Thesis (M.Mus.)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Arnold van Wyk's monumental Night Music is regarded as one of the most important and original South African piano compositions. Night Music offers a legion of untapped timbre possibilities and certainly lends itself to the embodiment of the more expressive and versatile medium of the symphony orchestra. The orchestration of Night Music is an attempt to establish a version which, through utilizing a different medium of presentation, will elucidate Van Wyk's masterpiece and make it more accessible; not as a replacement of the original, but as an enhancement. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Arnold van Wyk se monumentale Nagmusiek word as een van die belangrikste en oorspronklikste Suid-Afrikaanse klavierkomposisies beskou. Nagmusiek bied 'n legio onontginde timbremoontlikhede en leen hom dus beslis tot die vergestalting daarvan in die meer uitdrukkingsvolle en veelsydige medium van die simfonie-orkes. Die orkestrasie van Nagmusiek is 'n poging om 'n weergawe daar te stel wat by wyse van 'n ander uitbeeldingsmedium Van Wyk se meesterstuk toelig en meer toeganklik maak, nie as plaasvervanger van die oorspronklike nie, maar as verlengstuk daarvan.

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When Alberto Ginastera's oeuvre is viewed as a whole, an essential continuity between compositional ideas often appears in different works. This is especially apparent in the three piano sonatas, where each sonata represents an evolution and a condensation of ideas occurring in the previous one. The evolution of ideas throughout the three sonatas takes place through two primary processes. The first is a shift in cultural focus from reliance on Ibero-American material in the first sonata (1952) to Amerindian in the second (1981), to a synthesis of the two cultural elements in the third (1982). The second means of evolution from sonata to sonata is through a process of symmetrization. Along with constructions using symmetrical scales, material in each of the three sonatas is subjected to various symmetrical procedures which correspond musically to basic geometric symmetry types or operations (bilateral, rotational, and translatory, for instance). The decreasing number of movements evidences a negative dilatation of material, moving from four movements in the first sonata to three in the second, to one in the third. In each case, corresponding material from the previous sonata is integrated into the following sonata. Both independently and as a group the three piano sonatas exhibit "invariance under a transformation."

Walker Percy differs from other American novelists in that he started writing fiction relatively late in life, after being trained as a physician and after considerable reading and writing in philosophy. Although critics have appreciated Percy's skills as a writer, they have seen Percy above all as a novelist of ideas, and, accordingly, the majority of critical articles and books about Percy has dealt with his themes, especially his philosophical themes, as well as with his philosophical sources. This study explores, therefore, the critical response to philosophical ideas in Percy's five novels to date, as evidenced first by reviews, then by the later articles and books. The critical response developed gradually as critics became aware of Percy's aims and pointed out his use of Christian existentialism and his attacks upon Cartesianism, Stoicism, and modern secular gnosticism. These critical evaluations of Percy's philosophical concerns have sometimes overshadowed interest in his more purely artistic concerns. However, the more a reader understands the underlying philosophical concepts that inform Percy's novels, the more he may understand what Percy is trying to say and the more he may appreciate Percy's accomplishment in expressing his philosophical ideas so skillfully in fictional form. Critics and readers may enjoy Percy's novels without knowing much about his philosophical ideas, but they cannot fully understand them. Thus this study concludes that the critical response to philosophical ideas in Percy's novels has done both Percy and Percy's readers a service.

This study concerns a comparison and contrast of two development approaches to determine their applicability in dealing with the global problem of unequal development. Chapter I introduces the purpose and the significance of the study, and the selection of one representative model for each approach. They are W. W. Rostow's model and Samir Amin's model. Chapter II elucidates Rostow's model. Chapter III explains Amin's model. Chapter IV presents a comparison and contrast of the two models both methodologically and conceptually. Chapter V contains the conclusion that Rostow' s model cannot be a universal development model due to its methodological shortcomings, whereas Amin's model should be accepted for its analysis in explaining the reasons' for today's unequal development on a world scale.

