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Senior Independent Study Theses from 1997
Mayoral Leadership: Cleveland 1977-1994, Colin R. Chiles
Department: Urban Studies
To Compute or Not to Compute?: An Historical Analysis of Past Experiences and Modern Opinions About the Role of Computer Technology in Education, Chris Comito
Department: History
Voices Behind the Curtain, Margaret E. Conti
Department: English
Persona Non Grata, Ian P. Cook
Department: English
A Tale of Two Cities - a Comparison of the Effects of Social Indicators on Two Types of Cities: an Ecological Analysis of Cities With and Without Gangs, Marcia J. Coye
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Issue of Reader Response: a Personal Investigation, Lesley A. Crossley
Department: English
Constitutional Interpretation: A Textual Analysis of the Term Limits Initiative, Jane Ann Dearwester
Anyways, Sarah K. DeBacher
Department: English
Germans in the New World, Douglas G. DeWalt
Department: German Studies
Aleister Crowley and "The Inelastic Mind", Spencer L. Dew
Department: Religious Studies
A Historical Content Analysis on the Gender and Identity Messages in Seventeen Magazine, Kristin Dobbs
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Planned Unit Development and Exclusion: a Case Study of Planned Unit Developments in Summit County, Ohio, Denise M. Drescher
Department: Urban Studies
The Battered Women's Movement: A Case for the Revision and Extension of Existing Theory, Erica L. Edman
The Water Is Wide: An Analysis of Maine Folktales and How They Define a Coastal People, Sarah L. Farley
Department: History
An Exploratory Study of the Assessment, Intervention, and Transition Program at the Multanomah Juvenile Delinquent Facility in Portland, Oregon, Holly P. Ferguson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Reflecting the Sacred: Connections between Self-Image and Image of God, Laurie Anne Fields
Domestic Violence: an Investigation of Structural Causes, Mary J. Fischer
Department: Urban Studies
The Dance of the Ahtna Potlatch: a Mechanism for Cultural Survival and Societal Definition Through the Spending of Kinetic Energy, Alison E. Flint
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Stop Art": the Effects of Increased City Identity and Fanship on Participation of Cleveland Residents in the Save Our Browns Protest, Brian A. Friedman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Power Trip: An Analysis of Presidential Use of Covert Operations as Foreign Policy, Barrett Kelly Garmer
Re-Creating "Family": Tradition and Cultural Change Among Mexican-Americans in Northeastern Ohio, Christina M. Getrich
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Feminist Imperialism: Alice Walker and Female Circumcision, Caroline Guyer Gray
Brutal Black or Bad Black Man? Assessing the Affect of Culture on Interpretation and Identity in 'The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger', Ebony M. Green
Department: English
La Lengua Catalana: Una Examinacion de su Papel Historico, su Situation Actual, y su Futuro, Pamela Griffin
Cómo la Teología de la Liberación Trata la Cuestión de la Acción y la Violencia: ¿Cómo Reaccionamos Contra la Pobreza en el Mundo?, Renee M. Grogg
Black and White: a History of the Racial Theology of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1845-1995, Wade C. Halva
Department: History; Religious Studies
Chick Flicks: Reinforcing Gender Roles Through Film, Leslie E. Hammer
Department: History
An Artistic Exploration of the South American Art Form, Arpilleras, Amy Hansen
Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Determine the Health of Human Corneal Tissue, Jeremy J. Harris
Department: Chemistry
Fragile Jericho: a Novella, Aaron D. Hemry
Department: English
Regulars of Blanding, Ohio, Daniel B. Herr
Department: English
714: Family Legends and Other Myths of Baseball, Christopher R. Hertz
Department: English
Victim-Offender Mediation as an Alternative to Incarceration: an Evaluation of the Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program of Holmes County, Ohio, Carolyn R. Hicks
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Revision of Evil: the Ethical Systems Within the Teachings of Jesus and Lao Tzu, Aaron A. Hoffman
Department: Religious Studies
Abdominous Tales, Patrick E. Hogan
Department: English
Evaluation of the World Wide Web As a Research and Bibliographic Tool For Classics, Trevor Horsfall
Department: Classical Studies
Critique of Three Churches From a Black Theology Perspective, Elizabeth A. Howe
Department: Religious Studies
Analysis of a Mastodon Trackway Located Near Saline, Michigan, and Its Implications For the Systematic Hunting of Mastodon By Paleo-Indians, William Hubbard
Department: Archaeology; Geology
Coping With Disability, Jeffrey Hughes
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Negro Leagues: the Catalyst For Change, Matthew R. Jackson
Department: History
Educating the Learning Disabled: Federal Regulation and the Process of Implementation, Kelly A. James
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Privileged Position or Fluctuating Fortunes?: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Political Power of Business and Labor as Interest Groups in America, Christopher Rhodes Jones
Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic: Structural Adjustment Policies in Nicaragua, Julia F. Jones
In Other Words..., Liam P. Kelly
Department: English; Art and Art History
The Characteristics of the Animal Rights Movement and its Success (A Case Study of Environmental Concerns of Students at the College of Wooster, Ohio and Animal Rights Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii), Koichi Kikushima
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Shacking Up: a Quantitative Analysis of Cohabitation, Mandy S. King
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Effectiveness of Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections Programs for Juveniles, Carolyn J. Knox
