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Jane Goodall's Integration Of Science And Spirituality, Estella Elpers Apr 2025

Jane Goodall's Integration Of Science And Spirituality, Estella Elpers

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

As our final project for my ENG 198 class, we were asked to write a paper that related to the courses theme of "Faith and Reason." I decided to choose the prompt of reporting on a scientist who maintained a spiritual connection in their life. After some initial research, I decided to focus on Jane Goodall and how her scientific discoveries were impacted by her religion.

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Hunger And Holy Satiety, Mason P. Hennessy Apr 2025

Hunger And Holy Satiety, Mason P. Hennessy

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

No abstract provided.

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Where Did Evil Come From?, Addison Voelker Apr 2025

Where Did Evil Come From?, Addison Voelker

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

In this essay I analyzed a section of Confessions by St. Augustine. This essay summarizes Augustine's quest for the origins of evil and his developing relationship with God. In the conclusion I put myself in Augustine's shoes and address my own quest for the origin of evil.

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Glaucon On Justice And Injustice, Gabriel N. Espinosa Apr 2025

Glaucon On Justice And Injustice, Gabriel N. Espinosa

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

This paper concerns Plato's The Republic and Glaucon's conversations with Socrates within it. These involve the concepts of justice and injustice, and Glaucon arguing that justice and injustice are two sides of the same coin, and that in the end, the just will commit injustice when push comes to shove. I first covered a brief overview of Plato and The Republic, his life, and the characters within it, along with explaining Glaucon's viewpoint. Afterwards I chose to explain the definition of various words and phrases used by Glaucon in the course of their debate, and a summary of the …

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Mothers Among The Stars: Unveiling The Complexities Of Princess Rosalina’S Maternal Role And Her Place In The Maternal Archetype, Johnathan D. Lehmann Apr 2025

Mothers Among The Stars: Unveiling The Complexities Of Princess Rosalina’S Maternal Role And Her Place In The Maternal Archetype, Johnathan D. Lehmann

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

The assignment was to write a 6-8 page research paper that incorporates ideas of family in some way. I decided to write about Princess Rosalina from the Super Mario Franchise because of the maternal role she plays in the series. To create this paper, I synthesized information from multiple sources on family psychology and various Nintendo games to validate my argument. The Super Mario franchise (and the gaming industry at large) has a history of representing female characters through overexaggerated and harmful depictions, such as hyper sexualization and extreme helplessness. My desire to write about this topic increased when I …

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Was Machiavelli /J Or /Srs? | A Summary As To How The Different Lenses Of Machiavelli's Prince Can Be Read, Tiffany M. Doyle Apr 2025

Was Machiavelli /J Or /Srs? | A Summary As To How The Different Lenses Of Machiavelli's Prince Can Be Read, Tiffany M. Doyle

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

My writing for this project was mainly fueled by an internet phenomenon back in 2020-21 where people would use tone indicators in messages to let others know if they were being genuine, joking, sarcastic, etc. My process of writing consisted listening to music, classical so lyrics wouldn't be distracting, as a way to stay focused and to also help fuel some passion within my writing. When a song would roll into a heavy crescendo, I would write in a more firm tone, and when the song would relax, I would take a more smooth approach.

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The Urgent Need For Environmental Literacy, Rose Olson Apr 2025

The Urgent Need For Environmental Literacy, Rose Olson

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

Within my English 200 course I was taught not only how to write an Op-Ed essay, but how to write one effectively. Over the course of a few weeks my professor provided me with resources on the best way to structure essays of this sort and ways to enhance our writing for any audience to follow. Learning how to write about my own opinion on a topic, as well as encompassing research and educational aspects within the essay was very interesting and useful. Being able to write about something I am passionate about, express my opinion, and educate my reader …

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Disconnected Connections, Becket Nash Apr 2025

Disconnected Connections, Becket Nash

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

This long and arduous process began during the second week of classes when Dr. Rahman had us identify and describe an obstacle to the common good. I first thought about writing on wars and conflict, but later switched to something a little closer to home: relationships, namely how cell phones can impede our ability to form and maintain them. We were then tasked with writing a research proposal, an annotated bibliography, and a summary of peer-reviewed research. Through all of this, I looked over dozens of documents and articles learning all I could about cell phone addiction. I first created …

