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The ANU Undergraduate Research Journal The ANU Undergraduate Research Journal Volume Four 2012 The ANU Undergraduate Research Journal Volume Four 2012 Published by ANU eView The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at: http://eview.anu.edu.au/ Email: [email protected] Web: http://aurj.anu.edu.au/ ISSN 1836-5331 (print) ISSN 1837-2872 (online) Cover design and layout by ANU eView Cover art by Amy Hick. A luminous chorus (detail), 2011. Photographer: Greg Daly. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Opinions published in the ANU Undergraduate Research Journal do not necessarily represent those of The Australian National University, or the Editors. This edition © 2012 ANU eView Contents Foreword . .vii From the Editors . ix List of Sub-editors . xi List of Authors . xiii List of Reviewers . xvii Cover Art . xxi All at Sea: Romanticism in Géricault's Raft of the Medusa . 1 Galven Keng Yue Lee Compatibility before Commitment: Do Couples Consider Compatibility before Marriage? . 23 Emma Best-Prothero Selective Cleavage of SCO by Transition Metal Complexes . 35 Tekle Setargew Terrorists, Freedom Fighters and Refugees: Non-Political Crimes in Article 1F(b) of the Refugee Convention . .51 Jasmine Still Reducing Car Use in Canberra: A Holistic Policy Approach . 69 Elizabeth P. Proctor An Investigation of the Adaptive Coefficient Setting Method for the Two-Hop Consensus Protocol and the Effect of Network Topology on Power Systems . 87 Craig Wang Gender, Empire and the Church Missionary Society in British Uganda, 1895–1930 . 103 Jayne Regan Lost in the Struggle: Aussie Battlers in the Rhetoric of Opposition . 119 Joshua Bee The Impact of Microplastics on Salp Feeding in the Tropical Pacific . 129 Wing Y. Chan and Jan Witting v Giving the Nod to Bacterial Symbionts: The Nod Signal Transduction Pathway . 143 Kevin Murray ‘Liberty’, Judicial Independence, and the Separation of Judicial Power Doctrine: A Uniquely Australian Approach . 153 Aman Gaur Here, Do This For Me: The Impact of Delegated Legislative Power on Separation of Powers and the Rule of Law . 171 Gretal Wee vi Foreword The 2012 edition of the now well-established ANU Undergraduate Research Journal showcases some of the high-quality research being undertaken by undergraduate students across campus. It is easy to forget the work is produced by undergraduates as you read through the 12 outstanding research papers contained in the following pages. Topics range across disciplines, covering areas from gender studies in British Uganda in the early part of the twentieth century to reducing car use in our local area. What is particularly impressive about this unique Journal is seeing students getting a head start on academic pursuits and experiencing the ins and outs of peer-reviewed publishing. As the authors featured here move into postgraduate research positions, they will be familiar with the publishing process – from writing up their research, to submitting their paper to a journal and addressing reviewers’ comments. This first-hand knowledge will be an invaluable advantage in the early years of their academic careers. Please join me in congratulating all the authors whose work is featured in the 2012 ANU Undergraduate Research Journal on their dedication and achievement. Ian Young AO Vice-Chancellor and President The Australian National University vii From the Editors Innovating and explaining new and complex ideas about the world in which we live is a global challenge faced by many, but taken up by only a few. The Journal is a recent endeavour aimed at cultivating and encouraging the scholarly pursuits of analysing problems, proposing solutions and addressing key debates in Australian and international society. As an interdisciplinary journal, we seek to extend this University’s community of scholars to the undergraduate realm while also providing a platform for interesting and novel thought. The Journal not only showcases the outstanding research of undergraduate students at ANU, but also provides an invaluable experience of the publication process where students receive reviews of their work from distinguished scholars at ANU as well as from other institutions. In the spirit of scholarly inquiry, these articles attempt to explain how different parts of the world relate to one another in symbiosis. This symbiotic analysis and critique occurs through an exploration of a number of areas including the environment, the rule of law, romantic relationships, art, politics and media. The interconnectness of human life is both furnished and challenged within these articles. The success of the Journal would not be possible without the contribution of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Young, the Dean of Students, Professor Elizabeth Deane, and Dr Dierdre Pearce, Project Coordinator, Dean of Students Office. A number of academics kindly offered their time and expertise to review articles and in doing so continued the ANU tradition of passing on both their