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E pluribus unum : the limits of religious pluralism in American liberal democracy.
(2011-05-12)"Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Often inferred from the religion clauses of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution are the ... -
E-textuality, e-medieval, e-Malory : the rebirth of Le morte d'Arthur on the web.
(2008-10-14)Until recently, traditional textual criticism has been unable to account for the rich historical and literary contexts surrounding medieval textual culture, especially the culture of Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte d'Arthur. ... -
Early Borders: Implications of Fetal Status
(2016-08-09)This thesis will examine the implications of different assumptions from opposing ethical viewpoints on topics concerning embryos and fetuses. This essay seeks to clarify the assumptions ethicists and medical professionals ... -
Early elementary students' fractional understanding : examination of cases from a multi-year longitudinal study.
(, 2014-09-05)For more than three decades fractions have been considered critical and foundational, yet they represent a challenge for teaching and learning higher mathematics by students, teachers, and teacher educators. The purpose ... -
Early Paleocene fossil floras, paleoclimate, and magnetostratigraphy from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA.
(2020-04-14)The San Juan Basin, located in northwestern New Mexico, preserves an excellent early Paleocene floral and faunal records in North America making it an ideal location to study the tempo and processes of terrestrial ecosystem ... -
Early Paleocene plant community and paleoclimate reconstruction of the Nacimiento Formation from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico.
(2022-05-03)Following the major extinction event at the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary, the Earth experienced a trend of long-term warming, punctuated by several short-term ‘hyperthermal’ events with associated carbon isotopic ... -
Early periderm development in the shoots of Ulmus alata michx.
(2007-02-14)Periderm is a protective tissue that replaces the epidermis in woody plants and consists of three layers: phellogen, phellem, and phelloderm with cells in discrete radial files. Lenticels and cork wings deviate from this ... -
Early Theological and Historical Influences on the Doctrines of James Robinson Graves
As the Southern Baptist Convention of the mid-19th-century continued its tug-of-war over membership and churches with the Stone-Campbell Restoration movement, James Robinson Graves founded the Landmark movement at a meeting ... -
Earthly & Heavenly Adoption: Exploring Adoption Research, Policies, & Trends through the Lens of God's Adoption of Humanity
(2012-05-07)"Pure and faultless religion is this: to look after orphans" (James 1:27). The Bible explicitly references the call for Christians to look after and care for orphans. Some take this command as a call from the Lord to ... -
Easy Certainty: George W. Bush and God’s Divine Will for America After September 11th
(2021-05-20)This thesis analyzes the way President George W. Bush used evangelical rhetoric to justify different aspects of his presidency and the actions he took after the September 11th attacks on American soil. After the terrorist ... -
Ecce Lignum Crucis — Medieval Piety, Ingenuity, and Music: A Transcription and Translation of the Good Friday Liturgy in the Jennings MS 9
Music has played a crucial role in Christian worship since the beginning of Christianity itself. Over the course of the first millennium of this era, a large repertory of monophonic chants was developed and disseminated ... -
Eclipse Coffee Bar- Business Plan
(2017-05-23)With the increased desire for high quality coffee, Eclipse Coffee Bar seeks to provide the Abilene area with a coffee shop where people can gather to seek community, study and work. Eclipse Coffee Bar will capitalize on ... -
The ecological validity of priming religiousness : context and culture.
(, 2011-09-14)Across four studies, the paradox of religiousness and prejudice was examined through self-report and priming methods in both a laboratory setting in an evangelical culture and a culturally agnostic field setting. Across ... -
Economic Attitudes and Religion: The Relationship of Islam and Other Religions With Attitudes of Trust, Confidence in Government, Thrift and Competition
(2012-05-08)The economic attitudes of each religion’s adherents provide a glimpse into the reasons behind economic development and persistent poverty. This research demonstrates that individual Muslims’ views are more conducive to ... -
The Economic Efficiency of the Original US Constitution
(2021-08-24)Since it was ratified, the United States Constitution has been the supreme law of the land for the nation. The legal importance of the Constitution is obvious. Despite this fact, few attempts have been made to determine ... -
Economic frames : transitional rhetoric under Clinton, Bush, and Obama.
(, 2013-09-16)During boom and bust periods, the dynamic status of the economy has become a perennial issue in the political arena. In this thesis, I engage in a rhetorical criticism analyzing how three presidents, Bill Clinton, George ... -
Economic Freedom and Eudaimonic Well-Being: Exploring the Socio-Economic Paths to Psychological Functioning
(2019-05-22)It is well established that economic freedom promotes economic development and social progress. However, economic freedom can also promote income inequality that can stifle economic mobility and harm citizens. While previous ... -
Economic impact of Ebola virus disease in Western African countries.
(2020-05-05)The Ebola outbreak in Western Africa from 2014 to 2016 infected 28600 people and claimed lives of 11325 people. It is the worst and the longest Ebola outbreak since the first recorded Ebola outbreak in 1976. The World bank ... -
The Economics of Slavery: A Market-Based Approach of Combatting Human Trafficking
(2013-05-24)Human trafficking is a rapidly-growing criminal industry that spans the globe, deeply entrenched in the functioning of the global economy. It is a market, with supply, demand, and commodities that are traded—but in this ...