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Showing 1 to 20 of 432 for “"Angel"”.
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The headless angel of chance
… PhD in Writing comprises a novel, ‘The Headless Angel of Chance’ and an accompanying essay, ‘Reflections on the Headless Lady.’ The genesis of my research project lies in the true-life discovery of a ship's figurehead - a headless carving of a woman in flowing robes - on subantarctic Macquarie …
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Documentary Film: I Named Her Angel
Recent political developments in the world show us that different cultures need to know and understand each other better. Even though technological developments like the Internet, satellites, cable television and conglomeration of big media entities have made mass communication more effective and …
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Solo angel roles in vocal music : tracing the use of angel roles from 1600 to the present
This study traces the use of solo angel roles in vocal music from 1600 to the present, focusing specifically on one to two works from each period that contain the most prominent angel roles. Each chapter centers on a particular period of time, analyzing the angel roles and seeking to find a …
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Behavioral Finance: Factors Influencing Angel Investor Decisions
<p>Angel investors are individual investors who invest in high-risk projects without the assistance of professional portfolio advisors and are an important source of early-stage entrepreneurial financing. When providing financing, an angel must decide how much time to spend on due diligence, the …
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Angel Barja (1938-1987). Análisis de su obra musical
El objeto de esta Tesis es el estudio de la figura musical del compositor y músico Ángel Barja Iglesias. Con anterioridad, José Barja, hermano del compositor, había llevado a cabo el primer acercamiento biográfico a su figura; Luis González Viñuela realizó la primera recopilación y catalogación de …
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The Concept of "Angel” and "Devil" in Shakespeare’s Plays
… in his writings. In one area of thought, angelology, the problem of determining Shakespeare1s concept by a study of his plays and of the commonly held opinions of the Elizabethans has not yet been worked out. It is important that it should be, for although the conclusions of the …
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Grievous Angel: Gram Parsons and the country rock movement
The country rock movement emerged in Southern California in the mid-1960s and was comprised of musicians who, through diverse musical practices and conceptual means, sought to fuse elements of country music with other popular genres. Developing amidst the social and political turmoil that defined …
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Diagnosing the Demonic: Reading Valerii Briusov’s Fiery Angel as Pathography
… which he captured in his major novel, Fiery Angel (1907–1908). In Fiery Angel, Briusov poeticized Petrovskaia as “Renata,” the unhappy and tortured psychopomp to Briusov’s own alter-ego, the rational Ruprecht. Setting the work in the sixteenth century, a period of change and confusion eerily …
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THE INFLUENCE OF ANGEL INVESTOR CHARACTERISTICS ON VENTURE CAPITALIST DECISION MAKING
… decision making. Specifically, given that angel investors often invest prior to venture capitalist involvement, I draw on signaling theory to explore whether certain characteristics of affiliated angel investors can influence the judgment of venture capitalists. Taking a multi-study …
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The Examiniation of Entrepreneurial Investment Tax Credits: Angel vs. Crowdfunding Investing
… across two risk settings, which parallel Angel and Crowdfunding investing methods.</p> <p>The study finds an equity-investment tax credit is effective at incentivizing investors to make risky capital investments in startups <em>when</em> the nature of risk for the investing method is …
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The Perfect Angel Hypothesis: The Effect of Parents' False Perceptions on Children's Adjustment
This study explored the effects of parental false perceptions of their children's temperament on their subsequent school behavior problems. Participants were parents and teachers of 97 kindergarten children in an urban southern community. Both parents and teachers completed questionnaires on …
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Decision-Making in Early-Stage Startups: How Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors Evaluate Uncertainty
… is to examine how venture capitalists (VCs) and angel investors (AIs) make investment decisions regarding early-stage startups. Using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) framework—consisting of three core components: phenomenology, hermeneutics, and idiography—this study draws upon …
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American Indian Artist Angel DeCora: Aesthetics, Power, and Transcultural Pedagogy in the Progressive Era
This study looks at Angel DeCora, Winnebago artist and teacher (1871-1918) with regard to her visionary influence as an Indian school art teacher. By exploring interactions among DeCora, policy makers, and American Indians, this chronological study addresses: how DeCora's Indian arts curriculum and …
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American Indian Artist Angel DeCora: Aesthetics, Power, and Transcultural Pedagogy in the Progressive Era
This study looks at Angel DeCora, Winnebago artist and teacher (1871-1918) with regard to her visionary influence as an Indian school art teacher. By exploring interactions among DeCora, policy makers, and American Indians, this chronological study addresses: how DeCora's Indian arts curriculum and …
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All That I Am or Hope to Be, I Owe to My Angel, My Mother
<p>All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel, my mother. A quote that binds the relationship my mother and I will always have, through life, death and the paths I choose for my future to fulfill a promise. A promise I intend to keep and fulfill until we meet again… on the other side…</p> …
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