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Intergenerational Trauma in African and Native American Literatures
(East Carolina University, 2014)
The enslavement and persecution of African and Native peoples has been occurring in the U.S. since the 1600s. There have been justifications, explanations and excuses offered as to why one race feels superior over another. ...
Advanced Placement English and First-Year Composition : An Analysis Using Activity Theory with Implications for Transfer
(East Carolina University, 2014)
A growing trend in secondary and higher education today is students' ability to earn college credit while still in high school. Currently, there are four main ways for students to earn this early credit: the Advanced ...
Finding Displacement through Incest in Salman Rushdie's The Ground Beneath her Feet and Fury
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Incest is a widespread theme in literature that continues to grow in frequency (Barnes 3). It is rarely addressed amongst scholars due to being a taboo topic, but in this thesis I aim to address it and analyze it thoroughly ...
Hungarian Identity : Constancy and Change in the Father Land, Mother Tongue, and Family Lines
(East Carolina University, 2014)
The unique history and language of the Hungarian people have created a distinct cultural identity. Although this unusual identity can be a source of great pride, it also can lead to a sense of isolation and otherness. ...
Defining God, Love, and Grammar
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Based on textual research and general discussion in academia, a field-accepted definition of grammar for the purposes of first-year writing does not yet exist. In order to provide a working definition of grammar, forty-six ...
The English Eden : Nationhood and Kingship in Shakespeare and Spenser
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Throughout the Renaissance in England are works that glorify the nation under a strong nationalistic message. Spenser, with The Faerie Queene, presents a chivalric romance that follows the adventures of several knights who ...
The Students' Voices in Developmental Education
(East Carolina University, 2014)
This dissertation explores community college students' perceptions and assumptions about developmental education in writing classrooms. The study focuses on students who have taken at least one developmental writing class ...
Dramatic Historicizing of Hawai`i : The Juxtaposition of Indigenous Culture, Colonization/Americanization, and 21st-Century Issues in the Island Plays and Writings of Victoria Nālani Kneubuhl
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Victoria Nālani Kneubuhl, a prolific playwright and novelist, has become quite well-known for her works in critical dramatization of Hawai`i's colonial past, most often representing the Hawaiian Islands' cultural-socio-political ...
"SURPRISE! YOU'RE DEAD!" : THE DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER AND OPENING STATEMENTS IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION
(East Carolina University, 2014)
This dissertation explores the ways in which various powerful groups used different genres of opening statements to create and control the version of the reality of a high stakes situation, namely, the April 20, 2010 ...
Remembering, Eating, Cooking, and Sharing : Identity Constructing Activities in Ethnic American First-Person Food Writings
(East Carolina University, 2014)
During the past couple of decades, the topic of food and identity has become the subject of increased academic inquiry and scholarly pursuit. However, despite this increased attention, it is still more common to find ...