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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2003
The 'Dirty War' in Argentina: Explaining Variation in the Use of Repression, Amir S. Beg
Department: Political Science
Symphony No. 1, Brian E. Biddle
Department: Music
Presidential Character Type and Management Style Preference: a Study of Their Direct Influences on a Presidential Decision to Wage War on a Foreign Aggressor, F. Graham Binder
Department: Political Science
Reconnecting the Christian Male With the Wilderness: Embodying the Christian Wildman, Jeff Binder
Department: Religious Studies
The Social Dynamics of Team Disney: An Organizational Perspective, Kevin G. Bischof
The Romance Novel and the Controversies Surrounding It, Erin Miller Bode
Department: English
Theology, Law, and Ethics: Uncovering a Potentially Safe Space For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Youth Through the Role of the School Counselor in American Public Schools, Kathleen E. Boin
Department: Religious Studies
It's a Wonderful Holiday: An Examination of Christmas Films and the Family From 1945-1999, Elizabeth S. Brashear
Department: History
Between Moments: A Collection of Short Stories, Margaret Buck
Department: English
Exploration X: A Look into Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves, Andy Busch
Department: English
"All Dude Ever Wanted Was His Rug Back": American Men Reacting to American Ambition, From the 'Founding Brothers' to the Coen Brothers, Brendan Callahan
Department: History
King Charles I and the Ship Money Tax, Jessica Clark
Up in the Air, Catherine Anne Clifford
Department: English
Mothers, Wives, Prisoners: Feminine Literary Perceptions of Stalin's Purges, Lindsey Coleman
Department: Russian Studies
Unshattered Mask: Melville's Narrators Confront the Gothic Void, Matthew A. Cutler
Department: English
"Appalling Manners:" Working Through Evelyn Waugh's Fiction, Gregory M. Davis
Department: English
Towards a Wider Understanding of Advertising: a Neo-Marxist Theoretical Critique of the Concept of Advertising, Devin Deaton
Department: Political Science
Mary, the Screenplay: An Adaptation and Expansion of Nabokov's First Novel, Darren C. Demaree
Department: English
Oh The Places You'll Go! How Race, Parental Involvement, and Socioeconomic Status Affect Academic Achievement in Children, Kristen Elizabeth Dershak
Has the Internet Changed International Political Movements?: a Comparative Case Study Analysis of the Environment, Falun Gong, Chinese Pro-Democracy and Save-Napster Movements., Jeffrey A. Dickson
Department: Political Science
The Political Pulitzer, Erin Donnell
Department: English
Measuring the Success of Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Eric Duncan
Department: Political Science
God of Peace and the Peace of God: the Power of Nonviolence and Contemplation, Michael DuVall
Department: Religious Studies
Between History and Memory: the Commemoration of Frédéric Chopin in Poland, Paris and Mallorca, Caroline D. Eaton
Department: History
Philadelphia's Love Park: "All Decks Out and Now Where to Go?" --- an Exploration of Public Space, Situationist Urbanism, and Skateboarding, Nicholas Edman
Department: Urban Studies
Rogue States and the Development of Nuclear Weapons: What Are the Conditions That Lead So-Called "Rogue States" to Seek to Develop Nuclear Weapons?, Ji Soon Eom
Department: Political Science
Tradition and Determination: the United States Air Force During the Opening Months of the Korean War, Eric E. Fillinger
Department: History
Program Notes on the Senior Recital, Alice Louise Finke
Department: Music
Tiger, Tiger Woods Y'all: the Past, Present, and Future of the Game of Golf in America, Ryan J. Flynn
Department: History
Who Are You and Why Are You Fighting?: a Case Study About Ethnic/Gender Identity and Ethnic Violence That Explores the Basques in Spain and the Quebecois in Canada, Laura L. Fothergill
Department: Political Science
Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics: Instructions in Life, Thomas Fowkes
Department: Classical Studies; Philosophy
The Effects of Urban Sprawl on Suburban Quality of Life, Vincent A. Franceschelli
Department: Urban Studies
Understanding Medicaid Reform: An Analysis of the Role of Interest Groups and State Government in Medicaid Policy, Christopher D. Freeman
Department: Political Science
Separate Piece: the Role of Legitimate and Powerful Political Entrepreneurs in Metropolitian Secession Agenda Attainment, Robert T. Fuller
Department: Political Science
"Cereal Flakes:" An Experiment in Satire, Justin J. Fusco
Department: English
