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To whom the glory
To Whom the Glory is a two-act play set in the Virginia jail cell of John Brown after his failed raid on the Harpers Ferry armoury in 1859. Brown shared his cell with one of the other raiders, Aaron Stevens. Brown was 59, and Stevens was 28. This play suggests what could have happened in that cell. …
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The paths of glory : structure, selection, and leaders
Practitioners, journalists, and historians believe that leaders play a crucial role in determining events. Social science theories, however, generally argue that leaders are unimportant. This dissertation proposes a two-stage theory of leader impact called Leader Filtration Theory (LFT). In the …
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Worship as Witness: The Subject and the Glory of God
… perspective? And, how does God receive glory through the finite perspectives of worshipers that are present now and into the new creation (Rev 21:24– 26)? This dissertation argues that the subjectivity (not relativity) in Christian worship is not a compromise of objective truth. Instead, …
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Of glory obscur'd : beatific vision in the narratives of Jack Kerouac
The present study affirms that Jack Kerouac's individual narratives of his Duluoz Legend, as contained in thirteen of his key novels, serve as episodic chapters in which the archetypal hero voyages on a quest through beatific discoveries toward a final self-discovery, a beatific vision.The first …
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Jheronimus Bosch, Conservation and restoration. From former glory to changing appearances
Contains fulltext : 319354.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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The life history and control of bigroot morning glory (Ipomoea pandurata)
Bigroot morningglory is a large rooted perennial weed which can be difficult to control due to a late emergence time, a large tap root which occurs below the plow layer, and the ability to reproduce from root cuttings or seed. Studies on bigroot morningglory germination, emergence, and growth and …
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Glory Through Suffering: The Telos of Humanity in the Humanity of Christ
… is the connecting link between the intended glory-function of the imago Dei and the actualized telos of humanity in Christ. Suffering is contextual based on the two-age structure of redemptive history; it is instrumental in that it accomplishes purposes otherwise inaccessible to humanity. The …
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Crowned with Immortal Glory: Eschatalogical Hope in the Spirituality of William Perkins
… will he look like? What will his status be in glory? I demonstrate from Perkins’s complete and collected works that the future state of man in Christ is one of the main themes driving his thoughts, doctrinal developments, and teachings. Throughout his works, whether brief statements or whether …
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Glory, Resistance and Reality: The Ever-Changing Perspective on War and Film
In this paper, the three eras of film will be addressed by viewing copious amounts of war films and digesting the concurrent themes within the films. The three eras are set by “bookend films”, a movie that is a game-changer, shifting the eras or being a clearly defined end of an era. Other films …
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Night-glory: cut-up literature, anarchism, and the question of the subject
"This dissertation examines the anarchic practices implicit to literary texts composed through the cut-up technique. It argues that the aleatory and processual experiments in Gertrude Stein's, William S. Burroughs', Kathy Acker's, and Kenji Siratori's cut-up works appeal to principles of …
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The Olympic Glory of Jesse Owens: A Contribution to Civil Rights and Society
… of this thesis was to examine what the Olympic glory of Owens represented for society. Owens as an Olympian in 1936 manufactured a brand of social capital that tied people together in commonality—as Americans. As well, in both myth and deed, Owens has been traditionally credited with challenging …
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"Feathered Glory": A Poet in Flight from Medieval Ireland to the Twentieth Century
<p><em>Feathered Glory</em> explores the relevance of the medieval Irish character Suibhne, usually anglicized as Sweeney, to twentieth-century writers. Suibhne is the protagonist of the twelfth-century text <em>Buile Suibhne</em>, in which he is depicted as a minor king who goes mad on the field …
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Land of hope and glory: Englishness, imperialism and audiences of major sport events
At the time of writing, public debate about the imperialism associated with ‘Englishness’ and subsequent marginalisation of ‘other’ identities has become increasingly salient. From the European Union Referendum to the mourning of Elizabeth II’s passing, explicit displays of the contention between …
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The Trinitarian Foundation of Leadership: Working Together for God's Glory in Unity and Diversity
In the last decade, the theory of shared leadership has received considerable attention. This theory shifts the primary focal point of leadership discussions from vertical to lateral forms of influence. Moreover, it has been recognized that the shared leadership environment requires a unique …
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Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory : A Definition of Woman by Julia Ward Howe
<p>Although neglected by historians Julia Ward Howe contributed much more to American civilization than the words of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." She was one of the founders of women's clubs and a prominent member of the women suffrage movement. At the turn of the century, Mrs. Howe was …
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