Accepted Manuscripts on Science & Sustainability

Impact of Mask Policies on Social and Psychological Consequences During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Author: Vincent Chen

December 27, 2020

COVID-19 has proven detrimental to the economy and changed the nature of social interactions. Governments at every level have increasingly required the use of face masks in public spaces. Evidence has shown that mandatory mask-wearing policies can effectively control the outbreak of the virus, prote...

The Divine Theory of Morality: Socrates Arguments from His Conversation with Euthyphro and Their Flaws

Author: Eva Kim, Jinyeop Park

May 05, 2019

Socrates finds a way to denounce every single explanation that Euthyphro gives in attempting to define what piety is. Euthyphro starts out by providing an example of an action that is pious, and Socrates responds saying that he asked for a definition, not an example. To Euthyphro’s definition ...

On the Political Voice of Uyghur Poetry through the Gungga movement and Perhat Tursunas Elegy

Author: Eric Jiefei Deng

October 16, 2018

The political sensitivity of the region in turn propagates the popularity of political interpretations for literature from Xinjiang. When reading Uyghur poetry from the likes of Tahir Hamut, Perhat Tursun, or Ghojimuhemmed Muhemmed, it is difficult to divorce ones thinking from the political reality...

How Racism Kills: Poussey Washington’s Death in Orange is the New Black

Author: Giselle Hengst

September 25, 2018

Racism is one of the important social problems in the United States that must be addressed. Racism and its consequences are well highlighted in popular culture, including movies and shows, to further emphasize the effect of racism. This paper will discuss institutional racism and how it is demonstra...