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Intimate Parallels: The Art, History, and Activism of Civil War-Era Women's Quilt Art
(2016-03-07)
The Civil War era was the most chronicled and transformational period in United States history. Narrated in art and text by mainstream publications, information regarding the era was readily available to most Americans. ...
Cruel and Unusual Punishment, the Death Penalty, and the Influence of Foreign Law on U.S. Constitutional Jurisprudence
(2016-04-18)
The death penalty has a long and established history inclusive of almost every society since the beginning of time. As society advanced, so did the way people came to understand capital punishment. This thesis explores ...
Curtailing of Student Deferment in the Late 1960s as a Motivation for Violent Student Protests at Columbia University
(2016-05-11)
When President Lyndon Baines Johnson escalated the Vietnam War in 1965, he ordered more man to fight. The Director of Selective Service System, General Lewis B. Hershey, ordered local draft boards nationwide to curtail ...
What's the Matter with Walter? The Privatization of Everything in Breaking Bad
(2016-10-15)
Television is the quintessential medium of popular culture. As such, its content can provide an important window into the cultural dynamics in a given period for a given society. Vince Gilligan’s award-winning Breaking Bad ...
Muhammad Ali: An Unusual Leader in the Advancement of Black America
(2016-09-21)
The rhetoric and life of Muhammad Ali greatly influenced the advancement of African Americans. How did the words of Ali impact the development of black America in the twentieth century? What role does Ali hold in history? ...
The Relationship Between the Media and the Military
(2016-10-13)
This thesis research seeks to analyze the significance of the relationship between the media and the United States military during periods of international warfare. This thesis aims to explore the relationship between press ...
The Origin and Development of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Its Impact on the Origination of Independent Regulatory Commisssions in the American Legal System: A Historical Perspective.
(2016-04-18)
The early history of the Interstate Commerce Commission is usually presented as the Congressional response to the exorbitant rates and exploitation by the railroads. Later it is seen as an example of how powerful industrial ...
The Committee of Fifty and the Growth of the American Research University
(2016-04-05)
The Committee of Fifty for the Investigation of the Liquor Problem formed in 1893 to address the growing issue of alcohol in American life. Comprised of prominent businessmen, university leaders, and religious figures, the ...
The Archaeological History of the Sixteenth-Century French Fort Caroline in Northeast Florida
(2016-12-19)
This study investigates the history and archaeology of the sixteenth-century French Fort Caroline in North Florida. In the last 150 plus years, all amateur and professional attempts to locate Fort Caroline have failed. ...
Jimmy Carter’s Policy Toward the El Salvador Civil War: The Demise of Human Rights as a Priority
(2017-04-23)
This thesis investigates the roots of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy towards El Salvador and how it changed throughout his presidency. In his candidacy for the president in 1976, Carter stated his commitment to leading a ...