Browsing Miami University Honors Program by Title
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The Delay of Gratification in Latina Mother/ Child Dyads
(2012-05-04)The aim of this study is to explore the relationship among parental attitudes, parental teaching techniques and maternal level of acculturation and how these influence their child’s ability to delay gratification. This ... -
Developing a Course: What Liberal Education Means for Miami
(2012-04-25)While Miami University prides itself on being a liberal arts institution, it is not clear that our liberal education curriculum is as effective as it could be in meeting the learning objectives set out for it. This senior ... -
The Economics of English Soccer: Why the Financial Fair Play Regulations Were Necessary
(2012-04-30)This thesis analyses the economics of present-day professional football (soccer), in order to understand how and why the Financial Fair Play Regulations were developed. The role of economics in football is not new and has ... -
An Edgeless, Honest Kid: A Collage of Memoir, Manifesto, and Other Musings
(2012-04-25)This is a collage project that uses multiple genres of creative writing to express my emotional and psychological arc while at Miami University. -
The Effect of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides on Immune Function and Adult Neurogenesis in the cricket, Acheta domesticus
(2012-04-30)Neurogenesis is the phenomenon in which the brain produces new neurons. Neurons, which are located in the brain and spinal cord, are especially important to an organism’s function, as they allow for communication and ... -
Effects and Implications of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on Social Service Organizations
(2012-04-24)This inquiry illustrates the effects of a piece of legislation, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, on social service organization providing welfare to low-income individuals in the United States. The theory ... -
The Effects of a 24-hour Exposure to Carbaryl or Atrazine on the Locomotive Performance of Juvenile Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum)
(2012-04-27)Amphibian ecotoxicology research has traditionally focused on chronic aquatic exposure of early life stages. However, multiple studies have shown that the survival of juvenile salamanders, frogs, and toads has the largest ... -
Effects of a Pathogen and Pesticides on Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) Metamorphosis and Survival
(2012-04-24)Both the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and pesticides have been targeted as contributors to amphibian population declines. Declines have a worldwide distribution, but are only occurring in ... -
El Excepcionalismo Costarricense Redefinido: La identidad “tica” en la literatura costarricense contemporánea
(2012-04-24)Aside from its reputation as the “Switzerland of Central America,” Costa Rica is rarely mentioned in international headlines or academic studies. The tendency to compare one Central American nation to another has defined ... -
Engineering Study Abroad Advocacy Program
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Engineering Study Abroad Advocacy Program (Honors Thesis Action Project)
(2012-04-24)The authors of this thesis are both engineering majors at Miami University. Clara is a senior mechanical engineering major and Grace is a senior chemical engineering major. This project has meant a lot to both Clara and ... -
Ethical Considerations When Working with Individuals with Disabilities: A Student's Perspective on Curriculum Design and Development
(2012-04-24)Over the past several decades, disability rights have emerged as a growing concern within American society. A push for legislation to establish and uphold the rights of individuals with disabilities resulted in several ... -
Evaluating Transit-Oriented Development Effectiveness
(2012-04-27)As resources become scare, transportation costs rise, and congestion gets worse, developing transit alternatives will become increasingly important. Transit-oriented development is a sustainable method for building ... -
FROM WILLIAMSBURG TO CHARLOTTESVILLE: HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE NEW AMERICAN REPUBLIC
(2012-04-24)This thesis examines the change in higher education curriculum in the state of Virginia in the half-century following the American Revolution. It analyzes how the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia ... -
Geographic Factors in School Choice: Spatial and Social Accessibility in the Cincinnati Public Schools
(2012-05-04)Open enrollment and school choice have been used throughout the United States for decades as a tool for desegregation, and in the Cincinnati, Ohio Public Schools (CPS) since 1973. Scholars have debated the effectiveness ... -
The Geography of Remittances in Ghana
(2012-05-01)Migrant transfers and their remittances provide a significant source of capital flows and foreign exchange for Developing Countries. While peripheral regions like Sub-Saharan Africa are underrepresented in the remittance ... -
Ghana Design and Build Studio
(2013-05-24)In the summer of 2012 I, along with 15 other design students and our professor, travelled to Ghana Africa for a 6 week experience. We spent the first two weeks traveling the country and learning about the culture. The ... -
Give Me My A... And That Beer!: Examining the Relationship Between Academic Entitlement, Major, and Alcohol Use
(2012-04-25)Academic entitlement (AE) is a relatively new area of research. AE is defined as expecting higher grades for minimum effort and demanding behaviors towards teachers, such as expecting to receive a good grade in a class ... -
Global Business Brigades, Miami University - Project Development Leadership Manual
(2012-04-09)This manual represents the culmination of the planning for, execution of, and reflection upon a uniquely valuable experience in the lives of 23 Miami University students who took the time to learn about a foreign culture, ... -
"Going to the Mountains is Going Home": Constructing Early Twentieth-Century American Wilderness and National Parks
(2012-04-23)The interest for this thesis stemmed from existing critical discussions of the difference between the landscapes demarcated by the words “wilderness” and “wildness.” For example, in Walden, Henry David Thoreau pointedly ...