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Importance Of Spending Time In Nature, Peyton M. Daniel
Importance Of Spending Time In Nature, Peyton M. Daniel
A with Honors Projects
In this honors project, the author explores the benefits of forest schools and forest bathing in education.
Food Insecurity: Parkland College’S Micro Food Banks With Wesley Food Pantry Honors Project, Jesse Swanson
Food Insecurity: Parkland College’S Micro Food Banks With Wesley Food Pantry Honors Project, Jesse Swanson
A with Honors Projects
No abstract provided.
Development Of A Pronoun Usage Learning Module To Enhance Faculty Education, Evelyn Ashley
Development Of A Pronoun Usage Learning Module To Enhance Faculty Education, Evelyn Ashley
A with Honors Projects
Create slideshow presentations about the importance of proper pronoun usage in academia. In the presentations, topics such as the role academia has in educating students on proper pronoun/language usage for both education and industry, how improper pronoun usage hinders transgender students' ability to perform at their maximum capacity, and ways that instructors can foster a safe and welcoming environment in regard to proper pronoun usage will be discussed.
How Autism Representation In The Media Influences People's Attitudes: A Literature Review, Eleanor Klein
How Autism Representation In The Media Influences People's Attitudes: A Literature Review, Eleanor Klein
A with Honors Projects
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.
A Literature Review Of Intrapersonal Interventions To Reduce Partisan Affective Polarization, Katrina Powers
A Literature Review Of Intrapersonal Interventions To Reduce Partisan Affective Polarization, Katrina Powers
A with Honors Projects
This literature review examines research conducted on intrapersonal interventions for the reduction of partisan affective polarization.
Fiction And Empathy: Does Reading Support Socio-Emotional Development In Adolescents?, Katrina Powers
Fiction And Empathy: Does Reading Support Socio-Emotional Development In Adolescents?, Katrina Powers
A with Honors Projects
A paper exploring research on reading and empathy to determine if reading fiction would support socio-emotional development in adolescents.
Cultural Heritage And Storytelling: The Role Of Mythology And Folklore In Popular Fictional Novels, Katrina Powers
Cultural Heritage And Storytelling: The Role Of Mythology And Folklore In Popular Fictional Novels, Katrina Powers
A with Honors Projects
An ethnographic paper focusing on how mythology and folklore in popular fictional novels connects readers to cultural heritage.
Analyzing The Controversy Over The Federal Reserve System And Its Power, Elie Ngandu
Analyzing The Controversy Over The Federal Reserve System And Its Power, Elie Ngandu
A with Honors Projects
The management of the U.S. dollar is crucial to our country. The Federal Reserve is in charge of handling the money supply. It was created after past financial crises to develop a better control of the money and the country’s economy in general. The Federal Reserve is run by non-elected bodies. Perhaps some questions may arise in minds such as the following: what is the Fed? What is its job? How does it manage to do it? Or How does it help the country’s monetary system? These all are some of the questions we will be trying to bring light …
Crisis Nursery Speech For David Jones Speech Contest, Emily Eastin
Crisis Nursery Speech For David Jones Speech Contest, Emily Eastin
A with Honors Projects
For this honors project, the student entered the David Jones Persuasive Speech Contest at Parkland College. This is the outline of the speech supporting the Crisis Nursery in Champaign, Illinois, for which she placed 2nd.
Volunteering With Champaign County Forest Preserve Districts, Erinn Dady
Volunteering With Champaign County Forest Preserve Districts, Erinn Dady
A with Honors Projects
For the service learning component of the A with Honors program, the student volunteered for trail and site stewardship at the Champiagn County (Illinois) Forest Preserve District. This is the slide presentation of the student's experiences.
Subliminal Messaging: How Effective Is It?, Sophia Frazier
Subliminal Messaging: How Effective Is It?, Sophia Frazier
A with Honors Projects
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.
