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Oil Wells And Well-Oiled Guns: The Resource Curse And Government-Directed Violence During The Arab Spring Uprisings, Vihara Anjalee Dharmaratne
Oil Wells And Well-Oiled Guns: The Resource Curse And Government-Directed Violence During The Arab Spring Uprisings, Vihara Anjalee Dharmaratne
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This thesis analyzes whether there is a positive correlation between the levels of government-directed violence and oil wealth, against the backdrop of the Arab Spring. Have governments of the Middle East and North African (MENA) states that possess more oil wealth used more violence on their protesting citizens than governments of states that have little or no oil wealth? Does the so-called “resource curse” apply to the outcomes of the Arab Spring? This thesis attempted to answer these questions by (1) studying the levels of government-directed violence in the Arab Spring uprisings and (2) examining the oil wealth and oil …
Intellectual Property And Culture: Differences And Origins, Evan James Extine
Intellectual Property And Culture: Differences And Origins, Evan James Extine
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China has for many years been criticized for its poor record of protecting intellectual property rights. However, recent evidence has shown that China may now not be as lax in its protections as previously assessed. This thesis aims to build on these new findings by (1) demonstrating the continued gap in the robustness of Chinese and American copyright laws and (2) finding the possible origins of this perceived gap. The main method for answering the first question centers on the comparison of the American and Chinese “fair use” clauses. Through the findings of this method, China’s “fair use” clause proves …
Doquier Por Angélica Gorodischer: El Género Humano, El Feminismo, Y La Ficción Transgresiva, Megan Elise Gargiulo
Doquier Por Angélica Gorodischer: El Género Humano, El Feminismo, Y La Ficción Transgresiva, Megan Elise Gargiulo
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Esta tesis se enfoca en la novela Doqiiier per la escritora argentina Angelica Gorodischer. Doqiiier es una novela interesante principalmente porque el/la narrador a rechaza usar marcos de genero cuando habla de si mismo/a. Para interpretar este rechazo de las categorias binarias del genero humano y los varies episodios del travestismo en la narrativa, esta tesis recurre a la teoria de Judith Butler como es presentada su libro Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity' (1990). La tesis tambien investiga la posibilidad de una preferencia para lo femenino a pesar del rechazo inicial de genero en la novela, y …
Anything New Under The Sun?: Walker Percy And The Search For A Third Way And Place, Matthew Jordan Griesbeck
Anything New Under The Sun?: Walker Percy And The Search For A Third Way And Place, Matthew Jordan Griesbeck
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The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate how Walker Percy, through fiction, explores the various inadequacies of place, ontology, and religious belief through his representation of his characters* engagement with these three areas in their attempt to live a meaningful life. 1 analyze three of Percy's novels. The Moviegoer (1961), The Last Gentleman (1966). and The Second Cowmg (1980), as well as Percy's non-fiction essays and Percy criticism. I find that the novels are continuous with Percy's non-fiction, and that Percy critics too often simply restate the author's beliefs instead of undergoing a thorough examination of what the author …
Uneven-Ing, Samantha Taylor Ivy
Untranslatables, Nicholas Varner Judin
Unseen, Kelsey Bre Letzring
On The Fringes Of Peripheries: A Comparison Of The Working-Class Representations Of Larry Brown And Irvine Welsh, Christopher Paul Patterson
On The Fringes Of Peripheries: A Comparison Of The Working-Class Representations Of Larry Brown And Irvine Welsh, Christopher Paul Patterson
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In this thesis, I compare the fiction of Mississippi author Larry Brown and Scottish author Irvine Welsh, specifically in how they represent their respective regions’ working classes. The project concerns the genre of working-class fiction in both the American South and Scotland, as well as the general fields of Southern and Scottish contemporary fiction. The groundwork for this thesis began when I read Welsh’s Trainspotting while studying at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland during the spring of 2011.1 wanted to explore why Welsh’s working-class representations felt so similar to the Southern fiction I read at the University of Mississippi, …
“High School For Scandal: A Modern Screenplay Adaptation Of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’S The School For Scandal”, Bryant Alexander Salmon
“High School For Scandal: A Modern Screenplay Adaptation Of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’S The School For Scandal”, Bryant Alexander Salmon
