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The novels of Thornton Wilder : themes through characterization
… 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 Luis Rey …
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Formalisierter Wilder Raum - Chinesische Berge und ihre Beschreibungen (shanzhi)
Die Arbeit setzt sich kritisch mit der Gattung von kulturgeographischer Literatur in China auseinander. Insbesondere werden jene Texte analysiert, die sich auf alpine Kulturlandschaften beziehen. Die Editionsgeschichte der Texte ist ein wichtiges Indiz fur die Mechanik der Auseinandersetzung mit …
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An examination of music for trumpet and marimba and the Wilder Duo with analyses of three selected works by Gordon Stout, Paul Turok, and Alec Wilder.
… An exploration of the development of the Wilder Duo and a listing of all known trumpet and marimba duos is also included. There are analyses of works by Gordon Stout, Paul Turok and Alec Wilder. These analyses examine sound, form, harmony, melody and rhythm for each piece. Musical …
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A "Little House on the Prairie" education: Creating a Wilder identity
1 PDF file (vi, 63 pages)
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"Over the Horizon of the Years": Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House Books
… the Horizon of the Years': Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House Books" consists of five essays, each of which focuses on an aspect of Wilder's writing which has been overlooked in critical analyses of her writing. The title is taken from the ending of The First Four Years: "'it is …
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Teaching the biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder: fostering a media literacy approach for multilingual writers
… unit was based on the biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder using the book, Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Photographic Story of a Life (Stone, 2009). The research conducted for this study took place during the winter quarter of 2015 within English 112, which is a composition class offered at Eastern …
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Doug Wilder's first year as Lieutenant Governor
In 1989, L. Douglas Wilder became the first black American to be elected Governor in any state when he was elected Governor of Virginia. His victory was the fruit of labors that spanned a twenty-year political career. He entered politics at a time when Virginia was emerging from the control of a …
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The Law of Meat
… nonfiction chapters from a book on Laura Ingalls Wilder and two fiction stories.
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The Law of Meat
… nonfiction chapters from a book on Laura Ingalls Wilder and two fiction stories.
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FINDING THE EXTRAORDINARY IN ORDINARY: A REFLECTION ON PROCESS OF COSTUME DESIGN FOR OUR TOWN
… 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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An Analysis of Faculty Collaboration on Student Transfer through Articulation Agreements
… retention rates of transfer students, using the Wilder Collaboration Factors (WCF) as a theoretical lens. This research was conducted to analyze the level of collaboration, and differentiate among the perceptions of collaboration among university and community college faculty. The purpose of the …
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Screen-to-measure: An Interdisciplinary and Embodied Approach to the Investigation of Film Noir Costumes Informed by Lady in the Dark (Mitchell Leisen, USA, 1944) and Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, USA, 1944)
… the classic film noir Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, USA, 1944), and it maps the film-specific expertise and (co)authorship of Edith Head as Paramount’s supervising costume. Using an interdisciplinary methodology and operating within a framework of recent approaches in feminist film theory, …
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Using Self-management to Reduce Automatically Maintained Problem Behavior in Children with Autism
… behaviors (Koegel & Koegel, 1990; Shabani, Wilder, & Flood, 2001). This study examined the effects of a self-management package on the stereotypic behavior of children with autism, specifically, stereotypic behavior demonstrated to be a function of automatic reinforcement. The package …
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Finding the Man, Husband, Physician & Father: Creating the Role of Doc Gibbs in Thornton Wilder's Our Town
… 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 play was …
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Ethnomathematics : new approaches to its theory and application
… according to the author, Otto Raum and Raymond Wilder. The author proposes a new approach for the theory of ethnomathematics, namely a supplementary interdisciplinary theory that corresponds to the intersection of mathematics, its history and education, and cultural anthropology, ethnology, …
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Beyond the Image: Marilyn Monroe, Shelley Winters, and The Method
… and using Monroe’s The Seven Year Itch (Wilder 1955) to Bus Stop (Logan 1956) and Winters’ A Double Life (Cukor 1947), to A Place in the Sun (Stevens 1951) as case studies, this thesis aims to establish an alternative narrational legacy for Marilyn Monroe and Shelley Winters that is …
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THE INFLUENCE OF JAZZ AND ITS PREDECESSORS ON PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC AFTER 1920
… the Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Alec Wilder, the Piano Concerto No. 2 and the Trio for Piano, Flute, and Cello by Nikolai Kapustin. Recordings can be accessed in the Digital Repository (DRUM) at the University of Maryland.
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A Leadership Profile of the Successful Transitional Pastor: A Delphi Study
… Theological Seminary, 2018 Chair: Dr. Michael S. Wilder Over the last fifteen years denominational decline coinciding with megachurches led by iconic pastoral personalities has changed the playing field of pastoral transition. The current pastoral succession conversation has addressed the pastor’s …
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Shared Leadership as Exemplified by the Apostle Paul
… Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Dr. Michael S. Wilder This thesis studies the presence and role of shared leadership as displayed through the ministry of the apostle Paul. In chapter 1, the reader will come to understand that there are no comprehensive works dealing with the discipline of shared …
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