Deborah DeGeorge
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Personal Introduction
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My scholastic experience occasionally feels like steering a rowboat in a
hurricane. This feeling is created by the continual tension existing between
my current worldview and my scholarship; while aspects of my worldview
both drive and guide my studies, the learning process also forces me to
constantly reevaluate my outlook. My Christian beliefs, for example,
encourage me to develop my God-given intelligence, but studies of
Darwinism have also caused me to question my church-bred conceptions
about origins of life. I might begin to study American history out of a sense
of patriotism, but if my study includes a reading of Bury My Heart at
Wounded Knee, I may conclude it with shame over white America’s
treatment of Native Americans. So even as my worldview pushes me to
learn, new discoveries frequently force me to revise my perspective.
This painful process of seeking knowledge often becomes easier in
community. When I am in a community of scholars, I am surrounded by
people on the same journey as I, who are braving the same stormy waters
and perhaps have learned some tricks of navigation that I have not yet
discovered. Therefore, the most important thing that I bring to XXXXXXX
community is a willingness to participate in and listen to the dialogue
already going on.
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In this document, I’m opening the locker in which I’ve kept a log of my
journey, and some mementos. I am sharing these with you to inform our
discussion as I set the compass for the next leg of my journey.
Manuscripts
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Included here are manuscripts or partial manuscripts
from several plays written during the period of 2002
through 2005.
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Constellations
The Trouble With Flowers (Sample)
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Frith Drama Writing Assignment
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Following are manuscripts for an essay, poem, and
short story written during the period of 2001 through
2005.
Ash Wednesday
Love Begins
The Air Was So Warm
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Projects
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An extensive project included in this ePortfolio is a critical
survey of the major works of Jane Austen. This project was
completed in 2002.
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Biographical Essay: Jane Austen
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Is Northanger Abbey Purely a Satire on the Gothic Novel?
Projects
Is Sense and Sensibility Overly Concerned With Arguing a
Theoretical Case?
Discuss the Presentation of Money in Pride and Prejudice.
We Cannot Appreciate Mansfield Park if We Do Not
Appreciate the Heroine.
Is Emma Simply a Comic Masterpiece?
Does Austen Deal With Obviously New Themes in
Persuasion?
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Projects (cont.)
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Another project that I developed was a study of the
Medieval Roots of the English Renaissance Tragedy. Several
pieces prepared in relation to that study are included here.
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Let Him
Drink As text
He Brewith
Morality Play and Renaissance Tragedy
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I have submitted a proposal for presentation to the Beijing
+10: North American Regional Conference on Gender and
Policy. This document outlines that proposed project.
Sister-wives
I presented a paper, Brian Friel and the Politics of Language, at
Messiah College on December 13, 2003.
Paper Presentation Announcement
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Assessments
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Examples that are provided here are several manuscripts
and projects in both draft and final form. Included are
some of the comments and criticisms offered from
professors and in judged review.
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Assessment of Biographical Sketch
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Assessments from Creative Writing Competition
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Productions
Two of the plays that I have written have been taken to full
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production. One of those plays, Constellations, has also been
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The first play to be produced is entitled Constellations. This
play
won first place in a national competition sponsored by
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Case Western Reserve University. The award, The 2003 Marc
A. Klein Playwriting Award, included having the play
produced and performed at that university.
•Publicity Pieces
oPoster/Brochure
oProgram
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oDaily Beacon, University of Tennessee
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oThe Observer, Case Western Reserve University,
February 13, 2004
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oStaff Stuff, University of Tennessee
oUT Staff Networker, University of Tennessee
Calendar, Case Western Reserve University,
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oSwinging Bridge Magazine, Messiah College, March
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oCase Western Campus News Calendar (Look under
Theater and Dance for February 15 and following.)
•Letter of Commendation from Joe Johnson, President of
the University of Tennessee
•Pictures
•Study Sheet used for presentations to theatre students
while Artist in Residence at CWRU during the
week of the production of Constellations.
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Productions (cont.)
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The play Constellations was performed a second time as a
staged reading at a homecoming event at Messiah College
in Grantham, PA, in October of 2004.
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Department Newsletter
•Announcement Bulletin
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•Prologue, Department of Theatre Newsletter
The second play taken to full production is entitled The
Trouble with Flowers. It was performed at the Oakcrest
Preparatory School for Girls in McLean, VA, in April of
2005.
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•Web site description
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Productions (cont.)
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As a student at Catholic University of America, two of my
plays were given staged readings at the Kennedy Center in
Washington D.C. This took place in September of 2004.
These plays are entitled How the Ground Was Healed and The
Nitrogen Cycle.
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•Publicity Piece (Under Performances, Catholic
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University of America)
•Inside CUA Announcement, Catholic University of
America Online Newspaper
During my college years I was active in Theater
Productions. In 1998, I had a lead role in the play A Shayna
Maidel, which was staged at Messiah College, Grantham,
PA.
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•Publicity Poster
News Articles
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The following are a collection of news articles from
various productions and events.
oDaily
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oStaff Stuff
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oUT Staff Networker
oKnoxville News Sentinel Graduation Announcement
o@Tennessee Listserv Announcement
oCampus Calendar, Case Western Reserve University,
Winter 2004
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Awards
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Educational Honors and Awards
High School
Medal
of Commendation—German
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Certificate of Merit—
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•News Sentinel/Profitt’s Academic Achievement
Award
•Association of Christian Schools International
Distinguished Student Award
•National Merit Scholarship Finalist and Recipient
College
Presidential Scholar—Messiah College, Grantham,
Pennsylvania
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Graduated Summa Cum Laude
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Graduated with Departmental Honors
Semester at Oxford University, Keble College
GPA:Master
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Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges
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Who’s Who Announcement, Messiah College Intercom,
Awards
March 2003
Professional Honors
2003 Mark A. Klein Playwriting Award
Award Announcement in Messiah College English
Department Newsletter
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Resumes
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