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Quaternary Erosional History of the St. Marys River, Western Virginia
The landscape between Vesuvius and Greenville Virginia records the history of competition between the Shenandoah-Potomac and Maury-James basins. The St. Marys River is the latest in a series of stream captures that appear ... -
Personal Honor and the Possibility for Redemption
What exactly is redemption? Webster's defines it as "an act or instance of repairing or restoring," and "expiation of guilt or wrong." More to the heart of the matter, is it possible to redeem oneself in an honor society ... -
A Selected Oxidizing Reaction of N2O4 and a Comparison of the Decomposition of Certain Organic Compounds
This is essentially a repeat of I. E. Shillington's original reaction. [From concluding section] -
More Than an Image: A Portrait of Stonewall Jackson by William Garl Browne
With the possible exception of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall JacKson emerged from the American Civil War as the most popular and well-known Southern leader. An intense interest in his exploits and character created a demand for ... -
B. C. Flournoy: Washington and Lee University Architect, 1904-1929
B. C. Flournoy worked at the height of the so-called "American Renaissance." Classical architecture, with all its various connotations, again became the national style. With the great expansion of architectural publications, ... -
Cult and Poetry: A Study of Ajax in Hero Cult, Pindar, and Sophocles
This study has primarily been an exploration of the relationship between the presentation of Ajax in Greek poetry and his status as a cult hero. We have seen how epic poetry preserved the memory and heightened the glory ... -
The Frescoes of Fra Angelico in the Chapel of Pope Nicholas V: Visual Persuasion in the Program of Nicholas' Pontificate
Nicholas' words, recorded, document his penchant for proclaiming the eminence of Rome and the primacy of the papacy through visual persuasion. His unprecedented declaration of religious authority on such a grand scale ... -
Tracks, Troops, and Treaties: Russian and Chinese Competition and Cooperation in Kazakhstan (thesis)
The overlapping Chinese and Russian interests in Kazakhstan lead many to believe it will be a point of contention for Beijing and Moscow. However, Kazakhstan's unique situation proves it to be fertile ground for Russia and ... -
Triumph and Tradition in Veronese's Venice: Political Propaganda in the Doge's Palace
Works such as the Triumph of Venice seem only ornate, skillfully painted images of allegory and overblown state glory. Yet upon further inspection, the relationship of this work to the Paradise connects the power of the ... -
The Position of the Dominant Woman in the Drama of Tirso De Molina
Various students of Spain's Golden Age drama have remarked Tirso de Molina's keen insight into feminine character, and some have mentioned his successful handling of women personages in his drama, but apparently none ... -
Historians for All Time: Thucydides, Winston S. Churchill and Their Great Wars
Professor Taylor Sanders recommended that I compare Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War with Winston S. Churchill's account of the First World War, The World Crisis. After browsing through these two interesting ... -
Nicola Pisano's Pisa Baptistery Pulpit: Baptism, Papal Orthodoxy, and Joachite Heresy
Nicola Pisano's Pisa Baptistery Pulpit has garnered a vast amount of art historical attention. The artist's use of a classical style provides a starting point for any discussion of the Renaissance. However, the identification ... -
An Interpretation of Sri Ramakrishna's Approach to Religious Truth and the Situation of Religious Plurality
To be sure, the differences in the various religious ??? Which are to be faced by any individual concerned with understanding the situation of religious pluralism are multifaceted. These differences become manifest in the ... -
Discovering Life in the Modern Age: A Study of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints
Debate over prayer in schools, priests convicted of child molestation, the potential of yet another denominational split, and low attendance on Sunday mornings have invaded news cameras across America. At first thought, ... -
Thesis on Gypsum
The subject of this thesis is to try to prove that dead burnt gypsum will set if it has a nucleui to set around and for this nucleui to be furnished with a given % of either gypsum or plaster of Paris. To confirm the ... -
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 ...