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The Formation Of Folk Literature As Illustrated In Mother Goose, Milo H. Stuart

Graduate Thesis Collection

The following thesis really began some fifteen years ago, when our children were little. Repeating Mother Goose Rhymes to them over and over again, a great curiosity overcame me to know whence these rhymes came and what they mean. It was only natural to read everything available to me on the subject.

The Influence Of The Lockian Empiricism On The Theology Of Alexander Campbell, William J. Moore

Graduate Thesis Collection

Modern scholarship, in its effort to render a true account of the facts of existence, has placed much emphasis on what is sometimes called the historical method of study. The presupposition of this method is that the essence of reality lies in development, growth, and adaptation, whether the reality sought is that of an organic formation, an institution, or an idea. It is assumed that one cannot satisfactorily understand a thing until one knows the sources from which it sprang, the processes by which it came into being, and the changes which it has experienced in becoming adapted to its …

The Influence Of Cyrano De Bergerac's "Voyages To The Sun And The Moon" On Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels", Nancy Crampton

Graduate Thesis Collection

It has been claimed by the French that Cyrano de Bergerac was the source for Jonathan Swift's GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. In the following paper an effort will be made to show the Englishman's indebtedness to the French writer, but in so doing it will be necessary to give some of the more indirect influences upon de Bergerac as well as upon Swift.

The Doctrine Of Fortune In The Works Of Chaucer, Josephine B. Davidson

Graduate Thesis Collection

It is the purpose of this paper to show how Chaucer regarded Fortune in his early writings; how his conception of Fortune was altered by his acquaintance with The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius; and how he transcended the conception of Boethius, and came to regard Fortune as Fate.

Music In George Eliot's Life And Works, Esther H. Cline

Graduate Thesis Collection

In the following thesis the author has attempted to show the importance of music to George Eliot personally, and her response to it as portrayed by the various characters in her books.  In this study it was necessary to point out the various phases of music with which George Eliot was familiar and the interesting way in which she incorporated them in her stories.

Early Commerce Of Southern Indiana, Grace C. Campbell

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this paper is to give an approximate idea of the extent to which commerce developed between southern Indiana and the South prior to the period beginning with 1850, as well as to show how this mutual interdependence led to the formation of strong economic ties between the two sections.  There is also an attempt made to show that this economic interest strengthened the social ties naturally resulting from the fact that a large percentage of the early settlers of southern Indiana came from beyond the Ohio River.

Efforts To Promote Agriculture In Indiana From 1820 To 1860, Evelyn R. Ford

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this thesis is to present an account of the various efforts made to encourage the development of agriculture in Indiana from 1820 to 1860 and to alleviate and enlighten the hardships of farming as they existed in the early period of Indiana's statehood.  I wish to emphasize the importance of the achievements of Governor Wright who caused agriculture to be considered by the farmers an honorable and dignified field of endeavor.  Governor Wright was the real champion of the State Fair, the State Board of Agriculture, and of the county societies and fairs in Indiana.

La Méthode Directe Dans L'Enseignement Du Français, Loretta C. Duffy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Caesar Cult With Reference To The Political Aims Of Augustus, Victor B. Nieporte

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Projects To Stimulate Appreciation Of Literature In Secondary Schools, Emily B. Jacob Mccain

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Progressive educators have realized the crying need for schooling that will carry over into purposeful living in later life. After much experimentation and serious study, the conclusion has been made that the individual differences and interests of the students have often defeated successful teaching of literature by the old method. The use of projects is one of the most valuable ways of according careful consideration and attention to these individual differences and interests in the teaching of literature.

This study of the project in secondary literature courses has been made through visits to schools, interviews with teachers and students, questionnaires, …

The Public Life And Achievements Of James Duval Phelan, Jean Tully

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

As a figure in the American period of California history, Mr. James D. Phelan's achievements were an outstanding example of what an honest man can do in politics. First of all, I have endeavored to show his contributions to the city of San Francisco. There is hardly any field of San Francisco life in which James D. Phelan did not leave a tremendous influence. The politics of his term as mayor were a shining model of clean and progressive measures.

