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Ordinary Sins
I chose to write Ordinary Sins as short stories rather than a novel, but also made the decision to deny the reader any central narration. The opening story introduces readers to the four central characters: Andy, Linda, ... -
Original Compositions
I am a music and mathematics major from Ann Arbor, Michigan. I have studied piano since age six under Mrs. Donna Borgert, Dr. Shuko Watanabe and Dr. Timothy Gaylard. In my junior year of college, I began studying composition ... -
Origins and Mechanisms of Semantic Memory Retrieval Inhibition
Retrieval blocks can be induced in semantic memory by a variety of methods, including part-list cuing or priming with information semantically related to a target. Mechanisms underlying retrieval blocks may involve automatic ... -
The Painted Image as Paper Propaganda in Pope Boniface VIII's Struggle Against Philip the Fair and the Colonna
Thus, it seems possible that the Lateran frescoes and the Stefaneschi Altarpiece functioned together as part of a single propagandistic campaign. Their iconographic programs certainly seem complementary. In commissioning ... -
The Palestine Liberation Organization in Lebanon: A Quest for Dignity
The purpose of this paper is the examination of the various factors that contributed to the Palestine Liberation Organization's presence in Lebanon, and its role throughout the recent civil war. In order to do this, I have ... -
Parallel Lives: Adams and Cicero, Hamilton and Caesar, and the Quasi-War with France, 1797-1800
The framers of the Constitution looked to the Roman and Greek states for guidance. To be educated was to know Latin and Greek, and to have read the ancient historians and philosophers. But among the many talented men who ... -
A Partially Changing God: In Defense of Free Will and Foreknowledge
In this thesis I will begin with a libertarian view of human free will, one in which we are able to be active agents in freely choosing our own actions. At the same time, I will assume that there is a God, and that He is ... -
Paterson via the Passaic
Paterson does and says many different things but its most central concern is man and his relationship to the world. Williams adamantly believes that a sustained, immediate interpenetration between the individual and his ... -
Patterns of Ritual in the Works of James Joyce
Any critical study of the works of James Joyce is from the outset impiously reductive. Two alternatives immediately confront the Joycean who embarks on such a study. He can follow the narrative structures of the individual ... -
Pendleton Scott Clark: Life and Works
Pendleton Scott Clark was an active architect in Lynchburg, Virginia and surrounding areas from 1920 until his death in 1975. The firm Clark started in the 1950's; Clark, Nexen, and Owen; is still practicing in Lynchburg ... -
Person' as a Family Resemblance Concept
For the purposes of this paper, the question of the concept 'person' is directed toward the use of 'person' that concerns "having or not having rights." I do not intend to pursue personality, identity, or any of the many ... -
Personal Honor and the Possibility for Redemption
What exactly is redemption? Webster's defines it as "an act or instance of repairing or restoring," and "expiation of guilt or wrong." More to the heart of the matter, is it possible to redeem oneself in an honor society ... -
The Philosopher of Pluralism: An Examination of John Hick's Pluralist Hypothesis
An innovative philosopher of religion and renowned theologian, John Hick is deeply concerned with the manifold issues surrounding the modern inter-religious dialogue. Recognizing both the validity of human thought and ... -
A Philosophical Analysis of the Traditional Christian Orthodox Concept of Hell
This thesis opens with the distinction between two models of hell -- the so-called static and dynamic. The static model asserts that damned individuals are punished only tor their sins accumulated during their temporal ... -
Philosophy, Psychology, and Psychonalysis
The problem remains: how is the essential nature of man to be dealt with without falsifying that essential nature in the process. "Man" as defined by the transcendental nature of thought versus a finite, individual , human ... -
Plagiarism and the News Media
Practically, we, as journalists, are bound to tell the truth. We are in the business of making the truth known to the public. If we lie, not only are we breaking our moral obligation as civilized human beings, as characterized ... -
Plasma Sulfate Analysis: I. benzidine Method
The quantitative determination of micro and ultra micro amounts of sulfate has historically been a problem to analytical chemists. The determination is further complicated if the analysis is to be performed on a complex ... -
Plessy v. Ferguson: The Culmination of a Judicial Avalanche
The Plessy decision represented the final capitulation of the Union to racism. Beginning with the Slaughterhouse decision in 1873, the Supreme Court gradually whittled away the rights of blacks in a series of decisions ... -
Political Campaign Contributions and the Appointment of Ambassadors in the Nixon Administration
Since the disclosure of Watergate events of 1972, the critical eye of Congress has been cast upon a multiplicity of unethical and illegal practices of the Nixon administration. This paper explores one of these practices, ...