Browsing Liberal Studies Theses and Dissertations by Title
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19th century girls' literature : stories of empowerment or limitation?
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2003 Iraq War : intelligence or political failure?
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21st century lobby and campaign finance reform : enough to prevent scandal
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A Cultural Genealogy of Strategic Rationality
(Georgetown University, 2018)I construct in this dissertation a cultural genealogy to trace in Western civilization a consistent set of values that underlie a worldview that I call Strategic Intelligence (SI). I argue that the plethora of cultural ... -
A Mirror and a Barometer: On the Public Use of Poetry
(Georgetown University, 2019)Poetry, as a contemporary literary genre, is generally read by a small, self-selecting audience, and in this sense, it largely remains a private art. This paper discusses the public use of this private art, to consider if ... -
A NEW WORLD ORDER: THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF AMERICAN PRIMACY
(Georgetown University, 2017)Over the past twenty-five years, the United States has moved from optimism to considerable pessimism about its role to do well in the world. Indeed, President George H.W. Bush’s “New World Order” stands unquestionably in ... -
A Review of Cooperation: From Abstract to Social Phenomena
(Georgetown University, 2018)This thesis is a broad review of cooperation. Cooperation is a natural phenomenon that is spontaneous, ubiquitous and naturally occurring. I examine this natural occurrence from various perspectives, from abstract principles ... -
A Role For Pre-College Programs: Cultural Capital And School Outcomes For Black Students Seeking Higher Education
(Georgetown University, 2023)Racial and ethnic minority groups face extraordinary challenges in access to and success in higher education due to the complicated history of racism in the US educational system and society. This thesis focuses on past ... -
Aaron Siskind's Transition to Abstract Photography: 1940-43, Martha's Vineyard
(Georgetown University, 2015)AARON SISKIND'S TRANSITION TO ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY: 1940-43, MARTHA'S VINEYARD -
ABOUT FACE: MAKEUP'S RISE FROM TABOO TO MAINSTREAM IN THE 1920S AND THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS ON AMERICAN FEMININITY
(Georgetown University, 2013)Once relieved from the stifling Victorian era and in the aftermath of World War I, the American population was poised to embrace change in ways that would define the country's cultural appetite and overarching human values ... -
Achieving environmental justice : applying civil rights strategies to environmental justice
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Addressing Wage Theft Through the Fair Labor Standards Act
(Georgetown University, 2014)This thesis uses a case study approach in analyzing why the Department of Labor has not been more effective at enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to prevent wage theft, and the major impediments to effective ... -
Advocating for greater political participation : feminisms in Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood
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AESCHYLUS' PROMETHEUS BOUND: BUILDING A FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESSIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF MAN'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE DEITY AND THE UNIVERSE
(Georgetown University, 2017)Reading Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound (460-50 BCE) prompts the following questions. First, how does Prometheus’ gift to man of hope, fire and knowledge affect the relationship of man to the deity and the universe? Secondly ... -
AFRICAN CHALLENGES IN ACHIEVING GLOBALIZED ECONOMIES: FROM A TROUBLED PAST TO A PATH FORWARD
(Georgetown University, 2012)Africa has a long and troubled history. The roots of many of the current struggles faced by Africans were placed in their continent's difficult past. The lasting effects of slavery, unequal trade, and colonialism have ... -
Aggregate Effect: Jackson, Rehnquist, and the Remaking of American Federalism
(Georgetown University, 2013)This thesis explores the influence Robert H. Jackson had in shaping William H. Rehnquist's Commerce Clause jurisprudence. Jackson and Rehnquist were two of the most influential Justices of the twentieth century and perhaps ... -
Aiming for Strategic Effect: The Evolution of the Army Air Force's Strategic Bombardment Campaigns of World War II
(Georgetown University, 2013)During the final months of World War II, the Army Air Force launched hundreds of incendiary bombing raids against several Japanese cities. This decision countered long-established strategic strike doctrine. Beginning in ... -
AL-QAEDA IN PAKISTAN: HOW THIS SAFE HAVEN AND RELATIONSHIP IMPACTS INSURGENCY AND WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
(Georgetown University, 2012)The war in Afghanistan is complex and there is no singular solution to resolve the conflict that exists there. However, there are certain factors that will drastically impact the future of it, especially concerning ... -
ALL RESOLUTIONS, LITTLE RESOLVE: FULLFILLING THE PROMISE TO END TRAFFICKING OF DISPLACED PERSONS
(Georgetown University, 2012)ALL RESOLUTIONS, LITTLE RESOLVE: FULLFILLING THE -
ALLAH, AMBIVALENCE, AND DEATH FROM ABOVE: A PERPETUAL CYCLE OF VIOLENCE IN PAKISTAN AND IRAQ
(Georgetown University, 2016)The War on Terror has become inextricability linked with Islam. The Bush and Obama administrations have fought a mostly military-centric campaign against radical Islamist groups across the world that the U.S. State Department ...
