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    • The Abortion Rights Struggle in Wisconsin 

      Wieczorek, David (2017-12)
      The purpose of this paper is to examine the history of the antiabortion movement in Wisconsin and place it in a broader, national context. The debate can be summarized as the fight over two conflicting personal liberties: ...
    • Academics and Alcohol Consumption: A Study of College Students 

      Kanyuh, Charlotte (2017-05-12)
      Alcohol consumption is a large part of the social lives of many university students. Prior research examining the relationship between alcohol use and academic performance of students has been inconclusive. This study ...
    • Against the Slang Use of the Word Rape: A Langtonian-Birdian Reproach 

      Bady, Maria (2014-12)
      A disturbing trend that has surfaced recently in slang language is to use the word rape in a joking or hyperbolic manner. An example of this is, "I raped that exam!" In this paper, I argue that such use of the term rape ...
    • Ageism: Lack of Implicit Stereotypes Across Adulthood 

      Linberts, Jessica; June, Andrea (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)
      This study expanded the sample populations which have been tested for ageism. An encoding task and an unexpected recall task measured ageism within these populations: 18-25 years, 25-54 years, and 55+ years. Eighty-seven ...
    • Arrowgrams: The Next Pencil and Paper Phenomenon 

      Dewitt, John (2013-12)
      Puzzles are a fascinating part of everyday life, and newspapers everywhere feature crosswords, word jumbles, and Sudokus as a way to test and intrigue the human mind. Arrowgrams are a new type of pencil and paper puzzle ...
    • Attempts to Shine the Progressive Beacon on Women's Inheritance Rights in Wisconsin 

      Moerchen, Kyle (2012-12)
      During the first wave feminist movement, women in Wisconsin gained many rights, making them more equal to men. However, one area in which they did not become more equal with men was inheritance rights. When husbands and ...
    • Authoritarian and Authorial Power in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick 

      Knoll, Amy (2013-12)
      Herman Melville's writing reflects his numerous experiences with despotic figures and his uncertainty regarding appropriate responses to them. Encountering oppression in his professional and personal life, Melville ...
    • Autonomy in Abuse: Glimpses of Freedom in New Orleans. 

      Holcomb, Lisa (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)
      This paper examines unusual opportunities for autonomy found by women of African descent in New Orleans, from the time the city was acquired by the United States until the Civil War. This city's unique history partially ...
    • The Benefits and Limitations of Pet Therapy for People with Dementia 

      Cowling, Audrey (2010-12)
      Evidence of a human-animal bond goes back to the origins of man. More recently, therapy that utilizes animals has been implemented in long-term care facilities to aid in the well-being of people with dementia. Pet therapy, ...
    • Beyond the Status-Quo: Cultivating Peace in Post-Genocide Countries 

      Lyon, Nicole (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)
      This paper asserts that constructively remembering past atrocities is central to the formation of a lasting, multi-faceted peace in post-genocide societies. The Rwandan case-study first illustrates the dynamics of a society ...
    • Broken Mirror: A Look into Octavio Paz's "Blanco" 

      Waring, Taylor D. (2013-12)
      This essay examines one of Octavio Paz's major works: the prose poem "Blanco." The essay juxtaposes several major analyses of "Blanco," and in doing so shows how many critics have been misled by themselves, and Paz, into ...
    • Chadian Oil: Avoiding the Resource Curse 

      Thompson, Hans (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2006-05)
      All too often the benefits of natural resources are not realized by the portions of the population most in need. As has been seen time and time again, revenues from resources such as oil are mismanaged, or worse embezzled, ...
    • Child Labor in Wisconsin Agriculture: Human Rights Violation or Beneficial Experience? 

      Lyness, Rosalind (2013-12)
      Human rights organizations have attacked child labor in U.S. agriculture. Investigations into the conditions for children working in U.S. agriculture, such as the 2010 Human Rights Watch study Fields of Peril, propelled ...
    • Circuit Court Experience and Consistency on the Supreme Court (1953 - 2013) 

      Phillips, Alex (2014-12)
      The modern trend of appointing judges from the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court is undeniable. As a near prerequisite to attaining a seat on the bench, Justices from appellate courts have been ...
    • Clerical Conceptions of Magic and the Stereotype of the Female Witch 

      Moebius, Matthew Alexander (2011-12)
      Working from the foundation laid by leading historians of medieval witchcraft -- most notably Richard Kieckhefer, Norman Cohn, Michael Bailey, and Hans Peter Broedel -- this study examines the conceptual development of a ...
    • Combating Invisibility: Older Women Stereotypes Revised 

      Miller, Adeline; Simeth, Anna (2007-12-18)
      This essay discusses the difference between television and literary portrayals of middle-aged and older women in the last 30 years of the 20th century. TV writers rarely included older women in programming, and when they ...
    • Communication Accommodation in Mixed Gender Dyads 

      Stupka, Rebecca (2011-12)
      Men and women speak differently. That is, there are observable patterns of gender differences in communication. To reconcile differences and facilitate communication it is necessary to use accommodation, the process of ...
    • Confidence and Legitimization: The Role of the Protestant Church in Fostering Opposition in the GDR 

      Lakatos, Craig (2009-11)
      The purpose of this paper is to pursue the answer to a perplexing question in German history; namely, how did serious domestic opposition to the East German state develop in the 1980s given the extremely oppressive nature ...
    • Confusion for Cheeseheads: How Contradictory Expert Opinions Have Stalled Wisconsin's CCW Legislation. 

      Mynsberge, Heath (2007-12-18)
      This study argues that Wisconsin’s failure to pass any concealed carrying of weapons (CCW) legislation stems from the multitude of differing opinions and findings on CCW. This assertion is made by focusing on three studies ...
    • Content Analysis of Online Commenters on Sexism in the 2008 Presidental Campaign. 

      Gruber, Kathryn (2009)
      Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin played prominent roles in the 2008 presidential primary and general campaigns, inviting a discussion of sexism. The unstoppable growth of the Internet has allowed news consumers to share ...