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Missouri State University

Spiritual Battle

Abstract

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The objective of this thesis is to combine my undergraduate studies in communications and journalism, my subsequent work experience as a newspaper reporter, and my graduate-level creative writing skills to produce a collection of creative nonfiction pieces which focus on several significant events in my life: my reaction to seeing a dead African man hanging from a tower, my relationship with my grandfather following the announcement of my engagement, and the quirky "story behind the story” of my encounter with a woman who called herself "Goat Lady.” For this collection, I utilized the creative writing styles of essay, memoir, and literary journalism. Each piece is a first-person narrative.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts in English
Level thesis:degree_level
Masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English
Year
2008

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Eckert, Eric M.
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Clark Closser

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • © Eric M. Eckert

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1100
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-2101

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

Eckert, Eric M.. Spiritual Battle. Masters thesis, 2008. https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1100