Researching in 4K

An investigation into the effectiveness of using cooling rate to identify an accelerant used at a crime scene

Mary Kayetlin Arendale

In the World of Forensic Chemistry, Can a Criminal be Convicted with Ink Analysis from the Scene?

Madeleine Rae Brooks

To What Extent are Human Rights Violated by Exploiting Child Labor in Mica Mines in India?

Ella Grey Browder-Jones

Creativity Within The Brain: A Study on the Correlation Between Hand Dominance, Creativity, and Divergent Thinking in Humans

Mary Charlotte Conklin

The Weakest Link: The Impact of Demographic Issues on Chinese Global Hegemony

Nicole K. Dhindsa

Society and Mental Impact on High School Female Distance Runners leading to Negative Body Image

Ashley Grace Dobzyniak

A Comparative Study of Urban Gardens and Rural Farms in Richmond and its Surrounding Counties

Kiera Elise Fisher

European Conflict and the United States: A Study of How Franklin Delano Roosevelt Alternated U.S. Foreign Relations

Abigail Gaidos

Virtuosic Composition Across Ages: Comparing Virtuosic Composition of Baroque Music and Heavy Metal

Graham Guerette

“A surreal seemingness”: Truth vs Fiction in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried

Kate Morgan Hurlbert

A Comparison of the Emperors Augustus and Claudius and How They Portray Power in Their Portraits

Genevieve Marie Johnson

L’Influence de la Danse de Cour Sous le Règne de Louis XIV sur le Ballet Moderne

Ella Ryan Kirksey

The seniors in the IB Extended Essay program were honored for their achievement at the Senior Chapel and Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 27. Two copies of each essay have been published — one for the student and one for the school to keep on display for posterity. The Extended Essay is a component of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. In no fewer than 4,000 words, students complete an independent, self-directed piece of research, akin to a college-level thesis. “The Extended Essay is such a unique learning opportunity — one that is open to all Trinity students,” said Head of School Rob Short. “By doing original, independent research and sharing their published findings with the world, students learn to think and write creatively and critically. It is a rich process that prepares them so well for college and beyond.”

An Exploration of the Effect of Portuguese Exploration and Trade in West Africa Through Art

Elisabeth Hope Miller

How does the alienation of specific characters reflect the loss of the American Dream during the Great Depression in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men ?

Catherine Xiang Monaco

In what ways does the patriarchal setting in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) affect Offred’s and other handmaids’ free will?

Jessica Anne Moore

Le Rôle de la France à Proteger les Mannequins et les Consommateurs des Médias afin d’IInfluencer des Changements dans l’Industrie de Mannequinat

Elizabeth Garland Moorman

The Depths of Death’s Empathy: How Does the Use of Death in Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief Challenge the Common Perception of Death?

Isabella Andrea Perago

An Exploration of the Depiction of Femininity in Beatrice Wood’s Pottery

Rebecca Marie Short

A Study on the Effects of the Severity of Concussion in High School Students on the Degree of Self Reported Incidents of Changes in Physiological Symptoms

Clare Murphy

“Exit Ariel”: Interpreting the stage direction for Ariel’s final exit in T he Tempest

Calder Stephens Sprinkle

The Corruption of the American Dream: Jordan Belfort and Jay Gatsby and the Deception of the American Dream in F. Scott Fitzgerlad’s The Great Gatsby and Jordan Belfort’s The Wolf of Wall Street

Walker Alexander Ferguson

Vegetarian and Standard Diets Compared in Female High School Athletes

Emily Carol Field

Not All “‘Moral Pap for Girls’”: Louisa May Alcott’s New Morality in Little Women

Elisa Riley Madigan

A Study of the Effect of the 2D:4D Ratio on the Level of Athleticism in High School Varsity Male Athletes

Alison Elizabeth McCarey

To what extent have American Media Corporations affected the growth of political polarization in the United States in the last 10 years? The Investigation of Relationships Between the Earth’s Tilt, Varying Latitudes, and Photovoltaic Cells

Annie Downing Nash

The Marshall Plan: A Weaponized Economic Plan Against the Soviet Union

Ryan Christopher Paoloni

Study of Proximity to Green Spaces and its Effect on Retail Value in Maymont Area

Alexander YoungSoo Pegram

What Difference Eighty Years Makes: A Critical Examination in the Method and Motives of the Writing of Upton Sinclair’s Oil! and Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood

Joseph Byrne Talley

Depression and Suicide Portrayed Through The Artwork Of Alice Neel and Vincent Van Gogh

Riley Page Winefordner

To what extent does the accessibility of Brown’s Island affect its success as a pull factor for reurbanization in Richmond Virginia?