Browsing Master's Theses by Title
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To Love Me Too
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-10)My flash non-fiction practice is influenced by Randon Billings Noble and Jennifer Marie Brissett, while my imagery and interest in black diaspora is rooted in slave narratives, and African and African American literature. ... -
"To Understand Me, You'll Have to Swallow a World:" Understanding Rhetorical Confusion in Transnational Literature
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-23)This thesis aims to define and explore the concept of rhetorical confusion as a pattern that exists within transnational literature. Specifically, rhetorical confusion is defined as a trend within transnational texts in ... -
Together We Can: Increase Couple Functioning for Low-SES Families
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-02)This study was conducted to understand how parenting efficacy and the co-parenting relationship are influenced by the adapted Together We Can relationship program. Researchers were interested in determining how socioeconomic ... -
Tomol's and the "carrying of many people": Indigenous control of the sea in the Santa Barbara Channel
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-24)The Indigenous Chumash people of the California coast relied heavily upon the wealth of maritime resources that the Santa Barbara Channel provided. In order to access these vast resources, the use of advanced sewn vessels, ... -
"The Tonic of Wildness" : Thoreau's Critique of Industrial Capitalism
(East Carolina University, 2015)This thesis is a critical intervention in contemporary Thoreau scholarship. It argues against Ashton Nichols's application of his concept of "urbanature" to the writings and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau's ... -
Tools of Mass Consumption
(East Carolina University, 2015)Today, with cheaply produced plasticware introduced in the 1960s and foods that can be consumed directly out of the wrapper, our culture has essentially acknowledged the necessity for function and convenience when eating. ... -
TOOLS OF THE TRADE: A MATERIAL CULTURE STUDY OF HAND TOOLS FROM QUEEN ANNE’S REVENGE
(East Carolina University, 2020-11-19)Blackbeard was one of the most notorious pirates during the 1700s and today maintains a high profile in popular culture. The remains of his flagship Queen Anne's Revenge were discovered by researchers off the coast of North ... -
Tourism, Pilgrimage, and Development in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India
(East Carolina University, 2012)In 2002, the Mahabodhi Temple, located in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a designation that reflects both the site's religious and cultural significance. While Bodhgaya is considered the ... -
Toward Relational Craft
(East Carolina University, 2011)This thesis report contends with the contemporary context of studio craft here in the USA. Studio craft is predicated on habits of a modern world, and the political and economic relations comprising our social landscape ... -
TOWARDS A LOW-COST VISION SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENT
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-22)Pavement condition assessment is typically performed through manual inspections and specialized hardware and software. Although advances in camera and sensing technology in the last decade helped propel the automation of ... -
Towards a Method for the Analysis of Experimental Music
(East Carolina University, 2014)This paper discusses the nature of experimental music, its reception, and suggests a method for its analysis. It gives a definition for this body of music and traces its historical development. A continuum is constructed ... -
TOWARDS A MODEL FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF CULTURAL VALUES IN HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS: DISCOURSES OF FOOD AND HEALTH IN THE APPALACHIANS
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-13)Health outcomes from food-related issues are particularly poor in Appalachian regions; obesity, malnutrition, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and heart disease are prevalent. Recognizing that "old" and "new" Appalachian culture ... -
Towards Big Data Infrastructure for Historic Handwritten Document Transcription
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Historical archival documents are vast and contain many thousands of pages of unstructured data, often not easily searchable. The current state of the art is searchable meta-tags of documents which help a reader to land ...