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For my thesis, I adapted Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s IS**’ century play. The School for Scandal, into a modern-day screenplay with an American high school setting. I not only modified the characters and setting of Sheridan's play, but also changed the format from that of a play, meant for the stage, into an on-screen, feature-length film. Through extensive research on the art of screenwriting, adaptation, and film editing, I created a modem script that shares similar themes, attitudes, and messages with Sheridan’s original play. The works together show parallels and similarities between the British aristocracy of Sheridan’s time and the social …
Let The Lower Lights Be Burning; An Historical Study Of The 1905 Meridian Holiness Union, Katharine Elizabeth Smith
Let The Lower Lights Be Burning; An Historical Study Of The 1905 Meridian Holiness Union, Katharine Elizabeth Smith
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The Effects Of Cognitive Style And Degree Of Familiarity On Belief In Supernatural Events In Religious Stories, Brandi Elizabeth Soper
The Effects Of Cognitive Style And Degree Of Familiarity On Belief In Supernatural Events In Religious Stories, Brandi Elizabeth Soper
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Two studies assessed whether individual differences in cognitive style, familiarity with religious content, or the inclusion of supernatural details in religious stories had any effect on individual religious beliefs. Two scales intended to indentify individual differences in the need for cognition and the need for cognitive closure were used to cognitive style. Three different types of religious beliefs were measured by Hunt’s (1972) Literal, Anti-literal, Metaphorical religious belief scale and also by a similar scale that measured participants’ belief in actual Biblical stories. The Bible stories manipulated to include either familiar or unfamiliar details as well as supernatural natural details. …
The Scottish Court Of Session And Federal Supremacy In The United States Of America, Matthew Karl Suess
The Scottish Court Of Session And Federal Supremacy In The United States Of America, Matthew Karl Suess
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The federal court system under the United States Constitution varied substantially from the English judicial system. This thesis will explore the extent to which the Court of Session, Scotland’s highest court, influenced the form of the United States federal court system. First, the thesis will examine the Acts of Union of 1707, the contract binding the kingdoms of England and Scotland into one political body. The language of the Acts of Union, specifically the language regarding the form and power of the Court of Session, will serve to draw a parallel with the United States Constitution. Next, the thesis will …
“What Strange Creatures Brothers Are!: An Exploration Of Sibling And Pseudo-Sibling Relationships In Jane Austen’S Novels, Sarah Danielle Thornton
“What Strange Creatures Brothers Are!: An Exploration Of Sibling And Pseudo-Sibling Relationships In Jane Austen’S Novels, Sarah Danielle Thornton
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In this thesis, I compare true sibling relationships with pseudo-sibling relationships in Jane Austen’s novels. I detail why siblings who become friends are generally more successful than friends who attempt to become siblings. With real siblings such as the Bennet sisters, the Dashwood sisters, and Fanny and William Price, there is already a familial obligation that allows them to transform their relationship into something deeper and more meaningful. In the cases of pseudo-siblings such as Catherine Morland and Isabella Thorpe, Emma Woodhouse and Harriet Smith, Fanny Price and Edmund Bertram, and Emma Woodhouse and Mr. Knightley, the transformation from friends …
An Investigation Of Host Variation In The Host-Parasite Interaction Of Sciurus Carolinensis And Cuterebra Emasculator, Miles Moore Debardeleben
An Investigation Of Host Variation In The Host-Parasite Interaction Of Sciurus Carolinensis And Cuterebra Emasculator, Miles Moore Debardeleben
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Within a population, susceptibility to parasitism may vary. Individuals possessing certain intrinsic or extrinsic traits are often more likely to be parasitized than individuals within that population that do not possess those certain traits. As a result, parasites can have profound effects of the population dynamics of theirs hosts. Much research has been done on the host-parasite interaction of the eastern grey squirrel {Sciurus caroUnensis) and the tree squirrel hot fly {Cuterebra emasculator). However, relatively little research has been done on host susceptibility to this parasite. Knowing that bot flies can lower reproductive success, reduce fitness, and cause death of …
The Effect Of Temperature And Turbidity On The Swimming Performance Of Golden Shiner (Notemigonus Crysoleucas)., Emily Katherine Hildebrandt
The Effect Of Temperature And Turbidity On The Swimming Performance Of Golden Shiner (Notemigonus Crysoleucas)., Emily Katherine Hildebrandt
