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Hearing Impaired?... Discerning God's Will, Jodi Rowland

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"Discernment. This word invokes much thought. Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines discernment as “the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure” or “an act of discerning.” Turning then to discerning, the dictionary defines this word as “showing insight and understanding.” What does discernment mean, then, in relation to one’s life? Looking at discernment within the context of Christian spirituality, one can better grasp the concept of discernment in relation to one’s life."

Islam And The Environment, Erin Knoerl

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"The world today is under attack by a slow and steady enemy. The Earth’s health is getting more complicated as we speak. Over a course of a few years the average temperature of the earth has increased a couple of degrees. This is turn has created a snowball effect. The increase in temperature is causing glaciers to melt, which in turn has led to the ice to break off, stranding polar bears and penguins in the middle of the ocean. With the glaciers melting the sea level is changing …

Priest And Prince: Clement Vii And The Struggle Of Church And State In The Renaissance, Fred Dotolo

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"A historian once ended his work on Clement VII (r. 1523-34) by stating, “No pope ever began so well, or ended so miserably.” True enough in the sense that most contemporary observers were more thankful than mournful at Clement’s passing. However, one might also see in his papacy a vigorous defense of papal rights against the growth of monarchial power, a diplomatic and even pastoral struggle to retain the ancient division within Christendom of the priestly and kingly offices. Should the new monarchs of the early modern period reduce …

Full Issue, No Author

Verbum

This is the full issue of Volume 5, Issue 2 of Verbum, published in Spring 2008 by the REST Club at St. John Fisher College. Articles from this issue are available as separate PDFs at http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/verbum/vol5/iss2/

Mandala Vol. 26, Center For Southeast Asian Studies

Mandala

No abstract provided.

An Evolving Tradition: Andoa Pottery Of The Ecuadorian Amazon, Joe Molinaro

Art and Design Faculty and Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Do Not Stand Silent: Remembering Kristallnacht 1938 [Poster], University Of Northern Iowa. Holocaust Remembrance And Education Program.

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education Documents

A poster advertising the 2008 Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.

Do Not Stand Silent: Remembering Kristallnacht 1938 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. Holocaust Remembrance And Education Program.

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education Documents

The program for the 2008 Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.

About Love, Kerri Ann Quinn

Dissertations

About Love is a novella and a collection of short stories written at the University of Southern Mississippi. It is accompanied by a critical preface.

Marathon, Ohio, Alan Guido Rossi Jr.

Dissertations

Marathon, Ohio is an original collection of fiction, accompanied by a critical introduction. All of the stories were written between 2005 and 2008 at the University of Southern Mississippi's Center for Writers. The stories are arranged for a thematic and formal effect, rather than by chronology.

The Origins Of Nonsense: An Analysis Of Bo'ri'va:R Sap In Khmer, Stephanie Farmer

Linguistics Honors Projects

No abstract provided.

2008-2009 Ursinus College Course Catalog, Office Of The Registrar

Ursinus College Catalogues, 1869-Present

A digitized copy of the 2008-2009 Ursinus College Catalog. It contains details of the curriculum, departmental requirements and courses of instruction as well as lists of faculty, students and administrators. Student life, terms of admission, expenses and financial aid are also included as well as descriptions of the buildings and equipment available to students.

Ports Of Slavery, Ports Of Freedom: How Slaves Used Northern Seaports’ Maritime Industry To Escape And Create Trans-Atlantic Identities, 1713-1783, Charles Foy

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

This dissertation examines and reconstructs the lives of fugitive slaves who used the maritime industries in New York, Philadelphia and Newport to achieve freedom. It focuses on slaves during the period between 1713, the end of Queen Anne’s War, and 1783, the end of the American Revolution. While the study’s primary focus is on slavery in three port cities, it employs a broad geographic approach to consider how enslaved individuals in rural areas surrounding New York, Philadelphia and Newport, as well as slaves in more distant regions, used the maritime industry in northern port cities to escape slavery. Maritime work …

The Geometry Of Intuitions: Reconsidering Kantian Constructivism, Michael Mcnulty

Philosophy Honors Projects

The role of visual methods in geometry is puzzling. Though diagrams can make a geometric theorem immediately evident, current rules of proper inference suggest that diagrams are mere heuristics-simply aiding in the psychological digestibility of a proof. Securing a justificatory role for visual methods involves describing how inference from a diagram guarantees the universality and the a:priority of a geometric theorem. Such an analysis is provided in Kant's synthetic a priori account of geometry. In this paper, Kant's theory is explicated and subsequently defended from attacks related to modern advances in predicate logic, relativistic physics, non-Euclidean geometry and formalism.

