Tackling Food Insecurity in Timor Leste: Recovering from Conflict and Enhancing Local Business

 Food Insecurity in Timor Leste, a Country Recovering from Conflict Food security, a subject many do not properly acknowledge, is a huge epidemic in the world today. Publicity surrounding food insecurity has surfaced in the media, such as the infamous pictures and video clips of starving Ethiopian children, however, many are unwilling or unsure … Read more

Examining Gatekeeping in Families: Maternal Behaviors, Cultural Influences, and Marital Problems

 The aim of this experiment is to propose a model and mechanism of understanding patterns of gatekeeping in heterosexual couples that develop during pregnancy and the evolution of those behaviors throughout the child’s development. The relationship between gatekeeping behaviors is measured in four waves: Wave 1 spans from the second trimester of pregnancy through … Read more

18th Century Architecture Reuse in Adaptive Conservation Projects

 An interest in reusing architecture first developed into a popular choice for architects and designers alike in the 18th century which saw the beginning of the Georgian period. During this time, designers became largely influenced by other cultures, prompting their creativity within design to advance. This means that they began to take on projects … Read more

Women Fight for Freedom from Confinement in Gilman and Chopins Feminist Fiction

 Breakout: Women’s Fight from Confinement Revolting against the notion of what a “woman” was expected to be, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Kate Chopin created female protagonists that caused a quite stir over a century ago and still prove to be powerful symbols today. Their chains of imprisonment may have been manifested in different ways, … Read more

St. Augustine: Happiness as Evidence of God’s Existence

Individuals turned and continue to turn to God and religion in times of tragedy and in ancient times they used God to explain events like natural disasters. For centuries humans have pondered whether or not this supernatural entity actually exists. One philosopher and theologian named St. Augustine searched for proof that God exists and in … Read more

Racial Tensions between Natives and Whites in The Red Convertible and What You Pawn I Will Redeem plus Frozen River

 “When a white army battles Indians and wins, it is called a great victory, but if they lose it is called a massacre” (Chiksika, Shawnee). Even as far back as the 1770s, there has always been obvious racial tensions between whites and Native Americans. Ever since Christopher Columbus discovered America, Native Americans have always … Read more

Exploring the Genetics Behind Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Infants: A Twin Study Analysis

 Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is one of the most common chronic lung diseases in infants, and the incidence has continued to rise with the increasing survival of extremely premature neonates [1].  With limited options for effective and sustained postnatal therapeutic interventions, it continues to be a frustrating clinical syndrome for many neonatologists.  Initially described by … Read more

Queerness in Melvilles Moby-Dick: Same-Sex Relationships, Masculinity, and Homoerotic Undertones

 Adrian Salgado Dr. Luszczynska ENG 5048 5 December 2018 Queering Moby-Dick: Representations of Same-Sex Relationships, Masculinity and Homoerotic Undertones in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick (1851) As a novel, Moby-Dick constitutes a journey of an individual man, Ishmael, partaking on a whaling journey on board the ship, the Pequod, where he encounters other individual men on … Read more

Can Humans Survive in a Space Station, Mars, or the Moon?

 Imagine Earth as a planet where life can no longer thrive and grow. The human population is facing extinction, and the only hope for survival is to relocate the human race into space. There are three possible settlements that could potentially be the next human habitat. The first possible settlement is a large space … Read more