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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 ...
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 ...
The University of Oklahoma Historical Journal Undergraduate
(2015-04-01)
Preface to the Fourth Issue of the OU Historical Journal by the Editors
The evolution of marriage equality as a policy issue and as a new social norm in Latin America Undergraduate
(2015-11-23)
The central question my research will address is the following: how has the issue of marriage equality evolved differently among Latin American countries and to what extent does it still remain contentious? The case studies ...
Le Prix du Sucre Undergraduate
(2016)
Today’s society, as many before it, views sugar as the
embodiment of pleasure, luxury, and jubilance. Society’s infatuation
with sugar is seen in the figurative usage of the word sweet, the
association of children with ...
A Satisfying Death: Eighteenth Century Creek Spiritual Traditions Undergraduate
(2015-04-01)
A Satisfying Death, Eighteenth Century Creek Spiritual Traditions, by Margaretta Gabriela Báez, is above all a fascinating story. I found this paper compelling in part because I am a history major focusing on American and ...