Extended Essays and Matriculation Class of 2017_

Naheen AlamVirginia Commonwealth University To what extent was the African slave trade responsible for the origin of racism in the United States?. Danielle Barr College of William and M

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Extended Essays and Reflective Projects

Class of 2017

D I P L O M A A N D

C A R E E R - R E L A T E D P R O G R A M C A N D I D A T E S

Naheen Alam

Virginia Commonwealth University

To what extent was the African slave trade responsible for the origin of racism in the United States?

Emily Anders

Franklin & Marshall College

To what extent did the UN intervention help to protect human rights through means of universalism during the Rwandan genocide?

Sean Azami

University of Virginia

To what extent was the 1953 coup in Iran a cause for the 1979 Islamic Revolution?

Katherine Bae

University of Virginia To what extent do school policies and the pressures for achievement contribute to the surge of ADHD diagnoses

and medication use?

Danielle Barr

College of William and Mary How did the imperialistic motives of the United Fruit Company impact the economic development of Costa

Rica?

Nikesh Basra

George Mason University To what extent has electronic sports impacted the gam-ing industry?

Kira Baugh

University of Virginia To what extent has the recognition of the Australian Shepherd by the American Kennel Club in 1991

affect-ed the development of the breaffect-ed's structure, natural abilities, and public opinion?

Allison Beebe

University of Vermont To what extent does the Sakoku Edict of 1635 from the isolationism policy of the 200-year long Edo period of

Japan have an effect on the modern day Japanese people and Japanese culture?

Mandip Bhadra

University of California, Los Angeles

To what extent did the justifications for Westward Ex-pansion align with its effects during the years 1831-1855?

Mehul Bhatnagar

George Mason University To what extent does the application for teaching for augmented reality exceed the application for teaching

for virtual reality?

Benjamin Bond

University of Maryland, College Park

How has the nocturne diverged in its style, texture, and form from the introduction of the first nocturne by Field and the Nocturne in D Flat Major Chopin wrote 30 years later?

Meredith Brooker

University of Virginia To what extent is the theological representation of crea-tion substantiated or refuted by science?

Emma Cantwell

University of Virginia Based on a discussion and analysis of the success of Indiana's otter restoration program, how can it be used

as a precedent for future state restoration efforts?

Sierra Carrillo

New York University How do dance sequences within Disney movies reflect the time period in which they were created?

Helena Clark

Sciences Po - Columbia University

Dual BA Program

An Analysis of the Social Adjustment of Somali Refugees

in Lewiston, Maine

David Clark

University of North Texas How are the origins and development of the saxophone and tuba similar and different?

Sierra Davis

College of William and Mary How can the history of feminism in the U.S be catego-rized and studied through three distinct waves?

Chester DeWolfe

Virginia Tech To what extent is Linux a more effective operating system compared to Windows, specifically for

business-es, due to price, functionality, and security?

Anahita Dhungel

College of William and Mary How has the Republican Party changed socially and economically since the election of George W Bush in

2000?

Anna Dlott

Binghamton University To what extent was the French Impressionist art move-ment a reflection of the social and political growth in

France?

Zoey Dlott

University of Wisconsin, Madison What factors influenced Jewish cuisine and how are they seen in today's society?

Elizabeth Eareckson

Bates College To what extent does the novel Mr Britling Sees It Through by H.G Wells reflect the mood of English

citizens during World War I?

Isabel Edgerton

Temple University How did an ethnic group's native culture affect their tenement experience in New York City from

1880-1920?

Tyler Ellis

Virginia Tech How has Costco's decision to exit its partnership with American Express, and cobrand with Visa and Citibank

impacted its reputation, growth, and competitiveness in the variety store industry?

Madeline Emmert

Temple University How does the conflict between indigenous Andean cultures and the national governments in South America

affect the practice of indigenous religion?

Ibraheem Farooq

The George Washington University

Compare the rise to power and the use of power of Chancellor Palpatine to European dictatorial leaders of the early twentieth century

Kristina Fezuk

Pennsylvania State University To what extent is the current collective bargaining agreement of the United States women's national

soc-cer team a reflection of their financial performance?

Benjamin Freeman

University of Virginia To what extent do United States prisons compromise the legal and human rights of their prisoners?

Christina Galbraith

Christopher Newport University How did Charles McCarthy influence the creation of government regulated medical ethics?

Naeha Ganesan

University of Virginia To what extent could animal pheromones be utilized by humans in order to benefit the environment?

Michael George

Virginia Tech How do advances in technology make it less difficult to proactively scan and protect our computers from

mal-ware?

Conor Gill

Swarthmore College What were the similarities and differences between the waves of Irish emigration between 1844 and

1953, with a specific focus on motive for migration?

