The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the use of marriage as a literary device in William Trevor's short fiction. Trevor has continually questioned the essence of matrimony in moral and psychological terms, attempting to define marriage and...
Comparative education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Japan -- Cross-cultural studies
In recent years, policymakers and academic experts have expressed alarm about the variance between Eastern and Western mathematics achievement. Research reveals that classrooms in the United States are lagging behind their Eastern counterparts....
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681; Salvation -- Christianity
Pedro Caldern de la Barca (1600-1681) has been called the theological poet of the Counter Reformation. Among the many dramas he wrote are a group of mythological plays. These plays include several groups in which the same mythological theme is...
Baseball -- United States; Depressions -- 1929; United States -- History -- 1919-1933; United States -- History -- 1933-1945
A host of unemployed citizens face the grim problem of existence, and an equally great number toil with little return, only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment. FDR's words revealed the magnitude of suffering that the...
Cuban Americans -- Biography; Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959 -- Personal narratives; Exiles -- United States -- Biography
This thesis represents a thorough and comprehensive study of Cuba's political, economic, and social situation from the perspectives of three generations of Cuban exiles. Over the last forty seven years the exiles argue that Fidel Castro's promises...
