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The Chronicles of Autzen
<p>My statement of purpose covers the story I have been writing as well as my journey on how I got to where I am today. The beginning is an introduction to the entirety of my work. From there, it goes into my personal life, and what inspired me to write in the first place. As it is read through, …
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The Chronicles of a Speechwriter
Speechwriting.
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The Genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1-9
… have prompted this new study based on 1 Chronicles 1-9. Although the following discourse is by no means a final answer, it should be viewed rather as a step in the right direction.
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The Burkemont Chronicles: A Short Story Collection
Short story collection.
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Farpointe: The Ice Princess Chronicles: Book 2
… in a fantasy series titled The Ice Princess Chronicles. The protagonist is a young woman named Shaecia, princess of a land named Sapora, whose magical powers are fueled by her elemental connection to ice. The story begins with Shaecia at sea and dreading what is to come. She is still mourning …
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Saint Thomas More's 'Richard Iii' in the Tudor Chronicles
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T19:34:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7212359.pdf: 17738429 bytes, checksum: 7c8b92f19a45f84f744ed1fe94101bad (MD5) Previous issue date: 1971
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Church, chapel and clergy in Margaret Oliphant's Chronicles of Carlingford
… the fictional works of Magaret Oliphant’s Chronicles of Carlingford in order to explain her understanding of the significance of Church and Chapel communities and their clergymen within an insular and atypical provincial community in mid-nineteenth century England. By drawing on a variety …
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The Sex Chronicles: Young Women’s Recollections of Learning About Sex
There is a pervasive social fear surrounding girls’ sexuality. In 2015, Ontario public schools mandated a new version of sex education. There was, and still is, public outcry by many parents over the new curriculum. The concern? We should be protecting children from, and not exposing them to, …
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Pragmatism, Patronage, Piety and Participation: Women in the Anglo-Norman Chronicles
This dissertation examines the chronicles written in England and Normandy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries and explores how the writers of these histories perceived women. This study is meant to illuminate the lives of the women in the Anglo-Norman chronicles at every stage of life. While many …
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The Myth of La Malinche: From the Chronicles to Modern Mexican Theater
… Consequently, this study takes into account the chronicles of the conquerors, later Romantic versions, and contemporary cultural and historiographical studies. This study analyzes the changing image of La Malinche in national discourse, especially following Mexico's independence from Spain and …
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The Curated Chronicles of the American Family: An Ideological Analysis of the Love Taza Blog
… <em>Love Taza</em> has transformed her family chronicles into a successful Internet business with an extensive following ("Top Influencers of 2017: Parenting"). This thesis examines the content of <em>Love Taza</em> to understand what messages Naomi communicates to her readers and how her …
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Translation techniques in the Solomonic narrative of OG 2 Chronicles as evinced by OG 2 Chr 4-6
… within any given passage the translator of 2 Chronicles takes varying approaches to words and phrases. When passages like the temple furnishings in ch. 4 and the prayer of dedication in ch. 6 are juxtaposed and analyzed, discrepancies in semantic, syntactic, and stylistic choices are visibly …
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Cyborgs, Wolves, and Aliens, Oh My: Marissa Meyer's The Lunar Chronicles and Diversity in YA Fairy Tale Retellings
… and inclusiveness in Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles, a tetralogy of best-selling young adult fairy tale revisions comprised of Cinder (2012), Scarlet (2013), Cress (2014), and Winter (2015). Scholars have expended significant energy defining the fairy tale, tracing its history and …
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Fantasy, morality and ideology: a comparative study of C.S.Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
… ways in which alternative worlds are used in The Chronicles of Narnia and His Dark Materials. C.S. Lewis and Philip Pullman use alternative world to very different ends, one to escape the present world and the other to deal with issues which concern the contemporary world. However regardless of …
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Christian Themes in the Filmic Representation of C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Besides the Christian themes, I would like to lay emphasis on the filmic setting, as well. Firstly, I wish to study the features of the Gothic architecture and literature depicted in the film, namely, the representation of the frightening and gruesome atmosphere, the adoption of the supernatural …
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Through the eyes of a vampire: the effects of rhetorical context in two of Anne Rice's vampire chronicles
VAMPIRE: The very word evokes fear in most readers. And yet, since the mid-1970s, the vampire in literature has become a more sympathetic character. Not only do the roots of our traditional perception of the vampire as the embodiment of evil lie in the history of the literary vampire, but also the …
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The Expansion of Judah Under Uzziah into Philistia: The Historical Credibility of 2 Chronicles 26:6-7a in Light of Archaeological Evidence
… historical reliability of the books of 1 and 2 Chronicles for two important reasons. First, these books were clearly composed no earlier than the late sixth and most likely during the fifth century B.C. Consequently, the question arises as to whether the author, writing during the Persian …
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Israel's Paradoxical King: The Characterization of Solomon in 1 Kings 1–11, 2 Chronicles 1–9, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs
… as a model king of cultic fidelity in 2 Chronicles 1–9 in spite of his failures in 1 Kings 1–11. In Proverbs, Solomon is remembered as the paragon of wisdom in Israel but is also presented in Ecclesiastes as a pessimistic king describing the limitations of his wisdom. Furthermore, Solomon …
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LIONS AND POLAR BEARS AND GENDER ROLES, OH MY! The Treatment of Women and Femininity in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials
… with gender and feminism. C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia is seen by many as a prime example of fantasy's patriarchal roots, with its strong adherence to traditional gender roles and controversial treatment of the character Susan. In contrast, Philip Pullman's 'anti-Narnia' His Dark …
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