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Death After the Banquet: The Elegiac Unity of Beowulf

Culver, Stuart Keith

The purpose of this paper is to make a generic investigation of the poem and, if possible, reveal what it means by defining what it is. Since the poem comes from a definite and somewhat known tradition, generic criticism ...

Death in the Circuit, Life in the Word: Communication Theory as a Governing Metaphor in the Early Work of Thomas Pynchon

Ault, Jonathan Charles

I will consider a single aspect of the literature in great depth-specifically, his treatment of communication theory-finally resulting in a better understanding of the basic nature of Pynchon's literary objectives. I will ...

The Death Penalty and Socioeconomic Equity

Perini, Joanna T.

The case of Larry Osborne raises a number of issues central to the death penalty debate. One of the most glaring issues raised by this case is that of equity in the application of the death penalty. Is a defendant who ...

Death to Tyrants: The Evolution of Political Thought Regarding Tyrannicide from Cicero to Salutati

Coen, Kara Beth

I will devote the first chapter of this work to Marcus Tullius Cicero. Specifically, I will analyze Cicero's definition of the tyrant, as well as his justification of tyrannicide, notably in his De Officiis (44 B.C.). I ...

Debate at 2012 Mock Convention, February 9, 2012 (photographs)

Burrow, Steele (2/10/2012)

Debtors' Prison: Virginia's Poor Source for Funding Appointed Counsel

McKay, Melanie

Virginia statute provides for “repayment of representation costs by convicted persons” as part of the cost of prosecution, which is typically assessed by the court as part of sentencing. Payment of these costs is one of ...

Debussy & Bartók: Children and Their Music (thesis)

Stewart, William Lawrence

Decadence and Decline in Works by Thomas Mann and Edward Graf Von Keyserling

Fort, John Robert

Essentially a study of the �decadent individual, this paper will proceed from an examination of tradition to a closer examination of seieral of Mann's and Keyserling's characters. Understanding the characters better, we ...

Decarceration: A Promising Approach to Closing the Incarcerated Youth Educational Attainment

Emge, Gabrielle

While many juvenile detention facilities may reach the general public school standards, the education that incarcerated juveniles receive is inequitable. The centers do not provide youth with the resources that they need ...

Deceased Pastors, Deacons, and Trustees

Unknown author

Decolonize the Soil: Case Studies in the Restoration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Conover, Emma

Because of rich environmental, linguistic, and cultural history and culture, NGOs and government agencies in Latin America have been studying and implementing cultural knowledge restoration for decades. This investigation ...

"Dedly synne er domesday shal fordoon hem alle": Exploring the Seven Deadly Sins Through Medieval Personification Allegory (thesis)

Wiggs, Kimber Lauren

In Chapter 1, I will explore the nature of personification allegory in general before turning to Langland's application of personification allegory in Passus V of Piers Plowman. What I find is that Langland's Deadly Sins ...