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Found in 1006 Collections and/or Records:

Noliv, 2020

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Identifier: pf_2020spring_garrison_hunter.pdf
Overview "Humans and aliens are forced to work together when the satellite planet Noliv is attacked by the Warrior clan that destroyed the home planets of ten alien clans. Lyon, a former Mayoral candidate, must learn to overcome his prejudices against aliens and work with Drew, a Narkaroffabot alien, as he rallies the clans to unite with the human Mayors to fight the Warriors. Lyon and Drew face many challenges as Drew's mother attempts to sabotage them, the Mayors attempt to quarantine the clans,...
Dates: 2020

Nomads, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022spring_expose_joshua.pdf
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"Nomads (2021) is a cautionary tale that tackles subject matters such as human trafficking and homelessness. This exploration of the gritty landscape of the city at night highlights the importance of Social Darwinism when a homeless hustler meets traumatized sex worker. I hope this film also highlights the reality that people are still people. We all bleed red and have the same level of emotions; some people are just in extreme circumstances than others." -- Abstract

Dates: 2022

Noodles, 2021

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Identifier: sf_2021spring_leal_allegra.pdf
Overview "Twenty five year old JEANIE has struggled with mental health her entire life. Over the past year, she has tried everything she can to forget that it's her fault someone is dead. She works at an animal shelter and goes to church, but she can't escape the guilt. Flashbacks allude to a terrible tragedy in her life when she struck a jaywalking pedestrian with her car in her hometown. She now bears the responsibility of guilt and taking care of the victim's dog, Noodles. In an attempt to focus...
Dates: 2021

NORO, 2022

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Identifier: vm_2022spring_ivey_brystin.pdf
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"NORO is a short narrative fiction film in the psychological horror genre. The film aims to subvert the stereotypically weak or helpless depictions of characters suffering from mental illness, create metaphysical representations of its symptoms, and emphasize the importance of professional help and speaking up." -- Abstract

Dates: 2022

Not All Heroes, 2020

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Identifier: pf_2020fall_hester_rylie.pdf
Overview "'Not All Heroes' is about weakness, strength, the courage to forgive, and family. The novel explores what it means to be a hero and studies the extensive shades of gray in morality. This young adult science-fantasy novel pits brother against sister when the latter decides to use her abilities to strike back against those that try to suppress what makes them special. Many of the characters in this novel struggle with various mental illnesses, but they find the strength within themselves to...
Dates: 2020

Not if, But How: Critical Race Theory in the High School Classroom, 2022

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Identifier: te_2022spring_huiett_erin.pdf
Overview "Since the New York Times Magazine's publication of the 1619 Project in 2019, school administrators, educators, politicians and parents have been in heated discourse about bringing critical race theory (CRT) to K-12 classrooms. However, there is significant research that points to the validity of incorporating elements of CRT in K-12 curriculum, and to the absolute need for White students to investigate the history of whiteness, white privilege, and systemic racism. This thesis project seeks...
Dates: 2022

Not Your Average Icebreakers: Incorporating Applied Theatre and Drama-Based Methods in College Orientation Programming, 2024

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Identifier: te_2024spring_boldt_amanda.pdf
Overview "Through written research, interviews, observations, and workshops, this thesis project examines the role applied theatre, the arts, and drama-based methods can have on new student transitions to higher education. By examining general orientation experiences and student response to arts-specific programming, this study outlines considerations for higher education administrators looking to incorporate drama-based pedagogy and arts projects in new student orientation. Finally, this study...
Dates: 2024

Notes from the End of the World, 2019

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Identifier: cw_2019spring_kho_jenny.pdf
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"In a series of reflective essays, observations, and narratives, this work examines connections between the self, nature, and one's place in the universe. Topics explored within include surfing, traveling, flight, flora, and extinction. Much of the work is lyrical and/or conversational in nature to allow for natural digressions into other disciplines (i.e. biology, music, history)." -- Abstract

Dates: 2019

Notes of Happiness, 2021

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Identifier: cw_2021spring_fitzgerald_megan.pdf
Overview "Notes of Happiness' is the workings of a novel. Within the novel, the year is 2022, and our young seventeen-year-old protagonist named August is looking back at her life in 2020 when coronavirus changed the world and herself entirely. Forced to move from Florida with her recently divorced mother Rachel to Massachusetts, August and Alice, August's younger sister, find themselves in an emotionally and physically abusive home. Tensions rise further while stuck at home, and August is determined...
Dates: 2021

"Nothing About Us Without Us:" An Examination of the Dramatic Costs of Skewed, Surrogate, and Failed Representations of Autism in Theatre, 2021

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Identifier: te_2021spring_lourenco_jenna.pdf
Overview "This thesis examines the patterns of autistic representation in theatre from the perspective of non-elected political representation as defined by Laura Montanaro, based on Damien Milton's premise (the double empathy problem) that non-autistic people are frequently unable to understand the emotions and motivations of autistic individuals, and are therefore often incapable of representing autistic characters and stories accurately through the medium of theatre and performative storytelling....
Dates: 2021

O pilgrim, you can't go home, 2017

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Identifier: cw_2017spring_koziol_douglas.pdf
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"This is a road-novel that is also a meditation on cinematic and literary road-trip stories themselves. In following protagonist and film-critic Stan Avelia's journey from his small Western Massachusetts town to San Francisco in search of a long-lost underground film, the novel explores the value of art (to the community and to the self), the effects of economic deregulation, the power of ideology, and what it means to make a place one's home." --Abstract.

