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Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University proudly showcases the work of undergraduate honors students by sharing this collection exclusively with the ASU community.

Barrett accepts high performing, academically engaged undergraduate students and works with them in collaboration with all of the other academic units at Arizona State University. All Barrett students complete a thesis or creative project which is an opportunity to explore an intellectual interest and produce an original piece of scholarly research. The thesis or creative project is supervised and defended in front of a faculty committee. Students are able to engage with professors who are nationally recognized in their fields and committed to working with honors students. Completing a Barrett thesis or creative project is an opportunity for undergraduate honors students to contribute to the ASU academic community in a meaningful way.

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Comparative Analysis of Hip Hop and Modern Dance

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From steps seen on TikTok to Youtube, when examining the styles of trending current dances, it can be noted that there is a blend of different forms including modern and hip hop, the two most commonly seen styles in current pop culture. However, as the line between the two dance…

From steps seen on TikTok to Youtube, when examining the styles of trending current dances, it can be noted that there is a blend of different forms including modern and hip hop, the two most commonly seen styles in current pop culture. However, as the line between the two dance forms are often blurred, it can be difficult to identify the styles involved. To understand the two most seen styles in pop cultures - the qualities that distinguish them, and the qualities that allowed for the two dance styles to be smoothly integrated - a brief literature review along with an observational learning method involving courses and events focused on hip hop and modern class was conducted. It was found that despite the different backgrounds and techniques involved in both modern and hip hop, both dance styles embrace similar values of freedom, self-expression, and individuality. Since both dances embrace improvisation and freestyling with a de-emphasis on the costume or other structural restraints, they can be smoothly integrated and combined into a choreography.
ContributorsThomas, Shinita (Author) / Magana, Jorge (Thesis director) / Kong, Tongjie (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Human Evolution & Social Change (Contributor) / School of Life Sciences (Contributor)
Created2023-12

Redefining the Sublime in Landscape Painting: An Artistic Investigation of Rock Formations Within Urban Environments

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The following work is a creative exploration of rock formations within urban settings, illuminating the sublimity of seemingly mundane micro-environments. I argue that the historical use of the sublime in landscape painting has allowed artists to create artworks capable of evoking powerful emotion. To support this claim, I investigate the…

The following work is a creative exploration of rock formations within urban settings, illuminating the sublimity of seemingly mundane micro-environments. I argue that the historical use of the sublime in landscape painting has allowed artists to create artworks capable of evoking powerful emotion. To support this claim, I investigate the works of American Traditional Landscape painters and Abstract Expressionists, focusing on the impact of their art within the context of its creation. Moreover, I illustrate the importance of redefining the sublime to contemporary society as growing urban environments decrease accessibility to uninhabited natural settings. Through the creation of three oil paintings and two charcoal drawings, I depict seemingly unimportant rock formations in an abstracted sense to demonstrate their sublime nature. I assert that a rock’s sublimity is derived from their existence on this planet as many of these formations are billions of years old, a number unquantifiable to the human mind. Therefore, as rocks frequent urban environments, I argue that the sublime can be interpreted on a micro-scale accessible within contemporary society.
ContributorsGrimes, Charles (Author) / Pomilio, Mark (Thesis director) / Button, Melissa (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Art (Contributor)
Created2024-05

schulze-miller_spring_2024_exploratory_paper.pdf

ContributorsSchulze-Miller, Aden (Author) / Vaughn, Kelly (Thesis director) / Madrid, Peter (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Comm (Contributor)
Created2024-05

Exploring the Intersection of Journalism and the Creation of Artistic, Narrative Pieces and Poetry

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This is a creative project that resulted in the creation of "Our Endless Summer this Way West," a book of poetry journalism that recounts experiences had while reporting and acting as a journalist in the American Southwest and Midwest. The attached written essay is a brief and engaging exploration into…

This is a creative project that resulted in the creation of "Our Endless Summer this Way West," a book of poetry journalism that recounts experiences had while reporting and acting as a journalist in the American Southwest and Midwest. The attached written essay is a brief and engaging exploration into creative, narrative forms of journalism and how those genres intersect with traditional reporting.
ContributorsSchulze-Miller, Aden (Author) / Vaughn, Kelly (Thesis director) / Madrid, Peter (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Comm (Contributor)
Created2024-05

schulze-miller_spring_2024.pdf

ContributorsSchulze-Miller, Aden (Author) / Vaughn, Kelly (Thesis director) / Madrid, Peter (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Comm (Contributor)
Created2024-05

unit-1_-investing.pdf

ContributorsDalvi, Tejas (Author) / Dudas, Caleb (Co-author) / Green, Aaron (Co-author) / Sanchez, Tomas (Co-author) / Casanova, Pablo (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director, Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor)
Created2024-05

unit-3_-budgeting.pdf

ContributorsDalvi, Tejas (Author) / Dudas, Caleb (Co-author) / Green, Aaron (Co-author) / Sanchez, Tomas (Co-author) / Casanova, Pablo (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director, Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor)
Created2024-05

unit-2_-risk.pdf

ContributorsDalvi, Tejas (Author) / Dudas, Caleb (Co-author) / Green, Aaron (Co-author) / Sanchez, Tomas (Co-author) / Casanova, Pablo (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director, Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor)
Created2024-05

dalvi_spring_2024.pdf

ContributorsDalvi, Tejas (Author) / Dudas, Caleb (Co-author) / Green, Aaron (Co-author) / Sanchez, Tomas (Co-author) / Casanova, Pablo (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director, Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor)
Created2024-05

unit-4_-banking.pdf

ContributorsDalvi, Tejas (Author) / Dudas, Caleb (Co-author) / Green, Aaron (Co-author) / Sanchez, Tomas (Co-author) / Casanova, Pablo (Co-author) / Byrne, Jared (Thesis director, Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor)
Created2024-05