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Paving Pathways To Legal Status: The Necessary Response To The U.S. Labor Shortage, John J. Arthur Apr 2025

Paving Pathways To Legal Status: The Necessary Response To The U.S. Labor Shortage, John J. Arthur

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

For this final research paper, I was instructed to explore some dimension of a theme/issue that emerges in the stories of American writer Flannery O'Connor. Based on my reading of O'Connor's short story The Displaced Person, I chose the theme of immigrant labor in the United States in the broader context of the U.S. labor shortage. Through hours of research in Roesch Library and the guidance of librarian Jason Wardell, I built an annotated bibliography that became the framework for my paper. My paper advocates for the reform of pathways towards legal status for immigrant laborers, which can ultimately foster …

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Disney Movies: Harmful Or Harmless?, Maria K. Kozal Apr 2025

Disney Movies: Harmful Or Harmless?, Maria K. Kozal

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

I wrote this essay in my ENG198 writing seminar in the fall semester of my first year at Dayton. In this class, we were prompted to write a research paper examining an issue surrounding gender. As a woman who has been impacted by gender roles through the media portrayed to me, I immediately knew I wanted this to be my subject of research. I dedicated hours to reading many different scholarly articles about how the gender roles presented in the media impacts a child's understanding of gender roles. I wrote several drafts of this essay, participated in peer revisions, and …

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Beyond Pink And Blue: Rethinking Gendered Parental Roles, Paige Kairis Apr 2025

Beyond Pink And Blue: Rethinking Gendered Parental Roles, Paige Kairis

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

The writing process for this project required a lot of creative thinking and research, as I aimed to create a detailed and unique addition to the conversation surrounding gendered parental roles. I started by thinking of my own personal experiences with the issue, which served as a spark for the direction I chose to take my paper. I then went on to sort through prior research on the subject, choosing sources that best aligned with my vision for the project. To take the project a step further, I then conducted and inserted my own research, which involved a personal interview …

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The Lessons Behind The Bedtime Story, Rachel Roell Apr 2025

The Lessons Behind The Bedtime Story, Rachel Roell

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

This paper discusses the influence that picture books can have on perceptions of gender and societal expectations, first for children and later for adults. Elementary literature has become a controversial topic in recent years, as censorship has increased. There is a serious fear that children have ineffective and even harmful role models for their gender. I studied how picture books—for both young readers and the adults they will inevitably grow into—have lasting positive and negative impacts on how individuals perceive gender in relation to society and themselves. I evaluated scholarly sources, many of which involved studies that showed how children …

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The Refutation And Affirmation Of Gender Roles In Disney's 2017 Beauty And The Beast, Ashley Meyer Apr 2025

The Refutation And Affirmation Of Gender Roles In Disney's 2017 Beauty And The Beast, Ashley Meyer

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

My writing process began with research. I looked into what topic I would like to discuss in relation to our project requirements of analyzing a fairytale movie. I knew that I wanted to dissect Disney's 2017 Beauty and the Beast movie so I moved forward with research on traditional gender roles that are present in the movie. Throughout my writing process I was able to receive feedback from my peers about each section of my writing. After a rough draft was finished I went back and reworked a couple paragraphs to make it flow better. I finished by submitting to …

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Exploring The Impact Of Echo Chambers On Modern American Polarization, Alex Burkhardt Apr 2025

Exploring The Impact Of Echo Chambers On Modern American Polarization, Alex Burkhardt

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

This submission is a research report I wrote for my English 198 class. The topic of the report was "Obstacles to the Common Good." I originally wanted to write about the impact of presidential debates on increased political polarization, but my research led me discover a much more pressing issue facing our nation. After months of careful research and peer review, I arrived at the final product which you see today.

