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Green building
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
"Thinking Green" is the new buzzword of the twenty-first century. There are the green IBM commercials that demonstrate a substantial amount of money saved if a business, "goes green" the Mac commercial with the new energy ...
The Legend behind Zongzi
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food, is made of sticky rice stuffed with special fillings and wrapped up in Argy-wormwood leaves. Chinese people eat Zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival to memorialize Qu Yuan, a famous ...
Energy from unlikely sources : MU Power Plant's road to sustainability
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The University of Missouri Power Plant has been the source of steam and electricity for the University of Missouri campus for over 85 years. Established in 1923, the plant began with only four coal burning boilers and two ...
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 ...
A Power figure's power over history
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
The "Nail Fetish" Power Figure (referred to as nkisi or nkonde), found in the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri, offers much insight into the Iron Age history of Central Africa. This piece comes ...
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, ...
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 ...
Twins in West African culture and society of the Iron Age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
In modern times, twins are known to originate from the same zygote and form into two embryos. To some families, having twins is a blessing, while to others it can be a very stressful burden. Twins had unique roles in many ...
Elijah's Inferno
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2014)
Elijah Solidum chose to write "Elija's Inferno" because he had read Dante's Inferno in class that semester, and he wanted to put a personal and more modern spin on Dante's masterpiece. He tried to keep Dante's general ...
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 ...
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 ...
Classic Hollywood cinema as propaganda
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
The relatively recent tradition of American consumption of media has had the most immediate effects on influencing culture and allows propaganda of racial beliefs to be deeply rooted in society. Photography was the first ...
The Sweet brown narrative : modern internet folklore
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
Miranda Sings, GloZell Simon, Charlie the Unicorn, Antoine Dotson, and Rebecca Black are living viral, Internet sensations that prove celebrity can be created online. The digital age has created a new venue for storytelling, ...
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....
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, ...
Video game effects on children
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
When one considers the increasing prevalence of video games in modern culture, one cannot help but notice the advent and progressively increasing fiscal success of violent video games. These violent, driven titles consistently ...
Putting the pulp in pulp fiction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
Between interlocking story lines and black humor, few films have gained such universal critical acclaim (without winning Best Picture) as Quentin Tarantino's 1994 mob masterpiece Pulp Fiction. Dominated by brilliant dialogue, ...
Care for life? : The failing system of nursing home care in the United States
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2014)
The phrase "respect your elders" is ingrained in most minds at a young age. This phrase, however, has been lost somewhere. A lack of respect for the elderly is especially present in the quality of health care they receive. ...
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 ...