Margaret Gillen

University of Virginia In what ways do Laura Esquivel and Toni Morrison present magical realism in their novels Like Water for Chocolate

and Song of Solomon?

Elissa Gosling

College of William and Mary

To what extent did South Korea and Japan place political priorities over human rights after North Korea abducted citizens from these two countries?

Sarah Goswick

College of William and Mary How has the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States impacted the government's approach to security of the

country and its citizens?

Ethan Gumabay

University of Virginia How is it possible for the specifics surrounding the assassi-nation of President John F Kennedy to have offered no

universally accepted solution for over 50 years?

Ajit Gupta

University of Michigan To what extent was the joint venture between Apple and Nike a successful growth strategy?

Duncan Harvey

James Madison University How did the Imperial Japanese Navy's strategic failures, tactical mistakes, and command mismanagement

contrib-ute to the ultimate defeat of the Imperial Japanese Navy

in World War II?

Tessa Hawley

Virginia Tech To what extent did the ongoing conflict in Palestine affect cognitive and behavioral development?

Richard Heiman

Virginia Tech How does the presidential election of 1860 compare to the presidential election of 2016?

Jenna Hirshfeld

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Was Julio Palmaz's invention of the balloon-expandable stent more influential to the cardiovascular field than the

cardiac defibrillator?

Lindsay Irwin

University of Virginia Describe the influence of late 1800s-early 1900s Germa-ny on Frank Wedekind's play Spring Awakening and

Steven Sater's musical Spring Awakening

Jarius Johnson

University of Virginia

Does the Fintech industry have the potential to outperform the Banking industry in America over the next 20 years?

Devyn Jones

United States Air Force Academy

To what extent did the lack of interest, comprehensive planning, and moral responsibility impact the UN's deci-sion making during the Rwandan Genocide?

Sally Karras

University of Virginia To what extent has Mattel Inc been successful at imple-menting growth strategies to remain a market leader in

the United States' toy industry?

Jenna Kaufman

University of Virginia To what extent did the Watergate Scandal change the American people's perception of the presidency?

Sana Khan

George Mason University

To what extent does the way Jane Austen portray the

women in her works, Emma and Persuasion, illustrate the

image of women in Austen's societies as portrayed in the two novels?

Selvina Kong

University of Virginia Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine: a compari-son and contrast of philosophy and approach towards

healing blood stasis and the body

Celia Konowe

University of Rochester

How did Jewish immigration into Ellis Island during the time period of 1905-1925 impact the cultural trends of the Sephardic community?

Caroline Kulczycky

University of Pittsburgh

In what ways do the characters of Elizabeth Bennet and

Jo March challenge contemporary societal perceptions

of women in Pride and Prejudice and Little Women?

Emily Landeryou

United States Military Academy - Army

Has agricultural development or urban development contributed more to the deterioration of the Chesa-peake Bays health?

Ian Larson

Virginia Tech To what extent did the perceived power of weapons in warfare affect the implementation of these weapons

and their development?

Sanika Lawate

Virginia Commonwealth University To what extent have women in Maharashtrian society developed from the British Raj to the 20th century?

Jade Lewis

Gap Year/New York university

To what extent is the aid and intervention of access to knowledge to the people in North Korea by outside organizations justified?

Marisa Liles

The George Washington University

How does the presence of ethyl alcohol affect the

thig-motaxic response time of Eisenia hortensisearthworms?

Emily Lockwood

University of Virginia What can be done to improve the relationship between the state and society in Myanmar (Burma)?

Noah Luckenbaugh

College of the Holy Cross To what extent is the support of non-establishment poli-ticians indicative of realignment in the United States

political party system?

Maia Machida

Virginia Tech

To what extent did Japanese society, culture, and tech-nology modernize after Commodore Perry began the opening of Japan in 1852, with a specific focus on the Meiji Restoration Era and the Japan-Russo War be-tween the years 1852 and 1905?

Nuha Mahboob

Virginia Commonwealth University

To what extent is the Israeli Rule over Palestine justi-fied?

Jordan Majoros

Indiana University at Bloomington

How have the lives of Margaret Hamilton and Admiral Grace Hopper illustrated the progression of the United States of America's cultural perceptions of women in computer science from 1945 to 2005?

Jacob Mamros

Virginia Tech To what extent have institutionalized human rights vio-lations transpired over the past several decades in

Western cultures on account of handedness?

Justin May

University of Virginia

To what extent does the American two party system fail

to accurately represent the American public?

Raj Mehta

University of Virginia To what extent was socialism an effective governmental policy in respect to its political, economic, and social

ef-fects?

Olivia Miller

James Madison University To what extent did British women code-breakers affect the success at the Bletchley Park operation?

Lina Modjarrad

University of Virginia To what effect does characterization in The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood, illustrate the process of

indoc-trination in society?