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Beauty And The Beast (1991) And La Belle Et La Bête (1946): Contrasting Views Of Womanhood Across Varying Cultural Climates, Maddie R. Dietrichs Apr 2025

Beauty And The Beast (1991) And La Belle Et La Bête (1946): Contrasting Views Of Womanhood Across Varying Cultural Climates, Maddie R. Dietrichs

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

In my english honors course, we are placed into different fairy tale "groups. My group was assigned Beauty and the Beast as the fairy tale we would be offering social commentary on for this essay assignment. I knew I wanted to primarily discuss gender and women's roles in my essay since Beauty and the Beast offers a lot of interesting avenues on what a woman's role is, particularly in the romantic and familial spheres. I chose two different film retellings of Beauty and the Beast for this paper. The first being La Belle et La Bete, a 1946 black and …

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Eating Habits Of College Students, Allison M. Lipps Apr 2025

Eating Habits Of College Students, Allison M. Lipps

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

The writing process for this project began with research and thinking of how to understand the ways that college affects students' eating habits. I gathered sources, took notes, and created an outline to organize my ideas. I found studies on college and parental influence on undergraduate students' nutritional habits. The first draft I wrote helped shape my argument, which I then revised by improving the thesis, refining transitions, and adding evidence. One of these sources of evidence being data from a survey I conducted in my research. Final edits focused on clarity and flow, in order to insure that the …

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Space Food For Thought, Reid Miller Apr 2025

Space Food For Thought, Reid Miller

Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing

For my two podcast episodes "Space Food for Thought" I had a few phases of development. I started by compiling a few ideas through researching various aspects of food in space. After doing initial research I narrowed my focus to two main subjects: space food from the past and the potential future of food in space. From here more research followed as I began to develop my script. It is here that I began to find sound-effects and reliable sources. Once the scripts were completed, I had a session of peer review to get the scripts in the best possible …

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Cuba's Reintegration Into The Inter-American System: The Treaty Of Tlatelolco, The Oas, And The End Of Latin America's Cold War, Isabella M. Stark Apr 2025

Cuba's Reintegration Into The Inter-American System: The Treaty Of Tlatelolco, The Oas, And The End Of Latin America's Cold War, Isabella M. Stark

Madison Historical Review

This paper situates Cuba's reintegration into the inter-American system through its journey becoming a signatory to the Treaty of Tlatelolco -- the first nuclear weapons-free zone treaty designated to a populated region. The paper first analyzes and historicizes contested definitions of terms such as Latin Americanism vis à vis Pan-Americanism, the inter-American system, and different understandings of when the Cold War in Latin America closed. The paper then places the policies of revolutionary Cuba within the context of Castro's perception of the island as the vanguard of Latin Americanism. The paper concludes with how the collapse of the Soviet Union, …

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For All Mankind? Reading Race In Early American Science Fiction, 1836-1888, Ryan C. Snopek Apr 2025

For All Mankind? Reading Race In Early American Science Fiction, 1836-1888, Ryan C. Snopek

Madison Historical Review

Beginning in the early nineteenth century, a new type of literature envisioned what the United States would look like in the far future. Now known as science fiction, three of these works - Mary Griffith’s “Three Hundred Years Hence,” George Tucker’s A Century Hence, and Edward Bellamy’s Looking Backward - are exemplary in how they reflect social concerns of their time, particularly in the construction of notions of race in America. Through the idea of science as a universal and rational ideal, these authors imagined a progressive, white future for the United States, in which science and progress are increasingly …

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“Expressions Of The Fury Of The Women”: How Andean Women Were Direct Participants In The Great Rebellion, Rina Rossi Apr 2025

“Expressions Of The Fury Of The Women”: How Andean Women Were Direct Participants In The Great Rebellion, Rina Rossi

Madison Historical Review

This article confronts a longstanding issue in the historiography of colonial Latin America, examining the role that subaltern actors—specifically, Indigenous, non-elite women—played in revolutions. This essay demonstrates that women directly participated in both combative and non-combative roles in both the Catari and Tuparista factions of the Andean’s Great Rebellion, as well as in the Comunero Revolution. In particular, the article discusses how these women resolutely fought in and commanded armies, provided the insurgent army with funding, and took on administrative tasks. Specifically, women revolutionaries such as Micaela Bastidas, Tomasa Titu Condemayta, Bartolina Sisa, Gregoria Apaza, and Marcela Castro led the …

