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Previous research on Robert Lewis Dabney (1820-1898) has focused on his role as an apologist of the Old South. Dabney, professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, was certainly an unreconstructed...
Struggle toward global humanism: The later works of Richard Wright
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What too many literary historians have overlooked is that Richard Wright continued to produce important works long after his departure for Paris, especially in the genre of nonfiction. My purpose is to show that the last half of his... I have chosen a chronological progression for this study, beginning with a biographical sketch in Chapter One and proceeding in subsequent chapters through his successive books after he went to Paris. Near the end of his life Wright... In Chapter Six I analyze Wright's last novel, The Long Dream, and show that because the critics rejected his nonfiction, Wright felt compelled to return to the fiction that had made him famous. I also argue, however, that in this last... To limit Wright's achievements to two or three books is a grave disservice to academic scholarship as well as to Wright and Afro-American culture. Therefore I argue that we must study Wright's later works as well as his political...
JOSEPH A. SCHUMPETER AND HIS METHODOLOGY IN HIS "HISTORY OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS": DO AS I DO VS. DO AS I SAY
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In Part 1 of History of Economic Analysis, Joseph A. Schumpeter describes a method for presenting a history of economics that emphasizes objectivity and a strict focus on the evolution of the "science" of economics. The approach he... This dissertation begins with a presentation of two extreme approaches which have been advocated for presenting the history of economics. This is accomplished by delineating and subsequently analyzing statements made by the protagonists... Next Schumpeter's biography is presented, then his "vision" of how the economic universe functions is addressed. Following this presentation of Schumpeter's biography and vision, what other economists have written concerning Schumpeter's methodology is addressed. An analysis of History of Economic Analysis is then conducted to demonstrate the extent to which Schumpeter deviated from his stated approach. Along with a great deal of biography and an attempt to delineate each major thought creator's... It is shown that Schumpeter's approach, far from being the objective, positivistic approach for which he calls, is much more akin to the biographical approach espoused by Wesley Clair Mitchell. It is thus shown that Schumpeter's work is... Finally History of Economic Analysis is compared to Economic Theory in Retrospect by Mark Blaug, whose work comes closest to consummating what Schumpeter called for. Though successful at presenting the history of economics in a ...
William Valentine Knott: A plain, old-fashioned democrat
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This study examines the public and private careers of a dedicated public servant, William Valentine Knott. From the Progressive Era through the New Deal, Knott served Florida as Auditor, Comptroller, State Treasurer and Insurance... In addition to a career in politics, Knott developed a private career which mirrored the economic development of the state for a seventy year period. He grew citrus in the 1880s, managed phosphate mines in the 1890s, and speculated in... Knott's family life embodies as much history as his professional life. His wife, Luella Pugh, was highly visible as a community reformer at a time when most Southern women shunned public roles. She bridged the gap between the ornamental... The emphasis is on the forty years Knott served in state government, between 1897 and 1941. A chronological approach is employed, using traditional methodologies. Primary sources include fifty cubic feet of family papers, governors'...
A stylistic analysis of three selected trios for clarinet, viola, and piano: "Fairy Tales" by Robert Schumann, "Eight Pieces" by Max Bruch, and "Kleines Konzert" by Alfred Uhl
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This treatise focuses on three works for clarinet, viola, and piano. Included are biographical sketches of Schumann and Bruch, limited to the period concerning the respective compositions. An extended biography of Uhl, with historical... Individual discussion of the pieces centers on formal and stylistic analysis. Each area of study is divided into chapters that include examination of compositional background, score particulars, form, and stylistic techniques. Musical...
ABSTRACT Dan P. McAdams has noted that “over the past three decades, a growing number of philosophers, social scientists, and empirical psychologists have developed theories and research paradigms around the fundamental proposition that...
