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The Value of Virtue: Depictions of Class and Morals in Iranian Cinema Undergraduate
(2018)
The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is no stranger to cinema's ability to encourage values and moral standards in a society. Since its inception, the Islamic Republic has recognized the power of cinema and, in ...
Cross-Cultural Musical Healing Practices: Egocentric and Sociocentric Approaches Undergraduate
(2015)
The maintenance of health and healing when illness arises can be approached from different perspectives, apparent in diverse healing practices around the world. One system of healthcare delivery that has occupied a powerful ...
Confidence Undergraduate
(2017-04)
When I was 16 years old, my older brother traveled halfway across the world to study abroad. As I looked at his pictures and heard him share his fondest memories, I instantly became enamored with the whole idea of studying ...
Weak States and Political Grievances: Understanding the Causes of the Second Libyan Civil War Undergraduate
(2017)
Since 2014, Libya has re-descended into civil war, albeit amongst different lines. Important to finding a political solution to the conflict is understanding its origins. This research seeks to explain the causes of the ...
Ennahda and the Muslim Brotherhood Democratic Changes to Islamist Groups Undergraduate
(2016)
Despite a promising start, the Arab Spring of 2011 has resulted in the
creation of only one democracy: Tunisia. In Tunisia, an Islamist party
called Ennahda has greatly aided this successful democratic transition.
This ...
The Journal of Global Affairs, Volume 6 (2016-2017) Undergraduate
(2017)
The Journal of Global Affairs is the official student research publication of the Department of International and Area Studies in the College of International Studies at the University of Oklahoma.
Outrage at Oklahoma: Campus Protests in the Weeks after the Kent State Shootings Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)
“Outrage at Oklahoma: Campus Protests in the Weeks after the Kent State Shootings,” by Dominic Granello, uses deep research in memoirs, campus newspapers, and oral history to paint a nuanced portrait of OU in the tumultuous ...
Open-Mindedness Undergraduate
(2017-04)
Countries, in many ways, are like people: a reputation precedes them. Perhaps no country experiences this as much as Mexico, where beautiful beaches are juxtaposed with thoughts of violence and poverty. These stereotypes ...
Proposal on US Policy toward Daesh Undergraduate
(2017)
The rise of Daesh took the world by surprise, as the group took advantage of discontented Sunni populations and political turmoil to rapidly expand in Iraq and Syria. The group, designated as a terror organization by the ...
A Church Divided: American Catholics and the Equal Rights Amendment Undergraduate
(2013-10-01)
Religion and Equal Rights are topics that have been relevant throughout history up until the present day. Ms. Tenney’s thoughtful look at the divisions caused by the ERA within the Catholic Church is an excellent piece of ...