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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, ...
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 ...
"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 ...
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 ...
How to live a life
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2014)
Sean Donovan wrote this paper for Middle Ages and Renaissance Humanities Sequence class, responding to a prompt on how different works from this time period address the subject of how people can best live their life.
The failing test for success
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
Because high stakes testing is now a direct reflection of one's intelligence, there are immense pressures placed directly on students. These pressures can make students feel insecure and stupid, therefore increasing test ...
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 ...
The Rwandan conflict of 1994 and America's role
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
Rooted in historical ethnic tensions, a conflict culminated between the two dominant people groups of Rwanda in 1994. These two groups were the Hutus and the Tutsis, and the conflict between them led to a genocide that is ...
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. ...
A Journey to other worlds
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2014)
In the following paper, [the author intends] to define the well documented astral projection legend, and then compare and contrast variants of the legend found around the world.
2nd Place Winner: A better "One Mizzou" : how permaculture can change the campus climate
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Walking into campus dining halls for a fulfilling dinner, college students usually have the following options: a hot dog, highly processed and covered in processed cheese substitute, a cheesy pasta with a side of “grilled” ...
You've died : Now what?
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
Twenty-one people in the United States die each day while waiting on the organ transplant list. One organ donor can save eight lives. That being said, it only takes three people a day to donate their organs upon death to ...
The conspiracy of the NBA draft
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
The National Basketball Association is third largest professional sports league in the country and one of the biggest businesses, valued at over 12 billion dollars. With some of the most popular athletes on the planet, ...
U.S. military intervention to combat the Islamic State
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
The United States' military policy in the Middle East has created optimal conditions for the radicalization of Muslims in the region, strengthening the extremist militias and validating the doctrines of Islamic radicals ...
Bend it like Beckham and "bending" the rules
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Bend It Like Beckham is primarily a film about soccer. However, because the protagonist is part of a traditional Indian family, food plays an important role in the film.
Old habits out and new habits in : the new way to waste food
(University of Missouri, Campus Writing Program, 2017)
We as humans don't realize how wasteful we are at times. We have the expectation that food will always be readily available to us and, when we are done with it all, a trash truck will come and haul away our unwanted scraps. ...
Sickle-cell disease contributes to cognitive impairment in children
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
An examination of how sickle-cell disease contributes to cognitive impairment in children. The definition, classification, and pathophysiology of sickle-cell disease is discussed to support the cognitive impairment seen ...
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. ...
"I don't know where my boy is!" : abduction and brainwashing in Stranger Things
(University of Missouri, Campus Writing Program, 2017)
In "Chapter Six: The Monster" of Netflix's Stranger Things, there's the big reveal: Eleven, the daughter of Terry, a former subject in the Central Intelligence Agency's Project MK-Ultra, was stolen -- abducted—by "he big ...
Giving voice to violence and void : an analysis of Martin Scorsese's treatment of food in The Departed as a means of depicting Irish-American masculine identity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
Irish-American masculine identity has a nebulous and bloody history. Its development began in the 1840s in Ireland and has its roots in colonialism -- a story that, in itself, could fill a book-shelf. Despite this challenge, ...