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Exploring the Mind of Alexander McQueen
(2013-05-07)My thesis project is a journalism profile on the late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen. The project describes how I was introduced into McQueen‟s work, followed by a biography on the designer. A number of ... -
Public Relations in Today's World: A Guide for PR Professionals in Social Media
(2013-05-07)This thesis project will serve as a guide to those who wish to enter the public relations field in today's technological world. Social media plays a large role in the deliverance of news and how the public is reached, which ... -
A Different Learner
(2013-05-07)This thesis project is a look inside the difficult journey of a learning disabled student, whose disability fell under the federal law: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Using personal stories and experiences, ... -
What A MESS
(2013-05-07)This thesis represents the first eight chapters of what will ultimately become a young adult novel. An outline for the remaining novel appears at the end of this thesis. What a MESS begins on move-in day of the Fall ... -
Movements and the Media
(2013-05-07)This thesis, Movements and the Media, is a journalistic account of the ways in which the news media has influenced the destinies of cultural movement throughout American History. The impact of news headlines and the ... -
Changeling
(2013-05-07)This collection is composed of poems that convey the style and forms of selected poets. Presented is a short introduction for each poet, and poems (in bold) written by these poets next to my poems that react to these poems, ... -
WHAT IS MY LIFE: Confessions of a Future Cat Lady and Potential Member of Binge Eaters Anonymous
(2013-05-07)This project is the first nine chapters of a creative non-fiction piece about the trials, the confusion, and the awkwardness of trying to find true love. The author uses a sarcastic, cynical, humorous, yet hopeful tone to ... -
Johnny Boy
(2013-05-07)Johnny Boy is a long short story about a young bartender, who works at a restaurant called Big Bob's, and his relationships with his father, his friend Rich, his fiancée, and his temptress. John, the main character, was ... -
The Worry Box
(2013-05-07)This thesis project provides its readers with a detailed view of real-life events experienced by a young person living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The following chapters document the beginning stages of OCD along ... -
Logos
(2013-05-07)This thesis is a collection of essays about various topics relating to logos: their history, evolution, implementation, psychology, and symbolism. Essays include such topics as what came before logos, two histories on the ... -
A Traumatic Brain Injury: My Battle with 'Healed'
(2013-03-15)This thesis is a piece of memoir. I was diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury in the fall of 2008 after flipping my Mini Cooper over a median of the Merritt Parkway and crashing it into a tree. This is an account of my ... -
Kill 'Em Dead
(2012-12-13)This thesis is parts of a larger work tentatively titled "Kill 'Em Dead". In this work the protagonist is a zombie in an unnamed technological wasteland. Hi mimics the detectives and cowboys. They are both in a fugue state ... -
The Anderson's First Family Adventure
(2012-12-13)This short story is set in the suburban town of Bethel, Connecticut. James Anderson, a school teacher frustrated with the mundane day-to-day repetition of his life, is just looking for excitement and a change of pace. His ... -
God Called in Sick
(2012-12-13)This project is the first five chapters, glossary & outline of a novel entitled God Called in Sick. The novel is set in a world of alternate history where the United States is a very different, yet similar, entity. It ... -
Chasing Sirens
(2012-12-13)Chasing Sirens is a coming-of-age story of Charlie Miller, a young man from Chittenango, New York, whose girlfriend, Julia, left him inexplicably three years prior. Upon learning of her whereabouts he mounts a cross-country ... -
Diamond Starred Twilight
(2012-12-13)Thesis Abstract. The short story "Diamond Starred Twilight" is about Chris Sanchez, a foul mouthed artist living in Oklahoma where six years ago he watched his long time lover be murdered by a gang of homophobic men. ... -
Weed Control
(2012-12-13)This fictional story takes place in a small town in Oregon. Recently, rich vacationers have been moving there in hopes of finding a rural getaway. With the rich people come country clubs, massively increased sweater ... -
Food Fight: A Teen Boy's Struggle to Defeat Anorexia
(2012-12-13)This thesis project is the non-fiction account of my struggle to defeat anorexia as a teenage boy. It chronicles the physical and emotional issues I faced over the course of two years while battling the disorder. The story ... -
Pre-established Conflict Strategy Defines PR Success
(2012-12-13)This public relations guide is centered on the fact that CEOs are increasingly beginning to realize the need to make crisis management a top priority and that PR staff must be relied upon to fulfill this crucial function. ... -
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(2012-12-13)This is a piece of memoir. I was diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury in the fall of 2008 after flipping my Mini Cooper over a median of the Merritt Parkway and crashing it into a tree. This is an account of my life during ...
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