Browsing Programs, Centers, and Institutes by Department "History"
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(2021-05-04)This work examines the causes behind the surge of moral amendment proposals to the federal Constitution in the late nineteenth century. These amendments began to take shape in 1860 when Congressmen attempted to pass a ...
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(2012-04-30)Since the early 1970’s, religious violence and terrorism have become salient topics in American political and social discourse. The growing prominence of religious violence underscores the need to understand these acts ...
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(1986)The time period I will specifically focus on is from 312 to 604 A.D. This era opens with the Emperor Constantine giving his personal sanction to Christianity as a lawful religion in the Roman Empire. The bishop of Rome at ...
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This thesis examines the nature of the alliance formed between President Rafael Correa and the Ecuadorian indigenous movement that led to the incorporation of plurinationalism into the 2008 Constitution. To this end, this ...
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The sources utilized in this thesis each serve a particular function in relation to the theoretical framework. They are organized by the extent to which they contribute to the three dominant disciplinary approaches found ...
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(1991)George Frost Kennan, like the Russian history and culture to which he has dedicated over sixty years of study, is often viewed as an enigma of sorts. Once described as "impossibly learned yet commonsensical, stern in his ...
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(1995)It may be surprising to some that after millions of innocent victims died at the merciless hands of the Nazis, many war criminals were never brought to justice at the conclusion of World War II. Somehow Nazi war criminals ...
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(1998)This project seeks to define the effects that exiled Chilean intellectuals had on popular perceptions of Latin America within the United States during the 1970s and 1980s. The diaspora of "creators" following the 1973 ...
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(1991)Free black women in antebellum New Orleans were important to the city economically, culturally, and socially. The tales of some of these famous women have grown to mythic proportions and the social institutions surrounding ...
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People with disabilities have often been ignored or forgotten throughout history. This thesis is about the changes in the visibility of individuals with disabilities in the United States and how this affected their civil ...
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(1988)America has historically been a land of progress and hope. Consequently, American society is future-oriented. Because of this, the myth of the apocalypse – especially visions of the end of the world – is fundamental to the ...
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(1986)This paper examines German-born artist Albrecht Dürer and his art as influenced by several intellectual movements of the Renaissance. The discussion of these influences is preceded by background information about Nuremberg ...
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(1994)The DP camps had served as "temporary homes" for millions of people. The DPs themselves had survived unbelievable experiences during the Second World War. Within the camps, they were able to rebuild their lives. They ...
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(1984)The purpose of this Senior Honors Thesis is to research the relationship between morality and the law. The breadth of this study makes it an impossible task to research in one paper, therefore, this paper will be an-overview ...
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The personal writings of German Prisoners of War (POWs) in the United States during World War II have the potential to generate a unique understanding of the internment experience of the average German soldier. Letters and ...
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(2018-04-19)In the 1970s, the Supreme Court pronounced a new test for laws that treated the two sexes differently. This test, known as “intermediate scrutiny,” was stricter than the Court’s usual standard (the “rational basis” test), ...
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(1990)Clearly, the church of the Middle Ages was a multi-faceted institution which was powerful both as a religious and as an economic organization. The church was often the greatest landholder in a region, so notably its role ...
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(1991)Figgis' contention that Filmer was the first to defend the divine right of kings by using the law of nature was not seriously challenged by modern historians until the publication of G. Schochet's Patriarchalism in Political ...
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(2014-09-24)The purpose of this study is to determine why the occupation of Germany after the Second World War was so successful and why we view it as the quid essential example of an occupation. It will examine the three major factors ...
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(1979)During the past fifty years, health care delivery has been in a state of constant change. As increasing demands have been placed upon the delivery system, personnel and programs have evolved to respond to these needs. This ...