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A Harmonic Analysis Of Saxophonist Ralph Moore Found Through Common Characteristics In Four Solo Transcriptions Of Jazz Standards From 1991–1998, Patrick Brown

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances

Saxophonist Ralph Moore has performed with jazz luminaries such as Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, and J.J. Johnson, maintained a national television presence for fifteen years as a member of The Tonight Show Band, and has been a performing and recorded jazz artist for over thirty years. Even with this experience, Moore has not received the credit due his accomplishments.

This research details the life and music of Ralph Moore and analyzes his harmonic vocabulary through four solo transcriptions of jazz standards. Chapter one gives a brief biography of Moore and why he was chosen as the topic of …

Why Obscure The Record?: The Psychological Context Of Willa Cather's Ban On Letter Publication, Andrew Jewell

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

This essay provides an explanation for American author Willa Cather’s confounding decision to ban the publication of her letters, arguing that one must understand the specific personal and psychological contexts of the execution of her final will in 1943. Since the ban on publication has now been lifted by Cather’s executors, the essay uses ample direct evidence from the letters themselves to analyze the concerns that led to Cather’s choice. I argue that Cather’s ban emerged from a time of grief, physical pain, and growing hopelessness about the future while the world was at war.

“We Like Mexican Laborers Better”: Citizenship And Immigration Policies In The Formation Of Puerto Rican Farm Labor In The United States, Ismael Garcia-Colon

Publications and Research

This paper examines how colonialism and immigration policies define the citizenship of Puerto Rican farmworkers in relation to the immigration policies of guestwork. The Jones Act created in practice an ambiguous status for Puerto Rican migrants by granting U.S. citizenship to colonial subjects in a time when citizenship still meant being White and Anglophone. In addition, the importation of Mexican braceros tended to shape people’s perceptions of farmworkers as “foreign.” Puerto Ricans were and are constantly asked, challenged, and suspected by mainstream society of being “illegal aliens.” These perceptions had a lasting effect through World War II, the H-2 Program, …

Lily, By Michael Thomas Ford. Reviewed By Emilee J. Howland-Davis., Emilee J. Howland-Davis

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local discussion groups.

Woman Energy: How Our Lesbian Past Informs Our Lesbian Future, Shawn(Ta) Smith-Cruz

Publications and Research

Sinister Wisdom Issue 3, published the year 1977 holds an essay by poet Adrienne Rich, titled, “It is the lesbian in us...”; The cover of the same issue has art by photographer Tee Corinne. Sinister Wisdom is a multicultural lesbian literary and art journal. This non-fiction creative essay written by Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz reflects on the first year of Sinister Wisdom's publication as a celebration of 40 years through this special edition anniversary print for which only 1000 have been printed. The essay remarks on the shift in lesbian identity and community and the potential impact of the Sinister Wisdom journal …

Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Lowell, Phillip Granberry, Trevor Mattos

Gastón Institute Publications

This report provides a descriptive snapshot of selected economic, social, educational, and demographic indicators pertaining to Latinos in Lowell. It reflects a commitment by UMass Boston’s Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy to provide periodic updates on the growing Latino population in Massachusetts.

The report on Lowell is part of a larger series that covers cities and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with a significant number of Latinos. Each report analyzes data from the American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. We obtained the data from the American Factfinder website in tabular …

Settlement In The Old Northwest Frontier And The Merging Of Culture, 1750 -1790, Sandra K. Ellefsen

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

SETTLEMENT IN THE OLD NORTHWEST FRONTIER

AND THE MERGING OF CULTURE, 1750 -1790

An Abstract of the Thesis by Sandra Ellefsen

During the late 1700s, the Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountain Chain became the main corridor that precipitated settlement into Kentucky. Along this frontier line, settlers had to contend with various Native American tribes, and settlement on the frontier from the beginning of colonization irrevocably altered the Native American way of life. Warfare, encroachment, and disease caused the Native American population to decline drastically in the process of contact; often as a result, Native tribes chose to adopt many …

How Neoliberalism Failed Public Housing In New Orleans, Mckenzie Lemaire

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

"St. Naum Of Ohrid" Macedonian Orthodox Church Community In Triengen, Switzerland (1992-2017), Aco Girevski

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

The Octofoil, July/August/September 2017, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Joseph Smith And The Recovery Of “Eternal Man”, Robert L. Millet

