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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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A day at the beach in Cumberland, Kentucky: The influence of tidal channel deposition on the geology of the Warix Run Member of the Slade Formation

Publication Date
2024-April-30
Authors
Smith, Abigail C.
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

The Slade Formation, as observed in the Daniel Boone National Forest (DBNF) in
northeastern Kentucky, consists of sediments transitioning from a deep water marine depositional
environment to fluvial conditions in the Late Mississippian Period. This transition is marked by a...

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From Self Culture to Self Promotion: An Interpretation of Henry David Thoreau's Walden as an Anticipation of America's post Civil War Cultural Transition From Transcendental Individualism to Institutional Professionalism

Publication Date
2012-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Onstott, Robert
Department or Program
English Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
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Reality of Love: The Heteronormative Agenda of ABC's the Bachelor

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Croner, Timothy J.
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This project provides an oppositional reading of ABC's popular <em>Bachelor </em>franchise, arguing that these reality dating programs present viewers with specific narratives of gender, sexuality, class, and race that contribute to greater hegemonic discourse that reifies heterosexual marriage. Through a...

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