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The adorned and the adored : issues of sympathy and ownership in Victorian literature

Creator:: Schmuhl, Emily J.
Abstract:: This thesis is comprised of two articles that examine sympathy, material culture, and ownership in Victorian literature. In the first article, I explore the figure of the heiress in the Victorian literary tradition, focusing on Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. George Eliot marked the heiress figure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Meghan A. Freeman This thesis is comprised of two articles that examine sympathy, material

Knot theory : in imitation of Lewis Thomas

Creator:: Schmidgall, Matthew J.
Abstract:: Knot Theory: In Imitation of Lewis Thomas is a collection of 14, 1200-word essays written in the style of Lewis Thomas, a physician who regularly contributed to The New England Journal of Medicine. His 1200-word column, "Notes of a Biology Watcher," ran from 1971 - 1980. The resulting compilations collectively...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Knot Theory: In Imitation of Lewis Thomas AN ABSTRACT OF THE

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Creator:: Read, Richard Thomas
Abstract:: In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard Thomas Read for the

Single nucleotide polymorphism diversity in domesticated and wild sunflowers

Creator:: Freeman, Carrie
Abstract:: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most common DNA polymorphisms in plant and animal genomes. SNPs were identified in the allele sequences of up to 12 sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) genotypes for a genome-wide sample of 81 loci originally mapped using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) markers. The RFLP loci...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Carrie Freeman for the degree of

Wild nature or the garden : conservation themes in the forests of Tarzan and Herland/Ourland

Creator:: Davis, Caryn M.
Abstract:: At first glance, Edgar Rice Burroughs's wildly popular romantic fantasy novel, Tarzan of the Apes (1912), and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's feminist science fiction-utopian novel, Herland (1915), with its dystopian companion, With Her in Ourland (1916), may appear to have little in common. Tarzan celebrates the human connection with wild nature...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: goes to Tara Williams, Meghan Freeman, and William Husband for their willingness to serve on my

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:: committee members Dr. Meghan Freeman and Dr. Evan Gottlieb, I owe sincere thanks for the discussions and

Community perceptions of flooding, water quality, and riparian habitat in Thomas Creek watershed of Oregon

Creator:: Doolittle, Lisa
Abstract:: The complexity of human/riverine systems has led to an increasing focus on land use patterns and policy. My goal is to understand the dynamics of a coupled human and natural system. The central question is how people in the community of Scio, Oregon perceive flooding, water quality, and riparian habitat....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Habitat in Thomas Creek Watershed of Oregon. Abstract approved: The complexity of human/riverine systems

Fish and invertebrate distribution at multiple scales in Thomas Creek, Oregon : a transition from conifer uplands to agricultural lowlands

Creator:: Langshaw, Russell B.
Abstract:: Longitudinal patterns of fish and benthic invertebrate distribution and habitat use were similar in Thomas Creek, Oregon but clarity of these patterns differed. I studied fish and aquatic invertebrates simultaneously, at multiple scales, and used multivariate statistical techniques to compare responses to the same environmental conditions. Both types of organisms...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Distribution At Multiple Scales In Thomas Creek, Oregon; A Transition From Conifer Uplands To Agricultural

The Stories We Will Tell : An Exploration of Family History through Autobiography and Record Analysis

Creator:: Peabody, Anna M.
Abstract:: The research of genealogy and family history can represent a means of self-discovery, connection, and preservation of the past. The experience is individualistic, unique to the intricate intertwining of lives that helped create and influence who we are today. Through the analysis of historical biographies, family documents, and autobiographical vignettes,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Thomas Bahde The research of genealogy and family history can represent a means of

Killing the Father and the Father Lives On: The Literary Influence of Richard Wright on James Baldwin

Creator:: Stoneberg, Michael R.
Abstract:: This thesis discusses the African American authors Richard Wright and James Baldwin, and their views regarding how literature should be written. These views are examined as laid out in a selection of each author‟s essays, as well as through an analysis of the characters Bigger Thomas and Rufus Scott in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: flatten[s] Native Son in precisely the way that, he claims, Richard Wright flattens Bigger Thomas” (18

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The adorned and the adored : issues of sympathy and ownership in Victorian literature

Knot theory : in imitation of Lewis Thomas

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Single nucleotide polymorphism diversity in domesticated and wild sunflowers

Wild nature or the garden : conservation themes in the forests of Tarzan and Herland/Ourland

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

Community perceptions of flooding, water quality, and riparian habitat in Thomas Creek watershed of Oregon

Fish and invertebrate distribution at multiple scales in Thomas Creek, Oregon : a transition from conifer uplands to agricultural lowlands

The Stories We Will Tell : An Exploration of Family History through Autobiography and Record Analysis

Killing the Father and the Father Lives On: The Literary Influence of Richard Wright on James Baldwin

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