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Future tense
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
A poem about technology.
Relaunch (Editor's Introduction)
(Campus Writing Program, 2012)
This is the inaugural issue of Artifacts relaunch....
WWII propaganda : the influence of racism
(Campus Writing Program, 2012)
Images created in times of war reveal the tensions and fears ignited by the conflicts between nations.
If you give your love some chemo ...
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Cancer is not pretty, it is a harsh, ugly disease and the treatment is uglier still. There is no cure for cancer, at least not yet. I think the best solution is to be there for the ones you love, and help others by donating ...
"Work while the white folks play" : meta-theater and Greek Chorus in Show Boat
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Based on the 1926 Edna Ferber novel of the same name, Show Boat (1937) is an American musical composed by Jerome Kern (1885-1945) with book and lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960). It is regarded as a ...
Vaudeville and the American dream
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Vaudeville was an expressive, innovative, and quirky form of popular entertainment in America that spanned the turn of the twentieth century. Yet, vaudeville was more than mere entertainment for the American mass culture—it ...
Editor's Introduction : questions of policy
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
Many of the pieces published in this issue invite readers to think deeply about questions of policy--which course of action should be pursued in a given set of circumstances?...
Representation through documentary : a post-modern assessment
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Like photography, documentaries are a representational medium: They record and occasionally reconstruct the everyday reality viewers typically cannot experience themselves. Because photography is an indexical sign signifying ...
Nature's voice : a review of environmental literature
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--ColumbiaRhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
I started this essay with the intention of crafting a new chapter, a 21st century update, to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. What I soon found was that this task is fundamentally impossible. There can't be another Silent ...
In the water, everyone is equal
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The conflict has been raging for over half a century. Israel and Palestine are like two brothers; brothers that are sprung out of the same core and host religions and nations that share the same origins. But in spite of ...
Women veterans face challenges of homelessness
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
, as the number of enlisted women has increased from six percent in 2000 to eight percent in 2010, women are experiencing the issue of homelessness....
U.S. Syphilis Study at Tuskegee and minority participation in research
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Many nights after finishing my shifts of running entrees, pouring wine, and remaining unwaveringly hospitable, I would sit at the gleaming wooden bar centered in my restaurant of employment and chat with the manager, Mario. ...
Charlotte and Elizabeth : guardians of the female mind in Pride and Prejudice
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's depiction of womanhood is both varied and expansive. A woman can be gentle in spirit, incapable of finding ill in others. Daughters can be impossibly “silly” in their romantic endeavors. ...
Failing to make the grade : how the school lunch system is falling short of its purpose
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
With over 1/3 of the nation's children overweight or obese according to the Center for Disease Control, concerns over what children are consuming have become ever more prevalent among parents across the United States. ...
Who will build the better ape?
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
When I examine the driving forces of progress in modern humanity, I cannot help but recall author Leo Frankowski's musings on the subject of genetic manipulation as a way to drive human evolution. He posed a simple question: ...
Pollution, soil, and Columbia Missouri
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Columbia Missouri is getting bigger in every aspect. From parking lots to mega apartment complexes Columbia is expanding its borders constantly. Because of this rapid growth there are many effects of the construction that ...
Changes to American, Korean, and Chinese barbecue over centuries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
What are the origins of barbecue methods and how have national barbecue traditions in United States, Korea, and China changed through the years until now? In the 21st century, barbecue technologies include smoking, baking, ...
"They're making us look bad" : the problem with the "New" Harlem shake
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
Over the course of the past few months, yet another viral trend has taken over YouTube. This time, though, the name rang familiar for many people, who were soon disappointed to find out that the Harlem Shake they were ...
Oy Vey! : the Jewish Golem and The X-Files
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2014)
Riley Simpson was curious about golems, so he asked his friend Peter, an X-Files superfan, to recommend a golem-themed episode of his favorite show. Peter recommended one, but as Riley looked at the episodes on Netflix, ...
A GIS compilation of field data from the Smith's Fork Archaeological Site (23CL223), Clay County, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-18)
The Smith's Fork (23CL223) archaeological site, located in Clay County, Missouri was investigated using pedestrian survey, ground penetrating radar, shovel testing, archaeological excavations and a geologic study of river ...