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The dilemma of justice: how religion influences the political environment of post-1948 Israel and Palestine.
(2006-05-27)This thesis examines the historical context, ideological traditions, and structures of power that have animated relations between Israeli Jews and Arab Palestinians during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Cognizant ... -
Dipole-dipole interactions of charged magnetic grains
(IEEE, 2010-04)The interaction between dust grains is an important process in fields as diverse as planetesimal formation or the plasma processing of silicon wafers into computer chips. This interaction depends in large part on the ... -
Directing Arthur Miller's All my sons.
(2008-06-09)This thesis is a record of the Fall 2007 production of Arthur Miller’s play, All My Sons, as directed by Graham Northrup. Chapter One seeks to contextualize the play by presenting a brief professional biography of Miller ... -
Directing, producing, and co-writing the short film, The Gorilla.
(2016-11-08)This thesis details the journey of co-writing, producing and directing the short film, The Gorilla. In addition to the documented events, it will also explore the difficulties in making a comedic film, and the choices ... -
A director's approach to Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull".
(2010-10-08)This thesis examines the production process of the 2010 Baylor University Theatre production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull from the perspective of the director. This production highlighted the themes of art, love, and ... -
A director's approach to Donald Margulies's Shipwrecked! an entertainment--the amazing adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as told by himself).
(, 2014-06-11)Donald Margulies's meta-theatrical script presents an imagined performance by the real-life 19th-century figure Louis de Rougemont, a man made famous by his memoir detailing his adventures at sea and while shipwrecked on ... -
A director's approach to Euripides' Hecuba.
(, 2013-09-16)This thesis explores a production of Euripides’ Hecuba as it was directed by Christopher Peck. Chapter One articulates a unique Euripidean dramatic structure to demonstrate the contemporary viability of Euripides’ play. ... -
A director's approach to Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday.
(, 2013-09-16)Garson Kanin’s 1945 play, Born Yesterday, depicts the transformation of a former chorus girl from an ignorant young “lady” into an educated and cultured “woman”. A Director’s Approach to Garson Kanin’s Born Yesterday ... -
A director's approach to Jamie Pachino's Waving goodbye.
(2006-12-11)This thesis provides an in-depth analysis of Jamie Pachino's play, Waving Goodbye, followed by a detailed description of Daniel Inouye's directorial approach to the work in Baylor University’s production which ran from ... -
A director's approach to Schoolhouse Rock Live!
(2007-01-09)This thesis concerns the Baylor University Theatre production of Schoolhouse Rock Live!, as directed by Meredith Sutton. Chapter One provides the history of the creation of the Schoolhouse Rock franchise, the development ... -
A director's approach to Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
(2009-06-02)This thesis provides an in-depth analysis of Steven Martin’s play Picasso at the Lapin Agile, followed by a detailed description of Rebekah Baker’s directorial approach to the work in Baylor University’s production, which ... -
A director's approach to Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead.
(2007-12-03)This thesis provides an in-depth analysis of Tom Stoppard’s play, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, followed by a detailed description of Martin Holden’s directorial approach to the work in Baylor University’s production, ... -
A director’s approach to Jeffrey Hatcher’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
(, 2012-08-08)American playwright Jeffrey Hatcher continues his practice of adapting well known works of literature for the stage with his 2008 play, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This thesis considers the play within Hatcher’s cannon and ... -
A director’s approach to Rinne Groff’s The Ruby sunrise.
(, 2012-08-08)Rinne Groff’s The Ruby Sunrise tells the story of a poor, self-educated girl who creates the first electric television set in 1927. Her accomplishment goes unnoticed, but twenty-five years later her daughter stops at ... -
A director’s approach to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
(2007-12-03)This thesis provides an in-depth analysis of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, as directed by Nathan Records at Baylor University Theatre from September 26 through October 1, 2006. Chapter one provides the historical context ... -
Discerning the Will of God by Following the Call of Christ Alone: A Christian Response to the Refugee Crisis
(2017-05-23)What is a Christian response to the refugee crisis? My thesis answers this question by exposing the problematic of determining right Christian action, which is grown out of the conclusions that theologian Daniel Louw draws ... -
Discovering Jyothi: How Changing the Way Disability Legislation is Enforced can Improve the Lives of Children with Disabilities in India
(2015)By 2025 India will overtake China as the country with the largest population in the world. The World Bank in 2007 noted that the prevalence of disability in India could be as high as 80-‐90 million individuals by that ... -
Discovery and development of unique small molecule chromene based ligands and combretastatin analogs as potential second generation vascular disrupting agents towards cancer chemotherapy.
(2006-05-29)Cancer is a devastating disease, which remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In our continuing quest to help find a cure for cancer, we have discovered and developed new small molecule vascular disrupting ... -
Discovery of a novel adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (APS) reductase from the methanarcheon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii.
(Elsevier, 2010-12)This thesis presents the first discovery of adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate reductase (APR), a key enzyme of the sulfate reduction pathway, in the methanarchaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii. While the sulfate reduction pathway ... -
Discovery of DNA-enzymes dependent on small-molecule cofactors; design, synthesis and evaluation of TLR-7 agonists and their immunoprotein conjugates.
(2010-10-08)Several catalytic families of DNA enzymes (deoxyribozymes) have previously been isolated through the use of an in vitro selection technique in our laboratory. The activities of these deoxyribozymes appear to be dependent ...