Browsing Composition 211: Sophomore Research Conference by Author "Hoover, Heather"
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Blessed are the Peacemakers? : Christianity's Perpetuation of Violence against Women of Color
(2020-12-01)Violence against women of color takes many forms. These forms include domestic violence, racialized violence, and institution-initiated violence. While Christianity may not be a direct cause of violence against women, it ... -
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 ... -
Food Fight: The True Cost of Agriculture in the Amazon Rainforest
(2021-12-07)Amazon Rainforest deforestation has been a volatile topic over the past half-century, but it has truly come to light in the last five years. Past governmental administrations in Brazil had numerous laws/regulations in place ... -
The Intersection of Motherhood and Ministry: Reexamining the Woman’s Role in the Church
(2022-12-06)Women are in the minority in church leadership, and historically, ministry has been a male-dominated field. Women working in ministry may have the support of other church leaders, but may face congregational pushback or ... -
The Love Doctrine: Reducing Recidivism in America
(2022-11-21)Recidivism is an ongoing crisis in the U.S that only exacerbates the overcrowding issue faced by many correctional facilities. People who suffer from mental illness, addiction or marginalization are the most likely to be ... -
Mental Illness and Ministers: Imagining a Community Where They Can Be Vulnerable
(2019-12-07)The stigmatization of mental health within the Church has created a perplexing dichotomy where church congregants shun those who are in need, a problem that has long vexed Christians. Even more complex is the problem of ... -
Play Time Should Not Be Over: The Importance of Play in Elementary Classrooms
(2019)A typical elementary school classroom after kindergarten consists of desks and charts. The toys and activity centers are replaced with worksheets and desk work. However, classrooms filled with more play and fewer worksheets ... -
A Reading into the Public Education Standards: Reimagining Learning for Elementary Students
(2019-11-21)The effects of standardized testing on how elementary schooled children learn, and more specifically, on how they interact with their interests are becoming more noticeable and problematic. When reading a given text, ... -
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger: Using Diseases to Treat Patients
(2019-12-06)Genetic disorders are the most common diseases that are diagnosed today. However, genetic disorders are difficult to treat and often the disorder is incurable. This research paper presents a new treatment option for genetic ... -
“What’s Going On Inside Their Heads?”: Demystifying Emotions with Pixar’s Inside Out
(2022-12-01)In the summer of 2015, Pixar released Inside Out, a film about an eleven-year-old girl named Riley and the five personified emotions (Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust) inside her head that control her response to ...
