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Greyhounded, Robert Ficociello
Short Story, Volume 19, Number 1, Spring 2011 [Download Entire Issue]
Short Story, Volume 19, Number 1, Spring 2011 [Download Entire Issue]
Short Story
No abstract provided.
Al-Qaeda At The Sign Of The Green Tomato, James Hannah
Al-Qaeda At The Sign Of The Green Tomato, James Hannah
Short Story
No abstract provided.
What Happened In Camden, Ernest Loesser
American Idle: Washington Irving, Authorship, And The Echoes Of Native American Myth In "Rip Van Winkle", Sean Kelly
American Idle: Washington Irving, Authorship, And The Echoes Of Native American Myth In "Rip Van Winkle", Sean Kelly
Short Story
No abstract provided.
Black-Out, Arielle Le Boulicaut
Short Story, Volume 19, Number 2, Fall 2011 [Download Entire Issue]
Short Story, Volume 19, Number 2, Fall 2011 [Download Entire Issue]
Short Story
No abstract provided.
Ghost, Robert Johnson
Famous Last Lines, Mark Pearson
Kewpie, Susan M. Rochette
The Saint And The Snake: Sufism And Social Critique In Naguib Mahfouz And Alifa Rifaat, Suzanne Black
The Saint And The Snake: Sufism And Social Critique In Naguib Mahfouz And Alifa Rifaat, Suzanne Black
Short Story
No abstract provided.
True Stories Are Lies: Postmodern Signifying In John Edgar Wideman's Short Fiction, Laurie Champion
True Stories Are Lies: Postmodern Signifying In John Edgar Wideman's Short Fiction, Laurie Champion
Short Story
No abstract provided.
Sleepwalking, Salah El Moncef
First Day, Katie Singer
Dramatic Immediacy And Imaginative Distortion In Robert Olen Butler's "Anne Boleyn," Severance, Alice Clark
Dramatic Immediacy And Imaginative Distortion In Robert Olen Butler's "Anne Boleyn," Severance, Alice Clark
Short Story
No abstract provided.
Front Matter - Table Of Contents
A Vitalist Perspective On Nature Journals, David M. Grant
A Vitalist Perspective On Nature Journals, David M. Grant
Faculty Work
This paper argues that journals do more than simply record individual observations. Using a vitalist conception of writing – one that explicitly acknowledges writing as an ecological act – journals are formed from what literacy theorists call the “scene” of writing. This paper forwards an expanded conception of journal writing, the pedagogical uses of journals, and ways we see all writing, not just journals, as participations with the natural world.
A Content Analysis Of American Civil War Historical Fiction For Upper Elementary Grades, Gwen L. Van Dee
A Content Analysis Of American Civil War Historical Fiction For Upper Elementary Grades, Gwen L. Van Dee
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to analyze the treatment of complex issues of the American Civil War in a fifth grade social studies textbook and historical fiction novels, written for upper elementary readers. The study focused on slavery and racial issues, the stresses of war on families, and the aftermath of war.
A content analysis was conducted, using the fifth grade textbook information as a baseline for concepts to be learned. A sample of American Civil War historical fiction books was gathered using the following method: the H W Wilson's Middle School & Junior High Core Collection database was …
Hope And Despair In Young Adult Science Fiction, Erin Stohlmeyer
Hope And Despair In Young Adult Science Fiction, Erin Stohlmeyer
Graduate Research Papers
As young adult science fiction evolves, it can be difficult to understand the themes and tones found within the genre. The purpose of this research was to discover the hopeful messages or the lack of hope in current young adult science fiction. The themes found during the research process included survival, the search for identity/humanity, post-apocalypse/governmental control, medical advancement (technology), and adventure. Thirteen novels written between 2005 and 20 IO were analyzed for themes and messages. Many novels were found to have vastly different societies, governments, and even landscapes. Some of the differences were due to war, climate change, and …
The Presence Of Gender Stereotypes In Children's Picture Book Illustrations, Jenahlee Chamberlain
The Presence Of Gender Stereotypes In Children's Picture Book Illustrations, Jenahlee Chamberlain
Graduate Research Papers
Numerous studies have been conducted throughout the past several decades on the topic of gender stereotypes present in children's picture books. The purpose of this quantitative content analysis is to examine the portrayal of males and females and the representation of gender roles in children's picture book illustrations. This analysis of 43 children's picture books awarded the Caldecott Award or Caldecott Honor between 2001 and 2011 sought to determine whether or not 21st century award winning children's picture book illustrations portrayed gender stereotypes. Each title was analyzed using a content analysis form to test the three hypotheses for this study. …
The Thanatos Drive Of Insects, Lenni Anne Clemons
The Thanatos Drive Of Insects, Lenni Anne Clemons
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
The Thanatos Drive of Insects is a collection of stories dealing with people who are in bad situations but want something better for themselves.
A History Of The Pigtail Bridges In South Dakota, Krystol R. Frerking
A History Of The Pigtail Bridges In South Dakota, Krystol R. Frerking
Graduate Research Papers
The history of the Pigtail Bridges in the Black Hills of South Dakota is an interesting historical story that in children's non-fiction books has not told. Three questions that guided this research were what the best layout/design is for a children's book on the Pigtail Bridges, how does an author select the content for a children's book on a local history topic like the Pigtail Bridges, and what is the most appropriate text structure for this content? The purpose of this research project was to create a non-fiction children's book about the history of the Pigtail Bridges in the Black …
Immigration As Portrayed In Literature For Youth, April A. Crowder
Immigration As Portrayed In Literature For Youth, April A. Crowder
Graduate Research Papers
This study addressed the problem that immigrant children face difficulties that may not be portrayed realistically in children's literature. Research questions included 1. Are the immigrant children's situations portrayed authentically, and in what ways? 2. How is the undocumented immigrant child depicted? 3. What are the emerging themes of the authentic literature, and how might they bring greater understanding to the authentic experiences for immigrant children?
Transgressive Tendencies Or The Case For "The Wrong Man": Narrative Strategies And Scenes Of Passing In Nella Larsen's Allen Semi Short Fiction, Yolanda M. Manora
Transgressive Tendencies Or The Case For "The Wrong Man": Narrative Strategies And Scenes Of Passing In Nella Larsen's Allen Semi Short Fiction, Yolanda M. Manora
Short Story
No abstract provided.