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Spelling, Marguerite Reilly

Bachelors’ Theses

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The Civil War In Peru Between Pizarro And Almagro And Their Adherents, Herman Stehle

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis deals with two of Spain’s most glamorous sons in one of the most exciting periods of her history. Francisco Pizarro and Diego, de Almagro set out in the first quarter of the sixteenth century on an expedition of conquest and discovery.

The Fur Trade West Of The Mississippi River Exemplified By Jedediah Smith, Robert George Wilke

Bachelors’ Theses

People do unaccountable acts and to such I lay the choice of my thesis. Primarily the subject deals with Jedediah Smith a private fur trader, but the paper also includes several features of the fur trade as a whole. A scattered glimpse of the trade in its entirety is revealed to-gether with a brief snatch of the lives of several individuals who wrote their achievements in its history. There is a sketch of John Jacob Astor, the fur capitalist, of General William Ashley, the trader - business man, of the glamorous Manuel Lisa who pioneered the early Missouri Fur Company …

A Comparative Study Of Jane Austen And Francis Burney, Monica Rose Schumaker

Bachelors’ Theses

The moral and intellectual background of the eighteenth century readily divides itself into two periods: the first from 1700 to 1760, is characterized as a time of unabashed indecency, political intrigue and tyranny; from 1760 to 1800 we have a period depicting a slow but clearly perceptible change in personal, social and public ideals.

A Philosophical Delineation Of Some Of The Juridical, Political, And Economic Problems Arising During The Period Of Discovery And Nationalization, Daniel Shea

Bachelors’ Theses

We find in Tennyson's Ulysses a prototype of the typical adventurous man of that glorious Spain of the Age of Discovery: the Spain from whose shores, not only the stern and practical Columbus set sail, but also the romantic and adventurous Spain of Ponce de Leon whose search for the elusive Fountain of Youth culminated in the discovery and exploration of the hitherto unknown Florida which now, by some strange paradox, has become the fountain of youth for modern business worried de Leons. Spain indeed, during her Golden Age, did not "rust unburnished not to shine in use". Her ships …

Bertrand Russell’S Philosophy Of Marriage And The Family, Russell C. Williams

Bachelors’ Theses

It may be of' interest to some to know why the philosophy of Bertrand Russell was selected as a subject for a study of' the problems of marriage and family. For the past two years, it has been a problem with me to know what the reasons are behind the apparent widespread immorality of the present day, and to know whether this immorality was caused by the spread of a new philosophy, or was a result of' indifference within society itself.

Euthanasia Or Mercy Killings, George Joseph Nicoud

Bachelors’ Theses

In this modern and changing world new problems are constantly arising and older ones are being dispensed with. Man has to adapt himself almost daily to changing and more complex situations. The world has advanced to such an extent that in this present generation we are known as "human machines" rather than human beings. Men are worked until they drop off from the strain or they work until they are broken, decrepit old men, no longer a use to anybody and a burden to almost everybody. As our modernity progressed, so also did conventions and ideas. Ideas of morals changed. …

A Study Of Communistic Philosophy Ancient And Modern, Magdalene Krebs

Bachelors’ Theses

Communism is not exclusively the product of our modern age. As the term is commonly used today, it signifies, in its mildest form, a political theory of community control of the means of production and distribution; in its severest form it means the attainment of such control by a force so ruthless as to disregard life, liberty, and humanity of mankind in the accomplishment of its purpose. Through the ages, however, Communism has had many different meanings. History records some of these meanings for us. To the early Christian Church it meant, "As many as were possessors of lands or …

Thoreau And Gandhi: A Study In Contrasts And Comparisons, Stewart W. Smith

Bachelors’ Theses

The present study is an attempt to indicate, through an examination of the sources, the extent of Gandhi’s indebtedness to Thoreau for the ideas and principles involved in the formers revolutionary programs both in Africa and India. The fact that Gandhi is indebted to Thoreau is readily admitted by most scholars who have written on Gandhi. How¬ ever, until the present study, no attempt has been made to examine and coordinate such material as is available. It is unfortunate that not all of Gandhi’s writings have been collected and translated into English. Until such time as this is done no …

A Critical Analysis Of Jonathan Edwards' Treatise On The Freedom Of The Will, Ralph Harold Metcalfe

Bachelors’ Theses

The subject of the Freedom of the Will has appealed to me from the first time I began studying it. I have always regarded the faculty of volition in man as a fundamental reason why man is as he is. It is enough to study what man really is rather than what he might be, for man with hie many intracies has been the object of study since he was first conceived on this earth furthermore man will be studied as long as there is time.