knowledge and their skills. We thank them for this important contribution. The delivery of this year's Journal would not have been possible without the contribution and support of our team of ten Sub-editors. We greatly value their inter-disciplinary expertise, and the enthusiasm with which they approached a range of varied tasks. We also extend our gratitude to Aditya Chopra, Project Assistant, for providing advice and technical support, and to ANU E Press for their guidance. Critical thought, research and writing is an iterative process. We hope that the skills and experience acquired in submitting a manuscript to this Journal will help prepare these undergraduate scholars to engage more broadly with their subject-matter, the professional field and with academia in the future. We congratulate them on their effort, persistence and desire to be part of the University’s contribution to scholarly inquiry. Suzanne Akila, Laura Breen and Melanie Carmody Editors 2012 ix List of Sub-editors Srinjoy Bose Adrian Chan Thomas Laue Yishen Li Kazi Rahman Alexandra Rodriguez Laura Rolston Isabel Roper Kaveenda Samarasinghe Sarah Tynan xi List of Authors Joshua Bee Josh is currently studying for Honours in Political Science, writing a thesis on rhetorical masking in the Australian same-sex marriage debate. Throughout his undergraduate study he has become alarmingly interested in lobbying, rhetoric, religion in politics, and democratic theory. Josh is eagerly awaiting the moment he can flee guilt-free to a beach, before finding his way back to pursue these interests through graduate study. Email: [email protected] Emma Best-Prothero A local Canberra girl, Emma had always wanted to study Psychology so was thrilled to be offered the chance to study Psychology at ANU. Mid-way through her Bachelor of Science (Psychology) Emma found herself drawn more and more to the Sociology subjects she was taking as electives. Recognising the value of both fields, and not wanting to sacrifice Psychology for Sociology, Emma changed to the double degree of Bachelor of Science (Psychology) / Bachelor of Arts. A background in both disciplines, as well as the associated research and writing skills, has been beneficial to Emma’s career in the Australian Public Service. In 2011, she participated in the Sociology course 'Relationships, Marriage and Families', for which this article was written. This course inspired Emma to complete her Honours in Sociology. Her thesis explored the experience of teenage fathers within Australia. Email: [email protected] Wing Y . Chan Wing’s passion has always been to investigate the ocean and marine life and she has now completed a degree in marine science at ANU. She became particularly interested in marine behavioural biology after taking BIOL2112 Marine Biology run by Dr. Pat Backwell, and then went on to receive the 2012 US Sea Education Association Presidential Scholarship. This award allowed her to conduct oceanography research during a 6-week cruise from Hawaii to Tahiti. Wing will undertake Honours in Earth and Marine Science at ANU in Jan 2013, investigating the effects of changing ocean pH on coral and marine life. Email: [email protected] xiii The ANU Undergraduate Research Journal Aman Gaur Aman is a fifth-year Bachelor of Laws/Economics student. This essay was written as part of coursework for the Federal Judicial System course offered by the Faculty of Law and covers Chapter III of the Australian Constitution. Aman also wrote his Honours thesis during the second semester in 2012. The constitutional law thesis analysed an aspect of this essay, namely the "Kable doctrine". After graduating, Aman plans to work as a solicitor before undertaking graduate study in law or public policy. Email: [email protected] Galven Keng Yue Lee Galven is a third year Bachelor of Philosophy (Arts)/Bachelor of Arts joint degree student with the National University of Singapore (NUS) and The Australian National University (ANU). He is grateful for the opportunity to be exposed to Art History at ANU, an invigorating experience quite distinct from his usual interests in religious, social and cultural history. He enjoys researching and writing on the Charismatic Movement in Singapore Christianity, a research project that has brought him around Singapore to collect numerous oral histories, explore previously unavailable archives and even to London to interview a 94 year old retired bishop! He hopes to develop it into an honours thesis, and eventually a book. He enjoys giving his time to mentoring youths, explaining the gospel and thinking about the Christian faith, and sees little division between his academic and personal pursuits. Email: [email protected] Kevin Murray Kevin is a third year Bachelor of Philosophy (Science) student specialising in plant molecular genetics and bioinformatics. He has an interest in the genetics of plant microbe interactions, which developed during an ANU Summer Internship research project on the plant pathogen Phytophthora.
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