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"A Study of the Representation of Women in Comedy"This paper is an analysis of the representation of females in comedy. The purpose of this study is to explore current media content and discuss issues of inadequate representation, while also highlighting successful examples. I hope, through this paper, the reader gains a better understanding of the ways in which females are misrepresented, and why it is important for there to be more opportunities for women working in this industry.
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The Rise of Opioid AddictionIs opioid addiction really a problem in society? Is this something that can be stopped? What can I do to help? These are all questions I begin to ask myself whenever I turn on the news and see yet another story about an individual or multiple people overdosing on painkillers, heroin, or fentanyl. We are currently in the middle of the worst public health epidemic in our countries history. If you don’t believe that this problem is on the rise then just look around. School teachers, librarians, and even village sanitation workers are given and being trained on how to administer drugs to help reverse an overdose. The underlying contributors to this epidemic would be the pharmaceutical industry and doctors. The intent of this paper is to determine if the manufactures and the doctors are intentionally causing this problem or is it something that they are unaware of.
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UNCONSCIOUS PROCESSES IN SOCIAL PHOBIAMany studies have demonstrated that there are unconscious processes in specific phobias. Their focus has been studying phobias of objects like snakes and spiders. The current study sought to enlighten aspects of unconscious processes in social phobia, a far more common affliction. 33 phobics and 17 non-phobic participants were identified by two social anxiety questionnaires. Participants’ skin conductance was recorded during continuous presentation of facial stimuli. Participants were presented with two separate runs of stimuli: a masked run and a visible run. Masked runs were always presented first to avoid any priming by the visible stimuli. Within each run, there were two blocks of stimuli: pictures of the disgusted faces and pictures of the neutral faces. The phobic group nearly responded to the disgusted faces than the neutral faces, regardless of awareness (masked or unmasked). In both groups, visible stimuli caused higher skin conductance responses (SCRs) than masked faces regardless of type of face. These results show that phobics nearly respond to feared stimuli regardless of conscious awareness. These findings suggest that there are unconscious processes in social phobia, just like what has been found with specific phobias.
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Bough BreakThe senior paper in conjunction with a body of photographic work.
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The Assimilation of Pornography: How Sexual Scripts Have Affected Sexting and Sexual Self-Presentation in Gay CultureThis research paper mainly focuses on the modern day concept of sexting and how it affects sexual behavior. By discussing the origins of pornography; how pornography affects adolescents and emerging adults; the positive and negative affects of uncontrolled pornography consumption; and how gay culture has used pornography as an outlet to express sexual identity, I was able to create a study that catered to my interest. I primarily focused on the over-sexualization of gay culture and how it has impacted generations to express their sexual identity through various forms of media. Due to the limit of this study I was only able to collect personal data using the geo-social networking app Grindr to see how many users sexted with me. Results showed that users who were 1) older than 25, 2) had a non-identifiable profile picture, 3) and were single were most likely to send nudes. In general, anonymity, information left out in one's profile, had higher probabilities of sending nude photographs than those who shared more information. Further research is needed to fully grasp the spectrum of sexting within the gay community.
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DIY or Die: A Study in the Challenges and Sustainability of Do-It-Yourself Music VenuesThis paper focuses on do-it-yourself (DIY) venues in New York City. It will begin by providing a historical overview of the state of DIY venues dedicated to emerging art and artists starting in the 1960s and explores the struggles faced by these venues in present day. It concludes with an analysis of the rise and fall of prominent Brooklyn venue The Silent Barn and methods of sustainability for DIY venues to ensure to long-term viability. The research and analysis presented here is to provide context and a useful framework for organizers and others committed to the presence and support of DIY venues everywhere.
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Child Maltreatment In The Foster Care System: The Importance of Social Support For Foster YouthThe lack of social support in the foster care system has played a significant role in the negative development of foster youth. Children often enter the foster care system emotionally and physically traumatized from past experiences in their original homes. They need services that will help them recover from these past experiences. Unfortunately, these children often do not receive help because their foster parents fail to take them to get the help. Additionally, foster children age out of the system at 21 years age, finding themselves with little if any, medical, financial, or social support. Recipients sometimes report that the lack of supervision from the social workers on a daily basis plays a huge part in this problem. This exploratory study seeks to answer the following question: How do people who have gone through foster care describe their experience and how are they coping with their experience? Using a qualitative content analysis of YouTube and TV movies, I examined the effect that the foster care system has had on the youth who directly experienced this system.
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Latina Experience with Elder Care: An Auto ethnographyAn Auto Ethnography based on my experience of elder caregiving for my grandparents and the influence Latino culture has on their care.
