This dissertation addresses the question of what a 'plural' DP is with special attention to numeral-containing DPs. I argue that cardinal numerals have more than one possible merger site in the DP and that the availability of a collective interpretation of numeral-containing DPs…
Requiem for New Times is a nine-movement requiem mass for choir, orchestra, percussion ensemble, soprano soloist and mezzo-soprano soloist. In addition to the traditional liturgy of the Catholic Church and its tenets, this work incorporates texts and philosophies of non-Western …
The objective of this study was to determine if selection for increased breast muscle mass has affected the supracoracoideus muscle's ability to regulate pH during physical activity in turkeys. The lightweight male line (LM) had the greatest breast muscle mass as a percent of bo…
My final project for the D.M.A. in composition consists of a Requiem Mass honoring the victims of the Iraqi war, a conflict that has stirred public debate since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. It is not meant as a political statement; rather, it is intended as a tribute in the bro…
The liturgical changes of Vatican II sought to bring a period of renewal to the Catholic laity by encouraging active participation and making the Mass more simple to understand. However, the time after the Council was characterized by confusion and disengagement by the laity. I …
Caenagnathidae is a clade of derived oviraptorosaurian theropods that existed in both Asia and North America during the late Cretaceous, forming the sister clade to Oviraptoridae. While the oviraptorids are known from many well-preserved fossils including brooding specimens and …