Relationship Between Industrial Structure Change And Economic Growth In Comparative Perspective Of China And Japan, Hongtian Ma
Relationship Between Industrial Structure Change And Economic Growth In Comparative Perspective Of China And Japan, Hongtian Ma
A with Honors Projects
Since China's reform and opening up, through the transformation and upgrading of economic structure, the gross domestic product (GDP) of China's economy developed rapidly in 2010, which became the second largest economy after the United States. After World War II, Japan's economy also developed rapidly through a series of economic restructuring. The basic situation of China and Japan is very different. China has a large population and rich land resources. Compared with China, Japan has a small population and a shortage of land resources. The GDP of the two countries is the second and third in the world respectively. This …
Wesley Food Pantry: Fighters Of Food Insecurity, Katherine Wennerdahl
Wesley Food Pantry: Fighters Of Food Insecurity, Katherine Wennerdahl
A with Honors Projects
This student essay is a reflection paper on the process, observations, and interpretations of an ethnography project on student gaming at Parkland College.
The Social Aspects Of The Gaming Community At Parkland College, Katherine Wennerdahl
The Social Aspects Of The Gaming Community At Parkland College, Katherine Wennerdahl
A with Honors Projects
This student essay is a reflection paper on the process, observations, and interpretations of an ethnography project on student gaming at Parkland College.
My Experience In Public Speech, Camillia Mbo Ngubani
My Experience In Public Speech, Camillia Mbo Ngubani
A with Honors Projects
This essay is a reflection on the student's experiences giving a speech as a nonnative English speaker in a communications class at Parkland College.
Solutions For A Public Campaign To Overcome Discrimination Against Lgbt Youth, Alina Neverodska
Solutions For A Public Campaign To Overcome Discrimination Against Lgbt Youth, Alina Neverodska
A with Honors Projects
This presentation shows possible advertisement options of a broad-based public campaign aiming to raise awareness of the discrimination against LGBT youth in the United States and initiate the prevention of the problem’s continuation.
The Keystone Pipeline: Is This Black Gold Worth It?, Claudia Salazar
The Keystone Pipeline: Is This Black Gold Worth It?, Claudia Salazar
A with Honors Projects
In this persuasive essay, the student describes the negative impacts of the Keystone XL pipeline, and argues that it is culturally threatening, socially unethical, economically unwise, and environmentally dangerous. Lists the negative consequences that may arise from the construction and operation of the pipeline, and concludes that the pipeline should not be constructed, since the danger it represents is greater than the benefits it may have.
Nine Gal Tavern Faunal Analysis, Zachary T. Boyer
Nine Gal Tavern Faunal Analysis, Zachary T. Boyer
A with Honors Projects
Over 400 pieces of bone and eggshell were collected during excavation at the Nine Gal Tavern site (11CH541) located in western Champaign County, Illinois in 1987 and 1991 by a team led by archaeologist Lenville Stelle (Stelle 2006). The majority of the remains analyzed were recovered within feature context in the immediate vicinity of the established Nine Gal Tavern structure. The purpose of this paper is to describe the identification of these faunal remains which are housed at the Anthropology Program at Parkland College. The identification of these remains was carried out as part of an Honors Project under the …
The Impact Of Homelessness On Childhood Stress And Resilience, Hannah Li
The Impact Of Homelessness On Childhood Stress And Resilience, Hannah Li
A with Honors Projects
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.
The Efficacy Of Extreme Spectrum Drug Policies And Their Applications To Modern Nations, Greg Gancarz
The Efficacy Of Extreme Spectrum Drug Policies And Their Applications To Modern Nations, Greg Gancarz
A with Honors Projects
This paper examines the efficacy of extremely stringent and extremely relaxed drug enforcement policies by comparing various countries where each are practiced around the world. Most of the examples used to set the stage and tell of various political climates and major events are sourced directly from major media outlets and news agencies, while statistical information is largely taken from websites which source the information from official databases. The conclusions drawn from this paper regard drug usage and crime as being unusually disparate. In first world nations, crime usually increases drug prevalence rather than the other way around. Therefore, it …
Economic Impact Of Mandatory Labeling, Laine Honneger
Economic Impact Of Mandatory Labeling, Laine Honneger
A with Honors Projects
Genetically modified organisms are wildey discussed topic in the agriculture industry. This paper summarizes the economic impact of labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients.
