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Letting Guilt Within The Walls: Colonial Ideology And Le Guin's Literature Of Resistance, Holiday Lovey
Letting Guilt Within The Walls: Colonial Ideology And Le Guin's Literature Of Resistance, Holiday Lovey
Honors Projects
This essay examines the allegory of colonialism in "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" using postcolonial theory.
Nikolai Medtner's Fairy Tales As Shakespearean Adaptation, Alicia Wodarski
Nikolai Medtner's Fairy Tales As Shakespearean Adaptation, Alicia Wodarski
Honors Projects
Though in the past the piano music of the early twentieth century Russian composer Nikolai Medtner had been largely forgotten, there has been a recent trend among some U. S. pianists to bring his pieces into the popular canon. Contemporary pianists have particularly focused on his works known as the Skazki, or “Fairy Tales,†of which Medtner wrote several sets. Medtner’s fairytales are of the programmatic genre; they invoke connections outside of the music itself. While Medtner’s pieces have received attention due to their musical qualities, there has not been much research regarding their place as a musical form of …
Designing Critical Thinking Based Lesson In Social Studies Education, Kathleen Adelblue
Designing Critical Thinking Based Lesson In Social Studies Education, Kathleen Adelblue
Honors Projects
This paper explains the importance of integrating critical thinking and analysis skills into social studies curriculum. It is designed to show teachers how the process of planning and assessing are essential when considering how to implement the instruction of these skills. I start by explaining how to plan lessons so that they align with skills-based objectives and incorporates the state standards. Then, I outline ways to create lessons focused on developing critical thinking and analysis skills. Because assessment is such an important piece of lesson planning and implementation, the paper has a section dedicated strictly to this topic. It explains …
The Effects Of Drama Therapy For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Katie O'Leary
The Effects Of Drama Therapy For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Katie O'Leary
Honors Projects
In completion of my Honors Project, I created Brighter Connections Theatre (BCT). This program was designed for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) ages 8 to 14 years old. BCT ran for six weeks this past summer in Dayton, OH and had a total of seven participants. Four of these children and their parents agreed to be research participants. My team of volunteers and I documented the progress made by these research participants in certain social and behavioral areas through the process of drama therapy. This document consists of a literature review of drama therapy, a detailed overview of the …
Determining A Developmental Window For The Effect Of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (Pcb) On Ultrasonic Vo, Hannah Duffy
Determining A Developmental Window For The Effect Of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (Pcb) On Ultrasonic Vo, Hannah Duffy
Honors Projects
Commercial manufacturing and widespread use of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) in the United States has left lasting negative effects today. These persistent contaminants continue to bioaccumulate in the food web because of their stable structure, long half-life, and high lipophilicity. Adding PCB to the diet of Sprague-Dawley rats during pregnancy and lactation alters the thyroid status of offspring, and the behavior of the dams and pups. To determine a critical period or “window†of development with the greatest impact of PCB exposure of females on offspring fitness, female Sprague-Dawley rats were mated and fed PCB diet (25 ppm PCB 47 and …
Gendered Power: Looking At Mad Men, Power, And Its Limits, Ashley N. Cox
Gendered Power: Looking At Mad Men, Power, And Its Limits, Ashley N. Cox
Honors Projects
This project examines the ways in which power circulates and moves in AMC's show, Mad Men, using Michel Foucault's definitions of power. In this paper, I examine the ways in which the movements of power are different in terms of gender and look at what the show reveals, through its visual narrative and its plot, regarding gender and power in America's late-stage capitalist setting.
The Effects Of Histone And Glycosaminoglycans On Human Factor Xa And Antithrombin Iii Interactions, Amy Thomas
The Effects Of Histone And Glycosaminoglycans On Human Factor Xa And Antithrombin Iii Interactions, Amy Thomas
Honors Projects
Heparin and protamine have been found neutralize each other such that the anticoagulant effects of both compounds are not observed. In the present study, the effects of histone and glycosaminoglycans on the formation and degradation of the 1°Xaα-ATIII complex to the 3°Xaβ-ATIII complex are explored. In the presence of histone, there is a dramatic drop in the levels of 1°Xa-ATIII complexes and an increase in the levels of 3°Xa-ATIII complexes, measured relative to the control, indicating the effect of histone to promote the degradation of the 1°Xa-ATIII complexes. Heparin alone moderately reduces levels of the 1°Xa-ATIII complexes and the 3°Xaα-ATIII …
Exercise Intensity And Wound Healing In Diabetic Mice, Amber Wolfe
Exercise Intensity And Wound Healing In Diabetic Mice, Amber Wolfe
Honors Projects
Along with the increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the United States comes an increase in the health consequences of elevated blood glucose levels, including delayed wound healing. Exercise has been demonstrated to advance wound healing; however in terms of wounds in diabetics, it is not known what intensity of exercise will have the most positive effects. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of low- and high-intensity exercise on patterns of wound healing in diabetic mice.
