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The Relation Of Painting To Poetry With Reference To The Works Of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Helen Marie Friar

Bachelors’ Theses

Art may be defined as the adequate and harmonious expression of some phase of man's life in true relation to the whole. Architecture, sculpture, painting, music and poetry are the five principal five arts. Each of these fulfills its own function and in addition is united with the others in a common bond through the pleasure which is their aim.

The Neo Classic Interpretation Of Nature, William Eugene Brennan

Bachelors’ Theses

Few subjects there are indeed, which have not been at some time or other, the seed from which some poetic fruit was borne. Nature in poetry is a old as poetry itself. Little wonder that it is, when we consider how many of our thoughts concern themselves with the things, which nature has so abundantly supplied us. In an age abounding in a spirit of "naturalism," there is much to be considered in the poetic treatment of nature, as dealt with in the past. An attempt to analyze the treatment of nature, in all of the poetic epochs, would be …

A Comparative Study Of The Stoicism Of Seneca And Marcus Aurelius, Helen Caroline Boemer

Bachelors’ Theses

Socrates it was who taught men to think aright, to love knowledge and goodness, to realize the worth of friendship, courage and wisdom. To him as a consequence many subsequent philosophers went for their ideas. Hence after his death we find that many schools of philosophy came into existence. Besides the schools of Plato, Aristotle and Epicurus, there arose also the Cynic School of Antisthenes and the Megaric School of Euclid, all of which incorporated some of the fundamental doctrines of Socrates or contained elements of pre-Socratic systems, modified by the influence of their common master.

Criteria Of Morality, Thomas Francis Flynn

Bachelors’ Theses

Here is a paradox. The child is father to the man, and philosophically considered, this is doubly true. During that short journey between the advent of that immacu­late 'tabula rasa' and the age of reason, the 'homo sapiens' accepts great truths and rests satisfied, seeming to grasp intuitively the profound logic and recondite study behind them. For example, the child of four or five years is app­rehended in the replete pantry busily consuming a jar of jam; mother reprimands it severely,saying that it should not do such a thing. "Why?", is the spontaneous and wholly innocent question. "Because jam is …

Spinoza And Pantheism, Eugene J. Lamm

Bachelors’ Theses

The philosophy of the Material World, more specifically known as Cosmology, deals with the material world as an ordered whole, and with the general laws which govern it. It is a science, metaphysical 'tis true, but a science bearing a resemblance to the particular sciences or so called physical ones as physics, zoology, etc. Its first object is to discover the origin, the destiny and the perfection of the material universe. It applies the four Aristotelean causes to the universe, and in treating of the explanation for the existence of matter itself, three possible explanations are left open to the …

The Characters In The Comedies Of Corneille, Carl E. Hankwitz

Bachelors’ Theses

The striking preeminence so universally accorded the tragedies of Corneille has almost completely overshadowed the accomplishments of this versatile writer in other genres. Yet these other works are, many of them, of sufficient merit to have made another man famous. Corneille is to the whole world the mighty spirit whose work­ings may best be seen in the four tragedies which mark at once the level of his highest achievement and the first flowering of the noble classic tragedy of France. Nothing indeed, is more heartily to be desired than that he should be given all honor as the creator of …

The Economic And Financial Plight Of Germany From 1914 To 1926, Agnes M. Halbach

Bachelors’ Theses

Few of us realize the awful economic and financial plight under which Germany has existed during the last twelve years. What a contrast it is to her condition pre­vious to the World War when her people were busy, prosper­ous, and happy. Vast and phenomenal are the changes that have been brought about in her government, in her economic and financial structures, in her foreign relations, and in her people. Who can estimate the tremendous loss in human life and energy, in national wealth, and in natural resources that the turbulent times have brought upon her.

The Influence Of Cicero On Newman's Prose Style, George Russell Griffin

Bachelors’ Theses

No one can safely say that he is not in debt to anyone for some, at least, of his possessions, and this applies as well to intellectual achievements as to material goods. None of us knows, of course, just how far this debt extends in any individual case, but an analysis of any record of accomplishments shows that often so much must be attributed to that influence or this, that there is very little left to the individual's personal credit. In some cases, however, the strong persona1ity of the individual considered so changes the influence, or so adapts it, that …

A Comparative Study Of The Dramatic Movement In Sophoclean And Shakespearean Tragedy, Victor Michael Hamm

