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In Defense of the "Ringding Mukta" : The Later Work of J.D. Salinger

Creator:: Herb, Danielle Kristine
Abstract:: My thesis explores the later work of author J.D. Salinger, including two narratives featured in Nine Stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," and "Teddy," and Franny and Zooey, "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters," and "Seymour: an Introduction." Through my analysis I argue that the religious nature of Salinger's fiction...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Clerk’s Tale : literal monstrosities and allegorical problems

Creator:: Brock, Christopher J.
Abstract:: My thesis, entitled “The Clerk’s Tale: Literal Monstrosities and Allegorical Problems,” argues that Chaucer’s Clerk is engaging both sides of a binary system. The Clerk has situated himself in a precarious position between two major schools of thought in the medieval culture, Franciscan and Dominican; the former promotes the will...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The accessible Chaucer

Creator:: Luepke, Natasha M.
Abstract:: In this thesis I explore the ways in which twenty-first century Americans have access to Geoffrey Chaucer and his works. I look at issues surrounding Chaucer within the canon debate, high school history and literature textbooks, and Chaucer in popular culture, such as in movies like A Knight's Tale. I...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: poetry or literature. Sometimes he is credited as the very founder of the language. Jackson J

Life in (an)other world : issues of otherness and magic in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series

Creator:: Fennell, Dalicia K.
Abstract:: My thesis is comprised of two articles, titled "Journeying Through (An)Other World: Examining the Role of Magic and Transformational Otherness in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "Magic, Muggles, and Mudbloods: Examining Magical Otherness in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series." The introduction frames the thematic, theoretical, and critical connections...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Spell: The Meaning behind the Mania for J. K. Rowling's Bestselling Books. 3rd ed. Carol Stream, IL

Deliver knowledge or touch the mind? The effect of informational and emotional advertisement strategy on sportswear brand attitude and recall

Creator:: Lee, Jennifer J.
Abstract:: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of advertisement strategy (informational, positive emotional, negative emotional) and brand awareness (high, low awareness) on brand name recall and change in brand attitude. The study extends previous research by focusing on the sportswear market and including personal involvement towards...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jennifer J

Colonization, Statemaking, and Development: A Political Ecology of the Saru River Development Project, Hokkaido, Japan

Creator:: Ioannides, Michael J.
Abstract:: Although dam construction has been an integral tool in development initiatives for nearly a century, dams can have significant negative impacts on local residents, particularly those who are permanently displaced from their homes and must be resettled elsewhere. Dams have unique impacts on indigenous peoples. As a result, many dam...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael J. Ioannides for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology

A study of the differential equation d²w/dz² + (m + z²)w=0

Creator:: Morris, C. Gordon
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: finite values of k)z A.J -f- CJ o i where i w ) ___ ______ / 4vi -t- O s- J 'o -. (LA1 /O %1

Rural ceramic production, consumption, and exchange in late classic Oaxaca, Mexico : a view from Yaasuchi

Creator:: Pink, Jeremias
Abstract:: The Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico was home to one of the most intensively-studied archaic states in the New World. Centered at the hilltop city of Monte Albán, the Zapotec State first arose around 500 BC and eventually encompassed much of the present-day state of Oaxaca. But by the Late Classic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Leah D. Minc The Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico was home to one of the most intensively-studied

Patriarchal power and punishment : the trickster figure in the short fiction of Shirley Jackson, Flannery O'Connor, and Joyce Carol Oates

Creator:: Strempke-Durgin, Heather D.
Abstract:: This thesis is an exploration of how male trickster figures operate in the Gothic fiction of 20th century American female authors. Specifically, I look at the short stories “The Daemon Lover” by Shirley Jackson, “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor, and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Heather D. Strempke

Perspectives on Pits of the Western Stemmed Tradition : An Analysis on the Contents of Feature 59 at the Cooper’s Ferry Site

Creator:: Carroll, Amanda J.
Abstract:: Excavation of a pit feature designated as Feature 59 (F59) from the Cooper’s Ferry site (10IH73) in western Idaho offers a unique opportunity to explore more about the Western Stemmed Tradition (WST) and how people used pits in the Far West. In this thesis, an analysis is conducted on the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Amanda J. Carroll for

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In Defense of the "Ringding Mukta" : The Later Work of J.D. Salinger

The Clerk’s Tale : literal monstrosities and allegorical problems

The accessible Chaucer

Life in (an)other world : issues of otherness and magic in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series

Deliver knowledge or touch the mind? The effect of informational and emotional advertisement strategy on sportswear brand attitude and recall

Colonization, Statemaking, and Development: A Political Ecology of the Saru River Development Project, Hokkaido, Japan

A study of the differential equation d²w/dz² + (m + z²)w=0

Rural ceramic production, consumption, and exchange in late classic Oaxaca, Mexico : a view from Yaasuchi

Patriarchal power and punishment : the trickster figure in the short fiction of Shirley Jackson, Flannery O'Connor, and Joyce Carol Oates

Perspectives on Pits of the Western Stemmed Tradition : An Analysis on the Contents of Feature 59 at the Cooper’s Ferry Site

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