The Functionality Of The Tonb System Across The Transduction Pathway, Lindsey Marie Butterfield
The Functionality Of The Tonb System Across The Transduction Pathway, Lindsey Marie Butterfield
Honors Projects
The transport process at the outer membrane of gram negative bacteria, Escherichia coli, is influenced by the TonB protein. The TonB protein energizes transport trough specific outer membrane proteins that are involved in iron uptake. It does this by using the energy that is collected from the ion electrochemical gradient of the cytoplasmic membrane, by complexes of ExbB and ExbD proteins. The functions of this system involve a set of poorly understood interactions between TonB, ExbB, ExbD, and the outer membrane transporters. Modifying the amino terminus of ExbB produces a drastic effect that is seen during energy transduction for transport …
Her Last Seed, Brittany Edwards
Her Last Seed, Brittany Edwards
Honors Projects
This project is a children's story about anti-bullying aimed at an audience of fourth or fifth grade students. The intent of the project is to present students with a relatable account of the negative and destructive effects bullying can have on those involved. Ideally, the book would be read and thought through as a class, and then expanded upon as part of a larger unit on bullying/anti-bullying. It is for this reason that I also included discussion questions and extension activities at the end of the text to facilitate post-reading discussions.
An Environmental History Of Bowling Green State University's Community Gardens, Lin-Z Tello
An Environmental History Of Bowling Green State University's Community Gardens, Lin-Z Tello
Honors Projects
Colleges and Universities across America are integrating “green†initiatives and environmentally focused programs into campus policy. Community gardens provide an example of one method that institutions are utilizing in an effort to showcase their commitment towards sustainability. This report focuses on establishing a framework that may be utilized in order to create a successful community gardening program at Bowling Green State University (located in Bowling Green, Ohio). Past community gardening programs at Bowling Green State University are analyzed in this study to determine how prior community gardening programs at the University disbanded. Current community gardening programs at the University of …
Equine-Assisted Therapy And Mindfulness: A Potential Correlation, Erin Caskey
Equine-Assisted Therapy And Mindfulness: A Potential Correlation, Erin Caskey
Honors Projects
Equine-Assisted Therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses horses to connect to people (Klontz, Bivens, Leinart, & Klontz, 2007). Clients of all ages with a variety of different reasons for seeking out this type of treatment have benefitted in many ways, including learning to trust and to be confident. A second therapeutic modality, mindfulness, is often a type of meditation based on focusing fully on the present moment (Niemiec, 2012). Researchers consider the term “mindfulness†to be synonymous with “awareness (Miller, Fletcher, & Kabat-Zinn, 1995).†It can also be a “state of being†and it has been found be …
Ellen's Edventures: Africa's Big 5, Ellen Dotson
Ellen's Edventures: Africa's Big 5, Ellen Dotson
Honors Projects
This paper will identify the top five destinations in Africa, as well as suggestions for what to do while in each country.
The Impact Of Microfinance In The Developing World, Kaitlin Bur
The Impact Of Microfinance In The Developing World, Kaitlin Bur
Honors Projects
This research paper is about the impact of microfinance in the developing world. Microfinance is the provision of small-scale loans to low-income clients, most commonly in the developing world, for the purposes of beginning a microenterprise. The subject is a topic of contention in the global development community. My paper will explore the different arguments surrounding the concept.