Bachelors’ Theses

The first draft of this essay began thus: "Aristotle, in his 'Poetics', when discussing tragedy, treats the elements of that dramatic form under four heads, to wit: objects, medium, manner of representation, and function. We are interested in the first of the above-mentioned: objects. For we intend to trace the essential differences in the muthos, drama, dianoia, and ethe, of Sophoclean tragedy as against "Shakespearean." The writer then continued with an apology of reasons why he was not going to treat all four tragic elements! As he progressed in the work as first conceived, however, he discovered that even with …

Spenser's Influence On The Romanitic Poets, Mary Vivian Hurley

Bachelors’ Theses

While it is generally conceded that Spenser is the "spiritual father" of many poets, very few writers have treated of his influence in a definite manner. Mr. William Lyon Phelps has a chapter on "The Spenserian Revival" in his "The Beginnings of the Romantic Movement." It gives the most exhaustive account that has been written on Spenser's influence but it treats only of the eighteenth century poets. Professor Henry A. Beers also included a chapter on "The Spenserians" in his "A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century" in which he traces the influence of Spenser on the poets …

Sarcenic Civilization In The Middle Ages, Helene M. Ahern

Bachelors’ Theses

Of all the older nations who have carried their arms across vast continents,whose fleets have swept the seven seas, and who have left ineffaceable marks of their achievements on the pages of History, and enriched the world of thought by their discoveries and speculations,the Sarcens stand to us the nearest in time. The modern world is still working with the legacy they left behind,with the intellectu­al wealth they stored for their successors. It is, therefore a matter of regret that in the West a knowledge of their history should be so limited and more than this,that an entirely unfounded and …

The Emergence Of A Congo Church, H. C. Hobgood

Graduate Thesis Collection

In 1898 the Disciples of Christ took over the Equator station of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Union at Bolenge. From that time this mission has enjoyed a steady growth, both in missionary personnel and its influence on native life in the Equator District of the Colony of Congo Belge. Its influence has also reached parts of three of the districts bordering on Equator District. It is with the church that this mission has won from the surrounding heathenism and with the church that it is hoped may be built up in this section from this beginning that this thesis …

English Religious Poetry Of The Nineteenth Century As Influenced By The Catholic Spirit, Mary Mida

Master's Theses

Since we are now entering upon the second quarter of the twentieth century, it follows that the perspective thus offered gives ample scope for an authoritative report on the literary output of the preceding century, in the special field chosen - English Religious Poetry. The older English poets wrote from an established point of view, that is, their human creed and their idea of man coincided, while the modern English poets voice the protest or the defense of those who have little in common save the genius of the Bard. This has led to a certain recklessness in the matter …

The Agape Of The Early Christian Chuech, F Breuer

Bachelor of Divinity

The Agape is defined as "the social meal or love-feast of the primitive Christians which usually accompanied the Eucharist." It extended from the days of the Apostles to the ninth century in the Western Church and in the Eastern Church it still exists in some form or other. In this paper, however, we have restricted ourselves to the first two centuries of the Christian Church and shall consider the Agape under the following heads: 1) the evidence of the meal and its designation; 2) the sources of first-hand information; 3) the origin and purpose of the meal; 4) the constituents …

A Critical Comparison Of Luther's Bible Translation And The King James Version, Martin Poch

Bachelor of Divinity

The period of the Reformation, however, changed all this and with the shackles of Rome removed the Bible again came into its own, and so to this period then we owe the finest translations, foremost among these model versions being the German and the English.

The Neronian Persecution, W J. Schnedler

Bachelor of Divinity

Let us for a moment pause here, and take a closer glimpse of Nero, who at this time occupied the throne at Rome. At the time of the fire he was in the tenth year of his reign.

The Arian Controversy Between The Councils Of Nicaea And Constantinople (A. D. 325-381), Richard J. Jagels

Bachelor of Divinity

The Arian Controversy Between the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople (A. D. 325-381)

The Companions Of Paul On His Various Journeys And In His Captivities, Arnold F. Meyer

Bachelor of Divinity

For the better understanding o:r the position in which the companions of Paul stood to the Apostle and the role which they played in the 1ife and journeys of this great missionary; it is expedient to say a few words about that great Apostle to the Gentiles. Paul is the axle around which all the companions revolve as the separate parts of a great mechanism. We shall not attempt to give a complete biography of the man; but we shall try to give a brief survey of his life, in order that we may have a clear conception also of …

Critique Of Moffatt's Translation Of Matthew And Mark, Martin P. Simon

Bachelor of Divinity

On the principle of the open Bible Christians, if consistent, must welcome an improved translation, and the only issue must center on the question of improvement or lack of improvement. We cannot consistently condemn in Weymouth what we praise in Luther, nor censure Goodspeed for following in the footsteps of Tyndale and James’ theologians. And if a pastor for no sufficient reason withholds from his people a translation better than the current, is he not robbing them of part of their birthright? If more translations means better translations, by all means let us have more or them, at least for …

