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'A Transitory Possession': Economics of A Streetcar Named Desire (thesis)
My most specific goal with this research is to offer a new angle for analyzing one of America's greatest plays. I also have a more general goal: to introduce readers to the methodology and benefits of economic criticism. ... -
Treatise on Highway Construction and Maintenance
In this discussion I shall endeavor to discuss the problem of highway construction in a general way, but especially the construction of a modern highway in a country which has a natural deposit of gray limestone such as ... -
The TRIPS Agreement and the Human Right to Essential Medicines
Of course, patents are not the only, or even the primary, roadblocks to accessible medicine in developing nations. Over one-third of the world's population lacks access to the drugs on the WHO [World Health Organization] ... -
Triumph and Tradition in Veronese's Venice: Political Propaganda in the Doge's Palace
Works such as the Triumph of Venice seem only ornate, skillfully painted images of allegory and overblown state glory. Yet upon further inspection, the relationship of this work to the Paradise connects the power of the ... -
The Trope of the Tortured Genius: An Examination of 19th Century British and American Poetry (thesis)
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the trope of the tortured genius in the transatlantic ninetieth century landscape. For the purposes of this paper, a genius is an individual or position that affords perspective, ... -
Trophic Dynamics of Smallmouth Bass Invading Coldwater Ecosystems
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) are a freshwater fish species that was introduced into Virginia in the late 1800's. The range of smallmouth bass is expected to expand, with climate change being a primary-driver of ... -
Troubled Wake Behind a Pretty Boat: The Aftermath of Gideon v. Wainwright
The arguments for ensuring that all people, regardless of income level, receive effective assistance of counsel bear tremendous moral weight. The Supreme Court of the United State recognized as much in its historic ruling ... -
Trust me, I'm a Doctor: Evaluating the Factors that Lead to Social Mistrust in the United States Healthcare System
The United States has a long history of health inequality. . . . The disturbing aspect of this situation is that disparities in health are not exclusively determined by individual choices and actions. Instead, they are ... -
Two Perspectives on Poverty: Thomas Pogge and Bill Gates
Gates and Pogge suggest different “problems of poverty,” different impediments to the severe reduction of poverty, different reasons for fighting poverty, and different solutions for the severe reduction of poverty. In ... -
U.S. GAAP vs. IFRS: A Comparative Study Regarding How Differences in Accounting Standards Can Affect Understanding of Company Financial Performance (thesis)
Internationally, the two main regulatory bodies, which affect company financial reporting, are the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The standards they ... -
The Uhlan Chancellor, Franz von Papen and the End of the Weimar Republic
What is the verdict n von Papen? History has yet to pronounce it, but historians of the past generation have not judged his case sympathetically. Todcy and for some time to come students who examine it will ask, above all, ... -
Ulysses and "Among school children": Encountering, and Encounters in, Joyce and Yeats
Conclusions seem best when tentative, and it is with that frame of mind that I now try to "wrap up" this project. These two essays on Joyce and Yeats do not overlap perfectly, but there are some areas of reasonable concord. ... -
Unbeaten (videorecording)
An inside look at the Washington & Lee University Generals' 2016 football season, "Unbeaten" tells the story of the season after the best in school history, and examines what it means to be a football player in the NCAA's ... -
Understanding a Modern-Day Migrant Crisis
The Venezuelan migrant crisis is one of the worst the world has ever seen. In order to understand the complex issue, the goal of this project is to provide a historical context of the country from a high-level view, and ... -
Understanding Museums: How Design and Hanging Affect the Viewer
A popular mythology exists which claims the museum as a neutral, objective place for viewing art. Contrary to that myth, however, the museum is, by its very nature, anything but objective. It tells stories. Museum staff ... -
Understanding Summer Learning Loss: Why low-income children need effective summer programming
The evidence presented in this paper clearly defines the magnitude of summer learning loss, and hypothesizes how family, parent, and home-life characteristics can play a major role in students' summer learning loss. Though ... -
Understanding the Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders in Rockbridge Area and the Need for Health Reform
. . . This report identifies the impediments to mental health care in the Rockbridge Area, the scope of mental health illness prevalence within the community, the programs established to combat these issues, and it ultimately ... -
Understanding the Role of Accounting and Finance Skillsets in Social Impact Work
Throughout this research, we have seen that accounting and poverty studies have the potential to garner a much stronger academic association. By studying non-profits, we can see how significant of a need there is for more ... -
Understanding the Role of Identity in State-Perpetrated Mass Atrocities in Myanmar and Turkey: An Economic Approach
Ethnic and religious diversity in the face of national identity formation can result in the violent suppression of minority groups. In the most extreme cases, the state may carry out genocide and mass atrocities against ...