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

Truman Madsen has been a hero of mine for many years, stretching back half a century to when I was serving in the Eastern States Mission. Several of his talks to the New England missionaries and members made their way into our mission. Truman had a way of blending seamlessly his academic training in philosophy and religion and his spiritual knowledge and conviction. He paid a significant price to learn by study and also by faith (D&C 88:118), and it was that concentrated and consecrated effort that allowed him, like his Master, to teach as one having authority (Matthew 7:29; …

Review Of Joseph Smith’S Seer Stones, Joseph M. Spencer

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

In 1961, Hugh Nibley published The Myth Makers, a creative analysis of Joseph Smith’s critics that exhibits what then-Elder Gordon B. Hinckley called a “Puckish delight” in satirizing those among the Prophet’s contemporaries who had unkind things to say about him. In the book, Nibley imagines a deposition, held preparatory to “the case of the World versus Joseph Smith.” The chairman of the deposition questions the critical witnesses in a sardonic critique of the reliability of the sources. In one scene, the chairman asks to “hear about the peepstone,” and he gets an earful. The witnesses clamor for attention, vying …

Praying A Mission Into Existence: Frantiska “Mamousek” Vesela Brodilova, Mary Jane Woodger, Tyler Smith, Kiersten Robertson

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

After hearing about the death of Frantiska “Mamousek” Brodilova, President John A. Widtsoe of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said, “Sister Brodil was a really marvelous woman. Her story must be preserved in Church history.” This paper preserves the memory of a woman whose faith and devotion to the truth and whose love for the Lord opened the door for an entire nation to receive the gospel of Jesus Christ. She was “a woman who prayed a mission into existence.”

Developing Teenage Testimonies: Programs And Pedagogy With Spiritual Impact, John Hilton Iii, Anthony Sweat

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

One of the key objectives of religious educators is to facilitate spiritual growth that leads to the making and keeping of covenants. This purpose is stated in various ways by different organizations of the Church. For example, “the purpose of the Young Women organization is to help each young woman be worthy to make and keep sacred covenants and receive the ordinances of the temple.” The objective statement of Seminaries and Institutes (S&I) states in part, “Our purpose is to help youth and young adults understand and rely on the teachings and Atonement of Jesus Christ, qualify for the blessings …

John Huss And The Origins Of The Protestant Reformation, Trevor O'Reggio

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

"Was Jan Hus a forerunner of the Protestant reformation, did he anticipate the reformation–absolutely. Through his teachings on the supreme authority of scriptures he challenged and defied the then unchallenged authority of the papacy and the church by providing an alternative authority. This position would become one of the central foundational teachings of the 16th century reformers. Huss also, like the Protestant reformers, recognized the need to release the scriptures from the control of the scholars, the church, and the language of Latin by making the scriptures available to the people in their own language. This was then reinforced by …

[Editorial]

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

"The polarization is unique in that it is augmented by communication technologies (internet, twitter, facebook, etc.) that have not previously existed. Communication has exploded and there are more competing voices, messages, and claims for the “real truth” than ever before. The anonymity of these new technologies seems to foster less civility as voices compete for ears."

Martin Luther And Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus (“Outside Of The Church There Is No Salvation”): Did Luther Really Abandon Cyprian?, Darius Jankiewicz

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

"... careful study of the Luther’s writings reveals that, while he repudiated many Catholic ways of understanding and conducting church, and while he attempted to harmonize ecclesiastical structures and sacramental theology with the foundational principles of Protestantism, he was essentially unable to break away from medieval modes of thinking. Notwithstanding his rejection of the Catholic emphasis on the visible church, he struggled to free himself from reliance on institutional structures for salvation. Ultimately, Luther affirmed the necessity of the visible church for salvation. In His wisdom, Luther believed, God had decreed the church to be the means of grace, without …

Conceptual Metaphor "Human Beings Are Animals": A Case Study Of Nicknames In Chinese Literature Of "Water Margin"(อุปลักษณ์เชิงมโนทัศน์ "มนุษย์เป็นสัตว์":กรณีศึกษาสมญานามในวรรณกรรมจีนเรื่อง水浒传/Ʂʰuei214 Xu214 Tʂuan51/(ซ้องกั๋ง)), Yao Siqi

