W & L Historic Theses: Recent submissions
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Modern Methods of Highway Maintenance
The systematic maintenance of county roads only has been discussed, hovvever the genercl principals and methods outlined are applicable to city streets in many respects. The discussion has been outlined and classified so ... -
Nietzsche's Overman, the Will to Power, and the Absolute Telos
Nietzsche focuses on the idea of the ideal individual as an underlying and vital theme in all of his writing. He examines the question of how man should live his life in this world. His answer encompasses his critique of ... -
A Study of the Double Chlorids of Potassium and Arsenic
As the antimony in the black salt of Setterberg has the valence of four, it appears to be a member of the series of hexahalids . . . The primary object of this work was to prepare, if possible, the corresponding salt of ... -
Ricardo Palma, Jorge Luis Borges and the Relato
The relato is usually classified as short fiction. However, a relato contains disturbing expository elements that one associates with an essay. A relato contains several of the elements of the short story, such as literary ... -
Sartre's Concept of Freedom as Reflected in his Novel and Plays before 1949
Sartre thinks of freedom not as something man has, but as something man is. He says: Man is his freedom; thus, man is condemned to be free. This study attempts to sound the depths of that statement. Freedom is the major ... -
Geology of the Precambrian Igneous-Metamorphic Complex of the Blue Ridge in the Snowden Quadrangle, Virginia
The Snowden 7.5 minute quadrangle is located entirely within the Blue Ridge physiographic province of Virginia. Early Cambrian sediments of the Chilhowee Group occur in the northern half of the quadrangle, while the southern ... -
The Contested Role of Women in Early Christianity: An Examination of the Evidence in the Gospels, the Pauline Letters, Deutro-Pauline Letters, and Selected Extra-canonical Texts
Feminist Biblical scholarship has begun to present interpretations of the Bible that differ from earlier text and form biblical criticism. Feminist scholars are negotiating the tensions and contradictions within the text ... -
The "Projective" Unconscious: Charles Olson and Carl Jung
Charles Olson ( 1910-1970), writing the bulk of his most influential works in the late forties through mid sixties, is an American poet who gained fame as a teacher in the Black Mountain College, a successor of Ezra Pound, ... -
The Rhetorical Self of Alexander Pope's Imitations of Horace
In his Imitations of Horace. Alexander Pope undertakes a very special task. Borrowing from the classical tradition, he creates a very characteristic poetic self which quickly becomes apparent to the reader. His linguistic, ... -
Problems of International Broadcasting by the American Government
The purpose of this paper is to present an objective evaluation of the work of the Voice of America. Much has been written from a biased standpoint -- little that is objective. Indeed, it was an editorial bitterly attacking ... -
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 Study of Character: The Antigone Motif in Sophocles, Anouilh & Brecht
This paper is a twofold discussion of character. It is first a study in comparative drama, a comparison of the characters and plots of three versions of Antigone. This discussion deals primarily with empirical rather than ... -
The Role of the Media in the Integration of Ethnic Immigrants in Germany
The following study examines the link between media use and the ethnic immigrant teenager's integration process. Based on a survey of 47 young ethnic immigrants, who have either attended or are currently enrolled in the ... -
Thesis: On Double Sulphates of Copper and Cadmium
The object of this work was to investigate the possibility of a double sulphate of coppper and cadmium, and to obtain such, a solution of each was mixed with the other in different ratios and allowed to evaporate spontaneously, ... -
The Presidential Election of 1932
While with the keen eyes of twenty-twenty hindsight, later analysts were able to see in Roooevelt' s adresses many indications of later developments, the public was by no means equally aware of what was in store for them ... -
Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Complex Blends of Recycled Polymers
Polymers are hard to recycle because there are numerous polymers that, in general, are immiscible. Most current recycling efforts have focused on a few very common and easily recycled polymers, such as high density ... -
Revolution in Kenya
To look at revolution as an isolated, discrete, historical accident is unrewarding in that we have no promise for the future discovery and prevention of such social chaos. However, if it is possible to discern pattern in ...