Thomas Mann's novel Der Erwahlte explores the concepts of sin, contrition, and eventual redemption through the life of the sinful pope Gregorius. The concept of enormity provides the link between the seemingly esoteric subject of his novel and the history of Germany under Nazi rule. He draws a direct, if subtle, parallel between German fascism and Gregorius' sins. The hero's sin, his penance, and his redemption are all overwhelming, thus providing the connection with German national character and history as understood by Mann. By examining the deep structure of the novel's imagery and plot in conjunction with Mann's political speeches, this thesis reveals these underlying similarities, and the essentially positive message which the novel finally conveys. The use of language and the Gregorius legend to express Mann's deep-rooted belief in the fundamental unity of European culture is also examined.

Murat Y. Azizoḡlu, Jawad A. Salehi, Ying Li. / Cover title. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 18).

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, Departamento de Teoria Literária e Literaturas, Programa de Pós-graduação em Literatura, 2015. / Submitted by Fernanda Percia França (fernandafranca@bce.unb.br) on 2015-12-22T17:15:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_EliMendesLara.pdf: 1223386 bytes, checksum: 31d74c80154d4cc4249fd1b513edcdf3 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Patrícia Nunes da Silva(patricia@bce.unb.br) on 2016-01-25T14:53:16Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_EliMendesLara.pdf: 1223386 bytes, checksum: 31d74c80154d4cc4249fd1b513edcdf3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-25T14:53:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_EliMendesLara.pdf: 1223386 bytes, checksum: 31d74c80154d4cc4249fd1b513edcdf3 (MD5) / Esta dissertação discute a obra Balada de amor ao vento, de Paulina Chiziane, com o objetivo de compreender a oralidade representada na narrativa ficcional. Contribui para os estudos das estruturas e códigos expressivos das linguagens orais no romance. Objetiva relacionar o diálogo entre o imaginário coletivo moçambicano e a forma de composição do texto narrativo da escritora a partir do contexto histórico. A exegese de Balada de amor ao vento é feita a partir das propostas dos estudos do cronotopo mítico bakhtiniano ao dialogismo presentes na obra. Chiziane desenvolve o enredo mítico, que se apresenta no decorrer da narrativa de Balada de amor ao vento, para resgatar as lendas, provérbios e rituais tradicionais acompanhados de cantos. O estudo da narrativa performática inclui aperformance e os rituais presentes nas oralidades. A análise da obra é realizada a partir do contexto dos costumes moçambicanos, na tentativa de identificar a construção da identidade local em face da pluralidade cultural, em Moçambique. / This paper discusses Balada de amoraovento, a novel by Paulina Chiziane, aiming to understand the oralities inserted in fictional narrative. It contributes to the study of structures and expressive codes of oral languages in the novel. It establishes a dialogue between the Mozambican collective imaginary and the composition forms of the written narrative, which are intertwined in the historical context. The exegesis of Balada de amoraovento was made according to the proposal of the mythical chronotope by Bakhtin, because Chiziane develops the mythical storyline in which she recovers in the written language legends, proverbs and traditional rituals by the songs that appear throughout the tale. The study of the performatic narrative includes performance and rituals present in oralities. It analyzes the novel in the context of Mozambican customs in an attempt to rescue the cultural identity lost because of the pluralism in Mozambique as she aims at building its own literature.

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The indicator provided accurate data for that portion of the engine cycle where the operation of the indicator was not affected by extraneous electrical interference. / Master of Science

This thesis presents an evaluation of a new method first suggested by Dr. H. Marcus for determining the natural frequencies of lateral vibrations for elastic beams of variable cross sections. / Master of Science

