Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / Purpose The objective of this study is to evaluate critically the radio-television activities (and their implication to American society) of the Christian Crusade, an ultra-conservative religious-pnlitical organization located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Concentration on this group has been undertaken because 1) the Christian Crusade identifies itself as the largest anti-communist organization in the country, 2) its founder-director, Rev. Billy James Hargis, is one of the best known and most respected leaders of ultra-conservatism, 3) the Crusade employs the media of radio and television extensively to attract revenue and popular support, and 4) the organization is one of the most enduring and prosperous groups of the "radical right" (operating since 1948 with an annual budget which has been estimated as high as $1,500,000) [TRUNCATED] / 2031-01-01

A Newfound Passion- Choreography analyzes the artistic process and life journey of creating choreography for musical theatre. My training as a dance minor at East Tennessee State University from 2011-2015 culminated in my final senior capstone experience as a choreographer for the ETSU Division of Theatre and Dance’s production of Oklahoma!. Composing a new musical theatre dance and analyzing the original choreography of Oklahoma! (and the art of choreography more generally) provided significant material for analysis, and the following research reflects what I learned and experienced. Overall, the experience of choreographing has changed the way I see myself as a dancer and has instilled in me a new sense of respect for choreographers around the world.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Oklahoma, 2005 / Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 10, 2007). Title from document title page. Includes bibliographical references. Available in PDF format via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177-184)

Thesis (D. Ed. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 215-219).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 185-186).

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2002. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-105).

Lower Paleozoic strata in southeastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri and northern Oklahoma are predominantly marine carbonates that comprise portions of three regional flow systems. Groundwaters in these three adjacent systems exhibit extreme chemical and isotopic variations that delineate large-scale fluid mixing processes and two distinct mechanisms for the generation of saline fluids. Hydrodynamic and geochemical data closely correlate with geographic location and indicate that each system contains waters of markedly different origins. Results of elemental and isotopic mass balance modeling demonstrate that fluid mixing processes exert a fundamental control on groundwater compositions over the 40,000 km² study area. This quantification of groundwater mixing provides an important basis for determining endmember water compositions and evaluating hydrologic models for these flow systems. The three endmember groundwaters are as follows. 1) Dilute modern-day meteoric waters of the Ozark Plateaus aquifer system, recharged to southern Missouri. The evolution of this groundwater is dominated by interaction with host limestone and dolomite aquifer rocks. 2) Eastward migrating, saline Na-Ca-Cl groundwaters from the northern part of the Western Interior Plains aquifer system in central Kansas. These groundwaters are of meteoric origin with distant recharge areas. Salinity is acquired via the subsurface dissolution of Permian halite and subsequent water-rock interaction with silicate minerals. The chemical signature of these groundwaters, coupled with the presence of brines resulting from the dissolution of Permian halite in central Kansas, allow development of a model for the formation of saline Na-Ca-Cl fluids, a common component of many sedimentary basins. Additionally, the large-scale topographically driven flow of the northern part of this aquifer system is a modem analog for models of similar ancient systems. 3) Na-Ca-Cl brines in north-central Oklahoma. In contrast to the other saline endmember, the geochemical signature of endmember 3 groundwater, integrated with hydrogeologic data, indicate that this groundwater may represent a marine-derived brine from the deep Anadarko Basin. / text

Thesis (M.A.)--Texas State University-San Marcos, 2007. / Vita. Appendices: leaves 65-91. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-96).

Applied research project (D. Min.)--School of Theology and Missions, Oral Roberts University, 2006. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 186-191).