Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, 1961. / MIT copy bound with: Proust's style, a textual analysis / Thomas Knatt. 1961. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 45). / by Gardner Perry, III. / B.S.

Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, 1972. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 51). / by Joshua Aaron Goldman. / B.S.

Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-83). / by Tona Jean Hangen. / B.S.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Humanities. Thesis. 1972. B.S. / MICROFICHE COPY ALSO AVAILABLE IN HUMANITIES LIBRARY. / Bibliography: leaf 55. / B.S.

Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Humanities, 2016. / Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-78). / The story of the third century AD rebellion of the Palmyrene Empire against the Roman Empire remains one of the most curious and fascinating episodes from the ancient world. Palmyra, a wealthy desert city-state, was neither the largest, richest, nor most significant city of the Roman Near East, yet it was the city that capitalized on Rome's weakness in the third century to lead its own independence movement, taking over vast swathes of wealthy territory for a brief period from approximately 270 to 273 AD. But why was Palmyra the city to lead the revolt against Rome? And how was it so successful for such a short time? At first glance, it would appear that Palmyra was ill-suited to successfully carve an independent state. Yet the city's distinctive history and culture actually suggest that it was uniquely positioned to contest Rome for supremacy of the Near East. Palmyra's economic, military, and cultural history left it in an exceptional situation in the third century. This thesis supplements readings of the textual evidence preserved by literary sources including the Historia Augusta and Zosimus with an examination of archaeological, epigraphic, and numismatic evidence to reveal the importance of Palmyra's history in understanding the episode of the Palmyrene Empire. The city's leaders capitalized on their past history and present position to attempt their challenge against Rome which, while ill-fated, is more understandable in the context of the period. / S.B.

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, 2001. / "June 2001." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-96). / This thesis explores the potential for openness in international adoptions and, more specifically, in Korean-American adoptions. Open adoptions are becoming more common in the United States. More adoptees are also searching for their birthfamilies. These changes resulted from social evolutions that reduced the stigmas surrounding adoption and illegitimacy. Changes in domestic adoptions affect international adoptions because both international adoptees and their adoptive parents are exposed to the adoption rights movements in this country. It seems probable that international adoptees will desire contact with their birthfamily as domestic adoptees have. This thesis uses the trend toward openness in the United States and the regulations governing international adoptions to create a list of factors to be evaluated when determining if openness in an international adoption would be beneficial to all members of the adoption triad, specifically the birthmothers, and therefore, probable. It is important to recognize that a birthmother may not always benefit from an open adoption. These factors include residency requirements for the adoptive parents during the adoption proceedings; specific definitions of adoption; stigmatization of illegitimacy; reverence for blood ties; the national divorce rate; population control legislation; a women's health care movement; and an adoption rights movement or birthmother organizations. Evaluating the specific situation in Korea at this time, it seems unlikely that open adoptions are currently possible. However, many social changes, especially connected with the status of women in Korean society, are currently taking place that will likely make open adoptions possible in the future. / by Corrine M. Williams. / S.B.

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