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Is Germany All It's Cracked Up To Be? A Study Of Civil Society In Germany
In this thesis, I examine the strength of civil society in Germany. Generally, "civil society" is informal community association, distinct from state and market interaction, through which citizens develop a sense of moral ... -
The Role of the Military in the Soviet Polity
This paper is an attempt to examine the role that the military plays as an interest group in Soviet politics. Early studies of the Soviet Union tended to stress the hierarchical nature of political control and the penetration ... -
A Review of Modern Methods of Roadbuilding as Exemplified in Maryland and Particularly in Montgomery County
In treating this subject the writer will consider more particularly the recent advances, along the line of securing a comprehensive and adequate system of State and County highways, which have been the result of continuous ... -
Understanding Museums: How Design and Hanging Affect the Viewer
A popular mythology exists which claims the museum as a neutral, objective place for viewing art. Contrary to that myth, however, the museum is, by its very nature, anything but objective. It tells stories. Museum staff ... -
The Godless Societies of Friedrich Nietzsche and the Epicurean Philosophers and Their Consequences Upon The Good Life
When one first encounters their works, the Epicurean philosophers and Friedrich Nietzsche appear to have a great deal in common. Their physics and conception of the universe seem quite similar and both reach the conclusion ... -
The Work Situation: A Study in Adult Socialization
The goal of this investigation is the clarification of the role which socialization plays in work groups. In order to reach this goal, this study will be divided into two areas. Of primary interest is the construction of ... -
The Use of Potassium Hydrazidooxalate in the Resolution of Racemic Ketones
Results to date look very favorable for the use of potassium hydrazidooxalate in the resolution of racemic ketones. Condensates have been made with several carbonyls, including optically active 3-methylcyclohexanone, and ... -
An Essay on Absolutism in the Renaissance
Thus we have observed the diverse paths which the renaissance rulers chose to carve their national monarchies. All of them were aided by a powerful but subordinated oligarchy, be it the Royal Council in England, le Conseil ... -
The Idea of Progress and the French Enlightenment
Lord Acton in his essay "The Heralds of the Revolution" declared that it was the combination of the American example with the influence of the French enlightenment that caused the French Revolution. Granting that generalizations ... -
A Madwoman for Every Room in the House: Eating Disorders, Schizophrenia and Other Forms of Insanity in Seven Victorian Novels
The subject of insanity, particularly in female characters, in British novels first attracted my attention while studying nineteenth century Gothic novels with my tutor in Oxford last year. I began looking at "sensation" ... -
Juan Criso?stomo de Arriaga: The Enigmatic "Spanish Mozart"
Born into this fertile musical environment in 1806, Arriaga reflects classical as well as romantic elements in his music. For his classical influences, Arriaga paid great attention to the serenity and symmetry of Haydn, ... -
A Study of the Kinetics of the Esterification of Benzoic Acid with Methyl Alcohol
The reaction between methyl alcohol and benzoic �acid to form methyl benzoate is perhaps the most fundamental of all esterification reactions. . . . The forward as well as the reverse reaction is catalyzed by protons ... -
History and the Pendulum: An Application of the Schlesinger Theory of American Politics to Twentieth-Century Mexico
Beginning with the Greeks Parmenides, Errpodocles and Polybius, continuing through unknown Mayan theologians, to the works of Vico and Hegel, cyclical theories are found throughout the historiographical canon. The tradition ... -
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 ... -
Maurice Barre?s and French Traditionalism
Barre?s was a novelist who dabbled in the politics of the Chamber. His involvement with political organizations espousing a program of extraparliamentary action was considerable. Yet, he was first and foremost a novelist. ... -
Musico-Poetic Synthesis in Nineteenth Century Melodies
It strikes one indeed as noteworthy that the periods of greatest achievements in French lyric poetry should coincide with the periods of high development in the French chanson. In the sixteenth century the inspired lyricism ... -
The Political Philosophy and Congressional Career of John Randolph Tucker, 1823-1897
Thc career of John Randolph Tucker was indeed unparalleled by anyone of his era. His contributions have had lasting effects on Washington and Lee University, the state of Virginia and our nation. As a professor at Washington ... -
Toward the Synthesis of Tricyclic Octanes
I began my research as a continuation of the summer research of Miss Julie Kugel of Northwestern University. She worked under a National Science Foundation grant. She had begun work on synthesizing Tricyclo (2.1.l.0 24) ...