LITR 4326 Early American Literature

Index to Research Posts 2016
(research post assignment)


2016 research proposals

Research Posts

Kasey Akin 
Research post 1:
Seminole folklore and legend
Research post 2: The Common Themes of All Cultures

Burgundy Anderson
Research post 1:
The Final Frontier
Research post 2: Race to the White House 1800

Kelly Arnold
Research post 1:
Abigail Adams: Not Just The First Lady of the White House
Research post 2: The Who's and What's of the First Great Awakening

Mike Bradshaw
Research post 1:
One Land, Many Births
Research post 2: It's Just a Trick

Tom Britt
Research post 1: Walking With a Ghost: Under the Influence of Edgar Huntly
Research post 2: The Founding of our Nation: Apocalypse or Evolution?

Ashley Cofer
Research post 1:
American Indian Literature
Research post 2: Judith Sargent Murray: A Voice for Women

Andrea Esquivel
Research post 1:
Mary Jemison: From Irish to Seneca
Research post 2: Unbreakable: A Glimpse Into the Life of Rachel Plummer

Shanna Farmer 
Research post 1: Abigail Adams: “Remember the Ladies”
Research post 2: Sacagawea: The One who Brought Peace

Mariah Glidden
Research post 1:
Gender and Age in Captivity Narratives
Research post 2: Andrew Jackson's Role in the Trail of Tears 

Austin Green
Research post 1:
Charles Brockden Brown
Research post 2:  I've Heard Some Things

Melissa Holesovsky
Research post 1: Thomas Jefferson: On the Archaeological Record
Research post 2: Jefferson's Notes: A Legacy

Eric Howell
Research post 1:
Thomas Paine: Free Thoughts Too Free for Free Thinkers
Research post 2: The Blessing and Curse of Thomas Paine

Trey Kibodeaux
Research post 1:
Thomas Jefferson: Great Isolationist or Non-interventionist
Research post 2: The Founding Fathers: Powerful Central Government vs. States' Rights

Michelle Liaw
Research post 1:
Fact or Fiction: John Smith a Hero?
Research post 2: Captivity Narratives: The Female Experience

Kimberly Loza
Research post 1:
The Struggles of a Woman: La Malinche—Traitor or Heroine
Research post 2: The Power Struggle: Spanish Conquest of the Natives

Nathan Mesloh
Research post 1:
If it Isn’t Baroque Don’t Fix it
Research post 2: Darkness Falls

Nona Olivarez
Research post 1:
Accused, Trialed, and Persecuted: The Innocence of ‘Witchcraft’
Research post 2: Salem Witch Trials Evidence and Court Procedures

Albert Salazar
Research post 1:
Sor Juana, the Feminist Nun
Research post 2: Religious Empowerment

Haley Stilwell
Research post 1:
Where's the Morality in That?
Research post 2: Puritan Morality—Ignorant Humanity

Brittney Wilson
Research post 1:
Founding on a Fault Line: Thomas Jefferson’s fear of unchecked religion shaking the nation
Research post 2: Balance

Alexis Young
Research post 1:
Mimesis and Imitation in Early American Literature
Research post 2: Charles Brockden Brown: Who are You?

Kelsie Cavazos
Research post 1: The Debt Father
Research post 2: