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Artifacts, issue 08 (2013) : Table of contents
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
Table of contents for Artifacts, Issue 8 (2013)....
Restoration
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
This is a poem by Lacy Mans.
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?...
Issue Brief : Alcohol impaired drivers
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
Injury resulting from a motor vehicle crash is the leading cause of death in the United States among those aged 1 to 34. In 2002 17,419 of 42,815 traffic deaths were alcohol related. At that rate about one in every ten ...
Reblogging : The crocodile's bite - Russia's "meth problem" and drug reform - explicit
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
What drives people to inject literal hydrochloric acid into their veins? Only the junkie knows but by getting a glimpse at the state of despair that these people live, for me at least, gives a better sense of how desperate ...
Artifacts : a journal of undergraduate writing, Issue 9, 2014 April : contents page
(Campus Writing Program, 2014)
Contents page
Artifacts : a journal of undergraduate writing, Issue 15, 2017 : contents page
(Campus Writing Program, 2017)
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A Feminist critique : the value of a body
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
The poem, "The Bog Queen" by Seamus Heaney is one that, through rhetorical tools of personification, communicates the role of the female body in the later years. While the poem can be seen as a literal illustration of the ...
Dove Chocolate : a love story
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
Advertising has the power to make people think. However, it is only as effective as its audience allows it to be. Ads can really only play off the ideas and emotions that are already present in the minds of the audience, ...
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: ...
Our home away from home : putting a stop to college campus violence
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
Many factors such as gender roles, alcohol use and societal norms lead to violence on Mizzou's campus. These crimes cause not only physical, but also emotional and mental damage to victims, and students are beginning to ...
The evolution of Russian media
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
In May of 2012, the official newspaper of the Communist Party in Russia celebrated its 100th anniversary of publication. Founded in St. Petersburg in 1912, Pravda prospered throughout most of the twentieth century, with a ...
Emmy for Ethos
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
While The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is a comedy show first, there is a great deal of substance to it as well. The mock-reporters, bleeping of profanity and satirical expressions of anger serve as the sugar that helps to ...
The Bosom Serpent Legend through history : how the legend changes to address modern anxieties
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
In its simplest form, the Bosom Serpent legend complex includes any story in which a person believes that an animal is living inside of their body. Normally the animal is a snake or lizard, although amphibians and worms ...
Growing up through food
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri, 2013)
As a Chinese person, I often feel unsatisfied with some aspects of my country just like some British complaining about foggy weather in London. But I have never been picky about China's food. Moreover, sometimes I feel I'm ...
Takeover of invasive species due to climate change : the bush honeysuckle
(University of Missouri, Campus Writing Program, 2017)
With an increase in climate change, invasive species, such as the Bush Honeysuckle, appear in the early spring and remain late into the fall, giving them a competitive advantage over native species of the same ecosystem. ...
Conflict analysis
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
This work is an examination of the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine its causes, effects and repercussions.
Retracing the steps of British abolitionists : a digital learning approach to the history of the Atlantic slave trade
(University of Missouri, Campus Writing Program, 2017)
participants in the traffic. According to estimates available through Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database (2013), Britain alone transported more than 3,259,000 enslaved Africans across the Atlantic between the 16th and 19th centuries. In the late...
Crop circles explained
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
Crop circles and their mysterious origins have spawned years of debate and speculation about whether or not they are formed by aliens. Crop circles have been adapted into films and television series, and usually the use ...