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Title
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"Sorry, but I Suck at Writing": A Study of Writing Self-efficacy in First-Year College Students
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Author
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Greene, Mary-Elizabeth
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Higher, Adult education, Social sciences--Research
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Description
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In this study, current research on writing self-efficacy—"confidence that one can perform successfully in a particular domain" (Bruning 25)—and data from a local survey of first-year college students, or freshmen, is used to examine dispositions t...
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A Dream of Burning
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Author
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DeMeglio, Austin
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Creative writing
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Description
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A Dream of Burning takes place in a not-so-distant future of an alternate Earth. The story focuses on a young woman by the name of Iris Ode and her found family. The story starts three years after a great storm caused tragedy. After the storm, Iri...
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Amelia's Blog
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Author
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Santiago, Jennifer
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Creative writing
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Description
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Amelia once deeply appreciated the online community that had formed around the blog of the charismatic writer called Rei Locke. When Amelia learned that Rei Locke had been lying about her life and inventing her accomplishments all along, she felt ...
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American Daydreams: A Collection
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Author
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Winfrey, Russell
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Literature, English literature
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Description
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These four stories are very much a reaction to our current political moment, where mounting complexities in the world are met with untenable simplicity and hostile tribalism. The protagonists in "Miss Future Expat" and "Beans in Peru" are able to ...
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An Exploratory Case Study of Signage at Beijing Daxing and Denver International Airports
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Author
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Berry, Noah
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Communication of technical information, Linguistics
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Description
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This thesis presents an analysis of signage inside two international airports, public linguistic spaces that should be accessible to both global visitors as well as disabled populations. International airports and their multimodal signage present ...
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Title
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Avatar: The Last Airbender: Lessons in Recognizing and Resisting Imperialism
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Author
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Woodford, Kalei
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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English literature, History, Motion pictures
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Description
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In the modern world, we are constantly fed misinformation and biased information. The press is controlled by the state in many countries like the United States and Russia. These governments have the power to start wars, imprison whomever they deem...
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Title
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Becoming Virtuous: Overcoming the Monstrous in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre
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Author
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Atsavinh, Candice
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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English literature
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Description
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The aim of this thesis is to explore the emotional impact that three childhood environments have on the formation of Jane’s identity. These spatial boundaries are how Jane develops an understanding of herself and the ‘other’ while discovering the ...
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Title
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Dancing with Ink
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Author
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Duemmler, Kristina
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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English literature, Linguistics, Creative writing
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Description
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The following creative thesis contains the first 100 pages of the historical fiction novel on the life of Lady Mary Wroth, the first woman in the Early Modern Era to publish a prose poetry novel. The thesis begins and ends in the year 1651. It is ...
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Discursive Construction of the Female Identity within Official ISIS Propaganda
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Author
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Coughlin, Meghan
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Linguistics
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Description
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Having created a dominant online media strategy, ISIS (The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has used the internet in order to spread its narratives beyond its geographical constraints to the largest possible audience. To this audience, they provid...
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Title
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Dust
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Author
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Scheewe, Karen
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Creative writing
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Description
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In a culture dominated by Eurocentric traditions and narratives, there are many silences in our discourse. I seek to address the absence of multiculturalism in children’s literature. This creative project subverts the dominant white structure of o...
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Explorations of Childhood Gender-Fluidity and the Subversion of Masculinity in Peter Pan
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Author
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Weber, Ryan
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Literature, English literature, Sex role
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Description
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In declaring Peter Pan as the only child who will not grow up, J.M. Barrie has developed a character with an unmatched capacity for subverting masculine forms of normalization, social acceptance, and gender appropriation. Through Peter’s consisten...
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Fill In the Blanks: White Space in Children's Picture Books on Grief and Loss
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Author
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Holt, Samantha
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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English literature
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Description
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White space in picture books about grief and loss is space that becomes participatory by asking the reader or listener to make sense of what they are seeing while simultaneously joining it with their own real life experiences. This thesis examines...
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Friendship Through Fantasy: Amity in the Novels of Tamora Pierce
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Author
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Johnson, Charlotte
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Literature
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Description
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Friendship is a strangely absent topic in the criticism of children’s and young adult (YA) literature. While ancient philosophers have tried to define this unique relationship, a more contemporary analysis that can account for changes in culture a...
