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Prospects: An Original Tv Pilot, Kevin Slack

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

My capstone project is a television pilot script about the trials and tribulations of a minor league baseball team’s front office. Following around the new general manager and his various colleagues and colorful characters around the ballpark, the show, tentatively titled Prospects, is meant to be optimistic and warm-hearted, but still with a bite of humor and cynicism.

For the composition of this piece, I initially used the free screenwriting software Celtx, as well as your standard tools of writing: pad and pen.

My goal for this project was to create a quality ensemble-driven show that, while centered around the …

Smart Kids The Documentary, Hannah Louys

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

Smart Kids was a program, started in 2009, that was created as a joint venture between the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the School of Education at Syracuse University. Professors and students from these two schools worked with kids from Syracuse elementary and middle schools, teaching them how to use cameras and video editing software to tell their own stories. The goal of the program was to aid urban education reform, but more so than that, to truly give kids a voice when it comes to their education.

My job, when it came to this project, was to …

Green Sisters: Bringing Spirituality And Environmental Awareness Together At Homecoming Farm, Marisa Decandido

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

“Green Sisters: Bringing Spirituality and Environmental Awareness together at Homecoming Farm,” addresses the topic of the “green sisters” movement and its presence at Homecoming Farm, a Community-Supported Agriculture project located in Amityville, New York. The green sisters movement, started in the 1980s in Caldwell, New Jersey, entails groups of Catholic nuns who are beginning to pursue “Earth ministries,” and dedicating their lives to environmental education and practicing sustainability. One example of this is found at Homecoming Farm, where the Sisters of Saint Dominic in Amityville created an organic farm in 1992 to nurture the surrounding community in body and spirit. …

Branding And Web Design For Inkululeko: With Freedom Comes Hope, Allison Clark

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

My Honors Capstone Project is entitled “Branding and Web Design for Inkululeko: With Freedom Comes Hope.” I worked with a Syracuse native, Jason Torreano, who recently started up an education nonprofit in Grahamstown, South Africa. This program is called Inkululeko, which, in the local Xhosa language, means “freedom.” The organization seeks to combat the inequalities in education that are a result of Apartheid in South Africa. They operate under the belief that anyone deserves a quality education, and that education is the key to success in a place where people have been denied it for so long.

This project allowed …

The Jewelry Of Eleonora Di Toledo In The Official 1545 Portrait By Bronzino, Laura Marsolek

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

In 1545, Eleonora di Toledo, the wife of Cosimo de’ Medici Duke of Florence, sat for her state portrait by Agnolo Bronzino. Bronzino depicted Eleonora in formal attire adorned with many jewels. This thesis examines both the iconographic significance of her jewelry and the methods of jewelry construction. Divided into three chapters, this investigation looks at Medici symbols within the jewelry design, alterations to the jewelry in portrait replications, and the techniques used in the creation of the jewelry.

In the first chapter of this thesis, I discuss Medici imprese (a familial emblem or coat of arms) integrated into the …

Modern Libertarian: Philosophy An Uncertain Lineage, Ian Ludd

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

This study examines the true nature of libertarian political philosophy, avoiding reductive arguments and attempting to present these positions in a holistic manner that cuts to the core of what distinguishes this philosophy as being unique. The study then challenges the libertarian claim that many highly praised and well-respected historic political and economic philosophers are their philosophical antecedents.

The study examines the political philosphies of Classical Liberal thinkers and well-respected economists, presenting their positions in the same holistic manner and avoiding any selective quoting that serves only to oversimply the complexity of their arguments. The challenge of the study will …

Meet Them Where They Gather: An Analysis Of Nasa’S Communications Approach For The 21st Century, Amanda D. Stein

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Theses

Since the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been tasked with not only governing the United States’ space activities, but also sharing those efforts and subsequent findings with the American public. When President Barack Obama issued the Open Government Directive in 2009, NASA was well positioned to meet the objectives. Today, the administration has built one of the most successful web-based information-sharing presences by government agency, largely by tailoring communications efforts to reach the public on popular social media platforms. This paper will explore how NASA has utilized two-way symmetrical communications …

Performance Of The Role Of Stanley Kowalski In Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, William Justin Walker

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The truth in acting comes from living truthfully under imaginary circumstances. For partial fulfillment of my degree, I sought to bring this truth to the stage for the role of Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. In addition, I played the role of Reach in Lee Blessing's Down the Road.