Family Affairs Newsletter 2008-05-01, Jean Vermette

Family Affairs newsletter (2004-2016)

FAMILY AFFAIRS was a free, twice-a-month, social activities newsletter for the GLBTQI (gay/lesbian/bisexual/trans/queer/intersex) community, sent out around the 1st and 15th of each month. It covered the State of Maine only. The list was begun and maintained for many years by Jean Vermette in Bangor, and later operated by Zack Paakkonen of Portland. Over the years it evolved from a social activities newsletter into a business directory, classified ad service, and community bulletin board.

The Act Of Writing A Children's Book, Alexandra Mancini

Senior Honors Projects

Literacy is one of the most important aspects of teaching and education for young children and old in the US and across the world. There have been numerous studies indicating the profound impact that reading has, not only in academia but also in the workforce later on in life. The earlier children are exposed to literacy topics, the better success they demonstrate in the future. It is for these reasons that I selected a topic concerning literacy. The purpose of my project was multifaceted. I had purposes for young children ages 3-5. The essence of my project was to write …

Hodges, Patricia Ann (Morgan), B. 1931 (Sc 1634), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1634. Papers written by Patricia Ann (Morgan) Hodges to fulfill requirements for two library science courses at Western Kentucky University. Titles: "Bibliography of Literary Manuscripts in the Kentucky Library Manuscripts Division" and "Kentucky Library Manuscript Division Policy Manual and Proposed Plan for New Manuscript Division."

Missio Apostolica Special Chs Partnership Issue, Leopoldo Sánchez, Rudolph Blank, Eloy S. González, Mark Junkans, Melissa Salomón, Michael Doyle, Douglas Groll, Daniel G. Groody, Benito Pérez, Jessie Pérez

Artículos obra entre Hispano/Latinos

Confessing Christ contextually has been one of the emphases of this Journal since its inception fifteen years ago. Our readership has experienced the joy of missionaries sharing the faith with various peoples and cultures in domestic as well as distant lands. Colleague Leo Sanchez has provided us personnel as well as resources to publish this edition with an emphasis on mission and ministry among the Hispanic/Latino population of God‘s world. An added feature in this issue is summary statements of the articles in Spanish.

This issue is comprehensive in its scope as it presents topics and voices such as Marginality …

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 2008, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 2008 nursing class: Brittany Baxter, Kenny Becht, Margaret Boils, Miranda Bow, Salanda Bowman, Sandra Braswell, Victoria Briley, Renee Brown, Erin Bruenderman, Laura Bryan, Ashley Buck, Angela Burton, Angela Campbell, Trisha Campbell, Joy Campbell, Elizabeth Clarke, Paula DeVore, Courtney Don, Jodi Dubree, Devon Durall, Miki Durall, Megan Esters, Tammy Franklin, Kimberly Gidcumb, Amanda Hallum, Alyssa Harmon, Wesley Henderson, Tara Hester, Jessica Houchens, Lauren Johnson, Chris Kramer, Ashley Logan, Heather Martin, Lindsay McCoy, Leslie Meador, Freda Meador, Sheena Millay, Tiffany Norris, Amanda O'Keefe, Jason Osborne, Jackie Pardue, Jennifer Pendley, Rosie Plas, Samantha Reeder, Jenna Silverberg, Sheree Simmons, Jamie Simpson, …

Living Through The Tension: Religion And Public Policy In The Thought Of Gilbert Meilaender, Mark W. Foreman

Faculty Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine and evaluate the position of Gilbert Meilaender on the appropriateness of appealing to religious reasons as support for one's position on issues of public policy. The dissertation establishes that, while Meilaender often discusses public policy issues directly or indirectly from a distinctively Christian perspective, he argues that such discussions are unavoidable, appropriate and consistent with toleration for other views in a pluralistic democracy. While this may create a certain amount of tension within pluralistic democracy, it poses no serious threat to social stability and can be both civically virtuous and respectful of …

Hobday Collection (Mss 85), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 85. Genealogical materials revolving chiefly around the Hobday family of Tennessee and Kentucky as researched and collected by Bob Law, Nashville, Tennessee.

