Electronic thesis
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 885 Collections and/or Records:
The Breaking Door, 2019
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Identifier: cw_2019spring_rasmussen_lydia.pdf
Overview
"The Breaking Door thesis project is a walk-through of the business side of publishing the first book in a young adult Fantasy trilogy. The project approaches publication from three unique perspectives: author, editor, and marketer/sales. The project compels the writer to consider the salability of their work. It provides insight into how publishers acquire clients based on the evaluation of a manuscript's content, marketing potential, and profitability. In the case of this project, the...
Dates:
2019
The bull of heaven, 2018
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Identifier: wf_2018spring_robotham_thomas.pdf
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"Genetically optimized, bot-born Rex finally meets his match in the natural born rival Felix Kidd, who becomes his friend and fellow adventurer. Together, they face evil, bizarre creatures, and death." --page 12.
Dates:
2018
The Burning Sands, 2020
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Identifier: pf_2020fall_firestine_marisa.pdf
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"The Burning Sands' features two distinct races locked in a simmering, centuries-long conflict. Spara is a half-wind, the offspring of those two races: the human-like dathrals and the subha, a race of wind-wielding, genderless people. Raised among the subha but too dathral bodied to truly belong, Spara lives isolated and alienated. Shi dedicates xyr life to serving Kingship, the ruler of xyr land, in hopes of earning a place within subha society. Yet obedience to Kingship leads to harm for...
Dates:
2020
The Cartographer's Apprentice, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021spring_smith_alanna.pdf
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"On the eve of her engagement party, Veralyn LaStrauss, apprentice to master cartographer Richard Grayson, discovers her mentor has been kidnapped. His half-brother Matthias is the primary suspect. Named in the ransom note, Veralyn is tasked with finding a mysterious map called the Tagon Map to exchange for Master Grayson's return. During her search, she discovers a note from Master Grayson warning that dangerous magic—tied to the crystal containing the map—has infected her home city of Port...
Dates:
2021
The Color Line, 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_johnson_chantel.pdf
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"John Matthews (mid 70s), a man once bold and adventurous, is now nearing the end of his life. Officially retiring, John is being given an honorary award for his famous photography work that spans sixty years. One of his most celebrated piece, a black and white photo showing a beautiful Ghanaian woman is the main photograph that everyone is raving. The London Times is also doing a feature on his work and this photograph specifically, with Kwadwo Asante (31) interviewing him personally. As...
Dates:
2021
The Colorful Life of Kitty Swan, 2021
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Identifier: cw_2021spring_rockefeller_laura.pdf
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"This is a historical novel about one woman's trajectory as an artist during the Age of Revolutions. As a young woman coming of age in Boston in 1800, Kitty Swan is aware that she is living in a new century in a newly created country. She wants to find a place for herself as an artist in this world. Her path toward achieving this goal is blocked by the plans of her strong-willed mother, Hepzibah Swan, who is adamant that all of her children must marry well to secure the family's finances,...
Dates:
2021
The Contact, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022fall_reynolds_erin.pdf
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"The Contact is a maritime horror novella that explores the inescapability of death and regret. Haunted by the shame of dodging the Vietnam War draft, Hicks flees to a life at sea. Onboard an illicit vessel in the Pacific Northwest region, he spots a mysterious light none of the other crewmen can see. As the light grows closer, the crimes conducted by the captain and his crew become more heinous. The novella weaves together Hicks' reflections of his past with the present-day transgressions...
Dates:
2022
The Curse of Nationalism: Teatr Powszechny's Klątwa and Modern Polish Catholicism, 2019
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Identifier: te_2019spring_myers_rem.pdf
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"In 2017 Teatr Powszechny invited Oliver Frljić to direct an adaptation of Stanisław Wyspiański's 1899 play, Klątwa. The production was critical of The Polish Catholic Church and included several scenes that angered The conservative Polish government. The production became mired with daily protests, one of which culminated with a protestor attacking an audience member with a liquid corrosive. The conservative government maintains that Klątwa is an attack on Catholics and as of April 2019,...
Dates:
2019
The Curse of the Unknown Neighborhood, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021spring_buckler_joe.pdf
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"After the death of her father, a fistfight at school, and a newly fractured relationship with her mother, twelve-year old Alex Shelley has moved to the Unknown Neighborhood looking for a fresh start. Along with her sarcastic little brother, Gage, Alex soon meets Thurston, the neighborhood's self-proclaimed Boy Adventurer! who has a theory that their reclusive neighbor, Mr. Masuka, is actually a bloodthirsty werewolf responsible for a recent outbreak of missing pets. But what Alex and the...
Dates:
2021
The dark side of morning, 2018
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Identifier: cw_2018spring_lavoie_macey.pdf
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"Robin Sientas hopes to start college at Hammelynn University on her own terms and finally step out of her cousin Paloma’s shadow. But when Paloma goes missing and Robin receives gifts from the kidnapper she is thrust into a hunt to find the culprit before time runs out and a second victim is chosen. The case will lead her into the heart of the mysterious woods surrounding the school and a legend that dates back hundreds of years. For in a school that carries iron in their back pockets and a...