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of turbidity and temperature on golden shiner critical swimming speed, and tail beat frequency, and how these relationships might be altered when fish are in a group. It was found that both temperature and turbidity positively affected critical swimming speeds; critical swimming speeds increased significantly with rising temperature and turbidity values. Tail beat frequencies increased with increasing temperature and turbidity, echoing the rise in critical swimming speed. A group effect was only evident at the lowest temperature for the highest turbidity, but tail beat frequencies indicate greater stress when alone …
Diurnal Time-Activity Budgets Of Schoolmaster Snapper (Lutjanus Apodus) In South Water Caye Marine Reserve (Belize), Catherine Filley Howe
Diurnal Time-Activity Budgets Of Schoolmaster Snapper (Lutjanus Apodus) In South Water Caye Marine Reserve (Belize), Catherine Filley Howe
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Diurnal time-activity budgets from a sample of 588 schoolmaster snapper (Lu^'anus apodus. Family Lutjanidae) were recorded over a period of two and a half weeks in the South Water Caye Marine Reserve (Belize) during May and June of 2010. Each fish was observed for a 20-second time period, and the amount of time they spent swimming, stationaiy (resting), foraging, and performing “other” (less common activities) behaviors was recorded. The specific objectives of my study were to: (1) quantitatively describe the behavior of schoolmaster with time-activity budgets, (2) assess differences in schoolmaster size distribution by location (habitat type), and (3) analyze …
Investigation Of Brown Recluse (Loxosceles Reclusa) And Black Widow (Latrodectus Mactans) Spider-Bite Diagnoses By Medical Professionals Across Three Regions Of Mississippi, Hillary Michelle Howell
Investigation Of Brown Recluse (Loxosceles Reclusa) And Black Widow (Latrodectus Mactans) Spider-Bite Diagnoses By Medical Professionals Across Three Regions Of Mississippi, Hillary Michelle Howell
Honors Theses
During 4 weeks of the spring of 2011 and 5 weeks of the fall of 2011, interviews were conducted with medical professionals practicing in Mississippi regarding the diagnosis of brown recluse {Loxosceles reclusa) and black widow {Latrodectus mactans) spider bites. During the spring, a total of 19 interviews were held with emergency room physicians and dermatologists practicing in urban and rural, non-medically underserved areas of Mississippi. The participants varied in their location of practice across the 3 regions of Mississippi. During the fall, a total of 5 interviews were conducted with nurse practitioners and one pediatrician practicing in rural, medically …
Memphis Taxpayer Blues: An Economic Analysis Of The Memphis Pilot Program, Norman Lee Morris Iii
Memphis Taxpayer Blues: An Economic Analysis Of The Memphis Pilot Program, Norman Lee Morris Iii
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This thesis evaluates the economic impact of targeted tax cuts in Tennessee. Specifically, I examine the Payment-In-Lieu-Of-Taxes (PILOT) Program in Memphis, TN Using economic data supplied from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis s Federal Economic Data and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, I consider the effectiveness of the program’s ability to improve economic conditions in Memphis, TN. The merits of a targeted tax cut program such as PILOT are often touted as the total number of jobs created and amount of dollars invested into the community. However, this method of counting the total number of jobs created overstates …
Antibiotic Resistance Of Bacteria Isolated From Leafy Green Salad Vegetables, Brooke Elizabeth Reynolds
Antibiotic Resistance Of Bacteria Isolated From Leafy Green Salad Vegetables, Brooke Elizabeth Reynolds
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Bacterial isolates obtained from samples of five varieties of leafy green vegetables were tested for resistance to four different antibiotics: ampicillin. erythromycin, streptomycin, and tetracycline. Isolates were separated based on media type (TSA vs. R2A media), sterilization techniques (surface sterilized vs. unsterilized). cultivation methods (conventional vs. organic), and specific lettuce type origins. Resistances were tested using a microscale broth culture technique, which allowed for growth of isolates in the presence of different concentrations of antibiotic. Antibiotic resistance was observed in all groups of isolates, although levels of resistance varied depending on the particular isolate and the antibiotic tested. Isolates were …
Currency: The Fantastic Festival Of The Mind, Kristen Marie Vise
Currency: The Fantastic Festival Of The Mind, Kristen Marie Vise
