This collection contains Honors in the Major theses completed in Arts & Humanities.
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A qualitative analysis of perspectives educational implications in the Spanish bilingual programs in primary education in the Central Florida region, Caitlin M. Araldi
Man vs beast the human-animal boundary in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Jessica Auz
A critical phenomenology of civilization, J. C. Brinson
Mindfulness and authentic creativity developing a healthy lifestyle, Brittany B. Cockrell
"Unnatural Conduct & Forced Difficulties:" Austen, Reading, and the Paradox of the Feminine Ideal, Faith B. Dickens
Ethics in a shrinking world exploring the ethical implications of the proliferation of technology on world hunger, Kevin M. Dupree
Formality, Bryce Emley
Evangelicalism and epiphanies of grace in Flannery O'Connor's short fiction, Karissa A. Eubanks
The seven deadly sins in La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades, John Giblin
Don't see, don't speak a collection of short stories, Jaroslav Kalfar
Art in the light of knowing a cognitive approach to the creative process, Victor M. Knoe
How am I not myself? a semiotic analysis of images, Michael G. Main
Paul Verhoeven, media manipulation, and hyper-reality, Emmanuel William Malchiodi
Critical white feminism interrogating privilege, whiteness, and antiracism in feminist theory, Caroline McFadden
Stars, stripes, cameras and decadence music videos of the Iraq War era, Henry Miller
Pretend land, Detrachia M. Neely
Holocaust diaries bearing witness to experience in Poland, the Netherlands, and France, Jessica Leah Oldham
A time of transition from Wolsey to Cromwell in England, Brandon Raphael
The rise of interactive cinema and its significance for filmmakers, audiences, and the exhibition industry, Rebecca M. Vazquez
The maze, Maria Elvira Vera Tata
Crack mothers, crack babies, and black male dope dealers productions of deviance during america's crack cocaine panic in the 1980s, Chantelle Yandow
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Pagans, prefects, and emperors : a reexamination of the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, Lauren Elizabeth Astafan
Jorge Diaz Gutierrez : a transatlantic journey, Carlos G. Aviles Ruiz
A derelication of duty : Douglas MacArthur and the development of the Philippine military, Phillip C. Beitelman
Between Near and Far: Somewhere in Between, Molly Bender
Without God or metaphysics : exploring possibilities for religious thought in contemporary culture, Matthew Blair
An eddy of self discovery, Stephanie Tyler Cafcules
Dreams, Lisa Chatterjee
Ridicule Reversed: The Failure of Aristophanes' Mockery and its Ironic Inspiration, Natalie Costa
Art, avoidism, and automation, Jon Didier
Twentieth Century Don Quixote: The Character's Modern Pictorial Representation and Textual liberation, Lindsey R. Drnek
Norma and Irving : the steel butterfly and the boy wonder, Katherine Renee Elsea
The transformation of the godly family : negotiations between gender essentialist ideals and egalitarian practices among evangelicals, Lauren Hansbury
Emotion and knowing : being attuned to the world, Carter M. Hardy
Behind closed doors : new images of manhood, Wesley Harris
Exploring the communication styles of the traditionalist, baby boomer, generation X, generation Y, and millennial generation, Dana A. Hratko
World apart and years away : operacion Pedro Pan and the Cuban children's program, Robert C. Hyatt
The role of magician and philosopher in society : the archetype of wonder and its cognitive implications in modern life, Konstantin Kimlat
The castration of Peter Abelard : how male identity was shaped in the Middle Ages, Jessica E. S. King
One over wanderlust, Brendon A. Kingsbury
Some kind of glorious, J. F. Langley
Ethical applications of free culture applied for art education : piloting chinavine as an interactive model, Jonathan E. Lederman
Cultural rhetoric : the adaptation of BMW advertisements, Kelley MacEwen
Colonial Union : plans to unite the American colonies from 1696 to 1763, Evan Mateer
"That Boy Ain't Right": How Disruptive Male Characters in Sitcom Satires Can Reinforce Normative Gender and Sexuality for the Dominant Audience, Sarah M. Nowak
Tiny Cuba, Luis Osvaldo Ramos
Bastard offspring : heavy metal, hardcore punk, and metalcore, David Allen Roby
ReSisters: an examination of sororal resistance in the works of Christian Rossetti, Wilkie Collins and Margaret Oliphant, Jessica Lauren Sison
The evolution of the swastika : from symbol of peace to tool of hate, Lindsey L. Turnbull
