JURSW Volume 6
Recent Submissions
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Corridos as Cultural Resistance to Rationalization
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)This poster frames the corrido (a Texas-Mexican border ballad) as a form of cultural resistance to rationalization due to the way it defies the fixed identity that the Texas-Mexican border tries to impose on those who ... -
Psychosocial Predictors of Current Counseling/Therapy Use in College Students
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)Findings from the Center of Collegiate Mental Health (2017) suggest that anxiety and depression are the most prevalent psychosocial stressors affecting college students today. Other frequently reported problems include ... -
The Immorality of Racism
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)This case study of an archival object questions the morality of racism. The archive is an educational flyer created by the SNCC that explains a sickle cell anemia genocide against African Americans in the United States. ... -
Effect of Feedback on Hexaco & Learning Styles on Academic Behaviors
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)Personality and learning style tests have been known to predict academic success. However, self awareness (metacognition) of these results could predict achievement still further. The HEXACO personality test measures ... -
Investigating Site Use through Ethnobotanical Analysis in the Upper Gila River Valley, Arizona
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Design and Manufacture of Auxiliary Components for Small Wind Turbines
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)The U S Department of Energy and the World Wind Energy Association estimated that, as of the end of 2015 nearly 1 million Small Wind Turbines ( were operative around the world, providing almost 950 MW to diverse on ... -
Choosing the End: Women’s Suicide in Literature and the Search for Agency in Impossible Circumstances
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He Said, She Said: An Exploration of the Use of Accents, Dialects, and Languages Throughout American Realist Novels
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)One of American Realism’s defining characteristics lies in the authors’ ability to realistically mimic an accent, dialect, or language of a person or group of people. Through the capture of the spoken word, authors use ... -
A Critical Appraisal of Lackey’s “Norms of Assertion”
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German Immigrants in Hill Country Texas: Immigration and Assimilation from Secession to the Civil War
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Predicting the Expected Waiting Time of Popular Attractions in Walt Disney World
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)Waiting lines are inevitable consequence of imbalance in service operations at modern theme parks. Because of that, parks have introduced different approaches to reduce standard waiting time; some of which are at no extra ... -
Strategic Analysis and Evaluation of Cheesecake Factory’s Supply Chain: Uncertainties, Challenges, and Remedies
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)In the business world, it is important to maintain a profitable balance between efficiency (cost) and responsiveness (to changes in the market, customer demand, etc.) We took the fundamentals of supply chain theory and ... -
Double-Conscious Heart
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)African- Americans who often experience double consciousness in society are forced to be aware of both their race and nationality. This may have a direct impact on their health outcomes in several different ways such as ... -
Recovering Queer History in Texas: Female Impersonators, Public Opinion, and Policy Responses in the Early Twentieth Century
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A Case Study on Rattlesnake Gassing for the World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, TX
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;, 2019)This case study is about a controversial issue pertaining to a hunting technique called “gassing,” which is used to capture rattlesnakes that are presented and used for the annual Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup. -
Unaccompanied Minors: Marginalized in the Education System
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)The number of unaccompanied immigrant minors (UIMs) from Central America significantly increased in 2014. More than 213,000 unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have been apprehended at the ... -
Borderland Language Conflicts: A Study of Cross-National Interactions and Cultural Resolutions
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History Rewritten: The Damaging Effects of Changing Texas’ Textbooks
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Introduction to Differential Forms in Tensor Calculus
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)The purpose of this paper is to introduce di erential forms in the study of tensor calculus. The reader should have general knowledge of vector calculus along with knowledge in advanced calculus and some linear algebra. ... -
Kinematic wearable energy comparison
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)The growing consumer demand for sustainable energy has prompted the exploration of alternative energy systems. One technique that has recently been exploited is the harnessing of mechanical vibrations to produce clean, ...
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