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Willa Cather and Her Novels
(Creighton University, 1928)
The state of Nebraska is part of the great plain which stretches west of the Missouri River, gradually rising until it reaches the Rocky mountains. The character of all this country between the river and the mountains is ...
Six Types of Womanhood Found in Browning
(Creighton University, 1929)
Before discussing the six types of womanhood which I have chosen for this thesis, I wish to state my twofold object in making the selection that I have made. First: I wish to prove the scope of Browning's knowledge and his ...
Oklahoma Has a Literature of its Own
(Creighton University, 1929)
This is a favorite tag applied by Spanish reviewers to Spanish anthologies. It best expresses the lack of inclusiveness of the following compilation. I am well aware that not all who are, are here; and well aware too that ...
The Florentine Guilds
(Creighton University, 1929)
The Florentine guilds from the twelfth to the sixteenth century, with one notable exception to be referred to hereafter, represent the high-water mark in the history of these great mediaeval institutions. But the formation ...
Early English and French Lyrical Poetry: A Comparative Study
(Creighton University, 1928)
Self-revelation is the chief characteristic of lyric poetry,and for that reason it is, perhaps, more interesting than any other. A flashlight of intuition fuses emotion and idea and from the resulting union,secret and ...
Catiline as Portrayed by Cicero and Sallust
(Creighton University, 1924-06-11)
The documentary evidence we have of Catiline has "been written chiefly by Sallust, Cicero and Plutarch. The last named mentions him in his lives of Caesar and Cicero.|All of these men have failed to give us a true portrayal ...
The Chemistry of Borax on Glycerin
(Creighton University, 1929-07)
The object of this paper is to explain how glycerin and borax react with water to produce an acid, and that the acid produced is not boric acid.|That borax and glycerin react with water to produce an acid clearly manifests ...
John G. Neihardt as an Epic Poet
(Creighton University, 1928)
This study of John G. Neihardt as an epic writer has been undertaken with the purpose of discovering the influences social, economic and literary, that caused the poet to turn exclusively to this form of literary art, when ...
The Phenomenon of Lindbergh
(Creighton University, 1928)
The following study of the Phenomenon of Lindbergh is made with a view to help one in forming a true estimate of the nature, magnitude, and effectiveness of his educational influence. | That the Phenomenon of Lindbergh has ...
A Comparative Study the Regional Accrediting Associations
(Creighton University, 1929)
In the practical administration of secondary schools and colleges today, there is no more potent factor than the five regional accrediting associations. For high school superintendents as well as for college officials these ...