Visible Civility, Maeve Kane

History Honors Projects

No abstract provided.

Orgolhs, Paratge, And La Gentils Toloza: Imagining Community In The Song Of The Cathar Wars, Elizabeth Johnson

History Honors Projects

The Albigensian Crusade in Occitania (1208-1229), which targeted the Cathar heretics as well as their orthodox compatriots, impelled an otherwise disparate set of Occitan noblemen to unite in opposition to the invasion. This newfound cohesion gave birth to an Occitan political community whose members were united by common fears, goals, and virtues. Through my analysis of the second portion of the chanson de geste, The Song of the Cathar Wars, authored by an anonymous poet sympathetic to the Occitans, I suggest the emergence of this Occitan community based upon (1) the portrayal of the French crusaders as well as the …

The “Beach People” Take Flight: Inventing The Airplane And Modernizing The Outer Banks Of North Carolina, 1900-1932, Bryan E. Patterson

History Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 5, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Rowell, Larry. Emergency Plan Completed to Be Tested This Month
• Ulber, Emily. ONE Campaign Concert
• Ryan, Eileen. College Democrats Inactive as Primary Approaches
• Ulber, Emily. Students Rally to Prevent Instructor’s Termination – Shannon Schaffer
• Sharrett, Luke. A Thousand Words – Onur Demir, International Student
• Ryan, Eileen. O.C. Star Visits Campus – Ben McKenzie, Elections
• Day, Michelle. Brad Cowgill Resigning as Council on Postsecondary Education President
• Wilson, Laurel. City to Hear on Funding Report for Downtown Redevelopment
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Marsupial Awards
• Marsupial Awars: The Good, the …

Ports Of Slavery, Ports Of Freedom: How Slaves Used Northern Seaports’ Maritime Industry To Escape And Create Trans-Atlantic Identities, 1713-1783, Charles Foy

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

This dissertation examines and reconstructs the lives of fugitive slaves who used the maritime industries in New York, Philadelphia and Newport to achieve freedom. It focuses on slaves during the period between 1713, the end of Queen Anne’s War, and 1783, the end of the American Revolution. While the study’s primary focus is on slavery in three port cities, it employs a broad geographic approach to consider how enslaved individuals in rural areas surrounding New York, Philadelphia and Newport, as well as slaves in more distant regions, used the maritime industry in northern port cities to escape slavery. Maritime work …

Against Unrestricted Human Enhancement, Patrick Lin, Fritz Allhoff

Philosophy

The defining debate in this new century will be about technology and human enhancement, according to many across the political spectrum. Our ability to use science to enhance our bodies and minds – as opposed to its application for therapeutic purposes – is one of the most personal and therefore passionate issues in an era where emerging technologies seduce us with new and fantastic possibilities for our future. But in the process, we are forced to rethink what it means to be human or, essentially, our own identity. For some, technology holds the promise of making us superhuman; for others, …

Give The People What They Want, When They Want It, And They Won’T Sit All The Time: Consumer Behavior In The Online Music Market, Maxwell Mathews

Senior Honors Projects

Since the introduction of the first peer-to-peer file sharing programs in the late twentieth century, sales of traditional music media have plummeted. Sales of CDs peaked in 2000 and have since returned to levels reached in the mid 1990s. The future of music marketing is certainly going to move toward complete online sales. However, online music sales will not increase unless more consumers who illegally download music or purchase CDs and other tangible music products move to online purchases. To determine how to draw more consumers to the online music market, this project attempted to gauge current music consumer behavior …

A Cello Anthology, Alina R. Castro Swonger

Senior Honors Projects

Throughout my life, music has been incredibly important and influential. As a cellist for over 15 years, and a great admirer of music for as long as I can remember, music has been an outlet for self-expression and reflection. Realizing the power of music on a personal level, is what first inspired me to learn more about the history, culture, social setting, and life of the composers involved with the various pieces I have studied. I have come to realize that classical music, even without lyrics, can express the deepest emotions, share complex ideas, and create revolutionary change. It is …