The Role Of Competition And Patient Travel In Hospital Profits: Why Health Insurers Should Subsidize Patient Travel, Joseph S. Durgin
The Role Of Competition And Patient Travel In Hospital Profits: Why Health Insurers Should Subsidize Patient Travel, Joseph S. Durgin
Honors Projects
This paper explores the effects of patient travel distance on hospital profit margins, with consideration to the effects of travel subsidies on hospital pricing. We develop a model in which hospital agglomeration leads to a negative relationship between profit margins and patient travel distance, challenging the standard IO theory that profit margins are higher for firms with greater distances of customer travel. Using data on patient visits and hospital finances from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), we test our theory and confirm that a hospital tends to have less pricing power if it draws patients …
From Left To Right? White Evangelical Politicization, Gop Incorporation, And The Effect Of Party Affiliation On Group Opinion Change, Devon B. Shapiro
From Left To Right? White Evangelical Politicization, Gop Incorporation, And The Effect Of Party Affiliation On Group Opinion Change, Devon B. Shapiro
Honors Projects
While most white evangelicals in America have advocated moral, cultural, and social conservatism since the Founding, the group’s fiscal and social welfare preferences have been more volatile. Early 20th century evangelicals tended to be socially conservative, fiscally liberal, and, to the extent that they were politicized, mostly Democratic partisans. Since that time, not only have white evangelicals abandoned the Democratic Party, but also they have largely become fiscal and social welfare conservatives. I attempt to explain that transformation. I first examine the dynamics of white evangelical politicization and GOP incorporation, providing social and historical context to the political and …
Who We Are: Incarcerated Students And The New Prison Literature, 1995-2010, Reilly Hannah N. Lorastein
Who We Are: Incarcerated Students And The New Prison Literature, 1995-2010, Reilly Hannah N. Lorastein
Honors Projects
This project focuses on American prison writings from the late 1990s to the 2000s. Much has been written about American prison intellectuals such as Malcolm X, George Jackson, Eldridge Cleaver, and Angela Davis, who wrote as active participants in black and brown freedom movements in the United States. However the new prison literature that has emerged over the past two decades through higher education programs within prisons has received little to no attention. This study provides a more nuanced view of the steadily growing silent population in the United States through close readings of Openline, an inter-disciplinary journal featuring …
Management Experiments On Lake Erie Flowering Rush, Alyssa Dietz
Management Experiments On Lake Erie Flowering Rush, Alyssa Dietz
Honors Projects
Invasive aquatic species of plants have caused great harm to Great Lakes ecosystems by limiting habitat availability and altering community structure. Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus L.) is an invasive currently threatening Lake Erie wetlands. The aim of this study is to understand the response of B. umbellatus to an experiment designed to simulate the management techniques of flooding and clipping. Plants collected from Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge were subjected to six combinations of clipping and flooding treatments in controlled mesocosms in a greenhouse. By comparing responses to these environmental stresses, we have acquired a better understanding of the processes by …
Improving Pediatric Wellness: An Analysis Of How Schools Can Help, Carrie Buchert
Improving Pediatric Wellness: An Analysis Of How Schools Can Help, Carrie Buchert
Honors Projects
Childhood obesity is a growing concern due to limited physical activity and unhealthy diets. Low-cost, easy-to-implement solutions for encouraging students to make healthier choices in their nutrition and physical activity may result in life-long changes to their overall well-being. This project will assess the current programs in place for students and trends in their choices on nutrition and physical activity using administrations’ responses surveyed statewide. After collecting these initial data, a set of proposed, low-cost solutions for improving student wellness will be sent to the school personnel for further refinement. Finally, a comprehensive set of practical solutions will be distributed …
Finding The Effects Of Think-Pair-Share On Student Confidence And Participation, Ariana Sampsel
Finding The Effects Of Think-Pair-Share On Student Confidence And Participation, Ariana Sampsel
Honors Projects
This research study addresses the think-pair-share cooperative learning technique and its effects on students’ confidence in their abilities to do mathematics and their willingness to participate in class discussion. The study found that students’ participation increased, the number of long explanations given by students increased, and students comfort and confidence when contributing to class discussion also increased.
American Medical Tourism: Regulating A Cure That Can Damage Consumer Health, Chelsea K. Brown
American Medical Tourism: Regulating A Cure That Can Damage Consumer Health, Chelsea K. Brown
Honors Projects
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A Focus Group Study Of The Academic Success And Satisfaction Among Undergraduates With Undecided Majors, Tiffany Alexander
A Focus Group Study Of The Academic Success And Satisfaction Among Undergraduates With Undecided Majors, Tiffany Alexander
Honors Projects
This project interviewed 4 initially undecided major students who now have declared majors in a focus group setting to determine their feelings of satisfaction and success. The study has three major findings. First, students felt their initial undecided status allowed more flexible course selection and resulted in a more well-rounded education. Second, while students liked this greater flexibility, students felt after declaring a major, they constantly played “catch up†to graduate on time and to receive career internships. Lastly, students liked their pre-major advisors, but wanted advisors to give them more time, career direction and advice, and to have a …
Breaking The Rules With A Smile: Four Women In Theater In The 1920s, Brigid Randolph
Breaking The Rules With A Smile: Four Women In Theater In The 1920s, Brigid Randolph
Honors Projects
This project is comprised of the script for a one-woman show dealing with the lives and careers of Beatrice Lillie, Dorothy Parker, Kay Swift, and Josephine Baker in the decade between 1920 and 1930. It is meant to explore the ways in which all four women crossed boundaries set on them by their gender and their professions, and both how they were defined and how they refused to be defined by societal expectations.
