Senior Capstone Experience by Cole Craig Rineer ’19 Submitted to the Department of Biology Advised by Dr. Mala Misra Abstract: “Rapid progress has been made in identifying genetic underpinnings associated with neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In the past few years, there has been significant agreement of the idea of heterogeneous nuclear…
Aerobic Exercise: Potential Rose in the Treatment and Prevention of Depression
Senior Capstone Experience by Joshua D. Samuels ’19 Submitted to the Department of Biology Advised by Dr. Aaron Krochmal and Dr. Cindy Gibson Description: “Depression, one of the most common mental illnesses, is primarily treated with antidepressants that often fail to meet the expectations of the depressed individual for numerous reasons. Due to this, many…
Which Group has a More Sustainable Model of Terrorism, Al Qaeda or ISIS?
Senior Capstone Experience by Aziz Sbeih ’19 Submitted to the Department of International Studies and the Department of Economics Advised by Dr. Lisa Daniels Description: “The thesis compares Al Qaeda and ISIS models of terrorism through both international and economic focuses, and demonstrates that despite similar ideological beliefs the two groups markedly differ in terms…
The “Ungeziefer” and the Insect: The Social Connotations in the English Translation of “The Metamorphosis”
Senior Capstone Experience by Eman Simms ’19 Submitted to the Department of English Advised by Dr. Kimberly Quiogue Andrews Read Eman’s SCE below:
“A Sea of Equilibrium:” Antoni Gaudí’s Political Undercurrent
Senior Capstone Experience by Lori Wysong ’19 Submitted to the Department of History Advised by Dr. Clayton Black Description: “Antoni Gaudí’s unique architecture draws tourists from all over the world for the sake of its aesthetic and structural qualities. While many art historians such as Joan Bassegoda Nonell and George Roseburgh Collins have examined Gaudí’s…
Volume XXVI, SCE Issue Contributors
Victoria Cline ’19 grew up in the state of Georgia and overseas in Latin America. She has a passion for making a difference in the world around her and hopes to continue doing so either in public service or law. During her time at Washington College as an English and Political Science Major, she was…
Faculty in Focus: Seriousness of Purpose and a Sense of Play
Heather Harvey, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Art + Art History Professor Harvey creates site-specific installations and objects that straddle traditional boundaries between painting, drawing, and sculpture. She is interested in hidden infrastructures and invisible ordering mechanisms—things like gravity, quantum physics, and radio waves, but also the human body, memory, and contradictory emotions like…
Coming Out of the Vulcan Closet: The Queer Appeal of Star Trek
By: Will Cohn ’22, a Communication and Media Studies major. The following work was created for FYS 101: Queer Pop Culture. Brief description: This essay explores the uniquely conducive tropes of science fiction that create indirect representations of queer experiences and characters. It demonstrates this through a closed reading of the episode “Amok Time” from…
Combating Male Superiority Within Collegiate Hookup Culture
By: Katharine DeSantis ’22, a Political Science and Philosophy double major. The following work was created for FYS 101: Feminism and the #MeToo Movement Brief description: “Combating Male Superiority Within Collegiate Hookup Culture” is an analysis on the nature of romantic relationships as seen today on college campuses. This paper strives to define “hookup culture,”…
Modern Gender Politics versus Civil War Camaraderie: Analyzing the Story of Albert D.J. Cashier
By: Caroline Draper ’22, a History major. The following work was created for FYS 101: Queer Popular Culture. Brief description: “Written as a part of the First Year Seminar ‘Queer Pop Culture,’ this essay looks at a century’s worth of media portrayals of the story of Albert D.J. Cashier, a veteran of the American Civil…
The Invisible Victim: Female Ableism in “The Evening and the Morning and the Night”
By: Erica Quinones ’22, an English major. The following work was created for FYS 101: Dystopia on the Page, Stage, and Screen. Brief description: “This piece was written for the First-Year Seminar, ‘Dystopia on the Page, Stage and Screen.’ It explores the complexities of metaphor in Octavia Butler’s short story, ‘The Evening and the Morning…
Imitation versus Emulation: The Emergence and Significance of Greek Art in Rome
By: Rebecca Kanaskie ’21, an English major. The following work was created for ANT/ENV 107: Introduction to Environmental Archaeology. Brief description: “This essay is an attempt to explain and highlight the emergence of Greek art in Roman society as a result of diffusion and emulation rather than appropriation. It draws on specific examples from Roman…
The Monster of the Mind
