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Renaissance In The Mississippi, Victoria Heckman Jan 1999

Renaissance In The Mississippi, Victoria Heckman

Short Story

No abstract provided.


The Eighth World Of Royden Taul, J. M. Ferguson Jr. Jan 1999

The Eighth World Of Royden Taul, J. M. Ferguson Jr.

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Hard Work, Larry Wharton Jan 1999

Hard Work, Larry Wharton

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Sister Salome's Gift, Tony Jasnowski Jan 1999

Sister Salome's Gift, Tony Jasnowski

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Review Of Bailey White's Quite A Year For Plums, Patty Friedmann Jan 1999

Review Of Bailey White's Quite A Year For Plums, Patty Friedmann

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Notes On Contributors Jan 1999

Notes On Contributors

Short Story

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Personal And Political: Stories From The Heart, Kim Jernigan Jan 1999

Personal And Political: Stories From The Heart, Kim Jernigan

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Motherhood As Conflict In Katherine Anne Porter's Short Fiction, Susana M. Jiménez-Placer Jan 1999

Motherhood As Conflict In Katherine Anne Porter's Short Fiction, Susana M. Jiménez-Placer

Short Story

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A Narrative Poem Of Iowa’S Immigrants, Ann Gumz Jan 1999

A Narrative Poem Of Iowa’S Immigrants, Ann Gumz

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this research project was to create a narrative poem for children in kindergarten through fifth grade about the immigrants to Iowa. The author began with a literature review of children's poetry preferences, children's attitudes about poetry, and the integration of poetry into the classroom. A bibliography of source material was created using selections from Basic Iowa Materials and the web site, The Ultimate Collection of News Links. The author also used five classic narrative poems as models and the elements of good book design recommended by experts as guidelines. A narrative poem was produced using rhythm and …


Yusef Komunyakaa: Questioning Traditional Metaphors Of Light And Darkness, Katarzyna Jakubiak Jan 1999

Yusef Komunyakaa: Questioning Traditional Metaphors Of Light And Darkness, Katarzyna Jakubiak

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The theory of language promoted by cognitive linguistics points to metaphor as the crucial element of language and thought: a mode of thinking which determines our perception of reality. Stressing the importance of metaphor in our everyday life, George Lakoff, Mark Johnson, and Mark Turner state that the nature of poetic metaphors is the same as the nature of conventional metaphors which appear in "standard" language. Creating poetic metaphors, poets simply explore "conventional" metaphors, using four major strategies: expanding, elaborating, composing, and questioning. Focusing on questioning as the main strategy through which American "multicultural" literatures can undermine basic Western concepts …


Social Class Depiction In Selected Award-Winning Children's Narrative Fiction, Edward L. Starkenburg Jan 1999

Social Class Depiction In Selected Award-Winning Children's Narrative Fiction, Edward L. Starkenburg

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This qualitative content analysis was designed to meet the following three objectives: to build an awareness of the depiction of social class in children's literature, to bolster the literature base on this depiction, and to better inform those who work with children's literature of its content in order to facilitate knowledgeable decisions regarding the selection and discussion of this literature. Eisner's (1991) connoisseurship and criticism heuristic guided the research throughout the data gathering as well as the inductive and deductive analyses of that data. The results of the study facilitate understanding and discerning social class in future experiences with children's …


Generation Ebb: A Novella, Matthew Aaron Eberhart Jan 1999

Generation Ebb: A Novella, Matthew Aaron Eberhart

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This is a novella that captures the feelings and moods of Jason Ebley, an alienated youth growing up in the Midwest What sets this work apart from other "coming-of-age" stories is that it is told from the perspective of a shadow figure who appears when the main character nearly drowns at a young age. This unique narrator gives insights into the conflicts Jason faces as he attempts to decide what his future holds. A few examples of what his struggles include: romantic relationships, friendships, family, abuse, suicide and much more.


A Look At Adoption Through Young Adult Fiction, Suzanne K. Duneman Jan 1999

A Look At Adoption Through Young Adult Fiction, Suzanne K. Duneman

Graduate Research Papers

This content analysis study examines adoptees and their families in nineteen young adult novels. An analysis was made of the adoptees sense of identity, the decision to search for their birth families, and their familial relationships. Sixty-three percent of the adoptees speculated about their birth families. Fifty-three percent of the characters did search for their birth families. Of that group, ninety percent had doubts during the search. In the conclusion of the novels sixty-three percent continued to have a relationship with both their adoptive and birth families, and thirty-seven percent maintained a relationship with only their adoptive family.


Voices In The Fire, James Harrold Jan 1999

Voices In The Fire, James Harrold

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

"Voices in the Fire" is a memoir which culminates three main themes: child abuse, mental illness, and Asian American identity. The theme of child abuse deals with domestic violence suffered at the hands of an alcoholic father, my mother withstanding the deliberate beatings, standing in my place so I could be saved. The child abuse influences later patterns of my adult mental condition, causing self-repudiation of Asian American heritage. In the memoir, I seek out counseling at the suggestion of a friend. I feel unstable and uncertain about what's happening around me. When I go to the mental health center, …


The Barge Of The Mutinous, Ewing Campbell Jan 1998

The Barge Of The Mutinous, Ewing Campbell

Short Story

No abstract provided.


The Sound Of Apples Falling, Keith White Jan 1998

The Sound Of Apples Falling, Keith White

Short Story

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A Note From The Executive Editor, Mary Rohrberger Jan 1998

A Note From The Executive Editor, Mary Rohrberger

Short Story

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Did We Both Read The Same Story? Interpreting Cultural Contexts From Oral Discourses Within The American Short Story, Hilary Siebert Jan 1998

Did We Both Read The Same Story? Interpreting Cultural Contexts From Oral Discourses Within The American Short Story, Hilary Siebert

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Review Of Alice Munro's Open Secrets, John Streamas Jan 1998

Review Of Alice Munro's Open Secrets, John Streamas

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Short Story, Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 1998 [Download Entire Issue] Jan 1998

Short Story, Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 1998 [Download Entire Issue]

Short Story

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Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface Jan 1998

Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface

Short Story

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Picnicking At The Black Lagoon, A. B. Emrys Jan 1998

Picnicking At The Black Lagoon, A. B. Emrys

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Paradise, Larry D. Griffin Jan 1998

Paradise, Larry D. Griffin

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Swim To California, Sara Held Jan 1998

Swim To California, Sara Held

Short Story

No abstract provided.


The Iranian Cigarette, Antonio Planells Jan 1998

The Iranian Cigarette, Antonio Planells

Short Story

No abstract provided.


End Of The Line, Rod Rayborne Jan 1998

End Of The Line, Rod Rayborne

Short Story

No abstract provided.


A Toast To Daisy, Max Westbrook Jan 1998

A Toast To Daisy, Max Westbrook

Short Story

No abstract provided.


"The Jewbird": Bernard Malamud's Experiment With Magical Realism, Begoña Sío-Castiñeira Jan 1998

"The Jewbird": Bernard Malamud's Experiment With Magical Realism, Begoña Sío-Castiñeira

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Toward "Bartleby, The Scrivener": Negotiating The Maze, T. A. Sandberg Jan 1998

Toward "Bartleby, The Scrivener": Negotiating The Maze, T. A. Sandberg

Short Story

No abstract provided.


Notes On Contributors Jan 1998

Notes On Contributors

Short Story

No abstract provided.