Stephanie Molina

Virginia Commonwealth University To what extent are the sacred holidays of Eid Al-Adha, in Islam, and the Triduum, in Catholicism, similar?

Ryan Monaco

Virginia Tech To what extent was Francois Duvalier a cruel dictator or a man of the Haitian people before his election and during

his 1957 to 1971 regime?

Mason Moy

James Madison University Given the extreme influence by other modern composers, can A Moon Shaped Pool be considered classical music?

Elijah Nachison

Virginia Commonwealth University

To what extent is the conflict in Syria a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

Emily Nguyen

Quang Nguyen

University of Virginia How did Ludovico Sforza impact the development of cul-ture during the Renaissance era?

Madeline Nicol

College of William and Mary Does the use of the primacy regulation in the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act restrict or enhance its effectiveness?

Britt Osborne

Virginia Tech How, and to what extent, can bioprinting of living material be used to replace defective organs, valves and tissues,

specifically in reference to a case study on aortic conduits?

Anshul Paripati

Virginia Tech How can one bridge the gap between gravity and the quantum field theory?

Evan Parker

College of William and Mary To what extent did Bach influence music after his time?

Benjamin Paul

Virginia Commonwealth University

How close does the Taylor series approximation get to the original function?

Max Peters

Virginia Wesleyan College What effects does mental stress have on three differing systems of the human body?

Soemi Photavath

The George Washington University How have shifts in American culture and society impacted our perception of the Tuskegee syphilis studies?

Safa Piracha

Virginia Commonwealth University

To what extent do stressors in the environment impact a child's cognitive development?

Natalie Pritz

College of William and Mary How was national security increased in the two year period following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks?

Conor Quinn-Irons

University of Virginia How effective is Aflasafe MWMZ01 and MZ02 in out-competing various strains of toxigenic Aspergillus fungi

(L-strain, S-(L-strain, A parasiticus, and A tamari), and which of the products is most effective?

Anusha Rahman

Tulane University How effectively can we use brain imaging technology to predict recidivism?

Nicholas Ramirez

Virginia Tech How was the Samurai class affected politically during the Meiji Restoration?

Daniel Raw

College of William and Mary To what extent does the combination of cash flow and Tobin's Q improve investment decisions, with a specific

focus on growth?

Ashton Reinhold

California Polytechnic State

Universi-ty, San Luis Obispo

Are punishment and positive reinforcement effective when shaping the behavior of secondary school-aged children?

Sydnei Riddick

Howard University To what extent is mitochondrial replacement therapy ethical?

Abel Ruiz Diaz

College of William and Mary What influenced the creation of minimalist music?

Leo Sainati

Northwestern University Is it in the best interest of the United States to maintain its alliance with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia?

Livia Sauvage

University of Virginia How do the social identity theory and stereotypes on a sociocultural level impact the perception of people with

disabilities?

Peter Sepulveda

University of Virginia Examine the differences between organic and inorganic chemical weapons

Rabiya Sharieff

New York University How do the internal and external influences upon the mind affect an artist's style of painting, using the

exam-ple of Vincent van Gogh?

Christian Sigle

Virginia Commonwealth University

What is the overarching effect tragedy plays in the creation of American made music?

Tarun Singh

Timothy Skillin

Virginia Tech To what extent does the relationship between the fre-quencies of notes affect how pleasant they sound to the

human ear when played in conjunction?

Victoria Slaski

Ringling College of Art and Design

To what extent has the portrayal of the wolf archetype

in classic literature as contrasted with modern perfor-mance reflected changing societal values?

Aditya Sorot

University of Virginia

Understanding the critical differences amongst various restaurants' french fries, with a sole focus on caloric content

Daniel Sprague

Duke University How can mathematical SIR models be used to under-stand how infectious diseases spread amongst a

popu-lation and should one type of model be preferred over another?

Ana Stanisavljev

University of Virginia To what extent did the manipulation of mass media cause the Civil War in Yugoslavia in the late 20th

cen-tury?

Nanor Tetteh

James Madison University To what extent does training at high altitude affect cardiovascular endurance?

Abigail Thomas

Seton Hill University To what extent should decisions regarding the release of inmates or psychiatric patients be dependent on violence

risk assessment?

Caroline Toth

College of William and Mary How do the different styles of the authors of The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises influence how the story

and message is presented?

Ella Van Engen

Duke University In what way(s) did mathematical observations develop the theories regarding geodesy?

Hector Velez

University of Pennsylvania To what extent are socialist policies universally advanta-geous for nations?

Jaya Vellayan

University of Virginia How did mobsters, specifically Al Capone, shift Ameri-ca's attention off of individual crime and into organized,

group crime?

Darwin Walter

University of Virginia The Development of Vedic Mathematics and Relevance Over Time with Specific Focus on the Baudhayana Sulba

Sutras and Vyakarana

Lauren Weis

University of Virginia To what extent does special relativity establish an abso-lute speed limit and, theoretically, could this limit be

overcome?

