Galina Chenina and Dr. Aaron Skabelund, Department of History As a Japanese history major in Russia prior to transferring to BYU, I focused my study and research on mid-nineteenth and twentieth century Japan. My training provided me with a theoretical understanding and the methodology to conduct research using primary and secondary sources in Russian, Japanese, […]
The Gender Gap: Analyzing Utah’s Election Outcomes and Policy Preferences
Josephine Borich and Dr. Jeremy Pope, Department of Political Science My project focused on finding policy differences between male and female candidates in Utah’s 2010 Republican Convention. I hypothesized that there would be policy differences between the genders and that these differences in opinion had the possibility to swing elections. An essential part of my […]
Investigating the Impact of Tax Increases on Net Exports: An Empirical Approach
Daniel Bennett and Dr. Richard Evans, Department of Economics The purpose of this research is to verify the implications of common economic models which predict that increases in taxation will lead to increases in net exports. I find that tax increases have a positive impact on net exports, but that the estimated impact is likely […]
Understanding the Uninsured: A Descriptive Study of the U.S. Uninsured Population
Michael Barnett and Dr. Eric Eide, Department of Economics My initial research topic was to determine whether individuals who needed longterm care dispersed their assets in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage. In doing this, I hoped to identify the existence of a relationship between asset dispersion and longterm Medicare claims and then quantify the […]
Chinese Music Infield Study: Insights and Personal Experiences from Attending the Tianjin Music Conservatory
Robert Willes and Professor Kory Katseanes, School of Music My Chinese music study experience began with touring China with the BYU Chamber Orchestra in April of 2011. This tour was a very rich and unique two weeks filled with some of the most beautiful sights in Asia. The Great Wall of China, The Forbidden City, […]
Portrait of a Tree: Exhibit A
Hannah Wertz and Professor Sunny Taylor, Department of Visual Arts Abstract and Justification for “Exhibit A”, on public display October 17-31, 2011 Exhibit A is an explanation in four parts, of my attempt at knowing more about the Populus Tremulus (Aspen Tree). Eighteen months ago my experiments started shallow by painting portraits of the tree as […]
Alabaster Sky: Writing for the Web
Graham Ward and Dr. Eric Samuelsen, Department of Theatre and Media Arts Writing the web series Alabaster Sky was a process of daily adaptation. From viewing every web series and documentary-style movie we could get our hands on, to inventing a method of structuring serial fiction that’s non-linear, this project tested us daily. The success […]
Silet Signals: Non-Verbal Communication Through Digital Media
Sarah Theurer and Professor Joseph Ostraff, Department of Visual Arts Progress of the Project Through video interviews with students across the US as well as in Great Britain, the Silent Signals project intended to create a portrait of the current university generation through documention their non-verbal communication and signals. We set out to do this through […]
The Garifuna: A Nation Within Nations
Benjamin Petersen and Dr. Jared Johnson, Department of Communications The Garifuna are the descendents of West Africans brought to the Americas in the 1600s aboard slave ships. After a shipwreck in the Caribbean, they settled on the island of St. Vincent and mixed with the Carib Indians, creating a unique people and culture that thrived […]
National Identity and Culture: Through Traditional Language and Music in Okinawa, Japan
Ryler Nielsen and Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw, School of Music Two of the most often used methods that we, as humans, use to identify with each other are language and music. The Omoro Soushi, compiled in the early 1600s, is a compilation of poems and songs in the Okinawan language that were used to create music. […]
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