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Collage #2, Megan Polun

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

Collage created for LCS 325 - Studies of the Book, taught by Valerie Carrigan. The assignment was to make a collage or series of collages that were at least 8" by 10". Students could make them abstract or realistic, and Professor Carrigan encouraged students to be creative in where students found pieces for the collages and what they did with them.

Ethics In U.S. Immigration, Christy Mak

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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A Historical Examination Of Native American And European Agroforestry, Reed Bryant

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), “Agroforestry is the intentional integration of trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems to create environmental, economic, and social benefits. It has been practiced in the United States and around the world for centuries.” However, for many practitioners in the past, agroforestry was not simply an “integration of trees and shrubs into animal farming systems,” nor was it simply a means to produce foodstuffs. For them, agroforestry defined a way of life where trees were fixtures in the landscape which bore many life-giving gifts: fruits and nuts to eat, …

The Carriage House, Emma Kane

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

Poem created for LCS 220 - Creativity and the Arts taught by Joan Zaretti. For the assignment, students chose a piece of campus artwork (either in the AIC or in the Unistructure) and wrote a poem describing the painting.

A Lonely Waterfall, Sarah Lostowski

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

Poem created for LCS 220 - Creativity and the Arts taught by Joan Zaretti. For the assignment, students chose a piece of campus artwork (either in the AIC or in the Unistructure) and wrote a poem describing the painting.

Famous?, Jaeden Patterson

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

Poem created for LCS 220 - Creativity and the Arts taught by Joan Zaretti. For the assignment, students chose a piece of campus artwork (either in the AIC or in the Unistructure) and wrote a poem describing the painting.

Table Of Contents

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Blue Vista #8, Tristan Beale

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

Poem created for LCS 220 - Creativity and the Arts taught by Joan Zaretti. For the assignment, students chose a piece of campus artwork (either in the AIC or in the Unistructure) and wrote a poem describing the painting.

Verso

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Natural Disasters And Government Size: A Cross-Country Analysis, Justin Hainse

Honors Projects in Economics

re have been multiple studies within the field of economics concerning the various effects that natural disasters have on countries. The goal of the present study is to address the seemingly forgotten area of how natural disasters affect the size of a government. Using data from both the Emergency Events Database and the World Bank, a cross-country panel data analysis is performed to test the impact of natural disasters on government size. The results show that more deaths from a natural disaster is associated with countries having a larger government. These results aim to be useful for allowing governments to …

Corporate Social Responsibility Within The American Craft Beer Industry: Environmental Sustainability And Community Engagement, Bradley Demild

Honors Projects in Management

Craft brewing and craft beer is emerging as an established business in the United States, with many states housing established regional breweries. As the United States looks to implement environmentally friendly practices in business operations, the goal of this report is to analyze the respective steps taken by the craft beer industry to achieve sustainability. Looking into environmental sustainability and community efforts holistically, the corporate social responsibly (CSR) practices of certified independent, craft brewers who are members of the Brewers Association of various sizes, lends insights into the current state of the industry. A combination of educational materials provided by …

Body Map, Cara Ferro

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

Mind and Body

This piece focuses on the connection of the mind and body. Neither is separate and both affect each other. Physical health can affect your mental health and vice versa, as the body is a connected system inside and out. As someone who suffers from chronic physical pains as well as diagnosed anxiety that feels like an unbearable mental pain, this artwork incases the feeling of being overloaded by the painful sensations. Sometimes, a bad mental state can cause physical damage and bad physical health can negatively affect your mental health. With that, I have learned that when …

Body Map, Maria Sosa Gonzalez

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Body Map, Faith Gambardella

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Body Map, Kyle Forsley

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Body Map, Miles Kron

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Body Map, Rebecca Kaminskas

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

This piece is a deeper representation of myself. I am built out of the support I have from friends and family around me, hence the bricks. The sun represents my strive to remain optimistic and a light in people’s life. The colors of light blue fading into a darker blue represent a sense of community leading into comfort. Finally, the head shows how I am filled with overthinking and anxiety.

Body Map, Liz Demita

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Body Map, Matthew Walsh

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Body Map, Jillian Collingwood

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Body Map, Becca Jackvony

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Body Map, Ella Coffin

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

Body mapping is a representative method of creation where one can investigate and explore meaning with their relationships with others globally. It allows one a means to creatively communicate social issues, identity, and express personal experience/s.

Through symbolism of my community, experiences, and personality my body mapping piece represents my diversity and uniqueness. I am proud of who I am and this piece allows me to embrace my differences, qualities, and talents.

A Dark Colonial Past, Foreign Politics, And Ineffective Leadership: Who Is To Blame For Congo's Governing Struggles 60 Years After Independence?, Justin Keyes

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Citizens United And Campaign Finance: History, Issues, And Efforts To Modify, Shannon O'Connor

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Shifting Party Ideologies And Values, Hanna Lambert

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Reason Vs. Religion: How Society Became Increasingly Secular Throughout Time, Ben Paglia

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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Climate Change And Racial Violence, Aidan Connors

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

Climate change poses the greatest threat mankind has ever seen, not since WW2 is the damage potential so great for humanity. Humanity’s understanding of the dangers that climate change presents isn’t something new, newspaper archives show articles warning about the dangers of carbon output into the atmosphere as early as 1912 (Roney and Otamatea). Despite our knowledge of the dangers, the actions necessary to fight climate change aren’t being taken because of the risk to profits it presents for companies.

The Power Of The Individual: Tackling Climate Destruction, Jared Gardner

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

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The Road Ahead, Chloe Tilley

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

The creative project that I chose to make is a visual representation on the website “Creately” where I created a map of categorizations. I call the map that I created “The Road Ahead.” There are three sections, “where we were”, “where we are”, and “where we’re going”, and within these grounds I made a bank of major concepts and key terms that we have studied and explored throughout this semester; the map is essentially a word bank and concept organization of all the ideas from this course that were discussed and were threaded through the readings. The structure that I …

Living In The Plantationocene, Joshua Turner

Bryant University Undergraduate Journal

Preceding centuries of exploitation and commodification of all life and the natural world have led us to the crises we face today. To describe the dramatic changes our species has forced upon the planet, in 2000, scientists Eugene Stormer and Paul Crutzen dubbed the geological epoch we inhabit the Anthropocene (Global Change Newsletter). Although the term is useful to distinguish the altered composition of the atmosphere, soil, and oceans that human activity has produced from the ecological baseline of the Holocene, some scholars are critical of the term. Not all humans are equally to blame for the environmental degradation which …