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It-Clefts And Their Processing, Elisabeth S. Johnson Jul 2015

It-Clefts And Their Processing, Elisabeth S. Johnson

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Caudill College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Morehead State University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts by Elisabeth S. Johnson on July 21, 2015.


Staring Down The Barrel Of A Shotgun, Jill Marie Alexander Apr 2010

Staring Down The Barrel Of A Shotgun, Jill Marie Alexander

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Jill Marie Alexander on April 8, 2010.


Picture Postcard, Anthony Fife Dec 2007

Picture Postcard, Anthony Fife

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Anthony Fife on December 14, 2007.


The Urbane, Kenneth H. Casper May 1997

The Urbane, Kenneth H. Casper

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Kenneth H. Casper on May 8, 1997.


All The Rest Is Literature: Stories By John Allison, John Allison May 1996

All The Rest Is Literature: Stories By John Allison, John Allison

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by John Allison on May 6, 1996.


"Old Christmas And Other Kentucky Tales In Verse" And "Singing Carr And Other Song Ballads Of The Kentucky Cumberlands": William Aspenwall Bradley's Versified Views Of Turn-Of-The-Century Appalachia, Patricia Jarvis Webb Apr 1995

"Old Christmas And Other Kentucky Tales In Verse" And "Singing Carr And Other Song Ballads Of The Kentucky Cumberlands": William Aspenwall Bradley's Versified Views Of Turn-Of-The-Century Appalachia, Patricia Jarvis Webb

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Patricia Jarvis Webb on April 10, 1995.


Social Commentary In Three Novels By Edith Wharton, Michael A. Gillespie Dec 1994

Social Commentary In Three Novels By Edith Wharton, Michael A. Gillespie

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Michael A. Gillespie on December 8, 1994.


Soul Scenes: A Clay Collection, Robin Douglas Clay Nov 1987

Soul Scenes: A Clay Collection, Robin Douglas Clay

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of English, Foreign Languages and Philosophy at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Robin Douglas Clay in November of 1987.


Mud And Bluebells, Rebecca L. Bailey Dec 1986

Mud And Bluebells, Rebecca L. Bailey

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Rebecca L. Bailey in December of 1986.


Ratiocination, Romanticism And Realism In The Detective Story: A Study Of Poe, Doyle And Hammet, Timothy Jay Roberts Dec 1984

Ratiocination, Romanticism And Realism In The Detective Story: A Study Of Poe, Doyle And Hammet, Timothy Jay Roberts

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Timothy Jay Roberts on December 3, 1984.


A Literary Biography Of James Still: A Beginning, Rhonda George England May 1984

A Literary Biography Of James Still: A Beginning, Rhonda George England

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Rhonda George England on May 21, 1984.


Mystic Characters In James Dickey's "Deliverance", Abdulhafeth A. Khrisat May 1984

Mystic Characters In James Dickey's "Deliverance", Abdulhafeth A. Khrisat

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Abdulhafeth A. Khrisat in May of 1984.


Langston Hughes's "Ask Your Mama": "12 Moods For Jazz" An Explication Of Hope In The Midst Of Protest, William J. Read Jul 1982

Langston Hughes's "Ask Your Mama": "12 Moods For Jazz" An Explication Of Hope In The Midst Of Protest, William J. Read

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial. fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of English by William J. Read on July 1, 1982.


Fairy Queen, Rufus Reed Jan 1982

Fairy Queen, Rufus Reed

Rufus Reed Literary Works

From the Author:  The Fairy Queen of East River Mountain is an enchanting children's story which teaches some very valuable lessons about nature and the environment. The story unfolds as Billy and his sister Betty are beckoned into the forest by a friendly squirrel. They are soon lost in the dark woods and are afraid--but they are soon met by the good Fairy Queen Sylvia.


Sister Carrie And An American Tragedy: The Publishers' Judgements, Barbara A. Martin May 1981

Sister Carrie And An American Tragedy: The Publishers' Judgements, Barbara A. Martin

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the Graduate Faculty School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Barbara A. Martin in May of 1981.


Songs Of The April Hills, Rufus Reed Jan 1981

Songs Of The April Hills, Rufus Reed

Rufus Reed Literary Works

poetry


An Assessment Of The Linguistic Art Found In The Language Of The Works Of James Still, Betty Jo Hicks Aug 1980

An Assessment Of The Linguistic Art Found In The Language Of The Works Of James Still, Betty Jo Hicks

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate School at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Betty Jo Hicks in August of 1980.


The Valley Of The Vye-Vye, Rufus Reed Jan 1979

The Valley Of The Vye-Vye, Rufus Reed

Rufus Reed Literary Works

Jack Van Arden, spoiled and rebellious scion of a wealthy and socially prominent Chicago family, gasps at the vision before him on his television screen. The announcer has called Miss Violet Crenshaw to accept the title of beauty queen, and rightly so--for she is beautiful in a breathtaking fashion. Incredibly, before the wispy, blond girl can accept, she is forcefully led away by a stern, forbidding man--her father. Moved by the girl's unearthly beauty, Jack determines on the spot that he will find her and make her is bride.