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Currency: The Fantastic Festival of the Mind is an exploration of memory and ephemerality through abstracted imagery originating in the wonder of childhood, the magic of festivals, and the divinity of nature. In the work, an underlying “current” or essence of wonder serves as the “currency” of subjects ranging from carousels to clocks to Sycamore trees. The work explores fragmented concepts of time and memory that intertwine with whimsical imagery in the mind over time, leading to the development of fanciful percepdons and reassembled experience. Pulling from sources as diverse as Environmental Graphic Design, contemporary grapic design. Surrealism, and German …
Angiotensin Ii As A Potential Regulator Of Inflammatory Cytokines In Inducing Hypertension In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Khush Singh Aujla
Angiotensin Ii As A Potential Regulator Of Inflammatory Cytokines In Inducing Hypertension In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Khush Singh Aujla
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The disease Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a chronic inflammatory, autoimmune disorder that primarily affects women during their reproductive years. Women with SLE are at a greater risk of developing hypertension, which increases their risk of mortality from a cardiac related event. A proposed mechanism for SLE hypertension suggests that inflammation in the kidneys causes renal dysfunction, presumably resulting in less water excretion, increased plasma volume, and thus high blood pressure. This experiment tests the hypothesis that the T-cells from a mouse model of SLE hyper secrete the inflammatory cytokines IL-17, IL-10, and DFN- y, and are more sensitive to the …
The Influence Of Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe On The Legacy Of The Bauhaus, Zachary Whiteaker Branson
The Influence Of Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe On The Legacy Of The Bauhaus, Zachary Whiteaker Branson
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This paper addresses three color theorists of the Bauhaus and their connection to a single historical source, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It begins with an overview of the Bauhaus and a brief chronology of the school, and then moves into a description of Goethe’s work, primarily Theory of Color. I then discuss Wassily Kandinsky, his writings in Concerning the Spiritual in Art and From Point and Line to Plane, and his impact on the other teachers of the Bauhaus. The third chapter addresses Johannes Itten’s book. The Art of Color, and his influence on the Bauhaus and its students through …
Conditioned Place Preference As A Means To Measure Analgesic Drug Effects On Cancer Pain In Murine Models, Hannah Elizabeth Burson
Conditioned Place Preference As A Means To Measure Analgesic Drug Effects On Cancer Pain In Murine Models, Hannah Elizabeth Burson
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Pain associated with cancer is unpredictable and may reflect an inability to quantify it in animals. We hypothesize that Conditioned Place Preference (CPP) testing is sensitive to pain relieving drugs in animal models of cancer pain and that CPP scores will reflect varying degrees of pain relief To test this, mice were assigned to one of four groups: tumor or non-tumor groups conditioned to saline or morphine during preference testing. After baseline preference testing in the CPP apparatus, animals received either saline or morphine in the S+ chamber (initially non-preferred chamber). All animals received saline in the S- chamber (initially …
Investigations Of Physiological Changes In Gulf Of Mexico Sharks During Acute Stress Events With Emphasis On The Atlantic Sharp Nose Shark, Wood Whittington Dale
Investigations Of Physiological Changes In Gulf Of Mexico Sharks During Acute Stress Events With Emphasis On The Atlantic Sharp Nose Shark, Wood Whittington Dale
Honors Theses
Blood samples were taken from seven species of shark found in the Gulf of Mexico. The species examined were Atlantic sharpnose (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae), blacknose (Carcharhinus acronotus), blacktip [Carcharhinus limbatus), bull {Carcharhinus leucas), finetooth {Carcharhinus isodon), spinner (Carcharhinus brevipinna), and tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier). The blood of 63 sharks was collected and analyzed for hematocrit, leukocrit, and plasma percent volume. Plasma osmolality values were also analyzed. Sharks were captured using hook and line (n=24) and longline (n=39). Hook and line captured sharks were submitted to a stress protocol described by Hoffmayer and Parsons (2001) and longline captured sharks were submitted to a …
The Effectiveness Of Common Language: A Contextual Analysis Of Thomas Paine's Common Sense And Rev. Martin Luther King's 'Letter From A Birmingham Jail', Mack-Arthur Turner, Jr
The Effectiveness Of Common Language: A Contextual Analysis Of Thomas Paine's Common Sense And Rev. Martin Luther King's 'Letter From A Birmingham Jail', Mack-Arthur Turner, Jr
Honors Theses
People are different in several ways; however, we are also share many similarities. For example, we all have ways in which we can communicate others. One of the problems in communicating is connecting with one's intended audience. The way that people construct their ideas and convey them could be effective based on the audiences' ability to understand, interpret, and react. In this paper, I examine the way in which many powerful and influential American leaders have used a particular form of communication to inspire the masses. I analyze the way in which two powerful figures, Thomas Paine and Rev. Martin …
