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Senior Independent Study Theses from 1995
Reconstructing Byatt, Michelle Gershman
Department: English
The Growth and Development of the Irish Republican Army, Terence M. Gladis
Department: History
Formalist Analysis of the French Lieutenant's Woman: Novel Into Film, Kevin M.M. Goheen
Department: English
America the Untaught History a Review of the Last Fifty Years of American History, Reginald A. Good
Department: History
Television News and Election Outcome: A Case Study of the 1994 Ohio Senatorial Race, Samuel A. Gradwohl
Gorge, Michael D. Grau
Department: English
Geography of the Spirit: Implications of the Escape Motif in the Regionalist Works of Sarah Orne Jewett, Kate Chopin, and Mark Twain, Kendra L. Hancock
Department: English
"Freedom Cannot Be Conceived Simply": the Conflict Between Divine and Human Wills in the Fiction of Flannery O'Connor and Joyce Carol Oates, Lisa M. Hannan
Department: English
Physican - Assisted Suicide : A Legal and Theological Perspective of Oregon Measure 16 the Death with Dignity Act, Debra Hartrum
Department: Religious Studies
Increasing Access to Public Urban-Oriented Institutions of Higher Education: An Analysis of Political, Institutional, and Economic Variables, Mary Beth Henning
Presidential Decision-Making: An Examination and Evaluation of the Models of Barber, Neustadt and George, Michael A. Householder
Muckraking Tradition: a Dynamic Between Society and Texts, Peter A. James
Department: English
Characterization of Diseased Tissue Within the Cornea, Chad J. Jessup
Department: Chemistry
The Stability of the Post-Cold War System: A Bi-Multipolar Configuration, Marguerite Johnston
The Bauhaus: Its Sources, Achievements, and Continuing Impact, Lawrence A. Keller
Department: History
The Transition of Soho From Industrial to Artist Community: a Debate in Urban Theory, Rasmia W. Kirmani
Department: Urban Studies
Community Power Structures: Do the Established Theories Apply to the Small Community of Wooster, Ohio?, Brian P. Kish
Roman Civilization For Middle School Students, Sean E. Leseiko
Department: History
La Femme, Le Féminisme, Et L'Ecriture Feminine: Une Traduction d'Une Vie Pour Deux De Marie Cardinal, Jennifer L.A. Ligas
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Saviors and the Saved: a Novella, Jennifer L. Lindquist
Department: English
Reflexive Rage, Racialism, and Religion: The Relationship Between the Christian Identity Movement and the Federal Government, Matthew Linsley
Department: Political Science; Religious Studies
Sustainable Development in Latin America: An Empirical Model Testing Development Concepts from 1971-1988, Tim Ludwig
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Daphne Du Maurier's Gothic Novel Rebecca, Amy K. Madden
Department: English
The Representation of Black Interests in Congress: Can Blacks Represent Blacks in "White" Districts?, Christopher Ndeki Maher
Predictors of Attitudes Toward Gun Control, Kristofer D. Mallarnee
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Contemporary Soldier and Her Changing Role in the United States Military, Julie A. Mayne
Department: History
Holistic Or Conventional Practitioners? an Explanatory Study Into the Practices of Rural Ohio Physicians, Merrill S. McCumber
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Requiem For the Holocaust and Other Poems, Susan K. McGowan
Department: English
The Effect of Parental Divorce on the Attitudes of Young Adults Toward Marriage and Relationships, Shannon McIvor
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Women's Roles During the American Civil War: As Told By the Women Themselves, Theresa A. Morgan
Department: History
Heigh, Ho; Heigh, Ho-It's Off to Work We Go: the Effect of Part-Time Employment of Urban High School Students on Their Self-Esteem, M.K. Mullins
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Self-Representation in the Autobiographies of Jean Rhys, Zora Neale Hurston, Maya Angelou and Annie Dillard, Stefanie Muntzel
Department: English
Political Influences of the Defense Budget: A Study of the Politics of Military Base Closure, Jack Naylor
The Portrayal of Males and Females in Television Commercials: a Content Analysis, Shawn A. Nickens
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
El Mantenimiento de la Cultura Tradicional en Otavalo, Ecuador: El Quechua y los Tapices, Kate M. Oggel
"Adult Children of Alcoholics" a Study of Latent Effects and Gender Differences Among College of Wooster Students, Jennifer L. Pagano
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Religion, Rhetoric, and Grassroots Political Organization: An In-Depth Examination of Christian Coalition and People for the American Way, Noah D. Parker
Religion, Rhetoric, and Grassroots Political Organization: An In-Depth Examination of Christian Coalition and People for the American Way, Noah D. Parker
The Dilemma of Low Income Homeownership: Evaluation of the Conventional System of Lending and Presentation of Neighborhood Development Organizations as an Alternative Source, Arthur W. Pearce III
Department: Urban Studies
Women Owned Businesses: a Thesis Concerning Women in Businesses and the Motivations Behind Owning Their Own Businesses, Katrina W. Pease
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Dating Violence: Women and Dating Violence on the College Campus, Sakia A. Peck
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Groupthink and Defective Decision-Making in the Korean and Persian Gulf Wars, Tim Pettorini
Sandwiches: Text and Paintings, Noah C. Phipps
Department: English; Art and Art History
Martin Amis: Fiction As Paradox, Elizabeth S. Puterbaugh
Department: English
History of Maltreatment, Expectations of Children, Social Distancing, Stress, and Stress Management as Causes of Child Maltreatment Or Unsung Song, Diane Randolph
