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The Bullies On The Block: What's Killing Secondhand Bookstores?, Kristen Stedman
The Bullies On The Block: What's Killing Secondhand Bookstores?, Kristen Stedman
Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works
Reading is idolized in our society. Being a book-lover is a trait that many, including myself, share. Yet, all over the world, independent bookstores are dying due to the rise of Amazon, the pressure of gentrification, and the prevalence of supermarket bookstores. Independent bookstores are of immense cultural significance to us as close-knit, welcoming communities of concentrated creativity, emphasizing the need to be concerned over their diminishing numbers. The factors causing their plight are researched through scholarly sources and then further explored through variety of interviews- with the shop owner, with people who choose to frequent independent bookstores, and with …
Michelle Obama: Research Paper, Camille Menns
Michelle Obama: Research Paper, Camille Menns
Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works
This research paper discusses Michelle Obama as a feminist who broke barriers in the media and in the White House. Her contributions as a Black Feminist and an advocate for the global education of young women have propelled her to be one of the most notable feminist figures of today. From her fashion style to her candor, Obama’s unconventional ambition caused her to break through glass ceilings. Because Obama fought to be accurately represented by the media, millions around the world perceive black women differently. In addition to being the wife of one of the most influential political leaders in …
Lucy Stone And Her Legacy As A Defiant Pioneer For Feminism, Sabrina Calazans
Lucy Stone And Her Legacy As A Defiant Pioneer For Feminism, Sabrina Calazans
Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works
According to society, Lucy Stone was a badly-behaved woman, but according to her impact on feminism today, Stone was just an intelligent, courageous and outspoken woman. Stone succeeded in becoming the first woman from her state of Massachusetts to earn a college degree and became the first woman to not take her husband’s last name. By not letting societal norms and ideals hold her back from doing what she wanted, Stone worked through hardships and challenges in both her personal and professional life, but she soldiered on and continued voicing her thoughts and opinions to women nationwide. Though many women …
Power Built From Pain: The Creation Of Frida Kahlo, Sierra Elmore
Power Built From Pain: The Creation Of Frida Kahlo, Sierra Elmore
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This paper discusses the highlights of Frida Kahlo’s life from a feminist perspective. Although it focuses on her various medical and personal traumas, Kahlo’s art is explored as well, especially her numerous self-portraits. The importance and significance of her art through a lens of self-expression is explained. Particular emphasis is placed on her complicated relationship with Diego Rivera and how it affected her life and art. The work of several experts is explored and expanded upon, including Kahlo-focused researchers, art critics, and creators of exhibits featuring her works. Kahlo’s relation to the course this research paper is being written for …
The Most Womanly Woman, Lily Keener
The Most Womanly Woman, Lily Keener
Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works
This paper analyzes the life of 19th century French woman Aurore Dupin, otherwise known as the author George Sand. It largely details the events of her life, especially her adolescent and early 20’s, with a specific focus on how the people and events that occurred during those times affected Dupin’s sense of independence and general deviance from the social customs of 1800s France. I also discuss the impact the writings of George Sand had on the people and literature of 19th century France and beyond concerning the portrayal of women and the concept of Idealist writing.
Effects Of The Semipalatinsk Test Site In An Independent Kazakhstan, Claudia Segura
Effects Of The Semipalatinsk Test Site In An Independent Kazakhstan, Claudia Segura
Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works
The Cold War was centered on the fight for superiority in the international system between the United States and the Soviet Union. The tension between both parties was communicated through their testing of nuclear weapons, as to reveal the power of mass destruction to one another. Semipalatinsk is a nuclear weapons test site in present-day Kazakhstan in which the Soviet Union conducted hundreds of nuclear weapons tests. These tests not only proved to be threatening to the United States, but also to the inhabitants of the region. The grave toll proved to be more dangerous to the people and the …
Separatism: Product Of The Majoritarian Government, Claudia Segura
Separatism: Product Of The Majoritarian Government, Claudia Segura
Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works
Nationalism has played an important role in the birth of separatist movements through isolation or conformity on the minority population by the majority. By adding the examples of the Uyghurs of China and the Tamils of Sri Lanka to the assumptions posed by researchers, this paper reveals that a procedure is followed by the minority group. Although the Uyghurs and the Tamils are two different groups located in different countries, they both follow a methodology that leads them to pursue their call for independence, which is illustrated through their reaction to the majority group. This systematic process is attributed to …
People's Perception Of Anime, Jonathan Patterson
People's Perception Of Anime, Jonathan Patterson
Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works
There is very little information regarding anime/manga to be found online and when you do find a scholarly article it is biased against anime/manga. This survey is the opposite being biased positive towards anime/manga. Not many people are fully aware of what anime is and only see it as Pokemon and childish cartoons but anime is much more than that. It is important to find out people's perception of anime to fully understand what the majority of people think of the medium. I designed a survey to approach this situation and asked as many different people as possible.
Does Your Personality Trait Affect Behavior On Social Media, Paige Brooks
Does Your Personality Trait Affect Behavior On Social Media, Paige Brooks
Faculty Curated Undergraduate Works
The purpose of this research was to find whether personality trait affects behavior on social media. An online survey was made to determine personality trait and specific behaviors seen on social media. The survey was distributed online. Through the data I collected I found that extroverts use social media more than introverts and introverts do use game, music, and entertainment apps more than extroverts do. I found that extroverts do comment more than introverts. Extroverts were heavily concentrated in the frequently post and rarely post sections, whereas, introverts were clustered in the very rarely post and rarely post sections. I …