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The Rational Man, Darrell Steinberg Jan 2004

The Rational Man, Darrell Steinberg

Short Story

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Notes On Contributors Jan 2004

Notes On Contributors

Short Story

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Similarities And Differences In Perception And Production Of Diphthong Sounds Among Native Speakers Of Spanish And English, Kelley Wilkinson Jan 2004

Similarities And Differences In Perception And Production Of Diphthong Sounds Among Native Speakers Of Spanish And English, Kelley Wilkinson

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

This thesis studies the similarities and differences between native speakers of the Spanish and English languages in the pronunciation of diphthong sounds, both the speakers' perception of such sounds as well as the actual sound produced. Two methods were used in determining trends and dissimilarities. Participants were asked to identify how many distinct segments they perceived in each of four test words. The results were then calculated and compared to seek common trends between the languages. The second method of determining similarities and differences involved measuring voice samples from the participants with a spectrograph. The end results were that while …


Content Analysis Of The Changing Roles Of Female Protagonists In Girls Series Novels Written After The Women's Movement, Tina Kathryn Ristau Jan 2004

Content Analysis Of The Changing Roles Of Female Protagonists In Girls Series Novels Written After The Women's Movement, Tina Kathryn Ristau

Graduate Research Papers

While series novels have been popular for many years, the actual roles of females have changed through time. Series novels written in recent years may not reflect the changes women's roles have undergone. Nancy Drew acted as one of the first female protagonists in girls' series novels and provided an intelligent, independent role model for young girls. Series novels written after the Women's Movement in the 1980s and 1990s may not reflect the changing role of women in society.

While researching this problem a content analysis form was used to evaluate five series novels each, from five different girls series. …


Using Young Adult Literature : A Classic Way To Teach English, Matt B. Pries Jan 2004

Using Young Adult Literature : A Classic Way To Teach English, Matt B. Pries

Graduate Research Papers

Students are reading less, and enjoying reading less. Sticking to the same curriculum year after year in the hope that student attitude will suddenly change, that there will be an awakening in the classroom, and students will read the classics with enthusiasm cannot be done. It is a false hope. But there can be an awakening.

Using young adult literature in the high school English classroom is the solution. It will give new hope to teachers that as students come to enjoy reading, they will be more apt to, not only read more, but eventually come to read the classics. …


Morbidity: Poetry And Prose, Robert P. Hansen Jan 2004

Morbidity: Poetry And Prose, Robert P. Hansen

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The Freudian concept of thanatos, the death instinct, plays a pivotal role in the following collection of fiction and poetry, and also in the nonfictional introductory chapter. In the tradition of Poe, unreliable narrators of questionable morality are used to explore, through fiction, the psychological characteristics of this death instinct, while in the poetry, the subject matter and perspective has been strongly influenced by Ai's work. Each story reflects in some way death, destruction, or criminal activity, and, as might be expected, dead bodies tend to show up in various and sundry places, sometimes where they would be expected, and …


Trying Not To Flinch: A Collection Of Short Fiction, Jody Lee Goodman Jan 2004

Trying Not To Flinch: A Collection Of Short Fiction, Jody Lee Goodman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This thesis contains a collection of six works of short fiction. The stories revolve around working-class elements, childhood experiences, and the relationships among men, women, and children.


Threshold, Clifford Lavelle Blodgett Jan 2004

Threshold, Clifford Lavelle Blodgett

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Clifford L. Blodgett mixes the worlds of Psychological Realism, Technology and Humor. His ingenious blend of modern prose and cinematic techniques makes this piece a page turning adventure. With the swagger representing the new generation of authors, Blodgett's first attempt at longer fiction is in one word, riveting. In Threshold a young Midwestern man, obsessed with the new trends of technology, finds a job in New York City. Worlds collide as the man attempts to extract revenge against his now former employer and the greatest figurehead ever, West-Coast rapping sensation C Ryder G.


