Thesis (M.C.S.)--Regent College, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-95).

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-113).

Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2003. / Bibliography: leaves 120-126.

Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-113).

Thesis (M.C.S.)--Regent College, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-95).

This study examines and identifies the differences in compositional approach in the operatic fantasies based on Bellini’s La Sonnambula and Weber’s Der Freischütz by Franz Liszt and Julian Fontana. These four fantasies are placed in the context of musical conventions and audiences in the first half of the nineteenth century. The two operatic fantasies by Liszt that are included in this study are representative of reinterpretations that employ formal and textural features suitable for the concert repertoire of piano virtuosos. In contrast, the fantasies by Fontana are indicative of the potpourri style, and suitable both for amateur performance as well as for pedagogical use. The different functions and purposes of the operatic fantasies of Liszt and Fontana are compared and contrasted, with attention to each composer’s respective intended audiences as well as their distinct compositional intentions.

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L'Oscillation de Madden-Julian (MJO) est le principal mode de variabilité intrasaisonnière (20-90 jours) dans les tropiques. La MJO se caractérise par une perturbation de la dynamique de grande échelle et des précipitations se propageant principalement vers l'Est à une vitesse 5 m/s à l'équateur, et aussi vers le Nord en été boréal. Malgré son importance, cette perturbation est mal reproduite dans les modèles de circulation générale (MCG). Ce défaut des MCGs a été attribué en partie à un déclenchement trop fréquent du schéma de convection profonde du modèle qui préserverait trop la stabilité statique dans les tropiques et empêcherait la formation de fortes perturbations organisées de la convection et le développement de la réponse dynamique de grande échelle qui en résulte. Cette thèse a donc pour objectif d'étudier l'impact de l'inhibition de la convection sur l'état moyen et la variabilité tropicale dans le MCG LMDZ. Pour cela, deux paramètres - la fermeture et l'entraînement - d'un même schéma convectif, qui étaient initialement basés sur le profil vertical de la convergence d'humidité, ont été modifiés. Le taux entraînement du schéma modifié est proportionnel à l'humidité relative de l'environnement. Des études de sensibilité dans un modèle unidimensionnel montrent que, par rapport au schéma initial, cette modification a pour effet d'inhiber la convection dans une atmosphère sèche et de la favoriser en atmosphère humide, les précipitations deviennent donc plus rares et plus intenses. Avec ce nouvel entraînement, les simulations globales du modèle atmosphérique LMDZ présentent effectivement une plus forte variabilité tropicale de la dynamique et des précipitations à toutes les échelles de temps. Le cycle saisonnier des précipitations est aussi mieux reproduit ainsi que la propagation vers l'Est et vers le Nord des perturbations intrasaisonnières. L'ajout d'une fermeture en CAPE modifie peu ce comportement, mais accélère légèrement la propagation vers le Nord et vers l'Est de la MJO, et donne un état moyen et une variabilité un peu plus réaliste dans les tropiques. / The Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) is the dominant mode of the Tropical intraseasonal variability. The MJO is characterized by a wide region of rain perturbation propagating eastward along the equator at a speed of about 5 m/s, from the Indian Ocean to the Central Pacific with a period of 20-90 days. Its boreal summer counterpart, referred as the Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation (BSISO), propagates both eastward and northward. The LMDZ atmospheric global circulation model (GCM), like most climate models, still has difficulties to represent correctly these two modes of tropical intraseasonal variability. One of the causes of this deficiency has been attributed to the lack of intense rain events organized at large scale. If the convection is triggered too easily in a GCM, the convective instability cannot accumulate in a column and trigger an organized convection at a basin scale. This thesis consisted in testing the role of several ways of inhibiting the convection in the simulation of the MJO in the LMDZ GCM. For this purpose, we have first evaluated the impact of entrainment and closure assumptions of the convective scheme on the structure of the atmospheric column using a 1D model and on the tropical variability using the LMDZ GCM. An entrainment that is dependant on the relative humidity of the environment has been implemented in the Tiedtke (1989) convective scheme. The new entrainment inhibits the convection in a dry environment and promotes the convection in a humid environment. This favours strong ascents and subsidence and consequently increases the variance of precipitation at all time scales. The new closure, based on the convective instability (CAPE) instead of the moisture convergence, decreases the occurrence of strong rain events and gives a more realistic mean state. The east-west ratio is increased at intraseasonal scale but it is not sufficient to organise correctly the eastward propagation related to the MJO. The seasonal cycle of the tropical precipitation over India is however improved. The LMDZ is able to reproduce correctly the signature of the northward propagation of the BSISO with a period of 40 days in Boreal Summer. We have shown, with A Local Mode Analysis (LMA), that the new entrainment produces intraseasonal perturbations related to the northward propagation of the BSISO which are more reproducible and more organized on the northern Indo-Pacific region.

This thesis explores the life and reign of Julian the Apostate the man who ruled over the Roman Empire from A.D. 361-363. The study of Julian the Apostate’s reign has historically been eclipsed due to his clash with Christianity. After the murder of his family in 337 by his Christian cousin Constantius, Julian was sent into exile. These emotional experiences would impact his view of the Christian religion for the remainder of his life. Julian did have conflict with the Christians but his main goal in the end was the revival of ancient paganism and the restoration of the Empire back to her glory. The purpose of this study is to trace the education and experiences that Julian had undergone and the effects they it had on his reign. Julian was able to have both a Christian and pagan education that would have a lifelong influence on his reign. Julian’s career was a short but significant one. Julian restored the cities of the empire and made beneficial reforms to the legal, educational, political and religious institutions throughout the Empire. The pagan historians praised him for his public services to the empire while the Christians have focused on his apostasy and “persecution” of their faith. With his untimely death in Persia, Julian’s successor Jovian, reversed most of his previous reforms and as such left Julian as the last pagan emperor of the Roman Empire.

Thesis advisor: Donald Fishman / The whistleblower has emerged as a relevant player in today's shifting economic and corporate landscape. Using a critical-historical methodology, this thesis explores the dimensions and boundaries of the concept of the “whistleblower”. The specific case studies of WorldCom, the Madoff Ponzi scheme, and WikiLeaks are examined. The analysis includes an investigation into the shifting role of the whistleblower in society and whether legislative enactments have been able to support society’s need to protect current and future whistleblowers. Finally, this thesis examines the whistleblower's implications for a more ethical future. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2012. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: College Honors Program. / Discipline: Communication Honors Program. / Discipline: Communication.