Extending The Incarnation Through The Ages: A Systematic Study Of The History Of The Sisters Of The Incarnate Word, Helga L. Leija

Pastoral Institute

Extending the Incarnation through the Ages is a program that aims to help formation directors in the diverse houses of formation of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament by offering a systematic study of the history of the Order of the Incarnate Word. This program intends to help women in formation to articulate the historical and spiritual development of the Order. Through an in-depth study of the historical journey of the Order, women are offered a process to help them to reflect on the relationship of Jeanne Chezard de Mate! with the Person of the Incarnate Word …

Prophecy And Group Identity And Purpose: Connecting The Leadership Conference Of The Women Religious With The Catholic Legacy Of Feminist Politics, Larry M. Fischer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

While the Second Vatican Council advocates an inclusive priesthood and unified People of God, exclusion of consecrated Roman Catholic women from ministerial priesthood, official church interpretations of the scriptures, and judgments concerning faith and morals continues. This thesis examines creative tactics of resistance among consecrated women on account of hierarchal and essentialist models found in church traditions, including Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), and contemporary American women associated with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. I analyze aspects of three prophetic critiques and hermeneutical tactics of each, appealing to the critical interpretive methodologies of Elizabeth Bucar and …

Mayor Brown Presents Jacksonville Jazz Festival 2013, Jacksonville Jazz Festival

Jacksonville Jazz Festival Collection Materials

Jacksonville Jazz Festival Hall of Fame information and May 24-26, 2013 concert information.

Django's Caravan: The Journey Of The Gypsy King, Patrick Ray Monson

Music

The life and musical contribution of Django Reinhardt including musical and visual examples.

The Broadsheet- Issue 1, Merrimack College

The Broadsheet

Merrimack College's English Department newsletter.

This issue features:

• Annual English Career Night
• Honors Convocation
• Senior Reflection
• English Curriculum Reform
• Sigma Tau Delta Induction
• Upcoming Events

Midwestern Mythologies, Adam Lee Hubrig

Department of English: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This collection of poems works toward unpacking the complications of moving from one geographical center to another. Its poems aim to work out changing and strained relationships, expectations and environments.

Advisor: Kwame Dawes

Causal Explanation Of Human Behavior In The Social Sciences, Maria R. Zavada

Department of Philosophy: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The social sciences have something to offer our understanding of human behavior. However, the social sciences have been subjected to a great deal of criticism, both internally and externally. Cultural anthropology provides a microcosm of the problems within the social sciences and serves as an apt case study. There are many problems with the social sciences, some as fundamental as whether or not the social sciences are indeed sciences, and others that address specific issues with goals, methods, and data collection.

Using anthropology as a case study, I articulate the connection between the methodological problems in anthropology and the philosophical …

Introduçâo, Luis Chesney-Lawrence, Mark Dinneen

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

No abstract provided.

Influências De Augusto Boal No Teatro Político Argentino, Jualiano Borba

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

Augusto Boal y su esposa, la actriz y psicoanalista argentina Cecilia Thumin Boal vivieron en Brasil hasta el año 1971, cuando fueron a la Argentina, después que Boal fue preso por la represión de la dictadura militar en Brasil. En Argentina Boal siguió desarrollando su investigación sobre las formas participativas de teatro. En este artículo se habla de teatro argentino contemporáneo, especialmente Teatro Comunitario y el Teatro del Oprimido. Propongo que, a pesar de sus diferencias, trabajan de acuerdo con algunas de las características y metodologías similares a las sistematizadas por Boal. Los calandracas es un grupo tradicional de teatro …

Ler É Traduzir: Ressonâncias Dos Escritos E Práticas De Augusto Boal Na Amazônia Acreana, Maria Do P. Socorro Calixto Marques

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

Durante los años de investigación realizada sobre el teatro en Rio Branco, con obras de teatro que forman el panorama acreano, sobre todo en las que comprenden el archivo de las décadas 1970 a 1980, ya se había reflejado, aunque no exclusivamente, la presencia constante de herramientas dramatúrgicas del ‘Teatro do Oprimido’, ejercido y escrito por Augusto Boal (1931-2009). Hoy en día, este nuevo objetivo, necesariamente, me condujo a releer, y prestar atención con mayor madurez, las entrevistas que me concedieron para la tesis doctoral, y observar cómo las prácticas de teatro de Augusto Boal estuvieron representadas en parte del …

Teatro Legislativo: Estimulando A Ciudadanía Ativa, Mark Dinneen

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

Este artículo examina la propuesta del teatro legislativo, creado por Boal en 1996, con el fin de evaluar tanto su valor potencial como sus limitaciones escénicas y prácticas. Su adaptación en una variedad de contextos ha producido resultados muy desiguales, aunque el artículo argumenta que su valor como elemento para estimular una ‘ciudadanía activa’, constituida no sólo por derechos y responsabilidades, sino también por un compromiso efectivo para la creación de nuevas leyes y políticas de Estado, debe ser evaluado dentro de un contexto carente de participación política en Brasil, luego de dos décadas de dictadura, así como también …

Boal E O Teatro Em Comunidades: Contribuições Da Experiência Africana, Marcia Pompeo Nogueira

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

La obra de Augusto Boal influenció la práctica de teatro en muchas comunidades alrededor de todo el mundo. En el continente africano, por ejemplo, hubo un proceso de evolución muy interesante con el enfoque del teatro realizado en comunidades. Comenzó con la presentación de obras listas que proponían políticas o soluciones a problemas identificados por personas fuera de la comunidad, y derivó en trabajos teatrales que involucraban habitantes de la comunidad en todo el proceso teatral, desde la identificación del problema hasta la representación de la obra. Diversos autores que analizan estos trabajos encuentran la influencia de las contribuciones de …

Modelo Do Intervenção Teatral Para A Transformação Pessoal E Social, Maria Do Rosário Cadete

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

Este artigo apresenta um Modelo intemporal que se debruça sobre um tema de cariz social que intervém na pessoa, pelos seus sentimentos face à agressão exterior. E é neste sentido que o Modelo de Intervenção Teatral pode perdurar, seja em contexto formal ou informal, como em associações culturais, pois pretende-se que seja aplicado em diferentes contextos para daí advir um Homem mais completo e consciente das transformações necessárias, para afectar o seu contexto de forma positiva.