The use of fluidized solids techniques has been very prominent in recent years, especially in the petroleum industry with the increasing use of fluidized systems the need for the study of the relationships existing between the variables of such systems became more important. The application of the principles of dimensional and statistical analysis to such studies have proved very effective. The purpose of this investigation was to correlate the pressure drop across a fluidized bed of Ottawa sand with the variables of bed height, bed diameter, and particle size by dimensional and statistical means. In the investigation, the effects of bed height, particle size, and vessel diameter on the pressure drop through the fluidized system were studied. Copper fluidization columns were used having internal diameters of 2 and 4 inches. Standard testing grade of Ottawa sand were employed as the solid. The sand ranges studied were 20 to 30-, 30 to 50-, and 50 to 70-mesh (Tyler standard) with an absolute density of 166.6 pounds per cubic foot. Several bed heights of 1/2-, 1-, 1-1/2-, 1-, 1-1/2-, 3-, and 3-1/2-feet were used in the investigation with the static pressure drop determined at the critical mass velocity at each bed height. Air, varying in temperature from 68 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit and having a maximum humidity of 0.006 pound of water vapor per pound of dry air, was employed as the fluidizing medium. By means of dimensional and statistical analysis, an empirical equation was developed and the exponents relating pressure drop to the other properties of fluidized systems were evaluated. The equation applies only to velocities of the fluid at the critical mass velocity and is as follows: Y = 3.173 - 0.186X₁ + 0.039X₂ + 1.017X₃ - 0.297X₄ + 0.151X₅ Where: Y = log Δp/ρ_fD_t dimensionless X1 = log U_f/ √(gD_t) , dimensionless X2 = log D_p/D_t, dimensionless X3 = log L/D_t, dimensionless X4 = log ∈, dimensionless X5 = log μ_f/ρ_f√gD_t^3/2, dimensionless The pressure drop over the fluidized system was determined to be dependent primarily on the bed height of sand employed. The application of the principles of multiple regression showed that all the dimensionless groups correlated with pressure drop were significant. The pressure drop was shown to decrease as particle diameter decreased, increase as the tube diameter decreased, and increase as the bed height increased. / Master of Science

The object of this investigation was to evaluate and compare four approximate methods of limit analysis as they apply to the calculation of the collapse load, the load versus deflection relationship, and the load versus strain relationship, of a horizontal system of rigidly connected, rectangular beams. The first approximate method considered made use of the stress-strain diagram utilized by Roderick (1948), Luxion and Johnston (1948), Baker (1949), and Roderick and Heyman (1951). The diagram is assumed to be linear until the unit stress reached the value of the upper yield stress in simple tension. The stress was then assumed to decrease to the lower yield stress while the strain remained constant at the value of the elastic limit strain. Thereafter, the strain increased infinitely while the stress remained constant. This first method, being the most exact, served as a basis for comparison of the remaining three methods. Method Two differed from Method One only in that the upper yield stress was neglected. This gave a stress-strain diagram of the type used by Yang, Beedle and Johnston (1951). The third approximate method made use of the simplified moment versus angle change relationship utilized by Van den Broek (1948), and Yang, Beedle and Johnston (1951). In this method, it was assumed that the flexural moment existing on a cross section of a beam varied linearly with the angle change at the same cross section until the moment reached an ultimate value. After reaching this value, the angle change increased infinitely while the moment remained constant. It was assumed in this third method that the ultimate moment was equal to one and one-half times the elastic limit moment for a rectangular beam. The fourth approximate method assumed that the material remained rigid until the ultimate value of moment was developed, and that after this ultimate moment was reached, the angle change increased infinitely while the moment remained constant. It was also assumed in method four that the ultimate moment which can be resisted by a rectangular beam is equal to one and one-half times the elastic limit moment. Each of the approximate methods outlined above was used in the analysis of two structures. The first was composed of two horizontal rectangular beams of unequal lengths which intersect one another at right angles at their midspans. These beams are rigidly connected and are absolutely fixed at their ends. The second structure was similar to the first structure except that the beams in the second structure are of equal lengths. Both structures were loaded by a single concentrated load applied at the intersection of the center lines of the two beams. This load was increased in value until collapse of the structure was imminent. In this manner the collapse load, the load versus deflection relationship, and the load versus strain relationship were determined throughout the entire range of loading. All methods gave identical values for the collapse load. Method one gave the most accurate load versus deflection relationship and load versus strain relationship. Methods two, three, and four gave less accurate results, in that order. It was shown that the theory of elasticity indicated that the structure analyzed in Example Two was the stronger; whereas, the theory of limit analysis indicated that the structure in Example One was stronger. This showed that the elastic theory does not always give a good indication of the load which can be sustained by a redundant structure before collapse. / M.S.

A review of the anatomical literature concerning Arachis hypogaea is presented. Due to the fact that the anatomical work concerning the plant is limited and also to the fact that the work that has been done is often quite old and obscure, a definite need exists for research along this line. / Master of Science