Browsing Languages and Literature Undergraduate Theses by Title
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Matriarchy, Patriarchy, And Community: Moving From "I to We" In Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
(1996-04-01)John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel, The Grapes of Wrath, focuses on the desperate situation of the Joad family and migrant workers after displacement and economic hardship in the wake of the Great Depression. The Grapes of Wrath ... -
Medecins Sans Frontieres: Activite Dans Les Mondes De Politique Et De Medecine
(1996-04-01)Pendant mon annee d'etude en France, 1994, j'etais une volontaire a l'association Pharmaciens Sans Frontieres a Montpellier. Cette association recupere des medicaments nonusages et non-perimes et les redistribue aux ... -
"Melancholy" A Play In Two Acts
(1993-04-01)The stage is split into two levels. The upper level holds a walled-off study carrel, complete with table, chairs, and a door leading offstage. Upper level, stage left, holds the dormitory door with stairs leading down to ... -
Melodies Of Joyce's Dubliners
(1975-04-01)To be Irish isn't easy—there's no smug sense of being "right", such as the English enjoy, no solid identification with the Faderland, such as is held by the Germans, nor the pride in accomplishment that most Americans ... -
Mexican American Migrant Farmworkers and Health Care in Wyoming: An Analysis of the Wyoming Medicaid Policy as it Pertains to Migrant Families
(1999-04-01)The migrant lifestyle has posed difficulties for health care providers over the course of this century. The constant relocating and the poverty migrants face create a variety of health care problems. Migrant workers must ... -
Miss Agnes Repplier, Essayist
(1950-04-01)At the 188th annual commencement exercises of Princeton University, June 18, 1955, Agnes Repplier was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of letters. Dean Eisenhart, in introducing Miss Repplier, called her, "dean of ... -
Moments of Escape
(1997-04-01)Fantasy—a world to live in, believe in, or to loose yourself in. The great realm of fantasy and horror attract us with their beauty and grace, fascinate us with their magic, lure us with the promises of fabulous wealth, ... -
“Much Madness Is Divinest Sense”: A Sociological Theory of Insanity Applied to The Yellow Wall-paper and Her Story
(2008-04-01)In this thesis, I applied a sociological theory of insanity to two short stories written by female authors in 19th century American literature. According to social scientists such as Thomas Szasz, insanity is a form of ... -
Natures As Dynamic Entities In Poetic Intuition
(1965-04-01)With the introduction of the real distinction into modern scholastic philosophy the possibility of defining a meaningful aesthetic becomes very real. With the work of the non-scholastics and such philosophers as Maritain ... -
O'Pioneers, My Antonia, And Death Comes For The Archbishop: Willa Cather's Characterization Of Landscape
(1990-04-01)Moody and sullen, gray and dreary, blistering, cold, ruthless, dry, wet, life-giving as well as life-threatening: landscape holds as many moods as a lover or a villain. And when an artist can bring these moods, these ... -
On The Road to Self-Fulfillment via Baja California Sur: A Memoir
(2009-04-01)Jack Kerouac’s protagonist, Salvatore Paradise, began an exploration of self identity and fulfillment across the physical landscape of the United States. On the Road may be considered as the novel that started the Beat ... -
One Fine Morning: An Analysis Of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "May Day"
(1971-04-01)My interest in F. Scott Fitzgerald began, as it must have for many people, after I read The Great Gatsby for the first time. This short novel is generally considered his masterpiece; it is the representative work used in ... -
¿Percepción o Realidad? Narraciones Sobre Inmigrantes Latinoamericanos Frente la Literatura de Inmigrantes Latinoamericanos
(2019-04-01)Los Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica comparten una frontera que extiende más que 1.900 millas. En los Estados Unidos, hay millones de inmigrantes latinoamericanos, los descendientes de inmigrantes latinoamericanos, y Latinos ... -
Poor, Cankered Hearts: A Dramatic Exploration Of The Elizabethan World View
(1983-04-01)This play is the result of my meditations on the conflicting forces that shape society. Like our age, the Elizabethan Period was caught in the winds of profound change: the Medieval Age was dying, while the Modern Age was ... -
Practical Approaches to Business Writing: The Small-Business Person's Guide to Effective Functional Prose
(1992-04-01)Several books on the market today offer valuable academic information about business writing. In fact, their titles will appear at the end of each chapter so you can take advantage of what other authors have to offer. Most ... -
Prophet Against Oppression: An analysis of William Blake's visionary politics in America and Jerusalem
(1997-04-01)My curiosity and loyalty toward Blake led me to write this thesis which focuses on Blake's prophetic works in America and Jerusalem. I chose these two poems because America represents Blake's first prophecy printed in 1793 ... -
Reflections on William Faulkner’s Faith in Humanity
(2004-04-01)Faulkner’s work is, at times, notoriously complex and difficult to read, not to mention frustratingly ambiguous. For this reason, this essay will approach Faulkner’s method of redefining the modem hero from a structural ... -
Richard vs. Richard: A Comprehensive Comparison Between Richard II As Portrayed In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy Of King Richard II
(1984-04-01)Both England and the United States have maintained a rich historical tradition of placing their leaders on a pedestal. England's history maintains the "Divine Right of Kings," while the United States maintains the "Divine ... -
"Rite Of Passage": The Japanese Entrance Examination System
(1985-04-01)Ever since the devastation suffered by Japan in World War II, the Japanese people have wrestled their way to the top—reigning as one of the chief economic powers in the world today. One of the greatest driving forces behind ... -
S. Aurelii Augustini Hipponensis Episcopi Soliloquiorum Libri Duo: Translated with an Introduction and Commentary
(1933-04-01)St. Augustine was indeed one of the foremost thinkers, not only of the Catholic Church, but of all time. His works are f especial interest to us because he lived is whole life in an important turning point in the history ...