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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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As digital cameras have become more popular over the las two decades film cameras have started to fade into obscurity. Film cameras are now common items at thrift stores as people are getting rid of them to buy more modern cameras. Some of these cameras have undeveloped canisters of film

As digital cameras have become more popular over the las two decades film cameras have started to fade into obscurity. Film cameras are now common items at thrift stores as people are getting rid of them to buy more modern cameras. Some of these cameras have undeveloped canisters of film in them that their owners forgot about. For my Honors Thesis I plan to make a photo book comprised of photographs from these undeveloped rolls of film I find.
So far, I have found three rolls of film that were able to be developed. Some of the rolls I have found were blank or too damaged to be developed. I will continue to search for more as I do this project. My goal is to have eight to ten complete rolls by the time I begin making my book.
Developing the pictures is always a surprise. They had remained undeveloped for years until I found them. I never know what will be on the roll. I always have so many questions when I see the pictures for the first time after they are developed. I wonder who took the pictures, where/when they were taken, how they ended up in a thrift store and how subjects would feel about the pictures today. I would like to be able to answer all of these questions, but I know it would be difficult to track down the people in the photos.
Even though the photos are of strangers they seem to still have a sense of nostalgia for me. They remind me of my memories from the era they were taken in. This connection is one of the bases I want to use for my presentation of the photos. One idea I have is to sequence these pictures from least clear to most clear, starting with pictures that can barely be comprehended. I think this would accurately represent memories in my own life. Many of my early memories are more blurred and less coherent but the more recent memories are much clearer. Sequencing will be an important tool for conveying my intended message. There are also many other tools I can use in post processing; however, I want to try to keep the photos as original as possible. There are some ways I could explore manipulating the photos without changing their original unedited look. Some ways I could do this are cropping, resizing and narrative. I will continue to explore these tools as I progress through this project.
ContributorsBeauchamp, Aaron F (Author) / Anand, Julie (Thesis director) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Committee member) / Department of Supply Chain Management (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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In this thesis, I attempted to analyze different rebrands that proved to be either successful or unsuccessful. As case studies, I looked into Old Spice and Sprite, the successful rebrands, and Tropicana, the unsuccessful one. From there, I attempted to breakdown and provide an analysis of similarities and differences of

In this thesis, I attempted to analyze different rebrands that proved to be either successful or unsuccessful. As case studies, I looked into Old Spice and Sprite, the successful rebrands, and Tropicana, the unsuccessful one. From there, I attempted to breakdown and provide an analysis of similarities and differences of the factors affecting the successful rebrands, as well as between the successful and unsuccessful rebrands. This included key aspects such as the effects of competition as well as what external and internal conditions affected the result of the rebrand.

Additionally, I provided a self-made framework that analyzes several factors that make up the market which companies should research and be aware of. This framework breaks down into both external, how market, customer, and competitive factors lend themselves to a rebrand as well as internal, how the rebrand will address the market and how the brand image will be changed by the rebranding.
ContributorsWright, Hunter (Author) / Riker, Elise (Thesis director) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Committee member) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05
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Uncle Dan is dead. He’s dead and Aunt Clara and Mike move across the country, leaving Jack and Jamie in their small Ohio town. Jamie spirals out of two relationships she thought would last forever, and Jack adventures across the country to bring back his cousin and return the family

Uncle Dan is dead. He’s dead and Aunt Clara and Mike move across the country, leaving Jack and Jamie in their small Ohio town. Jamie spirals out of two relationships she thought would last forever, and Jack adventures across the country to bring back his cousin and return the family to a sense of normalcy. But the pair will soon realize that normal is relative and the truth is how you spin it, especially in the face of grief.

ContributorsJohnston, Catherine (Author) / Soares, Rebecca (Thesis director) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Industrial, Systems & Operations Engineering Prgm (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Jack Grant and Sam Truman, two seniors at Arizona State University, discuss the latest in major sports, current events, and various other topics. Within their informal discussions, Jack and Sam "just say" whatever comes to mind and never shy away from a hot take. Most episodes include only Jack and

Jack Grant and Sam Truman, two seniors at Arizona State University, discuss the latest in major sports, current events, and various other topics. Within their informal discussions, Jack and Sam "just say" whatever comes to mind and never shy away from a hot take. Most episodes include only Jack and Sam, but some entertain numerous guests and differing formats. The podcast is supported by a multimedia website, including written articles and interactive features. All components were further marketed through social media outreach and engagement. The Just Saying Podcast thesis paper analyzes podcast history and what has made them such a popular media outlet. Further, the paper discusses what makes The Just Saying Podcast a unique product. Our deliverable, The Just Saying Podcast, can be found at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-just-saying-podcast/id1585891858 All components can be accessed through: https://www.justsayingpod.com/ https://twitter.com/JustSayingP

ContributorsTruman, Sam (Author) / Grant, Jack (Co-author) / Baker, Aaron (Thesis director) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor)
Created2022-05
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Jack Grant and Sam Truman, two seniors at Arizona State University, discuss the latest in major sports, current events, and various other topics. Within their informal discussions, Jack and Sam "just say" whatever comes to mind and never shy away from a hot take. Most episodes include only Jack and

Jack Grant and Sam Truman, two seniors at Arizona State University, discuss the latest in major sports, current events, and various other topics. Within their informal discussions, Jack and Sam "just say" whatever comes to mind and never shy away from a hot take. Most episodes include only Jack and Sam, but some entertain numerous guests and differing formats. The podcast is supported by a multimedia website, which also includes some written articles and interactive features. All components were further marketed through social media outreach and engagement. The Just Saying Podcast thesis paper includes an analysis of podcasting history and what has made them such a popular media outlet. Further, the paper discusses what makes The Just Saying Podcast a unique product. Our deliverable, The Just Saying Podcast, can be found at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-just-saying-podcast/id1585891858 All components can be accessed through: https://www.justsayingpod.com
ContributorsGrant, Jack (Author) / Truman, Sam (Co-author) / Baker, Aaron (Thesis director) / Bonfiglio, Thomas (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor)
Created2022-05