Haupt, Melanie(Middle Tennessee State University, 2021)
Typically, beginning teachers need proper support as they transition to the
classroom to be successful; they may not have the specialized skills and knowledge to
teach mathematics effectively. Induction programs are designed ...
Caggianelli, Kathryn(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-22)
The purpose of this Creative Thesis Project is to see if ancient Greek myths and their many themes and retellings can be modernized and put into a lyrical and musical format and still retain their true meanings as well as ...
Lynn, Nicholas(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-09)
Games have been a part of the Earth since the beginning of time. Animals and
humans alike bond over playing games with one another. We use games as entertainment,
learning devices, and for relationship building from the ...
Walden, Russell(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-14)
Zea mays is one of the most highly produced crops in the world. It plays a big role
in food security, fuel production, and economic stability. A factor that contributes to the
production cost and yield of Zea mays is its ...
Teeples, Charles(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-02)
The nitrile oxide-alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction is a concerted reaction
between a nitrile oxide, which is usually generated in situ, and an alkyne to afford an
isoxazole. This reaction has been previously ...
Smith, Nathan(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-11-30)
This paper provides a brief overview of classical music's value in society with primary
focus on the decline of music appreciation among modern audiences. This issue is
complicated by the decline of arts education programs, ...
Sharber, Brian(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-11-09)
Political discourse in the United States is becoming increasingly polarized. A
Natural Language Processing (NLP) framework is provided to uncover political
polarization, utilizing political blogs and political websites ...
Sepehri, Nava(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-11-22)
This study examines how the “new wave” of female rappers use misogyny and
hegemonic masculinity in their lyrics through a hip-hop feminism framework. The
researcher conducted a content analysis on the top 5 songs of Megan ...
Pritchard, Summer(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-02)
Sex education has varied throughout history and continues to evolve in response to
societal change and sex education research. In the modern era, American sex education
varies according to state mandates. In Tennessee, ...
Pearson, Kayla(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-02)
The trickery behind foley is often never considered by general visual media
audiences. Rarely is the sound effect heard caused by the actual object or action on
screen. After many years of blind association, however, the ...
Payne, Hayley(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-01)
This honors thesis addresses the gender bias of the country music industry. Women are
severely underrepresented on country radio, leading to more underrepresentation on
touring and festival lineups, award show nominations, ...
Parris, Matthew(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-11)
This thesis takes a critical look at Albert Camus’ The Stranger and Joseph Heller’s
Catch-22 as two works in a new proposed subgenre of literature: the absurd legal novel.
The Stranger’s court system relies on an ...
Oakley, Madeline(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-11)
This creative project examines the urban development of Nashville, Tennessee, United
States, the history of the National Park System and the Tennessee State Park system, the
impact of urban and natural environments on ...
Narrell, Benjamin(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-02)
Using an understanding of rhetoric put forward by Kenneth Burke, one which emphasizes
the role of identification in rhetorical interaction, this project examines the techniques
used by Franklin Roosevelt to raise the ...
Murphy, Elizabeth(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-11-09)
The primary purpose of this project is to examine the relationship of an individual
student’s Grit score with his or her raw exam scores in an upper-level division accounting
course. Each Grit score is measured based on ...
Murphy, Ashlin(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-11-07)
In 2019, the Houston Chronicle found that in the past twenty years, 700 people
have reported being sexually abused by a member or leader of a Southern Baptist Church.
This prompted leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention ...
Mullinax, Chaning(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-01)
Humans encounter and adapt to novel situations every day. However, adaptation
is not a trivial task to accomplish. In the field of machine learning, the statistical
underpinnings of established deep learning architectures ...
Mould, Gabrielle(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-02)
Cows housed on compost bedded pack barns are known to experience reduced somatic
cell counts (SCC) compared to other types of housing. This study aimed to evaluate the
relationship between SCC, bacterial cultures of milk ...
Morrissey, Isabella(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-12-02)
Self-compassion, conceptualized by psychologist Kirstin Neff in 2003, is a
possible mediator to the depression epidemic in university settings. I am among
undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University who ...
Modaff, Andrew(University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-11-30)
Philosopher and theologian Dr. William Lane Craig is a well-known proponent of
moral arguments for God’s existence. In the course of arguing for his own formulation of
a moral argument in his seminal work Reasonable ...