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Dānesh : the OU undergraduate journal of Iranian studies. Volume 1, 2016 Undergraduate
(The University of Oklahoma, 2016)It is with great pleasure that I introduce this inaugural issue of DĀNESH: The OU Undergraduate Journal of Iranian Studies. The initiative for this journal grew from the hard work and dedication of undergraduate students ... -
an-contradiction : the implications of the arms-for-hostages scandal for U.S.-Iranian relations Undergraduate
(2016)The legacy of the Iran-Contra scandal in the United States is irrefutable. Not only did Iran-Contra tarnish the Reagan administration, traumatizing the federal bureaucracy with criminal indictments, but it also exposed ... -
Space and the Psychology of Personality Types: How Personality Influences Reactions to Architectural Space Undergraduate
(2016)Researchers in both architecture and psychology agree that open office plans can have significant negative consequences for employees. This, though, is where universal agreement ends: researchers in both fields have ... -
Unintended consequences : the impact of sanctions on the Iranian pharmaceutical industry Undergraduate
(2016)The United States first imposed sanctions on Iran after a breakdown in diplomatic relations following the end of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. Many have debated whether these sanctions have had an actual effect on the ... -
Dinner and a Date: the Misguiding Nature of Expiration Dates and Their Influence on Consumer Food Waste Behavior Undergraduate
(2016)Food waste is largely considered one of the greatest paradoxes of today: while millions of people in the world starve, we waste an astonishing amount of the food we produce. One factor that produces a substantial amount ... -
Arabella Buckley's Epic: Uniting Evolutionary Epic & Spiritualism to Account for the Evolution of Morals from Mutualism Undergraduate
(2016)In 1859, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species (The Origin), outlining his theory of evolution through the mechanism of natural selection. With this text, he employed and shaped the genre of evolutionary ... -
Confucianism: The New Wave of Ancient China Undergraduate
(2016)Confucianism, a Chinese philosophy founded roughly 2,500 years ago, has traditionally been understood to be, by historians and philosophers alike, a strongly conservative philosophy. Yet after taking a look at the historical ... -
Painful desires : the creation of the Iran-Contra affair Undergraduate
(2016)The Iran-Contra affair was one of the most significant scandals in 20th century U.S. history. Although the name, Iran-Contra, appears to mainly involve the Islamic Republic and the Nicaraguan rebels, the affair heavily ... -
Celebrity on the Peacock Throne : Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi's superstar portrayal in U.S. popular culture, 1965-1978 Undergraduate
(2016)Foreign policy is not a science; it is an art. The creation of policies, the opinions formed towards other countries, and the relationships between nations are all part of the delicate balance that leads to foreign relations ... -
Conflicting Narratives of the 1948 War Undergraduate
(2016)The 1948 War was a triumphant victory for the Jews of Israel and a tragic disaster for the Arabs of Palestine. The traditional Zionist rendition of the war, or “old” history, depicts Israel as a fledgling Jewish state ... -
But Where Are All the Women? Examining the Often Overlooked Role of Women in and against Islamist Extremism Undergraduate
(2016)Over the past several decades, Islamist extremism has become an omnipresent topic in discussions of global politics, national security, and international relations. However, women have been conspicuously absent from ... -
Uganda's Path to Energy Access - Is it Climate Friendly? Undergraduate
(2016)Only 18 percent of Ugandans have access to energy. Compare this to 100 percent access in the similarly sized United Kingdom or 23 percent for their neighbors in Kenya. Uganda does not have energy security, or “the ... -
The Intersection of Slums and Environmental Justice in Morocco Undergraduate
(2016)The purpose of this research paper is to address environmental justice in Morocco as it relates to slum life and slum relocation efforts. As such, the paper deals with the kingdom’s waste management activities in both rural ... -
A Grand Evasion: How Corporations Deprive Workers, Government, and Society by Widespread Tax Avoidance Undergraduate
(2016)Corporate tax avoidance is a growing concern for the stability of America. Corporations are able to avoid paying their dues to society and instead extract economics rents from both workers and the government. This paper ... -
Unlikely compromise : a history of the Iran-United States Claim Tribunal, 1981-2015 Undergraduate
(2016)The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal was one of the twentieth century’s most important tribunals of international arbitration.1 Furthermore, it stood apart from the likes of the arbitral tribunals following the peace ... -
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 ... -
The Journal of Global Affairs, Volume 5 (2015-2016) Undergraduate
(Department of International and Area Studies, College of International Studies, University of Oklahoma, 2016)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. -
Between a Poor and a Poorer Place: Why Welfare Should View the Labor Market as the Problem Rather than the Solution to Poverty Undergraduate
(2016)This paper seeks to argue, in direct contrast to Clinton’s reforms in the 1990s, that the modern American welfare state should view the secondary labor market as the primary problem low income citizens face rather than ... -
Britain and the European Union: Forty Years of Uncertainty Undergraduate
(2016)The United Kingdom is facing a referendum, to occur by the end of 2017, when British citizens will get the opportunity to vote on whether or not the UK should remain a member of the European Union. For Britain, the ... -
Going Out: The Globalization of the Chinese Nuclear Sector Undergraduate
(2016)Over the past decade, the Chinese government has aimed to further incorporate nuclear technology into its plan to meet China’s growing energy needs, and the nation’s major nuclear firms have acted enthusiastically to ...