Undergraduate Research Writing Conference 2021
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Welcome to the URWC 2021! Our conference showcases a selection of the extraordinary undergraduate projects prepared for the Writing Program’s research writing classes during 2020, our year of quarantine. We think you will enjoy our student-led team’s highly competitive selection and wish to wholeheartedly applaud all work done by the program’s students and faculty as beacons that point us toward the future in this dark and unsteady time.
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Agme Jasmine The Covid-19 Pandemic vs. Dance as a Monetizable Art Soni Ria The NRI Woman Cortes Mayrim Celebrity Reality Television: The Contemplative Viewing Experience Sundar Shrividya Political Ambition in Indian Tamil Language Cinema: An Analysis of Padayappa Starring Rajinikanth Patel Prisha The British Museum: A Museum of True British History or Fragments of World History? Daninski Nikola The Transformation of Criticism & Misogyny of Female Rappers to Female Empowerment Piazza Jaycee Morality Analysis of Light Yagami Correll Meghan Nuances of Dissonance: When and Why We Love Unpleasing Chords -
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Vo Jasmine Empower Women by Putting Women in Power (Advertising Industry Edition) Moliere Nyah Mock Feminism and Social Gaslighting in The Pro-life Movement Ibanez Jon OnlyFans and the Marketplace for Women’s Bodies: Changing Exploitation and Empowerment Russell Madeline The Bachelor: Fairytale Romance or A Feminist’s Nightmare? Shah Shruti Chasing the Unattainable: Social Media’s Toxic Idealized Body Image Albanese Sophia Sexual Decision Making: The Contraceptive Dilemma -
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Kadri Umair The Dichotomy of Religion and Freedom in India: A Modicum of Liberty in Oppression Amissah Chantel Post-Colonial Ghanaian Identity Kirshner Jason Implications of an African Modernization Chumbimune Sheila Embracing Solitude in Scum’s Wish: Navigating through Contemporary Japan Pranesh Pavan Behind the Transparent Curtain: Racism’s Role in the Chinese-Uighur Conflict Koszelnik Diana The Effects of Fair Trade Certification on Producer Welfare in Latin America -
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Kaur Navjeet Calculation of a Child’s Worth: Sexism in Relation Pre-Conceptive Sex Selection Yung Jasmine Controlling Evolution Cuitino Lucas The Value of Religion as Compared to Science within Society Feuerstein Stephanie The Effect of Neurodiversity on the Understanding of Autism Youssef Mark The Use of a Submersible Vehicle for Water Quality Index Assessment of Bayonne, NJ’s Waterways (Passaic River, Hudson River, Newark Bay) Buchalski Francesca Establishing Best Management Practices for the Biomedical Horseshoe Crab Harvest Villegas Nicolas Reducing Eutrophication in Barnegat Bay Watershed: Protecting Crucial Aquatic Wildlife Mishkevich Elizabeth Bags4Buck$: Eliminating Plastic Bag Consumption at the Berkeley Heights Stop & Shop Patlewicz Arthur Japanese Beetles: A New Approach to Pest Removal Sugiura Kokoro Technology for Food Insecurity -
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Silvergold Alex Arriving Alive – Emergency Medical Services and the Myth of the Hero Narrative Krishnan Meera America’s Health: A Chronic Condition Douglas Indira Combatting the Kidney Shortage: Is Commodification the Only Solution? Smith Stephanie Prescription Drug Prices: Bankrupting the Lower and Middle Class Yamaoka Marie The Probiotic Craze: Healthy or Not, Here I Come Eid Charbel Should we continue our daily intake of plastic? Davis Bey Aaliyah Reducing the Maternal Mortality Rate in America White Victoria Medical Malpractice in America: Who is Really in Danger? Shahzad Shafaq Routine Preliminary Brain Exams to Prevent CTE in NFL Players Torres Andres The Rising Problem of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and How Iowa Swine Farmers Are Being Severely Affected O’Loughlin Deirdre #RUflu Fighters: Increasing Influenza Vaccination Uptake Among Rutgers Students Through Promotion and Education -
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Cortuna Frances Risk/Benefit Ratio of Government Intervention in COVID-19 Crisis Zhang Belinda Buying Votes With Bells in Animal Crossing: How Politicians Use Video Games For Political Outreach Handler Max The Attention Economy: A Corporate Quest to Divide America Schwartz Hannah The Illusion of Democracy in American Government: Systemic Racism in the Electoral College Punskovsky Jason The Lesser of Two Evils: How Ranked Choice Voting Can Rejuvenate Electoral Politics in the United States Kshirsagar Gauri Libertarian Paternalism During the Time of COVID-19 -
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Gaeta Nettie Explosion of the Nuclear Power Industry: Does Public Opinion Dictate Success? Cherian Christine The Rise in Antibiotic Resistance and its Consequences Koenig Kaitlyn Ecotourism: A Far From Perfect Solution Chidananda Anshruta A Technological Future: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transforming Modern Healthcare Smith Zachary Neoliberalism as a Driving Force Behind Pharmaceutical Power Adroja Astha “You’re Going to Die” and its Denial: An Analysis of the Inhibitions to the Modern Good Death’s Success -
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URWC 2021 Co-chairs Arete Bouhlas and Debra Keates
This conference would not have happened without the work of the URWC 2021 Interns: Meggi Blazeska, Christine Chirichillo, Marissa Fox, Emily Galloway, Zaixi Jiao, Conor Johnston, Brandon Kalika, Miriam Kim, Peilin Li, Anjali Patel, Sneha Patel, Cassandra Rizkallah, Nicholas Rosado, Katie Scrivani, Chandana Singathi, and Aaron Young.
Dee Magnoni, Mei Ling Lo, Isaiah Beard, Geoffrey Wood, Chad Mills and other staff at the Rutgers Libraries made the virtual event possible; Lynda Dexheimer and Grace Kincaid provide invaluable support every year.
We were honored to have Writing Program faculty as readers: Erin Kelly, Joann Messinna, Peter Molin, Jackie Loeb, Alex Buzick, Nancy Martin, Michael Masiello, Kathy Wilford, Jordanco Jovanoski, Howie Swerdloff, Peter Morrone, Claire Celi, Michael Monescalchi, Puja Sahney, John Maerhofer, Lena Sandberg Golden, Alanna Beroiza, Elizabeth Decker, and Shelby Wardlow.