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A Thesis on the Potash Contained in Leaves
We see then that in 100 pounds of leaves there is .16 pounds of potash. Further, 100 pounds of leaves, thoroughly dry, will constitute a volume of about 21 bushels. Hence in the large volume of 21 bushels of leaves there ... -
A. Willis Robertson: Pioneer Conservationist
During his lifetime, Robertson was accused of being overly zealous in his defense of wildlife and natural resources. Many people could not understand his deep love for nature and his willingness to risk his political career ... -
Variation of Coal in the Seam
My problem was to find the variation of composition of the coal throughout the seam. To do this I got samples at certain intervals from top to bottom of the seam and analyzed them. The analyses included moisture, volatile ... -
The Search for Meaning in Contemporary Life: A Study of a Central Theme in the Works of James Joyce and T. S. Eliot
In this paper I shall discuss the search for meaning in contemporary life, a central theme that appears in the works of both T. S. Eliot and James Joyce. I shall begin my discussion by suggesting how the just-born individual's ... -
An Abnormal Psychology Syllabus
Psychology is a new science, and the trend of abnormal psychology is one of change with each scientifici finding. There have been many books published on the subject, some adequate and some inadequate, and there seems to ... -
Emergent Behaviors in Artificial Life with Genetic Algorithms
Artificial life is concerned with the understanding of various aspects of biological systems by artificially recreating them. An emergent property of any system is a simple or complex behavior that is beyond the original ... -
The Responsible Hero: The Evolution of the Greek Hero from the Epic to the Tragic and Historic
To illustrate the history and evolution of personal responsibility in the Greek world, and the Athenian polis in particular, and the impact this concept of responsibility had on the definition of a "hero," I shall concentrate ... -
Igor Stravinsky: Perennial Russian Roots Grounded in His Neo-Classical Works
Stravinsky's works are typically categorized into three main periods of composition: Russian, Neo-Classical, and Serial. The most noteworthy works of his Russian phase, roughly 1902-1920, include the ballets made famous ... -
The Shellability of Simplices
Shelling can be looked at as a way of piecing together a surface ( or taking it apart), almost as if using legos. The pieces we are using are points, edges, triangles, tetrahedra, and larger n-dimensional cells. You can ... -
Watercolor: The Development of an American Medium
From the earliest times, it has been thought that all serious academic work must be done in oil. Watercolor has long been viewed as a less academic, even unimportant, means of expression. This medium has been overlooked. ... -
Georg Buchner's Dantons Tod as a possible source for Peter Weiss's Marat/ Sade
E. M. Fleissner writes that "revolt is central to the drama . . ." and in Georg Buchner's Dantons Tod and Peter Weiss's Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspielgruppe des Hospizes zu ... -
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 ... -
An Historical and Archaeological Consideration of Brickmaking in Virginia
"Of all ceramics, brick is surrounded by the worst tangle of legend and folklore." (Heite 1970: 43) The above quote represents a statement written by Edward F. Heite in reference to the specific plight of bricks in an ... -
The Study and Preparation of Iodine Monochloride with Various Amines
Work has previously been done with iodine , bromine, iodine monochloride, and iodine monobromide, whioh act as Lewis acids, toward benzene, pyridine, and bipyridine. We began a study of reactions of iodine monoohloride ... -
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 ... -
The Diplomacy of Self-Delusion: Poland's Relations with Germany, 1932-1939
If Germany was determined to effect the revision of the Versailles system, France stood as the pillar under Versailles. Poland had turned to France in 1921 to conclude the Franco-Polish alliance which she regarded as the ... -
Adaptations of Energy Systems in Competitive Swimming: A Physiological Evaluation of a NCAA Division III Training Program
The training effects of a 21-week swim season on anaerobic threshold (AT) , maximum oxygen consumption (mV02) , and plasma lactate were studied with six members of the Washington and Lee University swim team as subjects. ... -
Early New Deal Relief Efforts in Rockbridge County: An Examination of the FERA in a Local Environment
I have limited my work to a consideration of one relief agency of the New Deal: The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). I will attempt to follow the history of the FERA during its activity in Rockbridge County ... -
Nietzsche: Genealogy and the Spirit of Moral Revaluation
Nietzsche is concerned with the lack of value that threatens the moral structure upon which man has relied for generations. He challenges us, therefore, to reflect upon our moral history in a new way. His use of a genealogy ...