Essays

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...

Overview "This collection of essays acts as a quilt of seemingly unrelated but interwoven tales that help to explain what makes the writer the person they are today. Through a retelling of relatable and quirky experiences, each essay encompasses some of the fears, trials, and desires associated with "adult" life. Whether it's dealing with growing up in a small Midwestern town, learning to cope with social anxiety and its triggers, conquering the fear of independence, or tackling more serious topics,...

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A series of linked essays that, as a collection, tell the story of coming to terms with the legacy of an absent father and a sometimes loving and sometimes difficult mother as necessary to take ownership over my own identity and grow up. -- abstract.

Scope and Content Note From the Series: The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and...

Overview "The essays that make up the body of this memoir have been written over the past several years. They are an attempt to make sense of a time when women and children were not protected and were subjected to the supremacy of a patriarchal society that centered and privileged white males. This was not a long-ago time. In my small hometown of Winthrop, Massachusetts in the 1970s, secrets and shame experienced by a family were a family's business. The institutions that were meant to protect and...

Overview "I came to the USA as an accompanying spouse to my doctorate-seeking husband. Almost twelve months to the day after our arrival, my husband deserted me in Boston. Confused, far from my home country, and in the middle of a pandemic, I knew that the decision I made from that pivotal point would either build or break me. This thesis is a collection of personal essays exploring my experience prior to coming to the USA, my experience as an accompanying spouse, as well as attempts to forge forward...