This thesis investigates the political career of Stephen Dorsey, an Ohio industrialist who moved to Arkansas in 1871. Dorsey was elected to the U.S. Senate from Arkansas in 1873, served as secretary of the Republican National Committee for. the election of 1880, and was tried twice, in 1882 and 1883, for the Star Route postal frauds. Although Dorsey was acquitted, the Star Route frauds ended his political career. Separate chapters treat each phase of Dorsey's career. Major sources included the D41 Arkansas Gazette, the Congressional Record, the Garfield Papers, and the official transcripts of the Star Route trials. The thesis concludes that Dorsey's career was, the product of Ulysses S. Grant's influence within the Republican party in. the Gilded Age.

ABSTRACT AN ANALYSIS OF TED ENGSTROM’S PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE OF EXCELLENCE AND MENTORING Benjamin Paul Dockery, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Chair: Dr. Michael S. Wilder The research begins by raising questions surrounding a distinctively Christian approach to leadership. Specifically, this dissertation introduces the challenge of emphasizing both leadership excellence and leadership development in the life of a Christian leader. Next, Ted Engstrom is introduced as the key subject under analysis who provides a gateway into these leadership challenges. The thesis of the dissertation argues for the necessary wedding of these two leadership principles, excellence and mentoring, as evidenced in the life and writings of Engstrom and supported with biblical and theological argumentation. In order to make this case, the research considers the six decades of Engstrom’s ministry in the context of American Evangelicalism, and, more specifically, demonstrates his influence at Zondervan Publishing, Youth for Christ, World Vision, and organizational consulting. Additionally, Engstrom’s written contribution to the areas of excellence and mentoring are framed within his broader contributions in the following fields: organizational leadership, time management, personal integrity, and board management. Next, this dissertation outlines Engstrom’s understanding of excellence and builds out a supplemental account of excellence using biblical and theological support. Similarly, this dissertation provides an extended analysis of mentoring that starts with Engstrom’s account and extends to the biblical models and theological foundations. Before concluding, this research also argues that Engstrom is a leader worthy of imitation by summarizing personal interviews with those Engstrom formally and informally mentored. The conclusions supports an emphasis on excellence that requires mentoring while simultaneously holding to an emphasis on mentoring that demands excellence. In conclusion, the argument interacts with recognized experts in the field of leadership to draw implications for Christian leaders in the twenty-first century. The hopeful outcome is a renewed equilibrium between excellence and mentoring as hallmark traits of Christian leadership.

Orientador: Laércio Fidelis Dias / Banca: Paulo Eduardo Teixeira / Banca: Flávio Braune Wiik / Resumo: A presente dissertação busca mostrar como os sertanejos e os indígenas foram representados no jornal curitibano O Diário da Tarde durante o Movimento do Contestado (1912 a 1916). Partiu-se do fato de que havia na região uma pluralidade de identidades marcadas por distinções culturais e organizacionais e que foram prejudicadas pelo avanço do projeto desenvolvimentista da Primeira República Brasileira (1889-1930), resultando em conflitos territoriais. Portanto, o objetivo principal foi localizar, no jornal, os sertanejos (ou caboclos) e os indígenas da região, entre Kaingang, Xokleng e Guarani, atentando-se ao fato de que os conflitos entre não-índios e índios não eram associados diretamente ao Contestado. Os conceitos de representação social, análise de discurso e mediação foram utilizados para se pensar o tratamento da imprensa enquanto um documento histórico, meio de transmissão de ideias e revelador de relações de poder. As batalhas e as comparações entre os dois grupos sociais em questão foram observadas em consonância com o pensamento intelectual e governamental da época, buscando informações nos Arquivos Públicos dos Estados do Paraná e de Santa Catarina, em artigos do Museu Nacional e em outros estudos sobre os contatos entre índios e não-índios na história da região sul. / Abstract: The present dissertation tries to show how the sertanejos and the indigenous natives were represented in the newspaper the Diário da Tarde during the Movement of the Contestado (1912 to 1916). It started from the fact that there were in the region a plurality of identities marked by cultural and organizational distinctions and that were harmed by the advance of the developmental project of the Brasilian First Republic (1889-1930), resulting in territorial conflicts. Therefore, the main objective was to locate the sertanejos (or caboclos) and indigenous people of the region, between Kaingang, Xokleng and Guarani, in the newspaper, considering that the conflicts between non-Indians and Indians were not directly associated with the Answered. The concepts of social representation, discourse analysis and mediation were used to think about the treatment of the press as a historical document, a means of transmitting ideas and revealing power relations. The battles and comparisons between the two social groups in question were observed in consonance with the intellectual and governmental thought of the time, searching for information in the Public Archives of States of Paraná and Santa Catarina, in articles of the National Museum and in other studies on the contacts between Indians and non-Indians in the history of the southern region. / Mestre

