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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"The Miracle"”.
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After the Miracle Season
A collection of lyrical poems that explore threads of self, body, voice, family, death, myth, and landscape.
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Descartes and tradition: the miracle of the Eucharist
Descartes and the followers of his new mechanistic physics were subject to condemnation as a result of a reaction against his philosophy on the basis that it could not adequately explain the miracle of the Eucharist. Descartes, however, firmly believed that he could give an explanation of the real …
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Tensions between abstraction and replication in early-twentieth-century design : Norman Bel Geddes' designs for Broadway's The Miracle
… for Max Reinhardt’s 1924 Broadway production of The Miracle, a design theatre scholars have consistently used not only to define Geddes’ aesthetic “versatility,” but also as a prime exemplar of New Stagecraft style. Based on both secondary and primary research material, I contend that the …
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A Fresh Approach to the Miracle Stories in Matthew 8-9: Literary Analysis Through the Literary Technique of Matthew's Three Stage Progression Pre-Supposedly Adopted by the First Evangelist
<p>The structure of Mt 8-9 is very complex, and there is no unanimous understanding. If we use Matthew's Three Stage Progression (MTSP), a writing technique that is found frequently in the gospel of Matthew, we can theologicaly explain the intention of Mt 8-9 more clearly than any other existing …
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"What's the matter with bigamy?" : the American family in the wartime comedies of Preston Sturges.
The 1940s comedies of writer-director Preston Sturges are known for their satirical narratives and eccentric characters. They were made during a period in Hollywood history when filmmakers adhered to the strict Production Code, ensuring that movies projected a wholesome image of American society. …
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Marian Devotion Through Music, Lyric, and Miracle Narrative in the Cantigas de Santa Maria
The Cantigas de Santa Maria were compiled by King Alfonso X the Wise of Castile (r. 1252-1284), amidst an upsurge of Marian devotion and a simultaneous proliferation of vernacular poetry and monophonic music, all outgrowths of the twelfth century. This thesis shows not just that music, lyric, and …
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What to Do About the Dreamer? A Theological Evaluation of Dreams and Visions That Aid Muslim Conversions to Christianity
There are increasing reports of dream or vision experiences that significantly influence or aid Muslim conversions to Christianity. These experiences elicit many questions about how one should evaluate, receive, affirm, or reject them, and they have led some to conclusions that are biblically and …
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A Reappraisal of Decadence in John Ford's Dramatic Works
Soon after Shakespeare's retirement from the theatre a period of retrogression fell upon the English drama. While it has been assumed by many that the closing of the theatres by the Puritans in 1642 marked the end of drama as it had been gloriously created and shaped by the Elizabethans, the death …
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Revisting the Domestic Labor Debate: Toward a Critique of Workerist Feminism
<p>The extremely high presence of housewives in Italy during the 'miracle years,' of 1950-1963, seemingly suggested that an unprecedented number of women were unemployed after their expulsion from large-scale industry. This phenomenon inspired debate among feminists on questions such as the …
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Decoding Miracles: The Ethics of Engaging Religious and Spiritual Perspectives in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
There are few places in a hospital that have as rich a bed of ethical, moral, and religious issues as the NICU. Physicians and staff of the NICU find themselves on the cusp of life and death caring for tiny lives wracked with illness. A conglomerate of ethical issues makes communication paramount …
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Invisible Logic of Space Forming - Rethinking the Urban Growth in Yueyang, China
… residents of China can be visually aware of the country’s spectacular and accelerating urbanization in the last three decades. In the era of globalization, China’s urban landscape has been dramatically changed by massive deconstructions of existing building fabric, as well as large scale new …
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Disputing facts, disputing the economy: Media controversies at the decline of the Peruvian Miracle
During the first decades of the twenty-first century, Peru experienced a major GDP growth catalogued by authoritative sources as an economic miracle. Many credited the miracle to two factors: the boom of mineral prices – Peru’s primary export – and the free market reforms implemented by the …
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Relational learning for a sustainable future: An eco -spiritual model
… environmental challenges as we enter the new millennium as human choices and practices have repeatedly led to environmental degradation. Increasingly there are individuals and groups seeking to address this environmental crisis and move toward more sustainable patterns of living. But …
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'Rapport and Subversion: Mesmer's Treatment of Paradis and Its Influence On the Fiction of E.T.A. Hoffmann' and The Cost of Light (a novel)
This is a thesis in two parts, a novel and a critical project. Both are about Maria-Theresavon Paradis, a blind and possibly 'hysterical'pianist and composer, and Doctor Franz Anton Mesmer, the founder of Mesmerism, who temporarily managed to cure her with this controversial treatment. In the …
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Net-PPI : mapping the human interactome with machine learned models
The miracle of life is only possible thanks to a wide range of biochemical interactions between assortments of molecular agents. Amidst these agents, which enable all cellular activities, proteins are undoubtedly among the most important groups. Proteins facilitate countless intra- and …
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Incorporating Solution-Focused Techniques into the Federal Strategic Planning Process
This study is a qualitative examination of the potential use of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) techniques in the context of federally-mandated strategic planning. Facilitators with strategic planning experience were selected from a large government agency to receive training and provide …
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Miracle in the Indian Ocean: A Comparative Analysis of Mauritius with the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
<p>Off the eastern coast of Africa lies an island nation called Mauritius that has within the last two decades, demonstrated remarkable economic growth. In fact, many scholars, politicians, and economists refer to Mauritius as the "Miracle in the Indian Ocean," and a "success story" (Meldrum, 1998) …
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Mi naqui: Birth and infancy in late medieval and Renaissance Florence
Using information from the ricordanze, the diary-like account books of the Florentine merchant and ruling elite, letters, humanists' and moralists' tracts on the family, and contemporary literature, this dissertation examines Florentine attitudes and behavior regarding birth and infancy from …
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The Reasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
One of the most unsettling problems in the history of philosophy examines how mathematics can be used to adequately represent the world. An influential thesis, stated by Eugene Wigner in his paper entitled "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences," claims that "the …
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