Browsing Composition 211: Sophomore Research Conference by Title
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Changing Traditions: Letting God Speak through Women in Church
(2015-12-08)Abstract: The Stone Campbell Movement has historically prohibited women from publicly teaching baptized male believers. This tradition was founded on carefully selected Scriptures that were originally taken out of context ... -
Cinema Sans Sin: Imaginatively Transforming Evangelical Cinema
(2019)Saints and sinners alike are enthralled by cinema, and the statistical majority of American Christians subscribe to Evangelicalism. Yet dissimilar to their ample presence on bookshelves and radio, Evangelicalism remains ... -
Classroom Diversity, RTI and Their Effects on Inclusion
(2015-11-19)The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was reauthorized in 1990. It has allowed our classrooms to become fully inclusive of students with disabilities. This inclusive classroom structure has become the norm ... -
Clean Energy, Dirty Prices: The Disconnect Between Low-Income Communities and Renewable Energy in Western North Carolina
(2022-11-22)Since the introduction of state- and nationwide renewable energy sources in the early 1990s, renewable energy, and its implementation into society has been an issue filled with hardship and conflict. Facing pushback from ... -
Come On In . . . But Not You: The South's Lack of Hospitality to Immigrants
(2018-12-08)In this research paper, I will explore the disparity between the ideal of southern hospitality and the antagonism exhibited toward immigrants in the South. Although the South is frequently associated with hospitality, ... -
Contra Mundum: The European Union must seek a Rapprochement with Poland
(2023-12-09)Relations between the European Union and the Third Polish Republic have grown steadily worse over recent years - to the point where some political commentators have begun to speculate on the future of Poland’s membership. ... -
The Depths of Water Sustainability
(2017-11-16)According to studies, by engineers Arjen Hoekstra and Mesfin Mekonnen at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, "the U.S. consumed the highest annual totals: 1,207 billion, 1,182 billion and 1,053 billion cubic meters, ... -
Dollar to Digital: Understanding the Risks of Retail CBDCs
(2023-11-21)With the emergence of centralized digital currencies, commonly known as cryptocurrencies, in the mid-2010s, governments across the globe began researching and discussing developing and implementing central bank digital ... -
Economic Reconciliation in North America
(2018)North America is composed by Mexico, United States, and Canada. These three countries have had a history of cultural trouble and reconciliation throughout time but, is it possible for their economies to reconcile? This ... -
The Effects of Reality Television on Adolescent Body Perceptions and Acceptance of Stereotypes
(2016-11-17)Adolescence is a time of rapid change, both physically and mentally. Popular television influences adolescent identity formation by stressing certain gender roles and body ideals. Reality television shows like The Bachelor, ... -
The Effects of Romantic Comedies on Relationships
(2016-11)The purpose of this research essay is to look at the influence that Romantic Comedies can have on romantic relationships. Romantic Comedy centers on relationships and often presents the relationship in a way that is humorous ... -
The Effects of Socioeconomics on Breastfeeding Mothers in Carter County: A Paper on Exclusivity and Breastfeeding
(2015-11-19)Over the course of the last few years, breastfeeding has regained popularity, and it has once again become rather normal that an upper or middle class woman will breastfeed her child after it is born. Most pediatricians ... -
Energy Efficiency Projects as Short-term Solutions to Combat Greenhouse Gas Emissions Within the Metals Industry
(2019-12-09)Over the last several decades, data collected by scientists across the world has indicated rapid mean temperature rise across the globe. This increase in global temperatures correlates with and has been attributed to ... -
Engineering a Brighter Future: Increasing the Representation of Women of Color in Engineering
(2020-12-01)The engineering field is predominantly composed of white males, with little representation of women or people of color. Women of color are represented even less in the engineering field due to their intersectional identities ... -
Engineering and the Flint Water Crisis: Ethical and Technical Shortcomings
(2018-11)Lead poisoning is a devastating health problem that can cause great damage to a community, with the responsibility of protecting communities from lead poisoning often falling to the engineers responsible for designing their ... -
Enhancing an Autistic Child’s Daily Reality Using Virtual Reality: The Benefits of Incorporating Virtual Reality in Occupational Therapy
(2021-12-07)Autism spectrum disorder can drastically affect the social skills of people. There are several standard treatment methods used in the clinical setting of occupational therapy. Interestingly, there is potential for occupational ... -
Everything, Nothing, or Somewhere in Between?: The Centrality of Inerrancy in the Christian Church
(2023-12-05)The doctrine of inerrancy, most clearly articulated in the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy in 1978, is a fundamentalist reaction to trends that were rising in the Protestant American church in the 19th and 20th ... -
An Exclusive Debate: Including Islam in Tennessee Middle Schools
(2015-12-08)An issue of debate has befallen many public schools in Tennessee. The teaching of Islam in curriculum standards has upset many teachers and parents, while many believe that Islam education is vital in modern American ...