Renting And Other Short Stories, Wade Thomas Geary Jan 2004

Renting And Other Short Stories, Wade Thomas Geary

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

When I ran track in high school, I always ran the 400 meter dash, also known as the quarter mile. This race was the least favorite of the members of the team, as it was considered the hardest race to run. For the most part, people avoided running this race if they could. The sprinters would prefer to the shorter sprints and long distance runners would stick to the mile and two mile races. I, on the other hand, was intrigued by the quarter mile. It seemed to me like it was a combination of the two extremes, uniting the …


Adventures With Kel In Des Moines, Gail E. Hackett Jan 2004

Adventures With Kel In Des Moines, Gail E. Hackett

Graduate Research Papers

There are no picture books about the mandated third grade unit in Des Moines that study the capital city's major historic sites. The purpose of this research is to provide a new age-appropriate illustrated informational book to be used with the Des Moines capital city unit. The format will contain photographs of the historical sights that are studied in third grade as well as multicultural locations and events enriching the city's diversity.

The template for this project will be shared with the original developers of the project, 3 third grade teachers involved in teaching the unit, and five students entering …


Notes On Contributors Jan 2003

Notes On Contributors

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Snow Emergency, Micaela Myers Jan 2003

Snow Emergency, Micaela Myers

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Review Of Clark Blaise's If I Were Me And George Elliot's Crazy Winter Boys, William Butt Jan 2003

Review Of Clark Blaise's If I Were Me And George Elliot's Crazy Winter Boys, William Butt

Short Story

No abstract provided.


The No Sweat Café, A. C. Lambeth Jan 2003

The No Sweat Café, A. C. Lambeth

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Pandora In Tribeca, Joy Pasanante Jan 2003

Pandora In Tribeca, Joy Pasanante

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Miranda In Boston: Jhumpa Lahiri's "Sexy" And Shakespeare's The Tempest, John A. Mcdermott Jan 2003

Miranda In Boston: Jhumpa Lahiri's "Sexy" And Shakespeare's The Tempest, John A. Mcdermott

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Smoke, Robert Johnson Jan 2003

Smoke, Robert Johnson

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Invincible, Paul Michel Jan 2003

Invincible, Paul Michel

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Oysters From Sweetings', Iain Fraser Grigor Jan 2003

Oysters From Sweetings', Iain Fraser Grigor

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Desiring Fragmented Bodies And Texts: William H. Gass's Willie Masters' Lonesome Wife And Kathy Acker's New York City In 1979, Michael Hardin Jan 2003

Desiring Fragmented Bodies And Texts: William H. Gass's Willie Masters' Lonesome Wife And Kathy Acker's New York City In 1979, Michael Hardin

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Spectacles, Allison Alsup Jan 2003

Spectacles, Allison Alsup

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Stick To Your Story, Laurie Champion Jan 2003

Stick To Your Story, Laurie Champion

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Short Story, Volume 11, Number 1, Spring 2003 [Download Entire Issue] Jan 2003

Short Story, Volume 11, Number 1, Spring 2003 [Download Entire Issue]

Short Story

No abstract provided.


The Falling Leaves, Jim Fred Lowe Jan 2003

The Falling Leaves, Jim Fred Lowe

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Century, Shelag C. Shapiro Jan 2003

Century, Shelag C. Shapiro

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Masturbating And Missing Something In Winesburg, Ohio, Belinda Bruner Jan 2003

Masturbating And Missing Something In Winesburg, Ohio, Belinda Bruner

Short Story

No abstract provided.


"The One And The Many": Grace Paley And The Short Story Cycle, Rachel Lister Jan 2003

"The One And The Many": Grace Paley And The Short Story Cycle, Rachel Lister

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Notes On Contributors Jan 2003

Notes On Contributors

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Front Matter - Table Of Contents Jan 2003

Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Riley Portman And The Lost Poems Of Amanda Manley Connors, Brian Ferguson-Avery Jan 2003

Riley Portman And The Lost Poems Of Amanda Manley Connors, Brian Ferguson-Avery

Short Story

No abstract provided.