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The Call of Higher Duty: How the Economy of Patriotism Extends from Real Civilians to Virtual Soldiers
(Rice University, 2017)
This project explores how military first-person shooter videogames serve as cultural artifacts grounded within the economy of patriotism. Essentially, the economy of patriotism is the system of exchange in which civilians are attempting to repay patriotic indebtedness that is enabled by perceptions of soldierly sacrifice, that forces conformity to ...
Carbon Nanotubes Filled Polymer Composites: A Comprehensive Study on Improving Dispersion, Network Formation and Electrical Conductivity
(Rice University, 2010)
In this dissertation, we determine how the dispersion, network formation and alignment of carbon nanotubes in polymer nanocomposites affect the electrical properties of two different polymer composite systems: high temperature bismaleimide (BMI) and polyethylene. The knowledge gained from this study will facilitate optimization of the above mentioned ...
A Woman’s Role in 1913: The Role of Fashion, Marriage, and the Woman’s Suffrage Movement In Demonstrating Female Rights
(Rice University, 2014)
Issues of The Atlanta Constitution newspaper in January 1913 made women’s place in society remarkably clear. Ads, articles, and “help wanted” sections all illustrated that women held a less powerful place in society than men. Women’s rights were limited by the roles they were expected to play in society. Society encouraged women to get married, stay ...
Allegory for Political Rehabilitation: William and Mary, 1692, and Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen
(Rice University, 2014)
When King William III and Queen Mary II ascended to the English throne in 1689 they were relatively well received. However, by 1692 their relationship with the public was strained. This created a need for image rehabilitation that could be partially satisfied by a public work, such as semi-opera. The Fairy Queen, Henry Purcell’s 1692 semi-opera, can ...
The Unchanging Mind: Origen’s Lifetime Argument and The Dissolution of the Devil
(Rice University, 2011)
Typically, scholars have concluded that Origen advocated a universal salvation model
where the devil is saved. Many scholars today maintain this position and typically cite Peri
Archon, composed very early Origen’s writing career. There are some scholars, however, who
cite Contra Celsum to demonstrate that Origen does in fact hold the devil will ...
Stylistic and conceptual similarities in the psalm settings of Mikołaj Gomółka and Claude Goudimel
(Rice University, 2011)
Polish-language polyphonic music from the Renaissance has been largely ignored in
English-language music historical literature. However, this repertory is of the highest quality and
is comparable to the output of other Western European composers. Because this music deserves
closer study, I explore and compare a portion of the output of Mikołaj ...
Re-forming & Representing a Public Library
(Rice University, 2012)
how the library as a public institution could re-address the crucial relation in-between knowledge, media as well as people’s perception of publicness.
Finding Fondren
(Rice University, 2010)
A Call for Medical Pluralism in America: Integrating Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine
(Rice University, 2012)
China has adopted a unique policy of medical pluralism, whereby traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and western biomedicine (WM) are both widely used in the health care system to provide optimal health outcomes to patients. Indeed, this fusion of traditional and western principles may seem contradictory, as there are fundamental differences in philosophy ...
Precedents To J.S. Bach’s Fugues for Solo Violin from the Sonatas, BWV 1001, 1003, AND 1005
(Rice University, 2010)
Johann Sebastian’s fugues for unaccompanied violin from the Sonatas, BWV 1001, 1003,
and 1005, play a central role in the violin repertoire. Bach’s conceptualization of the fugues for
solo violin, an instrument that would appear to preclude this sort of contrapuntal writing, is
unique in the Baroque repertoire. This paper identifies precedents to ...