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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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So Bad It's Good: A Study of Cult Films

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A podcast that discusses the phenomenon of cult cinema deemed “so bad, it's good”. It takes a look at what makes these films enduring and entertaining, with the ability to create near-religious followings. Moreover, it discusses the financial aspect of the filmmaking and how these followings affect the market.

ContributorsFischler, Max Caskey (Co-author) / Stone, Zac (Co-author) / Schmidt, Peter (Thesis director) / Mack, Robert (Committee member) / School of Accountancy (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2021-05
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The Matrix of Success: An Examination of Extraordinary Outliers

DescriptionThis thesis challenges the idea that there is a single "key to success". Instead, this paper examines how several different factors can have a significant impact on one's likelihood for success, arguing that it is a matrix of these factor that is responsible for extraordinary success.
ContributorsMchood, Samantha Allanna (Author) / Schmidt, Peter (Thesis director) / Hart, Wendy (Committee member) / School of Accountancy (Contributor) / Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-12