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Drone Strikes : The Moral, Political, and Legal Implications of the Changing Character of War

Creator:: Khalife, Ryan A.
Abstract:: Drone strikes have become a defining strategy in the US War on Terror. Since the first combat drone strike in 2001, the executive branch has intentionally increased the deployment of drones for counterterrorism operations throughout the Middle East and North Africa. This thesis explores the moral and legal justifications for...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Thomas Aquinas, are referenced to understand just war history. This chapter also builds on the work of

“Just” Words?

Creator:: Lieberman, Aaron W.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to engage in a linguistic-conceptual inquiry into what it proposes might for analytical purposes be conceived—and which it hence stipulatively defines—as Applied Value Words. After constructing the conceptual framework through which to identify, and within which to characterize Applied Value Words, this thesis then...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . M. A. Grube and John M. Cooper, 3rd ed. (Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 2010). 16

First, Let Me Finish: How Gender Influences Interruptions at the Courts of Appeals

Creator:: Nelson, Claire I.
Abstract:: Interruptions and asking questions play a vital role in social communication and can exhibit status and power differences in regular conversation. Studies in gender communication describe the way men and women utilize their own linguistic register through the development of social subcultures. The different ways men and women report and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: retort to her colleagues' interruptions (Patteson 2021). Justice Clarence Thomas gained notoriety for

The Women of the Court: Gender Shaping the U.S. Senate Confirmation Process

Creator:: Clairmont, Kimberly
Abstract:: Since underrepresented nominees began filling U.S. Supreme Court seats, political scientists have examined the possibility of existing biases towards potential judges based upon their identities or innate characteristics. Some scholars have identified that the gender identification and ethnic affiliations of candidates have affected the behaviors displayed by those involved in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Today 3 0.5 Background 47 7.78 Obama Reference 3 0.33 Reference to Thomas 1 0.17 Roberts

Riddled with Exclusivity: The Homogeneity of the Supreme Court Bar in the Roberts Court

Creator:: Carsh, Austin M.
Abstract:: The Supreme Court Bar-the lawyers who argue before the US Supreme Court-has historically been an elite and exclusive group. This investigation examines the demographic make-up of the Supreme Court Bar in the Roberts Court and compares it to previous iterations of the Supreme Court Bar, as well as the national...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . For example, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is the only Black Justice currently

The United States Election System: How an Outdated Electoral Structure has led to Political Polarization in the United States

Creator:: Fitzharris, Jacob H.
Abstract:: Political Polarization in the United States is at a level higher today than at any point in the past few decades. Possible causes of this rise in polarization have been provided from various sources, including explanations such as mass media and income inequality. Through historical analysis and a wide literature...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ”. John Langdon brought up the case of New Hampshire’s system of election with both houses providing

Militant and nonviolent social movements

Creator:: Robinson, Blake
Abstract:: While much has been written about why people join social movements in general, little has been written about why people specifically join either militant or nonviolent social movements. Using the Black Panther Party as an example of a militant social movement and the mainstream Civil Rights Movement as an example...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: of all, however, came from the 1968 Games in Mexico City. It was there that Tommie Smith and John

Good Internet Would be Pretty Cool: A Policy Proposal to Expand Internet Access

Creator:: Easdale, Matthew
Abstract:: Fast, reliable internet access is shown to have numerous economic benefits, including contributing to growth, increasing GDP, decreasing unemployment and depopulation of rural areas, and encouraging competition. However, in the United States, there are large sections of the population that are left severely underserved – mostly rural, low-income, and minority...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Briglauer, Kai Hüschelrath, Benedikt Kauf, and Thomas Niebel. "The Economic Impacts of Broadband Internet

Successful Secessionist Movements and the Uncertainty of Post-Secession Quality of Life

Creator:: Stein, Chloe
Abstract:: A prevalent assumption among those engaging in secessions is that their quality of life will improve once they establish their own nation. This study examined this assumption by looking at how a successful secession impacted peoples’ quality of life. Despite the sheer number of active secessionist movements, very few actually...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Interest Groups and the Death Penalty : Whether and How Interest Groups Have Changed How They Frame the Issue of Capital Punishment to the Supreme Court via Amici Curiae Briefs

Creator:: Linebarger, Joseph R.
Abstract:: This thesis examines whether and how interest groups concerned with capital punishment change how they frame the issue when advocating before the Supreme Court via amicus curiae briefs over time. I measured the frequency of frames used throughout amicus briefs submitted in cases pertaining to how the death penalty could...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Drone Strikes : The Moral, Political, and Legal Implications of the Changing Character of War

“Just” Words?

First, Let Me Finish: How Gender Influences Interruptions at the Courts of Appeals

The Women of the Court: Gender Shaping the U.S. Senate Confirmation Process

Riddled with Exclusivity: The Homogeneity of the Supreme Court Bar in the Roberts Court

The United States Election System: How an Outdated Electoral Structure has led to Political Polarization in the United States

Militant and nonviolent social movements

Good Internet Would be Pretty Cool: A Policy Proposal to Expand Internet Access

Successful Secessionist Movements and the Uncertainty of Post-Secession Quality of Life

Interest Groups and the Death Penalty : Whether and How Interest Groups Have Changed How They Frame the Issue of Capital Punishment to the Supreme Court via Amici Curiae Briefs

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