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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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.
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 ...
I Love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2015)
[Harry Burns and Sally Albright] begin as recent college graduates driving from Chicago to New York; they do not see eye-to-eye and after the drive, leave with mutual contempt for one another. Five years later, they meet ...
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” ...
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 ...
1st Place Winner: Of men and martians : a close reading of a Cow Pea
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
I was really looking forward to going to the "Food: Fact or Fiction" exhibit at the Perlow-Stevens Art Gallery, and I was disappointed when the weather interfered with our class trip. This exhibit seemed like it might be ...
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.
Thoughts on the Provenance of Some Merovingian-Era Buckles at the University of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2010)
"Among the thousands of objects in the collection of the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri is a little-known group of early medieval artifacts from France. Given by the artist Evelyn Borchard Metzger in 1962, the European...
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 ...
The Taiwan (architectural) miracle
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
In modern times, the ever-growing world population has caused the boom of giant cities with limited space, along with the rise of amazing places that are built to round in tourists. The allure to build and have the tallest ...
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. ...