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Showing 1 to 20 of 311 for “"Darkness"”.
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Absorbing Darkness
Beams of light can create volumes of darkness that help define an experience. That is an experience of darkness. Light and darkness in the enclosed space make me respond to myself. It is a canyon empty of everything, yet filled with the total absence of light. And the quality of this darkness is …
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Heart of darkness
A few decades ago, black holes were a theoretical quirk. Highly probable on paper, they were doubted more than touted; many scientists didn't believe they even existed. Today, however, black holes appear to be everywhere, from behemoths in the cores of almost every galaxy to more modest, …
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From Amber to Darkness
<p>N/A</p>
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Wings into darkness & Poetry - An Essay
Includes bibliography.
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Exploring the Unfamiliar: On Writing Eyes of Darkness
… The first section is a novella, Eyes of Darkness, (approx. 17,000 words). The second section is an exposition (approx. 3,400 words) detailing the writing process from the story’s conception all the way to its completion. Eyes of Darkness is the story of Dr. Ethan Abrams, a psychologist …
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lily [bloom in my darkness]: an electroacoustic opera
Lily [bloom in my darkness] is a 35-minute electroacoustic opera for voice, live electronic processing, pulse sensors, two violas, saxophone doubling clarinet, electric harp, piano, and dance with an original libretto by poet felicia klingenberg. Lily explores the psyche and heart of Lily Isabel …
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As Darkness Falls: A Composition for Wind Ensemble
As Darkness Falls is a composition that explores our interaction with several aspects of darkness through the use of musical imagery. The imagery attempts to reflect the moods, feelings, and impressions of a person as he or she interacts with darkness. The non-programmatic character of the …
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Selections from "Darkness on the Edge of Town"
<p>Selections from "Darkness on the Edge of Town" consists of a series of scenes from the novel, which chronicles the disparate lives of three aging couples as they prepare to celebrate their 50 Year Class Reunion in rural southwestern Oklahoma.</p>
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Silence, Darkness and Light: The Grand Egyptian Museum
… voice of silence, emerging to the light from the darkness, and by understanding the strength of simplicity after passing through complexity, This thesis offers an endless stream of ideas that challenge the mind. The vision for the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is to establish a place where people …
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Lighting Up the Darkness: Electrification in Ohio, 1879-1945
This thesis argues that electrification in Ohio, which spread from cities to the countryside, required a strong impetus from the Federal Government to reach its ultimate fulfillment. The author attempts to address a lacuna in the scholarship of electrification by providing an original work on the …
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Yusef Komunyakaa: Questioning traditional metaphors of light and darkness
1 PDF file (iv, 153 pages)
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The Representation of Natives in Conrad's Heart of Darkness
There is ample justification for seeing Heart of Darkness as a racist text. Conrad's world-view is characterized by a stoical aloofness. Thus on a surface level, his vision is unappealing. In Heart of Darkness, Marlow can evoke a wanton consciousness, infected by the spirit of bestial rapine in the …
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Senses of Darkness: An Exploration of Blind Navigation Through Architecture
Based on the principle of sequential lessons for teaching orienteering, the program is a center that teaches navigation to people who are blind, located in the remains of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Through the use of materials, light, and this program of …
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The Light Overcomes the Darkness: Cosmic Conflict in the Fourth Gospel
The thesis for this dissertation is that the Fourth Gospel does have a developed theology of cosmic conflict. Furthermore, warfare is evidenced in the Fourth Gospel by the author's portrayal of three primary aspects of the conflict: (1) the agents involved in the battle, both protagonists and …
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Darkness in the shadows: post-conflict trauma and the documentary image
In 1998 the Good Friday Agreement heralded a new era within Irish and British politics. Bolstered by the validation offered by referenda both north and south, the prospect of a shared future was greeted with great hope and optimism. The involvement of the Clinton Administration created a greater …
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