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Origin Of The Lorelei, Kerstin Miller
Origin Of The Lorelei, Kerstin Miller
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
This is a Novelle, written half in English and half in German. There are two story lines. The main one is based on Romantic poets who wrote about the “Lorelei”, the story follows her as she falls in love with a princess who in turn falls in love with her.
Negotiating The Boundaries Of Solarpunk Literature In Environmental Justice, Kenneth Farver
Negotiating The Boundaries Of Solarpunk Literature In Environmental Justice, Kenneth Farver
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
Imagine a world where climate change issues are solved. Societies have begun a green reformation, and postponed other endeavors to focus solely on creating a sustainable planet. Different nations make use of green technology and alternative energies, while still allowing citizens to live a relatively similar lifestyle to people today. Global green quotas are met by major nations, and the climate catastrophe is pushed far ahead into the future. Now imagine a world where climate justice issues are also solved. Along with achieving sustainable restructuring of environmental ecosystems, societies have undertaken a serious upheaval in their social ecosystems as well. …
The Reason: A Young Adult Novel Exploring Efficiency And Artificial Intelligence, Kira Stussy
The Reason: A Young Adult Novel Exploring Efficiency And Artificial Intelligence, Kira Stussy
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
The project presented was a novel written over the course of a year. It is a young adult science fiction book that takes place in a future ruled by an AI that separates everything (even people) into efficient and inefficient. The actual novel discussed in this presentation is in the process of being queried to agents for publication. Therefore, the actual content of the novel is not included. Instead, provided is the process and next steps for the book to give a general idea of the thought and work that went into this project and what hopefully awaits it in …
The Best Medicine: An Exploration Of Laughter And Dark Comedy, Helen Anderson
The Best Medicine: An Exploration Of Laughter And Dark Comedy, Helen Anderson
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
A brief and personal exploration of laughter and dark comedy: what laughter is, what it means, and why it matters, with specific emphasis on the contributions of laughter, humor, and dark comedy to modern society. Personal anecdotes and some short fiction writing alternate roughly with sections of more research-based writing to lend an “easy read” style to the piece.
She Is: A Poetry Collection, Emma Braun
She Is: A Poetry Collection, Emma Braun
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
This poetry collection contains 17 pieces written over the course of a year and a half. They address themes of love, loss, identity, loss of identity, the body, trauma, and sexual abuse. They include prose poems, longer free-verse line poems, several poems in slant rhyme, and a sonnet.