Electronic thesis
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1006 Collections and/or Records:
"The Descendant of the Zonax", 2024
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Identifier: pf_2024spring_burton_alexis_jordi.pdf
Overview
"Twenty-five-year-old twin sisters, Delta and Sanilia, descendants from the planet Ludar, find themselves separated after a teleportation accident. Their journey to find their way back to each other takes them through The Haven, an underground terraformed refuge for Ludarians on Earth, and Freidton, a small Ohio town with less than 1,500 residents. Along the way, Sanilia meets Rena, a soldier within The Haven, who is struggling with her sexuality; Delta meets Jordan, the son of the Sheriff...
Dates:
2024
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 Element Story, 2024
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Identifier: pf_2024spring_landon_sydney.pdf
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"Rowana Griffin, a student just accepted into her dream-career training program, grew up in a small village on the edge of a magical barrier separating the Human Realm from the Fae. But when she is charged with breaking her Realm's ultimate law, performing magic, she is banished from her home and everything she knows. Now alone in the Fae Realm, she must learn how to navigate a world of high-class elemental magic trainers and even higher-class Fae royals. But there's a darkness brewing...
Dates:
2024
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 Eternal Light & the Everlasting Dark, 2024
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Identifier: pf_2024spring_mcdaniel_jacob.pdf
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"This novel is an exerpt of a longer body of work that I intend to publish, covering "Part One" of the work. This novel is a work of fiction in the high fantasy genre, intending to act as a homage to old style of fantasy and the tropes found within, embracing the old cliches for a new audience. As such, the work showcases the traditional hero's journey with tropes such as a young farmboy turned hero, a magic sword, a dark overlord, and an epic journey filled with a myriad of locations. This...
Dates:
2024
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
The Fond Hearts, 2020
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Identifier: sw_2020spring_hollander_talia.pdf
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"THE FOND HEARTS is inspired by the true story of Roxana Druse, an abused farmer's wife in upstate New York, who killed her husband in 1884 with the help of her nephew, Frank Gates, and her daughter, Mary Druse. As Roxana tries her best to provide for the family alone and protect the children from the repercussions of the murder, Frank struggles with his feelings for Roxana and his frustration with her efforts, ultimately turning himself and the family in." -- Abstract
Dates:
2020
The Fountain of Youth (A Novel), 2019
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Identifier: cw_2019spring_zolfonoon_wesline.pdf
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"The year is 2078 and Mozaik Hayes has just begun his position at REbirth, a company devoted to individual beauty as well as the growth of family through the use of birthing pods. Mozaik is the first of second-tier citizen to ever work at such a prestigious company, and he is the first to ever uncover something so terribly earth-shattering with in it. Mozaik must now decide if he should reveal his discovery to the people he trusts the most or keep what he has seen to himself and pretend...
Dates:
2019
The Fox Merchant, 2020
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Identifier: cw_2020spring_benz_allison.pdf
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"This fantasy novel centers around Sionnach, a cursed fox god of trade, and Maia, a deaf mage snatched from her homeland as a child. After ten years of servitude, Maia secretly learns magic and escapes onboard Sionnach's wagon. He soon discovers that her deafness makes her immune to his manipulative powers. The two set off on their journey, suspicious of one another and unable to communicate. But when Sionnach saves Maia's life, their relationship changes. Maia demands that Sionnach take her...
Dates:
2020
The Fruit You'll Never See, 2021
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Identifier: cw_2021spring_nastasia_gail.pdf
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"'The Fruit You'll Never See' is the story of how I—a girl who grew up with a heroin-addicted mother, an aunt who knew men that paid for sex with young girls, and around people for whom crime was the most familiar way of life—moved on to become a criminal defense lawyer. After years of being caught between the two worlds of who I was and who I wanted to be, I came to understand that I belong fully to both." -- Abstract
Dates:
2021
The Fury of Creation, 2024
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Identifier: cw_2024spring_malpino_james.pdf
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"What if creation itself was furious at its own existence? The Fury of Creation is a novel in progress that seeks to address this intriguing question, framed through a dark medieval fantasy tale of war, betrayal, trauma, and redemption. Three distinct characters maneuver their way through the unforgiving world of Hymn, each of them trying to find meaning in their lives while dealing with the ghosts of their pasts. And just out of sight, from the shadowed corners of the world, sinister forces...
Dates:
2024
The Gates of Horn, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_laughlin_sophia.pdf
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"The Gates of Horn is an Adult Fantasy novel complete at 128,000 words. Death has smothered the Lucan Empire. While Sisenna, daughter of the emperor, mourns the death of her youngest brother, Sisenna's power-hungry uncle sends assassins to kill her parents—and very nearly Sisenna herself. Ousted from her seat of power, Sisenna is tossed into the streets with nothing but her loyal bodyguard and her own wits to protect her. Thirsting for vengeance, she sneaks out of Luca and across the...
Dates:
2023
The Generation of Isolation: Using Applied Theatre Techniques to Explore Social Emotional Impact of College Aged Students Living Through A Pandemic, 2022
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Identifier: te_2022spring_delgenio_meaghan.pdf
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"Since the worldwide shutdown of in-person learning in March of 2020, students have been finding it difficult to navigate their way back to "normal life". As a 2020 college graduate myself, I have been witness to the social emotional detriment caused by isolation. For my Thesis Project, I facilitated a five week workshop with eight college students- four undergraduate students and four graduate students. In this workshop, using an Applied Theatre lens, together we explored the potential...
Dates:
2022
The Getaway, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_rosselli_natalie.pdf
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"The night of her father’s funeral, Josie Parker finds her father's old journal, gets drunk on the floor of what used to be his painting studio, and books a trip to France. On her first night, she meets the British expat who’s as gorgeous as he is mysterious. After thinking he gave her a disconnected number, they meet by chance in a café and begin their doomed flirtation. Josie climbs up to the monastery in the mountains and tries to call her mom, only to end up experiencing her first real...
Dates:
2023