Undergraduate Honors Papers
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REPUBLICAN WOMEN AND THE IMPACT OF THE POST-DOBBS ELECTORAL ENVIRONMENT ON CANDIDATE SUCCESS
(2023-05-19)The political environment in America experienced a phenomenal change in the summer of 2022 when the Supreme Court decided to overturn the federally-protected right to abortion, instead turning it to the states to legislate. ... -
From Gothic Facet to Science Fiction Fixture, the Sublime
(2023-05-19)A direct correlation exists between the creation of art and the development of wealthy, sustainable human societies. Determining the monetary value of such artistic works has always been an innately subjective task based ... -
DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING IN PERU AND VENEZUELA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE FREE PRESS
(2023-05-19)The expansion of democracy between 1975 and 1990 involved at least 30 countries from all regions of the world, but since 2005 many of those countries that moved towards democracy have struggled to maintain momentum and ... -
SHOT DOWN AT WAR: LIFE AS AN AMERICAN AIRMAN PRISONER OF WAR ON THE EASTERN FRONT DURING WORLD WAR II
(2023-05-19)In 1945, the Germans forced over sixty thousand Allied POWs to evacuate camps on the eastern front in response to the Russian advance. A disproportionate number of men on the marches were airmen. They faced a lack of food, ... -
Small Molecule, Big Role: Trimethylamine-N-Oxide And Alzheimer’s Disease
(2023-05-19)Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease considered the most common cause of dementia, with 6.7 million Americans aged 65 and older living with AD, and this number is projected to grow to 12.7 ... -
Closeted Narrative: Rhetorical Influences in Coming Out Stories
(2023-05-19)Previous research has suggested that coming out is constituted by either the message, speaker, or audience, and with a recent focus on "coming out for yourself" it appears that queer people are the single force responsible ... -
OUR GREATEST HORROR: HOW CONVENTIONS OF THE GOTHIC OFFER AN INSIGHTFUL CRITIQUE ON THE HORRORS OF GOTHIC
(2023-05-19)In this paper, I will illustrate the origins of the gothic genre that we see with Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto and Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, then I will evaluate the manner in which both supernatural and ... -
THE JOURNEY OF HEALING ADOPTED CHILDREN’S TRAUMA SYMPTOMS AND SELF-EFFICACY THROUGH HOPE CONNECTION CAMP 2.0
(2023-05-19)Adverse early life events such as neglect, abuse, and family disruptions can have long-term negative effects (Felitti & Anda, 2010). Specifically, adopted children are at a higher risk for developing emotional and behavioral ... -
Understanding the Developing Female Voice: A Literary Review
(2023-05-19)The purpose of this paper was to identify and discuss the published texts available on the developing female voice and the adolescent female voice change. Materials were gathered from various scholarly journals and published ... -
Incorporating Narrative Medicine Into Undergraduate Pre-Health Education
(2023-05-19)According to Rita Charon, founder of the developing field of narrative medicine, "medicine practiced with narrative competence, called narrative medicine, is proposed as a model for humane and effective medical practice," ... -
The Influence of Hungarian Folk Music in Hungarian Popular Music
(2023-05-19)The roots of Hungarian culture go back to folk arts. Folk music, tales, dance, and poetry are ancient traditions interwoven into the Hungarian identity. Hungarian culture has globalized and transformed in many ways, but ... -
HEALTH INSURANCE LITERACY IN TCU: EXAMINING THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTH INSURANCE KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF HEALTH INSURANCE EDUCATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
(2023-05-19)International students are increasing in U.S. academic institutions and are making great contributions to the U.S. Economy. As the number of international students experiencing health and financial problems is growing, it ... -
The Differential Exposure to ACEs and Associated Outcomes Respective of Gender in the Juvenile Justice System
(2023-05-19)The relationship between childhood trauma and juvenile justice system involvement has been extensively researched in recent years, but gender differences in traumatic experiences and associated outcomes are still relatively ... -
Status, Success, and Surgery: Stress Behind Risky Cosmetic Procedures
(2023-05-19)Plastic surgery is instrumental in increasing attractiveness for all individuals. Attractiveness has been historically paramount in predicting an individual's success (Hamermesh, 18). This can be progressively stressful ... -
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FOOD SENSITIVITY TESTING IN CHILDREN: A CASE STUDY AND NARRATIVE REVIEW
(2023-05-19)Despite the significant prevalence of food intolerances (FI) in children and adolescents (2 to 18-years-old), food intolerance mechanisms and testing are severely misunderstood and under researched. A FI is a non-immunological ... -
Communication in Families with Autistic Children: The Impact of Child Anxiety, Autism Severity, and Parental Broad Autism Phenotype on Family Communication
(2023-05-19)Communication skills are vital for children to learn, grow, build relationships, and solve problems. Autistic children have unique communication challenges. There is very little research on communication in families with ... -
Applying Feminist Theory to Theatrical Processes: Making Theatre More Inclusive and Caring
(2023-05-19)This project illustrates the ways in which feminist theory can positively impact how theatre companies go about conducting their season selection, audition, rehearsal, and performance practices to support, protect, and ... -
The Effects of Ethanol Preservation on Mercury Concentration in Spiders
(2023-05-19)Spiders are sentinel species, organisms that serve to map the bioavailable fraction of contaminants in an ecosystem by retaining contaminants in their tissues. For example, spiders in the families Tetragnathidae and ... -
Piano at the BLUU!
(2023-05-19)When I first considered different ideas for an honors project, I initially felt that I had a plethora of options to pick from. My first thought was to do a lecture recital, possibly on a lesser-known composer. Upon further ...
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