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An exploratory study of reflective journaling in a college composition I course
(1/2/2019)This exploratory study investigates the impact of directed reflective journaling in a first-year college English Composition course. Student reflections were analyzed for self-regulatory behaviors, evidence of skills ... -
Vehicle of the bizarre: Narrative power and depiction of loss of innocence in selected short fiction of Edgar Allan Poe
(1/24/2019)The purpose of this study is to identify and articulate a common narrative formula found in a selection of the fictional works of Edgar Allan Poe and to argue its significance in terms of reader influence and reception. ... -
Communicative Composition
(10/3/2018)The purpose of this study was to synthesize a working theory of composition for the enhancement of communication literacy. Communicative Composition was built on the four pillars of personal, process, collaborative, and ... -
Identity and the ethos of survivance in selected novels of Louise Erdrich
(11/4/2019)The word “survivance” is a portmanteau of the words “survival” and “defiance.” Gerald Vizenor coined the term for the rhetorical theory he created in the 1970s to encourage the preservation of Native American culture, ... -
The rhetoric of public bodies: Resisting the norm/other binary
(11/7/2017)This dissertation develops a methodology to re-examine how we consider the embodiment of individuals across intersections of identity categories. Applying a constellation of theoretical perspectives that combines rhetorical, ... -
Beyond Johnny can't write: Tracing the identification of basic writers as deficient, disabled, and foreign others in developmental composition textbooks
(12/15/2017)The purpose of this study is to explore how contemporary composition textbooks employ writing pedagogy that stigmatize students and their writing as deviant and inadequate. Specifically, writing textbooks are often founded ... -
“Take her clothes off and bring her to me!": Examining the dialogic construction of women in Robert Altman's films
(12/15/2017)This research examines the women characters in Robert Altman’s feature films from 1967 through 2006. Considered one of the most influential American filmmakers of the late twentieth century, Altman’s career spans six decades ... -
Carlyle's relation to the economic thought of his time
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The religious problem in the novels of Mrs. Humphrey Ward
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The case of Mrs. Hannah More: A study in mental hygiene
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Joanna Baillie: A new theory of drama
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The critical reception of the realistic novel in America
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Political satire in the novels of the mid-eighteenth century
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The appeal of Valle-Inclán's prose
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