Electronic thesis
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1006 Collections and/or Records:
Final Acts: Musings of a Life not Lived, 2024
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Identifier: cw_2024spring_weinberg_max.pdf
Overview
"A collection of essays describing the various anxieties that I have had in the past, some of which I continue to deal with in my life. Many of the essays reflect upon past scenarios where my anxiety and eccentricities had me handle conventional situations in unconventional ways. Some essays are focused on observing, and seen through that lens. Present throughout the essays are many strange characters that have become fixations to me in some ways. Essays also deal with changes in life and...
Dates:
2024
Finding Bigfoot, 2022
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Identifier: cw_2022summer_schellin_courtney.pdf
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"When I first set out to write my first novel, I knew I wanted it to be about self-discovery. At the time, I was feeling lost myself and wanted to get back to my favorite passion – writing. As someone who has always been a fan of oddities, folklore, and storytelling, using Bigfoot as my outlet seemed like the perfect fit. Annie is a woman with a troubled past who is looking for something more. Annie's will is strong and so is her personality. All the better, considering she is surrounded by...
Dates:
2022
Fine Optics: A Feature Film, 2022
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Identifier: sw_2022spring_horgan_peter.pdf
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"Sterling Ryder (40) is a Court Officer at the Boston Municipal Court, respected by inmates and the court staff. Sterling privately struggles with depression ever since his son was killed. Jeremy Hawkins (16) is a protégée gang member that finds himself at the BMC. Jeremy recognizes Sterling and decides to put him through hell. Sterling is suspended from work after he's served a restraining order from a woman he has never met. As Sterling waits at home for justice, the stories being spread...
Dates:
2022
FingerPrint, 2024
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Identifier: cw_2024spring_mihalek_katelyn.pdf
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"FingerPrint is a collection of poems that weaves arcs of family and spirituality with bodily autonomy and acceptance. Expanding on the concrete and contrapuntal poetic forms, the poems physically create a set of hands by assuming the translated shape of the hands' cross sectional slices. The collection starts at the tips of the middle fingers, then moves down the fingers, knuckles, palms, and finally the wrists. These hands frame core questions: What do they reach towards? What do they hold...
Dates:
2024
First chair, 2018
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Identifier: cw_2018spring_mccabe_christina.pdf
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"Amy, once a musical prodigy but now a graduate student in French, is reliving past trauma with the recent arrest of the man she once thought of as her boyfriend. The man, forty-five-year old Gregory Mercer, who took sexual advantage of her ten years ago, when she was fourteen, has just been arrested for similar crimes. Amy has never told a soul about this affair, and she contemplates if she ever will. Gradually, her secrets begin to weigh on her and distract her from the many facets of her...
Dates:
2018
First Day Jitters: The Demise of Joy in the Classroom, 2023
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Identifier: te_2023spring_wallace_tabitha.pdf
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"Joy, while innate in every child, is often suppressed in the traditional United States school system. The focus of this thesis project is on the decline of joy in the classroom from kindergarten to 8th grade. Through a series of interviews and observations, data was collected based on student and teacher experiences regarding joy in the classroom. A review of literature focusing on the psychology of joy, kindergarten and middle school pedagogy, and Joy-Focused learning experiences was used...
Dates:
2023
First Fae: A Journey of Magic and Chains, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_payeur_jordan.pdf
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"This thesis consists of the first 120 pages of a full-length novel in the fantasy genre. It is written in third-person limited and follows the story of three female points-of-view. Each chapter follows a different perspective, capturing the journey of the three main characters. The first point-of-view is about Edra, a former slave determined to earn her freedom. The second follows Blythe, a wealthy woman fighting to hold onto her independence. The final point-of-view is Myrna, a young...
Dates:
2023
Fish, 2020
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Identifier: vma_2020fall_ni_zhengrong.pdf
Overview
"The visual elements of Fish is presented in the form of experimental narrative short Film. This project examines the flow of consciousness and awareness. It initially characterizes scenes in a more or less standard fashion, describing mental conflicts as 'detachment of image an sound'. But as movie progresses, it introduces several religious elements that serves to catalyze the conflicts between conscious and subconscious." -- Abstract
Dates:
2020
Fist fight in the Christ factory, 2018
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Identifier: cw_2018spring_schutt_kevin.pdf
Overview
"Fist Fight in the Christ Factory uses the themes and imagery of the pop surrealist visual arts movement, monster movies, science, science fiction, history, anarcho-punk culture, Brazilian culture, Saturday morning cartoons, and Florida back woods swamp country sentiments to explore intersectionality through poetry. Rooted in the statelessness of the immigrant experience, the poems move towards an exploration of faith and reprobation in search of grace. The poems use these themes and images...
Dates:
2018
Fitted sheet, 2017
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Identifier: cw_2017spring_jones_erin.pdf
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The first half of a young adult novel centering around an up-and-coming YouTube star, deciding between family and fame. --Abstract.
