W & L Historic Theses: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Lipid Bilayer with Dissolved Solutes
This paper considers a computer simulation of a lipid bilayer with solute particles dissolved between the monolayers. The objective is to examine the bilayer system and to determine what effect, if any, the solutes have ... -
Death in the Circuit, Life in the Word: Communication Theory as a Governing Metaphor in the Early Work of Thomas Pynchon
I will consider a single aspect of the literature in great depth-specifically, his treatment of communication theory-finally resulting in a better understanding of the basic nature of Pynchon's literary objectives. I will ... -
County Secession Attitudes (Rockbridge, Va., 1860-61)
Rockbridge County's secession attitudes were those of the State as a whole, with probably a stronger Union sentiment up until the actual act of secession, when the views of the County and the eastern sections were expressed ... -
The Chinese Eastern Railway: Storm Center in Asia
In attempting to gain a true perspective of Russo-Chinese relations I have examined certain historical aspects of Russia's penetration into China in both the Tsarist and Soviet periods and China's subsequent reactions in ... -
The Problem of Hell for Christians
At one point or another, almost every human being has considered and questioned the possibility of the existence of some sort of higher being and of an afterlife. The Christian faith teaches that there exists such a being, ... -
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 ... -
Norms of Composition Operators on the Hardy Space
This thesis covers Hilbert spaces, Hardy spaces, their properties, and composition operators. -
A Critical Analysis of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, prepared by the National Institutes of Health, provides an interpretation of the Animal Welfare Act. The Guide is the most stringent of the regulatory documents ... -
A Study of Type I Hypersensitivity (Anaphylaxis)
Type I hypersensitivity reactions were studied in vitro using the Schulz-Dale Assay. This assay involved the suspension of pieces of sensitized mouse ileum (smooth muscle of the gut) in an organ bath to allow exposure to ... -
An Investigation of Intersubunit Bridges Important for Ribosome Stability in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
The ribosome, a large ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for protein biosynthesis, is composed of two unequal subunits that must correctly associate for 1 proper function. X-ray crystallographic and cryo-EM studies have ... -
Delusion, Disenchantment, Dissension: William Christian Bullitt and Soviet-American Relations 1919-1946
Delusion, Disenchantment, Dissension is a story and an analysis of a controversial man and a controversial subject. The man is William Christian Bullitt, and the subject is Soviet-American relations 1919-1946. A full ... -
Chaucer and the French Dichotomy: A Study of the French Influence on the Poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer went through no single English or French period. He was at all times an English poet, writing for English readers. And at all times he showed a definite Frenoh tinge in his writings. The ltalian influence, while ... -
Sheltered: Images From a Life Among Shelter Pets and Their People
I hope to provide a glimpse into the shelter system that will leave my readers understanding that animal shelters are about so much more than euthanasia and adoptions. My goal is to prove that shelters are not limited to ... -
Virginia Whigs, Virginia Rebels, Virginia Patriots: The James D. Davidson Family and the War Between the States
History, in the final analysis, is not only stories of governments and churches and wars and movements and institutions. It is rather the story of men, and men's action, and men's ideas fitting together into a collage of ... -
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 ... -
Mexican Agrarian Reform and the United States
Fifty years of agrarian reform has brought many changes to Mexico, but it has by no means solved all her problems. The land was divided and given to the peon. This attack on the latifundia, the large land holding, was ... -
The Effects of Ethanol and Nicotine on the Brain Development of the Embryonic Chick: A Model for Substance Abuse During Pregnancy
The chick embryo was used as an animal model to test the effects of ethanol and nicotine on the brain of the developing embryo. The experimental groups received 2 μl doses of either Howard Ringers solution, 0.5% ethanol, ... -
The Synthesis of 4-carboxybenzenesulfhydrazide and an Investigation of Its Use in the Resolution of 3-methylcyclohexanone
The present problem was undertaken to provide an intermediate for the resolution of racemic carbonyl compounds. But before continuing, a short discussion of the different types of reagents and a brief explanation of the ...