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Showing 1 to 20 of 105 for “"The Rainbow"”.
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Reweaving the Rainbow: Science in Romantic Poetry
Contrary to popular belief, the Romantic poets were not anti-scientific thinkers. Their poems, both major and minor, are heavily infused with the scientific knowledge of the period, a time marked by monumental advances in British chemistry and geology. Though they all asserted at times that there …
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Mauritianism or the mitigated euphoria of the rainbow nation
… ile durable that even defies until today the extrapolations and predictions of the greatest of writers such as Trinidadian V.S. Naipaul about the economic status of the country after it achieved independence, Mauritius has also grown to be known as the archetypal independent state, …
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Broadening the Spectrum: The Religious Dimensions of the Rainbow Gatherings
The purpose of this thesis is to specifically address the religious dimensions of the Rainbow Gatherings. The fundamental question directing this analysis is: "Are the Rainbow Gatherings religious in character?" This thesis specifically asks whether or not the Rainbow Gatherings satisfy certain …
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"Variations of the rainbow" : mysticism, history and aboriginal Australia in Patrick White
… study examines Patrick White's Voss, Riders in the Chariot and A Fringe of Leaves. These works, which span White's creative career, demonstrate certain abiding preoccupations, while also showing a marked shift in treatment and philosophy. In Chapter One Voss is discussed as an essentially …
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In vitro corneal ion and water movement in the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Physiology, 1964
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The Elusive End of the Rainbow: A (Queer) Rhetorical Analysis of Rainbow Sash Rhetoric
Rainbow Sash Catholicism refers to several LGBT Catholic groups practice of wearing rainbow sashes to Pentecost Mass to denote their opposition to the Roman Catholic Church's stance on non-normative gender and sexuality. Utilizing ideological rhetorical criticism, this study analyzed the act of …
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Branding Beyond the Rainbow: An Exploration of Authentic Advertising for Gen-Z's LGBTQ+ Community
“Brand authenticity” is an interesting concept. It’s difficult to objectively define, hard to effectively execute, yet remains a requirement in winning the hearts of consumer audiences. Generation-Z, the most diverse and openly LGBTQ+ generation yet, places high value upon authenticity and …
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Finding the Rainbow World: Transnational Queer Networks and Literary Translation in Cold War Japan
This dissertation analyzes the mutually constitutive relationship between transnational queer subcultures and networks of literary translation in Japan from the 1940s to the 1970s. In contrast to much of the English-speaking world, post-World War II Japan was relatively tolerant towards sexual …
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Journey from the Rainbow Bridge Separated Christian Socialities in an Indigenous Truku Village of Taiwan
‘Christianity’, one of the world’s major religions, refers to the general cosmological understanding centred on the belief in Jesus as the saviour, son of God, and the Bible, yet its nature is heterogeneous. Historically, Christianity has developed distinct forms and spread worldwide through a …
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Journey from the Rainbow Bridge Separated Christian Socialities in an Indigenous Truku Village of Taiwan
‘Christianity’, one of the world’s major religions, refers to the general cosmological understanding centred on the belief in Jesus as the saviour, son of God, and the Bible, yet its nature is heterogeneous. Historically, Christianity has developed distinct forms and spread worldwide through a …
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Contribution of Natural Recruitment to the Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Sport Fishery in Deerfield Reservoir
Historic fish assemblages in the Black Hills of South Dakota were simple and lacked fishes that were considered sport species. Catchable (279- 381-mm) trout (Salmonidae) fisheries currently compose a large portion of the recreational fishing in Black Hills streams and reservoirs. Put-and-take …
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Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Involved in the Control of Ovarian Development and Vitellogenesis in the Rainbow Trout
This thesis provides a detailed study of the neuroendocrine mechanisms that control vitellogenesis and ovarian development in the female rainbow trout. Fluorometric, electrophoretic and chromatographic techniques and radioimmunoassay were used to determine serum levels of oestrone, oestradiol-17B, …
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Visions of the Rainbow : Constructions of South African identity in South African literature for adolescents
This research aims to analyse how post-apartheid South Africa has been constructed as society and nation in fictional novels that have been written in English, by South Africans in South Africa, which are set in South Africa and have been written specifically for adolescents. Five books that were …
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Between history and fiction : the author’s responsibility to historical fiction, and, The rainbow man : a novel
This thesis contains a work of historical fiction followed by a critical essay exploring the aspect of responsibility in historical fiction through the lenses of familial storytelling, memory, trauma memory, and collective memory. The historical novel produced is a variant of historiographic …
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"Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" : experiences of unaccompanied refugee girls in Cape Town
The arrival of unaccompanied minors poses unique challenges to the host country, raising serious questions about the rights and psychosocial health of that child. This mini thesis explores the experiences of young unaccompanied girls who arrived in South Africa and who are classified today as …
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Rebuilding the Rainbow Bridge: A study of the historical development of Nordicism and its evolving relationship with Modernity
… should be assigned to a marginal group of northern European and American racist thinkers of the early twentieth century. It is a living, evolving and highly ambivalent cultural myth rooted in the idealization of the 'noble savage' during the late-Enlightenment and Romantic periods. This later …
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Caging the Rainbow: The Effects of Center-Periphery Conflict on a Major Adult Education Program in India (Planning, Charisma, Bureaucracy)
In October, 1978, the Government of India launched the National Adult Education Programme (NAEP) for 100 million illiterate adults ages 15 to 35. The program was intended, in five years, to provide 10-month courses in literacy as well as in the development of occupational skills and social …
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