The Imperial Legacy: An Examination of the Trends of Empire and Genocide from German Southwest Africa to the General Government

This project is an examination of the correlations between imperial enterprises of the Second German Empire and the Nazi Reich through the lenses of global and imperial critiques. By studying the realities and experiences of German Southwest Africa, the Ober Ost, and Nazi-occupied Easter Europe, this paper attempts to identify the common elements of German imperialism: pathos, frantic improvisation, cognizance of contemporaries, and industrial modernity. To help elucidate these elements, this research studied the themes and theories developed by leading historians of modern German and Eastern European history, including Timothy Snyder, Ben Kiernan, Shelley Baranowski, Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, and Christopher Browning. Through an understanding of the shared trends of empire and genocide, it is my aim to bring the actions of the National Socialists out of its prolonged ideological isolation and into a global context of implication

Imperial Correlations Between the German Kaiserreich in Eastern Europe and the Third Reich in Eastern Europe

This project is an examination of correlations between imperial enterprises of the Second German Empire and the Nazi Reich through the lenses of global and imperial critiques. The two primary case studies are the German Ober Ost and Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, particularly the General Government. This research draws heavily on certain themes and theories developed by leading historians of modern German and Eastern European history, including Timothy Snyder, Alexander Watson, Ben Kiernan, Shelley Baranowski, and Peter Fritzsche. By understanding the shared trends of empire and genocide, it is my aim to bring the actions of the National Socialists out of its prolonged ideological isolation and into a global context of implication

The Imperial Legacy: An Examination of the Trends of Empire and Genocide from German Southwest Africa to the General Government

This project is an examination of correlations between imperial enterprises of the Second German Empire and the Nazi Reich through the lenses of global and imperial critiques. The three primary case studies are German Southwest Africa, the Ober Ost, and Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, particularly the General Government. This research draws heavily on certain themes and theories developed by leading historians of modern German and Eastern European history, including Timothy Snyder, Ben Kiernan, Shelley Baranowski, Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, and Christopher Browning. By understanding the shared trends of empire and genocide, it is my aim to bring the actions of the National Socialists out of its prolonged ideological isolation and into a global context of implication

Inside Research: An interview with Quinn Lambert

Inside Research: An interview with Quinn Lambert Conducted by Laura Guebert, co-editor, Steeplechase Date recorded: May 4th, 2017 Recording Location: Department of Music Recording Studio 2nd floor Doyle Fine Arts, Murray State University, Murray, K

Timbral Use of the Handbell Ensemble: Background, Analysis, and Strategies

With new technology, handbells can have a clear tone on which almost any melody can be played clearly. Despite a growing body of composers and repertoire for the handbell ensemble, the relative number of top-level contemporary compositions and truly professional ensembles is small. A recent necessary standardization of notation resulted in ubiquitous arrangements, misrepresenting the handbell ensemble’s vast sonic possibilities and often diminishing its connection to its worldwide historical roots. However, the handbell is an instrument of “timbre;” it can produce many more sounds than are being used. This dissertation aims to convince musical communities that this composite instrument is capable of more than enough sonic expression to carry or support any contemporary composition. To do this, the study explores relevant history and early repertoire, presents new sounds in newer repertoire, and catalogues and analyzes the handbell’s sounds (and the sounds of the related instrument, the handchime) into a Handbell and Handchime Timbre Dictionary. The study concludes by proposing eight strategies for the new handbell ensemble, including that composers should learn to use the handbell ensemble timbrally and combine it with other instrumentations. By doing so, the genre of the handbell ensemble can grow and mature into its promising potential

A Critique of Puritan Values and Social Restrictions

This paper outlines and discusses Nathaniel Hawthorne\u27s The Scarlet Letter through the lens of feminist and social critiques. It attempts to draw attention to the fates of both male and females characters in the story according to their personality and status. Therefore, by examining the complex treatment and relationships between the four principle characters of The Scarlet Letter and their author, Hawthorne’s use of a feminist critique can be understood as a wider criticism of Puritan and, by extension, mid-nineteenth century social and moral restrictions and expectations

Inside Research: An interview with Shannon Wood

Inside Research: An interview with Shannon Wood Conducted by Laura Guebert, co-editor, Steeplechase Date recorded: Friday, February 10, 2017 Recording Location: Department of Music Recording Studio 2nd floor Doyle Fine Arts, Murray State University, Murray, K

Mormonism and the Bible

The inception or Mormonism took place in 1830, when on the 6th of April of that year Joseph Smith Jr. organized the “Church of Jesus Christ or the Latter Day Saints at Fayette, Seneca County, New York. In November of the same year Sidney Rigdon, a preacher of the Reformed Baptists or Campbellites at Mentor, Ohio, joined the new sect with the majority of his congregation. Since the West seemed to the Mormons to be the land of their future destiny, Smith and his followers moved in that direction and settled at Kirtland, Ohio. This took place in the year of 1831

Homiletics: Outlines on the Nitzsch Gospel Selections

Outlines on the Nitzsch Gospel Selection

North American Health Governance: Shocks, Summitry, and Societal Support

Cross-border health challenges have led to innovative governance responses. No longer able to go it alone, actors must coordinate their efforts with their partners. The 2009 outbreak of swine influenza (H1N1), the earlier scare of avian influenza (H5N1), and the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 forced the members of the North American Free Trade Agreement to tackle health challenges. Officials, ministers, and leaders collaborated in an effort to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome. These successive shocks, which struck with increasing simultaneity and shared severity, raised trilateral cooperation higher, while North American summitry sustained it.Los retos fronterizos de salud han llevado a los gobiernos a dar respuestas innovadoras. Como los actores ya no pueden actuar solos, deben coordinar sus esfuerzos con sus socios. El brote de influenza (H1N1) de 2009, el temor anterior que provocó la influenza aviar (H5N1) y la propagación del síndrome respiratorio agudo severo (SARS) en 2003 forzaron a los miembros del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte a abordar tales desafíos. Los funcionarios, los ministros y los líderes colaboraron en un intento de lograr resultados mutuamente beneficiosos. Estos shocks sucesivos, que golpearon con una creciente simultaneidad y severidad compartida, elevaron los niveles de cooperación trilateral, mientras las reuniones cumbres los sustentaron