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The Fairfax Lands In Virginia, Dorothy Epperly

Honors Theses

During the Revolution the property of George

William Fairfax had been confiscated by the stu te of

Virginia. So by the beginning of the nineteenth century

the vast domain of landed estate had passed from the

hands of the Fairfax family and had come into the

possession of small land owners. Though the battle had been

hard fought, With the process of time, democracy vras

victorious.

Type And Technique Of The Illustrative Story In Seneca's Moral Essays, Mary Vincentia Brown

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Status Of The Worcester Negro, Ella L. Vinal

Historical Dissertations & Theses

Challenged by the fact that many of the Negroes of Worcester do on seem to be occupying the places for which they are trained economically or culturally, this study was entered upon in an attempt to discover the true status of the Worcester Negro, to describe the problems which underlie the limitation of his activities, and to define a program whereby he may be led into a more complete realization of his personality, and, unhampered, make his full contribution to the community life of which he is a part. To this end a survey has been made.

This survey, of …

Colonel House Abroad, Charles T. Dix

Historical Dissertations & Theses

The purpose of this thesis it to trace the influence of Edward Mandell House upon the formation of Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy.

Some of the dissertations and theses below reflect the time period in which they were written. Some titles and materials may include outdated or offensive terminology, perspectives, and insensitive language.

Andromaque -- Jean Racine, Mary C. Miley

Bachelors’ Theses

When Richelieu was concerned with the unification of France, and Corneille had produced "Le Cid", and Descartes had introduced his "Discours sur la Methode" in the same year which had seen the tragedy of Horace, there was introduced among this galaxy of literary luminaries, the author of "Andromaque", Jean Racine.

Standards Of Criticism For The American Novel, Marie Dwyer

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis has been worked out so that I shall have some criteria for judging novels. I have ventured to write about modern novelists about whom critics are not agreed; my interest is not so much in that they said of certain authors as it is in determining why they accept some and reject others, and what they use as their basis of judging.

The technique of the novel, and its approach to great art was developed in order to gain a feeling for the novel apart from any country or section.

If undue emphasis has been placed upon the …

The Concept Of Social Determinism As A Motivating Influence In Some Modern Tragedy, Arthur Lenox Bradford

Masters Theses

"The term, "social determinism", is a rather unfortunate designation for the absolute conditioning of human character by the aggregate of biologic and social influences...The central idea of this positivistic interpretation is that man, along with all other organic things, is the product of hereditary accidence and environmental contacts, that his psychic and physical constitutions (if there be such differentiation) are fashioned to the minutest detail by circumstance, and that his thoughts and the chemic impulses of his nature appear precisely according to his character which he has no hand in making"--Introduction, page 2-3.

Electricity In The Modern Theatre, Pearl Bartley

Graduate Thesis Collection

It is the aim and purpose of this thesis to show that electricity in the modern theatre is a useful and necessary commodity. Also that the effects gained through the development of electrical equipment add to the effectiveness of plays as produced by the modern theatre. It is desired to show that electrical current will continue to be used in the stage lighting of the future although the present method used may become obsolete.

Bride Of The Sun, Carl N. Taylor

English Language and Literature ETDs

It was in the time long ago. The People of the Sun, never having known famine or plague, lived happily and peacefully in their thick-walled towns. All about them stretched away the desert. Far to the west was the great river that surged between mighty walls of rock bright with many colors. Somewhere beyond the river was a big water, but no one had ever travelled so far. To the north, at the distance of many days' walking, there were sky-piercing mountains whose summits glittered with snow that never melted. In the other directions, sun-cursed sands that shifted eternally among …

The Rise Of The Short Story In American Letters, Mary M. Barra

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Economic Aspects Of The Boulder Canyon Project, Leonard Mckaig

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The recent passage of the Swing-Johnson bill by Congress and its approval by the President has been the signal for a general rejoicing throughout the West, and especially in Southern California, the section to be meet directly benefited by this legislation. There has been a widespread feeling that the long fight for Federal development of this great western river is over, and that we may begin shortly to realize some concrete returns upon our investment. Press reports indicate that many are already seeking work on the construction of the dam at Black Canyon, in anticipation of the immediate launching of …

Formal Retraction Or Literary Repentance In The Elizabethan Age., Irene B. Rhoads

