Research, Notes, and Links for my Undergraduate Honors Thesis
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Thesis Talk with James
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2006-05-12
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Chitchat
James and I had a conversation about the new direction of my thesis, and here's what we came up with:
Look into the spiritual commitment between the state religion and the cult of Isis.
Was state more geared toward ...
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Topic Talk
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2006-05-11
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More refining ...
Dr. Fredrick suggested that I have sufficient background history and should now look to start refining a topic. See yesterday's post for more about our meeting.
After reviewing my tentative idea, he had several comments ...
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Thesis Meeting with Director
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2006-05-10
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What to expect from the defense, etc.
Today, I met with my thesis director, Dr. Dave Fredrick, to discuss where I am, and to continue defining a focus. Here is a summary of that meeting.
What can I expect during the defense?
Summarize research
What is ...
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Possible Thesis Focus
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2006-03-07
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First try at a focus
Popular misconceptions are that the Isis cult was a "woman's cult" and that the cult arrived in the Empire when Rome came to rule Egypt. Both assumptions are false and seem to be related issues.
The earliest cult sites ...
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Initial Bibliography
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2006-01-11
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Trying to keep track of sources!
All of the following sources have been reviewed for validity and relevance. This tentative bibliography will grow and shrink as the thesis topic is refined.
Note: Titles with incomplete biblio info must be obtained; all ...
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Initial Thesis Research
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2006-01-09
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Topic exploration
I think it's about time that I start jotting down notes for my honors thesis. Although I've been reading and researching for over a year now, I haven't yet decided on a focus. Rather than honing and refining, all of this ...
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