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STUDENTS   FALL 2005-2006

JAMES

Basketball as the American Dream

 My senior project is to research how collegiate and professional basketball players have come to represent the American Dream.  I will also look at how they have globalized this dream and have become hero figures to youth and created money making opportunities for the world economy. 

JANET 

Shishin in early Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Mythology and Art   

  For my senior project, I will be researching and studying to learn the significance of the mythical beasts in Early Chinese, Japanese and Korean mythology and art. I will be focusing on Shishin (four gods in Chinese): blue dragon, red phoenix, white tiger and black tortoise. I will also include information on the seven seishuku, or star constellations

Meghan

The Impact of Mentoring

Using journalistic documentation on children with low self-esteem, I will showcase the importance of how a mentor can impact their lives in a positive way, and help them to believe in themselves.

Phil

A New Method for Teaching Beginning Guitar

My senior project is teaching chord fundamentals and structure, and song writing to teens that are just beginning to play the guitar. I will be researching various methods of teaching beginner guitar, in order to create a method of my own.

Shannon

The Himba People, A Culture at Risk

My senior project is to research the lifestyle of the Himba people of Namibia, and how tourism and lack of support from their government are endangering their culture.

Shaun

Republican Election Strategy in New Hampshire

I intend to do my Senior Project on political campaigns in New Hampshire since 2000, focusing on Republican election strategy in selected races on a local, state and federal level.