There is no abstract available for this dissertation.

There is no abstract available for this thesis.

Diss.--Tübingen, 1988.

Saving lives, securing critical infrastructure and avoiding business interruptions during earthquakes: Terje Haukaas looks to shift the future towards performance-based engineering.

The propose of this thesis was to develop an adaptive reuse proposal for the Wendell L. Willkie High School in Elwood, Indiana. The building, an excellent example of Richardsonain Romanesque Style Architecture, has been vacant since 1973. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places because of its architectural and historical significance, the building merits the attention to develop an appropriate renovation scheme.The proposal includes: the building’s history; a written and photographic description of the existing conditions; the adaptive reuse proposal consisting of text, architectural drawings and the related cost estimates; a series of case studies on similar projects; and the economic incentives associated with historic preservation.The proposal renovation is designed to comply with local building odes and State and Federal standards for rehabilitation. It is hoped that this study will emphasize the value and potential of this magnificent architectural and historical landmark by showing that preservation is a practical and economical alternative in today’s building industry. / Department of Architecture

Frankfurt (Main), University, Diss., 2008.

Thesis (D. Min.)--McCormick Theological Seminary, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

To gain a better understanding of intercultural communication, it is relevant to study speech acts not only in different languages but also across different language varieties. Seeing as speech act studies are said to have suffered from Anglocentrism there is a necessity to include nonwestern cultures (Wierzbicka, 1985:145). The current study seeks to gain an understanding of the understudied speech act of congratulations in two different varieties of English (American and Indian). In addition, to gain further insights and move away from the aforementioned Anglocentrism, Peninsular Spanish will also be investigated. The questions that have guided this research are: 1) What type of congratulation strategies do the respondents report using? 2) To what extent do the variables of power and social distance seem to influence the congratulation performance? 3) To what extent are there similarities and differences between the respondents with respect to the reported congratulation strategies? To identify the strategies, a modified version of Elwood’s (2004) taxonomy on congratulations was used. Data was gathered through Discourse Completion Tests (DCT) completed by 90 respondents from North America, India and Spain offering congratulations in nine different situations. The results indicated that different strategies are applied by the groups depending on situation and/or variables. For instance, North Americans and Spaniards are more likely to express happiness and Indians are more likely to offer good wishes.

No description available.

East Central Indiana's Gas Boom began when natural gas was discovered in 1886 and lasted until 1906 when the supply fell too short to meet the demand. The resource brought magnificent wealth to the region, as industries developed in the area and drew thousands of workers. The incredible population growth resulted in a building boom, creating new churches, houses, industrial buildings, and civic buildings. Although the resource ran out and many towns quickly decreased in population, the buildings remained as a testament to the Gas Boom years. Several styles of architecture were popular during this period, and for churches the predominant styles were Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival. Using a sample of Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival churches located across the nation as models, this thesis studies the Gas Boom churches of Alexandria, Elwood, and Hartford City to determine if they represented the national trends in church architecture during this period. / Department of Architecture