Great Plains Graduate Review

Welcome to the Great Plains Graduate Review,

a peer-reviewed online publication dedicated to featuring exemplary academic work authored by graduate students in all disciplines offered at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK). It welcomes submissions from students who are currently enrolled in a graduate level course at UNK or have been UNK graduate students within the last 2 years.

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Volume 3, Issue 1 (2024)View issue

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    17 June 2024

    War Relief in World War II: Women and the American Red Cross

    Rebecca Trecek
    This paper recognizes the growth of the American Red Cross (ARC) and the contributions women throughout the network of the ARC made to various goals during World War Two. This paper focuses on the work women completed particularly on the home front. While some aspects of the ARC are publicized, others, particularly on the home front, are less well-known. As the demands for women within multiple aspects of the American workforce grew, organizations like the American Red Cross contributed to bridging the gap between women in the workforce and home needs. ARC volunteers also took on the responsibility of recruiting workers for the war effort in healthcare fields and serving as a friendly face to provide solace to those hospitalized during the war. The American Red Cross and the World War Two War Effort documents previous historiographical accounts of ARC war work from WWI to WWII, before examining key areas of war work shouldered by women of the ARC.
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  • Article
    30 April 2024

    J.S. Bach's Application of the Baroque Violin Concerto in His Violin Concerti in A minor, BWV 1041 and E Major, BWV 1042

    Stephanie Krell
    Concerti from the Baroque to contemporary times stand as one of the pillars of the violin repertoire. The form initially developed in the 1600s as composers experimented with groups of performers. It became increasingly standardized in the early 1700s, with the violin concerto advancing as a favored application. Several Baroque composers contributed characteristics that were absorbed into the violin concerti of the period, including Arcangelo Correlli, Giuseppe Torelli and Antonio Vivaldi. Johann Sebastian Bach analyzed the traits of violin concerti from earlier and contemporaneous composers, incorporating certain features while modifying others in his own works. This may be observed in his Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 and Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042, the only two of his violin concerti currently known in their original configuration.[1] In examining his interpretation of the genre, one notes Bach’s broadened use of the ritornello form, the integration of Italian and French styles, the density of texture, as well as his unique interpretation of cadence, cadenza, and ornamentation.
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    • Article30 April 2024

      J.S. Bach's Application of the Baroque Violin Concerto in His Violin Concerti in A minor, BWV 1041 and E Major, BWV 1042

      Stephanie Krell
      Concerti from the Baroque to contemporary times stand as one of the pillars of the violin repertoire. The form initially developed in the 1600s as composers experimented with groups of performers. It became increasingly standardized in the early 1700s, with the violin concerto advancing as a favored application. Several Baroque composers contributed characteristics that were absorbed into the violin concerti of the period, including Arcangelo Correlli, Giuseppe Torelli and Antonio Vivaldi. Johann Sebastian Bach analyzed the traits of violin concerti from earlier and contemporaneous composers, incorporating certain features while modifying others in his own works. This may be observed in his Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 and Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042, the only two of his violin concerti currently known in their original configuration.[1] In examining his interpretation of the genre, one notes Bach’s broadened use of the ritornello form, the integration of Italian and French styles, the density of texture, as well as his unique interpretation of cadence, cadenza, and ornamentation.
    • Article17 June 2024

      War Relief in World War II: Women and the American Red Cross

      Rebecca Trecek
      This paper recognizes the growth of the American Red Cross (ARC) and the contributions women throughout the network of the ARC made to various goals during World War Two. This paper focuses on the work women completed particularly on the home front. While some aspects of the ARC are publicized, others, particularly on the home front, are less well-known. As the demands for women within multiple aspects of the American workforce grew, organizations like the American Red Cross contributed to bridging the gap between women in the workforce and home needs. ARC volunteers also took on the responsibility of recruiting workers for the war effort in healthcare fields and serving as a friendly face to provide solace to those hospitalized during the war. The American Red Cross and the World War Two War Effort documents previous historiographical accounts of ARC war work from WWI to WWII, before examining key areas of war work shouldered by women of the ARC.

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  • Article
    30 April 2024

    J.S. Bach's Application of the Baroque Violin Concerto in His Violin Concerti in A minor, BWV 1041 and E Major, BWV 1042

    Stephanie Krell
    Concerti from the Baroque to contemporary times stand as one of the pillars of the violin repertoire. The form initially developed in the 1600s as composers experimented with groups of performers. It became increasingly standardized in the early 1700s, with the violin concerto advancing as a favored application. Several Baroque composers contributed characteristics that were absorbed into the violin concerti of the period, including Arcangelo Correlli, Giuseppe Torelli and Antonio Vivaldi. Johann Sebastian Bach analyzed the traits of violin concerti from earlier and contemporaneous composers, incorporating certain features while modifying others in his own works. This may be observed in his Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 and Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042, the only two of his violin concerti currently known in their original configuration.[1] In examining his interpretation of the genre, one notes Bach’s broadened use of the ritornello form, the integration of Italian and French styles, the density of texture, as well as his unique interpretation of cadence, cadenza, and ornamentation.
    Read More
  • Article
    17 June 2024

    War Relief in World War II: Women and the American Red Cross

    Rebecca Trecek
    This paper recognizes the growth of the American Red Cross (ARC) and the contributions women throughout the network of the ARC made to various goals during World War Two. This paper focuses on the work women completed particularly on the home front. While some aspects of the ARC are publicized, others, particularly on the home front, are less well-known. As the demands for women within multiple aspects of the American workforce grew, organizations like the American Red Cross contributed to bridging the gap between women in the workforce and home needs. ARC volunteers also took on the responsibility of recruiting workers for the war effort in healthcare fields and serving as a friendly face to provide solace to those hospitalized during the war. The American Red Cross and the World War Two War Effort documents previous historiographical accounts of ARC war work from WWI to WWII, before examining key areas of war work shouldered by women of the ARC.
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