Guaging Student Levels Of Comfort And Approachability, Hannah Li
Guaging Student Levels Of Comfort And Approachability, Hannah Li
A with Honors Projects
As part of Anthropology 103’s Ethnographies of Parkland College Project, this is a summary of the qualitative study conducted by the author and two other students which examined the approachability of strangers, especially in regards to how comfortable someone feels when been approached by someone of their own demographics versus very different demographics (age, gender, and ethnicity). The group hypothesized that Parkland students and faculty would either display a lot of openness to diversity, or they would be close-minded. However, data proved to demonstrate a mixture of results, as well as more complicated themes. They concluded that students and faculty …
Development Of Empathy, Nicholas Birch
Development Of Empathy, Nicholas Birch
A with Honors Projects
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.
Art Show For Parkland Metalwork And Jewelry, Olivia Dimangondayao
Art Show For Parkland Metalwork And Jewelry, Olivia Dimangondayao
A with Honors Projects
No abstract provided.
Why I Stayed, Taylor Mattingly
Why I Stayed, Taylor Mattingly
A with Honors Projects
Using interviews, scripts, and poetry sources, the student performs an oral interpretation on the topic of domestic violence.
That Was Sooo Funny, Yulina Park
That Was Sooo Funny, Yulina Park
A with Honors Projects
This essay summarizes the author’s observations of the audience and performers of an improv group and puts their reactions in the context of different types of humor (deadpan, epigrammatic, and blue). Notes that current film productions seem to gravitate toward more blue humor leading to the conclusion that audiences may prefer it. Nevertheless, the performance, which was more comparable to a 1950’s situation comedy, still left the audience entertained.
Social Work In Cadereyta, Mexico: Building The Future, Kellyn Cuevas Tovar
Social Work In Cadereyta, Mexico: Building The Future, Kellyn Cuevas Tovar
A with Honors Projects
During spring break, 2016, the author, a student of Parkland College, Champaign, IL, traveled to her hometown, Cadereyta, Neuvo, Leon, Mexico, where she interviewed a school social worker to discuss the impact economic and cultural factors have on educational success. The visit, in addition to reflection on her personal struggles growing up disadvantaged in the United States, have reinforced her commitment to becoming a social worker and returning to Mexico.
Addressing The Suicide Rate In South Korea, Hye Tae Kim
Addressing The Suicide Rate In South Korea, Hye Tae Kim
A with Honors Projects
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 …
Comparing The Economic Developments Between South Korea And China, Hye Tae Kim
Comparing The Economic Developments Between South Korea And China, Hye Tae Kim
A with Honors Projects
South Korea and China both have reputations for the countries’ economic development however in slightly different ways. South Korea is known for its rapid development that took place decades ago where as China is known for its massive development over the last few decades. With this paper I tried to examine the economic development statuses of both countries by using certain criteria such as GDP growth rate and attempted to analyze their similarities and differences.
Examining The Great Recession: What Caused The Financial Crisis And How To Prevent The Next One, Hye Tae Kim
Examining The Great Recession: What Caused The Financial Crisis And How To Prevent The Next One, Hye Tae Kim
A with Honors Projects
Economics in an important part of our lives that affects everything we do. With this essay, I try to define economics and its effects on everyday life by looking at the big example in hand, the Great Recession of late 2000s. I will identify the reasons behind the financial crisis and how did it affect the world; ultimately, I hope to explain what should we do to prevent another one from taking place.