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Senior Independent Study Theses from 1998
The Use of Autoradiography to Identify a 32P-Labeled Phosphoenzyme Intermediate in the Reaction Catalyzed by the C282S Mutant of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase, Susan E. Norfolk
Department: Chemistry
Hayden Carruth, Rose Marie, and This World's Love, Eduardo Nunes
Department: English
Manipulation of Greek and Cypriot Rural Sanctuaries From 1050 to 450 B.C.E., John Oswald
Department: Archaeology; Classical Studies
Eyeblink of Rokeness, Matt R. Pietz
Department: English
Why the M-16 Rifle: a Case Study of Infantry Small Arms During the Vietnam War, Timothy A. V. B. Pollard
Department: History
With Love From the Man in the Bush, Rachel Pope
Department: English
Computer: Enemy of the Humanities?, Christopher D. Pugh
Department: English
Beep! Beep! You're Dead. an Exploratory Study of Aggressive Driving from the Point of View of Traffic Enforcement Officers, Barbara E. Queen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Russia Under Ivan the Terrible: a Widowed Nation, Frank L. Reutter
Department: History
Kindred Parables: An Examination of Octavia Butler's "Kindred" and "Parable of the Sower", Kathryn E. Rhoads
Department: English
An Examination of Corneal Water Content as a Function of Age and Breed in Dogs as Determined by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Terah Robbin
Department: Chemistry
Oral History: Sounds of the Past, Chadwick J. Roberts
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Attempted Expression of the R95Y, R129Q, R134K and N285A Mutants of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase, Michael C. Rohan
Department: Chemistry
Hate Speech in the Classroom: The True Test of Free Speech, Deron Rolla
Department: Political Science
The Synthesis and Characterization of 2- and 4- nitro benzylidene Derivatives, Bryan Ronald
Department: Chemistry
Calcium Ion Binding to O-Phospho-L-Serine in Relation to the Phospholipid-Metal Ion-Protein Ternary Complex, Heather Rowell
Department: Chemistry
The Design and Solution Phase Synthesis of a Sequence of Annexin 5 for Study of Protein-Membrane Interactions in the Ternary Complex, Colleen Ryan
Department: Chemistry
Black Urban Head Start Children: an Ethnographic Perspective on the Importance of Culture in Evaluating Socioemotional Development, Megan H. Schatz
Department: Urban Studies
Subversive Dreams: An Historical Analysis of the Evolution of French Feminist Consciousness With Specific Emphasis on Enfranchisement, 1789-1914, Kristen S. Schermer
Department: History
The Grameen Bank, a Modified Capitalist Model of Development: Does it Deliver to Women?, Catharine D. Scott
Department: Political Science
The Reluctant Exodus: The Last China Missionaries and American Culture, Church, and State, Jonathan A. Seitz
Valuing Success: An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Cultural Values and World Bank Successes, Laura J. Shaffer
Department: International Relations
Continuation, Pertinence and Evolution of the Catholic Worker Movement in Contemporary Society, Stott M. Shlaes
Department: Religious Studies
Boxed In, Andrea K. Shreve
Department: English
The Structural Determination of a Mutant Uteroglobin Protein Using Molecular Replacement and Simulated Annealing Techniques, Douglass Sillars
Department: Chemistry
The Civil Rights Movement: Events That Changed the Movement, Sylvester S. Slaughter
Department: History
Wiccan Symbolism in Social Context, Theresa Snowman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The ETA and the Continual Struggle For Basque Independence, Sarah L. Soroos
Department: History
Kids Far From Home: International Adoption, 1948-1998, Catherine M. Swartz
Department: History
An Examination of Water Quality: Wooster Tap Water and Various Bottled Waters, Valerie Taylor
Department: Chemistry
In Here It Is I Must Kill the Priest and the King: the Deconstruction of Cultural Hegemony in James Joyce's Ulysses, Hilary A. Teynor
Department: English
World's Best I.S., Sally Thelen
Department: English
Critical Exploration of African Oppression and Subsequent Means of Liberation, Esther G. Tobey
Department: Religious Studies
The Role of Mothers As Portrayed in the Ladies' Home Journal During Three Decades: 1920, 1950, and 1980, Jennifer L. Toll
Department: History
Ethnicities at War: An Examination of the Causal Nexus Between Ethnic Nationalism and Separatist Conflict After the Cold War, Ramzi M. Trabulsi
Department: Political Science
If the Grass Is Greener on the Other Side, Kill It!!! or the Ecological Impact of the Vietnam War, Richard L. Updegrove II
Department: History
Development of a Competitive Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay to Quatitate Cytokine mRNA Levels in Gnotobiotic Pigs Infected with Human Rotavirus, Wendy Marie Vaerewyck
