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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Lee Smith"”.
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Mimetic Transformations of Sacred Symbols: Christianity in Appalachian Literature.
… in "Brier Sermon: 'You Must Be Born Again,'" and Lee Smith in <em>Fair and Tender Ladies</em> all represent "mountain religion" practices that offer relevancy not only to the characters in the novel but also to the reader. Analysis of these works through their symbolic representations of uniquely …
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Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachian Fiction.
… Haun, Catherine Marshall, Harriette Arnow, Lee Smith, and Charles Frazier, feature folk medicine prominently in their narratives. The novels studied, set against the backdrop of the rise of official medicine, are divided into three major time periods that correspond to important chapters in …
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The Black Gum Well
… professors/authors Robert Morgan, Gurney Norman, Lee Smith and other noted others. My undergraduate study of the English novel and my graduate study of the American novel gave me a strong base for construction a novel. Two Kentucky authors, George Ella Lyon and Anne Shelby reviewed the manuscript …
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Implementation of cross-disciplinary projects to improve student engagement: a leadership study in building capacity for collaboration between middle school teachers
… problems, and poor attendance records (Lee & Smith, 1995; Miller, Leinhardt, & Zigmond, 1988). Research indicates that teaching and presenting material in isolation of other subject areas contributes to student disengagement (Guthrie, Alao, & Rinehart, 1997; Meece, Blumenfeld, & Hoyle, …
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I Used to Speak in Tongues: Spirituality and Pentecostal Deconversion Narratives
… Dennis Covington, in novels and short stories by Lee Smith, and in promotional interviews with Katy Perry and Megan Fox. They feature protagonists who grow out of Pentecostalism. In most cases, they are young girls who are raised in Pentecostal homes and leave their homes and religions at the same …
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How Do Family Structure, School Learning Climate and Parental Engagement Mediate the Impact of School Size On Academic Achievement? Evidence From Educational Longitudinal Study (ELS) 2002 Data
… (Sergiovanni, 1995; Cotton, 1996; Lee & Smith, 1997; Bowen, Bowen, & Richman, 2000).</p> <p>The data used in this study were longitudinal, nationally representative data, the Educational Longitudinal Study (ELS) 2002, from National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). Student …
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The Detrimental Effects of Organized Religion on Women in Lee Smith's Fiction.
… detrimental effects of religion on characters in Smith's fiction, with special attention to three general areas of religious influence on women. It considers Smith's illumination of the social, psychological, and artistic harm that organized religion can inflict on the lives of women.</p><p>This …
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Te whakatau i te mita o Ngāti Kahungunu; tōna hītori, tōna whanaketanga me tōna ahunga whakamua
… rangahau pēnei i ā Dr. Joseph Te Rito rāua ko Lee Smith, engari, kāore anō kia āta whakatauhia he aha oti te mita o Kahungunu, mehemea rānei he mita tōna, ōna rānei. Kāore anō kia āta rangahautia ngā motuhaketanga ā reo o ngā tīpuna o Ngāti Kahungunu mai i runga ki raro. Ko ētahi kua rangahau i …
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Southern Fiction: Southern Small-Town Culture and Its Landmarks
… the small-town culture demonstrated throughout Lee Smith's <em>Oral History</em>, Olive Ann Burns's <em>Cold Sassy Tree</em>, and Candice Lawrence's short stories "Glimpse", "That Kinda Courage", and "Back Stabbin' Mrs. Betty".</p> <p>Before we examine these components, let's take a moment to …
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Analysis of engineering retention programs and their impact on organizational dynamics
Thesis. 1976. M.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alfred P. Sloan School of Management.