Journal of Letters

The purpose of this research was to study the conceptual metaphor "HUMAN BEINGS ARE ANIMALS" in "Water Margin", one of the four greatworks ofChinese classical literatureattributed to Shi Nai'an, parts of which originated in the 14th century. How the animal-related metaphorical expressions reflect theunderlying conceptual system of Chinese speakers and cultural models was also examined. The data were collected from the original version of "Water Margin" and analyzed withConceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT),as put forward by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson (1980). The "GREAT CHAIN OF BEING" system of George Lakoff and Mark Turner (1989) and cognitive metaphorical model of "HUMAN …

Lilit Inao: A Study Of Its Historical Background And The Literary Value As Lilit(ลิลิตอิเหนา:การศึกษาเชิงประวัติและลักษณะเด่นทางวรรณศิลป์ในฐานะวรรณคดีลิลิต), Thaneerat Jatuthasri

Journal of Letters

This paper aims to study Lilit Inao, an anonymous literary work,written in a Samut Thai, or a folded paperbook,and is now kept in the National Library of Thailand. Thepurpose of this study is to examine the date of composition of Lilit Inao, the poet, its literary source, and its literary value.The study proposesthat Lilit Inao was composedby a court poetbetween the late Ayuddhaya period to the early Rattanakosin period (the 18th-19thcentury)before Inao of King Rama IIwas composed. In addition, the study proposes that the literary source that the poet used to composeLilit Inao might be either Inao of King Rama …

Lai-La: The Creation Of Contemporary Nora Performance Based On Stanislavski's Method Of Acting("ไล่ล่า" การสร้างสรรค์การแสดงโนราร่วมสมัยตามแนวคิดกลวิธีการแสดงของสตานิสลาฟสกี), Wanasak Padungsestakit

Journal of Letters

This research aims at creating "Lai-La," acontemporary Nora performance based on Stanislavski's Method of Acting. The performance is expected to realistically and persuasively express characters' objectives, conflictsand feelings. This study usedvarious methodsof analysisincluding literature reviews, interviewsand observations. The information gathered is then used forproducing the contemporary Noraperformance "Lai-La."The research reveals a new method to create a contemporary Nora performance based on Stanislavski's Method of Acting. The researcher has chosen the traditional Nora "Krabi-Tee-Tha"performance from Nora Thammanit Sanguansil Troupe as a case study. It is evident that actors could apply their personal experiences toaccess characters' moods, leading to a more realistic …

Investigating Etymological Construction Of "Lai Sue" In Chinese Documentary(การศึกษาที่มาของความหมายและวิธีการสร้างค า "ลายสือ"ในเอกสารจีน), Chatuwit Keawsuwan

Journal of Letters

"ลายสือ" (Lai-Sue, pronounced phonetically as [lʌɪsɯː])is a specific termthatoriginated inthe era of Sukhothai. "ลายสือ" (Lai-Sue) was initially foundin the Ramkhamhaeng inscription. In this paper, Chinese documentation was analyzed to investigate the origin of "ลายสือ" (Lai-Sue) and its definitionunder theframework of etymology. The resultsshowthat the coinage of "ลายสือ" (Lai-Sue)was influenced by the southern Chinese dialects ofthe Sui - Song Dynasties, and the northern Thai dialects in the era of Sukhothai. The analytic findings identify that "ลายสือ" (Lai-Sue) was combined from two lexical units. One was "ลาย" (Lai),which was translated from "文". Theother unit was "สือ" (Sue),which was transliterated from "書". Thesetwo …

The Semantics Of The Preposition Khɔ̌Ɔŋ In Thai(ความหมายของคำว่า ของ ในฐานะคำบุพบทในภาษาไทย), Sorn Abngern, Kingkarn Thepkanjana

Journal of Letters

It is known among Thai language users that the preposition khɔ̌ɔŋin Thai is used to express possessive relations between two entities. The concept that readily comes to mind when the language users think about "possession" is ownership. However, there are other types of relations subsumed under linguistic possession expressed by the preposition khɔ̌ɔŋ. The purpose of thispaper is, therefore, to identify the possible semantic relations between possessed nouns and possessor noun phrases in nominal constructions with the preposition khɔ̌ɔŋin Thai. The 2,700data were collected from the Thai National Corpus. It was found that the semantic relations expressed by the possessive …