Michelle Whitlock

University of Virginia How did partisan considerations develop as a key factor in nominations and confirmations of individuals to the

Supreme Court of the United States?

Seline Wiedemer

University of Wisconsin, Madison

How is the evolution of the role of women in American society reflected in the female protagonists of Walt Disney Studios films released from 1934-2016?

Samuel Wirth

Florida State University To what extent did the development of opera influence the modern middle class’s consumption of theater

enter-tainment?

Emma Youngren

Virginia Tech To what extent was the decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified?

Charles Zawacki

Virginia Tech Why is a multi-layer recurrent neural network the most cost-effective network for handwriting recognition and

how does it work?

Rachel Abelson

Elon University

The Sexism in Modern Advertising and Marketing Ef-forts

Kristin Allgaier

Dickinson College The Ethics of Working Conditions

Henry Andrich

Virginia Tech Do women deserve equal pay in sports?

Victoria Avila

Virginia Tech Is it ethical for pharmaceutical companies to alter the

price of their product based on their customer?

Puja Basnet

Sewanee: The University of the South The Effect of Online Reviews and Testimonials

Johnathan Burbach

Virginia Tech Are fitbits and other personal devices invading privacy?

Gianmichel D'Alessandro

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Is it ethical and legal to monitor employees’ electronic activity in the workplace?

Andrew DeLillio

George Mason University The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Alexa Domsky

Temple University Should the sexualization of women in advertising be

allowed?

Khalid Elshowaya

Virginia Commonwealth University Is the military ethical?

Jacob Freeman

Virginia Tech

Should performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids)

be accepted in sports?

Collin Funaki

Virginia Tech

Is the use of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction morally justifiable?

Katelyn Grealish

Virginia Tech Should minimum wage be increased in order to help the

economy?

Jessica Greatorex

Virginia Tech Should businesses spend more money in order to reduce

the impact made on climate change?

Benjamin Gryski

University of Massachusetts, Amherst How do business, government, and the general public

view the importance of internet and device security?

Olivia Heatherly

Northern Virginia Community College -

Loudoun Campus

Should a business participate in stealth marketing?

Aaron Huebsch

Virginia Tech

Should the United States government reconsider job outsourcing?

Christian Hunt

Virginia Tech Is it ethical to promote violence in video games?

Nithya John

James Madison University Are current privacy settings sufficient in social media

applications?

Olivia Johnson

Hampton University

Is it ethical to provide services in a hair salon without a license?

Christopher Jones

James Madison University The Ethics of Nuclear Energy

Eric Kiss

Elon University Is online marketing ethical?

Miya Konishi

Willamette University

Is it ethical for a country to publicly admonish another country for their delicacy?

Lauren Linton

Clemson University Is it ethical to put down other companies in order to

pro-mote one’s own company?

Seretha McHugh

Virginia Tech Is it ethical for businesses to utilize animal testing?

Sophia Melideo

Virginia Commonwealth University Should animals be used for scientific or commercial

test-ing?

Taylor Newman-Farr

Saint Joseph's University Is it ethical for police officers to use any force necessary

to get a suspect to comply?

Joelle Nkwantchoa Toundji

Christopher Newport University The Ethical Dilemma of Counterfeit Products

Anthony O'Toole

Virginia Tech Should the minimum wage in the US be increased?

Saeed Razavi

University of Virginia To what extent if any should an effort be made to avoid

the purchase of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Anthony Roesch

Virginia Tech Should companies recall all flawed products?

Olivia Rose

University of Richmond The Ethics of Adjusting the Minimum Wage

Jacob Schor

Christopher Newport University Should hospitals balance profit with patient care?

Simmi Sharma

University of Pittsburgh Is Wall Street to blame for the 2008 crisis?

Molly Sheets

Seattle University

Do independent expenditure-only committees (super PACs) hold an unethical influence on the US American political campaign system?

Laura Sklar

Roanoke College Is it ethical to sell customer information?

Claire Thomas

Virginia Tech

Should companies recall a flawed product if it is affect-ing their customers?

Anna Tignor

Virginia Tech The Ethics of Photojournalism

Jeffrey Turner, Jr.

Entrepreneurial Adventure Is it ethical to produce American cars in foreign countries?

Christina Vukicevich

James Madison University

Should an individual have to perform certain medical procedures even if it is against their religious/moral be-liefs?

Caroline Vukicevich

University of Virginia

Is it fair to exclude certain people from life-saving treat-ments such as organ transplants?

Ian Willebeek-LeMair

Virginia Tech

Should US public policy mandate stricter regulations on the use of chemical nutrients by agricultural entities?

Karina Yeatman

James Madison University Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research