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Showing 1 to 20 of 175 for “"Thornton"”.
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The novels of Thornton Wilder : themes through characterization
… of the major figures in the six novels of Thornton Wilder and to show that two predominant themes, one, moral, the other, religious, are illustrated in the characterization of the major figures. The novels, written during four decades are the following: The Cabala (1926), The Bridge of San …
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Cross-cultural relationships : the work of Canadian artist Mildred Valley Thornton
An exploration of Thornton's work reveals an attempt by a woman to push the boundaries of her own creativity, as well as the limitations and restrictions embedded in a society that sought to delineate the space between aboriginal and Euro-Canadian people along racial lines. Her written and visual …
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The Role of Symbolic Form in the Bedtime Nature Stories of Thornton W. Burgess
… examine the epistemological premises inherent in Thornton W. Burgess' nature stories for children as defined by Ernst Cassirer's philosophy of symbolic forms. Its purpose is to identify these premises, examine them in light of Cassirer's philosophy, and explore their relevance to education …
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Finding the Man, Husband, Physician & Father: Creating the Role of Doc Gibbs in Thornton Wilder's Our Town
… in creating the role of Doc Gibbs in Our Town by Thornton Wilder. This includes research, rehearsal journal, character analysis and evaluation of my performance. Our Town was produced by the University of New Orleans Department of Film, Theatre and Communication Arts in New Orleans, Louisiana. The …
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Differences in selected characteristics between students enrolled in occupational curriculums and students enrolled in baccalaureate curriculums at Thornton Community College
… in baccalaureate oriented curriculums at Thornton Community College in Harvey, Illinois, for the fall of the 1969-1970 school year.To obtain measures relative to selected characteristics of students, The ACT Guidance Profile: Two Year College Edition and the SRA Junior Colleqe Placement …
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FINDING THE EXTRAORDINARY IN ORDINARY: A REFLECTION ON PROCESS OF COSTUME DESIGN FOR OUR TOWN
… University’s 2017 production of Our Town by Thornton Wilder. Each major phase of the process will be discussed, including conceptual development, period research, character analysis, design development and production process as experienced by Costume Designer Liudi (Ariel) Wang.
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Current issues in the treatment of sexual offenders
… that whilst controlling for Risk Matrix 2000 (Thornton, Mann, Webster, Blud, Travers, Friendship & Erikson, 2003) classification, treatment dose does not influence treatment outcome. The results are discussed in light of the need to consider the way that sexual offenders interact with the …
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"Race" Conditioning Social Cohesion in the Post-Apartheid Cape Town Neighbourhood
… and neighbours. The object of this study is Thornton, a lower middle-class neighbourhood where the economic class of residents is homogeneous. Instead, racial diversification has been substantial during the post-apartheid decades. Thus, this study examines how race is processed and managed …
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Hysterectomy: A Five Year Survey in a General Hospital
… because of the high associated mortality rate. Thornton (1), in 1883, reviewed the literature on hysterectomy to that date and found that the reported mortality rate was slightly over 40 per cent. In discussion of Dr. Thornton’s paper, P.G. Thomas (1) stated that there was, "no more dangerous …
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Sedimentology of the Mid-Visean limestones of the southern part of the Askrigg Block, North Yorkshire
… listed in ascending stratigraphlcal order:- the Thornton Force Formation and its lateral equivalent the Douk Gill Formation, the Raven Ray Formation and finally, the Horton Limestone.<br/><br/>Each of these formations has been described in great detail, noting the variations in thickness and the …
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Evaluation of an Ecohydrologic-Process Model Approach to Estimating Annual Mountain-Block Recharge
… process model Biome-BGC (Running and Hunt, 1993; Thornton et al., 2002), used in tandem with the mountain climate simulation program MT-CLIM (Running et al., 1987; Kimball et al.,1997; Thornton and Running, 1999), to calculate the annual MBR within a 24,600 ha watershed. The modeling tool is also …
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Evaluation of an Ecohydrologic-Process Model Approach to Estimating Annual Mountain-Block Recharge
… process model Biome-BGC (Running and Hunt, 1993; Thornton et al., 2002), used in tandem with the mountain climate simulation program MT-CLIM (Running et al., 1987; Kimball et al.,1997; Thornton and Running, 1999), to calculate the annual MBR within a 24,600 ha watershed. The modeling tool is also …
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'Spheres of influence': Simeon's trust and its implications for evangelical patronage
… in obtaining parochial spheres of ministry. John Thornton (1720-90) provided a model of a contemporary solution for evangelicals by purchasing several next-presentations, and by gathering nine advowsons into a reversionary testamentary trust. Charles Simeon's assumptions and patronage efforts, …
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Black women, HIV/AIDS, and the media: communicating an epidemic in the hip hop era
… and the self-representation of Rae Lewis-Thornton on her personal health blog ""Diva living with AIDS."" Each text generates alternative representations of HIV-positive black women that contest familiar stereotypes and clichés. Overall, this study helps scholars better understand the …
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The Influence of Adolescents' Educational Aspirations and Religiosity on the Desire to Marry Among High School Seniors
… 1991; Goldstein and Kenney 2001; Sweeney 2002; Thornton, Axinn, and Teachman 1995). Exchange theory explains that higher levels of education increase one's odds in the marriage market, and the actual act of marriage is perceived as a "reward" to highly religious individuals (Becker 1973; Blau …
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A history of the Breakwater Prison from 1859 to 1905
… secondary sources on Bleek and his work (e.g. Thornton 1983, Deacon 1988a). But the work took its own directions, and I have focussed here on the organization of the prison and on the prisoners in general rather than on the San.
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Influencing institutional change through state policy: rural community college responses to performance-based funding models
… discussions of this funding phenomenon (Friedel, Thornton & Katsinas, 2014). This research study has identified a gap in the current literature regarding the actual organizational impacts of PBF models on rural community colleges. In an attempt to fill the void in the available research, this …
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Perceptions of Current Virginia School Superintendents and Active Board Chairpersons Concerning Essential Leadership Characteristics of Superintendents
… 2016 to determine similarities and differences (Thornton, 2009). Superintendents and school-board chairs agreed that effective communication with board members, division and school staff, parents, students, and the community is essential in superintendent leadership. Superintendents and …
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