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"Sacred Spaces Of The Stage": Proclaiming Mennonite Identity Through Theatre, Benjamin J. Stoll

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

The focus of this contextual and reflective essay is to explore the relationship between the medium of theatre and the conveyance of religious tenets, as well as the methods by which to do so in a manner beyond the rhetorical or didactic. By tracing specifically the historical interplay between theatre and the Mennonite denomination of Protestant Christianity, this essay argues for an effective and relevant correlation between the theatre and the church, for the purposes of understanding human nature, giving voice to universal issues of heart and spirit, and demonstrating implicit examples of creed—in this case, the question of peace. …

"Debate: Millennials Don't Stand A Chance" Devised, Documentary And Immersive Theatre: The Story Of Everymillennial, Sean R. Byrne

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This thesis aims to discover how communitas can be created through theatrical performances by blurring the line between audience and performer as well as performer and character. The topic of the Millennial generation is used as a thematic element in performance to emphasize the creation of community. A theatrical form will be introduced, called the “Living Biography:” a method of devising based on devising, documentary, and immersive theatre. This form will be shown as one possible option in creating communitas in a performance. While other forms of audience inclusion are frequently used, it will be argued that the “Living Biography” …

An Analysis Of The Journey Of Italian Immigrants And Their Contributions To American Society, Samantha Thomas

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Cultural integration is a continuous process which affects not only the immigrants arriving in a new country, but also the people native to that country. When Italian immigrants began arriving to America in larger waves they had to fight for acceptance into their new culture. In pursuit of the “American Dream,” many moved to large cities and took unwanted jobs in factories or in construction companies. They worked under hazardous conditions for low wages. In attempts to preserve their own heritage many Italians settled in groups, forming rich cultural centers. First generation Italian Americans fought to overcome prejudice and to …

The Leadership Hub, Michelle E. Healey

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

The Leadership Hub Senior Honors Creative Thesis comprises a website and creative design book. It organizes and designs leadership within the JMU community within four key areas.

Judging Laura, Rebecca E. Richardson

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Laura Audax is a sixteen-year-old girl who has an interesting set of characteristics. She is a dynamic mixture of compassion, stubbornness, brilliance, recklessness, imagination, and arrogance. The way the world understands these personality traits has transformed and evolved over time. If a girl like Laura lived in four different time periods, society would react differently to her in each era, but the overall question is how different these reactions really are. Does the definition of what makes certain personality traits “good” or “bad” change over time?

The following four stories take place in 1850, 1920, 2015, and 2100 respectively, and …

The Research And Creative Implementation Of Dance Therapy Practices For Female Survivors Of Sexual Abuse, Caitlin M. Mcavoy

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Dance Therapy focuses on the body as the medium to the mind (About Dance/Movement Therapy). Dance Therapy has documented benefits in helping victims of sexual abuse, because many of these victims undergo the emotions of body shame and self-hatred as well as the distinct feeling of loss of their physical selves. (Liu 112). The country of Romania has one of the highest numbers of rape victims under the age of 18 than of any other developed country in the world (Liu 121). With this information a Dance Therapy camp was created and implemented in Sibiu, Romania for a group of …

Terra Firma: A Novel In The Making, Samantha Logan

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This creative thesis features a preliminary framework for a fantasy novel in the making, illustrating the project's evolution through the author's daily musings and documenting the author's progression from fine art to creative writing. It is primarily focused on the story's main characters and the many months it took to develop them.

Playing Together: A Chamber Music Guide, Nicholas Scott Matherne

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Chamber Music, as purported by numerous academic and non-academic music education sources, is a valuable for developing the essential skills for musical development. The guide is designed to serve as scaffolding for young musicians to play chamber music together without the structure of a formal teacher. To facilitate this process for a variety of students, the music is designed using diverse instrumentation scoring so that any group of 5 musicians can play together the music arranged for this book. By examining all of the exercises in this guide, young musicians will complete self-driven content lessons in all of the nine …

Local Flavors: An Exploration Of Food Writing In The Shenandoah Valley, Allison Michelli

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Food holds an intrinsic fascination for human beings. Not only do we rely on it biologically for nourishment, but we also identify with it culturally. This celebration of different types of food allows people to seek familiarity in a place and belonging in a community. This article discusses the rich food culture of the Shenandoah Valley through the exploration of food blogging.

