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Laundresses On the Military Frontier Anthropology Kathy F. Rome The only legally recognized women within the U.S. military hierarchy is the 19th century, laundresses played a critical role on the military frontier. This paper examines that role, using both documentary and archaeological sources.... read more |
Two Scenes from the Life of Saint Nicholas Art History Katie Holzgraefe This catalogue entry discusses Ambrogio Lorenzetti's panel painting of two scenes from the life of Saint Nicholas. Placing these works within their social and historical context, the analysis examines the shift in style and content of Saint Nicholas' representation, drawing upon both Byzantine and Italian conceptions, to create a new iconographic tradition.... read more |
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An Examination of Conversion Disorder Psychology Becca Sonia Laptook The purpose of this paper is to examine all aspects of conversion disorder, a type of somatoform disorder listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The paper covers information regarding demographics, symptoms, diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of the disorder. A further examination of different etiological theories of the disorder is discussed, and case studies exemplifying these theories are illustrated. This paper looks, specifically, at how cognitive, behaviora... read more |
Religious Justification of Absolute Power History Beth McKeon As a favored bishop of the royal court, Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet tutored the Dauphin and participated in several controversies between church and state in seventeenth-century France. Written as instruction to the Dauphin, Bossuet's essay Politics drawn from the very words of the Holy Scripture establishes the rights and responsibilities of the king and specifically argues for the king's right to absolute power.... read more |
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