W&L University Student Scholarship: Recent submissions
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Feraoun and the Algerian Revolution: The Identities of the Algerian Revolution and the Ways in which an Algerian Writer Interprets These Identities (thesis)
The Algerian revolution was a war fought not only for the independence of Algeria but for the preservation of Arab identity as well. The French had spent over one hundred years attempting to change Algerian identity; they ... -
Instigating Victorian Morality: The Clapham Sect And The Reformation of Manners Campaign (thesis)
In the reformation of manners campaign the Clapham sect attempted to apply universal moral principles to the different classes of British society in different ways. Bifurcated methods of engagement with the upper and lower ... -
Influence of Late Jurassic Inversion Structures on Sedimentary Basin Uplift, Chukchi Shelf, Offshore Alaska (thesis)
This thesis examines the existence of a reactivated fault interpreted to be an inversion structure associated with a Jurassic tectonic event in the Chukchi Shelf off the NW coast of Alaska. Brookian, Jurassic, Ellesmerian, ... -
Relative Aging and Intraspecific Diversity of Resilient Acropora Communities in Belize Using Microsatellite Markers and Somatic Mutations (thesis)
Historically and geologically, Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis have been key reef framework builders, yet in the Caribbean these species have faced significant mortality over the last few decades. Today, Acropora ... -
GeoEye-1 Multispectral Satellite Imagery Classification: An Accurate Method for Identifying Populations of Acropora spp. Corals Prior to a Field Study (thesis)
In recent decades Caribbean coral reefs have experienced drastic decline in live coral cover. Some of the main framework-building coral species Acropora cervicornis, Acropora palmata, and the new hybrid species Acropora ... -
Hf and Pb Isotope Data for Mafic Lava Flows from the Three Sisters and Newberry Regions of the Central Oregon Cascades (thesis)
The Cascade arc is an end member convergent margin in which the young and slowly subducting slab is hotter than in most subduction zones. Consequently, the timing and location of slab contribution, namely dehydration, is ... -
Autumn's Return (thesis)
Ultimately, research for this project consisted of two parts: the theoretical and the practical. Because I devised to compose a long work of fiction, I needed to understand the mechanics of writing extended fiction as well ... -
I am not my mouth: A Poetry Collection (thesis)
I have spent the last six months thinking about what it means to tell a story. In my creative writing thesis, I wanted to explore poetry and its strengths and weaknesses as a mode of communication. I've been writing poetry ... -
H. D. and the Religion of Writing (thesis)
My thesis examines how, throughout her career, H.D. seeks to express creativity in reality through occult writing. I trace this goal in H.D.'s major war-inspired works, Sea Garden (1916), The Gift (1944), and Trilogy (1944). ... -
Socialism in Early 20th Century American Literature (thesis)
. . . But I needed to know more in order to understand why someone who called himself a communist or a socialist would turn on friends and neighbors who called themselves something else. So I set out to discover what ... -
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 Effect of Social Support on Prenatal Smoking in Romania (thesis)
Smoking is one of few controllable risk factors for pregnancy and it is associated with poor health outcomes for mothers and children. While prenatal smoking is now low in many places, Eastern European countries continue ... -
Customizable Method of Automatically Detecting Malicious User Activity in Web Applications (thesis)
With the increase in the use of the web and security threats on web applications also at its highest point, the need for better security measures also increases. In this thesis we present a customizable method of automatically ... -
Signs of Yuan Dynasty Imperialism in Tibet: Decoding the Fourteenth-Century Painted Representations of Textiles at Shalu Monastery (thesis)
Two primary questions guide my thesis. First, why did the Mongols, one of the most powerful empires of Asia ruling Tibet at the time (1279-1368), not establish their own aesthetic or simply import one of the well established ... -
Exporting U.S. Goods and Services in a Down Economy: Not Just Tilting at Windmills
It is time to recognize that there is a great deal of Latin American influence in the United States and as such, the business practices and needs of both regions overlap. By analyzing Latin American economies and cultures, ... -
From Nemesio to Moncada: Major League Baseball and the Development of a Baseball Identity in Latin America
Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the world, and it has grown to be the most popular sport in a number of Latin American countries. However, that was not always the case. Through this paper, I am doing a study ... -
The Game of NAFTA: Winners, Losers and Policy Implications
The North American Free Trade Agreement, which took effect in 1994, lacks a social component. It has hindered economic development in Mexico. -
Microentrepreneurs, Microfinance, and Business Training: Cases from Chile
This project will be focusing specifically about the case of Chile and the various organizations aimed to assist entrepreneurs. I aim to use the data and theories of microfinance and small business development to evaluate ...