By: Sarah Kelly ’22, a Business Management and Psychology double major. The following work was created for ENG 101: Literature and Composition Brief description: “Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel Frankensteinhas had a lasting influence on the horror genre. While Shelley’s Creature is physically characterized by a frightening and gruesome appearance, it is the horrors of reality embodied…
Waste, Water
By: James Looper, an Environmental Studies and Anthropology double major. The following work was created for ENG 201: The Art of Rhetoric. Brief description: “Waste, Water is a short documentary film that questions the culture surrounding life’s most valuable resource.” Introduction For our final project of producing a short documentary film, as well as a…
Between the Lines: Race versus Gender in American Studies and Black Women’s Writing
By: Pauline Bewermeier ’19, an American Studies major. The following work was created for AMS 400: Race, Gender, and History of American Studies. Brief description: “Between the Lines: Race Versus Gender in American Studies and Black Women’s Writing” explores the interplay of race and gender throughout the politically charged and historically chauvinistic field of American…
Dismantling Performativity in The Country Wife and The Belle’s Stragatem
By: Erin Caine ’19, an English major. The following work was created for ENG 394: Restoration Comedy. Brief description: “Following the end of the Puritan regime in England in 1660, English theater experienced a renaissance, a restoration. This essay examines two Restoration Comedy plays and the ways in which female characters gain social knowledge and…
The Impact of Conservatism, Union Membership, Age, Urbanization, and Education on Statewide Voter Turnout
By: Mai Do, a Political Science major. The following work was created for POL 401: Empirical Research Methods. There are myriad influences on voter turnout: education, party identification, income. As American society changes over time, this list only grows. Decades of surveying Americans has revealed some patterns in Americans’ voting behaviors, but societal, cultural, economic,…
“Now My Country and I are One:” Czartoryski, Lelewel, and Mickiewicz as Foundational Persons in Polish Nationalism
By: Patrick Jackson, a History major. The following work was created for HIS 494: Europe in the Age of Revolution. Brief description: “This paper is divided into three sections, focusing on Prince Adam Czartoryski, Joachim Lelewel, and Adam Mickiewicz respectively. In the first section, I analyze Czartoryski’s shift from a pan-Slavist in support of the…
Thoreau’s Dilling?
By: Julia Manaraze, a Humanities major. The following work was created for ENG 347: American Environmental Writing. Brief description: “In this essay, I sought to rectify the common misconception that Annie Dillard’s book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is merely a “new-and-improved” Walden. Though Dillard greatly admired Henry David Thoreau’s work and even wrote her senior…
From the Theoretical to the Practical: Tracing the Synthesis of Valentine de Saint-Point’s Artistic Theories in her Performance La Métachorie (1913)
By: Shannon Neal, an English major. The following work was created for ART 394: Women Artists. Brief description: “As is the case with most futurist women artists, little scholarship has been written on the multimedia performance art of Valentine de Saint-Point. When she is mentioned, the focus is on her two notable manifestos published in…
Identity and Femininity in Flux: An Examination of Collage Figuration by Wangechi Mutu
By: Madi Shenk ’19, a Humanities major. The following work was created for ART 394: Women Artists. Brief description: “This paper explores contemporary artist Wangechi Mutu’s collage works as a means of exploring female identity and cultural stereotypes. Shenk compares Mutu’s works to those of early-20th century collage artist Hannah Höch in order to extract…
Coexistence of Creeds
By: Eman Simms ’19, an English and German Studies double major. The following work was created for ENG 336: Postcolonial Literature. Brief description: ” ‘Coexistence of Creeds’ examines the beneficial and adverse effects of Catholicism in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Purple Hibiscus. The essay argues that the outcome of following a religion depends on one’s…
Featured Artist: Picabo French ’19
Picabo French is a Biology and Studio Art double major. The following work was created for ART 492: Studio Art Senior Seminar. Artist statement: Amblyopia is a portrait. Amblyopia is a condition referred to commonly as a lazy eye, in which there is a misalignment in vision between the eyes that usually presents in childhood.Wound/…
Featured Artist: Dylan Grimes ’19
Dylan Grimes is a Studio Art and Biology double major. The following work was created for ART 394: Art and Language. Artist Statement: “A sound progression of the heart going through common emotions from resting to more vigorous emotions.” Dylan R. Grimes grew up in small town, Ridgely, MD. She is currently in her last…
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