La Dramaturgia Y Dirección Escénica De Augusto Boal, Luis Chesney-Lawrence

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

En este artículo se hace una reseña de la trayectoria teatral de Augusto Boal como actor principal de la renovación del teatro brasilero, describiendo brevemente la historia de esta escena, la del Teatro Paulista y del Arena, así como su trayectoria personal luego fuera del país, pasando por América Latina y luego, Europa.

Las Teorías Dramáticas De Augusto Boal, Luis Chesney-Lawrence

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

Este artículo examina los trabajos de Augusto Boal que tienen que ver con sus ideas y discursos sobre la escena popular e, incluso, su pensamiento sobre la historia del teatro universal. En este sentido se estudian el sistema comodín, sus categorías sobre el teatro popular y técnicas del mismo, el teatro del oprimido, y su poética y el teatro como lenguaje alfabetizador.

Reseñas

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

No abstract provided.

O Impacto Internacional De Boal: Comentário Dos Especialistas

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

No abstract provided.

Psicodrama, Sociodrama Y Teatro Del Oprimido De Augusto Boal: Analogías Y Diferencias, Beliza Castillo

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

Augusto Boal, en 1971 propuso un teatro político que confrontara al público y lo motivara a asumir una actitud y participación críticas, que no sólo lo llevara a pensar, sino que también a actuar, a intervenir, con esto daba una nueva mirada al teatro como herramienta pedagógica, social, política, cultural y terapéutica. No es extraño, por tanto, que su teatro llame a observar y a acercarse a la práctica del psicodrama y del sociodrama de Jacobo Levy Moreno, quien en 1926 lleva el arte teatral a un ámbito de curación no experimentado hasta entonces por esta disciplina artística, que coloca …

Humans And Nature: Finding Meaning Through Metaphysics, Justin Stone

Master of Liberal Studies Theses

Before the 19th Century, natural philosophers explored the inner workings of nature and humanity using many different modes of thinking such as logic, mathematics, physics, and metaphysics. The incorporation of these varied concepts brought about a comprehensive understanding of nature and how humans relate to nature. Theories were devised from incorporeal ideas, data was gathered from the human senses, and concrete evidence was pursued to support philosophy. However, through the years from ancient times to modernity, natural philosophy slowly limited its use of revelation and metaphysics, restricting the quest for knowledge to the methodical gathering of empirical data. Science, as …

Claiming Citizenship: Las Vegas' Conventional Women's Organizations Establishing Citizenship Through Civic Engagement, Cynthia Cicero

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Many historians of American women portray women's organized civic engagement and work to attain social, economic, and legal equality as feminism. American feminism has been expanded and applied in scholarship. The American feminists of the 1960s wanted to alter the male power structure and redefine conventional notions of womanhood. However, many middle-class women who participated in community and civic organizations valued their roles as wives, mothers, and homemakers, expressing their citizenship and community work as an extension of these roles. Their motivation in pursuing equality was to gain full citizenship status.

In this thesis, I argue that viewing women's civic …

Encounters Of The Arabian Kind: Cultural Exchange And Identity The Tristans Of Medieval France, England, And Spain, Annie Knowles

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

This work examines multiple versions of the medieval Tristan story in France, England, and Spain. Beginning with a strong historical situation for the literary analysis, the work uses elements of Sigmund Freud’s The Uncanny, Edward Said’s Orientalism, and Roland Barthes’s Mythologies to identify and understand the rhetorical employment of “Oriental” flourishes in the Tristans studied. The work focuses on these Eastern influences as manifested in the characterizations of the Saracen knight Sir Palomides and in the construction, depiction, and commentary upon elements of fin’ amor that permeate the texts.

This study establishes the feasibility of intercultural exchange in the …

"The Country Of Nine-Fingered People": The Southern Mountain Tradition And The Gothic In Faulkner's Intruder In The Dust And Dickey's Deliverance, Kathleen Peterson

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

This study explores the role of the Southern mountain tradition and the Gothic mode in William Faulkner’s Intruder in the Dust and James Dickey’s Deliverance. Using Julia Kristeva’s concept of the abject, it argues that Faulkner and Dickey appropriated already Gothic elements of Appalachian history in order to create the Gothic characters and settings that would allow them to explore major cultural anxieties of their time. Chapter One gives a brief overview of Appalachian history from the Revolutionary War through 1970. It examines both factual material and fictional portrayals, including the miners’ union strikes of the early 1900s, Mary …