The Scribe: Volume 1
The Scribe of the Ages: Ruminations on History
An Undergraduate Journal produced by The Alpha Xi Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
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Volume I
May 2015
Editor-in-Chief
Jennifer Robinson
Editorial Board
Laura Mele
Matthew Ruffino
Katie Willis
Faculty Advisor
Dr. David Nelson
Table of Contents
Biographies
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Contributing Authors.…………………………………………………………………………....……iii
Primary Source Analyses
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The Emancipation Proclamation: A Country’s True Reaction
Meg Tocci………………………………………………..……………………………..…….1
Using Gun Powder to Sell Face Powder: Advertising in McCall’s Magazine During World
War II
Katie Willis……………………………………………………………………………………6
Research Papers
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Medieval Kings: The Development of the French and English Monarchies
Matthew Ruffino…………………………..…………………………………………..……..15
Francis Makemie and Colonial Presbyterianism
Brian Hix……………………………………………………………………………..……...27
The Justification of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
Daniel Hazeski….……………………………………………………………..……………40
Permanently Temporary: A Study of Palestinian Refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan
Marisa Benasutti……………………………………………………………………………………..….…..51
Unjust Treatment, Unrecognized Power
Daniel Chell .….……….………….………….…………………………………….…….…60
From Superman to Deathstroke: A Look at Cultural Shifts in Mid-Twentieth Century America
through DC Superhero Comics
Mollie Herlocker……………………………………………………………………………74
Smith Family Writing History Award 2014
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Where is Ataturk’s Dream Today? An Analysis on Secularist Principles and the Deep
Divide in Turkey
Jennifer Robinson …………………………………………………………………..……….96
History Department Awards and Scholarships
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O. Fritiof Ander Award & Smith Family History Writing Award…â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦..…â¶Ä¦105
Acknowledgements
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Special Thanks from The Editorial Board………………………………………………………….106