I have chosen as my thesis, A Critical Analysis of Jonathan Edwards’ Treatise on …

Plutarch's Philosophy Of Religion, Upton Heath Tarbert Iii

Bachelors’ Theses

The epoch just prior to the birth of Christ seems, in a sense, to be neglected In this age, which seems to be a turning point in history, we do not find a religious crisis, a philosophical drift or a moral demand so emphatic as to be capable of separate treatment. Thus far in history, historical issues seem to-have occupied the spotlight. However the old system was in a slow process of dissolution and a new one was receiving conception. In an age which demanded and received its sober defender of the old and its divine revealer of the new, …

A Commentary On The Ethics Of Peter Abailard, Robert Dennis O'Connor

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis is an attempt to comment on, evaluate, and criticize the Ethics of Peter Abailard.

Health Programs In Relation To The Doctor And Patient, Robert F. Mac Beath

Bachelors’ Theses

In this complicated and swift moving life we lead today, sickness and its too oft companion death, play an important and seemingly unavoidable part. Babes in arms, children, the more rapid youth, the middle aged in their established march, and the faltering old; all are the target of the encroachments of sickness and few or none escape it in their lifes journey. These encroachments may range all the way from a slight inconvenience to those ailments which cause death either ultimately or immediately. The list of these diseases known to medical science in their names alone fill a large book. …

The Italo-Ethiopian Dispute, Elmer A. Seefeld

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the purpose of the author in this thesis to present a summary of the facts concerning the relations between Italy and Ethopia from their beginning in 1870 to the present year, 1936.

Allied War Propaganda In The United States During The World War (1914-1916), Wilma H. Sondermann

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the purpose or the author in this thesis to show how propaganda helped get the United States into the World War and how thl'ou.gh this propaganda hate was mobilized against the enemy, the enemy was demoralized, and triend.ah1p cemented between allied and neutral countries.

Plays For Young Children, Edna S. Soper

Bachelors’ Theses

The dramatic instinct is a prime force in civilization; the need to give vent to pent-up emotion, to express joy of living, to put in material form the ideas that vex his spirit, has driven man to imitate and to create. Primitive people expressed this need in songs and dances. Civilization restrains and suppresses the voluntary expression of emotion that seeks outlet in various ways. But it cannot be wholly stifled. Man feels the need to seek excitement and emotional experience sometimes in the mere satisfaction of curiosity. This is a response to a need and desire felt everywhere and …

Mechanism Vs. Vitalism, William Francis Hegner

Bachelors’ Theses

A problem that had always interested philosophers and scientists was the problem of life; in spite of the development of knowledge during the past centuries, men were apparently not advancing in a very noticeable degree beyond the explanation of Aristotle in regard to this leading issue. Men had always recognized the difference between living and non-living matter; but were not agreed as to the difference of differences. In trying to find the true difference many questions were asked on each side by students of living and non-living matter. The student of life asked: What were its characteristic revelations? What were …

The Henological Argument For The Existence Of God, Paul Noelke

Bachelors’ Theses

If "only the fool says in his heart there is no God," the contemporary world is harboring countless simpletons. Where decades ago only a minority or rancid skeptics and confused "philosophers" admitted their agnosticism and atheism, today sincere people, as well as the more egregious moderns, are quite frank in proclaiming their disbelief in a Supreme Being. Syndicated newspaper columns, novels, radio addresses, and even political speeches take up the cudgels of the new humanism ·where the modern philosophical treatises leave off. The widely read Mr. Walter Lippmann states that the common man "feels that those who claim to be …

The Philosophy Of Horace, Dorothy Lorraine Hudson

Bachelors’ Theses

In the following thesis I have endeavored to analyze the philosophy of Horace from a study of his works; to point out his independence of the philosophic systems of the day, and to show the character of his philosophy and the fundamental principles on which it was based.

I have tried to show, also, how his own philosophy affected his daily life and wherein it afforded him a singular happiness and contentment.

Why Atheism?, Lawrence Michael Wittig

Bachelors’ Theses

Of what importance is this question of atheism? Always of vital consequence to man and mankind, it presents today the paramount problem confronting humanity. In every nation, in every class of society we see godlessness daily making further encroachments upon the domains wherein formerly man was safely protected by faith in God. In Russia and Mexico atheism bas become a part of political domination; the German government seems constantly more eager to foist paganism upon its people; in America only fifty percent of the people are enrolled in any church.

An Analysis Of "Die Versunkene Glooke" - Hauptmann, Dorothea Vendt

Bachelors’ Theses

"Vom Vater hab' ich die Statur, des Lebens arnstes Fuhren. Vom Mutterchen die Frohnatur, die Lust zu fabulieren." Goethe said these words, and well may they be repeated by Gerhart Hauptmann, for in a few words the above lines characterize the man and his parents. Hauptmann's physique and the physical qualities which gave him such a very fine appearance he inherited from his father, as the above words indicate. From his mother he inherited the spiritual qualities, and the art of telling and writing stories.