HOWARD A. DOOLIN: HIS PROFESSIONAL LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUSIC EDUCATION (FLORIDA)
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The purpose of the study was to research and discuss the professional life and contributions made to music education by Howard A. Doolin, distinguished as the first Supervisor of Music for the public school system of Dade County, Florida... In addition to its concentration upon leadership for music education in Dade County, the study also presents information regarding Doolin's career prior to his arrival in Dade County in an attempt to focus attention upon qualifications... The school system in Dade County is the fourth largest in the United States with a substantial portion of the population representing persons from other countries and cultures. The total number of students at the time of Doolin's arrival... Howard Doolin initiated successful programs for the advancement of music awareness in the schools and community. An innovative structural organization, communication skills, ability to work with music faculty and to gain administrative... Included in the appendix are statements attesting to Doolin's leadership, an annotated listing of publications and copies of Dade County music programs.
LA FIGURA DE LOPE DE AGUIRRE EN SU CONTEXTO LITERARIO. (SPANISH TEXT)
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La tesis trata el desarrollo de la figura de Lope de Aguirre desde sus origenes en las cronicas historicas del siglo XVI hasta e inclusive su contexto literario en la literatura espanola del siglo XX. La tesis ha limitado su area de... La segunda parte, Lope de Aguirre en la literatura, analiza su personalidad desde la perspectiva literaria siguiendo su desarrollo en varias de las obras mas conocidas de la literatura espanola del siglo XX. Las obras literarias han...
The decade after Moses: The political legacy of John C. Calhoun
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Alive, John C. Calhoun exercised tremendous political influence over South Carolina. Dead, his legacy was the determining factor in her political course in the ensuing decade. The disruption of the National Democratic party in 1860 and... The thrust of the dissertation dealt with how Calhoun's legacy was acted upon by the South Carolinians in the 1850s. In the state's first secession crisis of 1851, his legacy of united southern resistance was sustained when the state...
The Early Work of Eleanor Dark offers a thorough explanation of the poetry and short stories of Australian author Eleanor Dark (1901-1985). Included in this study are critical chapters on each of her first three novels--Slow Dawning ... The primary purpose of this dissertation is to map Eleanor Dark's development vis-a-vis her socio-historical context and to lay the groundwork for a post-doctoral project involving her complete career. From this perspective, her...
The biographical and sociohistorical context for military and dance music in the manuscripts of Ethan Allen Hitchcock (1798-1870)
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The purpose of this treatise is to place military and dance music genres found in the music manuscript books of the Hitchcock Collection of flute music housed in the Warren D. Allen Music Library at Florida State University and the... There are nine music manuscript books in the Hitchcock Collection which are broadly representative of American musical traditions during the nineteenth century and serve as partial cultural and musicological records of pre-Civil War... Hitchcock's activities as a military officer and musician are outlined in the prose journals he recorded during the years 1816 to 1868, and the principal source for quotations from them in this treatise is the "W. A. Croffut Papers, Copy...
The purpose of this study was to order the events of Clayton Henry Krehbiel's life from 1920 through 1988; in an attempt to gain insight into his life as a professional singer; to explore influences which formed his musical personality;... The study reveals that Krehbiel was a model of musicianship. He introduced thousands of students to excellent choral literature, and championed outstanding twentieth-century compositions. Krehbiel was responsible to a great extent for... Conclusions ascertained from the study of Krehbiel's life suggested there was no substitute for basic skills of music; that musical talent alone may not be enough to guarantee success in the music profession; that interest in performance...
Irene Olivia Colbert Edmonds: Her historic tenure at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1947-1968
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This study will chronicle the contributions of Irene Olivia Colbert Edmonds (1908-1968) to the field of educational theatre. The study will focus on her years as an educator at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) during... The dissertation is organized into six chapters. Chapter one establishes the historical importance of Edmonds before examining her family heritage and her place in the socio-political context of the time. Specifically, it provides... Chapter Two, involving the years 1947-1960, deals with Edmonds' initial years at FAMU and her place in the historical development of educational children's theatre from an African-American context. Additionally, the chapter will discuss... Chapter Three focuses on Edmonds' varied essays in literary criticism and politics. Edmonds' writings speak symbolically, eloquently and directly to the racism that permeated the United States during her lifetime. Chapter Four examines the role that Edmonds played in the 1958 continental tour of Africa by the FAMU Playmakers Guild. This group was the fourth university group and significantly, the first entourage from an historically black college... Chapter Five discusses the final decade of Edmonds' life, and focuses on her work with the FAMU Playmakers Verse Choir. The group demonstrates Edmonds' continuing experimentation with dramatic presentations until the time of her death. Chapter Six presents the summary and conclusions derived from the study and suggestions for further research. This dissertation documents an American original, a pioneer within the American theatre who was uniquely qualified to leave her...