Dates: 2017

Objects in the mirror, 2018

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Identifier: cw_2018spring_trott_david.pdf
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"Objects in the Mirror is a testament to imagination and the potential it has to decode and influence our reality. Each poem involves a retreat to our mental laboratories and libraries, in order to understand the world in a better way, and grow closer to the forces that compel us." --Abstract.

Dates: 2018

Oblivion, 2016

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Identifier: vm_2016fall_darson_ivana.pdf
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"A thirty-minute crime/mystery radio drama revolving around three bandmembers whose upcoming performance in the finals of the 'Battle of the Bands' will determine their futures. When their conflicts escalate and the drummer is found dead in front of the band's rehearsing space, evidence leads the detective to one of the bandmembers as a leading suspect in the murder case. --Abstract.

Dates: 2016

Observation room, 2017

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Identifier: cw_2017spring_shugrue_rebecca.pdf
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"Forms in this collection include longer narrative poems, shorter more image driven poems, and persona poems. Many of the poems explore issues of domesticity and motherhood, while others are in conversation with a variety of writers or artists including Jack Gilbert, Robert Frost, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Mary Rowlandson, and Mary Cassatt." --Abstract.

Dates: 2017

Ode to a Siren, 2021

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Identifier: sf_2021spring_neil_lowry.pdf
Overview "'Ode to a Siren' is a romantic dramedy film about a young Southern woman who loses her virginity to a married man. 'Ode to a Siren' in its purest form, is also a coming of age film that tells the story of a star-crossed and painful affair, from the "other woman's" perspective. As ELLE (21) a young Christian woman finds herself embroiled in a toxic affair that she has less control of than she realizes, Elle must find the strength within herself to reconcile her two internal “identities...
Dates: 2021

Of Bronze Tigers, 2023

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Identifier: cw_2023fall_valletta_david.pdf
Overview "This thesis comprises the prologue and first ten chapters of a novel in progress. Set in 2021 and 2022, the story follows Blake Burden, a middle-aged married father of two living in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Through a third-person POV, Blake's struggles are chronicled as he attempts to reconcile his modest suburban life with his former career: as an internationally recognized touring drummer with a rock band. Following an injury and a dispute with his band's management, Blake had departed...
Dates: 2023

Of Wings and Thrones, 2022

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Identifier: pf_2022spring_basnuevo_victoria.pdf
Overview "Of Wings and Thrones is a dual-POV New Adult Fae Fantasy novel about a young Ferr guard, Aryn, and the challenges she faces when she comes of age and gets her wings and magical discipline. Aryn's wings signal a new beginning for the kingdom of Olyssia, but when her best friend and charge, Princess Nexia, is found dead and Aryn is blamed for the crime, the main character has few options to clear her name. One of these options is Prince Lyon, who is still grieving his late father, King...
Dates: 2022

Office of Graduate Studies

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Identifier: RG 010.04A
Scope and Content Note The collection is comprised of two series: Publications and Master's Theses, Digital. The Publications series lists publications produced by the Office of Graduate Studies. Master's Theses, Digital, series lists digital master's theses created partially from 2015 to present. There are also a handful of older theses from 2010 and 2015 that were digitized. The remaining theses from 2015 and non-digital theses are searchable through the Iwasaki Library website: ...
Dates: 1986 - 2022

On Sleep and Other Similes/交织, 2022

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Identifier: cw_2022spring_cui_jingfei.pdf
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"This thesis is a collection of essays written in a time the author chose to live in distinct cultures, exploring and contemplating her languages, desires, regrets and the things she cannot forsake. Traveling between the United States and China in the time of Covid19, the author looks into the weight of her choices and longings, where she came from, and where she is going." -- Abstract

Dates: 2022

On the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, 2018

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Identifier: vm_2018spring_wojcik_timothy.pdf
Overview "Let the sounds of the river take you up water. As you drift the course that John and Henry David Thoreau charted in 1839, allow the pollutants of mind to layer the surface you see and hear. Submerged in the soundscape of these waters, the individual experiences degrees of distress—as caused by chemical pollution and driven by the individual's own brain wave activity. As alpha waves level off, the present stream overwhelms the past. Along your journey, you are encouraged to listen without...
Dates: 2018