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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2001
Understanding the Role of Structural Arginines: Determination of Secondary and Tertiary Structure Changes in R134 Creatine Kinase Mutants by FT-IR Spectroscopy, Adam Wegner
Department: Chemistry
Christianity and the Compassion of Choice: An Examination of the Arguments Supporting the Morality of the Pro-Choice Position and the Pro-Choice Voice With in Mainline Christian Denominations, Julia Wilson
Department: Religious Studies
Traits and Effective Leadership: Two Sides of the Same Coin, John K. Zesiger
Department: German Studies; Political Science
Lord, Be With Us Tonight:' An Examination of Voluntary Prayer Policies at Public School Extracurricular Events, Joseph M. Zombek
Department: Political Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2000
La Identidad Latina en los Estados Unidos, Andrés Alarcón
Department: Spanish
An Investigation of the Curse of King Tutankhamen, Katie E. Aldrich
Department: History
Theory of State Failure: Dismemberment, Dissolution and Death of the Somali State, Abdi N. Ali
Department: Political Science
Silicon Addiction and Spiritual Starvation: a Forward-Looking Reflection on the History of Christianity and Technology, Peter W. P. Anderson
Department: Religious Studies
Conversations and Answers: Comparing Constructions of Race and Gender in Jack Koruacs the Subterreneans and Hettie Jones' How I Became Hettie Jones, Richard K. Anderson
Department: English
Quantification and Analysis of Protein Contaminants on Contact Lenses Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Benjamin Michael Arnold
Department: Chemistry
Transgressions - a Memoir, Julie R. Assmus
Department: English
Did NBC, ABC, and CBS Have Any Impact on the Decision-Making Process of the United States in Somalia and Rwanda?, Sheana G. Balasuriya
Department: Political Science
Bilito's Ghost: How Charles Manson's Cowboy Boots Became the White Star of the West, Matthew M. Barbee
Department: English
The Role of Music in the Lives of the Shona People in Zimbawe, Meghan Paula Belkot
Construction of the Self: Two American Women in the 1950S, Katie L. Bomba
Department: English
Kerri on Her Own: a Fictional Young Adult Novel Intended For the Betterment of Adolescent Girls, Amy R. Brown
Department: English
The Quantitative Analysis of 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethene, 1,1-Dichloroethane, and cis-1,2-Dichloroethene in Wooster City Groundwater, Denise Brown
Department: Chemistry
Portrayals of Animals in Children's Literature, Darlene Bubel
Department: English
To Join or Not to Join?: Public Opinion and the Decision to Join the European Union, Katherine A. Buckley
Department: Political Science
Identity Mobilization and Its Capacity For Violence: Conflicts of Ethnicity, Religion, and Identity, Matthew M. Burger
Department: Political Science
Medieval Literature As Historical Source: the Le Morte D'Arthur of Sir Thomas Malory and the Fifteenth Century, Jacob O. Burt
Department: History
The Oligomerization and Chaperone Activity of Small heat Shock protein 18-9 from Zea mays, Julie Buss
Department: Chemistry
Sex, Modes, and Liability: How the Supreme Court Determines a School's Liability in Title IX Sexual Harassment Cases, Stacy R. Cameron
Department: Political Science
Black Womens' Sexuality: Voices of the Dark Brought to Light, Rose Carter
Department: English
Economic Policy Versus Human Reality: the Impacts of the International Monetary Fund's Structural Adjustment Policies of Economic Growth and the Quality of Life For Women in Developing Nations, Rebecca A. Clark
Department: Political Science
"Dear Father:" How Gender Construction Among Emigrants to Liberia in the Nineteenth Century Compared to Gender Constructions in the Antebellum South, As Revealed Through Letters Written By Freed Slaves to Their Former Owners, Marjorie J. Clayman
Department: English; History
The Methodology of Feminist Research: Investigating the Feminist Framework of the Focus Group Interview, Talley Burk Clyde
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Los Factores Culturales Y Linguisticos De La Asistencia Médica Para Unas Comunidades Inmigrantes En El Estecentro Y El Centro De Ohio, Christen M. Coyle
Department: Spanish
Manipulation of Newspaper Media, Ryan L. Dansak
Department: English
Gun Control Policies: How Affective Are They?, Chanda N. Dawson
