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Senior Theses

The Senior Thesis course is the culmination of all that the students have learned about writing, research, presentation, rhetoric, and organization. In a yearlong process, students examine and research whatever interests them and create a final product in both physical and digital formats.

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Class of 2020

Below are links to the Thesis websites created by the Class of 2020 of which I have been granted permission by the student to publish. Click on either the "Honors Thesis" or "Senior Thesis" buttons to view one. 

Stars

Alexandra Adrian

The Force Behind Star Wars:
The Story of How George Lucas Changed the Film and Entertainment Industry

ballerinas

Lauren Bacchus

Ballerina:
The Imperfectly Ugly Pursuit of Perfection and Beauty

Katie Bogan

Where Are They Now?:
An Examination of the Emotional Distress on Child Stars

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William Brosnan

Mired in Misnomer and Misinformation:
The Reality of Wealth in America

Bill
Football

Cade Burdette

Use Your Head:
The Effects of Concussion and CTE on Football

Wild Mushrooms

Rosemary Crow

Take a Trip:
The Efficacy of Psychedelic Drugs in Therapeutic Treatment

Dylan Fanico

A Blessing or a Curse?:
The Truth Behind Hosting the World Cup

Soccer Match

Cole Finkbeiner

Advancing Treatment:
The Effects of Sports Medicine

Sports Injury
Flowers on Her Hair

Victoria Finn

Sixties' Counterculture:
The Rise, Fall, and Influences of the Hippie Era

Party

Alex Fish

Benefit at its Best:
A Study of the Long Weekend

Trinity Fleishman 

Helping Paws:
Examining the World of Therapy Animals

Dogs on a Bench

Anna Garst

Memory:
How Memory Retention Develops and Deteriorates Throughout our Lifespan

Brain Sketch
American Flag

Sara Gheitanchi

Conservatism:
An Exploration of The Republican Party

Lab Experiment

Dan Grossman

Rethinking History:
The Impact of Disease on Civilization

Brianna Handford

SUDS
(Sustainable Urban Development Strategies) to Clean Cities
(magazine)

City view

Gabriella Handford

One Hundred Miles from Help:
The Three Root Causes of the Rural Medical Crisis

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Performance Art

Kylee Hendrie

Man’s Fruitless Search for Meaning:
An Examination of Absurdism in  The Stranger, Waiting for Godot, and No Exit

Video Game Console Blue

Shelby Hersem

M for Mature:
The Effects of Violent Video Games and Internet Disorders

Mary Holtslander

"The Poorer the Neighborhood, the Greater the Need":
Exploring the Deficit of Literacy in Children from Low SES Families

Image by Annie Spratt

Lily Howard

The Prime of Amazon:
How Amazon has Captivated its Millions of Customers

Packages on Shelves
Live Punk Band

Inara Junkala

Punk:
How The Clash and The Sex Pistols impacted the Punk Revolution

Image by Maranda Vandergriff

Edward Kim

An Anvil State:
South Korea's Development in the Last Century

Sarah Lang

A Silk Road Revived:
The Belt and Road Initiative’s Economic Influence on the Nations of Southeast Asia

By the Great Wall of China

Joe Maraska

The End of a Couplet:
The Causes of World War I and Their Ominous Resurgence in the Modern Age

Image by The New York Public Library
Image by Leonardo Yip

Hannah Massey

Vampires, Monsters, and Evil,
Oh My!:
An Examination of Gothicism in Dracula and Frankenstein

Computer Robot

Charlie McKee

Dr. Robot:
An Examination of Robotic Surgery, and the Evolution of Medical Techniques and Technology

Madison Miller

Mommy Dearest or Tiger Mom?:
A Mother's Impact on her Daughter's Friendships and Romantic Connections

Mother and Daughter

Chelsea Mulkerin

Getting a Handle on POTS:
A Family Handbook to Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Female Scientist Using Microscope
Basketball Net

Michael Neff

Beyond the Box Score:
A Detail-Oriented Approach to NBA Team Building

Woman Stalked in Garage

Xinyu Niu

Human Body:
The Science Explaining Individuals' Attachment to Fear

Sten Ohrstrom

Ruthless or Resourceful?:
A Brief History of Viking Culture and Their Modern Legacy in Film

Image by Steinar Engeland

James Reid

A War Without End:
The Ramifications of the Six-Day War on the Israeli-Arab Conflict

Dead Sea
Making Music

Brennan Renz

Thousands of CDs in Your Pocket:
Music Distribution in the Digital Age

Astronaut

Jackson Seaborn

The Last Frontier:
Weighing the Risks of Space Exploration

Sami Sharp

Melanoma:
Shedding Light on Skin Cancer

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Yifan Shi

Threats or Advantages?:
The Era of Artificial Intelligence

Image by Michael Dziedzic
Image by Sander Crombach

Lorenzo Solari

Don't Cry for Me Argentina:
A Political, Economic, and Social Analysis of Argentina's Struggle with Default

Racing Driving

Michael Sparks

From the Racetrack to the Road:
How Technical Evolution in Formula 1 has Shaped Today’s Production Cars

Ryan Sui

Space Exploration:
Discussion of Future Space Crafts and their Benefits

Earth from Spaceship

Laurie Swede

Women's Fight for Control Over Their Own Bodies:
A Rollercoaster of Gender Inequality and Oppresive Governments

Image by Zach Vessels
Prescription Drugs

Claire Thompson

Brain Food:
How Study Drugs are Affecting our Society

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Skyler Tolzien-Orr

Unmasking the Mystique:
Post-War Consumer Mass Culture and the Domestic Ideal

Lai Wei

Friends or Fiends?:
The Modern Combat Between China and India

Red Doors

Vincent Yang

Reality and Dreams:
The New Age of Electronic Equipment

Electronic Circuit
phones charging

Colton Youngblood

Screen Time:
How Screens are Changing the Modern World

Detoxification

Ben Zweig

Substance Addiction:
The Evolution from Addiction to Treatment

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