Browsing W & L Historic Theses by Title
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Algerian Immigrants in France: A Case Study of Domestic Immigration Policy and Its International Implications
My paper examines the history of immigration in France, the positive and negative aspects of the public policy ofintegration in France, and the alternative means ofincorporating immigrants into mainstream French society. ... -
Alienation in Modern America: A Sociological Inquiry into the Impact of Self-Estrangement on the American Character in the Twentieth Century and Its Specific Effects on Boys of the Lower Urban Classes
It is my intent in this thesis to present a description in depth of the term "alienation," showing the reasons I feel it has become one of the most significant problems in present day America and pointing out its impact ... -
Alkenes and Cycloalkanes from Tosylhydrazones: The Aprotic Bamford-Stevens Reaction and Camphor Tosylhydrazone
In 1952 Bamford and Stevens discovered that ptoluenesulfonylhydrazones of many different types of ketones decomposed on heating in a base to form alkenes, and cycloalkanes by insertion. In addition to the alkene, molecular ... -
Alloys of Aluminum
The equipment used in this work has been very crude and that to a very great extent limited. Then, too this branch of metallurgy is very wide and an exhausting research terein might require a lifetime and more, and that ... -
An Attempt to Investigate the Reduction of Ruthenium Tetroxide by Potentiometric Methods
The titration curve for osmium tetroxide is similiar to the one obtained for ruthenium tetroxide becauee there is a minimum on each curve and the potential increases with each addition of HCl. . . . Another point of ... -
An Elementary Theorem-Proving Program
My goal is to write a theorem-proving assistant that can , to s ome extent, take a hypothesis (that works on IF-THEN rules) and make some progress toward a realizable goal. However, since I need a more concrete problem ... -
An Examination of Paul J. Flory's Equation of State Using Statistical Thermodynamics
This work is a detailed examination of the development of the partition function and the corresponding equation of state due to Paul J. Flory. After the partition function and equation of state are developed, the equation ... -
An Inheritance of Slavery: The Tale of "Jockey" John Robinson, His Slaves, and Washington College
Much of the Washington College slaves' inner lives remain a mystery. The evidence does, of course, illuminate a great deal about the general course of their lives. John Robinson acquired and later bequeathed them to ... -
An Investigation Into the Neuropsychology of Learning and Memory
The first section of this paper will examine the major psychological and philosophical roots of modern research in the neuropsychology of learning and memory. I will attempt, at the end of this section, to establish the ... -
An Investigation of the Synthesis of [delta]9,10 Octal-1-one
The synthesis of [delta]9,10 octal-1-one has been begun in large quantities. The intermediate , methyl-[gamma]-(1-cyclohexenyl)-[gamma]-oxobutyrate has been obtained in workable amounts. A study of the use of semicarbazones ... -
"And we shall overcome": Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Battle for Civil Rights
Historians will continue to debate Lyndon Johnson's place in history. Many will view the disaster of Vietnam as the most compelling legacy of his presidency and forever judge him by his tragic mistakes. But not all will ... -
The Anxiety of Obsolescence: Pessimistic Depictions of the Artist in the Modern American Novels of Kate Chopin, William Faulkner, and Nathanael West
This study will present the existence of a strand of artistic despair running through modernist American fiction. The consistent failure to positively present the high modem ideal comes about as a result of what I call ... -
Are Tourists Willing to Pay Additional Fees to Protect Corals in Mexico?
Coral reefs have been referred to as the rainforests of the sea, maintaining the most diverse forms of life on earth. The framework built by corals and algae provides the foundation for ecosystems that support an unsurpassed ... -
The Atlanta Campaign, 1864
Despite Hood's contention that Atlanta was untenable, the army under Joseph E. Johnston could have held out for a Iong period of time, as Sherman simply did not have sufficient forces to take Atlanta. At Ieast, he did not ... -
Authenticity, Faith and Love
"The term 'religion' I am using in its broadest sense, meaning thereby self-realization or knowledge of self." Gandhi's simple view of the word 'religion' reveals an important insight about its meaning: religion in its ... -
Automated Cross-section Construction and Forward Modeling of the Northern Terminus of the Sequatchie Valley Anticline
Producing a balanced cross-section is a very time and labor intensive process. Balancing of a section requires boundary conditions for both the deformed and undeformed state. A common boundary condition for the undeformed ... -
Automobile Hazard in City Streets: The Basic Cause of its Variation, and Indicated Measures for its Reduction
From the date when the automobile first made its appearance on the streets of this country, it has been subjected to legal restriction, in the interest of the safety of the public. . . . For with the rapid increase in ... -
Axiological Analysis
Axiology or the general theory of value, although becoming a separate philosophic study only recently, has been a prime problem for as long as philosophy, as a field of inquiry, has existed. As soon as the term 'ought' is ... -
Ayn Rand: An Individualist's Paradoxical Involvement with the Collective
Ayn Rand's paradoxical involvement with collective organizations began early in her career during her crusade against communism. Rand developed her anti-communistic ideas as an individual during her youth in Soviet Russia. ...