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  • Measures of reality : the religious life of Virginia Woolf

    Creator:
    Streufert, Mary J.
    Abstract:
    Virginia Woolf was a self-proclaimed atheist, yet her fictional and personal writing reveal her ecstatic consciousness. Characters in Woolf s novels experience ecstasy, and her letters and diaries support the theory that she herself had experienced ecstatic consciousness. Major figures in the philosophy of religion assert that ecstatic consciousness is...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mary J. Streufert for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Confessing Our Sims: The construction of gender and sexuality among women ages 18-22 on MySpace

    Creator:
    Papaleo, November R.
    Abstract:
    MySpace is a social network phenomenon with over 100 million profiles and a strong presence in over 24 countries. As digital media become more commonplace, social networks are becoming sites where women create and manage relationships and identities. This thesis is a study of how women ages 18-22 are constructing...
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    Masters Thesis
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    fields in popular culture,” is changing the cultural perception and status of porn. Pamela Paul and

  • Fostering Authority in Readers and Writers

    Creator:
    Love, Jennifer Mary
    Abstract:
    As a reader and as a teacher of introductory reading and writing courses, I am persuaded by the concept of a genuine authority in which all readers both value and seek to examine their early readings of texts. What I have come to regard as a pretended authority or mastery,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    other members of my thesis committee--Anita He lle, Paul Kopperman, Janet Lee--and for each person's

  • Saudi Arabian Women Pursuing Higher Education at Oregon State University

    Creator:
    Al-Sheikhly, Nadya A.
    Abstract:
    Since 2005, the United States has experienced a significant influx of international students from Saudi Arabia, particularly women (Bollang, 2006). The American educational structure is something Saudi women have never experienced due to the vast differences between both cultures in all facets. There is very little to no research conducted...
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    Masters Thesis