| Student |
Subject Area |
Advisor |
Question |
| Abanathy, Dilana |
History |
Mr. Derge |
To what extent was President Kennedy responsible for the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962? |
| Abulughod, Fadwa |
Social & Cultural Anthropology |
Mr. Guardalabene |
To what extent do social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace, and Friendster enhance social interaction or increase isolation in the real world? |
| Banks, Nailah |
Politics |
Ms. Cinto |
To what extent has Alderman Ashantee Hamilton of Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s First Aldermanic District been effective in reducing gang violence? |
| Becker, Renee |
History |
Mr. Nichols |
To what extent are the political intentions of Anne Boleyn shown in the movie, “The Other Boleyn Girl,” accurate to historical records? |
| Bernhoft, Victoria |
Group 1 (English) |
Mr. Docktor |
To what extent is Their Eyes Were Watching God the African American version of Pride and Prejudice? |
| Bieniewski, Dominic |
Social Anthropology |
Ms. Badillo |
To what extent are high school youth affected mentally and socially by divorce at Rufus King High School? |
| Bills, Alex |
Philosophy |
Mr. Guardalabene |
What is an ideal educational system? |
| Blackwood, Samantha |
Group 1 (English) |
Mr. Biel |
The effects of disillusionment in men and women in works by F. Scott Fitzgerald. |
| Bledsoe, Aaron |
Human Rights |
Ms. O’Keefe |
To what extent were the human rights of Jews violated during the Holocaust more than the human rights of Blacks during slavery in America? |
| Blevins, Kourtney |
Economics |
Ms. Bayer |
To what extent does the South African government aid or affect the epidemic of AIDS? |
| Bolanowski, Paul |
Economics |
Mr. Guardalabene |
To what extent is GDP flawed in its effectiveness as an indicator of the production and quality of life of the individuals in the domestic economy? |
| Bolling, Michael |
Music |
Ms. Beirold |
The influence of Beethoven on the romantic era of classical music: An investigation analyzing the final movements of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and Brahms’ 1st Symphony. |
| Borzon, William |
History |
Ms. Zunac |
To what extent did the geography of Northern Greece affect the outcome of the Battle of Thermopylae? |
| Braga, Julie |
History |
Mr. Minik |
To what extent was the Cuban Revolution a true communist revolution? |
| Caniza, Nicolaus |
History |
Mr. Kroncke |
To what extent did Allied deceptions influence the outcome of D-Day? |
| Cannestra, Benedetta |
History |
Mr. Nichols |
To what extent did the reforms of Nikita Khruschev fail to make a significant difference in the lives of the Soviet peoples due to the ideology and totalitarian regime? |
| Chambliss, Jzazell |
English |
Ms. Thomas |
To what extent does Emily Dickinson’s poetry reveal her insanity? |
| Chou, David |
History |
Mr. Gatewood |
To what extent was Syngman Rhee corrupt as president of the Republic of Korea, and why did the United States support him? |
| Ciatti, Alison |
Peace and Conflict |
Mr. Guardalabene |
To what extent have the UN and their resolutions helped relieve the conflict in Darfur? |
| Cochran, Phillip |
Politics |
Mr. Docktor |
To what extent would the implementation of a rail system in Milwaukee, Wisconsin significantly affect the economic and political decision making process? |
| Cullen, Edward |
History |
Ms. Beirold |
How has Boris Becker, the tennis player and cultural icon, affected the behavior and attitude of the German people? |
| Daleccio, Ryan |
History |
Ms. Beirold |
To what extent did the German Opposition have a chance in succeeding to change Germany during the times Hitler was in charge from 1933-1945? |
| David, Naomi |
History |
Mr. Nichols |
To what extent was the court case of Brown v. Board of Education implemented successfully in Milwaukee Public Schools? |
| Dombeck, Timothy |
History |
Mr. Guardalabene |
To what extent was John Lennon’s musical career and personal philosophy impacted by the Vietnam Conflict of the 1960s? |
| Dropik, Jenna |
History |
Mr. Minik |
To what extent was it the Mutually Assured Destruction Policy that prevented war between the United States and the Soviet Union? |
| Edwards, Nehemiah |
