is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences from St. Cloud, Minnesota majoring in English with a minor in 

Linguistics. As a graduate of St. John's Prep in Collegeville, Minnesota, this project was literally close to home 

for her. She would like to thank Professor Alan Richardson for his guidance in cognitive literary theory, with-

out whom she could not have discovered this point of convergence in her studies. This article is dedicated to 

her late grandmother, Mary Ann Eighan, for her endless love, kindness, and support. 

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is a member of the Class of 2011 in the College of Arts & Sciences at Boston College. He is a double major in 

Political Science (Honors) and Islamic Civilizations and Societies. He speaks Arabic and Persian and 

conducted research for this article at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library near his home in southern 

California. 

CH RISTOPH ER SH ERI DAN 
is pursuing a degree in Biochemistry and Philosophy in the College of Arts & Sciences. Originally from 

Baltimore, Maryland, Chris is currently researching the scientific and philosophical implications of biological 

theories of consciousness and is a founding member of Lecture Threads, a project to integrate knowledge 

across disciplines through the use of novel media technology. Chris would like to thank Professor Richard 

Cobb-Stevens for his advice in writing this article and wishes h i m happiness in retirement. 

KiTSY S M I T H 
hails from Atlanta, Georgia and is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences. Double-majoring in 

International Studies and French, Kitsy wrote this article for her Governing Globalization course while study-

ing abroad at Sciences Po in Paris. She is currently writing her thesis on international education exchange. 

Kitsy also sings with the University Chorale and works as a research assistant at the Boisi Center for Religion 

and American Public Life. 



is a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences majoring in Philosophy and Theology. His research interests in-

clude the thought of Augustine and Thomas Aquinas and the history of Vatican I I . He enjoys playing Mr. 

Mom for his roommates and scavenging weekly circulars for coupons. He hopes to pursue graduate studies 

in theology and someday to teach at a university. 

ALEXAN DRA VALDEZ 
a native of Topeka, Kansas, is currently in the throes of her senior year at Boston College, planning to graduate 

with a B.A. in History and concentrations in Philosophy and German Studies. This work was her final project 

for a course taken at the Catholic University i n Eichstaett, Germany entitled "The Catholic Church and 

National Socialism: 1933-1939." She is exploring the experiences of Catholic Youth under Nazism in her 

Senior Scholars Project. After graduation, she hopes to return to Germany to conduct research at the 

University of Heidelberg before returning to the States to earn a doctorate in History. 

AMBER W I L L I A M S 
is a senior and a double major in Biology and English. She wrote "Hormone-mimicking Chemicals: What 

They Are, What They Do, and Where to Find Them" with Dr. Laura Hake of the Biology Department for the 

Ethics and Sustainability Conference held by the Jesuit Institute here at Boston College. She is also a second 

year Introductory Biology teaching assistant and is working as a Scholar of the College in Dr. Hake's lab inves-

tigating how heavy metal cadmium may act as an endocrine disruptor in shrimp.