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ened me in my studies.My thanks are also due to all membersof the K.C.M. Board, Dr. Max Ward Randall, Mr. ThomasSegelke, Mr. Leroy Trulock, and Mr. William McClure.I would like to express my sincere thanks to Dr. J.Herbert Kane who has been my mentor in this project.I amgreatly indebted to him for his wise suggestions and commentsafter reading through these pages. I also thank myadvisor Dr. Timothy M. Warner for his constant help ingetting my proposal for this project approved. I am extremelythankful to Mr.Stuart Thomas who has spent manylong hours correcting my English in this paper.Without hishelp I would not have been able to finish this project intime to meet the deadlines.I do not want to forget to thank Mr. Derry Smaage,the minister of the Prospect Christian Church whose friendshipand help were the beginning of my acquaintance with theAmerican social and cultural life.Mrs. Donna Smaage helpedme not only in typing some of my mini-projects but a Ls o insupplying many of my needs.They have been real friends intimes of need. I will always cherish their friendship. Iam also grateful to the elders and deacons of the ProspectChristian Church for their friendship and assistance.I want to thank my wife and my children who remainedat home while I completed these studies. A special thanksto my wife who has obediently borne all the family responsibilitiesduring my absence.vii