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Getting Back on Script: An Investigation into the Use of Scripts to Reduce Police Violence
Northwest University, April 26, 2022
This study addresses the problem of violence in the United States perpetrated by police through the study of the communicative concept of “scripts.” It serves to examine the reasons why the United States has such a strong ...
Identifying Correlations in Academic Anxiety to Coin the Term "Math-Related Testing Anxiety"
Northwest University, April 22, 2022
Math anxiety was first defined by Richardson and Suinn (1972) as “feelings of tension or anxiety that interfere with the manipulation of numbers.” Testing anxiety has been proven to produce similar feelings of tension which ...
True Crime Podcasts: Analyzing Ethical Principles, Advocacy, and Sensationalism
Northwest University, May 2022
The ethics of true crime podcasts are questionable. They appear to promote social justice but may utilize media tactics that could be exploitative and sensationalist. True crime podcasts bear ethical responsibility to ...
Top Factors Contributing to Turnover Rates in the Pacific Northwest Youth Pastorates
Northwest University, May 3, 2022
This thesis deduces the top three factors affecting turnover rates in the Pacific Northwest. The role of the youth pastor has only come about within the last century. With this information, it is understandable why job ...
A Silent Pandemic: A Proposal to End the Insulin Crisis
Northwest University, April 20, 2022
Exploring Education-Based Minimum-Wage Incentives to Counter Seattle’s Rising Homelessness Rates
Northwest University, May 2022
Seattle currently has the third highest rate of homeless of any city in the U.S., with homeless rates only rising. To assist struggling families, the United States government has issued a new federal minimum wage to lift ...
Assessing the Validity of the Garmin Venu SQ for Estimating VO2max
Northwest University, May 1, 2022
This study assesses the accuracy and validity of the Garmin Venu SQ’s VO2max estimations. We asked 13 healthy college-aged students (ages 18-23) to complete three exercise trials while wearing the Garmin Venu SQ. Participants ...