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Tracks, Troops, and Treaties: Russian and Chinese Competition and Cooperation in Kazakhstan (thesis)
The overlapping Chinese and Russian interests in Kazakhstan lead many to believe it will be a point of contention for Beijing and Moscow. However, Kazakhstan's unique situation proves it to be fertile ground for Russia and ...
The Story of the Storyteller: The Ruined Cottage and the Arc of Wordsworth's Poetic Career (thesis)
The Ruined Cottage, as we read it in anthologies today, is the tragic story of a young country woman who spends the final decade of her life slowly wasting away, tortured by the enduring hope that one day her husband will ...
The Deeper Magic: Christ-like Figures and Faith in the Fantasy of J.K. Rowling and J.R.R. Tolkien (thesis)
Ultimately, my intention in exploring the Christ-like figures and nostalgically idyllic communities of faith in both Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings can be distilled into three parts. My first objective is to suggest ...
"Where Only Machine-Gun Fire Brings Us Together": Exploring Camaraderie and Human Connection in War Poetry (thesis)
Camaraderie helps redeem and blunt the horrors of war for some soldiers in some wars. While noting the value of camaraderie, this thesis examines in which wars camaraderie and connection characterize the war experience and ...
I Don't Know How to Tell You (thesis)
My own project is multimedia, making use of prose, poetry, prose poetry, handwriting, images, and more. As it developed, I pushed myself to experiment, to discover the many ways a story can be told. It begins with general ...
Subversive Texts, Randomness & Fright, and the Narrative Deconstructure of Thomas Pychon's Gravity's Rainbow
Our inability to paraphrase and reconstruct this book's
11 story, 11 however, is not simply a product of its length and
complexity. Rather, the book is structured in such a way that it
makes this kind of coherent recall ...
Broken Art: The Impact of Nazi Cultural Policy on Art
Every element of the Nazi Third Reich focused on collective strategy and conformity. Hitler reorganized the military, the government, and culture itself to create his new vision of a unified Germanic people. . . . As a ...
Quantifying Love: Shakespeare's Comedies and Modern Adult Attachment Theory
By looking at Shakespeare's comedies within the framework of modem adult attachment theory, I hope to validate the practice of both psychological and psychoanalytic readings of his works; to provide a new way of doing so; ...
Go Green: An Examination of Alternative Energy in Germany
This thesis examines the development of German alternative energy technology since the early 1990s. It explores the various motivating factors behind Germany's expansion of alternative energy, including the nation's growing ...
The Great Mistake: The Dysfunctional Electoral College and the Direct-Vote Alternative
The need for electoral reform has been evident throughout Arnerican history, but the problem becomes more crucial as the responsibilities and powers of the Presidency increase more rapidly each decade. . . . The relevant ...