Nazi Saboteurs Trial, Washington, D.C., 1942; Trials (Sabotage)--Washington (D.C.); War and emergency powers--United States; Military courts--United States--History
For over two hundred years a major issue in the history of the United States is the contentious issue of military commissions. Military commissions are not new or specific to the United States, but the United States traces its first military...
Knee--Mechanical properties; Knee--Pathophysiology; Gait in humans; Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is associated with decline in functional capacity and ultimately leads to Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) in many of these patients. Exercise regimens prior to surgery may potentially enhance pre and post TKA...
Within Walls is the story of a woman's psychological and physical deconstruction as she comes to terms with a childhood tragedy she feels she caused. This process is mirrored by her sister's perception of her own life after death. A philosophical...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 31. No. 35. but is actually Vol. 31. No. 27. There are tears down the middle and across the center...
In this novella, a young girl wakes to discover she has lost her voice and that
people can no longer hold their secrets back from her. Tasked with offering them
absolution through listening, she must also deal with the increasing toll bearing...
Falls (Accidents); Children's accidents; Children--Wounds and injuries; Child abuse--Investigation
Pediatric short-distance falls, especially from beds or other furniture, are common
false histories given by caretakers to cover up abusive trauma. However, short-distance
falls are also a common occurrence in young children. Knowledge of the types...
The role of mothers, the constitution of families, and the power of their stories are the bedrock of my thesis, which is the first 90 pages of a novel entitled Playing House . In it, I hope to investigate the denotation and connotation of the words...
Jamestown Settlement--History; Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--17th century; Leadership--History; Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
English experience gained from colonization attempts in the New World and in Ireland, as well as military expeditions to the European continent and the New World, helped make Jamestown more successful than any previous English colonial venture in...
This thesis is an economic and historical examination of Keeneland racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky. The material commences with a historical overview of the role of sport and recreational activities in the United States. Putting sport and leisure...
Industrial relations--United States; Industries--Social aspects--United States
The original intention of this dissertation was to have been a brief treatment of some phases of our modern industrial problem. Later, however, it was decided to offer suggestions for solutions to these various problems. This I have attempted to do...
Optimal trajectory generation is an essential part for robotic explorers to execute the total exploration of deep oceans or outer space planets while curiosity of human and technology advancements of society both require robots to search for...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue should be Vol. 17. No. 23. but the masthead was set incorrectly and the mistake was never accounted for. Pages...
African Americans; Civil rights demonstrations; Race relations; Public relations; Discrimination in housing; Housing; African American legislators; Insurance agents; Women legislators; African American legislators; Kentucky--Politics and...
Oral history interview conducted with legislator Mae Street Kidd on October 10, November 11, and December 5, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. Ms. Kidd discusses her life, including her childhood growing up in Bourbon County. Kidd attended the Lincoln...
Women air pilots; Women--Recreation--Social aspects; Leisure--Social aspects
Serious leisure theory (Stebbins, 1992) is used to frame this examination of women's long-term involvement in airplane piloting. Through in-depth, semi-structured telephone and e-mail interviews with women having over 15 years experience as private...
Church buildings--Spain; Church architecture--Spain; Spain--History--711-1516
This dissertation examines the architectural evidence in the ongoing debate surrounding the demographical and political value of the shifting Iberian frontier of the tenth through twelfth centuries. In particular, it seeks to problematize the...
Fast food restaurants--Employees--Job satisfaction; Fast food restaurants--Employees--Social conditions; Fast food restaurants--Employees--Economic conditions; Labor turnover
This study (N = 935) examined the relationships of demographic characteristics, organizational justice (including the three areas: distributive, procedural, and interactional), and organizational socialization with the dependent variable of intent...
Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771. Travels through France and Italy.; Historiography--Great Britain--History--18th century; Nationalism--Great Britain--History--18th century; Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century
This thesis examines Tobias Smollett's Travels through France and Italy as a product of the dynamics influencing British identity in the eighteenth century. Specifically, it compares Smollett's Travels with recent trends in the historiography of...
Rap (Music)--History and criticism; Music trade--United States
This thesis is a historical analysis of the narratives of rap music and their relationship to hegemony. I view the trends outlined in this thesis as a microcosm of large-scale social trends in the world of popular culture. A world dominated and...
Kentucky--History--1792-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes
During the secession winter of 1860-61 the Commonwealth of Kentucky found itself caught in the middle of the great sectional controversy. With the Union's fate hanging in the balance Kentucky figured as a prominent player in the outcome of that...
Acting; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Richard III; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III
This thesis is a culmination of process and real life experiences I used as an actor to reach the goal of performing the role of Shakespeare's Richard III. Not only do I discuss the process I used, but I discuss the choices I made in pursuing this...
