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Zora Neale Hurston : freedom from the inside out

Creator:

Rasmussen, Patricia Ann, 1947-

Abstract:

Zora Neale Hurston was a Black American writer during the period of the Harlem Renaissance. The purpose of this study is to show that three of her four novels form a protracted discussion of a particular type of freedom which was of especial interest to Hurston. The study seeks to...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rhetorical Strategy : A Case for the Functional Role of Narratio

Creator:

Bruno, Edward Louis

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to investigate the rhetorical strategies used by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson from the 1970's to the 1990's. Specifically, this study examines Jackson's use of narrative to empower himself, his constituency, and his political ideologies without possessing a traditional political platform. Jackson raised political and...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis