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Senior Independent Study Theses from 1990
Words Forgotten Upon Utterance, Richard Brown
Department: English
"The Only Game in Town" a Case Study of Weirton Steel's Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Alisa F. Buchanan
Department: History
The Effects of Viewing Corporate Symbols as Icons in the United States through an Assessment of Values, Julie C. Budden
Grandma's Gutbucket and the Kazoo Band: An Analysis, Amy E. Burgess
Department: English
Surrendering: A Collection of Short Stories, Matthew Mason Byars
Department: English
Etre Ou Ne Pas Etre Feministe: Les Films d'Agnes Varda, Marilyn A. Cahill
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Quest For Change- the Reform Process in the German Democratic Republic, Mary M. Calder
Department: International Relations
Nixon, Carter, and Reagan: Three Presidential Attempts at Welfare Reform and the Theory of Incrementalism, Christopher A. Carini
Painting Cows: A Collection of Stories, Caitlin Cary
Department: English
In Absence of Harmony, David Coogan
Department: English
The Daily Experiences and Life Maintenance Skills of Women in Hilter's Death Camps: A Feminist Exploration, Sharon A. Coursey
Cocaine and Crack as a Catalyst for the Interstate Networking of West Coast Gangs, Gregory Scott Crowther
Will Mikhail Gorbachev Survive? The Hazards of Reform in the Soviet System, Jeffrey Daberko
Mechanisms for Culture Change in the Subculture of Central Appalachia, Aaron L. Davies
Winter Interlude, Candice Davis
Department: English
Joseph McCarthy: a New Perspective, Joshua W. Denbeaux
Department: History
La Situacion Narcotraficante en Colombia: Un Estudio de la Industria de la Cocaina y los Cambios en el Pais, Craig A. Dennison
History Behind the Argument: Competing Versions of American History, Thomas B. Drake
Department: International Relations
A Comparison of Economic Reform in China and the Soviet Union, Jeannine M. Drvenkar
"It Is No Use Blaming the Mirror If Your Mug Is Crooked" Satiric Elements in the Works of Vladimir Voinovich, Jennifer J. Dunn
Department: Russian Studies
Development of German Secret Weapons During the Second World War and Their Relation to Hitler's War Aims, Russell B. Dunn
Department: History
A Comparative Study of Self-Concept in Learning Disabled and Non-disabled Students, Mary M. Ellis
Herod I -- Method and Madness: a Study of the Mental Conflicts within Herod the Great, Byron Fruehling
Department: History
Critical Analysis of Children's Literature: Gender Representation, Amy S. Geckeler
Department: English
Making the Connexions: Grounding the Concept of Global Feminism in a Critique of Western Feminist Thought, Karen K. Gillies
The Fountainhead, Native Son, and Othello: a Study of the Fascination With the Unacceptable, Andrea V. Gomez
Department: English
The Crowded Walk: the Real Forces behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956, Mark D. Gooch
Department: History
The Massacre at My Lai, David H. Greene
Department: History
A Decade With Adolf Hitler and the Ambassadors of the 1930's, Dennis J. Griffith
Department: History
The Negro Baseball Leagues: a Social Phenomenon in Oblivion, Tim Griffith
Department: History
Al Capone: An In-Depth Study Analyzing Why Capone Was Convicted Only of Tax Evasion, William F. Grubb
Department: History
An Account of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: His Role as Political and Religious Leader of Tibet, Holly R. Hadden
Political Commentary From the Editorial Page to the Comic Page: Herblock and Doonesbury in the Seventies and Eighties, Katherine E. Hallett
Department: History
The Influence of Self and Others on Impression Management, Kathleen P. Hassett
Legislative Political Parties in the House: Minority Protest in the Face of Prolonged Domination, Joel Hastings
Sex Role Stereotyping in Television Advertisements, Nancy M. Heard
A Sociological Analysis of the Relationship Between Unemployment and Crime in the United States, Pam Hewes
Introductory Study of the Desiccation Rate and Mechanism of Bovine Corneal Tissue Utilizing Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis, Matthew E. Hiestand
Department: Chemistry
German Immigrants and the Issues of Nineteenth Century America, Jennifer J. Horn
Department: History
The Characteristics of Human Learned Helplesness, Heidi A. Huneke
Department: Psychology
A Study of Gentrification and the Larger Socioeconomic Trends in Entails, Michela Huth
America in Crisis: the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Nadine Katherine Isvarin
Department: History
A Study of the Large Proportion of Blacks in Prison, Derek A. Jackson
Reappraisals of the Custer Myth, Paul H. Jacobus
Department: English
America's Origins in the Vietnam Conflict, Damon E. James
America's Origins in the Vietnam Conflict, Damon E. Jones
Department: History
A Study of the Differences between the Veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War on Three Life Dimension Scales, A. Kaltenmark
Singing the Songs of Tradition An Exploration of Gary Snyder's World-View, Jeffrey H. Kear
Department: English
The Effects of Using Significant Others and Positive Imagery in the Advertising of Alcohol on Seventh and Eighth Grade Students, James Michael Kelley III
Northway Narratives, Stacy A. Kelly
Department: English
The Rhetoric of Exclusion: African-Americans in the Rhetoric of Democratic Party Platforms and Presidential Nominees from 1964 to 1984, Joseph J. Kennedy IV
The Rape of Our Earth: An Unnatural Phenomenon: the Deforestation Dilemma, Anya D. Kenny
Department: International Relations
40,000 Years Is Not a Bicentenary: White Australia Has Black History, Julie R. Kerr
Department: History
Time Zones and Other Stories, Bruce J. Kim
Department: English
The Excess Volume Effect of the Binary Liquid Mixture Perfluoromethylcyclohexane + Isopropyl Alcohol, Dennis E. Kuhl
Department: Physics
Foreign Direct Investment: Threat or Asset?, Steven A. Kuri
American Military Leadership and Command: Omar N. Bradley, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Matthew B. Ridgeway, Willam C. Westmoreland, David C. Lake
Department: History
Women Who Write: Motivations, Fears, and Achievement, Samantha Elise Langley
The Decline of the United States' Hegemony in World Affairs and Implications for Future Policy, Jeffrey W. Lasell
Developing a Children's Literacy Canon, Kimberly A. LaVinn
Department: English
Converging Interests of a Twelve-Member Community: the Search For a European Community Foreign Policy, Elsa A. Linke
Department: International Relations
Attitudes and Perceptions of Art Therapy: an exploratory study, Leslie D. Lipson
Women's Reproductive Rights in the Russian Republic of the Soviet Union, Theresa A. Lowe
Department: History
Reflections on Dickens, Peter J. Mack
Department: English
Gendered Spheres and Contraceptive Choice, Cheryl Martin
Ralph Vaughan Williams' Songs of Travel: an Analysis, Steven A. McKelvey
Department: Music
Family Patterns in Contemporary Novels Written By Women, Elise C. Merrell
Department: English
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Portrait of a Prophet, Francis P. Miller II
Functional Theory Behind the Organization of African Unity and Its Policy Goals, Michelle Miranda
Department: International Relations
The Effects of Political Clientelism and Incumbency Advantage on the Margin of Victory in Senatorial Elections, Kristine G. Mushett
Symbolizing Fatherhood: The Image and Reality of Contemporary American Father, Wilde M.
Stopover, Stephen N. Ndegwa
Department: English
The Political Culture of Ethnicity and Democracy in Kenya: Proposing an Alternative Model, Stephen Njuguna Ndegwa
The League of Nations and Collective Security, Kirk R. Neureiter
Department: History
The Effects of Writing in the Math Classroom on Math Anxiety and Math Achievement, Margaret Sanford Nott
Department: Mathematics
Superheroes and Six-Shooters: Conventional Heroes in Cinema, Geoffrey O'brien
Department: English
Krishna and Christ: An Approach to Dialogue, Thomas A. Oommen
Selective Representation: Political Action Committee Spending in Congressional Elections, Daniel Charles Pancake Jr.
Children's Acquisition of Culture Through Education, Alison R. Parsons
The Mystery of the Garden of Eden, Gregory W. Peacock
Department: English
Antartica's Resources and the International Arena, Trond B. Peersen
Department: International Relations
Explanation of Black Studies Curriculum Development in the High School, Karl J. Penn
Department: English
Atrribute Differences Between Female Athletes and Female Non-Athletes, Estela Pereira
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev: the Evolution of a Friendship, Brian J. Phillips
Department: History
The Necessity of a Return to Ethics: An Examination of the Effects of Fear and Stigma in the AIDS Health Crisis, Greg G. Phlegar
Exclusionary Governmental Policy as a Means Toward Periphery State Development: Is it the Path to Developmental Achievement?, Sean William Pickett
Soviet Policy Toward the Middle East Since 1948 With a Focus on the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Lorna S. Pires
Department: International Relations
Victimization in the United States as a Function of Selected Lifestyle Characteristics, Scott R. Powell
La Gramatica Logica de la Oracion Compuesta Coordinada, Daniel R. Radvansky
The Socializing Effects of College Varsity Sport Participation, Philip M. Rea
Constructing Reader-Response Theory: Gender, Ideology, and Context, Maggie Redic
City Governance: The Mayor's Role in School Desegregation, Ruth A. Reynolds
Chinese Landscape Painting and Neo-Confucian Philosophy: Kuo Hsi and Tao-Chi, Kelly Richmond
Department: Art and Art History; History
"The Relationship Between Children and Fairy Tales", Julie D. Rivinus
Department: English
A Selection of Poems, Douglas Q. Sachtleben
Department: English
The Evolution of the United States Government Policy towards American Indian Reservations, Elizabeth H. Satow
Abortion Rights In Christianity, Nicole A. Schack
Discrimination Against Women in the Labor Force: Gender Pay Differentials, Julie A. Schmidt
Introductory Thermodynamic Study of the Cryopreservation of Corneal Tissue With Antifreeze Glycoproteins By Differential Scanning Calorimetry, L. Wayne Schultz
Department: Chemistry
Titan of the Keys: Hemingway in Key West, Christopher R. Sharp
Department: English