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Nanoparticles & Cancer Cells

Description: Undergraduate research thesis studying nanoparticles as a therapeutic approach in cancer-targeting drugs and their effects on mammals. The author hypothesizes that nanoparticles can make cancer-targeting drugs more effective. This thesis also includes the PowerPoint slides presented at UNT Scholar's Day.
Date: 2013~/2014~
Creator: deCarvalho, Roceli
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National Identity and Anxiety in the Captivity Narratives of Mary Rowlandson and Mary Godfrey

Description: Undergraduate thesis expanding exploring the 1836 captivity narrative "An Authentic Narrative of the Seminole War; and the Miraculous Escape of Mrs. Mary Godfrey, and Her Four Female Children." Unlike Mary Rowlandson's "The Sovereignty and Goodness of God," the anonymously-authored "An Authentic Narrative" is almost certainly fabricated. There are no records of a Mrs. Mary Godfrey being captured and redeemed, or even existing at all. However, like Rowlandson's captivity narrative, it attempts t… more
Date: June 13, 2014
Creator: Smith, Caitlin
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Ophelia

Description: Play written by a student in the UNT Honors College about Ophelia, a character from William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet. The author discusses a dramatic reading of the play on stage by college performers, critiques she received, and her thoughts on the writing process.
Date: Summer 1993
Creator: Turner, Christie
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The Opinions of Spanish Women Concerning the Transition from the Dictatorship to the Democracy in Spain in 1975

Description: Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing how women in Spain during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco viewed the dictator, how those women view their political positions today, how much their positions have changed, and how do they compare Franco's government with the current democracy.
Date: Autumn 2005
Creator: Church, Kellye
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Parallel Narratives: The Role of the Zimbabwean Writer during the Lost Decade (2000-2009)

Description: Undergraduate thesis exploring how the economic collapse of Zimbabwe from 2000 to 2009 has been expressed in literature by Zimbabwean writers. It seeks to establish a connection between the strong-government controls of information in the media and the politicized nature of fiction during this period. It examines the nationalist narrative created by the Zimbabwean government and shows how the works of fiction of writers like Brian Chikwava and Petina Gappah have undermined this narrative by rev… more
Date: 2013~
Creator: Muchemwa, Chido
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