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La Crisis Ignorada, Joseph Pokorski Jun 2017

La Crisis Ignorada, Joseph Pokorski

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Pokorski researched the food production practices of pre-Columbian civilizations. He uses his research to evaluate the current food production practices of transnational corporations and offers suggestions for best practices.


An Interdisciplinary Analysis Of Medical Tourism, Tanner L. Hudson Jun 2017

An Interdisciplinary Analysis Of Medical Tourism, Tanner L. Hudson

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Hudson presents the emerging trend of medical tourism and discusses the personal, logistical, ethical, and economic implications of this trend. Hudson advises consumers to observe caution and thoroughly research all treatment options.


A Reflection: The New Introduction To Islam, Seth Rollins Jun 2017

A Reflection: The New Introduction To Islam, Seth Rollins

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Rollins’ personal narrative recounts his research into the religion of Islam. Rollins observes that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have much in common.


Evolving Concepts Of God, Jordan E. Mcgee Jun 2017

Evolving Concepts Of God, Jordan E. Mcgee

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McGee’s reflection weaves personal narrative with knowledge gained from scholarly texts about the nature of God. McGee cites historical representations to illustrate that our collective concept of God is ever evolving.


La Evolución Espiritual De España: De La Religiosidad A La Posmodernidad A Través De Los Medios Artísticos, Larissa Swartz Jun 2017

La Evolución Espiritual De España: De La Religiosidad A La Posmodernidad A Través De Los Medios Artísticos, Larissa Swartz

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Swartz meditates on the intersection of Spanish culture and religion. Her work emphasizes the ways in which both literature and The Bible shape the spirituality of Spanish culture.


Outlandish Outsourcing, Traci Grodner Jun 2017

Outlandish Outsourcing, Traci Grodner

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Grodner Provides a review of Thomas Friedman’s The Lexus and the Olive Tree that relates a personal anecdote about outsourcing to her academic analysis of the text. Grodner concludes that outsourcing has dire implications for both domestic and foreign workers.


An Excerpt From The Latin Ladies, Julia Gomez-Cambronero Jun 2017

An Excerpt From The Latin Ladies, Julia Gomez-Cambronero

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In this excerpt, Gomez-Cambronero offers an editorial about the effect of U.S. involvement in Central America’s politics on the children of the region. It also contains Gomez-Cambronero’s essay on a poem by Rubén Darío.


The Economics Of Thought, S. Marie Johnson Jun 2017

The Economics Of Thought, S. Marie Johnson

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Johnson takes an economic perspective on the First Amendment. Johnson argues that freedom of speech encourages the competition and flow of ideas which, in turn, allows for an increase of knowledge about competing ideologies.


Trans* Suicide: The Final Option, Alexander Oxner Jun 2017

Trans* Suicide: The Final Option, Alexander Oxner

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Oxner researched the factors involved in the high rate of trans* suicide. Oxner determined that a strong social support system might reduce these high rates.


Best Integrated Writing 2017 - Complete Edition Jun 2017

Best Integrated Writing 2017 - Complete Edition

Best Integrated Writing

Best Integrated Writing includes excellent student writing from Integrated Writing courses taught at Wright State University. The journal is published annually by the Wright State University Department of English Language and Literatures.