Browsing by Subject "thesis"
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Band Gaps of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: A Computational Study
(2010-03-31)I studied the electronic band structure of carbon nanotubes through computer simulations using quantum molecular dynamics. I demonstrated that band gap energies can be "tuned" by the application of external tensile strain. ... -
Crisis Communication Strategies After the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
(2014-10)Following the earthquake and tsunami on March 11th, 2011, Japan faced the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. The outdated crisis communications strategies used by Tokyo Electric Power Company and the Japanese ... -
The evolution and globalization of Japan through modern media
(2016)This undergraduate thesis will explore the progression of communications technology in Japan over the last century and attempt to link Strauss-Howe generational theory to the evolution of Japanese media. Despite its place ... -
Japanese Culture and Its Effects on the Post-Fukushima Anti-Nuclear Movement
(2015-12)The purpose of my study is to assess through cultural analysis the level of political participation surrounding the anti-nuclear movement in Japan since the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown in 2011. To date, much of the discussion ... -
Japanese Freeters: The Changing Attitudes of Youth
(2014)In this paper, I look at the various Japanese viewpoints and opinions concerning "Freeters;" atypical workers in Japanese society. My research consists mostly of firsthand accounts and opinions, gathered through interviews, ... -
A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Usage of Katakana-Go in Contemporary Japanese
(2014-12-10)In recent times, researchers have observed an increase in the use of “gairai-go”, also known as foreign loan words, in Japanese daily speech. While there have been extensive amounts of data collected to prove the change ... -
Yaoi and BL: The Japanese Female Obsession with Male Homosexuality and Its Effects on Pop Culture Media
(2016-05)This undergraduate thesis explores why Japanese females are interested in depictions of male-male homosexuality in pop culture media, specifically Boy’s Love (BL) manga and anime. Previous research (Vincent, 2007) suggests ...