Halting but intimate confidences : sexuality and romance in utopian literature, Sara Williamson
Parallel adolescents, Tricia Windowmaker
Partisan progressivism : social politics and the 1912 progressive party, Justin K. York
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Spiritual seascapes : finding God in the waters of John Frederick Kensett, Amanda C. Banacki
Inside out : tension between the US military's external and internal discourse, Daniel D. Beck
The role of fairies as educators : a worldwide influence to stay, Anne Laure J. Bodin
The votive experience : from Brazil to the global perspective, Natalia da Silva Marques
The unification of portraiture and genre in paintings by Sofonisba Anguissola, Jessica Louise Duby
Epistemic rights and responsibilities in the age of the patriot act, Irina Gallagher
A tale of two countries : Ghana and Malaysia's divergent development paths, Javed Khan
The way to freedom in existential philosophy, Benjamin B. Knob
McCarthy's God : determining a worldview from Cormac McCarthy's fiction, Robert J. Lang
Using personality theory in the construction of an original play, Adam Lydon
The fates of Clytemnestra and Cassandra, Tamra Artelia Martin
Quacks, queens, and interpreting dreams : a psychoanalytic literary theory manual for english majors, Jordan A. Nesseler
Toward 'another cartography' : border negotiations with artists Frida Kahlo and Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Megan Peck
In the name of Saint George : ivory saddles from the fifteenth century, Robyn Dora Radway
Degrees of Freedom and Responsibility: How Consciousness Impinges on Action, Tristan Reiniers
Seeing with the heart : a documentary film that explores origins of guilt among gay christians, Erika K. Rydell
Redefining identities in art through Santeria, Wendy Sanchez
Discovering the postmodern graphic novel in the works of Alan Moore, Justin S. Schumaker
Rest in peace : a study in solo performance, Kelli Rose Sleigh
Debates in sacred music from the protestant reformation to the modern United States : Martin Luther, John Calvin, and modern reformed Baptist, Carissa R. Van Dalen
Side by side : a narrative poetry collection, Chris Wiewiora
Loco por ti : the creation of a new, biblingual musical for young audiences to teach english as a second langauge, Hunter Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
A study in scenic design for August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, William H. Boles
Don't be a fool - play the man! : imperial masculinity in victorian adventure novels, Brittany Broussard
The man and the creation : an inquiry into the modern fascination of king Tutankhamun, Sarah A. Doerr
Queering canterbury, Jennifer R. Farmer
That very middle way the history and historiography of Puritan ideas, Thomas J. Gillan
(M)otherhood : the mother symbol in postcolonial francophone literature from West Africa and the Caribbean, Brittany Austin Glenn
Alexander the Great : anointed with lighting, Michael T. Jahosky
Roman women : a study of public sculpture and its significance in the autgustan program of cultural reform, Stephanie Ann Jordan
Traumatic desire in three gothic texts : The Monk, Dracula, and Lost, Miranda S. Kearley
The gift of chains, Kristina Kopic
Drunk on new wine : Dionysian transformation and nascent Christianity, Jonathan J. Koscheski
Redefining Art as an Experience, Pedro Zasciurinskis Lopes
A reanalysis of the role of Philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal in the expedition to Ceuta, 1415, Christopher Mielke
A study of historical dance forms and their relation to musical theatre choreography, Louis Anthony Pauza
Matrilineal memories : revisionist histories in three contemporary Afro-American women's novels, Jeannina Perez
A comparison : the motives and practices of Western and Maasai culture, Daniel J. Razzano
On the moral relevance of nonhuman animals, Erin A. Rullo
Reconciling representationalism : an ontological solution, Gary S. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
A Legacy of Instability: Western Influences on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jessica Achberger
In Support of Lynn White: Rethinking Christian Theology in light of the Ecological Crisis, Stephanie Cato
Snapdragon and other short stories, Janelle J. Davis
Covers : social significance of apparel in portraiture, Amanda Farrell
Grow up : stories, Jason Alexander Gallaty
Rhythmic Emancipation, Confrontation and Triumph: An Analysis of String Quartets Nos. 1 and 4 by Bela Bartok, Catherine Gargiulo