Category: Modern Languages and Literatures
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Eloísa
By Irene Castellet Lozano Faculty Mentor: Antonia Delgado-Poust Abstract In a distant kingdom, Princess Eloísa, dreams of a great romance, and finally finds her perfect match in the enigmatic Prince Beltrán. Their courtship is blissful until Beltrán’s possessiveness grows. Despite her reservations, Eloísa believes it to be an expression of love. As their relationship unravels…
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La farera
By Jillian Pabalan Faculty Mentor: Dr. Antonia Delgado-Poust Abstract I have written the script to a short film titled La farera (English: The Lighthouse Keeper). I have been captivated by lighthouses ever since I climbed my first lighthouse in May 2023, and recently learned at one of the associated museums that women were typically not…
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El Otro Lado
By Christopher Sullivan Faculty Mentor: Dr. Delgado-Poust Abstract This work is about the other side of a very abusive relationship, Pilar being the one in an abusive relationship with her husband Antonio. This creative essay is something written from the perspective of her sister named Ana. Throughout the work I talk about scenes that were…
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Cenicienta, con un Toque de Realidad
By Layla Cruz Martinez Faculty Mentor: Antonia Delgado-Poust Abstract This is a Cinderella story with a touch of reality. In this story, Cinderella dreams of escaping her stepfather and stepbrothers to find her true love who will treat her how she deserves to be treated. She dreams of someone who will see her as more…
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How fluctuating narrative voice in José Donoso’s El Lugar Sin Límites can help guide the English translation of La Manuela’s gender
By Norah Walsh Faculty Mentor: Maria Laura Bocaz Abstract In 1970, four years after its release in the original Spanish, Hallie Deering Taylor, a master’s student at the University of Colorado, completed a translation to English and analysis of José Donoso’s El Lugar Sin Límites. Through examining primary and secondary sources, we can trace the…
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From Yearning to Eroticism: Radical Queer Works from Cuban Writers
By Norah Walsh Faculty Mentor: Ana Chichester Abstract During Fidel Castro’s homophobic regime—especially within the UMAPs camps that were utilized to convert Cuban homosexuals through experiments and forced labor—queer writers were forced to the margins of society due to their identity, and they worked to bring their experience to light through literature because to do…
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Effectiveness of the (AVANT) UMW Spanish Language Placement Exam for Heritage Speakers of Spanish
By Lucy Schraff Faculty Mentor: Marisa Martinez Mira Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to analyze the effectiveness of the UMW Spanish Language Placement exam in evaluating Heritage speakers’ level of Spanish. To create a context for the effectiveness of this placement exam, the paper will analyze the population of Heritage Spanish speakers…
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How Cistercian theology influenced the Nicaraguan Revolution
By Isabella Micallef Faculty Mentor: Jeremy Larochelle Abstract For my project I first researched the life of a famous Trappist monk and poet, Thomas Merton, who mentored and inspired a key figure in the Nicaraguan Revolution, poet priest Ernesto Cardenal. Cardenal was also a mentor himself, and inspired many citizens of Nicaragua to write revolutionary…
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ELL Programs within the Fredericksburg, VA area: A Description and Rationale for Advocacy
By Natalie Buchanan Faculty Mentor: Dr. Martinez-Mira Abstract The purpose of this research is to analyze and discuss the common challenges that the English Language-Learners (henceforth ELL) programs face in Virginia. In order to accomplish this goal I will be conducting interviews from various ELL teachers in Fredericksburg City Public Schools as well as Spotsylvania…
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Analyzing Healthcare Disparities in Rural Areas and for Hispanic Populations
By Kaitlin Saal Faculty Mentor: Professor Marisa Martinez-Mira Abstract My Capstone Project is a thorough literary review that explains and analyzes issues with healthcare quality and accessibility in rural areas as well as within the Hispanic community. Specifically, I discuss each topic independently andinclude information and statistics on geographical locations with a high rural Hispanic…