The conflict between body and mind, dust and deity, is a well-established theme which appears in a variety of guises in Byron's poetry. One recurring element in the body of Byron's work that reflects this dichotomy is the phenomenon of... Chapter One provides background information about time, emphasizing its importance to humanity's exploration of ourselves and our world. Time was becoming a much more intrusive force in human life during Byron's era, as rapid change and...
Sentinel of social control: An intellectual biography of Edward Alsworth Ross
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Edward Alsworth Ross (1866-1951) was a prolific modern intellectual who sought to understand and reform society. Midwestern in his origins and attitudes, Ross taught at several universities but in 1906 he settled at the University of... Ross's personal standards of objectivity crossed over from advocacy to dissent in 1901, when he was fired from Stanford, and in two 1910 incidents at Wisconsin. Both incidents forced him into a more accommodating mode, first with the... Selected by a relief organization in 1917 to observe Russia, Ross returned highly critical of socialism. The Progressive critic of big business now praised 1920s American economic efficiency, particularly the industrial and social ... Ross's theory of social control continues to augment sociological literature as a set of common values which determine socialization, while historians also have utilized social control as a paradigm of the Progressive Era and the recent...
THE PHILOSOPHY, IMPACT, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALONZO SMITH "JAKE" GAITHER TO BLACK ATHLETES, FOOTBALL, AND FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
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The purpose of this study was to document and examine the career of Alonzo Smith "Jake" Gaither, and to analyze the impact and the nature of his contributions on Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and black athletes of... An instrument consisting of 22 items requiring a response on a modified Likert-type scale and open-ended questions, including a description of a critical incident, was used to survey a random sample of 200 former players, 96 (48%) of... Analysis included calculation of mean ratings of questionnaire items by player subgroups. Responses to open-ended questions and responses of subjects interviewed were analyzed for content and summarized. The findings of the study indicated that: (1) Gaither was influenced by his strong religious background, respect for authority, and the rights of others, instilled by his parents. Illness resulting from a brain tumor required great...
Juan Fernandez Navarrete, el Mudo (1540-1579): Court painter to Philip II of Spain
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The life and works of Juan Fernandez Navarrete are integrated in a study emphasizing his career as court painter to Philip II. The discovery of Navarrete's baptismal certificate of 1540 corrects the date of his birth given in the... The two altarpieces for the Monastery of La Estrella at Logrono are reconstructed in order to clarify his early pictorial style. The eight paintings realized for the upper cloister of the Monastery of the Escorial are seen as an... Navarrete's pictorial style is shown to evolve rapidly during his last three years. This rapid evolution was aided by the influence of newly arrived paintings by Titian and Navarrete achieves even greater importance as Philip II's...
GOD AND MAN IN THE LIFE OF LOUISA MAXWELL HOLMES COCKE: A SEARCH FOR PIETY AND PLACE IN THE OLD SOUTH (VIRGINIA)
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This dissertation is a venture in microhistory. Based on detailed diaries and extensive correspondence, it treats the life of Louisa Maxwell Holmes Cocke, an upper class evangelical Christian from Norfolk, Virginia, who lived from 1788... On another level this study is an inquiry into the relationship between ideas and the practice of life. Its ground is the history of ideas; its purpose is to suggest the connection between antecedent thought and consequent action in the... This study attempts a final level of investigation, an examination into manners and feelings. With one Virginia family as a recurrent setting, it seeks to sort out and assess the complex of relationships within an ante-bellum home....
