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Christianese: A Conversation Analysis of the Dialect of Evangelicals
(2017-05-23)
This thesis analyzes two conversations between groups of American college students: one group of male roommates who attend the same church and one group of small-group leaders planning their group’s activities. The two ...
Refugees in Times of Reelection: An Analysis of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman’s Responses to Jewish Refugees During and After World War II
(2017-05-24)
Many individuals hold a false notion that America is a safe haven for refugees, but a closer look at the refugee crisis surrounding World War II (1930-1948) tells a different story; Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and Harry ...
The Necessary Hedonism of Disenchantment: Analysis of the Disenchantment of the Universe with Particular Attention to Medicine and Theology
(2017-05-24)
Modern medicine claims to be something it is not: morally neutral. Thus
advancements made in the field of biotechnology are hailed and welcomed as the natural
order. They are refused questions of morality because the ...
The Late Qing's Artificial Equilibrium
(2017-05-23)
Attempting to explain the deteriorating state of the Chinese economy at the end of the Qing dynasty, Mark Elvin, in his 1970 book, History of the Chinese Past, developed the idea of a high-level equilibrium trap. Using ...
Populism and Its Discontents: Populism on the American Left and Right During the 2016 Election Cycle
(2017-05-24)
The 2016 U.S. election broke numerous precedents and revealed an American electorate that is deeply dissatisfied with politics as usual. It was in this milieu of discontent that populist candidates like businessman Donald ...
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 ...
Branching into the Past: Using Dendrochronology and Pinus echinata to Examine Drought in East Texas
(2017-05-23)
With a rapidly changing climate, it is more important than ever to understand climate conditions of the past in order to anticipate the climate conditions of the future. This study focuses on the information tree cores ...
Otto and Hilde's Journey to Waco, Texas: A Narrative of Migration in the 1930's
(2017-05-24)
This Honor Thesis builds on archival materials at Baylor University, providing a cohesive narrative of the Rosenfeld-Levy family, which offers insights into the migration process during the 1930s. Otto and Hilde Levy-Rosenfeld ...
Avalon Burning
(2017-05-24)
This short novel is the story of a boy and a girl who discover the magical island of Avalon and accidentally destroy it. Yet as with many stories, that is only the surface. Underneath the magic and monsters lies a simple ...