History |
Ms. Hardy |
To what extent have historical factors impacted the current situation of slave descendants such as African-Americans and current West Africans whose descendants repatriated? |
| Elliot, Isabel |
English |
Ms. O’Keefe-B |
To what extent does Vladimir Nabokov use characterization to display the cultural and character differences between Humbert Humbert and Lolita Haze in his novel Lolita, as they represent “old Europe” and “young America,” respectively? |
| Espinoza, Kayla |
Politics |
Ms. Badillo |
To what extent have the new immigration laws of 2007 affected the Hispanic community in Milwaukee, WI? |
| Franklin, Rose |
Visual Art |
Mr. Guardalabene |
Can environmentally friendly architecture uphold the aesthetic values of modern architecture? |
| Ganser-Moe, Elizabeth |
History |
Mr. Gatewood |
To what extent was U.S. involvement in Indochina a manifestation of America’s containment policy? |
| Gardner, Joseph |
History |
Mr. Guardalabene |
To what extent did Mahatma Ghandi’s satyagraha influence Nelson Mandela in his quest to eliminate the Apartheid in South Africa? |
| Gilly, Joshua |
Environmental Systems and Societies |
Mr. Glasenapp |
To what extent was the DNR’s responsible for the successful return of wild turkeys in Wisconsin? |
| Greer, Mariah |
History |
Ms. Mayer |
To what extent had Martin Luther King’s dream for equality been realized by 1990? |
| Guardalabene, Michael |
History |
Ms. Cinto |
To what extent did the 1950s and 1960s Cold War era United States affect the creation of the zombie film genre? |
| Hagen, Eric |
History |
Mr. Gatewood |
To what extent did new technology impact the strategies of warfare during the Falkland War? |
| Hammond-Williams, Alyia |
History |
Mr. Guardalabene |
To what extent was The Great Leap Forward the start to Mao Zedong’s eventual downfall? |
| Harmon, Megan |
Philosophy |
Mr. Long |
To what extent does the concept of the Banality of Evil justify the persecution of Christians in China by Chinese officials in the twenty-first century? |
| Harris, Shawn |
Social Anthropology |
Ms. Hardy |
To what extent are African-Americans still struggling in the U.S. even after the Civil Rights movement? |
| Hayes, Brianne |
Music |
Mr. Barna |
How does the hip hop culture affect youth? |
| Holden, Jessica |
Group 1 (English) |
Ms. O’Keefe |
How has African American poetry of the past influenced the expressions of the youth of today? |
| Hoyer, Alexander |
Mathematics |
Ms. Neunschwander |
How can we find and improve limits for Ramsey numbers? |
| Hribal-Kornilowicz, Roman |
History |
Mr. Guardalabene |
To what extent were the nuclear developments during WWII beneficial to modern day society? |
| Huebschen, Sara |
Human Rights |
Ms. Platt |
A comparison of the acceptance of students of different sexualities in public high schools in rural versus urban locations in Wisconsin. |
| Jaber, Eman |
Human Rights |
Mr. Long |
To what extent should the descendents of African -American slaves be paid reparations? |
| Jackson, Kayla |
Economics |
Mr. Docktor |
To what extent does teen pregnancy and parenthood affect the economy of the USA? |
| Jazwiecki, Elizabeth |
English |
Mr. Docktor |
Yann Martel’s use of animals as symbols of the protagonist’s emotions in Life of Pi. |
| Karbeah, J’mag |
Human Rights |
Ms. Thomas |
To what extent were the various feminist educational reforms in Iran influenced by the Western feminist movements of the 1960’s and 70’s? |
| Kernan, Micaela |
History |
Mr. Minik |
To what extent was only Mao Zedong responsible for the extremes of the Cultural Revolution? |
| Kissell, Rene |
Human Rights |
Ms.O’Keefe |
To what extent did the police and government involvement lead to an increase in femicide in Ciudad Juarez, Chihauhua? |
| Kowalsky, Alexander |
History |
Mr. Guardalabene |
The Marshall Plan: An act of humanitarian aid or a microcosm of the Cold War? |
| Langhus, Adric |
History |
Mr. Guardalabene |
To what extent did Unitarian and Universalist principles affect early American governmental policy? |
| Lewis, Paris |
Human Rights |
Mr. Long |
To what extent is the United States’ use of torture a defensible practice in desperate times in the War on Terror? |
| Lor, Saylo |
Psychology |
Ms. Huber |
