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1 Saarela, Elise"Negative news" isn't always negative: Utah journalists reflect on news values and audience engagement in the digital ageThe purpose of this thesis is to explain the general notion of negativity in the news and how journalists perceive both their professional and personal standards. Specifically, journalists from Utah were interviewed to determine the main ethical values they consciously think of during their practice...2019
2 Nagie, Doug"We go where they go" a history of anti-racist actionAnti-Racist Action was a national network of local anti-racist activist groups that mobilized in North America from 1987 until 2013. It grew from conflict in the Minneapolis punk scene, when an anti-racist skinhead crew of friends called the Baldies organized to eject white-power skinheads from thei...2019
3 Felton, CarolineThe Argumentation of Relious Policy Change in Restoration EnglandDuring the 15th and 16th centuries in England, there was significant political and religious turmoil. Following the English Civil Wars and a secular tyrant, the English people exuberantly welcomed King Charles II. Charles began his reign with enthusiasm for political reform and religious freedom. De...2019
4 Enda, MichaelBayesianism in a Social ContextIn this paper I push for and defend the adoption of a Bayesianism belief structure. Bayesianism is a belief structure based on the probability axioms of Kolmogorov. Given this, Bayesianism inherits the mathematical formulations of its origin. In order to explain and motivate the adoption of Bayesian...2019
5 Troester, LandonCommunities and New Americans: the Process of Joining and Building Communities Among 1880-1920 Immigrants and World War II RefugeesDuring the late 19th and early 20th century, the United States faced substantial changes in the nature of European immigration to the country. Unlike previous phases of immigration, many of the European arrivals were from Southern and Eastern Europe, and as a result struggled to identify existing cu...2019
6 Fife, CodyDiary of a Pig: Considering Animal Perspective in Animal LiberationIn the early summer of 2017, an animal advocacy group risked arrest to enter Circle Four Farms in Milford, Utah and rescued two piglets named Lucy and Lizza from the facility. This group, called Direct Action Everywhere, was hoping to document and publicize forms of animal exploitation and abuse tha...2019
7 Laws, TylerDifferences in Voice-Onset Time (VOT) in Spanish Between First Language (LI), Second Language (L@), and Heritage SpeakersHeritage speakers are individuals who acquire their first language (L1) in a naturalistic setting, such as the home. Then, they experience a change in linguistic environments and acquire a second language in the new environment, such as school, usually before the onset of adolescence. It is "the sec...2019
8 Thorne, SamantaEffects of Bribery and Terrorism to 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics' ProfitabilityThe purpose of this paper is to analyze effects that bribery and the 9/11 terrorist attacks had on the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic games' profitability. More specifically in terms of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee's (SLOC) operating budget and how the two events affected committee actions to...2019
9 Scholes, Connor G.The Ethics of Uncertainty in Clinical Genetics TestingRecent years have seen the explosive development of genetics and its subsequent use in medical practice. In the face of such rapid technological advancement that impacts the health of thousands each year and constitutes a multi-million-dollar industry, ethical analysis of the various shortcomings th...2019
10 Jones, OliviaForgotten Histories: Interracial Communities in the Colonial United StatesThis thesis discusses the existence of mixed-race communities in the United States in colonial and antebellum times. With a primary focus on the New Jersey community of Gouldtown, it highlights the surprising number of these communities and traces their histories. It also discusses the things that t...2019
11 James, MichelleFraming History: An Analysis of News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential DebatesThis thesis analyzes news coverage from the 2016 presidential election, looking specifically at the coverage of the three presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. I engage in content analysis of the news coverage and identify the frames that overarchingly characterized the medi...Framing; Gender; Politics; Clinton; Trump2019
