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The Gender Gap in American Politics: How Money in Politics Affects Female Representation (10/06/20)
In the 116th United States Congress, women hold 23.2% of House seats and 25% of Senate seats. Down the ballot, across state and local... Go to Article »
Toxic Royalty: Feminism and the Rhetoric of Beauty in Disney Princess Films (07/23/20)
At Disneyland’s Magic Kingdom, light cascades across the night sky before spiraling down through the stars. The castle that... Go to Article »
Fringe Religion & the Far-Right: Dangerous Behavior Patterns Among Christian Millennialists (03/01/19)
Radical thinking among the far-right is a growing security problem for modern western society. Over the past several decades anti-... Go to Article »
Wind Energy Legislation Strategies for the Lone Star State (05/11/18)
Texas introduced Senate Bill 277 as its first wind energy siting law during the 2017 Legislature. The bill combats radar interference... Go to Article »
Comparing the Roots of Conflict in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (04/15/16)
In public discourse, Africa and the Middle East have become synonymous with ethnic and religious conflict, whereas Europe is known... Go to Article »
The Implausibility of the Barter Narrative & Credit Money in Ancient Babylon (04/15/16)
Whereas the standard economics textbook literature motivates the emergence of money by pointing to the inefficiencies of barter economies... Go to Article »
Costs and Benefits of Nitrogen and Phosphate Fertilizer Use In the Lake Erie Basin (01/31/16)
This paper explores both the positive and negative externalities associated with nitrogen and phosphate-based fertilizer use. Using... Go to Article »
Updating Academia: Rethinking the Methodology of Academic Discourse (01/07/16)
Academic writing is the process through which people with specialized knowledge formulate and communicate their ideas. The process... Go to Article »
Color Theory and Social Structure in the Films of Wes Anderson (11/18/15)
Filmmaker Wes Anderson has developed a distinct aesthetic style that is easily recognizable through his use of striking color palettes... Go to Article »
The Myth of Obama's Post-Racial Presidency: Why Barack Obama's Election Didn't End Racial Inequality in America (02/07/15)
The presidential campaign of Barack Obama was met with enthusiasm and controversy. If you were alive and cognizant at the time, you... Go to Article »
How Christian Leaders Interact with Twitter (11/30/14)
This paper explores the relationship between Christian leaders and Twitter. Twitter’s founding resulted in an outburst in the... Go to Article »
Holly Golightly and the Endless Pursuit of Self-Actualization in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (09/20/14)
Yes, they still have prizes in Cracker Jack boxes. Beneath the glossy surface of this timeless commodity lies a variable that provides... Go to Article »
The Agenda-Setting Potential of Saturday Night Live (05/29/14)
This study explored the effects of the late-night sketch comedy Saturday Night Live in the political sphere, specifically analyzing... Go to Article »
Wordsworth's Prescient Baby: Conceptions of the Mother-Infant Relationship in the Development of the Self (1790s-1890s) (03/22/14)
This dissertation explores late eighteenth and nineteenth century views of the mother-infant[1] relationship and how they reveal conceptions... Go to Article »
Demagoguery and the Westboro Baptist Church: Deconstructing the Tactics of Hate (02/07/14)
The Westboro Baptist Church has become widely known for their hatred, polarizing statements, and funeral protests. Consisting of only... Go to Article »
Commencement Addresses Delivered by Incumbent U.S. Presidents, 1914-2010: A Historical Analysis (06/05/13)
Each year, thousands of colleges and universities across the United States hold commencement. This is a time when campus is in full... Go to Article »
Legal Dilemmas in the Digital Age (04/15/13)
In the modern era of cyberspace and technology, advancements pose new threats to legal order. A 2010 census revealed that 2 billion... Go to Article »
The Effects of Processing and Sensory Systems on Perceptual Fluency (06/19/12)
Supposing that there is in fact a concrete relationship between perceptual fluency and the processing and sensory systems by which... Go to Article »
The Illusion of US Isolationism (11/01/11)
As of September 2011, the United States was involved, at different levels, in military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen... Go to Article »
An Ethnography of Water Birth and its Representations on YouTube (06/16/11)
The purpose of this qualitative research study is to report semi-structured interview narratives from sixteen parents who had given... Go to Article »
Temptation and the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring (05/31/11)
Published in 1954, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is a follow-up to his 1937 book, The Hobbit. An epic fantasy... Go to Article »
Examining U.S. Foreign Policy, Refuting American Isolationism (01/06/10)
From before its birth to the present, the expansion of US power has been analogous to an ever-expanding hand upon the globe. Despite... Go to Article »
Predicting Hurricanes: The Whirlwind of Controversy Surrounding Hurricane Alicia (11/10/09)
Hurricanes will always be a way of life for many Texans. Young Texan schoolchildren learn about the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 in... Go to Article »