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Before entering upon a discussion of those writers of the Elizabethan Age whose works present specific instances of Personal Retractation, let us turn our attention to the problem in general and try to find out why writers of this age and of earlier times felt it necessary to repent of their literary efforts. Some critics may say that retractation was merely a literary convention; and why bother about its beginnings, sources, et cetera? Others may have the opinion that it was a personal trait, only a means of satisfying some peculiar whim or fancy of the author. Some may go …

The Mississippi Question And The Problem Of Statehood In Kentucky., Harold J. Stipe

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The history of new state movements in America is always an absorbing study; the character of the settlers and the compelling factors that motivate them are revealed with startling clarity as the reader turns the pages back into the annals of the period. The history of America has been, in a large degree, says Frederick J. Turner, "the history of the colonization of the Great West. The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement westward, explain American development." In no state was the influence of the frontier advance upon political development …

Early Catholicity In Kentucky And The See Of Bardstown., Wickliffe Lockett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Early Catholicity in Kentucky is centered so closely around Bardstown, that to think of it at all in its early stages, is to think of Bardstown. Within the limits of this quaint little old town are many places of historic interest but in connection with this subject, we are concerned only with those which relate to early Catholicity in Kentucky. Perhaps the most interesting of these is St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, once the Cathedral of the West and a monument to the pioneer Catholics of Kentucky. The history of this beautiful old building will be given later under a separate …

Zionism From Haran To Lausanne., Albert N. Mandelbaum

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Many writers on Zionism endeavor to explain the causes that contributed to its creation and developments. Most of these writers are extremists in their views. Some ascribe Zionism to the internal force only. Others ascribe it to the external force only. The religionists gloat over the idea that modern Zionism is the result of inner yearning of the Jewish people for a restored Palestine, where the glory of God will be returned unto Zion. The nationalists believe that Zionism has come into existence because of external influences only. The Jew has been oppressed, discriminated against and persecuted. He attempted to …

Jealousy In Shakespeare's Tragedies, Harold M. Kimball

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In undertaking a study of the theme of jealousy, one must make some limitation of material. The field of literature as a whole, or the more limited ones of drama or even tragedy - each of these is too large for so short a study as this must be. Only certain aspects of such a restricted subject as the tragedies of Shakespeare can be given any thorough treatment, while others, both interesting and profitable, must be put aside; for instance, space will prohibit a careful comparison of Shakespeare's use of jealousy with that of other dramatists; nor can a study …

The Philosophy Of Eugene O'Neill, Judith Reynick

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The History Of The American Fruit Industry In The Caribbean, Oliver Eller Irons

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The Caribbean countries have attracted increasing interest from students of American political history and the more their history is investigated, the more do we realize the growing significance of the role played by American capital in the development of their industries. The literature of tropical agriculture is coming to be more extensively available but until only recently has this subject received slight attention from our writers. The concentration of any attention on the fruit phase of tropical agriculture by American students of history and economics has been nearly wholly lacking, as well as receiving only scant attention from writers not …

The New In Music, Alma Lowry Williams

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The selection of the subject, “The New in Music,” was prompted by an interest in the frequent appearance of new aspects in the art music. The following critique is the result of an attempt to uncover forces which work toward forming the new, to evaluate essential factors of newness, and to consider the reaction of the public to new musical trends.

Although the accent of the work is placed on the music of the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries, consideration is also given to essentially new aspects of music during the earlier period since the Fourteenth Century. Complexities of …

A Proposed Course In General Science For The Portola High School, Homer Dewitt Hildebrant

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis the author's first aim is to not forth a science course that will awaken the students of this high school to a realization of the significance end value of their environment, and thereby stimulate their interest and appreciation of things scientific. We are living in the midst of a great scientific age, and application of scientific knowledge will continue more and more to dominate our life. It is essential then that our high school boys and girls should learn how to adapt themselves to this life of scientific application, and be able to interpret their own environment …

Articulation Of Junior And Senior High School Curricula, Belle Joachims

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Our American school system with its distinction between elementary and secondary schools grew out of European tradisione. The history of secondary education in America abone that there have been three periods of development, each characterized by a dietinot type of school. As our colonial policies were shaped by Europeans, naturally our schools were organized to confora with the European institutions; and the Latin grammar school was the dominant institution for secondary education in American until the middle of the eighteenth century. During the Revolutionary period there was a tendency to turn from the school fostering social distinction to one more …