Finding The Effects Of Think-Pair-Share On Student Confidence And Participation, Ariana Sampsel
Finding The Effects Of Think-Pair-Share On Student Confidence And Participation, Ariana Sampsel
Honors Projects
This research study addresses the think-pair-share cooperative learning technique and its effects on students’ confidence in their abilities to do mathematics and their willingness to participate in class discussion. The study found that students’ participation increased, the number of long explanations given by students increased, and students comfort and confidence when contributing to class discussion also increased.
Creating A New Bizx2200 Curriculum For Students, Madison Y. Huff
Creating A New Bizx2200 Curriculum For Students, Madison Y. Huff
Honors Projects
The inspiration for this project arose from my personal experience as a College of Business student at Bowling Green State University. As part of a new program implemented within the college, each academic year students are required to participate in an applied business experience lab, known to students as BizX1100, BizX2200, BizX3300, or BizX4400. The program is the first of its kind in the nation, and allows teams of students to evaluate products and companies through hands-on research and propose innovations to improve an aspect of the product or company. Specifically, the BizX2200 course requires students to investigate a B2B …
A Strong Plasmon Coupling Quantum Dot Photo Voltaic Thin Film, Thomas Hopkins
A Strong Plasmon Coupling Quantum Dot Photo Voltaic Thin Film, Thomas Hopkins
Honors Projects
In this paper, the possibility of encapsulating Au metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) non-epitaxially in a semiconducting and insulating shell was tested in order to explore their potential application in photovoltaic thin films. The proposed synthesis of growing Ag onto Au, doping it with sulfur and ion exchanging the Ag with Zn or Cd was shown to be successful through Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and UV/VIS spectra. The final products of the synthesis showed a ~50 – 100nm red shift of the Au MNP plasmon peak from its benchmark wavelength of ~525nm.
Broadway Cares: Continuing To Raise Awareness, Cassandra Utt
Broadway Cares: Continuing To Raise Awareness, Cassandra Utt
Honors Projects
With over 300 student organizations on campus at Bowling Green State University, one would think that nearly everything has been covered. Last year, however, I was handed a project that had only been done sporadically in previous years on campus and in the community and could use some additional attention. The project was to hold a benefit performance to raise money in the support of the fight against HIV/AIDS. The initial plan was to just carry out the project as had previously been done, simply scheduling a benefit performance with a few friends. However, after thinking through the project and …
Math And Chemistry Connections, Angela Goodhart
Math And Chemistry Connections, Angela Goodhart
Honors Projects
The connection between mathematics skills and chemistry course success was examined by analyzing data from Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) software initial assessment for CHEM 1250, General Chemistry I, and final course grades from fall of 2009 and 2011. These years were chosen to evaluate the effect of a mathematics prerequisite of MATH 1220, College Algebra II. In 2011, after the prerequisite was in place, students had mastered significantly more of the mathematics topics on the initial ALEKS assessment, but there was not a significant change in final course grade.
Plasmon-Exciton Interactions In All-Inorganic Nanocrystal Arrays, Alexa Johnson
Plasmon-Exciton Interactions In All-Inorganic Nanocrystal Arrays, Alexa Johnson
Honors Projects
Weak coupling regimes between metallic nanoparticles and semiconductor quantum dots have been shown to increase efficiency in quantum dot solar cells by 80%. This phenomenon is also known to scale up non-linearly. Increasing the efficiency of solar cells with the use of plasmon-exciton coupling will help solar cells to become competitive with other energy sources. Another weakness of current quantum dot solar cells is the thermal, chemical, and electrical instability that ligand-terminated nanocrystals are subject to. Our new SMENA encapsulation matrix increases thermal stability of the nanocrystal array by using large band-gap semiconductor shells to cap the exciton generating core. …
The Importance Of Creative Thinking And The Arts In Education, Samantha Mossing
The Importance Of Creative Thinking And The Arts In Education, Samantha Mossing
Honors Projects
An in-depth literature review covering the benefits and advantages of the arts and creative thinking in the public education system.