Undergraduate Research, including Senior Theses: Recent submissions
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Rewriting History: The Impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis on American Journalism
(Department of History, University of Kansas, 2018)The Cuban Missile Crisis represented a unique moment in the history of American foreign policy because it was the first time that the world faced a nuclear standoff. The threat of a third World War allowed US government ... -
The Lion, The Rooster, And The Union: National Identity in the Belgian Clandestine Press, 1914-1918
(Department of History, University of Kansas, 2018)Significant research has been conducted on the trials and tribulations of Belgium during the First World War. While amateur historians can often summarize the “Rape of Belgium” and cite nationalism as a cause of the war, ... -
United Nations Resolutions 661: Intervention, Devastation and the Internal Collapse of 1990s Iraq
(Department of History, University of Kansas, 2018)In 1945, the United Nations was created to uphold international peace and security. In order to ensure prosperity for all members of the international community, the United Nations implements economic sanctions against ... -
"The Fewer the Men, The Greater the Honor": The Naval Doctrine of Republicanism in the First Barbary War
(Department of History, University of Kansas, 2018)The First Barbary War was a naval conflict fought between the United States and Tripoli from 1801-1805 over the payment of “tribute” to Tripoli so they would not seize American merchant ships. The Jefferson Administration ... -
"I've Tried so Hard to Make Good Americans Out of You": Legacy, Memory, and the Seattle General Strike of 1919
(Department of History, University of Kansas, 2018)This historical project explores competing legacies and formation of memory within the Seattle General Strike of 1919 both in its after effects on the Seattle Labor Movement and the nation as a whole through the First Red ... -
The rhetoric of isolation : a study of selected prison writings
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Harry Truman's 1948 non-political tour
(University of Kansas, 1979) -
Crisis in epideixis : Ronald Reagan's State of the Union addresses as epideictic successes and deliberative failures
(University of Kansas, 1988) -
A study of the rhetorical theory of theophrastus
(University of Kansas, 1968) -
An attempt at experimental validation of the authoritarianism scale
(University of Kansas, 1967) -
An economic model of intransitivity : its application to persuasion
(University of Kansas, 1968) -
Stereotyping : a communication barrier to the effective medical care of the urban poor
(University of Kansas, 1970) -
A demographic study of campus activism at the University of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1969) -
The woman's rights movement, 1848 - 1885 : issues and argument
(University of Kansas, 1974) -
A study of participants' perceptions of "headquarters" crisis intervention training
(University of Kansas, 1975) -
Opposites Attract: Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of Electron-Rich and Electron-Poor Rhodium Complexes for Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis
(Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2017-05)Electrocatalysis represents an attractive route to coupling renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power with sustainable generation of chemicals. An attractive target chemical would be hydrogen gas because it can ... -
Nineteenth Century Buildings of Lawrence
(University of Kansas, 1955-05)The purpose of this thesis is to a provide a survey of the early buildings in Lawrence, Kansas, to the extent possible for those that are no longer standing, and to document many of those yet remaining today. -
A Comprehensive Investigation of Mercaptoazulenes & Their Complexes with Monovalent Gold
(Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2016-05-13)Discussed herein are the syntheses and characterization of a family of azulenylthiolate gold(I) complexes, which show promise for applications in the fields of molecular electronics and luminescent chemosensing. The ...