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The relationship of chemical structure and plant growth regulator activity in idol-3-ylacetamides
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Biochemistry, 1971
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Broadway in the Age of American Idol: Celebrity and the Broadway Musical, 2003–2018
… 2003-2018. The television series <em>American Idol</em> premiered 2002, democratically “electing” celebrities plucked from the obscurity of the ordinary. The shockwave effects began to be seen throughout the entertainment industry by the following year and the Broadway musical, as always, …
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Inorganic and organic geochemistry of the zinc ores of the Idol Mine, East Tennessee
The Idol Mine, operated by Clinch Valley Mining Company, is located at the southern end of the Copper Ridge District in Northeastern Tennessee. It is a relatively typical carbonatehosted zinc (Mississippi valley Type) deposit. The ores occur as interfragmental fillings within carbonate breccia …
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"Motionless as an Idol": The Roles of Art, Modernism, and Religion in William Faulkner's Construction of Gender
<p>William Faulkner's body of work addresses many specific issues and conditions specific to the South, but this project focuses on the place of Southern women in society and Faulkner's exploration of their subjugation through the language and images of art. I will analyze three of his texts: "A …
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DEVELOPMENT OR DEPENDENCY? THE EMERGING CHINESE CULTURAL-LINGUISTIC TV MARKET AND IDOL TV DRAMA IN TAIWAN AND CHINA
… CHINESE CULTURAL-LINGUISTIC TV MARKET AND IDOL TV DRAMA IN TAIWAN AND CHINA MAJOR PROFESSOR: John Downing and Jyotsna Kapur The global expansion of neo-liberalism and the new development of media technology have opened up national TV markets worldwide and the changing structure--a weakened …
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EXPLORING THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF TEEN IDOLS
Exploring the Visual Representation of Teen Idols investigates the meaning of North American teen idols and their depiction in mass media and contemporary art. Young celebrities and entertainers, especially those in the popular music industry and produced by the Disney Company, are regarded as teen …
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Paul's Apparent Reversal of Concern for the Weak Brother in l Corinthians 10:29B-30: an Examination of the Text in Light of Greco-Roman Rhetoric
… whose conscience is weak to eat food offered to idols. But, in 10:29b-30, he seems to reverse himself, here suggesting that one should be able to eat anything, regardless of its provenance or the effect such eating may have on others. Or, what should be made of the two questions asked in the …
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The Representation of God in First Corinthians 8-10: Understanding Paul in the Context of Wisdom, Philo, and Josephus
… Christians from eating food sacrificed to idols; by appealing first to their obligation to love other believers and then to their obligation of exclusive faithfulness to Christ. What has largely been overlooked is the way that these arguments are made on the basis on one's understanding of …
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Necessary Myths
… Through W.J.T Mitchell’s image framework of idol, fetish and totem, and Joseph Campbell’s work in archetypes and mono-mythology, I explore the history of the image-religion relationship through the philosophical concepts they share. In categorizing them I attempt to parse out the role each …
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John Middleton Murry as a Critic of John Keats
… self- centered disposition made him neither the idol of his professors nor the chosen companion of fellow students. |"A sudden and unorthodox end" to this career at Oxford was brought about by the romance between him and Katherine Beauchamp. His-wife-to-be was then, and is now, better known under …
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‘Elvis ain’t dead!’ an investigation into identification, fandom and religion
… to express their true feelings towards their idol Elvis Presley. As a result of the investigation we gain a greater understanding of the three concepts; their linkages and what it means to be a fan. In so doing any myths surrounding negative stereotypes of fans as obsessive and ‘Other’ are …
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Media Representations and Public Attitudes towards Nanotechnology in Taiwan
… media has been shaped as an emerging scientific idol which not only benefits public daily life but also increases the national interest and competitiveness of Taiwan. This is of concern, since there is little evidence that the public understands the risks associated with Nano. This lackluster …
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Perspectives of Special Education Teachers on Implementation of Inclusion in Four High Schools in East Tennessee.
… affects political agendas and funding issues (Idol, 2006).</p><p>The purpose of this study was to examine special education teacher perceptions through a qualitative study of inclusion services in the four high schools of Happy Village School System. The special educator's attitude towards …
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Realities of Change: The changing nature of television in the past twenty years
… Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost, and American Idol with each series illustrating one of the three key areas of transition. The fourth case study, Survivor, specifically the twenty-third season, is utilised to show the complex interrelations of these areas, and how their simultaneous analysis …
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Still Reforming: The Need for a New Confession in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
… faith in God and devotion to nation, making an idol of the nation. These heresies distort and corrupt the gospel. As the church moves into the future it is called to counter these theological distortions by articulating an inclusive anthropology in a new confession. The Presbyterian Church …
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The core assemblage of the Iron Age cult in Palestine
… concluding that these finds indicate that an idol may have stood in the cult center. Finally, the chapter develops tentative artifactual paradigms for a temple, a chapel, an offertory shrine, and a votive shrine. Chapter 5 applies the tentative paradigms to Megiddo 2081 where the architecture …
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Idolatry and authority: a study of 1 Corinthians 8.1-11.1 in the light of the Jewish diaspora
1 Cor 8.1-11.1 concerns the subject of idolatry in first-century Christianity and ancient Judaism. Jews and Christians differ over what constitutes idolatry; and even within ancient Judaism and early Christianity, there was no consensus on what it meant. The NT passage concerns three parties, i.e. …
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Communion with Christ and Christian community in 1 Corinthians: a study of Paul's concept of Koinonia
… of his lengthy discussion of the problem of idol-meat (1 Cor 8:1-11:1). Because of the communion (χοιυωυια) with the body and blood of Christ, i.e. the inclusive involvement into Christ's death and resurrection as it is tangibly expressed in the celebration of the Eucharist, any other …
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