SARAH M. DAY
UNPUBLISHED WORKS
The works below are written products from classes taken at Messiah College. The pieces range from reflection essays to original research.
The Academy Awards and Gender: A Study of Public Rhetoric at the Oscars
This original research was the product of my Communication Senior Seminar class at Messiah College. The study included textual analysis of Oscar speeches from the past five years, in hopes to identify the role of gender in the communication style and content of these speechs. Further implications of the study include the role of the entertainment industry in empowering/disempowering non-dominant cultures, and the importance of the platform of an Osccar speech. May 4, 2015.
The Bare 'Bones' of Gender Talk-types: A look at FOX's 'Bones' through Genderlect Styles
This essay is an artifact analysis of the TV show Bones on FOX. The essay looks into the gender portrayals of the two main characters, and analyzes whether the portrayals are helpful or harmful to current gender stereotypes. This was an assignment for my Communication Theory class at Messiah College. December 1, 2014.
Painting a Despotic Picture of the Jews: The Protocols and Anti-Semitism in Europe
This historical research paper was written as a requirement for my Historical Methods research class, for my minor in History at Messiah College. The paper discusses anti-Semitism in Europe prior to World War II, particulalry in reference to in the influence of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an anti-Semitic text which spread virally throughout Europe prior to WWII. October 9, 2014.
Historiography from a Christian's Perspective
This piece is a compilation of three essays written in the history major senior capstone, which I took in the Fall of 2014. The paper is broken down into three different sections, which discuss the historiographical struggles of a Christian historian in regards to presentism, moral relativism, and judgment. Part one: October 1, 2014, part two: November 7, 2014, part three: December 11, 2014.