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Food Insecurity: Parkland College’S Micro Food Banks With Wesley Food Pantry Honors Project, Jesse Swanson Jan 2023

Food Insecurity: Parkland College’S Micro Food Banks With Wesley Food Pantry Honors Project, Jesse Swanson

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A Literature Review Of Intrapersonal Interventions To Reduce Partisan Affective Polarization, Katrina Powers Jan 2023

A Literature Review Of Intrapersonal Interventions To Reduce Partisan Affective Polarization, Katrina Powers

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This literature review examines research conducted on intrapersonal interventions for the reduction of partisan affective polarization.

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Importance Of Spending Time In Nature, Peyton M. Daniel Jan 2023

Importance Of Spending Time In Nature, Peyton M. Daniel

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In this honors project, the author explores the benefits of forest schools and forest bathing in education.

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How Autism Representation In The Media Influences People's Attitudes: A Literature Review, Eleanor Klein Jan 2023

How Autism Representation In The Media Influences People's Attitudes: A Literature Review, Eleanor Klein

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A literature review of research revealed how media influences attitudes about autistic* people. Several factors lead to negative attitudes: Not emphasizing positive characteristics, emphasizing differences, and portraying autistic people as burdens. Contrasting factors lead to positive attitudes, including: Emphasizing positive characteristics and commonalities, portraying intergroup friendships, giving accurate information about autism, and depicting differences positively. Examples of media are described that are likely to promote negative or positive attitudes towards autistic people. Further research must improve measures of attitudes, determine what autistic people believe is accurate representation, and explore the impact of attitude change based on type of media consumed.

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Subliminal Messaging: How Effective Is It?, Sophia Frazier Jan 2018

Subliminal Messaging: How Effective Is It?, Sophia Frazier

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For this A with Honors paper, the student questions whether the controversial advertising method of subliminal messaging, which has been shown to provide limited results, needs to be regulated by the FCC and FTC. Concludes that the invasive nature and rights of the consumer validate regulation, despite the ineffecivenss of the technique.

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The Impact Of Homelessness On Childhood Stress And Resilience, Hannah Li Jan 2017

The Impact Of Homelessness On Childhood Stress And Resilience, Hannah Li

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Through volunteer experiences at Restoration Urban Ministry’s Homework Hangout Program, this student interacted with homeless children. That experience, paired with a review of research on the effects of homelessness on children, leads her to conclude that, although stress can have serious negative consequences in the biological, cognitive, and psychosocial realms of development, some children exhibit resiliency and are able to reduce the effects of stress. Suggests that stress produced by homelessness can be minimized through prevention and intervention such as fostering healthy parent-child relationships, providing practical services and health screenings can all create and nurture resilience in children.

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Addressing The Suicide Rate In South Korea, Hye Tae Kim Jan 2016

Addressing The Suicide Rate In South Korea, Hye Tae Kim

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South Korea has one of the highest suicide rate among all the OECD countries as its three-year average of suicide rate is 31.97 per 100,000 persons. This paper re-identified the suicide rate in South Korea using the OECD database. After the procedure, hypotheses were used to find the certain socio-economic factors that correlate with the rate. Previously published studies and South Korean government databases were analyzed to find the correlations between possible socio-economic factors and changes in suicide rate to check the hypothesis. Certain hypotheses proved true and there were certain socio-economic factors that showed significant correlation with the change …

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Development Of Empathy, Nicholas Birch Jan 2016

Development Of Empathy, Nicholas Birch

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The research of this project will revolve around how empathy develops in younger children and teenagers. The final product is a pamphlet discussing the benefits of empathy and suggest means of fostering it. The pamphlet will be directed towards the teachers, mentors, parents and anyone who works with children. The goal of the product is to help increase knowledge of how to support the development of empathy.

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Black And Blue, Savana Butler Jan 2016

Black And Blue, Savana Butler

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This student honors project is a case study focusing on the psychological effects of emotional and physical abuse in childhood and how it affects the victim physically, cognitively, and social-emotionally into adulthood.

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Altrusim, Fact Or Fiction?: An Exploration Of Altruism And Egoism In The Context Of Religion And Service Learning, Sarah Pawlicki Jan 2015

Altrusim, Fact Or Fiction?: An Exploration Of Altruism And Egoism In The Context Of Religion And Service Learning, Sarah Pawlicki

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This research paper questions the existence of true altruism, by discussing social psychological, philosophical, and theological theories regarding altruism and egoism. The author then discusses her findings in the context of two service learning projects which involved volunteering at the Champaign County Humane Society and Salt and Light, A Christian ministry that provides job counseling, computer access, a thrift and food store. She concludes that, rather than questioning the existence of true altruism exists, the focus should be on doing good for others, regardless of motives.

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Occupational Burnout And The Causes, Predisposing Factors, Consequences, And Prevention Strategies, Kelsey D. Howard Jan 2015

Occupational Burnout And The Causes, Predisposing Factors, Consequences, And Prevention Strategies, Kelsey D. Howard

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Occupational burnout is a common dilemma for employees working in long term careers. It is characterized by exhaustion, cynicism, and lowered efficiency, and it progresses through three stages. Burnout is caused by the increase of demands and the loss of resources. Sleep impairment is also significantly associated with burnout, and also has been shown to hinder the recovery. Lack of balance between work and personal life, as well as perception of stressful events can lead to developing feelings of burnout. External regulation has been associated with a person being more susceptible to develop burnout. Other personal characteristics, such as inability …

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Paranoid Schizophrenia In The Media, Sarah Pawlicki Jan 2014

Paranoid Schizophrenia In The Media, Sarah Pawlicki

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This research paper first gives an overview of the causes of paranoid schizophrenia, the types of schizophrenia, the diagnostic criteria for paranoid schizophrenia, and the symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. It then discusses four films' portrayals of paranoid schizophrenia discussing what aspects of the disorder are actually represented and what aspects aren't.

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Factors That Affect Daily Tiredness And Stress And How To Improve General Sleep Quality, Matthew M. Ramaly Jan 2014

Factors That Affect Daily Tiredness And Stress And How To Improve General Sleep Quality, Matthew M. Ramaly

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Today’s college students suffer from sleep deprivation, which is affected by many factors such as academics and work. Research has shown that sleep deprivation has contributed to poorer academic ability and job performance. I have performed a case study on myself in a 17-day span to discover what factors affect my daytime tiredness and stress as a college student and hypothesized that academics and hours worked had a strong relation to my daytime tiredness and my level of stress. Results showed that rather the quality of my sleep impacted my level of tiredness and stress. More research indicated that there …

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Perception Of Control And Ptsd, Charles Auteberry Jan 2014