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Fame, Sex and Other Types of Criminality
… of two parts. First, a novel manuscript titled 'Fame, Sex and Other Types of Criminality' and, second, an essay discussing ideas used in the creation of the novel. The novel uses ironic and satiric devices to explore aspects of the culture of narcissism in contemporary Australia. The plot sees a …
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Milton's Emerging View of Fame and the Heroic Life
… and Samson Agonistes, Milton clearly defines fame in Christian terms. His method is generally parodic; he throws into relief true fame by parodying its false varieties. Thus he makes a clear distinction between earthly fame and heavenly fame. Chapter 1 traces Milton's struggle to define fame …
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Proyecto de diagnóstico y mejora empresarial de FAME S.A.C.
… la situación actual de la empresa nacional FAME S.A.C, con el fin de realizar un diagnóstico detallado y como consecuencia de ello, apoyar a la empresa a reducir y/o eliminar las deficiencias existentes
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Justice: A Unifying Thread Within the House of Fame
… in his article "What Is Chaucer's 'House of Fame?'"1 is one which is still being asked and will, no doubt, continue to be asked. The fact that there have been so many interpretive theories put forth concerning the House of Fame is evidence enough that there is something uncertain about the …
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Identifying instructional practices employed by Massachusetts Special Olympics Hall of Fame coaches
… by Massachusetts Special Olympics Hall of Fame coaches (n = 8). Specifically, this study aimed to discover what instructional practices were most commonly used among the participant group; what these instructional practices looked like; and what instructional practices may have contributed …
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A novel approach to FAME biodiesel production by means of reactive distillation
A novel concept of reactive distillation is examined in this dissertation. The design and construction of a rig to test the novel set-up were executed. The design of the rig was based on residence times selected for the rig's three main sections; the pre-reactor, the column and the reboiler. The …
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A Statistical approach to predict future members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
… model for the members of the baseball hall of fame and use this model to predict future hall of fame members, using a frequentist approach. Using logistic regression, accurate models were determined for each position that can be used to predict if a certain player will make it into the Hall of …
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Belinda Lee: fame and female identity in British and Continental cinema of the 1950s
… Belinda Lee to present a study deliberating on fame and female identity in British and Continental cinema of the 1950s. Changes in societal values and Lee’s screen roles are juxtaposed to indicate many of the populist and progressive trends of the era and the ways in which these may have …
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"And everych cried 'What thing is that?'" : a reading of Chaucer's House of fame
… which Chaucer undertook in the House of Fame. Firstly, I establish a sense of the tradition of criticism inspired by the poem, and then show the ramifications of the choice of medium. The poem is a "dream vision", a genre which took the contentious truth-claims and unsettled status of …
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The Legend and Life of Peter Francisco: Fame, Fortune, and the Deprivation of America's Original Citizen Soldier
Peter Francisco is an oft-forgotten hero of the American Revolution. A dark-skinned, foreign orphan and former servant, he distinguished himself nationally as a soldier of legendary renown. However, Francisco remains largely absent from the popular modern-day memory of the Revolution. This analysis …
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Boethian Colorings in Geoffrey Chaucer's Earlier Poetry: The Book of the Duchess, The Parliament of Fowls and The House of Fame
… The Parliament of Fowls, and The House of Fame, which are a rich mix of medieval conventions and Boethian elements and themes. Such ideas have been explored through the lenses of his five, shorter "Boethian lyrics" - "The Former Age," "Fortune," "Truth," "Gentilesse," and "Lak of …
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The use of model compounds to investigate the influence of fuel composition on the thermo-oxidative stability of fame/diesel blends
Biodiesel can be used in diesel engines without significant modification of the engine prior to use because it has properties similar to those of petroleum diesel. Biodiesel, however, exhibits lower stability compared to petroleum diesel. Small differences in fuel properties such as component …
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Analysis of carbonaceous solid deposits from thermal stressing of FAMEs and FAME/diesel blends at different temperatures in a continuous flow reactor
… diesel and two fatty acid methyl esters (FAMES), viz. rapeseed methyl ester (RME100) and soya methyl ester (SME100). Binary blends of 80 % EN 590 diesel and 20 %RME (RME20), 80 % EN 590 diesel and 20 % SME(SME20), 50 % EN 590 diesel and 50 % SME (SME50) and 93 % EN 590 diesel and 7 % SME …
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Synthesis and evaluation of polyol based biolubricants from vegetable oils
… modified to produce fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) and then the acyl moieties were linked to trimethylolpropane (TMP) a branched neopentyl polyol by a two-step base-catalyzed transesterification reaction. The addition of FAME to TMP was explored and optimized by altering reaction protocols and …
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