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The utility of playfulness in terms of innovation and productivity for business and a life of learning

Creator:: Adams, Jason S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this project was to investigate play and our cultural assumptions as to its usefulness or lack there of. The concepts of hard work versus hard play were explored in order to discover when human beings are operating at their best. In terms of innovation and productivity in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Under the Shadow of this Red Rock: Reading T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land for its Places, Persons, and Poetics

Creator:: Summers, Stephen James
Abstract:: Thomas Stearns Eliot’s 1922 modernist poem The Waste Land presents itself as an alternative to the decaying society Eliot found himself inhabiting. It begins as a personal means of pulling together one’s fragmented consciousness, but in doing so Eliot manages to present a solution to a world of selfishness—looking beyond...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: such answers (see Miller 160-5). Eliot has too much at stake in The Waste Land to play at pedantic

Investigation, analysis and design of an experiment to test ponding loads on flexible roof systems

Creator:: Stark, Duncan
Abstract:: While damages due to ponding are common and expensive, provisions for design and construction of flat roof systems lack guidance regarding these loads. The goal of this research is to present methods of designing or building flat roofs that are less vulnerable to this condition. An investigation of the literature,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Thanks also to Dr. Higgins, Dr. Miller and Dr. Scott for their invaluable instruction over the last two

Millennials and Voting

Creator:: Mather, Stephanie J.
Abstract:: The current generation of youth, sometimes called Millennials, has had a reputation of political apathy. However, in recent years, youth voter numbers have gone up. If an individual or organization wanted to continue this trend of increased youth political participation, I wanted to explore the areas that could support or...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: sets in. Finally, in the last decade of life, voting rates decline (Miller and Shanks 58).” Miller

What is an English Major?: A Comparative Exploration of Perceptions of English Studies at OSU

Creator:: Paulsen, Brittney Renee
Abstract:: My project is designed to determine how the English major and English Studies exist at OSU, through the collection of perceptions and opinions about English Studies at OSU from students and faculty (both inside and outside of the English department) via email surveys. I used secondary research to determine how...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: all stages of my thesis experience Eric Hill and Steven Kunert, my additional committee members

Twentieth Century Takings Jurisprudence: A Dual Expression of Classical Liberalism & Civic Republicanism

Creator:: Rogers, Shayna M.
Abstract:: This study explores the extent to which the United States has conformed to the tenets of classical liberalism and/or civic republicanism with regard to private property and takings law. Mainstream scholarship suggests that classical liberal theory has played a dominant role in American property law since the founding. In the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: to the calculation; United States ex rel. TVA v Powelson 319 U.S. 266 (1943) & United States v Miller

Traumatic Brain Injury: Associated Psychological Consequences and Effectiveness of Therapies

Creator:: Hansen, Jessica C.
Abstract:: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. However, along with the increase in the occurrence of TBI, there has been a drastic decrease in the acute and long-term care provided for the TBI patient. This study provides information on the short-...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: disability as a result of the injury (Selassie, Zaloshnja, Langlois, Miller, Jones, and Steiner 123

Coed cheesecake: the 1959 wrestling court and the politics of the marriage market at Oregon State College

Creator:: Backen, Brittany
Abstract:: 2014 Library Undergraduate Research Award winner
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: telID has been said to have originated as early as 1915. Photographer George Miller had asked opera

The steps taken to design, select, and manufacture a shoe press for a small shoe manufacturing company

Creator:: Albassam, Mishal
Abstract:: The purpose of this project was to research, design and build a shoe press for a local company called Soft Star Shoes. Soft Star Shoes were looking for different ways to replace their barging process, which is the process of attaching the rubber sole of the shoe to the upper...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Ethical Considerations of Transgenic Biotechnology as a Tool to Address Global Food Insecurity : Implementation and Regulation in Developing Countries

Creator:: Stepper, Shelby Ann
Abstract:: Transgenic biotechnology holds enormous potential as a tool to address global food insecurity. Transgenic food crops have been shown to increase food availability and food system security by incorporating disease, pesticide and drought resistance. Production costs of transgenic crops are lower due to the reduced need for costly pesticides and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

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The utility of playfulness in terms of innovation and productivity for business and a life of learning

Under the Shadow of this Red Rock: Reading T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land for its Places, Persons, and Poetics

Investigation, analysis and design of an experiment to test ponding loads on flexible roof systems

Millennials and Voting

What is an English Major?: A Comparative Exploration of Perceptions of English Studies at OSU

Twentieth Century Takings Jurisprudence: A Dual Expression of Classical Liberalism & Civic Republicanism

Traumatic Brain Injury: Associated Psychological Consequences and Effectiveness of Therapies

Coed cheesecake: the 1959 wrestling court and the politics of the marriage market at Oregon State College

The steps taken to design, select, and manufacture a shoe press for a small shoe manufacturing company

Ethical Considerations of Transgenic Biotechnology as a Tool to Address Global Food Insecurity : Implementation and Regulation in Developing Countries

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