. The teaching staffs and materials of language schools are poorly regulated.

Concern with relative status, group identification, and loss of face acts as a deterrent to learning. For many learners the wrong type of motivation …

The Design And Execution Of The Costumes For "The Eumenides", Donald Edward Lillie

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Division of Communications at Morehead State University by Donald E. Lillie in August in 1977.

A Survey Of The Relationship Between Rhetoric And Music, Robert Stephen Brown

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Methodist Circuit-Riders In America, 1766-1844, William A. Powell Jr.

Master's Theses

The Methodist Episcopal Church became the largest religious denomination in the United States during the 1820's. Local expressions of the national body were established in nearly every American community. Methodist expansion was largely a result of the activity of circuitriders. These itinerants traveled and proclaimed the gospel to citizens, many of whom joined the Church and became part of a religious movement which influenced the l development of culture in the United States.

The traveling minister in the Methodist Church was noted for his self-sacrificing spirit. He endured hardships in the ministry which few men of the present age can …

Culminating Project, David R. Johnston

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An Extension Of Mcguire's Inoculation Theory T8 Controversial Topics, Michele S. Roberts

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extension of McGuire's inoculation theory to controversial topics. It was assumed that the employment of controversial topics would reverse the conditions described as obtaining with the employment of cultural truisms. McGuire's first study on the inoculation theory was used as a paradigm, and three hypotheses were investigated: Hypothesis One: A supportive treatment will be superior to a refutational treatment in conferring resistance to persuasion. Hypothesis Two: An active participation in developing defenses will increase the amount of immunity conferred. Hypothesis Three: There is an interactive effect between the type of defense …

Regional Fiction As A Source Of Michigan History: A Collection Of Readings, Larry B. Massie

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The New Deal Public Works Programs And Mexican-Americans In Mcallen, Texas, 1933-36, Irene Ledesma

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

In an area like the Rio Grande Valley of Texas with a majority population of unskilled Mexican-Americans who generally worked for another group in trouble, the farmer, there was bound to be a high rate of unemployment during the Great Depression of the 1930's. Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration responded to unemployment with the several New Deal public works acts in 1933. The question then arises: what effect would such acts have on a majority group in an area where the minority population had political power?

Extensive use of county and city newspapers, a number of interviews, a short survey, and …

A Church Growth Study Of Churches In North East India, Clinton Brazle

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Church of Christ in North East Indian began as an indigenous movement among the Khasi tribe as an effort to restore New Testament Christianity. The movement is under fifty years old. It grew normally and rapidly until division occured among the leaders in 1963, when the growth rate dropped drastically. The movement has spread now to the Garos, Mizos, Mikirs, Nagas, Assamese, Kukis, and especially the Paites and Manipuree. There is a growing ethusiam among a few Christians which may eventually spread through many of the tribes of North East India and beyond.

Examination of the above-mentioned tribes of …

International Law, German Submarines And American Policy, Janet Marilyn Manson

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis is a survey of the available material on the submarine issue during 1914-1917 as a factor in German-American relations which contributed to the American declaration of war in April 1917. No other scholarly work is devoted solely to the submarine issue during this period. The purpose of this thesis is to focus on the submarine as an international legal issue. German-American relations were strained during 1914-1917, because of the different interpretations of international law regarding the submarine. And this thesis was written in order to test the existing historical interpretations of the submarine issue as a focal point …

A Study Of The Relationship Between Genesis, Chapters One And Two, And Isaiah, Chapters Forty Through Sixty-Six On The Basis Of Bara', 'Asah, Yatzar, John Brandt

Master of Divinity Thesis

This paper will attempt to put forth the close relationship between the account of creation as recorded in Genesis, chapters one and two, and the references to creation as recorded in Isaiah, chapters forty through sixty-six. This paper will deal with this relationship on the basis of the three verbs used in the first two chapters of Genesis to relate the creative activity of God: bara', 'asah, and yatzar.1 Also included will be those verbs which are apparent synonyms used by the author of Isaiah, chapters forty through sixty-six, for the three basic verbs in question.

Edgar Allan Poe: As A Comic Writer, Mabel W. Jackson

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

Music Publishing In New Orleans In The Nineteenth Century, Peggy C. Boudreaux

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

New Orleans was, in the nineteenth century, a cultural center without equal in the South. As such it supported many businesses closely connected to music. This study is focused upon music publication in New Orleans in the nineteenth century. Included are a history of the major establishments operating throughout the century and a survey of extant music published by these firms. In Chapter I, are included introductory material and a brief survey of the major music publishers of New Orleans. In Chapters II, III, and IV, the activities of three important publishers from the first half of the century are …

Efficiency In Elementary Art Instruction: Advanced High School Students As Auxiliary Personnel, Daniel Lee Crusie

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Humanities School at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Art Education by Daniel Lee Crusie on July 15, 1977.

Redefining Women, Hollis Louise Elkins

American Studies ETDs

Redefining Women is a study of the position of women in patriarchal culture: their oppression as women in the traditional women's role in patriarchy, the implications of that oppression, women's realization that they are oppressed, and the process of women rejecting the traditional definition and redefining themselves for themselves. Chapter I is an overview of the oppression of women from the beginning of patriarchy to European culture of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The chapter discusses the secular and spiritual persecution of women under patriarchy, with a focus on women in Western culture. Chapter II is a detailed critique of …