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Courage Undergraduate
(2017-04)
I have spent most of my life studying abroad. I finished high school in Norway and then came to the University of Oklahoma to further my studies. Since I am already abroad, I never thought of doing a study abroad until one ...
The Bases The Story of Norman's Naval Bases during 1942 Undergraduate
(2012-10-01)
This paper was selected because it exemplifies good storytelling. The author, Breanna Edwards, traces the establishment of several naval bases in Norman, Oklahoma through reports in the local newspaper in 1942. From the ...
Weapons of Mass Destruction: OTC Derivatives and the 2008 Financial Crisis Undergraduate
(2015)
In 2002, Warren Buffet included a warning in his annual letter to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway which now seems eerily prophetic: “We view [derivatives] as time bombs, [as] financial weapons of mass destruction, ...
The Lie in the Teapot: China, China Export Porcelain, and the Construction of Orientalism during the American Republic Undergraduate
(2015-04-01)
The Lie in The Teapot: China, China Export Porcelain, and the Construction of Orientalism during the American Republic, by Kiersten Strachan is an original and provocative contribution to our understanding of early American ...
The Legacy of Honor in War Undergraduate
(2012-10-01)
From the earliest accounts of warfare, honor has been central to the warrior ethos. But is honor today the same as it was thousands of years ago? From the Iliad to the Peloponnesian War, from the Romans to the Crusaders, ...
The Economics of Affirmative Action Admissions Policies for Asian American Students Undergraduate
(2015)
In the realm of higher education, Asian American students have thrived in terms of
academic excellence. During the last fifty years, many Asian Americans have done so well academically that they are no longer underrepresented ...
Post-Revolutionary Iranian Cinema: Unveiling the Reality of Iranian Women under the Islamic Republic Undergraduate
(2019-02)
In post-revolutionary Iran, cinema became a medium for social critique of the prevailing issues in modern Iranian society. The problems of women under the Islamic Republic became a major focal point in these post-revolutionary ...
The American Media and the Soviet Union at the Onset of U.S. Intervention in World War II Undergraduate
(2016-04-01)
1942 was a crucial year for America and the Soviet Union. For the past twenty years, the United States had been fearful of the U.S.S.R. and the possibility that communism would spread. However, World War II forced Americans ...
Fatwas and Feminism: How Iran's Religious Leadership Obstructs Feminist Reforms Undergraduate
(2019-04)
In 2009, a pro-government Basiji militia member shot Neda Agha Soltan in the chest. Neda was a philosophy student who participated in protests against a possibly corrupt election, and her death was the spark that started ...