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Influence Or Deterrence: A Critical Analysis Of The History And Current State Of Music Videos In The Us, Shannon Blow

Undergraduate Research Conference

This paper critically examines the medium of music videos and its influences in society through examples and through a variety of critical theoretical concepts.

It Takes A Village To Raise A Healthy Child: Collaborative Strategies For Nourishment Of American Youth, Ashley Watkins, Tameika Sanchez

Undergraduate Research Conference

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The Best Reporter In America, Cameron Mebane

Undergraduate Research Conference

This research looks at the life of the infamous Nellie Bly, born Elizabeth Cochran, a woman reporter in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She was one of the pioneers of “stunt” journalism, a form of reporting reliant upon thorough investigation. Her first big feat during her career was feigning insanity to be committed to a women's insane asylum in order to write an article on the terrible living conditions there. The feat for which she is best known however, was her trip around the world in less time than anyone else at the time. This research seeks to …

Latin American Borderlands: Exploring The Favelas Of Rio De Janeiro, Lindsey K. Dodd

Undergraduate Research Conference

Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil and holds a great amount of the country's new-found wealth gained from the many offshore oil and gas fields that have been discovered over the last fifteen years. It has also been a major point of international discussion in recent months as the world anticipates the 2012 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, both to be held in Rio de Janeiro. However, in the midst of such excitement and economic growth, this city is also home to hundreds of illegal tenement settlements known as favelas. Many of the Brazilians who …

Co-Parenting: Your Marriage May Be Over, But Your Family Is Not, Sarah Guyer

Undergraduate Research Conference

Life after divorce is hard, especially when there are children in the mix. The following are tips and impacts of Co-parenting.

Every Smile Contains A Dagger, Tiffany Craig

Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Rural Poverty: Homelessness, Terra M. Oden

Undergraduate Research Conference

The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of poverty and homelessness in rural communities in East Texas.

The Development Of Self-Perception Of Creative Abilities, Jenifer Picket, Lindsey Tatum

Undergraduate Research Conference

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Women Leadership And Political Power In Lating America: A Focus On Argentina, Jazi Hiriart

Undergraduate Research Conference

As is the trend in the rest of the world, women have historically been seriously under represented in leadership and political positions in Latin America. This situation hinders not only representation but democracy, political equality, and justice. An investigation of the specific historical, social, and political problems women face in order to gain political power aids in fully understanding this issue.

Argentina yields a series of lessons that are worth highlighting, as they have helped to buck this trend.