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS: THE EARLY YEARS OF HIS CAREER, 1886-1892
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Fictionalist, journalist, dramatist, and world traveler, Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) in many ways epitomized the bon vivant lifestyle of the turn of the century. In a career spanning nearly thirty years, Davis both wrote of and...
A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF SPEECHES AND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS OF SIX BLACK SPOKESMEN: FREDERICK DOUGLASS, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, MARCUS GARVEY, W. E. B. DUBOIS, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., AND MALCOLM X
Touch me, life, not softly: The poetry of Maya Angelou
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This first major study of Maya Angelou's complete poetical works argues that she uses autobiographical poetry to define her quest for human dignity as a Black American in "democratic" America; thus, through this study, one can gain a... Among her five volumes of autobiography, Angelou has six volumes of poetry which represent a recapturing of her experience in the world, in general, and in America, in particular, as a reflection of her quest for self-identity. Basic... A study of Angelou's poetry is significant because it offers the unique experiences of Black women in America. Like her progenitors, she is concerned about what it means to be Black, female, and poor. Thus, the poetry is both polemical... Chapter one serves to establish her work in the tradition of American poetry, women's poetry, and African-American poetry, and African-American women's poetry, in particular; Chapter two illustrates the effects of racism as...
This dissertation deals with a series of events occurring in central Georgia in the late 1890s, which culminated in the lynching of Sam Hose. Hose, a black man accused of rape and murder, was burned at the stake at Newnan, about thirty...
Leadership style: The case of Commissioner Robert Dempsey, Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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Purpose and significance of the study. Robert Dempsey became Executive Director of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) in 1982 and served until his resignation in 1988. He not only established a personal reputation as a... The purpose of this study was directed to the theories and behaviors he utilized in his decision-making procedures; leadership methods, qualities, and power; and relationships with the external environment. Nature of the study. Data were collected from Mr. Dempsey; unstructured interviews with 44 individuals, both inside the organization and outside; FDLE documents; and questionnaires from FDLE members. Of 235 questionnaires distributed... Findings. Mr. Dempsey exhibited various leadership styles. He was often participative, humanitarian, and genuinely concerned for people. At the same time, he was highly task oriented and on occasion autocratic, most notably in situations... Conclusions. Mr. Dempsey sought consciously to create a new leadership climate in FDLE. He worked within the terms of a well-articulated philosophy that the agency's human resources are the fundamental key to success. His commitment to...
A chronicle of the Second Battalion, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83d Infantry Division, involving five campaigns during World War II in the European Theater of Operations. It is a history of the Second Battalion as remembered and related by... In January, 1945 Granville Sharpe was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel at the age of twenty-four. He was the youngest infantry officer to hold that rank in the United States Army European Theater of Operations. He had landed on Omaha Beach... The narrative includes stateside training for overseas service and then participation by the battalion from Omaha Beach on June, 1944 until the meeting with the Russian allies after crossing the Elbe River in May, 1945. The chapter divisions correspond to the geographical mission changes of the 83d Division. Chapter One Preparation for service. Chapter Two Normandy. Chapter Three Brittany. Chapter Four Loire Valley and Luxembourg. Chapter Five Huertgen...
Senor: The Life of Al Lopez, details Lopez's life growing up in the Ybor City section of Tampa, his career as a player and manager in professional baseball, his role as a pioneer opening organized baseball to Floridians and Latins.... Lopez was the first major league player born and raised in Tampa. The thirteenth Floridian overall to ascend to the big leagues, he was also among the initial wave of big leaguers of Latin descent. In a nineteen year playing career, ... Senor: The Life of Al Lopez, depends much on the recollections of Lopez and former players, colleagues, etc., as told to the author and others. As with most studies of sport figures, the use of oral history, authenticated thru periodical...
