Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Art and Design (2)
- Medicine and Health Sciences (2)
- Accounting (1)
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (1)
- Book and Paper (1)
-
- Business (1)
- Business Administration, Management, and Operations (1)
- Children's and Young Adult Literature (1)
- Chinese Studies (1)
- Classics (1)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders (1)
- East Asian Languages and Societies (1)
- Education (1)
- English Language and Literature (1)
- Fashion Design (1)
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (1)
- Philosophy (1)
- Political Science (1)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (1)
- Spanish Linguistics (1)
- Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature (1)
- Speech Pathology and Audiology (1)
Articles 1 - 5 of 5
Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Designing Towards A Dream, Danielle Alexys Williams
Designing Towards A Dream, Danielle Alexys Williams
Senior Honors Projects
Fashion has been a part of the world since the beginning of time and will continue to advance. From the Victorian Era and cage crinoline skirts, to contemporary time and casual clothing, styles have come and gone. As a textiles, fashion merchandising and design major, my goal is to continue this process that allows people to de ne themselves every day. is lead to the project: Designing Towards a Dream.
Designing Towards a Dream was created to advance my skills in the design aspect of fashion. During the rst semester research was completed to investigate the relationship between women and …
Bilingualism And The American Family, Caitlin M. Nickerson
Bilingualism And The American Family, Caitlin M. Nickerson
Senior Honors Projects
Bilingualism is the ability to speak more than one language fluently. People of all ages may aspire to learn a second or third language in order to fulfill both personal goals and communicate with a variety of people in different contexts. Irrespective of one’s walk of life or socioeconomic status, being bilingual is a valuable skill. Although English is the language of power in the United States, there are hundreds of other languages spoken in this country.
There are a number of different ways in which children can become bilingual. For example, they may enter the school system speaking the …
Cultural Hegemony In American Democracy, Mark A. Bocchini
Cultural Hegemony In American Democracy, Mark A. Bocchini
Senior Honors Projects
The 2016 presidential election and the rise of Trump caught most of us (if not all) by surprise. Over the course of the months leading up to the election, it became apparent the American people weren’t being given the truth, and if we were, it was framed—we were primed to believe certain things, and the agenda was already set. In the face of this I decided to look into exactly what caused the media’s behavior in this election cycle. It became apparent that the media, and the rise of Trump into prominence (and the presidency) had a common connection, which …
Tour Guides Take Technology: Mobilizing The Coverage Process, Cassie Jes Jacob
Tour Guides Take Technology: Mobilizing The Coverage Process, Cassie Jes Jacob
Senior Honors Projects
Technology has progressed more in the past decade than it has in the past century, and it has changed the way we live. To succeed in this society, innovation is a necessity. A recent phenomenon in technology is the use of mobile applications designed to make our lives and daily activities, such as note-taking and scheduling, more convenient.
This project explores the use of mobile applications in a business. At URI, the Tour Guide team acts as a business that manages over 100 employees as they lead visits around campus for prospective students.
These employees are college-age students raised in …
Evaluating The Safety And Efficacy Of Classical Greek And Roman Treatments Compared To Modern Treatment, Morgan A. Wynes
Evaluating The Safety And Efficacy Of Classical Greek And Roman Treatments Compared To Modern Treatment, Morgan A. Wynes
Senior Honors Projects
Classical Greek and Roman civilizations survived for centuries and have greatly influenced the civilizations that have succeeded them. The treatments of diseases of both civilizations changed over time as physicians and philosophers such as Hippocrates and Galen developed a better understanding of the human body. Some of the treatments for disease used in ancient Greece and Rome remain in use today.
This project was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of classical Greek and Roman medicinal treatments and compare them to modern day treatments. The first step of the project was to identify classical diseases with telltale symptoms that …