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On a few less well-known problems from the latter part of Leonardo of Pisa's Liber abaci
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Ostrogradsky's divergence theorem
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Protection against PTSD: Is guilt the key?
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
The Unknown and Unknowable Shakespeare
(UMKC Honors Program, 2014)
A sense of mystery fills Shakespeare’s sonnets, mysteries
that coax us into exploring dead ends, much like a Siren lures
sailors to their rapturous, albeit vicious, deaths. A few of these
tantalizing mysteries are: who ...
Now and Then: French Cultural Influence in Swedish Theatre and the Path of Theatre in Sweden Until Modern Times
(UMKC Honors Program, 2014)
Once upon a time in eighteenth-century Sweden, French language
theatre was the main type of theatre that you could find.
To the unsuspecting drama enthusiast, the idea of French theatre in
Sweden is strange. However, ...
German Americans in Missouri: the American Civil War
(UMKC Honors Program, 2014)
Louis Gerteis, a Civil War historian, recalls a common
image that Americans had of Germans in the mid-19th century:
that of a lager-drinking, Sabbath-breaking, and tenaciously proud
group of people (74). While there may ...
Overall Health and Wellbeing of Female Veterans Compared to Their Male Counterparts
(UMKC Honors Program, 2014)
Women serving in the military are a growing demographic
amongst those who seek medical assistance from the Veterans
Association (VA). In recent years, the VA has reconstructed its
facilities to accommodate women and ...
Homosexuality in the Heartland: Alternative Print Media from 1970s Kansas City
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
The 1960s and 1970s were full of cultural, political, and social change in the United
States in which activism for civil rights became widespread. These decades are remembered
as a time when ideas about counterculture ...
Sonny Assu: A Fresh Perspective on the World of Contemporary Art
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
Native American art has previously been out of the traditional scope of the art world; only
recently has it begun to truly make its transition from the world of anthropology museums
into the western contemporary art ...
To See the Negro Saved: The Religious Pragmatism of Booker T. Washington
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
It might seem strange to group the words of Thomas Jefferson and Booker T. Washington
together in the same context. Nearly a century separated the two men and they came from
vastly different social and racial backgrounds. ...
Vibrational Spectra and Structural Parameters of Some XNCO (X=H, F, Cl, Br) Molecules
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2008)
The Role of High Risk HPV E6 Protein in Cervical Cancer Formation
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2009)
Lucerna, Volume 10. Complete volume
(UMKC Honors Program, 2015)
Barriers to Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation: Predicting Enrollment in an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital
(UMKC Honors Program, 2014)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
suggest that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death
in the United States. It is estimated that approximately 600,000 people
die each year from ...
Media Framing of Congressional Republicans during the 2013 Government Shutdown
(UMKC Honors Program, 2014)
In recent years, the political climate in the United States
has become increasingly polarized between the Democratic and
Republican parties. This is seen most recently with the shutdown
of the United States government, ...
Occupied Kultur: Cold War Competition and Musical Renaissance in Post-World War II Germany
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2010)
Power and Rhetoric's Role in the Rwandan Genocide
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
The Rhetoric of Shell Shock
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2009)
Closing Pandora's Box: Putting an End to Credit Card Companies' Windfall Profits from Penalty Fees
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2009)
Microcosmic Forests: An Investigation of Protein Crystallization Using ESEM, Contact AFM and Optical Microscopy
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2008)