12 Mothershead, AlainaGay Cuba: Oppression Under the Revolutionary GovernmentFollowing the otherwise socially progressive Cuban revolution, government-sponsored homophobia and anti-gay state-sponsored popular culture constructed a narrative to separate homosexuality from revolutionary modernity and instead associate it with U.S. decadence, therefore justifying the persecutio...2019
13 Liu, HansGlimpses of Chinese and Indian Coolie Resistance in the British West Indies, C. 1834-1917Many people are relatively unaware of the hundreds of thousands of indentured workers from China and India, known as coolies, that labored in the British West Indies during and after the end of the trans-Atlantic slave trade between 1834 and 1918. While some scholars have acknowledged the presence o...2019
14 Fine, ElizabethIn His Own Hands: Autonomy in the Legend of TheophilusLooking at stories that embodied medieval values, there are none that do it so well as the "Legend of Theophilus," the story of a man who, after making a contract with the Devil to regain his lost status in his community, prays to Mary to save him from his sins. After Theophilus's extended repentanc...2019
15 Kobe-Rundio, MayaIn Our Element: Outdoor Recreation as a Tool for Female Empowerment and Community BuildingThis research investigates the meanings of outdoor recreation in the lives of college-aged female-identified and non-binary individuals. Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 16 current students and recent graduates of the University of Utah generated rich narratives on the themes of challeng...2019
16 Wagstaff, KatyaMarketing the Arts: Social Media Marketing and University of Utah College of Fine ArtsThis paper evaluates the effectiveness of social media marketing efforts for university performing arts events. This was accomplished by working with the marketing and communication team in the University of Utah 's College of Fine Arts to analyze the success of their social media marketing efforts ...2019
17 Paseman, Anna MarieMigration and Financial Innovation: Analyzing the Cost of Remittances Across Time and SpaceRemittances are a substantial source of external financing and a tool for economic development. However, the efficacy of remittance flows is hindered by high remittance transaction costs. Acknowledging the high cost of remittance transactions, this thesis employs a quantitative analysis to examine t...2019
18 Cho, Yeajoon (Joon)The Patriot: A Creative Exploration of Critical Race Theory in Film and MediaBigotry pervades our daily lives and the idea of a patriot has drastically changed. Since the beginning of our recent political turbulence, jingoism has become prevalent, while sexism and racism follow a growing trend of prejudice. Delineating said jingoism through research and media is a powerful m...2019
19 Siddiqui, RijaPilot Testing a Rapport Building Checklist with Law Enforcement and immigrant CommunitiesThis study engages with local law enforcement authorities (LEAs) and immigrant service providers (SPs) in order to construct a list of recommended practices which can be implemented to enhance rapport between LEAs and immigrants. Producing an efficient list of practices requires the assessment of cu...2019
20 Morgenstern, CamillePowerful Paradigms: Theoretical Frameworks Activated in National Discourse on Mining Policy and Political History in Peru and costa RicaThis comparative analysis between Costa Rica and Peru serves as an examination of the paradigms guiding national policy and discourse, with the potential outcome of being able to provide a clearer conceptualization of national and international relations that would be useful in other situations and ...2019
21 Prince, Stephen TannerSuper Mario Maker and Dashiegames a Youtube, Folk PalimpsestFolklore is traditional, informal, unofficial culture. And right now, on the internet, it's changing everything you know about entertainment. In this thesis, I look at the gaming tradition, past and present, and at the major game developer Nintendo. I present Nintendo's fascinating history, and an a...2019
22 Roberts, AshleyThe View From Our Mother's HouseThe View from Our Mother's House is a novel about a family of three women struggling to understand and accept their past, full of abandonment and manipulation, while dealing with the immediate needs of the mother dying from Alzheimer's disease. This project combines research in the field of literatu...2019
23 Barber, ShaelynVolunteer Tourism in Cambodia: Persuasive Strategies of Recruitment and Postcolonial ImpactsAn emergent area within tourism is volunteer tourism, in which people journey to developing countries and perform service as part of their trip. These volunteers are typically young, well-educated Westerners. International volunteering is an increasingly popular option for tourists traveling abroad,...2019
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