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Showing 1 to 20 of 139 for “"Solitude"”.
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Synecdoche: Visions of Midwestern Solitude
Synecdoche: Visions of Midwestern Solitude is an MFA Thesis Exhibition comprised of small-scale paintings of rural scenes that examine the way memory and perception is used in experiencing the landscape. By incorporating a method of nocturnal observation, the artist introduces an element of …
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Rescue Me -- Solitude & Blind Faith -- Pilot
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Solitude: identification of its furnishings from 1830 to 1880
Solitude, one of the original buildings on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is a possible site for restoration because of its significance to the University and to the community. This study attempted to determine the most likely amount, type, style, and quality of …
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Leisure interests and orientations toward solitude among adults in three residential settings
… relation to residential location and desire for solitude. Specifically, the extent to which solitude is a distinguishing factor in the leisure of adults in urban and rural settings was analyzed.
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A room of one's own, revisited: An existential-hermeneutic study of female solitude
… first-person accounts of extended periods of solitude. The accounts were analyzed along the five existential dimensions of spatiality, temporality, embodiment, language, and co-existentiality, producing a rich portrait of the women's lived experience of solitude. One of the first-person …
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The idea of solitude: studies in a changing theme, from Pomfret to Wordsworth
… two major lines of thought within the idea of 'solitude': the theme of retirement, a concern with social setting and environment, leading to retreat to the country; and the theme of isolation, a philosophical concern with individual identity and relationship with the world. It traces the …
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Documentation and analysis of millwork: a method for mapping the evolution of Solitude
Solitude, a nineteenth century farmhouse and historic landmark, located on the campus of Virginia Tech is currently slated for preservation. The purpose of this study was to trace the architectural history of the farmhouse and adjacent outbuilding through its existing mill work, hardware, and other …
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A study for preserving and renovating the main building of Solitude at Virginia Tech
The main building of the Solitude complex is one of the oldest buildings on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The purpose of this study is to provide preliminary research for the master preservation plan of the historic landmark. In order to preserve and renovate …
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Application de la théorie attibutionnelle de la motivation et des émotions au sentiment de solitude
… et des émotions de Weiner au sentiment de solitude et ce auprès d'étudiants universitaires. Cent-vingt-six étudiants inscrits au cours d'Introduction a la Psychologie Sociale de l'Université de Moncton ont participe a la recherche, dont 85 femmes et 41 hommes. Chaque étudiant devait …
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'What is in a Name?’: Using Natural Language Processing Techniques to Examine Attitudes About Solitude
… and young adults describe someone who ‘enjoys solitude’ – and how these descriptions relate to their experiences of solitude. Participants’ descriptions of someone who enjoys solitude were coded using content analysis and lexicon-based sentiment analysis (from natural language processing). The …
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Anxious Solitude and Peer Exclusion: Evidence for a Diathesis-Stress Model of Internalizing Trajectories in Childhood
… joint forces of personal vulnerability (anxious solitude) and interpersonal adversity (peer exclusion) predict depressive symptoms in children over time. Children's (N = 388; 50% female) social behavior, peer relations, and emotional adjustment were assessed by teacher-report and rejection was …
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The Log Outbuilding at Solitude: An Architectural and Archaeological Investigation of Virginia Tech's Second Oldest Building
Solitude is a National Register historic property that is today a central part of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus. The property was purchased in 1872 to create the site of the land-grant college that later became VPI. The focus of this study is a log dependency …
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Valleys of the Shadow of Death: The Apocalypses of the Inferno and One Hundred Years of Solitude
… Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude are both apocalypses, though they are not normally considered such. Each work manifests an apocalypse's typical form and function. Each presents a unique vision of reality. Each exhorts consistently with it vision, aims its exhortation at …
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The ethics of space, secrecy, and solitude: domestic space in French sixteenth-century literature and visual culture
… ethics of personal behavior, and the notions of solitude and secrecy. Alberti, Serlio, and De l’Orme use their architectural treatises to both propose their ideal ways of building the family home and to present projects that they have completed on commission for noble property owners. Each …
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La soledad en Clen anos de soledad de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This thesis analyses the theme of solitude in Gabriel García Márquez’s Cien años d e soledad given that it is the novel’s main theme, as suggested by the title and illustrated by the author’s focus on it and its related subthemes. The analysis of the novel and the associated literature aims to …
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