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Central City Revitalization: the Case of Land-Use Planning and Light Rail Transit Systems, Jonah A. Rees
Department: Urban Studies
Cherokee Removal: Executive Politices and Judicial Politics, Jennifer Robertson
Department: History
Story-Time Interactions in the Elementary School: What Role Do Teachers Play in the Gender Role Knowledge Development of Students?, Malin Sallander
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Community-Oriented Policing: Officers' Attitudes Toward the Community-Oriented Policing Program, the Community, and the Perceived Attitudes of the Community, Jeffery Samaco
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Gang Intervention Programs Within the Cleveland Area, Frederick N. Schroeder
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
America's Changing Perspective of Smoking Through National Opinion and Local Regulation, Alan M. Schwartz
Department: History
Power Maps and Pit Stops: the Development of the 1993 Russian Constitution and Its Historical Context, Jennifer B. Seaman
Department: Russian Studies
Power Maps and Pit Stops: The Development of the 1993 Russian Constitution and Its Historical Context, Jennifer Bolton Seaman
Alphonse Capone: the Man That Inspired the Myth, Anastasia L. Seyer
Department: History
Whose Trees These Are: Private Forestlands and Governmental Regulation, Elizabeth Ellen Shannon
The Relationship between Christianity and Generation X in the United States, Melissa Knight Shipley
Department: Religious Studies
Legal and Literary Theory; a Missed Relationship, Caleb R. Shreve
Department: English
El Desarrollo de los Derechos de la Mujer Española durante la Dictadura de Francisco Franco (1939-1975), Katherine Smith
New Households, New Housing, Mary L. Smucker
Department: Urban Studies
Ostdeutsche Frauen Im Wandel Der Gesellschaft: Gewinner Oder Verlierer Der Deutschen Vereinigung, Elizabeth Starr
Department: German Studies
Cultural Consequences of the Vampire in Bram Stoker's Dracula and Ann Rice's Interview With the Vampire; "Bite Me...", Elizabeth A. Staruch
Department: English; Theatre and Dance
The Unique Development of Identity in Chronically Ill Adolescents: the Relationship of Identity and School Experience, Janis Stennett
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Honor, Social Class and Gender in Plays of Lope De Vega and Shakespeare, Katherine T. Szabo
Department: English; Spanish
The Concept of Denominational Identity with a Focus on the Presbyterian Church (USA), Robert Tonkin
Department: Religious Studies
Boundaries the Define God: Mormonism and Christianity, Christine M. Torres
Boundaries the Define God: Mormonism and Christianity, Christine M. Torres
Boundaries That Define God: Mormonism and Christianity, Christine Margaret Torres
Islamic Resurgence in Turkey, Mehmet T. Uner
Department: Economics; Sociology and Anthropology
A Comparative Analysis of Interest Group Technique in American Politics, Edgar J. VanHoose III
Jean Genet: Construction of the Self As Narrative, Ashley U. Vaught
Department: English
The Impact of Social Movements on the Definition of Wife Battering, Jennifer L. Vella
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Words Through the Wall, Gabriele von Bülow Wilson
Department: English
Frozen Puzzle: the Uptake of the Cryopreservatives Dimethyl Sulfoxide (Dmso) and Ethylene Glycol in Bovine Corneas, Dawn Walker
Department: Chemistry
"A", Elizabeth A. Walter
Department: English
No Coffins, No Tears: the Facilitating Cultural Context of the HIV Epidemic in Thailand, Justin E. D. Waltz
Department: History
Evolution of Medical Practices Before the Fall of the Roman Empire, Laurie Warneke
Department: Archaeology
Violence and Non-Violence in Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of Romania and Czechoslovakia in 1989, Elizabeth N. Webb
The Divided Kindgom: a Historical Look at the Transformation of Power in Ireland, Tarindu Weeramuni
Department: History
Approaches to Teaching Three Texts By Twentieth-Century American Women Writers, Emily J. Weidner
Department: English
Experiencing Jesus Through the Foursquare Gospel Church, Katherine Nash Williams
Department: Religious Studies
Public Policy: Theory and Practice, Christopher Marc Wolfgang
The United States and the Foreign Policy of Israel During the Peace Process (1965-1979), Debra L. Zimmerman
Department: History
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1994
The Spirituality and Death Anxiety of Hospice Volunteers and Trainees: a Qualitative Research Study, Laura B. Abernethy
Department: Psychology; Religious Studies
How the Family and the Media Interact to Influence a Female's Gender-Role Values, Janice Abud
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Looking at Living: An Examination of Distinguishing Characteristics in Henry David Thoreau's Walden and Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Aaron T. Adams
Department: English
Correlates of College Dating Behaviors, Jessica S. Amburgey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
100 Years at the National Museum: a Cross-Time Comparison of the Smithsonian Institution, Christina Anderson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Un Retrato de Puerto Rico a Través de los Cuentos Fantásticos de Rosario Ferré, Ahprille Andrews
Maurice Sendak: His Controversial Picture Books, Deanna L. Ashbridge
Department: English
Bitter Water, John Atkinson
Department: English
Cultural Awareness of Eroticism, Resistance and Rape: An Enquiry Into the Pain and Joy of Female Sexuality As Portrayed By Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, Amy M. Bacik
Department: English
Emerging from the Right: An Analysis of Political Conservative Thinkers, Michael P. Baggs
Barriers to Japanese Investment in China, Elsa Bando
Department: History