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Browsing Student Honors Theses by Title

Browsing Student Honors Theses by Title

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  • King of Hearts: A Live Radio Show 
    Romack, Rachel (2016-04-27)
    I wanted to analyze the differences in performance when a cast of actors performs in front of an indirect audience, or, in this particular case, a radio studio compared to when the same cast of actors perform in front of ...
  • Knit 2 Purl 1, Poems To Keep You Warm (You Wool Love It) 
    Wiegman, Anna (2019-05-08)
    As far as nontraditional theses go, I think my project qualifies for that category. Writing poetry, converting the poems to binary, then knitting that binary (0 being a knit stitch and 1 being a purl stitch) into a scarf—that ...
  • Lahdur (lahdur.com) 
    Dreyfus, Eric (2018-05-01)
    This honors thesis is a website that was cooperatively developed by myself (Eric) and a buddy (Kyle). The purpose of Lahdur is to allow students to tutor/mentor one another. This is accomplished by asking and answering ...
  • Learning Segments: The Focus of Multimodal Methods to Increase Language and Literacy Development 
    Torrey, Emma (2019-11-15)
    In our current society, there is a push to have students learn a large amount of material in a single school year. Through this new application of curriculum, it is difficult to teach to more than just one type of learner. ...
  • A legacy of travelers: an Alfred University student travels to Italy 
    Pellicciotti, Anne (2012-05)
    My thesis is a creative nonfiction piece in the subgenre of travel writing. In this small collection of essays, I have written about my experiences of traveling abroad in Florence, Italy. I am working from true experiences ...
  • Les Objets; The Objectifying Relationship Between the Woman and her Clothing 
    Peters, Nora (2014-05-13)
    The French philosopher and feminist writer, Simone de Beauvoir, stated in her treatise, The Second Sex, that a woman "knows that when she is looked at she is not considered apart from her appearance: she is judged, respected, ...
  • Letters from Tau Ceti-e 
    Hinkle, Kaysey (2014-05-09)
    Inspired by Doctor Who, I have written an illustrated children's science fiction story from the point of view of Mavis, a little girl living on planet Tau Ceti-e.
  • Lights and Sirens: Measuring Mortality Awareness in Emergency Medical Technicians 
    Torthe, Beryl S. (2018-05-05)
    Previous research around mental health in first responder populations has been centralized around post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, suicide, anxiety and sleep disturbances. While these issues are of great ...
  • Liminal Spaces in Sadakichi Hartmann's 'My Rubaiyat and Tanka and Haikai: Japanese Rhythms' 
    McAllister, Charles (2021-05-12)
    My thesis on the modernist poet Sadakichi Hartmann challenges my perceptions of Asian American literature and my own self-perception as a Filipino-American. Active during the 19th and 20th century, Hartmann pushed the ...
  • Lingering in the Crosshairs 
    Hunt, Stephine (2013-05)
    My thesis collection, 'Lingering in the Crosshairs,' examines the dynamics of family relationships and identity, while focusing on how identity is formed within the family dynamic. I have explored these themes through the ...
  • Locke, Hobbes and the State of Nature 
    Williams, Brett (2009-05)
    This paper looks at the political theories of Locke and Hobbes and compares them. It then tries to draw some conclusions from their theories and apply those conclusions to our current lives. Social contract theory is a ...
  • Love Shouldn't Hurt: Testing for the Causes of Emotional Abuse Recognition Ability 
    Galarneau, Lydia (2017-04-18)
    This thesis describes a course of research into recognition of emotional abuse, and the ways in which media affect our perception of healthy and unhealthy relationships. A survey was taken by a diverse group of people, and ...
  • Male/Female Partnerships in Contemporary Film and Television 
    Coyle, Megan (2013-12-13)
    Examines the portrayal of men and women in popular movies and television. Specific films and television shows are used as case examples.
  • Masculinity, Motherhood, and Memory 
    Houk, Julia (2014-05-12)
    My thesis focuses on cultural analysis and tracing themes through three novels and then contextualizing each with outside research on areas of interest. I examine Italian-Americans, Latino-Americans, and Chinese-Americans ...
  • Material Vocabulary 
    Nash, Gracia (2014-05-12)
    I believe in the importance of familiarizing oneself with materials to gain the vocabulary necessary for expression. My work, therefore, is centered upon material exploration, and personal connections with material. For ...
  • Mathematical Concepts Within the Artwork of LeWitt and Escher 
    Bennett, Kelsey (2019-05-09)
    The goal of this thesis is to demonstrate the relationship between mathematics and art. To do so, I have explored the work of two artists, M.C. Escher and Sol LeWitt. Though these artists approached the role of mathematics ...
  • Mean Girls in Young Adult Literature 
    Weese, Cassidy (2017-05-01)
    While YA novels span a variety of topics, one of the most popular genres features a “mean girl” character. Mean girls are presented as the character that everyone loves to hate. As easy as it is to read mean girls as snobby ...
  • Memories of a Near Future 
    D'Ambrosia, Gillian (2020-11-20)
    As my therapist once told me, anxiety at its heart is fear of the future. The future never gives itself away, which perhaps what makes it so frightening. Most people I’ve met spend their nights falling asleep to thoughts ...
  • Metamorphosis 
    Morozumi, Takumi (2019-05-14)
    Traveling the world as part of my schooling, I have come to think that I do not have one hometown, but several. Having lived in Japan, The United Arab Emirates, The United States, and China, has aided me to handle risk, ...
  • Microstructural Analysis of 58S Bioactive Glass with Release Studies of Incorporated Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 
    Gloss, Kelsey (2015-12)
    58S bioactive glass with a composition of 0.6SiO2 - 0.36CaO - 0.04P2O5 was prepared using an acid-catalyzed sol-gel technique. This glass was then treated at temperatures of 500_C, 625_C, 675_C, 700_C, and 725_C for 24 ...

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