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Dreams and Dream Groups: Revitalizing Religious Experience in Late 20th Century America, Benjamin H. Larson
Department: Religious Studies
The Landmine Campaign and the Increasing Salience of NGOs, Sharmila Lawrence
Cooperative Culture: a Study of Cultural Constructions of Health and Health Foods at One Co-Op, Christina Leed
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Inequality in Education: an Inquiry into Awareness, Attitudes, and Justification of New Trier High School Students, and an Analysis of New Trier's Curriculum, Adrienne Lockwood
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Midterm Congressional Elections, Kevin K. Luce
Pray Love, Remember: a Novella, Antonia Mandry
Department: English; History
Examination of Erythromycin in Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Media, Sara L. Mark
Department: Chemistry
Characterization of Water Content in Corneal Tissue Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Michael Paul Martinelli
Department: Chemistry
The Determinants of Shoplifting Among College Students, Jillian L. Matheson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Factors that Affect Educational Aspirations: a Case Study of the Educational Aspirations that Parents Hold for Their Children and Children's Educational Aspirations, Megan L. McCabe
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Faith, Youth, Calling, Short Term Mission, Prayer, Action, Faith, Christina H. McKean
Department: Religious Studies
Advertisements By Myself, Mark Melnick
Department: English
Locusts in Bronze, Nathaniel J. Missildine
Department: English
Pottery Types of the Protohistoric Ohio Region, Timothy Montbach
Department: Archaeology
Hourglass No One Has to Turn: a Collection of Poems, Neil Moore
Department: English; Spanish
Tradition Versus Translation: a Study of I Corinthians 3:1-5 With Regards to the Problem of Historical Accuracy, Sarah M. Morron
Department: Religious Studies
Trials and Triumphs: Images of Womanhood, Caroline W. Muchekehu
Department: English
What About the Men?: Moving towards a gender and development approach for sustainable human development a comparative case study of Kenya and Botswana, Patricia K. Mugambi
Department: International Relations
Soap Operas: An Interpretive Analysis of College Students' Viewing Rituals, Janet L. Murray
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
La Educación Bilingue: Los Programas del Pasado y el Presente, Carol Oakleaf
Common Women: An Examination of Writings By White Women and Women-Of-Color in the Construction of Community, Julia D. Oliverio
Department: English
Conventions, Controversy, and the Environment: a Study of Newspaper Articles Mentioning Environmental Issues Pertaining to the 1988 and 1992 Presidential Campaigns, Robin Oswald
Department: English; Chemistry
It Isn't a Book About Cops: Ed Mcbain's 87th Precinct Novels - a Study of Social Commentary Within Genre Fiction, Allehandro J. Parker
Department: English
No More Butts: An Analysis of a Non-Linear Model and Tobacco Regulation, Alex R. Patterson
God's Golden Box: the Role of the Ark of the Covenant As a Relic Within Both Ancient and Modern Societies, Erik Lars Peterson
Department: Archaeology
Structure and Funtion of Folkstories of Northeastern Ohio's Puerto Ricans, Roni J. Rea
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Lysias: in the Past and in the Present, Emily K. Reseigh
Department: Classical Studies
Investigation Into the Compositional Changes of the Cornea After Radial Keratotomy Surgery, Kerry J. Riley
Department: Chemistry
The New Age Movement: a Study of New Age Philosophy as Well as Its Relationship to Religion and Revitalization Movements in the Almost 21St Century, Jane Rogers
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Quantitative Analysis of School District Level Influences on Student Achievement in the State of Ohio, Terry L. Ruskin
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Moving From Dependency to Autonomy: Liberation Theology's Critique of Capitalism and Hope For Latin America", Kristi K. Sanford
Department: Religious Studies
The Disneyification of Women Since 1937, K. Schlademan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Modern Madwoman: Insights From Twentieth Century Novels By Women, Heather A. Schuckman
Department: English
Redefining Woman: Images of Motherhood and Attitudes towards Abortion, Carrie A. Sergi
Examination of the Collapse of the Anasazi Civilization in the Chaco Canyon Region, Terressa Skinner
Department: Archaeology
Influence of the Classics on Henry David Thoreau, Aaron V. Skrypski
Department: English; Classical Studies
Concepts of Mother: Motherhood, Mother Tongue, and Motherland in the Novels of Buchi Emecheta and Alice Walker, Amanda J. Smith
Department: English
Music For the Accordion: a Collection of Poetry, Susannah C. Sprong
Department: English
The Transition from Peacekeeping to Peace-Enforcement: A New Paradigm for UN Operations, Meredith J. Spungin
Decision Making Processes and Foreign Policy: Public Opinion and the Wars in Korea and Vietnam, Amanda J. Stanley
Chair That Sits at the End of the Hallway, Katherine E. Steger
Department: English
A Continuous Thread: Women From the 1930s to the Present, Katherine G. Stewart
Department: Art and Art History; History
On the Stoop: a Collection of Short and Short-Short Stories, Mary Tartir
Department: English
The Strength of Community: Liberation Theology in El Salvador and Guatemala, Juliana B. Taylor
Department: Religious Studies; Spanish
Ruby Fire: a Romance, Jacqueline Tolonese
Department: English
Feminist Speculative Fiction: Reshaping the Archetypal Patterns of Motherhood Rooted in Myth, Margaret A. Toth
Department: Classical Studies; English
The Third Reich and the Kingdom of God: the Absolute Claims of Two Absolute Belief Systems, Stephan K. Turnbull
Department: German Studies
What does it take to become a "Successful" Dictator? Five Types of Dictatorship: A Case Study of 80 Contemporary Dictators since 1945, Mashu Uruta
Department: Political Science
Carnival Fish, Audra M. Variakojis
Department: English