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Haunted Savannah: Dark Tourism And The Afterlives Of Slavery, Amelie Pelletier Apr 2025

Haunted Savannah: Dark Tourism And The Afterlives Of Slavery, Amelie Pelletier

Madison Historical Review

This paper examines the transformation of places associated with slavery in Savannah, Georgia into central sites of tourism, particularly focusing on the rise of ghost tours. The Sorrel-Weed House, a mid-19th century mansion, epitomizes this phenomenon, where historical narratives intertwine with paranormal allure to attract visitors. Despite lacking historical basis, stories like that of Molly, allegedly a slave involved in a tragic affair, are crafted to captivate tourists. This paper explores how the Savannah tourism industry obscures the unsettling histories of these sites in favor of Southern opulence and spooky intrigue. It investigates the commodification of slave narratives as ghostly …

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'No Nose Club': The Quackish Consumption Of Pox Care In Long Eighteenth-Century England., Sasha Jones Apr 2025

'No Nose Club': The Quackish Consumption Of Pox Care In Long Eighteenth-Century England., Sasha Jones

Madison Historical Review

(World History) This article explores the rise of non-institutional syphilis care in eighteenth-century England and the growing popularity of the barbershop as a centre of pox care among middle-class men. It argues that middle-class pox sufferers sought out the barbershop as a primary location of health care because of the invasive treatments offered by physicians at institutional centers of pox care – including those offered in private offices. The social stigma that was associated with syphilis also encouraged middle-class men to seek pox treatment at the barbershop, since its location in bustling downtown entertainment districts and its reputation as a …

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Downfall Of Lockheed’S F-104 Starfighter: How The Rush Of Cold War Re-Armament And An Aviation Industry In Crisis Led To One Of The Bundeswehr’S First Scandals, Theresa Hilz Apr 2025

Downfall Of Lockheed’S F-104 Starfighter: How The Rush Of Cold War Re-Armament And An Aviation Industry In Crisis Led To One Of The Bundeswehr’S First Scandals, Theresa Hilz

Madison Historical Review

The "Starfighter Crisis," one of the Bundeswehr's earliest and most notorious scandals, highlights the complexities of Cold War military rearmament and the pitfalls of rapid decision-making in the face of geopolitical pressures. This paper examines West Germany's acquisition of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter in 1958, a move driven by the need to bolster NATO's nuclear capabilities and strengthen political and economic ties with the United States. The F-104, while a marvel of aviation technology with its record-breaking speed and altitude, proved disastrous for the German Air Force due to its high accident rate, earning it nicknames like "widow maker" and …

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An Empire In A City: Foundations Of Washington, D.C., 1776 To 1861, Ronni Desjardins Apr 2025

An Empire In A City: Foundations Of Washington, D.C., 1776 To 1861, Ronni Desjardins

Madison Historical Review

This research project will examine the foundations of Washington, D.C., and how the city’s map and construction identify imperial inspirations that influenced its design and use. It will also examine how these imperial frameworks were intentionally created to sustain historical narratives about the American people and their government. Using correspondence from James Madison and other Founding Fathers, the intention behind the construction of the national capital city becomes significant to our understanding of the political and national philosophy that exists in the current national atmosphere. By placing the capital at the geographic and economic center of the empire, the government …

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Fighting On The American Color Line: How Black Masculinity And Identity Was Negotiated Through Boxing In The Jim Crow Era, Cameron Reid Ambroise-Sanscartier Apr 2025

Fighting On The American Color Line: How Black Masculinity And Identity Was Negotiated Through Boxing In The Jim Crow Era, Cameron Reid Ambroise-Sanscartier

Madison Historical Review

The early 20th century saw the meteoric rise of boxing as a lucrative business opportunity for both promoters and fighters alike and acted as one of the few business ventures that was accessible for both White and Black Americans. In the Reconstruction period, many former slaves or children of slaves found themselves stuck in a perpetual cycle of poverty performing menial labour not far removed from their previous lives as slaves; boxing provided a rare alternative for these men. Often dubbed “meal ticket fighters” some men fought merely to survive while others stood out as exceptions within this violent and …

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Mhr Volume Xxii Full Issue Apr 2025

Mhr Volume Xxii Full Issue

Madison Historical Review

No abstract provided.

