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Requiem: Heart-Wrenching “Mass Song” Or A Smoke Screen?, Marie Peteuil

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Bibliographic Trace

Research in progress for ENGL 2333: World Literature II

Faculty Mentor: W. Scott Cheney, Ph.D.

In an 1870 letter, Emily Dickinson described poetry this way: “If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry. These are the only way I know it. Is there any other way?” During the twentieth century, the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova wrote poetry that embodies Dickinson’s intense definition. My …

Sophocles' Antigone: The Tragedy Of The Separation Of Greece's Competing Social Institutions, Austin Tate

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Critical Essay

Research in progress for HUMA 1301: Introduction to Humanities I

Faculty Mentors: Carolyn Perry, Ph.D. and Rich DeRouen

The following essay by Austin Tate began in response to an assignment in the Introduction to Humanities course taught by Prof. DeRouen. The assignment asked students to analyze the influence of contending value systems—those of the oikos and those of the polis—as they reveal themselves in selected scenes from the Sophoclean play Antigone. A secondary objective of the task was to interrogate the attempts of Antigone and Creon—the central characters of the play—to navigate the mix of personal …

About The Vol. 5 Cover Artist, Woelock N/A

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Information about the cover art and artist for volume 5 of Quest.

The Philosophy Of Mindfulness As A Mode Of Being, Mara Headrick

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Philosophical Essay

Research in progress for PHIL 1301: Introduction to Philosophy

Faculty Mentor: John Macready, Ph.D.

The following essay represents student research produced in an Introduction to Philosophy course at Collin College. Introduction to Philosophy introduces students to metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical theories through critical readings of primary philosophical texts from ancient, medieval, and modern periods. Students practice textual and conceptual analysis of primary sources and learn methods for analyzing and evaluating arguments. As a final project, students compose a final research essay from their reading and research that develops a theory of reality, a theory of knowledge, and describes …

Criminal Justice Bias: Fact Or Fiction, Hiba Mobarak

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Objective Analysis

Research in progress for CRIJ 1301: Introduction to Criminal Justice

Faculty Mentor: Stefanie LeMaire

The following paper represents work produced by a student in an Introduction to Criminal Justice course at Collin College. The paper is an objective analysis of prominent research regarding potential police biases and how officers’ decisions may be influenced by a suspect’s race. The topic of racial bias within policing is quite controversial, as evidenced by the community protests, media coverage, and destruction that has ensued after officer-involved shootings. This assignment asks students to objectively review scholarly research on police bias and constructively criticize …

Different Equals, Ellery Trantham

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Professor Introduction: The Researched Argument

Research in Progress for ENGL 2332: World Literature I

Faculty Mentor: W. Scott Cheney, Ph.D.

The following paper represents work produced by a student in a World Literature I course at Collin College. Students who take World Literature I, ENGL 2332, read a selection of texts that survey world literature from the ancient world through the sixteenth century. Students study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts.

In what follows, students have written essays that require them to research a work of literature and enter into a …

On The World's Stage, James Popiolek

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Professor Introduction: The Multiple Genre Argument

Research in Progress for ENGL 1301: Composition I

Faculty Mentor: W. Scott Cheney, Ph.D.

The following papers represent research work begun by students in English 1301, the first course in the two-semester composition sequence at Collin College. Students in 1301 are introduced to the concept of academic research by learning to ask research focused questions and then use the library resources to find sources that provide answers.

In what follows, students have written creative research-based essays called Multiple Genre Arguments. When we experience controversial issues in our everyday lives, no one hands us a …

The Parent Trap: Communication About Coparenting Between Divorced Couples, Elizabeth Farrar

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Professor Introduction: Investigating Interpersonal Communication

Research in progress for SPCH 1318: Interpersonal Communication

Faculty Mentor: Kerry Loinette, Ph.D.

The following paper represents work produced by a student in an Interpersonal Communication course at Collin College. Students who take interpersonal communication, SPCH 1318, learn about communication in a variety of relationship types including friendship, romantic, familial, and work-place. They are exposed to theories and principles that focus on successful communication behaviors for the creation or initiation of a relationship, the maintenance or care of a relationship, and the termination or ending of a relationship.

In what follows is a student’s attempt …

All School Is Homework, Stephen Dillard

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Professor Introduction: The Annotated Bibliography

Research in Progress for English 1301: Composition 1

Faculty Mentor: Lisa Roy-Davis Ph.D.

The following papers represent research work begun by students in English 1301, the first course in the 2-semester composition sequence at Collin College. Students in 1301 are introduced to the concept of academic research by learning to ask research-focused questions and then use the library resources to find sources that provide answers. In what follows, students have chosen research questions based on their areas of interest and expertise and then assembled a group of 5 sources that begin to answer those questions. …

Technology In The Classroom: The Teacher’S Perspective, Adam Tollison

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Professor Introduction: The Annotated Bibliography

Research in Progress for English 1301: Composition 1

Faculty Mentor: Lisa Roy-Davis Ph.D.

The following papers represent research work begun by students in English 1301, the first course in the 2-semester composition sequence at Collin College. Students in 1301 are introduced to the concept of academic research by learning to ask research-focused questions and then use the library resources to find sources that provide answers.

In what follows, students have chosen research questions based on their areas of interest and expertise and then assembled a group of 5 sources that begin to answer those questions. …

Entire Libraries In Our Pockets, Stuart Tollison

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Professor Introduction: The Annotated Bibliography

Research in Progress for English 1301: Composition 1

Faculty Mentor: Lisa Roy-Davis Ph.D.

The following papers represent research work begun by students in English 1301, the first course in the 2-semester composition sequence at Collin College. Students in 1301 are introduced to the concept of academic research by learning to ask research-focused questions and then use the library resources to find sources that provide answers. In what follows, students have chosen research questions based on their areas of interest and expertise and then assembled a group of 5 sources that begin to answer those questions. …