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Missouri State University

The Serpent of Friendship

Abstract

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This theis represents my first serious, although exploratory, attempt to write in the personal essay genre. I chose themes of friendship and hacky sack because these have been recurring issues in my journal writing for several years. The critical introduction attempts to justify the following pieces within the essay genre, accounting for authorial motives and decisions, simultaneously exploring key issues of essayism. Contents: The thing about my essays is -- Author's definition -- The Serpent of friendship -- Fig newtons and the mountain and friendship -- The wrong people -- The nicest people -- The friendship of politics -- I hacky sacked with the devil today.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts in English
Level thesis:degree_level
Masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English
Year
1997

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Waigand, James Louis
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Nancy Walker

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • © James Louis Waigand

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/597
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1598

Chain of custody

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2026-07-24
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citation

Waigand, James Louis. The Serpent of Friendship. Masters thesis, 1997. https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/597