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Switching Extended-Reality Objects From World-Anchored To Body-Locked Reference Frames Using Hand Gestures, Na Apr 2025

Switching Extended-Reality Objects From World-Anchored To Body-Locked Reference Frames Using Hand Gestures, Na

Defensive Publications Series

Switching objects in extended reality (XR) environments from world-anchored to body-locked reference frames can be a cumbersome procedure, requiring complex interactions or menu navigation that interrupt immersion. This disclosure describes techniques that use quick hand gestures to seamlessly transition between world-anchored and body-locked reference frames in XR environments. The hand gestures, designed to be intuitive, easy to perform, and minimally disruptive to the immersive experience, can be performed in the frame of XR headset view for easy detection and action. An example gesture can be the user extending the index finger of their dominant hand and retracting it rapidly twice, …

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The Optimization Of A T-Cell Resonator: Towards Highly Sensitive Photoacoustic Spectroscopy For Noninvasive Blood Glucose Detection, Thasin Mohammad Zaman, Md Rejvi Kaysir, Shazzad Rassel, Dayan Ban Apr 2025

The Optimization Of A T-Cell Resonator: Towards Highly Sensitive Photoacoustic Spectroscopy For Noninvasive Blood Glucose Detection, Thasin Mohammad Zaman, Md Rejvi Kaysir, Shazzad Rassel, Dayan Ban

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research

Noninvasive blood glucose monitoring is crucial for diabetes management, and photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) offers a promising solution by detecting glucose levels through human skin. However, weak acoustic signals in PAS systems require optimized resonator designs for enhanced detection sensitivity. Designing such resonators physically is complex, requiring the precise identification of critical parameters before practical implementation. This study focused on optimizing a T-shaped photoacoustic resonator using finite element modeling in a COMSOL Multiphysics environment. By systematically varying the geometric design parameters of the T-cell resonator, a maximum increase in the pressure amplitude of 12.76 times with a quality factor (Q-factor) of …

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Taraxacum Officinale Effect On The Reduction Of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines Il-6 And Tnf-A, Bailee Bad Heart Bull, Kat Kraemer, Kira Mccallum, Ruth Teeple Apr 2025

Taraxacum Officinale Effect On The Reduction Of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines Il-6 And Tnf-A, Bailee Bad Heart Bull, Kat Kraemer, Kira Mccallum, Ruth Teeple

Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a ubiquitous plant found in every continent except Antarctica. Despite its condemnation as a weed, it has been used for centuries in traditional European, Indian, and Chinese herbal medicine for its purported digestive and diuretic properties. Its leaves contain antioxidants and bioactive compounds like taraxasterol, which have been reported to reduce reactive oxygen species production and inhibit nitric oxide production. There have been claims that taraxasterol can reduce inflammation by reducing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines; a cytokine is a small protein released by immune cells that helps regulate inflammation, immune responses, and cell communication. Our …

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Investigating The Effects Of Palmitoylation In Ovcar3 Cells, Bethany Knopp, Emu Suzuki Apr 2025

Investigating The Effects Of Palmitoylation In Ovcar3 Cells, Bethany Knopp, Emu Suzuki

Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025

Ovarian cancer is a disease characterized by the abnormal growth of cells in the ovaries often due to mutations in our DNA. Because ovarian cancer is typically diagnosed at advanced stages, the survival rate is less than 40% over a five-year period. One significant influence of this cancer is palmitoylation - a post- translational modification in which fatty acid chains are added to specific cysteine residues in proteins. This modification alters protein localization, stability, and function. When dysregulated, as seen in ovarian cancer, palmitoylation can promote irregular cell growth, mutations, and ultimately cancer. However, the role of palmitoylation in cancer …

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