LOGOS A Journal of Undergraduate Research Volume 7 Fall 2014 Editorial Statement • iii Editorial Statement LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research is dedicated to the publication © Copyright 2014 of scholarship and artistry by undergraduate students (or undergraduate stu- Missouri State University dents coauthoring with faculty) of Missouri State University. It is open to submissions from all undergraduate students at the university and conforms ISSN 2153-1560 (print) to the highest standards of scholastic integrity in a blind, peer-review process ISSN 2153-1579 (online) conducted by distinguished undergraduate students and faculty. LOGOS LOGOS is sponsored by the Missouri State Honors College, with faculty Honors College oversight and governance provided by a Faculty Advisory Board. The journal Missouri State University is produced by a managing editor, a chief editor, associate editors, and a small 901 South National Avenue student editorial board, all of whom are part of the Honors College. Springfield, MO 65897 [email protected] LOGOS encourages submissions from all undergraduate students of Missouri State University (or former undergraduate students) who are seek- ing a professional venue for publication of their undergraduate research. Prospective contributors may contact the editor and associate editors with specific questions about publication standards and the peer review process at [email protected]. iv • LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research Editorial Staff Managing Editors: Jade Johnson, Hanna Landgrebe Chief Editor: Lydia Welker Copy Editor: Ana Berkovich Faculty Advisory Board John F. Chuchiak IV, Ph.D: Director of the Honors College / Professor, Department of History, College of Humanities and Public Affairs Tracy Dalton: Senior Instructor, Department of English, College of Arts and Letters Joshua J. Smith, Ph.D: Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Dedication Sciences, College of Health and Human Services In Memory of Kyle Chown (1993-2014): A dedicated student, aspiring researcher, and a friend to many. Associate Editors Ana Berkovich Debra Horn Claire Bise Tucker Robinson Lauren Davison Jesse Speer Mary Haller Kathleen Sanders Peer Reviewers Elizabeth Armbrecht Dan Jones Preston Pederson Kyle Chown Bethany Kelly Shaylynn Rackers Shannon Dulz Erin Kroeger Daniel Senn Rachelle Hayes Haesoo Moon Faculty Reviewers Dr. Leslie Baynes Dr. Jane Hoogestraat Dr. Kevin Pybas Dr. Daniel Beckman Mara Cohen Ioannides Dr. Pamela Sailors Joseph Borovicka Dr. Judith John Dr. Joshua Smith Dr. Amanda Brodeur Dr. Andrew Johnson Dr. Elizbeth Sobel Dr. Marcus Cafagna Dr. Catherine Jolivette Andrea Taylor Sherry Cook Dr. Lanya Lamouria Dr. Margaret Weaver Dr. Richard Garrad Dr. Maggie Marlin-Hess Dr. William Wedenoja Dr. Janice Greene Dr. Victor Matthews Dr. Carly Yadon Dr. Fred Groves Dr. Gabriel Ondetti Dr. Edward Gutting Dr. Indira Palacios-Valladares Dr. Christopher Herr Dr. Angela Plank Reflection in Honor of Kyle Chown There are many students, faculty and other friends here on and off campus that will miss Kyle Chown. His friends and fellow Scholars House residents “My name is Kyle Chown and I have cancer, but this fact does not define will miss their long conversations, and his sense of humor. His jokes and his me…” with these introductory words written in an autobiography assignment company comforted many with their own problems. in my UHC 110 Freshman Seminar class in the fall of 2012 Kyle introduced I myself came to know Kyle fairly well during his brief time here at MSU. himself to me. The goal of the autobiography assignment focused on each Through my interactions with Kyle, more than anything else, I will miss his student initially introducing themselves by focusing on one thing or aspect inspiration and his passion for life. I have known few people who had more that they believed helped to best define them as an individual. passion for living life than Kyle Chown. Kyle touched the lives of so many His essay served as an excellent introduction to Kyle as a brilliant, thought- people at MSU, more than I think he even realized. Kyle will be dearly missed ful and compassionate young man. I became quickly struck by how maturely by all who knew him. My sincerest condolences go out to his friends and fam- Kyle presented his battle with cancer, and how very hopeful and positive he ily, for he was taken from us too soon. remained about his future academic career. What impressed me even more about Kyle was his indefatigable drive and desire to get as much out of every day and every interaction he had. He John F. Chuchiak IV, PH.D. very quickly became passionate about getting engaged in undergraduate Director of the Honors College research on and off campus. More than any other student that fall semester Professor of Colonial Latin American History he embraced the idea of starting on a research project as soon as he