My paper focuses on the existence of God in the face of the existence of evil. I provide a summary of the topic as it stands and provide my own arguments as well as counterarguments to try and provide a logical reconciliation of the existence of God and the necessity of evil in the world.

Romantic relationship research has focused on various characteristics of individual and partner dynamics including intimacy and trust which are important aspects of relationship success. High levels of intimacy in relationships is associated with commitment, passion, psychosocial identity, and lower self-consciousness. Similarly, trust involves the perception of stability and consistency in partner behavior that is in accordance with one’s best interests. Another aspect of romantic relationships that has been heavily researched is attachment style which has been shown to strongly influence how partners behave in relationships. Couples that face relationship challenges have been found to benefit from dance and movement therapy. Current research does not investigate the interactions of all of these facets of relationships and how they might be improved. Therefore, the present study strives to explore how established research on trust, intimacy, and attachment style can be used to improve relationships in the context of dance and movement. The experimental group consisted of 7 couples who participated in partnership dance lessons over the course of one month. The control group consisted of 9 couples who did not participate in the classes. We predicted that partnership dance classes would increase intimacy and trust in couples. We also investigated how attachment style might be implicated in this change. Results show a significant increase in intimacy for participants in the experimental group who participated in partnership dance classes. There was no significant increase in trust. While some participants did change attachment style throughout the study, the majority of participants retained their attachment style from the beginning of the study. Future research should focus on what types of dance are most beneficial for romantic couples, coding participant emotions during the dance class, and how the approach to teaching impacts participants’ experience.

Romantic relationship research has focused on various characteristics of individual and partner dynamics including intimacy and trust which are important aspects of relationship success. High levels of intimacy in relationships is associated with commitment, passion, psychosocial identity, and lower self-consciousness. Similarly, trust involves the perception of stability and consistency in partner behavior that is in accordance with one’s best interests. Another aspect of romantic relationships that has been heavily researched is attachment style which has been shown to strongly influence how partners behave in relationships. Couples that face relationship challenges have been found to benefit from dance and movement therapy. Current research does not investigate the interactions of all of these facets of relationships and how they might be improved. Therefore, the present study strives to explore how established research on trust, intimacy, and attachment style can be used to improve relationships in the context of dance and movement. The experimental group consisted of 7 couples who participated in partnership dance lessons over the course of one month. The control group consisted of 9 couples who did not participate in the classes. We predicted that partnership dance classes would increase intimacy and trust in couples. We also investigated how attachment style might be implicated in this change. Results show a significant increase in intimacy for participants in the experimental group who participated in partnership dance classes. There was no significant increase in trust. While some participants did change attachment style throughout the study, the majority of participants retained their attachment style from the beginning of the study. Future research should focus on what types of dance are most beneficial for romantic couples, coding participant emotions during the dance class, and how the approach to teaching impacts participants’ experience.

The goal of the research is to assist Barrett Honors students at Arizona State University by generating a mindset that embraces feelings of stress rather than avoiding it. After data collection was complete, the researchers created a valuable and necessary field guide for ASU Barrett Faculty to provide for incoming students. The present study has been compiled to prove the importance of reframing one's perception of stress as an aid, reducing one's “symptomatic” perception of stress and experiencing life's stresses as challenges, and to cease living in a constant unhealthy state of fight or flight. The main research questions are: What is the average perceived stress level of Barrett Honors students and what information can ASU further provide incoming Barrett students that will alleviate overall perceived stress levels based on the data collection and field guide generated from the present study? The basis of the present study began with a survey compiled of demographic questions, questions relating to the Human Event (HE - a required honors course), and lastly the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) developed by Sheldon Cohen, Tom Kamarck, and Robin Mermelstein, with slight modification for students relating to their perception of stress over the last semester. After survey responses were concluded, it was determined that the average perceived stress score among honors students was 18.57, shockingly lower than what was previously thought. The overall results of the PSS survey indicate that Barrett students are moderately stressed, disproving the researchers initial hypothesis that honors students perceived stress scores would be considered high on the PSS. The results did provide researchers with enough data to compile an incoming Barrett student field guide based on desired information reported in the survey. A discussion of the results explores the purpose of how the present study can be used in helping students with perceived stress, interpretations and significance of the data, correlation between academic success and perceived stress, major contributions to the study, and limitations and recommendations for future research.