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Amos Alonza Stagg in wood
… will be found in the text of the paper.</p>Mr. Amos Alonzo Stagg was the model chosen for the sculpture. The choice was prompted by Dr. Tully C. Knoes who was to have been the subject for the study. Dr Knoles preferred that his close friend and fellow worker, Mr. Stagg, be selected. At this …
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Amos Cooper Dayton: A Critical Biography
Scanned copy of Taulman's dissertation as part of our digitization on demand service.
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AMOS KENDALL: A POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY (JACKSON; KENTUCKY; BANKING)
<p>This study is a political biography of Amos Kendall (1789-1869), a newspaper editor who became one of the principal advisers to President Andrew Jackson. The study is based on primary sources and documents, as well as the standard secondary literature on the Jacksonian period of American …
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“You Only Have I Known”: Social Identity and the Book of Amos
This dissertation assesses how the book of Amos shapes the social identity of its audience. Chapter 1 contextualizes this project in Amos scholarship and shows the relevance of this study. Chapter 2 introduces the Social Identity Approach employed in the dissertation. Various applications of the …
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The Ethics of Amos in Light of Its Ancient Near Eastern Context
<p>The book of Amos, in a fashion almost preternaturally relevant to contemporary conditions, discusses issues of war and welfare. Amos condemns several foreign nations for various war crimes and then turns to Israel, excoriating it for its mistreatment of the poor. Specifically he indicts the …
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The concept of creation in prophetic tradition from Amos to Deutero Isaiah
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The Presence of the Covenant Motif in Amos 1:2-2:16
… and use of the OT covenant(s) in the book of Amos has been a highly debated issue for the last century among OT scholars. The dissertation attempts to address this issue through an exegetical study of the "Oracles Against the Nations" of Amos 1:2-2:16. This pericope of Amos was chosen because …
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The Name Israel and Related Expressions in the Books of Amos and Hosea
… and their combinations in the books of Amos and Hosea in order to find out their referents and the reasons for their usages. Chapter 1 provides a statement of the problem, pointing out the considerable divergence of opinions regarding the etymology, origin, and usage of the designation …
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"Purple People": "Sexed" Linguistics, Pleasure, and the "Feminine" Body in the Lyrics of Tori Amos
… responsive perception of “femininity.”</p> <p>Amos’ lyrics illustrate these theories working together; Amos’ lyrics represent such a “feminine” style as indexed through use of salient variables; thus, Amos’ lyrics represent a sociolinguistic phenomenon wherein gender-based salient variables …
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Unpopular Meters: Irregular Grooves and Drumbeats in the Songs of Tori Amos, Radiohead, and Tool
… also highlights the metric idiolects of Tori Amos, Radiohead, and Tool. The dissertation comprises three parts. Part I establishes my theoretical position and methodological framework. In Chapter 1, I stress the importance of the snare drum in the mapping of unfamiliar metric terrain: through …
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A gendered musicological study of the work of four leading female singer-songwriters: Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, and Tori Amos
… Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Tori Amos, whose songs are analyzed as textual entities. Building a theoretical bridge between musicology and feminist theory, the relationship between the text and the body is examined. The discursive perspective of this research allows pieces of …
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Justice and Righteousness in the Prophecy of Amos and their Relevance to Issues of Contemporary Social Justice in the Church in Ghana
… against social injustice in the prophecy of Amos and their implication for social justice in the world today, using examples from contemporary Ghana. It identifies social justice concerns in Amos, by carefully analysing the text and context. It also identifies pressing social justice issues …
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Examining the Use of Federal School Improvement Grant Funds and Academic Outcomes in Schools Denied Accreditation and Priority Schools within the Commonwealth of Virginia
… as measured by annual measurable objectives (AMOs) established by the Virginia Board of Education in schools denied accreditation and those attaining full accreditation while under school improvement sanctions. School reform in K-12 education has seen many changes. The federal government has …
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The new music building at the Amos Alonzo Stagg High School : a need arising from an expanded high school population and resultant growth in the music programs in the past ten years (1945-1955) in Stockton
… the proposed plans for the music building at the Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, and (2) to show the growth in school population and interest in music which guided the planning of new music buildings over the past ten years (1945-1955) in Stockton that led up to the plans for this school’s music …
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The view of society held by the prophets of the C 8th and C 7th B.C.E.: its social sources and implications
… Their emergence coincided with the appearance of Amos, -who was the first of the "writing prophets" and this phenomenon lasted for approximately 300 years. (For the social-historical background to their emergence, see Chapter 3).
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Exploring factors contributing to strategic plan implementation (IBP 2011-2016) failure at the City of Windhoek local authority, Namibia
… the Statistical Package of the Social Sciences AMOS Version 23 (SPSS 23 AMOS) to analyse, validate and generate descriptive statistics according to the identified study objectives. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was also done for the current study. A Principal Axis Factor (PAF) with a Varimax …
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