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LOGOS A Journal of Undergraduate Research Volume 12 Fall 2019 ii • LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research © Copyright 2019 Missouri State University ISSN 2153-1560 (print) ISSN 2153-1579 (online) LOGOS Honors College Missouri State University 901 South National Avenue Springfield, MO 65897 [email protected] [email protected] Cover image from Jackie Warren’s Composition IV iii Editorial Statement Dear readers, LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research is dedicated to the publication of scholarship and artistry by Missouri State University (MSU) undergradu- ate students, including undergraduate students coauthoring with faculty. It is open to submissions from all undergraduate students at the university and conforms to the highest standards of scholastic integrity in a blind, peer-review process conducted by distinguished faculty and students. The Missouri State Honors College sponsors LOGOS and oversight and governance is provided by a faculty advisory board. The journal is produced by a managing editor, a chief editor, a copy editor, associate editors, and a student review board, all of whom are part of the Honors College. LOGOS encourages submissions from all current or former undergraduate students of MSU who are seeking a professional venue for publication of their undergraduate work. We welcome submissions all year long. Prospective con- tributors can contact the managing editor with questions about publication standards and the review process at [email protected]. Sincerely, The LOGOS Editorial Staff iv • LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research Managing Editors From 2017–2019: Shannon Wick, Technical and Professional Writing From 2019–2021: Maria Meluso, Technical and Professional Writing Chief Editor Maria Meluso, Technical and Professional Writing Copy Editors Sarah Bachler, English/Creative Writing and Professional Writing Maria Meluso, Technical and Professional Writing Social Marketing Editor Kyle Osredker, English/Creative Writing and Professional Writing Associate Editors Sarah Bachler, English/Creative Writing and Professional Writing Rowan Bond, Professional Writing Matthew Freese, Cellular & Molecular Biology and English/Literature Jordan Heiman, Biology Kaitlin Kilby, Elementary Education Emily Lewandowski, English/Creative Writing Kyle Osredker, English/Creative Writing Cara Sibert, Economics Peer Reviewers Aimee Aubuchon Madison Hunt Colleen Noland Emma Bishop Danna Jenkins Autumn Pilarski Mara Bradford Meghan Jeppsen Connor Purcell Hannah Childs Belle Johnson Robyn Slusher Mohson Choudhry Katie Jones Cameron Steilen Lynsie Daniels Kestrel Jurkiewicz-Miles Nicholas Stoll Courtney Fallon Kennedy Keller Olivia Van Berkum Cassidy Farrar Blake Kourik Jessica Weaver Katherine Griffiths Emily Lewandowski Sydney Weber Sharlee Gunther Kat McTernan Karrigan Wulff Alexia Harman Katie McWilliams Hannah Haworth Olivia Moerschel Basant Hens Mackenzie Morris Hallee Hinds Addison Nelson Sarah Hollstrom Adam Niesen v Faculty Advisory Board John Chuchiak IV, PhD: Director, Honors College; Professor, Department of History, College of Humanities and Public Affairs Tracy Dalton, MA: Senior Instructor, Department of English, College of Arts and Letters Joshua J. Smith, PhD: Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Scienc- es, College of Health and Human Services Rajiv Thakur, PhD: Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, West Plains Campus Faculty Reviewers Mr. Joshua Albers Dr. Jonathan Newman Dr. Jacynda Ammons Dr. Daniela Novotny Dr. Jordan Belisle Dr. Herbert Rodrigues Dr. W.D. Blackmon Dr. Leslie Seawright Dr. S. Berlin Brahnam Dr. Argelia Segovia-Liga Dr. Bryan Brinkman Dr. Jason Shaw Dr. Kenneth Brown Dr. Abby Templer-Rodrigues Dr. Nebil Buyurgan Dr. Randi Ulbricht Dr. Matthew Calihman Ms. Gwen Walstrand Dr. Jeremy Chesman Dr. Alicia Walker Mr. Joel Coltharp Dr. Margaret Weaver Dr. Billie Follensbee Ms. Sarah Williams Dr. Lyn Gattis Dr. Shannon Wooden Dr. James Hackney Dr. Kathleen Wroblewski Dr. Lisa Hall Dr. Catherine Jolivette Dr. Stephen Jones Dr. Jack Knight Dr. Lanya Lamouria Dr. Ashley Leinweber Dr. Ron Malega Dr. Judith Martinez Dr. Sarah Mellors Dr. Eric Nelson vi • LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research Contents College of Arts and Letters Invisibility Cloak 1 Deziree Williams Composition IV 8 Jacqueline Warren Self-Portrait of a Costume and Hiding 10 Shannon Wick Hospital Food 13 Taylor Paris Discrediting Femininity Through Patriarchal 16 Control: Catherine Morland’s Identity Katie Jones Curtain Calling 26 Ashley Lenahan Assorted Fruits 29 Natalie Derks In Passing 35 Lindsay Recar End of ’89 40 Lindsay Marsh Made in China: Mass Production and 48 the Subversive Narrative of Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds Katie Kimbrough vii College of Health and Human Services Oncology: The Future of 56 Physical Therapy Education Shaun Chilton Acculturation, BMI, Blood Pressure, 66 Taste Preference, and Food Behaviors Among International Students Kimberly Korff and Dr. Anne Marie Hunter Effect of Compensatory Capsid Mutations 80 on HIV-1 Infectivity and