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Senior Independent Study Theses from 1995
[PPN]+[HFe(CO4]- as a Reagent for the Selective Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds, C. Christian Durbin
Department: Chemistry
The Holocaust in the American Mind From 1940 to 1990 and the Impact Roosevelt Had in Its Development, Daniel C. Ephraim
Department: History
The Cultural Construction of Domestic Violence: Battered Women's Shelters in the United States and Ecuador, Emily K. Fortney
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Identity Crisis: Islam and Modernization in Post-Colonial Algeria and Tunisia, Sarah Grace Fuller
The Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier and Its Effects on Naval Warfare, Michael H. Gale
Department: History
From Paradox to Paradigm: Understanding Fiction As Knowledge in the Novels Native Son and Go Tell It on the Mountain, Ben Geiger
Department: English
Living as Fishers of Men: A Study and Application of Christ's Methods of Lifestyle Evangelism as Recorded in the Synoptic Gospels, Karen L. Gerber
Department: Religious Studies
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
The Kinetics of the Outer Sphere Electron Transfer Reaction Between Pentacyano (4,4'-bipyridine) ferrate (2) with Pentaamine (4-phenylpyridine) cobalt (3) and Pentaamine (pyridine) cobalt (3), M. Hicsasmaz
Department: Chemistry
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
The Determination of Air Pollutants in Wooster's Industrial Park with Infrared Spectroscopy and The Comparison of Theoretical and Experimental Vibrational Frequencies Using the Computational Program Spartan 3.0., Paul Kletzly
Department: Chemistry
Investigation of Low Endery Conformations of Lysine-7 Using Molecular Mechanics and Cluster Analysis, Kimberly Kuhls
Department: Chemistry
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
Cyrstallization of a Small Heat Shock Protein, Michelle Varughese
Department: Chemistry
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 Continued Search for Structural Arginines in Proteins, Bo-Lu Zhou
Department: Chemistry