Senior Showcase 2019

The effect of well depth and septic tank distance on Escherichia coli and total coliform presence in private wells at Vilas County rental properties by Robert Rosner

Because Escherichia coli and other coliform bacteria pose a risk to public health through
waterborne illnesses, it is necessary to investigate the…

The Effects of Social Media Framing on Self-Esteem by Diana Meredith and Savannah White

There have been several studies viewing the effects of social media on self-esteem (Guinta, 2018; O’Keefe & Clarke-Pearson, 2011; Vogel, Rose,…

Romanticizing Piracy During its Golden Age, 1650-1730 by Eric Fels

Modern portrayals of the 17th and 18th century piracy are largely romanticized and sensationalized, with pirates themselves often depicted as the…

Energy density of two forage species in the northwestern Atlantic: Silver Hake (Merluccius bilinearis) and Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) by Katherine King

Understanding forage species’ energy density is important for mapping energy flow in an ecosystem. Bioenergetic models are used to determine which…

Selective Attention and Feedback Performance: Does Feedback Actually Help? by Rebecca E. Leuenberger

This study mainly focused on the load theory of selective attention proposed by Lavie, Hirst, and de Frockert (2004), which identified that high…

Inequalities in Food Access in Milwaukee County, WI by Rebecca Rate and Dr. Soren Hauge

Debate continues over “food deserts”, or disparities in food access, which disproportionately affect low-income and minority communities. This study…

Black Heroes Matter by Juan Baez

The world of comics has many black superheroes who mostly added as a sidekick for the main hero such as Falcon to Captain America, Storm to Cyclops…

Direct interactions between Escherichia coli transcription proteins Rho and NusA by Taryn Bosquez

Transcription termination is an important regulatory component within the Escherichia coli (E. coli) genome. Two proteins are known to influence…

Comparison of Usury/Interest and Asymmetric Information by Jacob Diny

The paper compares Adam Smith’s philosophy of Usury to the modern theory of usury and critiques the theory Adam Smith presents. After the comparison,…

Redefining Gender Roles: The Defense of All Things Feminine by Shelbi Buettner

This paper uses gender criticism to analyze Jerramy Fine’s book, In Defense of the Princess: How Plastic Tiaras and Fairytale Dreams Can Inspire…

The Messages of Content and Form Present in John F. Kennedy's Address to the Nation on the Cuban Missile Crisis by Justin Filter

This paper uses generic criticism to analyze President John F. Kennedy's Address to the Nation on the Cuban Missile Crisis and its ability to…

Amerikanische und Nationaliste Sozialistische Propaganda des Zweiten Weltkriegs: Eine Vergleichung by Ethan Freiermuth

Nationalsozialisten und amerikanischen Propaganda-Anstrengungen des zweiten Weltkriegs waren das Produkt ihrer eigenen Gesellschaften und die Ziele,…

Taxing the Wealth of Nations by Ethan Freiermuth

According to Adam Smith, whose insights still underpin economics as a discipline to this day, taxation is justified by the government’s ability to…

Prudentius: The Last Classical Poet

Prudentius, according to the Oxford Classical Dictionary, is the greatest of the Christian Latin poets, on the other hand Malamud in 1989 calls him…

Palestinian Women's Perspectives on British Policies, People, and Values during the British Mandate, 1922-1948 by Sara Olk

Using oral histories collected by historians, as well as a diary, a memoir, letters, and secondary sources, I analyzed Palestinian women’s…