This thesis is comprised of two primary sections: a literature review and a research contribution. In the literature review, I first introduce the problem of robotic manipulation and grasping, and give context for why it ...

During the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, the United States witnessed the strikingly unfamiliar qualities of African American race, Mormon religious faith, and female gender in front-running candidates Barack Obama, ...

Examines Plato's Protagoras as a masterpiece of writing where literary and dramatic elements constitute its philosophical import. Part one, "A Dialogue of Contradictions," helps us understand the Protagoras as an exploration ...

In recent years, manga, anime and other elements of Japanese pop culture have gained increasing popularity in the United States. This has led to a wider awareness of Japanese culture through the appropriation of these pop ...

After the labor movement saw its apex in the 1950s with one third of the non-agricultural workforce unionized, it began to slowly decline, and union density decreased. This trend was heightened with the onset of globalization ...

I am part of a generation of Asian-Americans who cannot speak the languages of their grandparents, who cannot fathom the struggles of their immigrant elders, and cannot begin to comprehend the extent of cultural disconnect ...