The thesis was not stressful because of the amount that I had to do but due to the amount of words and data I had. If you are a person who usually is over the word-count on papers, you probably will be for this thesis too. I thought there was no way I would have… Read more »
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Procrastinators, Click Here!
I’m a born and raised procrastinator. I coasted through high school on the philosophy of “the due date is the do date”, and made it through with a 4.2 GPA. For most of college, I was able to do the same, and I’m sure that if you’re reading this, you’re in the same boat. I’m… Read more »
What were the Impacts of International Accountability Mechanisms on the Philippine War on Drugs?
Hitler massacred three million Jews. Now there are three million drug addicts … I’d be happy to slaughter them.” –Rodrigo Duterte This chilling quote is from former President Rodrigo Duterte and encapsulates the brutal rhetoric that defined the Philippine War on Drugs. The Philippine War on Drugs is a bloody anti-drug campaign that spanned from… Read more »
The Backseat Drivers of the EV Industry: Community Cooperation and Opposition to Domestic Lithium Mining
The world is in the midst of an energy transition- shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy. To further the energy transition and continue mitigating the climate crisis, we need lithium, and other critical minerals. Currently, the lithium supply chain is dominated by China who has a near monopoly on the processing of lithium. The… Read more »
Now More Than Ever: Effective Avenues for Eliciting Climate Change Action in Gen Z
In 2020, the United Nations Development Programme and the University of Oxford surveyed 1.2 million people from 50 countries about climate change. The survey found that 72 percent of respondents in high-income countries believed in climate change and 72 percent of respondents in Western Europe and North America believed climate change to be… Read more »
Slip, Stumble, Stall — Then, Continue On.
There are few academic pursuits more challenging than conducting research. For one, it often feels as if you are starting from less than scratch. But therein lies the most rewarding aspect of research. Completing the Honors Thesis program through the O’Neill School gave me a newfound sense of pride in my capabilities as an academic… Read more »
Germany and the United States Speak! Impacts on Diversity by recruiting from Vocational Training Programs
While studying abroad in Germany, I once asked a question of a German business founder and CEO speechless for a couple minutes, and the experience stuck in my mind to this day. The question I asked our class guest speaker was about his company’s engagement in external recruiting to hire workers for his manufacturing firm…. Read more »
From Ballots to Biosphere: Unpacking the Link between Democracy and Environmental Performance
The role of democracy in promoting environmental performance is an important and enduring issue. Former U.S. President Al Gore declared, “I have come to believe that an essential prerequisite for saving the environment is the spread of democratic governments to more nations of the world.” Was President Gore correct? The results of this thesis support… Read more »
Re-Evaluating History: The Wave of Neoliberalism? Or The Wave of Financialization?
The later decades of the 20th century (late 1960s onward) are cited as the period in U.S. history in which neoliberalism rose to dominate the policy-making process. Previous literature on this period has largely failed to offer sufficient attention to the forces which drove the rise of neoliberalism in American politics; in effect, there exists… Read more »
I would bet $100 I am a worse procrastinator than you. And I still did it!
Writing is not my strong suit. Time management is not my strong suit. Planning ahead is not my strong suit. You may be asking yourself… why did this girl agree to write a thesis? Frankly I do not know! Looking back on the experience (which ended one day ago; I turned in my final draft… Read more »