Dates:
2018
The Day Lilies, 2023
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Identifier: cw_2023spring_fitzpatrick_mikaela.pdf
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"The Day Lilies is a collection that weaves intimate poems about family, romantic relationships, nature, and mysticism to illustrate what it means to venture away from a world of familiarity to embrace the unknown. Moving from the countryside of Pennsylvania to the cityscape of Boston thrusted me out of my comfort zone and opened me up to experiences I would've never been able to imagine before. Daylilies have taught me that it's possible to thrive wherever you are planted. This collection...
Dates:
2023
The Discrepancy Between Receptive and Expressive Communication Modalities in Deaf Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2022
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Identifier: cd_2022spring_baraiolo_aurora.pdf
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"Children with a dual diagnosis of hearing loss and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may benefit from receiving a different receptive language modality than the modality they use for expressive language, though it is often challenging to determine and implement an optimal mode of communication.. This study was completed to better understand (1) the receptive and expressive communication modalities reported for children with a dual diagnosis, (2) the appropriateness of these communication...
Dates:
2022
The Disquaified, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_bazil_connor.pdf
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"THE DISQUALIFIED is a science-fiction romance film that dissects the nature of humanity - an exploration built upon concepts of existentialism and absurdism. In a future where most of the world relies on companion robots called Halves, the tepid heir to a tech conglomerate rediscovers his humanity when he falls in love with a vivacious Luddite. Drawing inspiration from many sources, including Georges Bataille and Francis Bacon, the screenplay serves as a study on the human condition....
Dates:
2020
The Divining, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022fall_butler_sean.pdf
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"It's 1991 and Melinda's having a hell of a year. Her husband's been murdered, and she's about to find out she's descended from space-aliens. Looking for a place to get her feet under her, she and her son Ben move to Danville, Texas and the house she inherited from her uncle, but the charming country veneer of the place hides many secrets. She doesn't know that an alien entity was marooned there when its ship crashed in the 1800s, and her family and other residents are descendants of alien...
Dates:
2022
The Divorce Ranch and All Turned Out, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_bresnahan_haley.pdf
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"'The Divorce Ranch' and 'All Turned Out' are two television pilots that are united by their exploration of the complexities of female friendship and camaraderie. While they are near opposites in tone and aesthetic, they are a reflection of my intention as a writer, which is to be vehicle for women's voices and stories. In two very different ways, these scripts ask questions about the ways in which women have the power to hurt and heal each other as we navigate our common experiences. Each...
Dates:
2020
The DragonFyre Chronicles: Striking Flame, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_rivera_benjamin.pdf
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"Striking Flame is a debut fantasy novel, focusing on the conflict between two dragon brothers. The work is an examination of race relations through a dragon's perspective in an alternate version of our world. Barrios, the main protagonist, believes that peace between dragons and humans is possible, where his older brother Brontaren views them with distrust and growing hostility. Barrios seeks to bring Brontaren to his view, though problems old and new may thwart his success. In addition to...
Dates:
2022
The edge of the ocean, 2018
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Identifier: cw_2018spring_teczar_sarah.pdf
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"The first 101 pages of a literary fiction novel, a coming-of-age story which is meant to explore feminist issues via the protagonist, Carla, and her behavior, experiences, and misadventures in a foreign country. In the midst of isolation and an encroaching depression, Carla pursues relationships with a few different men and discovers the difference between love and possession, and what it means to be a woman in a world full of double standards. Any tenuous friendships she has formed with...
Dates:
2018
The Egg, 2022
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Identifier: vm_2022spring_dai_danica.pdf
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"The Egg is a short narrative film based on the director's own experiences. It tells the story of an eight-year-old girl who is sent to her grandfather's house. Grandfather insists on making boiled eggs for the girl every morning, but the girl does not like to eat eggs. The girl's unwillingness to eat eggs causes a conflict between generations. This story aims to explore the impact of social issues such as inter-generational families and parental divorce." -- Abstract
Dates:
2022
The Emrys School of Art, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_wong_jennifer.pdf
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"As a senior at Morgan University, Grace Huang often feels more comfortable with the paintings than with her classmates. When she sneaks into a party thrown by the distinguished Emrys School of Art, she finds a grisly tableau: a portrait that screams while its subject is bleeding to death. When Grace is invited to join the Emrys School of Art, she can’t refuse. She finds a place to belong with fellow students and artists. As Grace digs into the Emrys School, she uncovers the secrets of magic...
Dates:
2023
The First of Them, 2023
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Identifier: cw_2023fall_snow_jennifer.pdf
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"The First of Them is a horror-themed science-fantasy fiction novel centered around a trans woman and her estranged twin brother. After strange happenings bring them back together, Collette and her brother Ethan must find out what connections lie between a psychologically deteriorating hospital patient and a missing USGS researcher as they deal with their own personal traumas, sibling rivalry, uncommon seismic events, and apparent paranormal unknowns. In the end, ties that bond them together...
Dates:
2023