Conqueror Of The Dark Hills, Rufus Reed Jan 1979

Conqueror Of The Dark Hills, Rufus Reed

Rufus Reed Literary Works

From the author: Here is the story of the miraculous transformation of Martin County, Kentucky, from a state of abject poverty to a rise to unparalleled prosperity. It's the story of the brave and hardy men who stuck with it, who eked out a bare living, finally passing their hardiness and heartiness to the future residents, those who got it where it is today.


Character, Conflict, And Statement In Three Jesse Stuart Novels: The Movement Toward Hope And Salvation, Samuel Lee Bevard May 1976

Character, Conflict, And Statement In Three Jesse Stuart Novels: The Movement Toward Hope And Salvation, Samuel Lee Bevard

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate School at Morehead State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Samuel Lee Bevard in May of 1976.


The Social Consciousness Of Mark Twain, Rose W. Caudill Dec 1975

The Social Consciousness Of Mark Twain, Rose W. Caudill

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the School of Social Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in History by Rose W. Caudill on December 4, 1975.


A Total Language Of Poetry Theory To "Ballad Of The Long-Legged Bait", Madonna Adams Dec 1973

A Total Language Of Poetry Theory To "Ballad Of The Long-Legged Bait", Madonna Adams

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A monograph presented to the faculty of the Department of English Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Madonna Adams in December of 1973.


Consideration Of Davitz's Theories On The Literary Aspects Of The Psychopathology Of Language And The Linguistic Literary Structures In The Novelistic Art Of Bernard Malamud's "The Fixer" And "The Assistant", Luena Schultz Minner Aug 1973

Consideration Of Davitz's Theories On The Literary Aspects Of The Psychopathology Of Language And The Linguistic Literary Structures In The Novelistic Art Of Bernard Malamud's "The Fixer" And "The Assistant", Luena Schultz Minner

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A monograph presented to the faculty of the Department of English at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Luena Schultz Minner in August of 1973.


Anti-Calvinism In Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie And An American Tragedy, Sandra Compton Thornburry Aug 1973

Anti-Calvinism In Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie And An American Tragedy, Sandra Compton Thornburry

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A monograph presented to the faculty of the Graduate School at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Sandra Compton Thornbury in August of 1973.


Sounds Of Anger In The Novelistic Art Of Robert Ruark's "The Honey Badger" And "Poor No More", Joyce Hamrick Kenney Jul 1973

Sounds Of Anger In The Novelistic Art Of Robert Ruark's "The Honey Badger" And "Poor No More", Joyce Hamrick Kenney

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

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Communicators, Expressors, And Incitors In The Novelistic Art Of Theodore Dreiser And Upton Sinclair, Julia Marie Head Jul 1973

Communicators, Expressors, And Incitors In The Novelistic Art Of Theodore Dreiser And Upton Sinclair, Julia Marie Head

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A monograph presented to the faculty of the Department of English at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Sister Julia Marie Head in July of 1973.


Relative Power And Frequency Of Use Of /-Ing And /-Ed Affixes In The Short Story Art Of Three American Authors: Flannery O'Conner, William Saroyan, And Bernard Malamud, Patricia Rae Mcnamara Jul 1973

Relative Power And Frequency Of Use Of /-Ing And /-Ed Affixes In The Short Story Art Of Three American Authors: Flannery O'Conner, William Saroyan, And Bernard Malamud, Patricia Rae Mcnamara

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A monograph presented to the faculty of the Department of English at Morehead state University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Sister Patricia Rae McNamara in July of 1973.


The Relative Striking Power, Duration, And Intensity Between The Metaphor In Hawthorne And The Flat Imagery In Hemingway, Shirley Ruth Sigley Jun 1973

The Relative Striking Power, Duration, And Intensity Between The Metaphor In Hawthorne And The Flat Imagery In Hemingway, Shirley Ruth Sigley

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A monograph presented to the faculty of the Department of English at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Shirley Ruth Sigley in June of 1973.


The Quest For Identity As Found In James Purdy's First Five Novels, Bernie Lovely Aug 1972

The Quest For Identity As Found In James Purdy's First Five Novels, Bernie Lovely

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A monograph presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Bernie Lovely in August of 1972.


A Study Of Symbolism In Saul Bellow's "Dangling Man" And "The Victim", Sandra Mullins Jul 1972

A Study Of Symbolism In Saul Bellow's "Dangling Man" And "The Victim", Sandra Mullins

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A monograph presented to the faculty of the School of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Sandra Mullins in July of 1972.