THE WORKING DYNAMICS OF THE RIDICULOUS THEATRICAL COMPANY: AN ANALYSIS OF CHARLES LUDLAM'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS ENSEMBLE FROM 1967 THROUGH 1981 (NEW YORK)
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In the late 1960s in New York, many actors became disillusioned with the commercial theatre practice of "jobbing in, i.e., of hiring performers for only one production. A number of these actors began experimenting with different types... One such ensemble was The Ridiculous Theatrical Company (TRTC), whose leader was Charles Ludlam. This ensemble was unique among the companies of that period in that it maintained a continuing group of the same five actors over a thirteen... Data for this study were drawn from articles written about the Company, extensive interviews conducted between 1979 and 1982 with the five long-term members, and participant observation by the researcher. The study is presented largely...
Mademoiselle de Scudery and the looking-glass self
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As a comparative study, this dissertation analyzes the novels of Mademoiselle de Scudery as they relate to theories expounded by twentieth century psychiatrists and psychologists. The looking-glass self concept as a literary and... The nature of this work promises a vitality and originality as there has never been a scholarly work with this unique orientation. The relationship of symbols, spirituality, and the unconscious projections of the human psyche are analyzed extensively in the works of Jung, Mademoiselle de Scudery, and other thought-provoking writers. A biography of Jung and Mademoiselle de Scudery is included in this study as their imaginative creations are expressions of their unique life-styles. More extensive emphasis is placed on Mademoiselle de Scudery's personal life as it is... The scholarly contemporary reader deserves to be exposed to the abilities of this remarkable woman. Her complicated plots, absence of precise descriptions, and extensive study of love are a deterrent to many modern readers. This... This dissertation is divided into four chapters followed by a conclusion. The first chapter discusses biographical information about Madeleine du Scudery as it relates to her works as well as to the theories of Jung. In the second...
The life of Vincent Persichetti, with emphasis on his works for band
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The purpose of this study is to present a biography of Vincent Persichetti with special emphasis on his compositions for band. The study recounts his early training as he grew up in Philadelphia; his rise to prominence as a composer, ... This study is intended to be a chronicle of the composer's life. It is within the scope of this dissertation to provide analyses of works, but rather to describe the events which led to their composition.
THE LIFE AND ORGAN WORKS OF PAUL DE MALEINGREAU (BELGIUM)
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Paul de Maleingreau (1887-1956) was a composer, organist, and professor at the Brussels Conservatory from 1913 to 1953. He wrote 113 works, thirty-eight of which are for solo organ. In those thirty-eight works there are 243 organ... Quotations of Gregorian chant may be found in nearly all of de Maleingreau's organ works. Most of the quotations appear in the top part of a contrapuntal musical texture. Chants are, however, occasionally found in the bass and... Rhythmic irregularity is prevalent in his organ music, sometimes produced through frequent meter changes and at other times through the use of unmetered music. Rhythmic motives are commonly employed. Often the rhythm assigned by the... The harmony employed by de Maleingreau is based primarily on tertian chords. One will find triadic, seventh, ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords. Some of those chords are built on major and minor scales, while others are derived from... Most of de Maleingreau's organ works are written in part forms containing from one to nine sections. The most commonly found form includes three parts arranged in an ABA structure. Variations and fugal forms are also found occasionally. De Maleingreau's contributions to the literature for the organ include music that is very practical and appropriate for usage in Roman Catholic and liturgical churches. Much of that music can be played by organists with limited technical...
Nikolaus Gengenbach's "Musica nova: Newe Singekunst": A translation, critical edition, and commentary
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Nikolaus Gengenbach's Musica nova: Newe Singekunst ("New Music: New Art of Singing") is a school music textbook that was published in 1626 during Gengenbach's tenure as cantor of the Zeitz city schools. Gengenbach was one of the most... Musica nova is divided into three sections: theoretical, in which the fundamental elements of music are explained; practical, which consists of a series of graduated practice exercises keyed to the material in the first section; and... The dissertation is a complete translation of Gengenbach's work, along with a transcription of the original text into modern German characters. The commentary describes Gengenbach's career as a cantor and educator, and examines his...