To what extent does Sesame Street impact cognitive development of a child from ages three years to six years? |
| Love, Naomi |
Peace and Conflict |
Mr. Gatewood |
To what extent does Kim Jong Il’s government violate human rights? |
| Luzinski, Jessica |
History |
Mr. Long |
To what extent is Martin Scorsese’s film Gangs of New York, accurate in its depiction of life in 19th century? |
| Marchant, Jared |
History |
Ms. O’Keefe |
To what extent did the American involvement in the Chilean Revolution shape the political stability in Chile? |
| Marshall, Hope |
History BILINGUAH Spanish |
Ms. Hardy |
To what extent did Golda Meir’s political and cultural contributions affect Israel today? |
| Matabele, Maya |
Group 1 (English) |
Mr. Docktor |
To what extent does Sylvia Plath utilize the symbols of the bell jar, headlines, and the beating heart in order to further the theme of growth through pain and rebirth? |
| McCoy, Willina |
Economics |
Mr. Long |
To what extent does the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the South African Customs Union (SACU) impact the Namibian economy? |
| Miscichoski, Laura |
History |
Mr. Biel |
To what extent was the UN justified in splitting up Palestine in order to create the Jewish state of Israel after World War II? |
| Moody, Daniela |
Human Rights |
Mr. Nichols |
To what extent was the lack of United Nations assistance a contributing factor to the 1994 Rwandan genocide? |
| Morris, Rashad |
History |
Mr. Long |
To what extent did the movie The Tuskeegee Airmen actually portray the factual nature and accurate events of the real Tuskeegee Airmen? |
| Moscoso-Vargas, Johnny |
Economics BILINGUAL Spanish |
Ms. Bayer |
To what extent has dollarization of the Ecuadorian currency affected the economy in Ecuador? |
| Mosier, Claire |
History |
Mr. Nichols |
The social effect of the automobile on United States history: How did the automobile of the 1950s influence American culture then, and what changes are still present now? |
| Moua, Pazoua |
Peace and Conflict |
Mr. Kroncke |
To what extent has the violence in Milwaukee Public Schools increased over the last 5 years and what is being done to improve this problem? |
| Neuenschwander, Emily |
History |
Ms. Beirold |
To what extent was Viet Cong technology the reason for the American defeat in the Vietnamese War? |
| Orozco, Chelsea |
History |
Mr. Long |
To what extent did the fear of nuclear warfare cause the construction and use of bomb shelters in Milwaukee Public Schools in the 1950s and 1960s due to events such as the bombings of Nagasake and Hiroshima, the launching of Sputnik, the creation of the hydrogen bomb, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and The Cold War? |
| Pardee, Hannah |
Economics |
Mr. Long |
“Download and steal all you want”: To what extent can illegal file-sharing be considered beneficial? |
| Payne, Brittney |
Politics |
Mr. Barna |
To what extent would it be wise for Milwaukee, WI to close branch libraries and/or limit services in order to save money? |
| Prospere, Carla |
History |
Ms. Huber |
To what extent did Booker T. Washington and WE DuBois agree on the attitude that African-Americans should have towards having education lead them to obtaining first class citizenship? |
| Reid, Noel |
History |
Mr . Gatewood |
To what extent did the U.S. Army commit war crimes according to the standards set at the Nuremberg trials? |
| Roemer, Andrew |
History |
Mr. Minik |
The effect of the German Air Force on the outcome of their operations in the North African and Mediterranean Theaters of Operation. |
| Rudolph, Talormarie |
Politics |
Mr. Long |
To what extent did the decision in Korematsu v. United States during the Japanese internment during World War II set a judicial precedent for Hamdi v. Rumsfeld and Rumsfeld v. Padilla? |
| Sanders, Shoji |
Human Rights |
Ms. Thomas |
To what extent are Black South African women heroines for working to acquire human rights during Apartheid, and Post-Apartheid? |
| Schabla, Nathan |
History |
Ms. Beirold |
The effects of Frederick I Barbarossa’s diplomacy with the Papacy on the politics of the German kingdom. |
| Schelble, Sarah |
Group 1 (English) |
Mr. Biel |
