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Showing 1 to 20 of 925 for “"The Line"”.
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Straddling the Line
This research project focuses on the tension between fiction and creative non-fiction as they are defined and understood as separate styles of writing. The introductory section examines the scholarly discussion of “truth” and imagination and the blending of fact and fiction in this re-imagined …
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Paying Out the Line
… imagery my estranged relationship with my father and his untimely death, probes my experience of anticipating marriage and being married, and reflects on my pregnancy with my daughter. The collection is also concerned with issues of identity, naming, and spirituality (specifically, prayer, …
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The Duality of the Line
Everything in the universe has an opposite, and exists in complete harmony. Without one, we would not experience the other. It is this duality of experiences, perspectives and actions that I seek to study in this thesis. Dual natures are typically found in the unconventional life of Latin America, …
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(Not) Drawing The Line: Technology Reexamined
(Not) Drawing The Line: Technology Re-examined is the culmination of interdisciplinary research exploring the nature of materiality and process in the fields of art, science, and technology. Exploration and experimentation in these diverse disciplines have helped to illuminate many of the ideas and …
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Architecture: In the Line of Economy
… been designed with distinct site parameters with the expectation that obvious differences in form would occur. The focus of this investigation lies within the significant parallels that exist between the projects and how those parallels relate to the principles that constitute a framework of …
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On the Line: Lighting A Chorus Line
This thesis examines, details, and evaluates the process used while executing the lighting design for a production of A Chorus Line, produced by Temple University's Department of Theater. I will discuss each part of the design process as well as the technical rehearsal process and evaluate the …
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Over the Line: John Edward Lawler and FBI
The FBI is the most recognized law enforcement entity in the world. During its nearly 100-year history, the Bureau has been involved in many controversies, most as a result of straying from its stated mission to investigate violations of federal law. This survey is based on personal papers of the …
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The Poetics of Resistance: Heidegger on the Line
This project attempts to show the philosophical links between the later Heidegger and Post-structuralism, focusing on Derrida's "deconstruction" with additional ingredients from Foucault. Not only a piece of scholarship that thoroughly traces out the extent to which the deconstructive problematic …
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Drawing the Line: Student Reassignment Policies In South Carolina
<p>This study investigates the complex nature of student reassignment plans developed between 2006 and 2008 in three South Carolina school districts: York School District 3, Dorchester School District 2, and Greenville School District. The study is guided by the following research question: How are …
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Supply and financial systems training for the line officer afloat
This thesis addresses the need for a reference publication to enhance the financial and supply systems training of the U.S. Navy's Surface Warfare Officer Personnel Qualification Standards program. The thesis presents topics and discusses the reasons for the inclusion of these topics in the …
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Acting space.....following the line: Architectures of the drawing act
This thesis maps out four lines of thought which propose drawing as the material practice of architecture. The first line follows the clockwork diagram that underlies the whole of time, space, and therefore, drawing systems within Western culture. The second line follows the effect the clockwork …
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Drawing the line: An exploration of urban edge conditions (Washington)
The thesis investigates a means of establishing a more meaningful connection between the individual and the city through providing opportunities to experience urban space in an atypical manner. The atypical is created by an architecture which elaborates edge conditions and displaces the …
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Loyalty on the Line: Civil War Maryland in American Memory
During the American Civil War, Maryland did not join the Confederacy but nonetheless possessed divided loyalties and sentiments. Although Maryland's government remained loyal to the Union during war, many regions and cities in the state harbored strong Confederate sympathies. In particular, …
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Putting it on the Line: An Artist's Exploration of Family
… understand why participating in music, exploring the outdoors, and empathizing with the human condition is integral to who I am. Using specifically selected questions, I interviewed each parent individually to hear their recollections of certain pursuits and passions in their lives. A digital …
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Putting it on the Line: An Artist's Exploration of Family
… understand why participating in music, exploring the outdoors, and empathizing with the human condition is integral to who I am. Using specifically selected questions, I interviewed each parent individually to hear their recollections of certain pursuits and passions in their lives. A digital …
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Crossing the Line: Experiences of the Formerly Homeless Living Past Homelessness
This grounded theory study explored the experiences of formerly homeless individuals and families who have moved from homelessness into stable housing. This was an ethnographic study and involved the researcher staying in an east coast shelter where some of the formerly homeless participants had …
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Identities on the line : youth, internet use, and citizenship in Kyrgyzstan
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation examines the interaction between identity and Internet use in the everyday lives of urban youth in Kyrgyzstan. Using a "quick ethnography" (interview, observation, survey), the study investigates the …
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"""Walking the line"": bilingual sorbs, emotions, and endangerment in eastern Germany"
… and emotions, this dissertation explores the local practices of the bilingual Sorbs, an endangered language community in eastern Germany near the Czech border. In the broadest terms, “Walking the Line”: Bilingual Sorbs, Emotions and Endangerment in Eastern Germany, is a story of survival …
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Application of the line-spring model to cracks with partial closure
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1985
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