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101 : A Tale of Brilliant Machines, Inequality, and the Role of the Government
(2016)The monogram you are reading is an effort to make sense of what 21st century America will look like by analyzing the intersections between technology, the economy, society and politics. I hope the reader finds this extended ... -
The 1964 Panamanian Crisis and the Response of the United States
(1967)The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the treaties in light of the 1964 riots. The thesis will attempt to show that the new accords are the best hope for eliminating further outbreaks on the Istmus and for solving the ... -
The 1964 Staebler Campaign
(1965)The purpose of this paper is to investigate in detail one particular political campaign to determine the relationship of the realities of politics to current concepts of campaigning. In order to accomplish this, a ... -
The 1988 Michigan Republican Presidential Delegate Selection Process
(1988)Through all of my work for the Vice President, I was allowed a unique view of how a national campaign is run from its conception to near completion. My experience with the Bush campaign also gave me an interesting vantage ... -
The 1994 Student Summit Sponsored by Congressman David E. Bonior, Majority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives, Burtchville Township, Michigan, March 11-13, 1994
(1994)This paper is designed to share with the reader my experiences while working in the district office of Congressman David E. Bonior, Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives. My project was organizing the Eighth ... -
The 1996 Russian Presidential Elections: Motivations of a New Russian Electorate and Two Competing Candidates
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1997)The idea for this paper began while I was studying in St. Petersburg, Russia during the last quarter of 1995. The Duma elections were held only a week before my departure and on the same day as my final essay for ... -
The 2008 Beijing Olympics and Students for a Free Tibet: A Battle of Propaganda and Sovereignty
(2008)It is the position of those within the Free Tibet movement that since 1949 Tibet has been illegally occupied by China. Between China and Tibet there has been a long and convoluted history which the Chinese interpret as ... -
The Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act in a Broader Context
(2015)Democrats frequently reference the Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act as the latest attack in the "War on Women" that Republicans are waging. It encompasses the wage gap, unfair hiring practices, and restrictive abortion ... -
Academic Governance: The Kalamazoo College Faculty in its Role as a Campus Constituency
(1984)If you are not a current K College student, faculty, or staff member, email dspace@kzoo.edu to request access to this SIP. -
Achieving Human Perfection An Analysis of J.S. Mill and Alexis de Tocqueville
(2019)This project consists of a close analysis of the works of John Stuart Mill and Alexis de Tocqueville, with reference to work by David Held. I will work primarily with On Liberty, Considerations on Representative Government, ... -
The ACLU and its Fight for Freedom: A Perspective on Drug Testing
(1987)I researched the development of the ACLU to show how from its very beginning, it took on an important role in our society. To show how the historical role of the ACLU's vigilance for liberty has remained unchanged through ... -
Administrative Intern to a City Manager
(1967)In the course of the Fall Quarter, Dr. Flesche and Mr. Ham agreed to the idea of a working experience with my serving as an Administrative Intern in Pontiac, as a Senior Independent Project. A daily journal of events ... -
The Advisory Council: A "Misplaced Machine"
(1982)As part of my SIP experience, I had the good fortune to obtain an internship with the Director's Office of the Peace Corps in Washington, D.C. It was there that this project began. One of my duties was to assist in ... -
Affirmative Action in Mortgage and Housing Loans
(2005)In this SIP, I propose that Congress modify Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) standards so that banks receiving federal funds must make loans to a minimum percentage of racial minorities and low-income applicants in order ... -
Affirmative Action: Equity or Parity?
(1980)This study of Affirmative Action programs was conceived out of my desire to unravel the moral and political confusion surrounding modern racial relations. The fact that I live in the city with the highest minority concentration ... -
Afghanistan: A Failure in Detente?
(1980)An investigation of the 1980 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is important because of its effect on U.S. foreign policy, and impact on the future direction of U.S.-Soviet relations. Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan ... -
AFL-CIO: Political Candidate Endorsement in Wayne County
(1964)It is my desire to create as objective a picture as I can of the methods of labor in the area of endorsement of candidates for political office. I shall describe the endorsement operation of the most complete and well ... -
African Socialism and Attaining the Pan-African Ideal: Tanzania and Kenya, 1950-1970
(2002)My research methodology was primarily archival. I analyzed primary sources that I collected from the Kenya National Archives in Nairobi, the Africana Library at the University of Nairobi, and the Government Press of Kenya. ... -
Afrocentric Feminist Education: The Alternative Solution
(2002)Afrocentric education, or African-centered education, attempts to address basic defects of the U.S. educational system. African-centered education is taught from the perspective of peoples of the African Diaspora. By ... -
Aggressive Unilateralism: United States Foreign Policy toward the International Criminal Court
(Kalamazoo College, 2003)I will begin my paper by briefly presenting the elements that influence the formation of American foreign policy, after which I will describe the structure and anticipated role of the International Criminal Court (ICC). ...
