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Chains

Giles, Stephanie M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1588249559246306

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2020, BA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of English.
I grew up in a Wesleyan Methodist home, which is explained at length in my thesis. I thought I had to be perfect for God and for my church, even though I never understood the basic principles of my own belief system. I followed rules that didn't make sense without grasping the core beliefs, which led me to pretend to be someone I wasn't. I tried to incorrectly apply things I had learned in church to my life; my expectations of men were even based on biblical characters, which led to vast disappointment when I realized how different reality was. My main concern in life became what others thought about me. In that, I lost myself. My religion was my prison. Transferring to Kent State was one event that helped me find my own place in the world. A new worldview, a new acceptance of salvation, and a new acceptance of myself helped me break the chains of my own making.
James Winter (Advisor)
Jayne Moneysmith (Committee Member)
Lydia Rose (Committee Member)
Rachael Blasiman (Committee Member)
Education; Families and Family Life; Religion

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  • Giles, S. M. (2020). Chains [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1588249559246306

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Giles, Stephanie. Chains. 2020. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1588249559246306.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Giles, Stephanie. "Chains." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1588249559246306

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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