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Artifacts : a journal of undergraduate writing, Issue 9, 2014 April : contents page
(Campus Writing Program, 2014)
Contents page
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 ...
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 Trouble with princes
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2014)
Amanda Eshelman decided to write about The Prince in her Middle Ages and Renaissance class primarily because she hated it a lot. This is her attempt at a reasonable justification for bashing a centuries old classic and an ...
Wrap it or pack it
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
In twentieth century heterosexual relationships, there is a discriminative bias of sexuality as men in the dominant role and women in the submissive role. As such, there are social stigmas and pressures placed upon both ...
Divine matrix (Editor's introduction)
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2014)
According to Braden, Divine Matrix is “the container that holds the universe, the bridge between all things, and the mirror that shows us what we have created”.
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, ...
The Phenomenon of impulse buying
(University of Missouri, The Campus Writing Program, 2014)
For many people, impulsiveness can be intuitive by nature. Impulsiveness can be related to their personality, low-inhibitions, external factors or all of the above. To an extent, this can be common and not harmful, but ...
The woman
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
The Woman, by Ellie Mullane, is a work of fiction dealing with one woman's journey of self-evaluation and discovery.
Preventative programs targeting aggression among college students
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2014)
This study researches the association between higher levels of aggression, as measured by an aggression scale, and participation in aggression prevention programs during adolescence.
Rocky Mountain valleys of southern Colorado
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
In this ethnographic report, the author examines cultural changes resulting from the subdivision of ranchland in the valley of Garden Park, Colorado with a particular focus on the shift from traditional "Old" West homesteaders ...
Editor's introduction : Diversity
(Artifacts ; 9 (2014), 2014)
This is the editor's introduction to Artifacts, 2014 issue 10.
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, ...
"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 ...
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, ...
Oral health poster : preventing Severity of oral mucositis for the adult receiving in-patient chemotherapy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
This poster shows effects of oral mucositis in cancer patients.
From pioneer forest to political prop: power geographies of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
Long before becoming a national park, the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR, Ozark Riverways, or Riverways) has been subject to intense competition and controversy. Located in southeastern Missouri, the boundaries of ...
Parental divorce and student academic achievement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Rhetoric and Composition Program, 2014)
In America, there is a traditionalist view on marriage where men and women are expected to marry. Marriage is viewed as a life-long contract that is not easily broken. When the contract is broken, the resulting divorce has ...
Protecting the rainforests of the oceans
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2014)
Coral reefs are underwater living structures composed of calcium carbonates that over time are secreted by animals called coral polyps. Coral reefs are vital for society, not only ecologically, but also economically, but ...
Proposed hydroelectric mega-dam project in Chilean Patagonia
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2014)
Imagine a place where everything is measured by its majestic beauty: This region is Patagonia, located at the southern tip of South America's Chile and Argentina. Namely, Chilean Patagonia remains one of the few truly ...