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The Exchange of Prisoners During the Civil War
(1968)The Civil War is an interesting as well as critical period in American History. The topic of prisoner exchanges fits well into the above generalization. It is my intention to examine this area in the following work. ... -
Exchange Rate Management in Thailand
(1998)In the summer of 1997 Thailand's central bank, after depleting all its reserves of foreign capital, was forced to devalue its currency to fight off the huge demand for foreign currency. This single action has had a ... -
Excimer Fluoresccence in Spread Monolayers of the Bromide Salt of N-(1-octadecyl)-4-stilbazone
(Kalamazoo College, 1983)To demonstrate how monolayers are used as research tools, it is necessary to consider some basic properties of liquid surfaces. Emphasis will be placed on surface tension because it accounts for several characteristics ... -
The Executive, Crisis Decision-Making Process, A Case Study: The Decision to Evacuate Japanese Aliens and Japanese Americans in World War II
(1977)Following the Pearl Harbor attacks, the decision to evacuate and intern persons of Japanese ancestry was made. One hundred fifteen thousand people were moved inland, away from the Pacific coast, and placed in Relocation ... -
An Exegesis of Matthew 5:3-16
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1997)The paper will be divided into three sections. The first (I), the introduction, will explore religion vs. idolatry; a few interpretative assumptions regarding the New Testament; explication of theological method and ... -
Exeunt, Exuent All : A Novel in Three Parts
(2010)An original novel inspired by the writing of Mark Z. Danielewski, and presented in three sections: a play, a short story, and a collection of letters. -
Exhibition April 2-9, 1994 : "Oneiramancy"
(1994)A collection of seventeen oil paintings a critical reflection on postmodern painting. -
Existence of a Saga: A Kalamazoo College Case Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2005)This project examines the theories of sociologist Burton Clark as they relate to the organizational saga in a liberal arts college. Clark's theories were examined in depth and outlined for application purposes. The goal ... -
The Existence of Gender Biases in Student Evaluations of Professorial Competencies: A Review of the Literature
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2003)A review of literature from experimental and laboratory studies that, under controlled conditions, have examined college and university students' perceptions of confederate college and university professors' competencies ... -
The Existence of Sticky Wages in the Labor Market
(1999)This essay will analyze, according to Neo-Classical and New Keynesian economic theory, the wage rigidities in the labor market and the role of labor unions. This line of research emerged following recent experiences in the ... -
Existential Analysis -- An Ontological Science
(1966)The topic of this paper is of such a nature that in order to be understood in the proper context distinct limits must be set. For this reason, let us briefly outline the aim of the paper so that the reader may be better ... -
An Existential Interpretation of the Artistic Theories of Paul Klee
(1969)The tendency of modern art toward dehumanization poses an apparent paradox for aesthetics. Concerned primarily with purifying art of all human content, modern art nonetheless seeks to embody deeply human meanings. The ... -
An Existential Perspective on Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself"
(1978)This paper is basically a reading of "The Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman in relation to and in light of The Denial of Death by Ernst Becker. The discussion of Whitman will be centered around the topics of death ... -
Existential Thanatology
(1984)The author traces the writings of six authors --Georg Hegel, Ludwig Feuerbach, Arthur Schopenhauer, Soren Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Karl Jaspers-- on the subject of death and the nature of existence. -
Expanding freedoms: Applying Amartya Sen's theory of "Development as Freedom" to poor urban women in Oaxaca, Mexico
(2001)The research presented in this paper illustrates poor, urban women's lives in Oaxaca, Mexico. Women in Oaxaca, the poorest state in Mexico, have a life expectancy rate of 77.1 years, versus men's 71.0 years, but have ... -
Expanding Freedoms: Applying Amartya Sen’s theory of “Development as Freedom” to poor urban women in Oaxaca, Mexico
(2002)In recent years, much attention has been given to the situation of the world’s women, especially to those who live in underdeveloped countries. Issues of inequality, whether they are in the areas of health, education, ... -
Expansion of DNA Databases in the United States: An Analysis
(2005-01-28)The powerful technology of the CODIS system is a potentially invaluable crime-fighting tool but at the same time a potentially devastating encroachment on the very freedoms we seek to protect through law enforcement. To ... -
Expansions
(2017)In this essay I discuss the influences in my life that led me to focus on portrayals of masculinity for my SIP. The process of creating the body of work with acrylic on canvas is examined through the narrative story of my ... -
Expatriate Spouses Surviving in Mexico City
(1998)I chose to research expatriate adjustment because it is a very real and present part of my family's life. They have lived in Mexico City for almost two years now. Without their courageous and adventurous decision to move ...