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Which Is The Merchant Here? And Which The Jew?
(1970-04-01)The Merchant of Venice is perhaps one of the most controversial plays that Shakespeare ever wrote. Though written more than three hundred fifty years ago, it has received more divergent interpretations than any of Shakespeare’s ... -
Whispers From The Bardo
(1994-04-01)I had no goals for this collection. In early meetings, I made statements like "I want to experiment with as many different approaches as possible," and "I want to examine the nature of storytelling," and all sorts of equally ... -
Whitehead's Metaphysics of God
(1983-04-01)Alfred North Whitehead had three careers, two in England and one in America. Bom in the village of Kent in 1861, he was educated at Sherbom School and at Trinity College in Cambridge. For twentyfive years he taught mathematics ... -
Who Gets the Gold?
(2018-04-20)During our presentation we are going to focus on the gender differences between male and female athletes during both the summer and winter Olympics. Specifically, we will discuss the variance between the air time on ... -
Whole-Plant Carbon Allocation and the Effects of Ozone Fumigation on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
(1988-04-01)Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) seedlings were grown under ambient and twice ambient ozone levels to determine the seasonal patterns of carbon allocation and the effects of ozone on that allocation. Aboveground and belowground ... -
Why go to College to Make Less Money?
(2018-04-20)In this evaluation of research we look at how women make less than men, but get the same amount of education. We will look at the degrees that women get versus how much they make compared to men with a similar education. ... -
Why NASA should care about osteoarthritis: Metabolomic Analyses to Provide Insight into the Risk of Joint Unloading in Microgravity Environments
(2020-04-24)A recurring issue NASA faces is the health of their space crews’ before, during, and after space missions due to microgravity. A lack of joint loading is known to reduce articular cartilage (AC) thickness and increase the ... -
Why Our Education Is “Not for School, but for Life”
(2022)In recent years liberal arts education has faced great resistance on the grounds that this type of education is neither a wise investment nor relevant for modern times. These claims are failing to consider the genuine ... -
The Will to Change: Understanding the Political Conversion of Benito Mussolini
(2022)The fascist Duce, Benito Mussolini, is well known for his role as Dictator of Italy and for his alliance with Nazi Germany during World War Two. However, Mussolini was once a poor young boy who lived in a small Italian ... -
William James: Psychology Of Pragmatic Man Self In A World That Has An Open End
(1973-04-01)James was essentially an original thinker. Because he wrote as he tallied, much of his personal style is retained in his works. The majority of his books are merely transcriptions of his lectures. James addressed himself ... -
Willingness Of Persons To Pay For And Volunteer In Delinquency Prevention Programs
(2002-04-01)Although overall crime and juvenile violent crime has been decreasing, juvenile delinquency is still perceived as a problem. The causes and vehicles of preventing and treating this societal problem have occupied the minds ... -
A Winning Design for Soccer Teams: Three-Node Networks and Increased Pass Frequency
(2020-02)We found qualitative indicators of team success for the Huskies soccer team. Success was measured in terms of the match outcome: win, loss, or tie. These indicators of success included the total number of passes per game, ... -
Winter Habitat Preference Of The Bobcat (Lynx Rufus Fasciatus) Of Western Washington
(1984-04-01)Crepuscular/ day and night time habitat preference of the bobcat (Lynx rufus fasciatus) of western Washington was studied during the winter months from 1978 through 1980. Twenty-seven bobcats were radiotracked and 632 ... -
With Patrick, Through the Looking Glass
(1998-04-01)I remember the day of my wedding. A fine September day, fine like the smooth silkiness of linen. Lightly run fingers over the grain and a sense of rightness enfolds - crisp, cool, and even. Usual concerns about customary ... -
Women and AIDS: A Spiritual Journey
(1996-04-01)At the close of the twentieth century, still the virtual advent of the AIDS epidemic, more and more women are discovering solace and a place of peace within their own unique sense of spirituality; after finding that the ... -
Women And The Helena Earthquakes Of 1935
(2008-04-01)The 1935 earthquakes that struck Helena, Montana, pose a great case study to examine this theory. The series of quakes began in early October of 1935 and continued into the following spring. During this period, women were ... -
Women At Work: An Analysis Of The Portrayal Of Female Characters In The Workforce On Prime-Time Television Sitcoms
(1998-04-01)This study looks at the depiction of female characters in the workforce on primetime television sitcoms. There appears to be a gap in the research on the subject of the portrayal of women in the workforce on television, ... -
Women in French Agriculture: A Historical Perspective
(2020-04-24)This project explores the roles of women in French agriculture, both viewing the traditional roles and perceptions throughout history and how those roles have changed today. Although women make up just about half of the ... -
Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya, Africa: A Quantitative Study
(2009-04-01)More than thirty-eight million people were estimated to be living in the world with HIV/ AIDS, in 2005. The purpose of this study was to explore the risk for infection of HIV/AIDS in Kenya, Africa. This is a descriptive ... -
"Women Who Want To Be Women": The Social And Political Antifeminism Of Phyllis Schlafly
(2004-04-01)Not all feminists were women and not all who opposed the feminist movement were men. The latter is illustrated by the life of Phyllis Schlafly, nicknamed the “Darling of the Silent Majority.” Schlafly, educated at Radford, ...