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The phenomena of shaming/shame are found in a broad-range of circumstances described in the biblical texts including political, economic, familial and moral. These concepts apply to interpersonal relationships as well as affairs between individuals and God. They also apply to th…

This thesis introduces a new method for data collection on political elite networks using non-obtrusive web-based techniques. One possible indicator of elite connectivity is the frequency with which individuals appear at the same political events. Using a Google search scraping …

This dissertation is a study of how modern America talks about death. I examine these discussions in roughly three spheres (popular, professional, and personal) by analyzing the release and reception of the best-selling book on death and dying in the past fifty years, over seven…

This thesis documents my artistic process as I blend scholarship with artistry utilizing the tools I have learned over my training to create five distinct characters in Neil Simon’s The Good Doctor. Beginning with primary research, I take a look at the history of Anton Chekhov’s…