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The Queen of Heaven: Evelyn De Morgan\u27s Transcendence of the Soul
Get PDFThis thesis examines the religious iconography in three key paintings by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Evelyn De Morgan, The Angel of Death, The Undiscovered Country, and Lux in Tenebris, and explores how they draw on Early Italian Renaissance visual traditions to depict themes of death and the soul’s transcendence. Recent scholarship has assessed De Morgan’s oeuvre through the feminist lens and emphasized her engagement with Spiritualism and the nineteenth-century revival of Swedenborgian philosophy. The Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli has also been recognized as an influential reference for De Morgan, particularly in her mythologically themed works. This study expands on that scope of inquiry by identifying a broader range of Italian Renaissance influences. Through a close analysis of compositional, symbolic, and iconographic elements, this thesis demonstrates that De Morgan synthesized Christian and Spiritualist motifs to articulate a vision of death not as an end, but as a sacred passage to spiritual rebirth. Central to this interpretation is De Morgan’s appropriation of Marian imagery: her female protagonists share formal and symbolic affinities with representations of the Virgin Mary as envisioned by Early Renaissance painters and reinterpreted by Victorian art historian Anna Jameson. By modeling her figures on Mary, De Morgan emphasizes their feminine agency, maternal strength, and divine authority in all matters of life and death. In doing so, she constructs a spiritually and theologically hybrid aesthetic that challenges conventional narratives of gender, death, and salvation
Adverse Cognitions: The Effects of Childhood Trauma on Brain Development
Get PDFThe effect of adverse experiences in childhood have been known to create lasting difficulties, even in adulthood. While it can be hard to determine the effects of childhood trauma on the brain, many studies have identified areas that appear to be negatively impacted by these adverse childhood experiences. This paper is a meta-analysis of eight articles that have attempted to investigate the effects of childhood trauma on the developing brain. These articles are specifically investigating the effects of childhood physical and/or sexual abuse. The areas that will be discussed in this paper are the prefrontal cortex, corpus callosum, the limbic system, and more specifically, the amygdala, and the hippocampus
Marchng Band, Lindenwood University
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Marchng Band, Lindenwood University
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Marchng Band, Lindenwood University
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