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Harsh reality of drunk driving and bad decisionsMy Senior capstone paper is on drunk driving, through a family autobiography. Almost four years ago in February my parents were hit head on by a drunk driver, 3x over the legal limit to drive. His wrong decision to drink and drive changed my family's life. Every day we live in fear of another accident, or hearing about innocent people being killed or injured by a drunk driver. Through research I discovered Drunk driving is the number one cause of motor vehicle accidents, it's crazy to think so many accidents you see are caused by someone under the influence. There are various forms of transportation like Uber, Lyft, taxis, or even police officers who will safely bring you home if you are drinking. You should never get into a car drunk, you could ruin someone's life let alone your own. Next time you think of driving drunk I hope you think of my family's story, or the local family or teen who was killed by a drunk driver.. Be smart and always remember your wrongful actions can change someone's life for good.
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The Importance of Sports Involvement Within a CommunityAbstract: On October 20, 2018, I organized and ran a charitable fundraiser in the town of East Fishkill, New York, with three other peers. The fundraiser was created to revitalize a roller hockey rink. In 2008, our town deemed our rink unsafe due to the failure to maintain and upkeep it’s condition. The town was forced to cancel all in-house and travel leagues. Our goal was to earn enough money to restore the rink to a safe condition and reinstitute the leagues and promote more recreational use. Our event involved large community participation in efforts to maximize charitable donations. By revitalizing the leagues, we hope to provide the youth and adults in our community with an opportunity to improve their lives. The involvement in organized sports has the power to drastically improve one’s well-being. Further research explores the effects that team sports has on someone’s mental and physical health, educational influence and opportunity, and how participation provides an outlet for safe activity which can steer a person away from drugs and alcohol. I chose to participate in the fundraiser because I’ve been playing organized hockey since a young age. I’ve learned the importance of teamwork, communication, hard-work, and dedication which I implemented through each phase in our event. I hope to give others the same opportunity I had.
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Can't Stop Her From Dancing By: Angela MedelCant Stop Her From Dancing is a photo thesis project the women in my life who defy the stigmas and stereotypes that often get associated with Latina's (especially in the U.S).
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Historical Analysis of The Greek Economy & Its European Monetary Union RelationshipAbstract I have analyzed literature to examine the following claim; the acceptance of Greece into the European Monetary Union masked their underlying economic structural issues. This paper will particularly focus on building the historical evidence behind why Greece had a weak economy up to the point where they were accepted into the EMU. After empirical research on the history of the Greek economy, I’ve come to understand why their economy has fallen so rapidly and why they’ve come to owe so much debt. In doing so I came across a series of specific underlying economic issues that served as contributing factors in my case to prove that the European Monetary Union acceptance of Greece temporarily masked crucial economic struggles such as high public debt, low investment (FDI/private) and low international competitiveness. After unpacking the timeline that has brought Greece to what I believe was a predicted state of being, I happen to find that the acceptance into the EMU has not only been overlooked, but also highlighted such instability onto a larger scale. Systematic failures within the EMU contributed to the economic failures associated with Greece and many more EMU countries. Specifically, that they take away an individual country’s ability to adjust its own exchange rate (devalue). The analyzation of Greece’s history, economic policies and internal structure will determine why the country was realistically unfit to join the Eurozone.
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DYAD: Movement Through The MaskThis project is ultimately meant to make audiences think: to think about art, think about themselves, think about our culture, think about the world we live in, and think about human nature. As humans, we are complicated mentally and emotionally. We want peace, yet we can't stay away from judgment and aggressions based on our differences as a whole. We're all different; that's a fact. Diversity is one of our greatest assets, but with that, we must learn to coexist and fully learn how to work together towards a happier life. We live in a world where conflict surrounds us. This idea planted the seed that grew into Dyad. Through the interactions of three distinct characters, the mechanics of one brain will be unpacked and performed through modern dance, gestural movement, and physical acting. Although verbal communication can be fantastic and exchange many thoughts and ideas easily, physical and gestural movement can speak volumes to audiences. We react viscerally to certain things without the use of verbal text because they break down our guards and resonate with us in our hearts. Dyad invites the audience on a ride through laughs, tensions, and explosive emotion as these characters experience their own emotions, encounter new ones, and try to live harmoniously..
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Are We All Here?: Streaming Service Business Models and Intersectional Feminist Representation in MediaThe progression of technology in media has gone hand in hand with the expansion of representation of racial, gender and sexual diversity on screen.This is directly correlated to streaming service models which generate opportunities for creative off-screen jobs, such as writers, directors, and network heads, to be employed by women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ community. Using empirical and documentary analysis, this paper examines the inequality of female representation on screen compared to male representation and the impacts of the missing members of society in the media. It explores these impacts through the lens of intersectional feminism and further examines how streaming services have allowed for progress in female representation on screen.