could. I remember receiving an excited email in October from Kyle mentioning a possible research opportunity that he had pursued on his own at Mercy Hos- pital. He wrote, “I met with Dr. Whetstone, a neuropsychologist from Mercy Hospital, this morning to interview for a possible shadowing/research position with him.” He continued with passion about how well his meeting had gone and added, “I even got a chance to talk to one of his partners as well.” Kyle concluded, very thoughtfully, “While the opportunities there aren't as broad as they may be for a graduate student, they are both very willing to have me do a variety of things with them.” Apparently, these healthcare professionals had been very impressed with Kyle’s passion and drive and offered to allow him to observe patient appointments, help out in testing and consultations, as well as allowing him to engage in reading neuropsychological material that they offered to direct him in interpreting. I also remember on another occasion when a student had come to the Hon- ors College with a serious life threatening health issue and Kyle very quickly offered to speak with her, so that he could, in his own words, “help give her the courage” to go ahead with the procedure she so feared. That was just like Kyle: thinking of others and always trying to find a way to help those around him deal with difficult situations. Kyle gave so selflessly of himself, his time, and his energy to all who surrounded him. Kyle kept his own spirits high, even during the final months when he was battling his cancer even harder. I remember how despite his illness, up into the final weeks of his last semester at MSU, that Kyle still inspired others. viii • LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research Table of Contents • ix Table of Contents Life Sciences Arts and Humanities Elizabeth Wood 62 Literature Review on the Effects of Offshore Wind Shaylynn Rackers 2 Turbine Noise on Marine Mammals Fresh Aire Rachel Farmer, Abigayle McGrew, and Dr. Joshua Smith 74 Jessica Ball 4 Identification and Cloning of THD13 in Tetrahymena Mattise, Prince of the Fauves: Color, Criticism, thermophila, a Holong of the Histone Deacetylase SIRT2 and The Open Window, Colliure Sarah Greenbaum 14 #EverybodyAllTheTime, A Collaborative Perfomance-Based Installation Social Sciences Bethany Kelly 26 The Creativity Conundrum in the Classroom Peter Jones 42 A Vaccination Theory of Catharsis Jeff Bess 48 Kevin Durant is Not Nice: Understanding Cognitive Dissonance in the Marketing of a Superstar 2 • LOGOS: A Journal of Undergraduate Research Rackers • 3 Shaylynn Rackers Abstract “Colorful, transparent, and overlapping shapes”: this was the requirement for a painting proj- Fresh Aire ect in my design class. I struggled to come up with an idea that I actually liked during my sketchbook brainstorming session. While glancing aimlessly around the classroom, I decided to choose one small thing to use as a specific source of inspiration. Before I came to class that day, I had been listening to the song “Interrupted Thought” on the album Fresh Aire II by Mannheim Steamroller. This group is best known for their instru- mental Christmas music featuring a mix of classical, jazz, and rock themes, and their Fresh Aire albums are musical studies of the four seasons. By the end of that brainstorming session, I chose to base my project on the song Interrupted Thought. I didn’t want to simply make a painting inspired by the emotion of the song; I wanted to paint the song itself. Whenever I listen closely to music, I translate the whirling melodies and sturdy rhythms into colors, shapes, textures, and movement. The best analogy for this mental movie is a colorful animation on an infinite, three-dimensional blackboard. It’s just one of the ways that I remember music. That morning, the Fresh Aire album had struck me with the clearness of the visuals it inspired, and I started to experiment in my sketchbook with the ways that I could express my mental movie as a two-dimensional painting. The painting features highlights from the first thirty-three seconds of Interrupted Thought. The large concentric circles represent the rising crescendo of the cornet, and the starburst shapes are the twinkling of the celeste. Squares and circles—the piano—dance across the rest of the paint, while the almost neon gradient in the background reflects the electronic sounds in the song. There is no way to capture the fullness of music using a paintbrush, but this painting, named Fresh Aire after the Mannheim Steamroller album that inspired it, is a small window into the beauty of song as I picture it. Shaylynn Rackers will be a sophomore at Missouri State University in the fall of 2014. She is studying graphic design and illustration, and is also interested in pursuing her interests in English, literature, metalwork, and new media. A sense of wonder and attention to colorful details inspire Shaylynn’s artwork.