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Wright State University

2016

Sociology

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

A Reflection On God And Sex: What The Bible Really Says, Howard Wagner Apr 2016

A Reflection On God And Sex: What The Bible Really Says, Howard Wagner

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Wagner uses humor and honest self-appraisal to discuss the contrast between his burgeoning academic knowledge of the Bible and what he had been previously taught, and he determines that faith is an ongoing process.


In Search Of God’S Path, Ann Brake Apr 2016

In Search Of God’S Path, Ann Brake

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Brake weaves personal response and critical analysis into a discussion of Sikhism from the perspective of a western observer.


Conflicting Cultural Identity And The Baz Benin In Edwidge Danticat’S Claire Of The Sea Light, Kellianne Rinearson Apr 2016

Conflicting Cultural Identity And The Baz Benin In Edwidge Danticat’S Claire Of The Sea Light, Kellianne Rinearson

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Rinearson explores the connection between the gangs in Edwidge Danticat’s Claire of the Sea Light and mythological figures in Haitian folklore thus adding nuance to the discussion of Caribbean cultural identity.


The Grimké Sisters: Radical Defenders Of Women’S Rights And Abolition, Megan Bailey Apr 2016

The Grimké Sisters: Radical Defenders Of Women’S Rights And Abolition, Megan Bailey

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Bailey examines the intersection of gender and religion in the abolition movement of the American Civil War and argues that the Grimké sisters’ effectiveness in preaching against slavery was undermined by the perception that they were too radical.


Medical Journal Of Leontius, Slave Of Vitus Aelianus: A First-Person Historical Fiction Written From The Perspective Of A Roman ‘Doctor’, Amanda Bucher Apr 2016

Medical Journal Of Leontius, Slave Of Vitus Aelianus: A First-Person Historical Fiction Written From The Perspective Of A Roman ‘Doctor’, Amanda Bucher

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Bucher conveys the attitudes towards gender and sexuality in the Roman world through the use of first person historical fiction.


A Gray Area, Lindsay Smith Apr 2016

A Gray Area, Lindsay Smith

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Smith conducts a close reading of Homer’s Odyssey and presents the gender dynamics that subvert, through the depiction of a powerful Circe, prevailing attitudes of male superiority.


Best Integrated Writing 2016 - Complete Edition Apr 2016

Best Integrated Writing 2016 - Complete Edition

Best Integrated Writing

Best Integrated Writing includes excellent student writing from Integrated Writing courses taught at Wright State University. The journal is published annually by the Wright State University Department of English Language and Literatures.