Department: Chemistry
Affliction and Attention: a Study of the Philosophy of Simone WeilAnd Its Connections to Theology of Gustavo Gutierrez, Shannon R. Vance
Department: Philosophy; Religious Studies
A Qualitative Study of Gender Constructions Among Female Free Trade Zone Workers in the Domincan Republic, Mieke Vandersall
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Realignment or Dealignment?: An Analysis of Realignment Theory and How It Applies to Contemporary Politics, Julia A. Vincentsen
Department: Political Science
Wayne County Area Organic Farming: Ideology and Behavior, Elizabeth Wiemels
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
La Teoria De Dependencia Economica: Una Explicacion Verdadera Del Subdesarrollo En Mexico?, Peter Wilson
Department: Spanish
Was Bowers v. Hardwick Adjuducated Correctly?, David E. Winpisinger
Department: Political Science
Un Estudio De La Espirantización De /B/, /D/ Y /G/ En El Español Hablado En Winesburg, Ohio, Sarah J. Youngblood
Department: Spanish
A Study on the Criteria which allow for the Succesful Mobilization of Neighborhood Organizations, Chad Michael Zimmerman
Department: Political Science
A Study on the Criteria which allow for the Succesful Mobilization of Neighborhood Organizations, Chad Michael Zimmerman
Department: Political Science
Continued Search for Structural Arginines in Proteins, Bilal Zuberi
Department: Chemistry
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1997
The Attempted Synthesis of Reticuloendothelial System Avoidance Molecules for Use in Drug Delivery, Paul Robert Amato
Department: Chemistry
The Dirty Work: the Self-Esteem of Barn Slaves, Margaret A. Anderson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Deutsch Für Kleine Kinder: Lesson Plans For Intergrating German Into the Elementary School Classroom, Amy R. Bailey
Department: German Studies
Shooting Bullets Or Blanks? the Use of Strict Gun Control in the War on Crime in U.S. Cities, Douglas R. Banghart
Department: Urban Studies
22 Is Catching, Jill Bartholomew
Department: English; Theatre and Dance
Wooster By Night: a Study in Chaos, Dana Benson
Department: English
Irish-American Search For Identity As Exhibited Through the Literature of the Famine Generation, Stephanie H. Blake
Department: English
Trancendence Amidst the Dogma of Fear and the Chaos of Truth: a Look Into the Radical Message of Thomas Merton and Thich Nhat Hanh, Erik R. Bloom
Department: Religious Studies
Foreign Policy During the Reagan Years: A Realist Perspective, Nicholas J. Boeder
Natural Wonders: A Comparative Case Study of Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park, Michelle L. Boger
Arginine Mutants of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase: Sequence Conformation of R292K, R320K, and R341Q and the Subcloning of R130K, R132K, R135Q, R151Y, and R215Q, Joanna Bohl
Department: Chemistry
A Comparative Analysis of the Influence of Political Parties on the Evolution of German Foreign Policy Since WWII, Ashley K. Bratich
Department: German Studies; Political Science
The Ethnic Involvement and Identity of Polish Americans in Cleveland, Ohio, Monica Brym
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Identification of a Sex Pheromone from the Female Lampshade Spider Hypochilus thorelii Marx (Araneae, Hypochilidae), Karen L. Buchmueller
Department: Chemistry
The Influence of Karl Merz as a Music Educator and Author, Eric J. Burkhart
Department: Music
The Influence of Karl Merz as a Music Educator and Author, Eric J. Burkhart
Department: Music
Predictors of Attitudes Toward Abortion in 1994, Michelle Cable
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Analysis of Phenolic Cigarette Smoke Contaminants Absorbed By Soft Contact Lenses Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, David Michael Carrig
Department: Chemistry
A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Social Implications of Gold, R Jameson Chace
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Mayoral Leadership: Cleveland 1977-1994, Colin R. Chiles
Department: Urban Studies
Protein-Membrane Interactions: The Design and Solution Phase Synthesis of the Peptide Component of the Ternary Complex, Aaron Chokan
Department: Chemistry
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
Mechanisms of Transport and Clearance of Immunoglobulin G and Lactoferrin in the Newborn Calf, Luminita Ioana Gherman
Department: Chemistry
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
The Conformational Study of 4-Substituted Cyclopentene Using Infrared and Ab Initio Calculations, Eric Haschke
Department: Chemistry
Fragile Jericho: a Novella, Aaron D. Hemry
Department: English
Regulars of Blanding, Ohio, Daniel B. Herr
Department: English