As senator he kept the interest of California at heart. Through his work at the World's Columbian Exposition, he made …

Four Fundamental Factors In The Instability Of The American Home, Harold Joseph Miller

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The family may be defined as a group of interacting personalities of neer tie or blood-kin; namely, husband, wife, children, and may include grand parents.The origin of the family is not clear, since we find marriage in a rather highly developed form among the most primitive tribes. The family has taken on different forms in various places and under varying circumstances. Perhaps monogamy, the union of one man and one woman, is the most prevalent fore of marriage, not only in the United States but among all peoples and in all ages. Polygyny, the union of one man with several …

A Statistical Study Of Economic Changes In Japan, Kasakazu Hotta

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Text is in Japanese

A History Of The United States Air Mail Service, Floyd M. Lawson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

When man first learned to write, his primary objective was to have his message delivered as quickly as possible. Consequently, in ancient civilizations runners transported clay tablets from city to city, and ships sailed the known seas and rivers carrying in their holds precious cargoes of the written word. As methods of transportation were improved, the speed and safety by which communication could be relayed was likewise advanced. In fact, within the evolution of transportation progress it is possible to trace the importance and the influence of the mails. Runners were succeeded by horsemen or coaches, primitive board by modern …

Sir Thomas Browne: Backgrounds Of Religio Medici And Christian Morals, William David Wilkins

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Problems Of Conscience In Some Of The Plays Of Shakespeare, Mary Paul Baldwin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Appetitus Naturalis In The Philosophy Of St. Thomas Aquinas, Doris Barnett

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

L'Enseignement De L'Histoire Dans Les Ecoles De La Societe De Sacre-Couer De Jesus, Mariella Bremner

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Relation Of Thaddeus Stevens To Reconstruction, 1865-1868, Mildred Bryant-Jones

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Christian Humanism, Aloysius Robert Amadeo Caponigri

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Sisters Of St. Joseph And Their Foundations In America: A Brief Account Of The Origin And Ideals Of The Congregation And Of Its Work In The Middle West: 1650-1930, M. Aquinas Caffrey

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Jefferson's Domestic Policy On His Foreign Policy, Marion Dorsey

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Evidences Of Stoic Philosophy In Horace's Satires And Epistles, William F. Fay

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Vie De La Reverende Mere De Montalembert, Mary Catherine Fitzpatrick

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The History And The Critical Reception Of The Poems Of Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., Mary Julienne

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Anagnorisis And Its Use In Euripides, William P. Le Saint

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

History Of Erastus Snow, Joseph William Olson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this Thesis has been to write, for the first time, an authentic, unbiased "Biography of Erastus Fairbanks Snow, Missionary, Pioneer, and Colonizer."

Biography was chosen at the suggestion of Dr. Lowry Nelson, Professor of Rural Social Economics, of Brigham Young University, and because of a natural fondness for western history, and a sincere appreciation for the men and women who made "The West" liveable. For the particular subject chosen, I am indebted to Dr. William J. Snow, Professor of History at Brigham Young University.

History Of The Albuquerque Indian School, Lillie Mckinney

History ETDs

Introduction

The civilization of the American Indian has been slow, difficult and expensive for our government. Different administrations have tried to different policies. Usually some method of force was used down to 1876. Force meant the final extinction of the race. About the only education that filtered in among the savages was the result of the labors of the heroic missionaries who established schools among them from 1819-1876 subsidized by meager sums from the government.

The greatest pioneer missionary among the Indians of the Rocky Mountain area was Sheldon Jackson of the Northern Presbyterian Church from 1838-1909, He has been …

A History Of Naturalization In Crawford County, Kansas, Ted Rollen Taylor

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

America, since its discovery, has been a haven for the oppressed of other lands. This continent has offered to millions of immigrants from the old world new economic and social opportunities, a wider freedom, and a greater chance for personal development. In return the newcomers have woven their ideas and ideals into the fabric of a great nation. The first immigrants gave much to the country. They were home seekers ready and willing to cooperate with the native born to make this an enlightened country. The settlers of Crawford County, Kansas have proved to be no exception. Many interesting problems …

Materials For Teaching First Year Harmony With Emphasis Upon Appreciation And Creative Work, Mildred Dail

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

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