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Mr. Kaffeemann's Flat, Dorit Paul

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Fiction by Dorit Paul

Poems, Robert Petty, John R. Foutty

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Poems include: Time, by Robert Petty and I Seek a Petal Softer Than, by John R. Foutty

Mardi Gras, Nancy Stassus

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Fiction by Nancy Stassus

Murder At The St. Regis, Barbara Stewart Zick

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Fiction by Barbara Stewart Zick

Poems, John R. Foutty, Robert Petty

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Poems include: Birthright and Summer Storm (Teutonic), by John R. Foutty and Only the Living by Robert Petty

Crazy Horse, Ronald M. Corn

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Fiction by Ronald Corn

The Life And Death Of Henry Foster, Harry White

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Fiction by Harry White

Poems, Robert Petty

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Poems include: To Youth, To a Friend- Dr. John E. Potzger, and War Dead

Front Matter, Manuscripts Staff

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The Dystopian Dickens: Expectant Of Hard Times, Micaela L. Hamid

Senior Honors Theses

As part of this thesis, the novel Expectant will parody different elements of two of Charles Dickens’ novels with their dystopian, futuristic setting. Expectant replicates the themes of disappointment and emotional deprivation from Great Expectations (1860-61), and dehumanization and the struggle between fancy and reason from Hard Times (1854). The parody will draw parallels from the plotlines, characters, and symbols of these novels to further cement the similarities of the themes employed with themes popularized more recently by novels of the dystopian genre.

The mission of the project is to sell the novel, Expectant, to publishers on the basis …

L’Animal : Agent Du Biopouvoir Dans L’Imaginaire Postcolonial Alain Cyr Pangop Kameni Et Hervé Tchumkam, Alain Cyr Pangop Kameni, Hervé Tchumkam

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

This article seeks to understand the status of the animal and its relation to biopolitics in postcolonial fiction. Going beyond and against Graham Huggan’s notion of “postcolonial exotic”, the analysis of the relation between human and animal is twofold: first, describe and interpret the mechanisms of power, and second, show how the figure of the beast which is at the center of political struggle and social conflict makes more complex the understanding of the “discipline and punish” in postcolonial contexts. Ultimately, drawing on the study of selected novels and drama, the aim of this paper is to show that the …

The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy: A Metaphorical Look At Life, The Universe, And Everything, Thomas David Thompson

Communication Studies

A look at the integral use of metaphor as a heuristic in the process of human learning.

Diario De Perla Jimenez, Brenda Dorantes

World Languages and Cultures

The aim of this project is to present the effect of the immigration issue in the United States, with a direct focus in San Luis Obispo, and including a spread of intercultural knowledge between the Hispanic and the Caucasian community. Through a fictional short story, the manifestation of these ideas will relate to current events occurring in our society today. These events focus primarily on immigration in California, deportation issues, socioeconomic issues in Mexico, and the cultural barrier seen in Mexican and American cultures; expressed through the main character: a young college student named Perla.

My primary goal in completing …

The Real Thing, Ruben T. Rodriguez

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

THE REAL THING is a collection of short stories released from the confinement of the everyday. The stories allow characters to pop off the page from every angle. With an eye for anthropomorphism and ear for lyric, the collection is comprised of twenty-nine short stories, nineteen of which work in a flash fiction form.

Magical in its motions, and charming in its spirit, The Real Thing explores life’s losses and gains through the lens of the strange and at times the absurd. It invites its readers to cast away expectation, sit back, and watch the show.

Me Without You, Michelle Bracken

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

ME WITHOUT YOU is an interlinked collection of short stories set in the blight of an urban housing project in San Bernardino, California. The stories follow the lives of three students in their year of fourth grade at a low performing school. Narrated from these points of view, the collection amplifies the voices of a community wrought with violence, poverty, and crime while also exploring how children brave the consequences of a world they cannot control.

Mesmerizing in its simplicity, and gripping in its detail, ME WITHOUT YOU intertwines themes of identity, family, loss, poverty, and longing for what is …

That Which Binds Us, Tracey M. Dover

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

This novel follows three individuals struggling with isolation and loneliness. Rina, a twenty-two year-old college student is studying abroad in Japan when she learns of her grandfather’s death. As his last living relative, she decides to leave her studies and a burgeoning romance to take care of her grandfather’s final affairs. At his funeral she meets Marcus, a mysterious man whose past ties in with her own. Marcus gives Rina the opportunity to uncover secrets surrounding her family and forces her to question not only her grandfather’s past but also her own identity. Tilnu is an immortal with a foggy …

John Spaghotte, Peter C. Schuler

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Author Peter Schuler discusses his thoughts on how ideas of creativity, literature, and pedagogy helped to develop into his first novel, John Spaghotte of Crumb. Schuler is a native of the Coachella Valley in Southern California and writes from a middle-class appreciation of working and living in an area where everything is catered to the wealthy class. Through personal injury and his experience in undergraduate and graduate studies he fought to develop a healthy critical mind and a grasp as to the true nature of identity. As a result, his riveting debut novel about a young, nerdy California version …

Front Matter, Manuscripts Staff

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Volume 22, Issue 1: Full Issue, Manuscripts Staff

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Boys Are For Baseball, Margaret Sauerteig

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Non-fiction by Margaret Sauerteig

Earth, Robert Petty

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Poem by Robert Petty

Growing Up, Sandra Orbison

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Non-fiction by Sandra Orbison

Justice Or Injustice, Carolyn Wilson

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Non-fiction by Carolyn Wilson

A Memory Of Straubing, Ann Schmidt

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Non-fiction by Ann Schmidt

A Strange Friendship, George F. Klein

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Non-fiction by George Klein

The Cloak Room, Kenneth L. Finehout

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Non-fiction by Kenneth Finehout

Tyranny, William Phelps

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Non-fiction by William Phelps

Star Dust, Barbara Dolen

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Non-fiction by Barbara Dolen

A Tall Tale, Phyllis Dunn

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Non-fiction by Phyllis Dunn

Refuge, Glenda Benjamin

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Non-fiction by Glenda Benjamin