The Model Of Masculinity: Youth, Gender, And Education In Fascist Italy, 1922-1939, Jennifer L. Nehrt

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Youth and masculinity are keys to understanding Italian Fascist culture. The Fascost regime used educational institutions to enforce binary gender roles to encourage boys grow into heroic soldiers and girls to become dutiful wives. However, by the mid-1930s, their was a frustrated awareness among the youth that the regime had not fulfilled its promise to deliver Italy to glory. Young citizens were denied a voice in the government and they became disillusioned with Fascism.

Using Your Inside Voice: The Place Of A Global Service Learner, Victoria M. Price

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This thesis combines research writing with personal narrative to document and analyze the process of a service learner. I often engage in a literary analysis of my own narrative work to elicit the steps in the evolution of service learning within an individual. As a student of an institution that strives to be the national model of an engaged university, I hope that my work will be of pedagogical use as institutions further develop service learning programs. Much research about themes such as capitalism, democracy, neoliberalist economic theory, education, service, and the liberation theory as related to the Dominican Republic …

Chamber Music: Strings And Piano, Ethan Reed, Rafael Zepeda, Varsénik Aslanyan, Emy Eddow, Priscilla Peraza, Devin Marcus, Laura Schildbach, Arturo Balmaceda, Stephanie Calascione, Jordan Perez-Lomeli, Sam Ek, Rachelle Schouten, Alicia Correa, Leeyeon Kuen, Nathaniel Cook, Suzanne Haitz, Austin Phillips, Stephanie Anderson, Michael Fleming, Will Parker, Javier Chacon, Connor Bogenreif, Kimberly Levin, Christopher Defazio, Connie Tu, Gabrielle Stetz, Ariel Chien, Chloé Tardif, Nicholas Kaynor

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

No abstract provided.

Instrumental Chamber Music: Winds And Brass, Chapman Woodwind Quintet, Rivera Woodwind Quintet, Chapman Harmoniemusik Ensemble, Chapman University Saxophone Quartet, Chapman Trumpet Ensemble, Greene Brass Quintet, Stetson Brass Quintet, Hall Brass Quintet

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

No abstract provided.

Indigenous Land Rights Of The Khoi In South Africa, Chelsea Wilkins

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Upon discussions in classes at James Madison University, I became aware of the Khoi people. I became interested in their way of life, as well as the implications of globalization and industrialization worldwide. After researching the topic, I decided I wanted to not only write my thesis on this topic, but I wanted to travel to South Africa to learn more. I wanted to know how a refreshment station at the Cape for the Dutch East India Company transformed into a fight for land that ultimately led to the extreme disenfranchisement of the Khoi people and their way of life. …

Lebanon: A Permanent Home For Syrian Civil War Refugees, Marko Popovic

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Relations between Syria and Lebanon in the past 40 years have been tense due to events such as the Lebanese Civil War, the subsequent Syrian occupation of Lebanon, and the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in 2005, which remains unsolved. Though the occupation of Lebanon has officially ended, tensions have surfaced again due to the influx of refugees from the Syrian Civil War that began as a result of the recent Arab Spring. Millions of Syrians have been forced out of their homes and have fled to neighboring countries, including Lebanon, where currently over a million refugees …

Evaluating Contested Ground: Civil War Interpretation In The Shenandoah Valley, Kyle P. Rothemich

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This research focuses on how three distinct Civil War sites in the Shenandoah Valley interpret the American Civil War. The Virginia Museum of the Civil War in New Market Virginia, the Visitor Center housed by the Kernstown Battlefield Association in Kernstown Virginia, and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park information center in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Each of these three organizations is administered by a different governing body ranging from the National Park Service to the State of Virginia, and lies in the geographical and cultural region of the Shenandoah Valley. Research is based off; interviews conducted with interpretative managers at …

