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Subjugatus
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This document is written in support of the creative body of work entitled Subjugatus. My research in graduate school has focused on finding a way to merge textile design with my chosen field of study: metal design. Influenced ...
His and Hers : How Military Spouses Experience Physical, Psychological, and Relational Health
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Within military couples, military personnel and their civilian spouses experience both common and unique complexities due to their connection to the military; however, the literature to date has only scratched the surface ...
YURI ANIMATION : QUEER IDENTITY AND ECOFEMINIST THINKING
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Yuri or Shojo-ai, a sub-genre of Japanese Animation and Manga, can be defined as women-loving-women narratives that explore the relationships between women. Although the sub-genre has only been recently introduced to the ...
Thermodynamic Investigation of Copper Binding to the Amyloid-Beta (A[beta]) Peptide
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Alzheimer's disease is a fatal and neurodegenerative disease with as many as 5.3 million Americans living with the disease. One of the characteristic hallmarks of Alzheimer's is the amyloid plaques that build up around the ...
Romancing The Labor
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This is a report of a creative body of work dealing with the adaptation of traditional industrial processes into contemporary sculpture. This thesis shows that admiration for labor is still present in sculpture by utilizing ...
Waging War Across the Ocean
(East Carolina University, 2011)
The Barbary Wars, fought against Tripoli from 1801-05 and Algiers in 1815, were among the first overseas operations for the young United States Navy. Historians have explored the combat that took place and chronicled the ...
Archaeology through Art : Japanese Vernacular Craft in Late Edo-Period Woodblock Prints
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This thesis examines depictions of wooden boats in Japanese woodblock prints of the late Edo period (1603 - 1867). Watercraft were an integral part of Edo Japan, yet little Western scholarship has examined their role. The ...
Examining Mid-Atlantic Ocean Shipwrecks and Commercial Fish Trawling & Dredging
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This study examines the major site formation processes of commercial fish trawling and dredging impacts on mid-Atlantic ocean shipwrecks. Exploring this human-related interaction requires multi-disciplinary sources, including ...
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 ...
The Succession Plans of Augustus and Tiberius
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This thesis examines the role of Tiberius in Augustus' succession plan. Tiberius was important because he became emperor after Augustus' death at Nola in AD 14. Augustus wanted a direct family heir, someone of Julian ...