Selected solo piano music of Florence B. Price (1887-1953)
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Florence B. Price, a black composer, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1887 and died in Chicago, Illinois in 1953. She was among the first black American composers to achieve international recognition. A dedicated professional, Price... This treatise is intended to acknowledge the contributions of Florence Price to American piano repertoire. Careful consideration is given to significant cultural and political forces which shaped American history and consequently shaped... Florence Price was an American nationalist. Like her contemporaries William Grant Still, George Gershwin, and Aaron Copland, she successfully incorporated elements of Negro folk music into Western art music. The fact that most of Price's...
Biographical article taken from "The Weekly Floridian," with notes from Charles Hamilton, July 1868
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Charles Memorial Hamilton makes corrections on an attached biographical newspaper article written about himself. The article was published on March 10th, 1808 under The Weekly Floridian.
Biographical souvenir of the states of Georgia and Florida: biographical sketches of the representative public and many early settled families in these states
PEARL PRIMUS, IN SEARCH OF HER ROOTS: 1943-1970 (NEW YORK)
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An historical description of the work of Pearl Primus is made through a biographical account of her professional career from 1943 to 1970. This study provides an examination of her various roles as dancer and choreographer, ... Information was compiled from a critical analysis of books and other publications, miscellaneous docments and personal interviews. The data obtained were used to analyze the nature and scope of Primus' work. Data also provided insight... The results of the study suggest that Primus was an important artist in the presentation of socially significant themes; furthermore, her conscientious research and presentations served to motivate subsequent African-American dance... This study suggests the need for contemporary dance historians to include her work in the annals of American concert dance. Typical references to Primus are now relegated to chapters on Negro, ethnic or black dance. There is a need to...
La poesia de Julia de Burgos: Icono de la nueva mujer puertorriquena. [Spanish text]
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El proposito de este estudio es establecer la iconicidad entre la hablante lirica que aparece en la obra de Julia de Burgos con la nueva mujer puertorriquena. Para efecto de esta investigacion se utiliza la definicion dada por Jeanne... Para lograr este proposito primero se presenta el contexto historico-social de la mujer de la epoca y los logros alcanzados por la mujer puertorriquena. Tambien se ofrecen los datos biograficos de Julia de Burgos. En el segundo capitulo se caracteriza a la hablante lirica que aparece en el libro Poema en veinte surcos y se destacan aquellas cualidades que la apartan de la norma establecida para la mujer de la epoca, especialmente las normas sociales. En el tercer capitulo se caracteriza la hablante lirica del libro Cancion de la verdad sencilla. Se destaca en este capitulo el disfrute por parte de la hablante lirica al amor. En el cuarto capitulo se caracteriza a la hablante lirica que aparece en el libro El mar y tu. En el mismo se hace enfasis en la actitud de la hablante lirica hacia la muerte. En las conclusiones se deja establecida la iconicidad entre la hablante lirica y la nueva mujer puertorriquena, como tambien las diferencias que existen entre Julia de Burgos y el personaje ficticio que ella creo.
From New Deal to Red Scare: The political odyssey of Senator Claude D. Pepper
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This study focuses on Claude D. Pepper's senatorial career from 1936 through 1950. He came to the Senate as a supporter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, and, throughout his fourteen years in Congress, remained a committed... The first chapter details Pepper's developing liberalism as a student at the University of Alabama and Harvard Law school. Chapter Two presents Pepper's rise to the Senate within the context of Florida politics and the national New Deal....
The military career of Nicolas Charles Oudinot (1767-1847)
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This dissertation aims at providing a fresh evaluation of the military career of Nicolas Charles Oudinot, using extensive archival sources, as well as previously overlooked family papers. A new study is justified because his two previous... Oudinot, in many ways was a product of the French Revolution. The son of a brewer, he began his military career during the Revolution in the National Guard, ultimately rising to the rank of marshal of France. His success was made... Though one of the lesser-known marshals, Oudinot played an important role in the military success of France during the Revolution and Empire. As the chief of staff to Massena in 1799 he helped plan the attack on Zurich. Commanding the... Oudinot was an important figure during the Napoleonic period. His career and reputation is in need of reassessment by historians.