How does inheritance and marriage affect the characters’ prospects and happiness in Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice? |
| Scholfield, Kaitlyn |
History |
Mr. Biel |
What are the causes of the differing views that Western nations and Russia had in the late 20th century about Joseph Stalin as a hero? |
| Scruggs, Mohammed |
Peace & Conflict |
Mr. Docktor |
To what extent have teen violence protection programs been successful in the City of Milwaukee, WI? |
| Selep, Shannen |
Human Rights |
Ms. Thomas |
To what extent was Nelson Mandela a great influence on achieving educational rights for all in South Africa? |
| Shippee, Nathaniel |
History |
Ms. Zunac |
In what way did the policies and actions of the Julio-Claudian Roman Emperors impact the decline and fall of the Roman Empire? |
| Sosa, Mirtha |
History |
Mr. Nichols |
To what extent did Mexican immigration impact the economy of Milwaukee, WI from the early 1900s to the 1970s? |
| Spence, Jacob |
History |
Mr. Kroncke |
How and to what extent did major league baseball both reflect and influence American society and the civil rights struggle from the 1940s to the 1960s? |
| Stanley, Alexis |
History |
Mr. Kroncke |
To what extent are the problems of modern African-American communities caused by attitudes developed during slavery? |
| Stark, Brittany |
Peace and Conflict |
Mr. Long |
To what extent are US Presidents Richard Nixon and George W. Bush alike in not allowing constituency pressure to influence their foreign policy stance related to war? |
| Stephens, Qwateesha |
Human Rights |
Mr. Nichols |
To what extent can the use of excessive force upon African-Americans by U.S. law enforcement be justified? |
| Strack, Jacob |
Physics |
Mr. Lund |
Hypersonics: physical limitations and their possible solutions. |
| Sullivan, Nathaniel |
Computer Science |
Mr. Wozniak |
Will quantum computers replace classical computers? |
| Sullivan, Patricia |
History |
Mr. Gatewood |
To what extent did the Irish maintain their traditional, cultural, and religious values during the Penal Law days? |
| Summers, Emily |
English |
Ms. Platt |
A comparative analysis of the symbolism of work ethic in F. Scott Fitgerald’sThe Great Gatsby and Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis. |
| Terry Aliyya |
History |
Mr. Biel |
The effects of desegregation on Milwaukee public high schools and African-American student achievement. |
| Turney, Shardea |
History |
Mr. Minik |
To what extent are the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Gulf of Tonkin similar? |
| Vang, Kalia |
History |
Mr. Gatewood |
To what extent did Indians willingly accept British rule following the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 and upon Queen Victoria’s occupancy of India from the British East Indian Company? |
| Villegas, Adam |
Peace and Conflict |
Ms. Badillo |
To what extent did the results of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo cause any major effects on the state of immigration today? |
| Walton-Stamps, Ashley |
Politics |
Mr. Gatewood |
To what extent have the actions of the Kurdistan Workers Party been in response to those taken by the Turkish governments towards Kurds in the last 20 years (1988-2008)? |
| Webb, Stephen |
History |
Mr. Kroncke |
To what extent did the Containment Policy in the Korean War change the United States’ focus from Europe to Asia? |
| Williams, Montrell |
Politics |
Ms. Bayer |
With the Presidential Election of 2008 in mind, to what extent does religion have an impact on determining for whom people will vote? |
| Woodard, Kristin |
History |
Ms. Bayer |
To what extent was Death of a Salesman” used as propaganda against the western hemisphere during the Cold War? |
| Xiong, Ahong |
Social Anthropology |
Ms. Thomas |
To what extent are Hmong Americans between the ages of 15 and 21 losing their identity as a Hmong due to Christianity? |
| Yun, Kristin |
History |
Mr. Long |
To what extent did World War II cause the Women’s Liberation Movement in the United States? |
| Zamudio, Marina |
History BILINGUAL Spanish |
Ms. Bayer |
To what extent were the Communist guerilla forces of Northern Vietnam responsible for inducing the phase of economic and social devastation in Vietnam succeeding the Vietnam War between 1975 and 1985? |