Department: Political Science
Judicial Decision Making in the United States Supreme Court: the Attitudinal Model and Commerical Speech, Holly N. Deeds
Department: Political Science
"It Might Be Redneck, But It Works!"-or Does It?: The Contradictions of Vocational Schooling in Appalachia, Megan L. Dishong
Computer Modeling of Anthroquinone Terminated Core-containing Polyamide Dendrimers, Dita Dobroshi
Department: Chemistry
Determination of Nitrate Concentrations in Selected Surface Water Areas of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Seth Duerr
Department: Chemistry
Le Pygmalion De Cinema: Le Feminisme Et L'Image De La Femme Dans Les Films D'Agnes Varda, Jessica E. DuPlaga
Department: French and Francophone Studies
The Cloning and the Transformation of the ORF Nucleotide Sequence of the 18-1 smHSP cDNA from Zea mays, Nicholas Brandon DuVall
Department: Chemistry
Deciding to Die: An Exploration of Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in the Netherlands and the United States and the Movements to Legalize These Practices, Amy E. Farley
Department: Religious Studies
Fairy Tale Scripts or Happily-Ever-After is all He Wrote, Cheryl R. Farney
It Was An Honor Just to Be Nominated: the Effects of Self-Financing on Presidential Selection and Democratic Theory, Adrienne M. Ferraro
Department: Political Science
Duality and Deception: a Novella, David J. Francis
Department: English
Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Great Society", Frank Galati
Department: History
Dynamic Windows: a Political Opportunity Analysis of Chinese Democratic Protests, Rebecca V. Gardner
Department: Political Science
Progress Toward the Determination of the Mechanism Responsible for the Sn1 Product Upon the Nucleophilic Attack of an Aziridinium Ion, Benjamin Gartrell
Department: Chemistry
Holocaust, Horror, Incest, and Prostitution: Reading Between the Lines for a New Vision of Lesbians in Film, Jana Lynn Genzen
Who Cared? The Role of the Chinese Off-Shore Islands of Quemoy and Matsu in the Presidential Debates of 1960, Elizabeth K. Gill
Department: History
Laying the Foundations of Democracy: The Role of International Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos) For Promoting the Growth of Civil Society in China, Wendy C. Graham
Department: International Relations
Tax Theory and Tax Policy: Are Politicians Acting Responsibly?, Jacquelyn M. Gray
Department: Political Science; Economics
Major League Baseball Integration Focusing on the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cleveland Indians, Jennifer L. Green
Department: History
With Woman: a Consideration of Childbirth and the Work of Four Ohio Midwives, Lindsay Leyburn Gross
It's Not that Easy Being Green: Sustainable Development Campaigns Derived from a Community Based Initiative, Kristen E. Hall
Department: Urban Studies
Irish Republican Prisoner's Effects on Irish Nationalism, Timothy Robert Harrison
Why I Don't Like Shakespeare, Marijke S. Hartzler
Department: English
Prescriptions For An Integrated Medical System: The Value of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sarah P. Hibler
Department: History
Entwurfe Zur Mannlichkeit Der Mann Bei Max Frisch, Norman D. Hirschy
Department: German Studies
Wild Things Protection Act: Taking a Second Look at the Works of Shel Silverstein and Maurice Sendak, Kathryn M. Hoffman
Department: English
Meat, Carmen J. Hotvedt
Department: Religious Studies
Frère Jacques et Jack et Jill Prennent Les Chemins Différents Pour Monter La Meme Colline: L'Enfance En France Comparasion a L'Enfance Aux États-Unis, Erica L. House
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Multigenre Research Paper: An Alternative to Standard Research, Stacy K. Ingraham
Department: English
If This House Stands, Angel M. Jernigan
Department: English
Eyes Wide Shut, Andrew J. Jones
Department: English
Caught in the Middle: The Effects of Globalization and Immigration on Mexican Women, Angela J. Joyce
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Spanish
Pintas: An Evaluation of Political Graffiti in Nicaragua 1974-Present, Molly Keefe
Department: Political Science
International Monetary Fund and Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis of IMF Conditionality and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Grace M. Kegeri
Department: Political Science