The Significance Of Andrew Jackson’S Politics, Leo W. Mack

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis is to deal with the political life of Andrew Jackson, therefore little consideration will be given to his boyhood and youth. Of Jackson’s adolescence little la known except that he was afforded only a meagre education. Of exceptionally poor parentage Jackson secured his early legal education in a nomadic fashion. He did not confine his studies to the tutoring of one individual but rather, as his family changed their residences, he entered new offices. History has not left us the names of any one of his legal advisors but we know that he was admitted to the bar …

Oses Maimonides On The Names And Attributes Of God, Helen Mary Shackton

Bachelors’ Theses

Somehow man has always been interested in things outside of himself, and indeed this is a good thing, for without such an interest man would perish. An interest in plants and foods makes man discover the need for them in his own body. But besides these merely bodily interests there are others, which are far more significant. One of these is man’s place in the universe.

Editorial Comment On European Diplomacy As Found In Leading English Periodicals During The Two And One Half Years Immediately Preceding The World War, Harold A. Schwartz

Bachelors’ Theses

The five publications analyzed for this thesis represented the various types of British Journals of opinion, presenting a fair, cross - section of that particular branch of the English Press. Each publication had its own particular editorial policy, reader class and methods of approach; and accordingly the international problems of the period were treated differently by them.

The Indians Of The Great Plains 1861-1876, Alice Caroline Wallner

Bachelors’ Theses

The Great Plains, in 1840 appeared to those living in the Eastern part of the country.as a forbidden land which man was never to occupy. This land was barren except for the roaming Indian tribes, a few trappers and hardy frontiersmen who moved West. In log homes near Santa Fe some of the braver families had settled; a few forts had been constructed for trade with the Indian and for protection. Other than the early settlers mentioned, none ventured beyond the Missouri river, and the Great Plains were barren, wind-swept lands, later to be conquered and settled.

Is Man's Natural Desire For Perfect Happiness A Convincing Argument For Immortality, Felix Frank Taterczynski

Bachelors’ Theses

The argument with which I shall concern myself in this treatise is not of isolated interest, but one which at one time or another is bound to occupy the thought of every thinking person. My aim here is not to construct a new original philosophical doctrine of my own, but to construct or offer an interpretation, on well-founded and established principles, of a doctrine which is hidden in the minds of every rational being. As a passing remark I say that I am not writing this thesis as a philosophic expert, because I am well aware of the fact that …

Immortality In Cicero, Kathryn Collins

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the purpose of this thesis to show that Cicero had a carefully developed belief in immortality. Since there is little opportunity in constructing a thesis of this kind to set forth any new or startling data concerning the subject, there is left to the writer only the originality of thought and presentation. So much commentary has been written on Cicero that it would be impossible to contact all of it . It may be said, however , that since Cicero has been known throughout the ages mostly as an orator and statesman, less has been written concerning his …

“A Study Of The Occurrence Of Common Numerals In Types Of Contemporary American Magazines”, Dorothy A. Schwartz

Bachelors’ Theses

During class discussions in the years 1932 and 1933 the questions were often advanced as to whether the common or elementary form of arithmetic as taught in American schools and expressed by the use of numerals was not stressed unduly, in view of its importance or influence on the future life of the student. It seemed to the writer that the answer to at least a part of this question might be found in a survey of the actual usage or occurrence of arithmetical forms as expressed in numerals.

The Barter Exchanges In Milwaukee - 1933, Elin Seaholm

Bachelors’ Theses

Milwaukee, like other cities, spent huge sums of money to aid the unemployed during the depression through the medium of the Outdoor Relief. To alleviate this increasing burden on the taxpayers as well as to help the unemployed two barter exchanges were organized by means of which the unemployed might meet their own and one another's needs through their own efforts, that is by means of barter or direct exchange of commodity for commodity. The two exchanges, the Unemployed Labor and Commodity Exchange, Inc., and the Commodity Exchange, Inc. were organized upon the same principle as similar exchanges in the …

The Ethics Of Peter Abelard With Introduction And Translation, William Farrell Hurley

Bachelors’ Theses

It appears after exhaustive search that no complete English translation of Abelard's Ethics is available. Accordingly, not all students of philosophy have been able to use the primary source to study the system of ethics introduced by Abelard. The secondary sources or commentaries in English in most instances do not offer sufficient material for a complete understanding and appreciation of the innovation made by Abelard in the field of ethics. To furnish a translation of his Ethics is therefore the fundamental purpose of this thesis.