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The aim of this Honors project is to provide information to increase the knowledge of disaster preparedness among immigrants for whom English is a second language and who are English language learners. Natural disasters are defined as...
The hydraulic analogy for electrical circuits is a well-known, if limited, model for understanding potential and current. The work described in this thesis extends this analogy to chemical reactions by constructing apparatuses that model...
Disarming Athena: militarism from Homeric epics to Callimachus
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Within the Homeric epics, Iliad and Odyssey, and Callimachus' Hymn to Athena, two contradictory depictions of Athena are presented. The Homeric poet represents Athena as a warrior goddess, while Callimachus focuses on her femininity. The...
The effects of early self-concept on social adjustment as defined by the development of interest in romantic relationships, twin relations and substance use in adolescent girls
This thesis explores the category and performance of the "spiritual but not religious" in contemporary America, namely the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This thesis seeks to illuminate how a specific notion of self is...
This paper examines the ways in which sexual assault and its effects are portrayed by literary authors Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor. The three works analyzed reflect the idea that in a justice system that systematically denies black...
Nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary field which focuses on taking advantage of the unique properties of materials on the nanoscale. Nanotechnology holds promise to develop many fields of research, such as materials science, medicine, ...
Morgan Wegner's Honors in the Major thesis. This piece explores self-identity through contrasting sculptural objects that act as stand-ins for her body.
Appearing in early to late childhood, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is one of the most common psychological disorders and can affect several aspects of a child’s life, including peer relations and overall well-being. Key...
Extant research on the enduring effects of colonialism overestimate the effect of national colonial identities. I introduce a more conceptually sound measure of colonialism that observes variation within—instead of between—colonial...
The tame symbol serves many purposes in mathematics, and is of particular value when we use it to evaluate curves over certain number _elds. A well-known example is that of the Hilbert symbol, which gives us insight into the existence of...
A search for Supersymmetry (SUSY) using a final state consisting of two pho- tons, an electron, and missing transverse energy. This analysis uses data collected by the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector from proton-proton collisions √...
Previous research examining decisions to shoot using computer simulations has found that people tend to be biased toward shooting Black suspects (i.e., participants tend to be quick to shoot Black suspects and to mistakenly shoot unarmed...
This article addresses the impact of financial literacy on high school students' financial decisions. To analyze the impact, financial literacy information was provided to the treatment group and the treatment and control group discussed...
In order to increase our understanding of the relationship between domains we must move beyond traditional phylogenetic approaches and attempt to group species and domains in new and different ways. This paper is an analysis of various...
My first attempt at a feature-length screenplay, Mycelium is a Lovecraftian horror story set in the darkest recesses of the Amazon Rainforest. When Lucas, Caio and Diego finally get together to do the trip down the Amazon River that they...
In this paper, I attempt to identify the factors that lead some post-foster youth to successfully enter college. I decided to conduct this research in an effort to understand how to create educational equality for post-foster youth, who...
My project investigates an ancient Greek myth concerning the Titan Prometheus. I have taken the play that Aeschylus wrote on behalf of Prometheus and molded it into a devised piece of theatre. My actors have improvised with relationships...
We studied the relationship between superconductivity and magnetism in the heavy fermion CeCoIn5 using a miniature cell in a top loading dilution refrigerator with a 16 T magnet (XCF – Xtreme Conditions Fridge). The construction and...
Aquaponics is an integrated biological system that essentially combines a soil-less garden with an aquarium. It is important because it uses less water than commercial farming, is ecofriendly, and provides a local source of food for its...
For the past sixty years the question of whether or not Pope Pius XII did all that he could to help the victims of the Holocaust has plagued the reputation and memory of his papacy. As the Vatican and Pope Francis continue proceedings...
This research identifies and discusses the changes occurring in family organizational patterns in rural areas around the megacity of Chennai, India, as a result of expanded educational opportunity. Chennai is located in the state of...
Background: Recent research has suggested that some suicide attempt (SA) survivors report having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms following their SA. However, there is debate as to whether one’s own SA should be recognized...
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