O presente trabalho investiga o processo de desenvolvimento do Direito Hipotecário brasileiro, na transição da ausência à consolidação de seu registro público, verificando-se, sobretudo o papel do Código Civil de 1916. A análise histórica dos Direitos Reais é uma importante fonte para a compreensão do desenvolvimento das relações entre pessoas e coisas. Nesse sentido, o estudo histórico da hipoteca no Direito brasileiro permite um exame do embate entre os direitos de propriedade e os direitos de crédito, tornando evidentes elementos sociais, econômicos, da política fundiária e da cultura jurídica do período. Inicialmente, explanou-se sobre o ideário de modernização dos Direito reais, que garantiu a proteção da titularidade individual sobre a propriedade, e sua repercussão no Direito nacional no projeto de modernização do Direito, implementado após a Independência, em 1822. Posteriormente, foram perquiridas as alterações legislativas empreendidas até o Código Civil de 1916, que passaram a prever a publicidade e a especialidade da hipoteca. Por fim, foram efetuadas comparações de dados jurisprudenciais, referentes ao período entre anos de 1912 e 1920. / This text investigates the process of development of the Brazilian Mortgage Law in the transition of its complete lack of registration and the consolidation of its public record, verifying mainly the role of the Civil Code of 1916. The historical analysis of the Property Law is an important source for understanding the development of the relationship between people and things. In this sense, the mortgage history in Brazilian law allows an examination of the conflict between the rights of property and the creditor rights, bringing to light social, economic, land policy and legal culture elements of the period. First, the ideology of modernization of the property rights was explained, which guaranteed the protection of the individual ownership of property, and its impact on national law in the modernization project implemented after independence in 1822. Subsequently, legislative changes undertaken until the Civil Code of 1916 were studied, which begin to provide publicity and specialty to mortgage rights. Finally, comparisons were made between case law data, developed over the years 1912 and 1920.

Since its publication in 1898, The Turn of the Screw has been the focus of diverse critical interpretation. It has reflected shifts in critical theory that include the Freudian, psychoanalytic, mythological, structuralist, reader-response, linguistic, and new-historical schools. The majority of critical interpretations have focused on the governess's narrative and have excluded the prologue, or frame narrative, that begins the novella. The critics who did examine the prologue overlooked James's departure from the traditional use of frame narration and the importance of the structure of the frame in creating a text of insoluble ambiguity. James departed from traditional frame narration in four ways. By using only an opening frame, the reader is forced to rely on the prologue in order to determine narrative reliability. By creating a condition of reciprocal authority between the unnamed narrator and Douglas, the opening frame denies the possibility of using either character to substantiate the reliability of the other. The condition of reciprocal authority is constructed through a dialogue pattern in which the narrator and Douglas interpret each other's gestures and comments and finish each other's sentences. It is the use of the pattern in the prologue that prepares the reader to accept it in the governess's narrative. The governess repeats the dialogue pattern with Mrs. Grose and Miles. Their discussions appear to validate the governess as a reliable narrator when in fact her reliability is as impossible to determine as the reliability of Douglas or the frame narrator. The result of these departures from traditional frame narration is the construction of a text of insoluble ambiguity.