The Medical Response To The Black Death, Joseph A. Legan

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This paper discusses the medical response to the Black Death in both Europe and the Middle East. The Black Death was caused by a series of bacterial strands collectively known as Yersinia pestis. The Plague originated in the Mongolian Steppes. It was spread westward by the east-west trading system. Once it arrived in the Crimea in 1346, Italian merchants helped spread it throughout the Mediterranean. Medicine in Europe and the Middle East were centered on Galen’s theory of humors. There were many religious explanations for the Plague, but the main medical explanation was the spread of bad air, or …

Beauty Within Destruction, Julia Rindal Kron

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Beauty within Destruction represents the culmination of my body of work for my Senior Honors Thesis. My paintings are an exploration of the environmental impact and visual beauty of petroleum. Petroleum is a versatile substance, and comes in many types serving a variety of applications. My thesis focuses on petroleum because of its impact on my childhood home, using acrylic paint (a petroleum byproduct).

When I was a sophomore in High School, my family was notified that our neighbor’s oil tank had leaked 1,000 gallons of petroleum underneath our home. This incident turned into a five-year legal and emotional battle …

Bodies In Space, Nancy Congrove

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

Looking to ritual, costuming, and drag, while still using traditional craft processes, my practice reflects imagery from my own narrative with inspiration from history and counterculture movements. I am interested in creating environments and costumes that reference the function and architecture of the body, especially when thinking about interior spaces.

Insomniac Of The Soil: A Collection Of Poetry And Essays, Sarah E. Golibart

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

“Insomniac of the Soil” is a homage to a landscape that has deeply informed Sarah Golibart's life and her artistic voice – the tidewater flatlands of Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay peninsula where her family lives and where Golibart has worked on farms since high school. Both her poems and essays are earthy, imagistic, and grounded – quite literally – in the soil as well as in a sensibility of ecological ethics and sustainability. “Insomniac of the Soil” is also a love song to the fervent and fallow cycles of the soil.

Exploring The Relevancy Of Written And Drawn Representations In A Digital Age, Shelby Alexandra Hanson

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

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Matilda Bradley Williams

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Mrs. Matilda Bradley Williams on May 9 2015 at New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church

2015 Program Booklet, Rhode Island School Of Design

Collection (annual runway show) 2007-2017

Official Collection 2015 Program distributed at the event.

Carl Winthrop "Big C" Prince Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Tia Monique Mclemore O'Neal

African American Funeral Programs

Tia_-Monique-_McLemore-ONeal.pdf - Funeral program for Tia O'Neal

Obfuscation And Strict Online Anonymity, Tony Doyle

LACUNY Institute 2015

I consider the case for genuinely anonymous web searching. Big data seems to have it in for privacy. The story is well known, particularly since the dawn of the web. Vastly more personal information, monumental and quotidian, is gathered than in the pre-digital days. Once gathered it can be aggregated and analyzed to produce rich portraits, which in turn permit unnerving prediction of our future behavior. The new information can then be shared widely, limiting prospects and threatening autonomy.

How should we respond? Following Nissenbaum (2011) and Brunton and Nissenbaum (2011 and 2013), I will argue that the proposed solutions—consent, …

Gettysburg College Campus Purchased By Preservation Society, Kevin P. Lavery

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

The articles are satirical pieces meant to imagine the danger of a paradigm of preservation lacking in strategy and judgment. Preservation is a wonderful cause, but like any cause it must be approached with purposeful intent and not simply for its own sake. It is an excellent tool of meaningful historical engagement when done properly; when mishandled, it can do the surrounding region harm without accomplishing anything of value [excerpt].

Heredia, Zayas Y La Traducción Del Parnasianismo, Lily Ramos

Spanish: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

The publication of Les Trophées by José Maria de Heredia in 1893 earned the author an immortal seat in the prestigious French Academy and translations of his work followed suit. In this project, I analyze the effect of Antonio de Zayas' translation of the sonnets into Spanish by exploring the literary qualities of the translation, as well as the impact it had on the Ibero-American context.

Spring Commencement Program, May 8-9, 2015, Coastal Carolina University

Commencement Programs

Program of Commencement Exercises at Coastal Carolina University.

Ua12/2/1 Stress Busters, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special finals week addition of the College Heights Herald.