Syntactic, Semantic And Pragmatic Properties Of The Negative Form /Plàaw/ In Thai(คุณสมบัติทางวากยสัมพันธ์ อรรถศาสตร์ และวัจนปฏิบัติของรูปปฏิเสธ เปล่าในภาษาไทย), Rujira Bumrungkarn, Kingkarn Thepkanjana

Journal of Letters

/plàaw/is a familiar negative form when it is part of question particles like /rɨ̌plàaw/and /châj rɨ̌plàaw/. Thai native speakers can also use /plàaw/at the beginning of a sentence or use it solely in response to conversationsnaturally and may not even notice its syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic properties. This paper aims to study the three stated properties ofthe negative form, /plàaw/, in the second or responding turn in conversations. However, /plàaw/, which is part of question particles; /plàaw/, which is part of fixed expressions such as/rɨ̌kɔ̂plàaw/; and /plàaw/, which means 'empty or nothing else but itself',such as /klɔ̀ŋ plàaw/and /khâaw plàaw/, …

Syntactic And Semantic Properties Of Benefactive Markers Phuea And Hai In Thai(คุณสมบัติทางวากยสัมพันธ์และอรรถศาสตร์ของตัวบ่งชี้ผู้รับประโยชน์"เพื่อ" และ "ให้" ในภาษาไทย), Piroon Piyamahapong, Kingkarn Thepkanjana

Journal of Letters

Benefaction and benefactive construction have received much attention in linguistic study. However, there is little research conducted onbenefactive construction in Thai. This current research paper therefore has thesespecific purposes: to investigate and compare the syntactic as well as semantic properties of two benefactive markers, namely 'phuea'and 'hai' in Thai,and to analyze factorscontributing to these differences. The researcherscollected data from the Thai National Corpus (TNC) under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn. The study revealed that although similar in marking beneficiary, 'phuea'and 'hai'were both syntactically and semantically different. The two markers were syntactically different in the three following …

Mental Illness Stigma, Socially Acceptable Treatment, And Barriers To Health, Frances Renee Gellert

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This paper discusses the topic of mental illness stigma and treatment in Uganda as explored through internship in the Social Work Department at Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital. The objectives of this project were to complete a meaningful internship while exploring causes of mental illness in Uganda, contradictions between traditional and modern approaches to treatment, and the affect of stigma on mental well-being. The internship included a total of 120 hours at Butabika Hospital. Individual research using documentary and literature review methods accompanied the internship. Butabika Hospital did not consent to the completion of formal research at, so any conclusions …

Ignorance Is Bliss: The Impacts Of International Travel And Education On Political Beliefs, Kyle Decker

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This ISP examines the link between international travel and selected political beliefs. While the literature on the political effects of international travel are almost non-existent, many works exist that link increased education to higher political skepticism. In this study, we test the theory that international travel can be interpreted as education, and thus can have the same effect of engendering political skepticism.

This theory is tested using a survey which was distributed at various locations in Amman, Jordan. The survey first asked about the respondent’s basic demographical information, education level and international travel history. The political questions focused on two …

Expressions, Summer 2017, San Jose State University, College Of The Humanities And The Arts

Expressions (College of Humanities and the Arts)

College of Humanities and the Arts Newsletter

Reveiw Of Rocco D'Ambrosio, Will Pope Francis Pull It Off? The Challenge Of Church Reform, Translated By Barry Hudock, Michael M. Canaris

Institute of Pastoral Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works

A review of Rocco D'Ambrosio's Will Pope Francis Pull it Off? The Challenge of Church Reform, translated by Barry Hudock, written by Michael Canaris.

Book Review: Form And Object: A Treatise On Things. By Tristan Garcia, Trans. Mark Allan Ohm And Jon Cogburn, ‘Speculative Realism’, Ed. Graham Harman. Pp. Xxv, 462, Edinburgh University Press, 2014, $39.95, Colby Dickinson

Theology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

A review of Tristan Garcia's book Form and Object: A Treatise on Things written by Colby Dickinson.

Book Review: The Fall Out Of Redemption: Writing And Thinking Beyond Salvation In Baudelaire, Cioran, Fondane, Agamben, Nancy. By Joseph Acquisto. Pp. 218, London: Bloomsbury, 2015, $110.00, Colby Dickinson

Theology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

A review of Joseph Acquisto's book The Fall Out of Redemption: Writing and Thinking Beyond Salvation in Baudelaire, Cioran, Fondane, Agamben, Nancy written by Colby Dickinson.