Examination Of The Determinants Of Whether Registered Auditing Firms Correct Their Quality Control System Defects Identified In Pcaob Inspection Reports, Robin Anne Jackson
Examination Of The Determinants Of Whether Registered Auditing Firms Correct Their Quality Control System Defects Identified In Pcaob Inspection Reports, Robin Anne Jackson
Honors Theses
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board [PCAOB] is charged with inspecting both individual public company audits as well as audit firm quality control systems. PCAOB inspection reports include information on deficiencies in dividual audits as well as quality control system defects. However, portions of the reports describing any quality control system defects are not made unless the firm does not correct those deficiencies withm one year. 1 classify in inspection public each firm as Type 1, Type 2 or Type 3. Type 1 firms are those whose quality control defects were uncorrected and therefore disclosed after the allotted year, those …
Mechanism Of Action Of A Novel Antifungal Compound, Amber Ward
Mechanism Of Action Of A Novel Antifungal Compound, Amber Ward
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Opportunistic fungal infections have become problematic in recent years. There has been an emergence of new fungal pathogens, development of antifungal resistance, and increasing prevalence. In addition, toxicity, resistance, and lack of efficacy as a single agent limit the effectiveness of current antifungal drugs. Therefore, new drugs targeting new pathways are greatly needed. An analog derived from the marine natural product phloeodictine, analog PHL5-34A, was identified as having strong in vitro antifungal activity. In this study, its mechanism of action (MOA) was investigated in the model yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This study made use of a collection of 166 yeast mutants …
Shakespeare's Newest Stage: The Reshaping Of Cultural Capital Through Youtube, Ben G. Long
Shakespeare's Newest Stage: The Reshaping Of Cultural Capital Through Youtube, Ben G. Long
Honors Theses
Since its launch in 2005, YouTube has quickly situated itself as a major facet of popular culture. The prevalence of Shakespeare on YouTube is fascinating considering the diversity of the videos found, and the tremendous audience response to these clips. Is YouTube helping or hurting Shakespeare's reputation? This thesis explores this question through the lens of Pierre Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital. The argument is that amidst the process of reinvention, a redefining of what is Shakespeare is occurring. The support provided is framed through numerous video analyses, that cover a wide range of topics including: Shakespeare in education, Shakespeare …
Elucidation Of B-N And B-P Stretching Vibrations Using Raman Spectroscopy And Electronic Structure Calculations, Dana Nicole Reinemann
Elucidation Of B-N And B-P Stretching Vibrations Using Raman Spectroscopy And Electronic Structure Calculations, Dana Nicole Reinemann
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Boron-nitrogen (B-N) and boron-phosphorus (B-P) dative bond stretching vibrational frequencies were studied using vibrational spectroscopic methods and electronic structure calculations. There has been a great controversy over the assignment of B-N dative bond vibrational frequencies for many years with a range of inconsistent assignments in the literature. The B-N dative bond stretching frequency in N-methyliminodiacetic acid (MIDA) esters was analyzed here using infrared, Raman, and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic methods and compared to the results of electronic structure calculations employing the MP2 and M06-2X methods with a triple zeta basis set. The mode including the B-N stretching motion proved to …
Your Body Is A Temple: Type-2 Diabetes In Mississippi And The Potential Role Of The Black Church In Diabetes Education And Intervention, Jonathon Troy Jackson
Your Body Is A Temple: Type-2 Diabetes In Mississippi And The Potential Role Of The Black Church In Diabetes Education And Intervention, Jonathon Troy Jackson
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Type-2 diabetes and obesity are two major health complications that are affecting many Mississippians, namely the African American population. A substantial amount of research has been conducted that explains the high prevalence rate of type-2 diabetes and obesity in the African American community as partially due to many secondary factors, including the Southern cuisine, food scarcity, physical inactivity, and poverty. Recently, efforts to reach the African American population about diabetes education and prevention in other Southern states have been directed to faith-based organizations. Researchers have hoped that faith-based intervention might be better suited at helping a wider audience in a …