A SOUTHERN EDITOR VIEWS THE CIVIL WAR: A COLLECTION OF EDITORIALS BY HENRY TIMROD AND OTHER EDITORIAL MATERIALS PUBLISHED IN THE "DAILY SOUTH CAROLINIAN," JANUARY 14, 1864, TO FEBRUARY 17, 1865. (VOLUME I: JANUARY - JULY, 1864. VOLUME II: AUGUST, 1864 - FEBRUARY, 1965) (COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA POET)
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This dissertation is a collection of the editorials and editorial materials published in the Daily South Carolinian and the Tri-Weekly South Carolinian between January 14, 1864, and February 17, 1865, as a contribution to scholarship... Henry Timrod, poet laureate of the Confederacy, was editor of the newspaper during the time period indicated above. The primary motivation for this dissertation was an attempt to gather and make available to serious students Timrod's... It is enlightening, both as to the man and his time, to look at some of the concerns which recur in the pages of these editorials. Of primary concern was the fact of the war itself and the events that transpired. Corollary to this was the absorption with the problems of everyday war-time living. The financial problems of the Confederacy and the 1864 presidential election in the North were two major concerns encountered in the editorials. The editor also wrote often about the desire of the Confederacy for recognition by England; he also discussed world events which were of interest to Confederate readers of 1864. Sherman's campaign for Atlanta and Grant's siege of Richmond figured prominently in the editorials of the latter months of 1864. All in all, the editorials provide a fascinating insight into Southern thought and attitudes of the time and a fresh revelation of the mind and skill of the editor, Henry Timrod.
"This annotated bibliography of American biography has been compiled to be used in correlation with the units in the teaching of eleventh grade American history as presented in the Social Studies Bulletin prepared for the Secondary...
George Smathers and the politics of Cold War America, 1946-1968
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This is a study of the political career of George Armistead Smathers Smathers was a United States senator from Florida from 1951 through 1968. Prior to his election to the senate, Smathers served Dade, Collier, and Monroe counties in the... The focus of this work is Smathers's political career within the framework of the Cold War. His election victories in 1946 and 1950 mirrored, in some aspects foreshadowed, political events throughout the nation during this era. In... During both his two terms as congressman and three terms as senator, George Smathers played the role of a quintessential Cold Warrior. An early supporter of the Truman Doctrine, he subscribed fully to the necessity of containment, the... Smathers was part of Senator Lyndon Johnson's "inner circle, which led to powerful posts on the Interstate and Foreign Commerce committee and Finance committee, as well as chairmanship of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee....
Georgia Douglas Johnson: A study of her life and literature
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Georgia Douglas Johnson, once considered the most popular Black female writer since Frances E. W. Harper, the abolitionist poet, was the most prolific Black female writer of the Harlem Renaissance. Johnson, a poet, dramatist, and... The first chapter will document a need for this study by discussing the race/gender bias toward female writers in general and Black female writers in particular. Then the study will provide biographical information about Johnson followed... Johnson wrote about non racial as well as racial issues; therefore, Chapter VI will emphasize the subjects found in Bronze, her collection of poetry dealing with race and the problems of racism. Chapter VII will summarize the themes in... Although Johnson was most prolific as a poet, she was also productive as a playwright and wrote protest, folk, and historical plays. Chapter VIII will explain the importance of the six plays: "Plumes, A Sunday Morning in the South, ... This study, too, will illustrate the significance of Johnson, the journalist, by using her Homely Philosophy" editorials to explain the manner in which she encouraged people to live a full life. Finally, the study will conclude with an...
Emma Curtis Hopkins: 'Forgotten founder' of New Thought
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Emma Curtis Hopkins (1849-1925) facilitated the development of New Thought in America. She worked for sixteen months as editor of the Christian Science Journal under Mary Baker Eddy. In 1886 she relocated to Chicago and founded the Emma...
Le cantatrici villane by Valentino Fioravanti (1764-1837) is an excellent example of Neapolitan opera buffa as written in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Written in 1798, it was Fioravanti's most successful opera and...
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