The Orthodoxy Of Milton's Theology Concerning The Trinity And Sin And Its Consequences, Rose Mary Dufault

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Possibilities Of Character Formation In Our Public Schools, Julia I. Shinnick

Bachelors’ Theses

The end of all education should be the formation of character. Father Hull defines character as "life dominated by principles". No sentence containing four words expresses more food for thought. Life is made up of thoughts, words, and actions. The problem is how are these thoughts, words, and actions determined? The man without character acts upon impulse and he speaks and acts as these impulses seize him. If such a man's life is at all consistent it is because he lacks any originality or initiative to do otherwise. His character depends upon his impulses, or upon the good or bad …

Public Opinion And The Textbooks In History, Agnes Ward

Bachelors’ Theses

Sir Robert Peel called public opinion a great compound of folly, weakness, and prejudice, wrong feeling, right feeling, obstinacy, and newspaper paragraphs. However it is the great force which has been constantly at work through the ages, sometimes helpfully, sometimes harmfully, molding human history. the introduction of the printing press made books, pamphlets, magazines and newspapers a popular medium for its expression. Since the middle of the nineteenth century, when history formally became an integral part of the curriculum of our great public school system, there has been developed a suspicion among individuals and groups that the subject might easily …

Development Of China's Export Trade, 1901-1925, Yu Jung Huang

Historical Dissertations & Theses

If we want to understand thoroughly China's future potentiality, we must give our attention to her exports. Although the Portuguese have had direct trade with China since the sixteenth century, followed by Spanish, Dutch, and British traders, and although American ships were found in the waters of South China during the early nineteenth century, it was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that trade with the western world was actually opened. Since that time China's foreign trade has increased rapidly, especially her exports.

Some of the dissertations and theses below reflect the time period in which they were …

A Comparison Of The Work Of B. Perez Galdos And A. Palacio Valdes, Kathryne Oelhafen

Bachelors’ Theses

At the beginning of the nineteenth century Spain was swept by the tide of Romanticism but after the first fervor had spent itself, the Spaniards returned to realism, their natural bent.

The Reforms Of The Gracchi, Marie Antoinette O'Connell

Bachelors’ Theses

In every decade and in every century there are certain men who stand out, so to speak, above all others. Some men are famous for literature, some for art: some are before the public because of their philanthropic work, while others are famous because of political standing.

The world has always been set, and in each decade or century different actors appeared. In our time we have men such as Governor Smith, Senator Reed constantly before the public. In the last century we had Lincoln and before Lincoln we had Washington, Jefferson, etcetera.

Gladstone And Ireland, Leona Reineck

Bachelors’ Theses

On December 29, 1809 there was born in No. 62 Rodney Street, Liverpool a man who in later years was called by some Englishmen, a devil, and by others, an angel, depending on their political view points. William Ewart Gladstone was the third of six children, a descendent of an old Scottish family, the Gledstanes of Gledstanes. He was born at a critical moment in the fortunes of England and of Europe.

The Earl Of Beaconsfield And The Eastern Policy 1875-1878, With Special Emphasis On The Congress Of Berlin 1878, Henry Raymond Radosevich

Bachelors’ Theses

In the year 1875 a grave crisis occurred in the Turkish Empire. This crisis was but one of the many problems presented to European diplomats of the nineteenth century in solving international crises. This was the reoccurrence of spasmodic revolutionary movements peculiar to nineteen century Europe. The difficulties of the Turkish Empire came from within, hence internal. With the corruption of the Turkish Government came the challenging of certain European peoples of the Balkan Hegemony of the Sultan.

Livy's Delineation Of Hannibal, Joseph Edwin Quin

Bachelors’ Theses

Hannibal -- what a spur to the imagination the name is, what a multitude of scenes, thoughts, and conjectures it calls up. No other figure in ancient history unless perhaps that of Alexander of Macedon, so challenges the interest. Students from the time they first learn of the Second Punic or Hannibalic War and his struggle with Rome are intrigued into a more close application of their books by the thrill and the glamour of his achievements and the glory of his greatness, and ponder over the full significance of his actions and the manner of man he was. Those …