From Execution to Entertainment: An Examination of Past and Present Constructions of Witchcraft, Jamie Ganzhorn
Department: English
The Sphere of Influence of a Religious Cult: Why the Aztecs Never Achieved Empire, David C. Gash
Department: History
Piano Converto No. 1 (I), Amy Gerber
Department: Music
Piano Converto No. 1 (II), Amy Gerber
Department: Music
An Exploration and Analysis of the Construction of Chicana Identity in the Short Stories and Novels of Ana Castillo and Sandra Cisneros, Meena Marie Ghaziasgar
Department: English
Dealing in Diamonds: the Consequences of Conflict Diamonds in Africa, Hannah Rayclar Gilman
Department: History
Success or Failure? An Examination of World Bank Development Programs in Africa: Three Case Studies, Elizabeth Greene
Department: International Relations
Baseball Pioneers: Jackie Robinson & Larry Doby, the Lives They Led and the People Who Made It Possible, Jennifer Green
Department: History
Spilling Over to Human Rights? the Effects of Regional Economic Integration on Human Rights Conditions: a Case Study of the Mercosur Region, Julie E. Gruber
Department: Political Science
Role of Identity in Post-Conflict Societies and Its Effect on the Reconciliation Process: the Case of Northern Ireland and South Africa, Malika L. Gujrati
Department: Political Science
From Exploit to Implicit Racism: a Study in the Ability of Movies to Reflect Society, Matthew E. Gullatta
Department: Political Science
Does Foreign Direct Investment By Multinational Corporations Lead to Economic Growth and Human Development in Less Developed Countries?, Shanika Gunesekera
Department: Political Science
A Quantitative Analysis of Ohio Police Officers' Perceptions of Females in Policing, Carmen Hackworth
Morality and U.S. Foreign Policy: a Normative Examination of the Use of Civilian Contractors and Foreign Military Training, Karl Haddeland
Department: Political Science
Whose Line Is It Anyway in International Negotiation? Collective Versus National Interests in the Treaty Making Process at the ILO, WIPO, and WHO, Leslie A. Hahn
Department: Political Science
Cultural Differences in American Baseball and Japanese Besuboro, Nickolas R. Hajjar
Department: History
Å Travers Les Yeux de la Sainte-Chapelle Une étude De La Mentalité Parisienne au XIII Siécle, Louisa Valien Harbage
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Using An 18th Century Cemetery and Interviews With Parishioners of St. Genevieve to Determine How Religion Reinforced Ethnic Identity in the French-Catholic Settlement of Calmoutier, Holmes County, Ohio, Jeanne Harrington
Department: Archaeology; Sociology and Anthropology
Charter School Implementation in States: An Evaluation of the Best Combination of Discretion and Clarity Within State Charter School Law For Success in Overall Improved Quality of Education, Kendra C. Heffelbower
Department: Political Science
Women Bound: The Deconstruction of Gender Boundaries in The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot and Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Emily S. Hines
Department: English
Sacred Politics: a Theoretical Outlook and Application of Religion in the United States, Kevin R. Huffman
Department: Religious Studies
Reducing Conflict Through Inter-Group Contact and Free Spaces: Evaluating Governmental and Grassroots Community Relations Initiatives in Northern Ireland, S. Corey Humphrey
Department: Political Science
ProFootballGamePlan.com, Duke Johnson
Department: Communication Studies
Overcoming the Representational Problem of the Apocalypse in Kurt Vonnegut, Peter King
Department: English
State Capacity and Fertility Politics in Ghana and Zambia, Michael Knoop
Department: Political Science
The Compson Family: A Lineage of "Ancient Wounds", Caroline Kramer
Department: English
African Inter-State Conflicts: a Study on the Causes of Armed Conflict, 1965-2003, Sunanda Lahiri
Department: Political Science
Women and Power in Tragedy: Macbeth, Hedda Gabler, and The Crucible, Katy L. Leedy
Department: English
Postmodern Values and Their Effect on Military Conflicts, Jaehwa Lee
Department: Political Science
Moving in the Right Direction: A Study of Success for all in Three New York City Elementary Schools, Anika C. Lehman
The Clinical Use of Electroacoustic Analysis of Hearing Aids and American National Standards Institute Specifications of Hearing Aid Characteristics, Brandon Seth Lichtman
Department: Communication Studies
Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: the Influence of American Public Opinion on American Foreign Policy During War, Bisma Shahid Loan
Department: International Relations