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Does the Presence of Labor Unions Impact Human Rights? Abstract This paper is about labor unions and how it has an impact on workers rights. No matter what part of the world you live in you should have a labor union and should be entitled to your workers rights. What about the part-time workers? So just because they’re part-time their not entitled to a labor union? We will definitely talk about that throughout the paper as well. We as people living in the society that exists today should really know our rights as workers, and be entitled to labor unions no matter if you’re part-time, full-time, or per diem. We need people to save our jobs and defend us so we can provide for our families for a long time. Labor Unions are there to help people when they get into some really deep problems or even to fight for their wages to become higher. In all we as a society need labor unions for both part-time and full-time workers. Labor Unions also help to protect workers from mistreatment by their workers.Abstract This paper is about labor unions and how it has an impact on workers rights. No matter what part of the world you live in you should have a labor union and should be entitled to your workers rights. What about the part-time workers? So just because they’re part-time their not entitled to a labor union? We will definitely talk about that throughout the paper as well. We as people living in the society that exists today should really know our rights as workers, and be entitled to labor unions no matter if you’re part-time, full-time, or per diem. We need people to save our jobs and defend us so we can provide for our families for a long time. Labor Unions are there to help people when they get into some really deep problems or even to fight for their wages to become higher. In all we as a society need labor unions for both part-time and full-time workers. Labor Unions also help to protect workers from mistreatment by their workers.
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Crossing Bridges In the following analysis, it will discuss on the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, barring all Chinese immigrants from entering into the United States for the past 80 years, and Executive Order13769 that restricts seven Muslim countries such as, Libya, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Iran, and Syria. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and Executive Order 13769 are two acts that are similar in comparison. They both mainly focus on ostracizing a significant sect of people, for example, the Chinese were not permitted into the United States while the recent scare is from Muslim ethnicities. The core of this research will aim at the idea behind how these Acts can be authorized towards specific race, ethnicity, and religion. The research will include elements of historical backgrounds and famous landmark cases. The reason why this study is being conducted is due to my curiosity of whether race, nationality, or even religion is the physical foundation of determining an individual’s entrance in the United States, which metaphorically stands for melting- pot fusion of ethnicities, races, and religions from all over the world.In the following analysis, it will discuss on the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, barring all Chinese immigrants from entering into the United States for the past 80 years, and Executive Order13769 that restricts seven Muslim countries such as, Libya, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Iran, and Syria. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and Executive Order 13769 are two acts that are similar in comparison. They both mainly focus on ostracizing a significant sect of people, for example, the Chinese were not permitted into the United States while the recent scare is from Muslim ethnicities. The core of this research will aim at the idea behind how these Acts can be authorized towards specific race, ethnicity, and religion. The research will include elements of historical backgrounds and famous landmark cases. The reason why this study is being conducted is due to my curiosity of whether race, nationality, or even religion is the physical foundation of determining an individual’s entrance in the United States, which metaphorically stands for melting- pot fusion of ethnicities, races, and religions from all over the world.
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The CaravanAn initiative of Macabre AmericanaThe United States is made up of 50 states: 3,007 counties filled with various cultures, beliefs, and fundamental ideals. Consequently, there are millions of untold stories, scattered across this vast nation. Each story plays an important role in the larger narrative that is our country’s history. In recent years, the United States has become more and more divided by politics wherein different communities fail to have an empathetic understanding of one another. The power of live theatre and music is immeasurable; consequently, the cultural phenomenon of storytelling has increased dramatically in recent years, causing a resurgence of popular folk music to emerge as well. Macabre Americana, a NYC-based folk fusion collective (and developing nonprofit), originally formed to write and share music about the dark side of American history, past and present. However, as we dove into our work of reimagining untold stories from the darker side of American history as single songs, it became clear that there was a gap that needed to be bridged. General storytelling, documentary-based theatre, and the folk music resurgence haven’t been connected. Until now. Enter The Caravan, Macabre Americana’s new developmental theatre initiative which connects the worlds of theatre and folk music. The Caravan seeks untold, unheard stories, hidden across the diverse cultural landscape of the United States. Through the power of music and spoken word, The Caravan reimagines those stories in developmental theatre workshops and presents them in a public forum. By reimagining the true stories of the people who have lived them, featuring casts of the people who keep them, The Caravan envisions drawing a new map of the United States, not one charted by borders but one connected through cultural understandings, brought to light through the power of storytelling. The following document serves as a detailed guide of The Caravan’s development plan: our history, our product and services, our niche, our marketing vision, operational plan, as well as our funding plan, budget, and samples of our creative and educational work.
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Multi Dimensional Consciousness: From the Perspectives of Students in AstrosociologyMy senior project focuses on how students from an astrosociology class perceive multidimensional consciousness through meditation from the beginning to the end of the course. This study focuses on understanding of consciousness and it's relationship to consciousness, and how we perceive our multi dimensional selves.
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The Women of El DoradoSet in the small village of El Dorado in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago in the late 1970s. The story follows three daughters going through the motions of growing up in a country only a decade old. In a society where women are constantly in the cross-fire of consequences of their husband's actions, who will they become? And will they survive at all?