The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a uniquely American religion. As with other religions, Mormons have a history of creating sacred spaces; however, the Nauvoo Temple in Illinois is distinct. The architecture of the edifice held as man . . .

This paper examines the value and contribution of the poetry of Judy Grahn, a lesbian feminist activist whose work exemplifies the political issues of the second wave of feminism in mid-twentieth-century America. It is a historical overview of the ris . . .

In the mid 1800s, contemporary writers Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville contributed prodigiously to early American literature by creating works of profound insight and intellect. By creating their respective classics, The Scarlet Letter (1850) . . .

This thesis explores the root causes of the Qarmatian revolution as one of the several anti-Caliphate uprisings during the ninth and the tenth centuries. The study compares the Qarmatian movement against two contemporary insurgencies. The Qarmatian mo . . .

The Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program was active from July 1943 to December 1944. After eighteen months of service, the program was abruptly disbanded and classified until 1977. The pilots were sent home, receiving no veteran’s pay, benef . . .

Sixteenth and seventeenth century Mughal art consisted of secular paintings for the Mughal emperors and their courtiers. Even a cursory glance at them reveals that there are few depictions of women. This thesis focuses on female representation and the . . .

After Stalin’s failed negotiations with Britain and the subsequent signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop treaty, the Soviet Union looked to gather the resulting spoils from the west’s war with Nazi Germany. As Hitler’s military continued to gain quick vic . . .

Whether in the past or in the present, any individual who went from being a slave owner to becoming a member of a religious order and an ardent advocate for slaves is anticipated to provide people with ample information from their experiences. In some . . .

The small, Middle Eastern, emirate of Qatar is economically advanced and internationally respected. It is ruled by the hereditary Al Thani monarchy who promote modernist goals (nationalism, central authority, moral superiority) within a regional narra . . .

In this thesis for Curriculum B (Literature), I explore common themes and features in the novels The Sorrows of Young Werther (Goethe), Caleb Williams (William Godwin), and Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) and investigate possible reasons for these similar . . .