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Caroline Ruth Simmons in a Senior Soprano Recital
No full textThis is the program for the senior soprano recital of Caroline Ruth Simmons. Ms. Simmons was accompanied on the piano by Cindy Fuller. This recital took place on April 22, 2002, in the McBeth Recital Hall in the Mabee Fine Arts Center
Ruth Simmons, 1952 Junior
No full textRuth Simmons was a junior at Jacksonville State Teachers College in 1951-1952.https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib-ac-histimg/6139/thumbnail.jp
Reading Ruth : towards a postmodernist, literary and womanist analysis
No full textBibliography: leaves 132-140.This dissertation examines the book of Ruth from a postmodemist, literary and womanist perspective. The main methodology is postmodemist literary criticism, but it employs intertextual and autobiographical approaches as well. Chapter 1 is an exploration of the plot of Ruth and reveals that in order for the end goal of the plot to be achieved "emptiness has to return to fullness." It is shown that Ruth's action (her decision to return with Naomi) is the catalyst that begins the process that ultimately leads to the denouement of the plot. The fact that it is the two women, Ruth and Naomi, who drive the plot forward, indicates that the Book of Ruth is a woman's story. Chapter 2 demonstrates that the significance of narrative time for any literary analysis lies in the fact that the amount of time allowed for the retelling of the events rarely corresponds to the time it took for the events to happen. Since Ruth is a short story, the choice of what to tell, what to omit as well as how long to dwell on details are indeed significant. In other words it is shown that literary time is only spent on those aspects which are crucial for the advancement of the narrative. Since the reader's main goal is to see how the conflicts are resolved, the literary time spent on the resolution of the conflicts is an indication of where the weight of the story needs to lie. In this case, it is certainly with Ruth and Naomi judging from the amount of time spent on dialogues between the two women. They are therefore the ones that contribute to the resolution of the conflicts of the plot. Chapter 3 reveals that in the book of Ruth the narrative voice or the perspective of attitudes, conceptions and worldview are those of a woman. The fact that the book of Ruth is named after a woman; the fact that at the very outset all the males in the story die and it is the women that take over the narrative; the fact that in the end the women of Bethlehem declare that Ruth is better to Naomi than seven sons are just some of the reasons that substantiate the argument that the narrative voice in the book of Ruth was that of a woman. It is also shown that this narrative voice (whether overt or covert) subverts gender and ethnic expectations. Chapter 4 outlines the way in which biblical characters are portrayed. The subsections of chapter 4 deal with the characterisation of each major character: Naomi, Boaz, and Ruth. Chapter 4 is the longest chapter since it is difficult to evaluate characterisation without engaging the other facets of literary criticism as well, such as plot and dialogue
Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, 2001
No full textDr. Ruth J. Simmons, President of Brown University, is shown smiling in an office.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Corral
No full textThe Corral literary journal of Simmons University includes editorials and notes regarding societies and happenings within the school as well as original creative fiction, poetry, and jokes
HerStory: Dr. Ruth Simmons’ Journey to the Presidency
No full textThis study’s goal is to give voice to the experiences of one individual: Dr. Ruth Simmons, the first woman president of Brown University and the first African American president of an Ivy League institution. Simmons’ HerStory is a narrative of her becoming rather than being. It is a story of her moving forward. In this study Simmons is permitted to take back her narrative by telling HerStory, in her own words and along with sharing her ethos. HerStory provides insight into and a deep understanding of how Simmons became the president and what shaped her development spanning from her childhood to her presidency at Brown. Simmons’ multiple firsts place her in a unique category and demonstrates the need for more opportunities to be created for African American women to be presidents of four-year PWIs such as Ivy League and doctorate granting institutions.Simmons is an activist, change agent, and transformational leader. Black feminism was used as a lens to examine Simmons’ HerStory while applying Few, Stephens and Rouse-Arnett’s (2003) three dimensions of power that empower women, personal, interpersonal and institutional. These themes describe ways in which others empowered Simmons, and how Simmons empowered herself and others, as well as society on her journey to the presidency
Range Rider
No full textThe Hardin-Simmons alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni
Range Rider
No full textThe Hardin-Simmons alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni
Range Rider
No full textThe Hardin-Simmons alumni newsletter includes information regarding events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni
Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Sexually Speaking
No full textRuth Westheimer (born June 4, 1928), better known as Dr. Ruth, is a globally recognized psychosexual therapist, media personality, author, radio, television talk show host, and Holocaust survivor. Her media career began in 1980 with the radio show Sexually Speaking, which continued until 1990. She has hosted several series on the Lifetime Channel and other cable television networks from 1984 to 1993 and is the author of 45 books on sex and sexuality
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