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Browsing Student Honors Theses by Title

Browsing Student Honors Theses by Title

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  • The ABCs of Cinematic Beauty 
    Torthe, Talulla (2022-05)
    Some films have a special allure, a spark that evokes a deep feeling of pleasure in the viewer. It is my objective, through The ABCs of Cinematic Beauty, to put into writing what gives some films that spark—what make these ...
  • Abstracting Femininity 
    Aldrich, Kayleah (2021-05)
    My project reflects on my experiences that relate to movement, the body, and being a girl/woman in a world that favors the power of men. I describe pivotal moments and highly influential environments in my life, as well ...
  • Academic Exploration: A Look at Decision-Making in College 
    Johnson, Vienna (2015)
    Many college students today are plagued with questions and uncertainties. They are struggling to discover what values they hold most dear and other such indicators of who they are as people. Emerging adulthood is a time ...
  • Addressing Toxocara in humans and companion animals as a public health issue 
    Naclerio, Allison (2018-04-16)
    Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are zoonotic parasites that primarily infect dogs and cats. Toxocara is especially relevant to human health because humans frequently live in close contact with companion animals. Young ...
  • Alexithymia in College-Aged Students 
    Carosa, Catarina L. (2017-05-02)
    This epidemiological study focused on prevalence of the personality trait, alexithymia–the inability to recognize and describe one’s own emotions–among college-aged students. Levels of normative alexithymia (measured by ...
  • The Alfred Book of Ghastly Tales 
    Woznica, Elizabeth (2018-04-25)
    My main goal with The Alfred Book of Ghastly Tales is to showcase the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) here at Alfred University. Seeing an anthology of student and faculty writing for sale on Amazon and Barnes ...
  • All Together: Connecting to Place & Cultivating Ecological Citizenship 
    Percy, Emma (2017-04-22)
    As a new generation of people enter adulthood and the next generation is becoming aware of the world, we have an opportunity to change the way we exist on the planet. This thesis became an opportunity for the artist to ...
  • Analysis of Gender in Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun 
    Peterson, Sabastian (2022-05-05)
    Upon starting Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, the reader will be immersed in what seems like a distinctly patriarchal story. The beginning of the series concerns a member of a violent all male organization pining ...
  • Analysis of Journal of Natural Products Publications for Novelty in Structures 
    Muehl, Madison (2019-05-10)
    My research focuses on identifying and classifying the sources of all novel compound isolations published in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Natural Products from 2015 to 2017. This project acts as a guide about ...
  • Analysis of Quartz Dissolution Rims 
    Turner, Alexander; Knapp, Michael (2015)
    Previous thesis work has recently built on the fact that quartz dissolution rims are dependent on dwell temperature. It was sought after to determine if the dissolution rims were also dependent on the temperature at which ...
  • The Analysis of the Breeding Program for Guiding Eyes for the Blind 
    Wach, Valerie (2019-05-09)
    Guiding Eyes for the Blind (GEB) has been using heritability estimates to breed for desirable behavioral traits in their dogs. Guiding Eyes for the Blind is an organization that breeds, raises, and trains dogs—specifically ...
  • Antimicrobial Properties of Gallium-Infused and Zinc-Infused Bioglasses: A Potential Cure for Coronavirus 
    Roberts, Kristina M. (2020-05)
    Over the last several months, the world has drastically changed because of a new generation of coronavirus and the pandemic it has caused. Researchers have taken into consideration previously studied biomaterial solutions ...
  • The Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man: Interpreting Shakespeare through Knitting 
    Savickas, Claudia (2020-05-08)
    For my Honors Thesis, I’ve taken on the challenge of translating characters from Shakespeare’s 4 Great Tragedies (Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth) into hand-knit garments. From each play, I made a sweater for one ...
  • Apparent Correlation of Sintering Temperature with Viscosity of the Grain Boundary Liquid 
    Pettit, Corine (2014-05-13)
    It is common for industrial polycrystalline alumina to contain a significant amount of liquid, but it is unclear what dictates the densification temperature. It is proposed that the viscosity of the grain boundary liquid ...
  • The Aqueous Corrosion of Nuclear Waste Glasses with Varying Compositions 
    Esham, Kathryn (2014-05-13)
    Nuclear energy makes up a significant portion of today's energy industry, unfortunately the by-products are radioactive and need to be safely contained. Glass is currently being considered for use in such a containment ...
  • The Archive At Hand 
    Barger, Susanna (2021-05-10)
    All the art is books. The books presented in this exhibition are at first glance independent from each other. There is photography, print, painting, drawing, hand and print lettering, crochet, fiber work, etc. on into a ...
  • Are the Pines There Now? An Historical Study of Pine Hill, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 
    Sloane, Kristin E. (2000-05)
    Pine Hill is a tract of land that is used often by Alfred University students and faculty, but its history has not been well recorded. The forest has been mentioned fondly in diaries and memoirs of students and faculty, ...
  • Art and Mental Health: A Personal Narrative 
    Schnepf, Robin (2017-05-06)
    This thesis is a personal account of the relationship between art and mental health. It is a common misconception that being mentally ill is a ticket to creativity. While there is a known and studied phenomenon of mentally ...
  • The Art of The Calamity: Character Design and Worldbuilding 
    Arteev, Polina (2019-05-07)
    Equal parts art and creative writing, this project is an exercise in worldbuilding that recontextualizes original character design ideas to fit into a brand new world.
  • Artistic Reflections on Binary Gender Norms 
    Mullen, Jillian (2017-05-09)
    This project examines the problem of gender socialization as it begins in childhood. My campaign, Genderation, reflects the difficulties of discussing gender. It centers on parents, the key audience, in an informal way ...

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