Uncoating Kate Okland and Dr. Amy Hulme On Understanding the Barriers 93 for Male Survivors of Sexual Trauma Beta Lear College of Humanities and Public Affairs Delimiting the Expressive Function 107 of Punishment Lane Rogers Tlatoque to Cacique: Indigenous Nobility 114 Recognition and Integration in New Spain Paige Lehman Red-Haired Heroines: A Comparison of 137 Gender Representation in The Little Mermaid and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Grace Young viii • LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research Maya Remedies and Their Influence 155 on Modern Medicine Sarah Hughes About the Authors 184 College of Arts and Letters 1 Invisibility Cloak Deziree Williams Abstract The presence of racism, abandonment, and abuse created a cloak of invisibility that I was forced to wear at a young age. It has both weighed on me like a sack of bricks and been a source of safety. This photography project was a way for me to better understand this duality of weight and safety. I am learning to be a confident woman who lets others see her and is okay with those who do not want to. I came up with the title, “Invisibility Cloak,” after realizing that I have tried to protect myself by hiding to avoid being seen and inevitably hurt throughout my life. However, at times the cloak was forced upon me by others who refused to see me for who I am. I believe this is when I started to voluntarily wear it. Dealing with other people’s prejudices, being abandoned, and being abused communicated to me that I would be hurt by others because of who I am. De- spite these experiences, I still loved others, trusted people, and wanted to be seen. This is where the duality comes in. I have been hurt by and lost trust in people; yet, I still choose to let people see me. However, what they see is not always the full truth. I hide certain aspects for fear of being judged. It is an ongoing battle, but I take it one day at a time. I completed this project using a digital camera, which gave me the freedom to take as many pictures as I wanted. I got to play with slow shutter speeds, make different facial expressions, and alter my movements in the pieces. This project helped me grow as a person and learn more about myself. I have learned it is not easy to share yourself with others, but it is how you grow. I dedicate this project to my mother, who we lost too soon. 2 • LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research Disappoint. Photograph by Deziree Williams. Deziree Williams • 3 Chaos. Photograph by Deziree Williams. 4 • LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research Lost. Photograph by Deziree Williams. Deziree Williams • 5 Hesitation. Photograph by Deziree Williams. 6 • LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research Strength. Photograph by Deziree Williams. Deziree Williams • 7 Subtly. Photograph by Deziree Williams. 8 Composition IV Jacqueline Warren Abstract What do you think this piece is, or what do you think it is about? You are neither correct nor incorrect in your answer. The mind demands to know what it is seeing, to find something recognizable or familiar. With abstract expressionism, you are instead asked to feel an emotion or a memory. While viewing this landscape, made of color, line, and forms, think about what you can take with you. Jacqueline Warren • 9 Composition IV. Artwork by Jacqueline Warren. 10 Self-Portrait of a Costume and Hiding Shannon Wick Abstract With selfies fully integrated into our culture, it might seem that drawing a self-portrait would be easy. However, I found this challenge difficult in my drawing classes. For our first assign- ment, simply drawing ourselves with interesting lighting, I chose to focus on my ear and the position of the light behind it. This is my pieceHiding , completed with charcoal on 20” × 20” drawing paper. One of my final drawing projects was Self-Portrait of a Costume. The challenge was similar to the assignment that led to Hiding, but now I could explore the possibilities of altering the source photograph. I combined three different selfies and used three different mediums. I completed it on 30” × 40” drawing paper, using charcoal, soft pastels, and watercolor on watercolor paper, which I then cut out and glued onto the final project. The main photograph I used comes from a staged photography project where I styled myself in 1950s-era makeup, hair, and clothing. In both pieces, I avoid drawing my entire face and focus instead on a refraction of myself. By focusing on smaller sections of pictures, I was able to offer small parts of myself freely. Drawing other people or scenes is a more objective approach, but when I had to draw myself, it became more about bending the rules. It is incredibly easy to slip into negative habits—never feeling fully satisfied with photographs of ourselves, always finding a way to make our own faces look foreign. These two pieces—and my abject avoidance—made me realize I was thinking the same way. The process helped me see the planes and angles of my own face piecemeal. But, my face is my face, and choosing to share that, even in these distortions, helped me step away from my cyclical thoughts and see things more objectively.