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Palestinian Women's Perspectives on British Policies, People, and Values during the British Mandate, 1922-1948 by Sara OlkUsing oral histories collected by historians, as well as a diary, a memoir, letters, and secondary sources, I analyzed Palestinian women’s…
The Messages of Content and Form Present in John F. Kennedy's Address to the Nation on the Cuban Missile Crisis by Justin FilterThis paper uses generic criticism to analyze President John F. Kennedy's Address to the Nation on the Cuban Missile Crisis and its ability to…
Romanticizing Piracy During its Golden Age, 1650-1730 by Eric FelsModern portrayals of the 17th and 18th century piracy are largely romanticized and sensationalized, with pirates themselves often depicted as the…
'Democratizing Science': Robert M. LaFollette's Vision for Education by DeLou WilsonRobert “Fightin’ Bob” La Follette Sr. spent the majority of his life as a Progressive Republican who attempted to reform the United States and remove…
The Evolution of the Republican Party from 1854-Present: What Changed and What Stayed the Same by Benjamin J. WozniczkaThe Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), has evolved substantially since the party's formation in 1854. Its ideological…
Václav Havel on Human Conscience by Zachary MattsonVáclav Havel is one the main European dissidents and political leaders that helped bring the change from the old style communist regimes to capitalist…
A Woman's Place According to the Second First Lady by Elizabeth ErdmannThis paper explores the views of Abigail Adams, wife of second President of the United States John Adams. Adams has been called an early feminist…
Undermining Whiteness and Promoting Protest: Frank Yerby’s The Foxes of Harrow and the Fledgling Civil Rights Movement by Katie WarczakThis paper offers a revisionist perspective on the relationship between white-life novels, or literature written by African Americans that features…
A Captive President: Gerald Ford’s Presidency and the Fall of Saigon by Jacob SahrGerald Ford, the President of the United States starting in 1974 and extending through the fall of Saigon, reasonably should have had the ability to…
Images of Irish Rebellion Against Great Britain by Kay LulingIn this exhibit, photographs of leaders, individuals, and groups of different Irish parties against the British will be featured. These will be…
That's No Job For a Woman: Fictional Female Detectives and Gender Roles in American Crime Novels, 1930-1994 by Karlyn Schumacher
From Mjölnir to the Crucifix: The Means and Motives of Viking Conversion by Christian KruegerFrom Mjölnir to the Crucifix examines the Vikings’ conversion from paganism to Christianity. It explores factors such as political alliances,…
Adam Smith’s Ideas Applied to Today’s Economy by Alexandra HaenThis paper focuses on Adam Smith’s “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”, which was published in 1776 and continues to be a…