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False Authenticity in the Films of Woody Allen
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Woody Allen is an auteur who is deeply concerned with the visual presentation of his cityscapes. However, each city that Allen films is presented in such a glamorous light that the depiction of the cities is falsely ...
REAL PEOPLE WITH HOLLYWOOD STORIES : A COLLECTION OF CREATIVE NONFICTION
(East Carolina University, 2012)
"Real People With Hollywood Stories" is a collection of creative journalism stories I've written to fulfill the requirements of the M.A. in English with a concentration in creative nonfiction. These are stories I discovered ...
The Tub and Other Stories
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This portfolio of creative writing includes four full-length short stories and two pieces of flash fiction. In each of the full-length stories, a male protagonist gets caught up in circumstances over which he has little ...
Celestial Bodies : A Collection of Poems
(East Carolina University, 2012)
A celestial body, according to Merriam-Webster, is "an aggregation of matter in the universe that constitutes a unit for astronomical study." More specifically, it is a planet, nebula, star, or some such natural heavenly ...
The Angel in the Garden : Recovering Elizabeth von Arnim's The Pastor's Wife
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This thesis aims to examine Elizabeth von Arnim's The Pastor's Wife for two major purposes: 1) to work toward recovering von Arnim's work, which I believe to be important and worthy of critical attention, and 2) to examine ...
The Rhetorical Construction of Legal Culture : Ideographs and Relationships in Appellate Opinions Addressing Same-Sex Marriage and English-Only Legislation
(East Carolina University, 2012)
In my dissertation, I present a critical method that presents a framework for both a legal and rhetorical analysis of appellate opinions. The legal analysis will be a traditional form of legal analysis of an opinion, ...
Beyond Their Control : The Disempowerment of Women in Middle Eastern and African Literature
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The disempowerment of women involves factors that influence every aspect of their lives, birthing deep oppression, victimization, and sometimes violence. Fadia Faqir's Pillars of Salt explores two Muslim women whose ...
"EVERYTHING WE NEED IS HERE" : RESTORING ENVIRONMENTAL BONDS THROUGH ACTIVISM IN SOLAR STORMS BY LINDA HOGAN, POTIKI BY PATRICIA GRACE, AND PRODIGAL SUMMER BY BARBARA KINGSOLVER
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The following study explores the role of environmental activism in Solar Storms (1995) by Linda Hogan, Potiki (1986) by Patricia Grace, and Prodigal Summer (2000) by Barbara Kingsolver. In each novel, characters participate ...
A Rationale for the African American Man's Destruction in Alice Walker's Third Life of Grange Copeland and The Color Purple and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The African American man is destroyed physically or psychologically in many literary works because he is disliked and/or because of choices he makes. What is intriguing is that African American women writers Zora Neale ...
"How Do I Reach These Keeeds?" : A New Teacher Uses Personality Type to Rethink Cognition, Motivation, and Engagement
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The following study investigates one teacher's experience using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator in teaching first-year writing, contrasting my personal experiences as a novice composition instructor with mythic pop-culture ...