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Behind Closed Doors, Olivia Coy, Lexi Neely, Elizabeth Shirk, Laila Mcclimon Apr 2023

Behind Closed Doors, Olivia Coy, Lexi Neely, Elizabeth Shirk, Laila Mcclimon

Spring 2023

This Zine works to bring awareness and education to domestic abuse in the United States. A history report of what has been done thus far to advocate against domestic abuse is included, as well as explanations of different tactics and models that are continuously used to combat the issue. Additionally, stories of women’s experiences with domestic violence are told to describe the issue in a real way. Tools and information about red flags, healthy relationships, and supporting and escaping domestic abuse provide individuals with ways to move forward as they approach the issue.


The Battle Of Representation: Analyzing The Role Of The Senate In The Late Republic Of Rome And The United States, Gracie Munroe Jan 2020

The Battle Of Representation: Analyzing The Role Of The Senate In The Late Republic Of Rome And The United States, Gracie Munroe

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

The Late Roman Republic was divided into two political factions, the Populares and the Optimates, who quarreled on whether the voice of the people through votes in popular assemblies should have greater weight in government than the opinions and wisdom of the Roman Senate who, being composed of elite Roman aristocrats, believed were more qualified than the average Roman citizens to govern. A parallel idea of representation exists in the United States, in which two schools of thought emerge, the Trustee Model of Representation versus the Delegate model. In this project, I analyzed the language and rhetoric utilized by ancient …


The “Americanization” Of Global Education: A Comparative Study Of American And Italian Students At John Cabot University In Rome, Italy, Chiara Evelti Jan 2018

The “Americanization” Of Global Education: A Comparative Study Of American And Italian Students At John Cabot University In Rome, Italy, Chiara Evelti

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

With the turn of the century, the rise of globalization has greatly impacted, and continues to impact, the development of nation-states’ economies and native cultures. This international phenomenon generates the idea that countries are now on a similar playing field, whether that be culturally, economically, or politically. While it is hard to defend the latter, globalization has seemingly “flattened” the world by way of bringing individuals of different cultures, ethnicities, races, genders, and nationalities closer together. Moreover, as citizens of this internationalized community, we see a specific type of cultural globalization through increased opportunities in travel, the rise in number …


Negotiating For The Environment: Lbj’S Contributions To The Environmental Movement, Nancy M. Germano Apr 2017

Negotiating For The Environment: Lbj’S Contributions To The Environmental Movement, Nancy M. Germano

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

No abstract provided.


Pilgrimage To Wounded Knee: An Essay, Jeff Rasley Feb 2013

Pilgrimage To Wounded Knee: An Essay, Jeff Rasley

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Article for Synchronized Chaos about the author’s trip to the Badlands National Park and Wounded Knee.


Western Pilgrimage, Jeff Rasley Oct 2010

Western Pilgrimage, Jeff Rasley

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Article for Real Travel Adventures about the author’s trip to the Badlands National Park and Wounded Knee.


Syrian/United States Relations: Explaining The Failure Of The Relationship And Suggestions On How To Repair It, Chris Chapman Mar 2010

Syrian/United States Relations: Explaining The Failure Of The Relationship And Suggestions On How To Repair It, Chris Chapman

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

"Syrian-American relations have deteriorated markedly in recent years. " ~Syrian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Bushra Kanafani Hezbollah. Hamas. The Islamic Jihad. Rogue nation. The axis of evil. These are features commonly used by the United States government, Western media outlets, and the American people to describe the Republic of Syria. Syria is a major player in geopolitics and relevant to the stability of the Middle East. Its relationship with the United States, therefore, is of central importance in reaching the United States goal of peace in this warravaged region of the world. The erosion of normal diplomatic relations with Syria since …


Questioning The Resort To U.S. Hegemonic Military Force, Harry Van Der Linden Jan 2009

Questioning The Resort To U.S. Hegemonic Military Force, Harry Van Der Linden

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

This paper seeks to defend the thesis that this American project of military hegemony has a variety of global security costs of such combined magnitude that there is a strong prima facie case against the resort to armed force by the United States, so that its wars might be wrong even when there is a just cause. My thesis is based on the jus ad bellum principle of proportionality.


Piracy In Decline, 1680-1727, Howard W. Buckwalter Jan 1965

Piracy In Decline, 1680-1727, Howard W. Buckwalter

Graduate Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of The Roman Catholic Church Within The United States, Carl Burkhart Jan 1910

A Survey Of The Roman Catholic Church Within The United States, Carl Burkhart

Manuscript Thesis Collection

Abstract unavailable.