States Vs. International Organizations- What External Actors Are More Successful in Resolving Nationalistic Conflicts?, Marina Majdek
Department: Political Science
Kurt Weill and His Contributions to the American Musical Theatre Genre as Evidenced In His Production, Lady in the Dark, Mary Lindsay Marchio
Department: Music
'A Hunger For Justice:' The Development of the Modern Detective Story, Emily L. Martin
Department: English
Conflict, Warfare, and Viewshed Analysis: the Pueblo III Period in the Silver Creek Drainage, East-Central Arizona, Leslie Nicole McCluskey
Department: Archaeology; Geology
Do Presidents Really Matter? a Look at the President's Role in the Legislative Arena, Ryan Meadows
Department: Political Science
"But I Don't Have Any Boot Straps" Fashion, Gender, and Social Mobility in Eighteenth Century Britain, Anne C. Medlock
Department: History; Theatre and Dance
Can International Criminal Tribunals Aid the Reconciliation Process in Societies Struggling to Recover From Violent Ethnic Conflict? a Study of the Cases of Rwanda and Bosnia, Russell D. Miller
Department: Political Science
Red: A Look at the History of Little Red Riding Hood and her Impact on our Culture, Cara Milne
Department: English
Peak Experience: The Logos Within, Karl Mischler
A Study of Community Development Corporation Policies and Programs in Response to Their Socio-Economic Context, Benjamin W. Mitchell
Department: Urban Studies
Un Quatuor De Voix: Brossard, Cixous, Wittig Et Moi, Arete Moodey
Department: French and Francophone Studies
The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association: How History Is Remembered, Beth Moore
Department: History
A Way, the Truth, and the Life: Sojourner Truth An the Search For Community, Crystal R. Moore
Department: History
Interest Group Communities and the Impact of Federal Devolution on the Predictive Power of State Level Intstitutional Variables, Sarah Moorhouse
Department: Political Science
Girls Girls Girls: Girlhood and Its Construction in the 1950s, Molly Moreland
Department: History
Not Like Us: A Collection of Short Stories, Theresa A. Morgan
Department: English
Cultural and Narrative Renewal in Leslie Marmon Silko's Novels, Laura Nader
Department: English
The Effects of GIS on City Planning, Brodie Napaver
Department: Urban Studies
?: An Exploration of Existentialism, Jennifer C. Novicki
Department: English
Koffie and Dreams: The European Experience as Seen Through the Eyes of an American Teenager, Christopher Olson
Department: English
Pink Celluloid: An Examination of the Views and Experiences of Ex-Communist Film Directors Elia Kazan and the Edward Dmytryk With the House Committee of Un-American Activities Expressed Through a Selection of Their Motion Pictures, John Daniel Oswalt
Department: History
Die Theorie Und Praxis Der Wirtschaftlichen Und Politischen Entwicklung
Und Integration Im Rahmen Der Europaischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft: Die
Rolle Von Deutschland Und Die Anderen Hochentwickelten Mitgliedstaaten
In Der Vorbereitung Auf Den Weg Zur Entwicklung Und Integration Der
Weniger Entwickelten Mitgliedstaaten Der Gemeinschaft, Miroslav Z. Parashikov
Department: German Studies
Suppression of Black Mobilization in Majority-Minority Districts: a Study of Black Voter Turnout in Georgia During the November 2002 Elections, Jonathan B. Parker
Department: Political Science
The Soldier Slighted- the Organizational Response of Vietname Veterans, Kerry Petersen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Plain and Simple: Health Care Decision-Making Among the Amish and Its Implications on the Process of Cultural Evolution, Cori Philips
Department: Archaeology
Scientific Evidence and Theological Arguments For the Failure of Scientific Creationism to Provide Sufficient Common Ground Between Theory of Evolution and Christianity, Richard W. Poole
Department: Religious Studies; Geology
Knock Twice, Erin Popelka
Department: English
Something Palace and Other Poems, Haley B. Pritchard
Department: English
The Business of the National Pastime: the Commercialization of Baseball, Daniel A. Pursel
Department: History
War on Drugs and Its Implications on Women of Color: a Case Study Analysis of the Omnibus Drug Education, Eradication and Control Act of 1986, Christina LeeAnne Ratleff
Department: Political Science
Things Other Than Flowers: a Collection of Poems and Their Rejected Brethren, James Redick
Department: English
Literary Canon: A Blast from the Past or a Modern-Day Teaching Tool?: Compilation of Essays dealing Critically with the Concept of the Literary Canon, Kristen Rice
Department: English
Glimpse of Truth, Alison Richardson
Department: Religious Studies; English