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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

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Creator:: Tuma, Teresa K. Easterling
Abstract:: This collection consists of autobiographical essays which center around my father, my first husband, and my backyard. All of the pieces are recollections, and most occur either from my study inside the house, or from the deck outside, looking at the yard. The Preface is the story of how I...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Teresa K. Easterling Tuma for the degree of Master of Arts in English presented on May 19

A field and culture study of some freshwater algae

Creator:: McLachlan, J. L. (Jack Lamont), 1930-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . H. K. Phinney for his encouragement and help throughout the investigation. TABLE OF CONTENTS

Justifications for K-12 education standards, goals, and curriculum

Creator:: Creighton, Sean
Abstract:: In the contemporary U.S., the state, through the Legislative Assembly, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Education, sets policies for K-12 education. These include goals and standards that affect the kinds of influences local officials, parents, and students can have on various education programs, required and elective...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: presented on January 7, 2013 Title: Justifications for K-12 Education Standards, Goals, and Curriculum

Big, Black C%#K: Desire, Race and Masculinity

Creator:: Flenory, Emalydia
Abstract:: My thesis examines perceptions of power in relation to white and black masculinity in the United States. The introduction invokes the work of Mireille Miller-Young, Hortense Spillers, Vincent Woodard and Hiram Pérez as a foundation to ground my discussion of agency, consumption, desire, homoeroticism and the characteristics of the Mandingo,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in English presented on May 29, 2020 Title: Big, Black C%#K: Desire, Race and

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
Full Text:: , or perhaps unite the two, East and West, into some kind of union, varies from story to story. In

Conception to contraception : an ethnographic study among the Meo in north India

Creator:: Akhtar, Md. Faiyaz
Abstract:: This ethnographic study was conducted among the Meo community of north India to understand cultural norms, prescriptive behaviors, and practices associated with conceptions and contraception among Meo women and men living in five neighboring villages in the region of Mewat. The study goals were to collect ethnographic data on fertility-related...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: Sunil K. Khanna This ethnographic study was conducted among the Meo community of north India

The grassroots response to HIV/AIDS in Nyanza Province, Kenya : an analysis of the community-based approach for combating the multisectoral impact of an epidemic

Creator:: Johnson, Becky A.
Abstract:: From July to September, 2002 I spent ten weeks in Kenya conducting full-time research on the macroeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS and community action towards combating the epidemic in locations dominated by members of the Luo tribe in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Gathering data from both the Ministry of Health and non-governmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Multisectoral Impact of an Epidemic. Abstract approved: Sunil K. Khanna From July to September, 2002 1 spent

I-Kiribati youth perceptions of HIV/AIDS and related risk behaviors

Creator:: Roman, Mike T.
Abstract:: The Republic of Kiribati is one of the last countries to face the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Pacific. First appearing in the region in 1982, HIV/AIDS was recognized as a national concern during the late 90s. Partnering with the National AIDS Committee, research was conducted using qualitative and quantitative methods...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: contribute to physical/mental health problems and social disparities in the island. J BUPIR I K I cz7 p N

Where Old West meets New West : confronting conservation, conflict and change on Utah's last frontier

Creator:: Leaver, Jennifer Jensen
Abstract:: In the United States during the last 30 years there has been a shift from extractive natural resource-based economies of the Old West to a New West defined by environmental protection. Over the past century, a growing national support for environmental protection has influenced a lengthening list of national and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on March 9. 2001. Title: Where Old West Meets

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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

Full of his details and other essays

A field and culture study of some freshwater algae

Justifications for K-12 education standards, goals, and curriculum

Big, Black C%#K: Desire, Race and Masculinity

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

Conception to contraception : an ethnographic study among the Meo in north India

The grassroots response to HIV/AIDS in Nyanza Province, Kenya : an analysis of the community-based approach for combating the multisectoral impact of an epidemic

I-Kiribati youth perceptions of HIV/AIDS and related risk behaviors

Where Old West meets New West : confronting conservation, conflict and change on Utah's last frontier

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