An Evaluation of Three Commonly Used Methods for the Determination of Nitrate Ion Concentration in Water Supplies, Ryan J. S. Kerr
Department: Chemistry
Echoes of Experience: One Writers Attempt to Create the Various Life Situations of Today's Woman, Elizabeth A. King
Department: English
Slowness and Perception, Matthew R. King
Department: English
Africa in the News, Chemeli T. Kipkorir
Department: English
Murder Will Out, Timothy G. Kiscoe
Department: English
It's Not the Size of the Road; It's What You Do With It: A Study on the Effects of Transportation Routes and Trade on the Romanization of Gaul, Michael P. Krackenberger
Department: Archaeology; Classical Studies
Gifted Children: Perceptions of Intelligence and Social Interaction, Abigail M. Lear
An Ab Initio Investigation of the Internal Rotation of Ethane Derivatives, Jennifer A. Leete
Department: Chemistry
Cold-Blooded Killers and Misguided Youths: Defining the Gang Issue in Public Policy and Its Effects on Agenda Status and Alternative Specification, Tonda V. Lee
Department: Urban Studies
Reorientation From Answer to Question: A Comprehensive Study of the Internalization of God in the Context of War., Nellika Little
Department: Religious Studies
An Ab Initio Investigation of Halogenated Cyclobutanes and Analogous Cyclopentenes, Jay M. MacGregor
Department: Chemistry
Crystalballs and Mindreading: the Relationship Between the Public and the Media in the Evolution of Presidential Press Coverage, Jamie L. Mapes
Department: English
Contemporary Appalachian Serpent Handling: A Sociological Perspective of Rural Holiness Churches That Handle Poisonous Snakes, T. J. Marchio
Department: Religious Studies
The Influence of Culturally Relevant Curricula on Academic Outcomes of Black Students: A Qualitative Study, Whitney B. Marsh
Pearl Harbor: What Is the Truth and Who Is Responsible, Daniel J. Maurer
Department: History
Synthesis of 1,4-Diphosphoserinecyclohexane Compounds as Phospholipid Analog Components of the Phospholipid-Metal Ion Ternary-Complex, Crystal Lynn Mayle
Department: Chemistry
Synthesis of cis- and trans- 1,3-cyclohexyl(bis)phosphoserine Compounds as Phospholipid Analogs of the Ternary Complex, Jessica Leigh Miller
Department: Chemistry
From Children's Rights to Human Rights: The Importance of Educating America's Future, Nicole Miller
Department: Religious Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Catalysis of Cis-Trans Isomerization in Quinoline Precursors, Brian K. Mirous
Department: Chemistry
Prose Poetry: Transcendent Literature, Erica C. Molliver
Department: English
"Literature As Guns:" The Role of Poetry in Revolution, Lara Y. Nafziger
Department: International Relations
What It Means to Be Human: Artificial Humans in Fiction and Science Fiction, Sarah M. Nagelbush
Department: English
An Ab Initio Investigation into Pseudorotation in Cyclopentane, Smita Narayan
Department: Chemistry
Reduction and Condensation of Nitro-Compounds to Quinolines Using an Iron Reagent, William Nethero
Department: Chemistry
Fear in Power: Repression and State Terrorism in Latin American Military Regimes, Ingrid V. Paredes
Department: Political Science
What Lies in the Tunnel: A Memoir, Bryan J. Partridge
Department: English
Explanatory Power of Realism in Interpreting American and German Foreign Policy Decision Making in the Bosnian and Kosovo Conflicts, Matthew S. Patsch
Department: Political Science
Potential Environmental Contamination by Coking Residues with an Emphasis on Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Jennifer Penrod
Department: Chemistry
Off the Top Rope Reflections of Society in Accordance With Professional Wrestling, Chad Peterman
Department: History
Rap, Race, and Reaganomics: Political Dynamism in Hip-Hop Culture, Caitlin A. Pine
Department: Africana Studies; Political Science
Structural Study of Children's Literature By Matt Christopher, Edward L. Priesand
Department: English
Singing for Freedom: Selected Songs of the Civil Rights Movement and Their Historical Origins, Kathryn G. Quimby
Department: Music
Chechnya: A Literary Legacy Chechens in Russian Literature and History, Sara Rance
Department: Russian Studies
Kitchen Table Tales, Elizabeth C. Reiter
Department: English
Under the Lunar Neon: A Collection of Poems, Paul T. Richlovsky
Department: English
Are You Talking to Me? Literature As a Form of Dialogue Between Black and White Women, Marie Salupo
Department: English