Dates:
2017
Fleet, 2023
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Identifier: cw_2023spring_siegel_kristen.pdf
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"Fleet tells the story of the serving staff at Tidal Restaurant and Bar during an unprecedented summer season. Though it's been a year since the tragic accident that forced Cassie to flee California and restart her life on Cape Cod, she's still haunted by what happened that awful night in Lake Tahoe —it turns out exes and bodies have a way of resurfacing when you least expect them to. Tommy is a self-proclaimed drifter, addicted to the industry lifestyle no matter how terrible it is for his...
Dates:
2023
Flora & Fauna, 2024
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Identifier: pf_2024spring_morgan_lexi.pdf
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"There is no peace without power. The caesar's assassination leaves a power vacuum every senator in Vis wants to exploit save Echo Dexius Valerius whose dream of a peaceful, prosperous state, house, and family shatters with his father's murder. Propelled into the heart of the conflict, he quickly learns neutrality is more dangerous than choosing a side. Xiomara Zapocteloma has long been powerless even as daughter to her city-state's king; her father may sit on the Sunflower Throne but his...
Dates:
2024
Folklore Press LLC Presents: the House of Shadows Trilogy, 2020
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Identifier: cw_2020fall_shemke_hanna.pdf
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"This project explores the entire acquisition and publication process of the Young Adult Urban fantasy trilogy, 'House of Shadows,' through the eyes of imagined independent publisher Folklore Press LLC. Included are comprehensive sales kits, a publication contract, production timelines, profit and loss statements, jacket covers, interior designs and content synopsis for each book, serial and subsidiary rights, and extensive research on YA consumer demographics and competitive titles on the...
Dates:
2020
For All That Is Good and Holy, 2022
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Identifier: cw_2022spring_berkebile_breanna.pdf
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"For All That Is Good and Holy is a collection of short stories by Breanna Berkebile that examines taboo topics within the Christian community. From purity culture to deceptive leadership, each story seeks to elucidate how these issues negatively impact those who are young and impressionable while maintaining a level of care for the religion and those who practice it. The discussion surrounding these topics is growing and evolving, and the goal of this collection is to be a part of...
Dates:
2022
For Future Reference, 2019
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Identifier: cw_2019spring_kirschenbaum_max.pdf
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"This thesis is a collection of short fiction. Each story included features a male protagonist attempting to grapple with a major pivot point in his life, regardless of whether or not he is aware of it at the time. The men in these stories are all somewhat young, but they are each coming to terms with the loss of very different portions of their youths. Further, these stories attempt to investigate the ways in which humans often use "games" to both respond to what is happening in other...
Dates:
2019
Forever and a Day, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021spring_axon_alexandra.pdf
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"Alex Lucent and her best friend Jade Collins never imagined they weren't human—even with Alex's history of punching out people twice her size. But on the last day of junior year, their worlds change—literally. After narrowly escaping a kidnapping, the girls are brought to L'Autre Monde, a world home to Magics: superior beings who can each perform a unique magical skill. They learn the world is at war, and they are destined to save it. Despite their disbelief, the best friends agree to train...
Dates:
2021
Forever War, A Short Film, 2024
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Identifier: vm_2024spring_figueroa_shana.pdf
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"My thesis film Forever War combines the tropes of the zombie horror and time loop speculative fiction genres as a metaphor for the existential dread of being trapped in a futile situation. The inclusion of talking zombies adds a unique element to the well-known horror trope, creating a moral dilemma for the protagonist and enhancing the audience's anxiety. The motif of video games highlights the contrast between the excitement of war games such as Call of Duty—which are themselves endless...
Dates:
2024
Forgive Me, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_hamada.pdf
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"Forgive Me follows Hannah, a twenty-five-year-old woman whose biggest issue in life used to be her unrequited love for Al. Her life comes to a halt one day when she witnesses the brutal rape of his cousin, Mandy. The worst part is that the rapist is none other than Al's father. Threatened into silence, Hannah's fear overwhelms her, and she is rendered unable to act upon what she knows. She drowns into a spiral of depression and barely keeps afloat until one day she is forced to face the...
Dates:
2022
Forgive us our trespasses, 2018
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Identifier: cw_2018spring_bossio_shaun.pdf
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"Chancellor is a small affluent town in Western Massachusetts, the kind of community most families aspire to live in. When a terrible tragedy occurs at the local Montessori school, the community faces a devastation unlike anything it has ever seen before, and those impacted are forced to confront their deepest fears. 'Forgive Us Our Trespasses' is a story about the decisions we are forced to make in the face of tragedy while we search for the will to carry on, and whether a community, so...
Dates:
2018
Forgiving the Boogeyman and other stories, short story collection, 2016
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Identifier: cw_2016summer_muhammad_janel.pdf
Overview
"The collection of short stories explores the themes of addiction, fear and greed. The complex characters struggle to find their place in life. The protagonists range from a struggling musician trying to kick a drug habit to a woman trying to forgive her father. Throughout the collection there are many twist and turns. The suspense unfolds slowly giving hints of the protagonist's future. Regrets and life lessons are at the heart of these stories." -- Abstract
Dates:
2016