Behaviorism And Christianity, Daniel Coyner

Bachelor of Divinity

The purpose of our discussion, however, is not so much to reveal the weak features of behaviorism as it is to place it in juxtaposition with Christianity and point out the incongruities. We have seen that the philosophical basis upon which the superstructure of behaviorism has been raised is a problem that has not bothered many of the behaviorists. Most of them have chosen to remain indifferent to this groundwork - apparently because it is not objective enough for them. But whether it be objective or subjective, Christianity has a very definite philosophical basis and our comparison of the two …

Is The Criminal Morally Responsible?, Donald Ryan

Bachelors’ Theses

Re live today, but tomorrow shall judge us by the criterion of yesterday, by that norm which is universal, eternally and abidingly true, the end of man completely and objectively considered. We say that we have progressed. We gaze in derision at primitive man, at the barbarians, at our ancestors, and at the natives of out-of-the-way places today. Yet well may they pity us, for if we have advanced so much farther than they, our responsibility for our talents is proportionately greater. Whether we have progressed or not, I shall not discuss; but assuming such a fact on the basis …

The Last Years Of The Life Of St. Paul, Walter Heyne

Bachelor of Divinity

The question of Paul’s last years is one which has been agitating the minds of Bible scholars for many years. The failure of the Holy Spirit to give us any definite Information as to the time and place of his death is to a great extent responsible for this controversy. Tradition, likewise, while it is unaninous on some points relating to the Apostle's last days and death, leaves us in the lurch when we approach the question of the exact date of Paul's death. The result of this uncertainty is not merely a contention regarding the date of Paul's martyrdom, …

Dr. Walter Reed And Yellow Fever, Reade W. Corr

Honors Theses

All my life I have been hearing about Dr. Walter Reed. He has been known to me as the man who made possible the building of the Panama Canal. This I was told he did by eliminating yellow fever from Central America. How he succeeded in doing this or when it was done, I did not know. Indeed, people in general seem to know nothing whatever concerning him. In order to inform myself of Dr. Reed's work I have have decided to prepare this paper. I also feel that it is my duty to learn of Dr. Reed. He was …

French Rule In Syria, Theodore M. Whitfield

Honors Theses

"'Eight hundred killed, wounded, and missing, not to mention the loss of three air plains, several tanks, many guns, and many camels, such were the consequences to the French in Syria .... when a horde of infatuated Druses attacked an artillery convoy.'"

Within the last six months the eyes of the world have been focused on this little country east of the Mediterranean. Syrian sympathizers travel the United Stated over seeking our aid in their struggle for independence. General Sarrail,the High Commissioner has been ordered home to explain conditions in his mandate. What is it all about and why? Syria …

A Study Of The Influences Of Lucretius And Epicurean Philosophy On Vergil, Paul Fink

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

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Conrad As Craftsman, Clarence Mcgovren

Bachelors’ Theses

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Social Analysis In The Ibsen Drama, Rebecca E. Pitts

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

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The First Nomination Of Benjamin Harrison For The Presidency, Paul M. Ross

Graduate Thesis Collection

In his annual message to Congress in December 1887, President Grover Cleveland disregarded an heretofore set custom and established a precedent by devoting his whole attention to one question alone - that of the tariff. Pointing out the dangers of retaining a surplus in the Treasury, he stated that he favored a decrease in import duties as a means of reducing the accumulated surplus. The support accorded President Cleveland by the Democratic House, in framing the Mills Bill, and by the Democratic National Convention indicated the willingness of the Democrats to make the tariff the major issue of the ensuing …

A History Of The Japanese In California, Harold P. Milnes

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

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Some Of Goethe's Youthful Figures Viewed Today : Einige Von Goethes Jugendlichen Gestalen Heute Betrachtet, Ruth H. Landrum

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Wahrend des Weltkriegen was die allgemeine Gesinnung unneres Landes gegen die Deutschen so feindlich, dass wir sogar nichts mit ihrer Musik, Literature, und "Zultur" zu tun haben wollten. Aber nun herrscht der Friele schon seit einiger Zeit. Unser Unwille ist vorgei; wir sing wieder duldsam und freundschaftlich gegen sie gesinnt und taten also wohl sie ohne Vorurteil zu betrachten. Un die Deutschen der Gegenwart besser zu verstehen, wollen wir Goethe so recht verstehen lernen, weil er noch heute ihr Denken stark beeinfluest.

During the world war the general attitude of our country against the Germans was so hostile that we …