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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DEDICATION
This dissertation would not have been possible without the extraordinary support and guidance provided by Dr. Oran Young, Dr. Cathie Ramus, and Dr. Janet Walker. Indeed, there is a direct and causal correlation between the success of my dissertation and their active participation on my Ph.D. committee.
Several other individuals have assisted me in a variety of ways throughout the years and their continued presence and support in my life have been the foundation on which every one of my achievements has relied upon. These people, whom I love and care deeply for, include: Dr. Spyros Monopolis, Helen Monopolis, Marios Monopolis, Kristen Monopolis, Kirsten Marie Pisto and the Pisto/Bauer clan, Kevin Watkins, Peter May-Ostendorp, Cortland Barnes, Patrick Pulliam, Jim Bathurst, Wade Tyree, Eric Twerdahl, Alistair Russel, Lauren Whaley, and many other friends and relatives too numerous to list here.
This dissertation is dedicated to my family and especially to my parents; Spyros and Helen, and my grandparents; Mihalis Louvros, Aliki Louvrou, Froso Monopoli, and Yannis Monopolis.
It is also dedicated to the memory of Diogenes of Sinope and Lao Tzu; the O.S. (original sages) of voluntary simplicity.
