Volume 4: Spring 2020

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/1225

This issue of Royal Road includes essays composed during the 2018-19 academic year. Students completed revisions during the fall semester of 2019.

EDITORS

Daniel Dooghan

Joseph Letter

David Reamer

Royal Road features the best researched arguments produced in the University of Tampa's AWR 201: Academic Writing and Research course. Student essays are nominated by instructors and reviewed by a faculty panel; those that are selected for potential publication undergo a process of peer review and revision that reflects the standards of academic publishing. Selected essays are published annually and used as models for future sections of AWR 201.

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“Arrrr! To hell with convention!” Unpacking the Appeal of Pirates in Tampa’s Gasparilla Festival
(Department of English and Writing, The University of Tampa, 2020) Davis, Krista
Historically, pirates of the 17th and 18th century had a reputation for being ruthless plunderers and scheming villains. However, despite their barbarous history, pirates are often romanticized in current popular culture in films, books, and in Tampa’s Gasparilla festival. This romanticization of piracy allows society to forget the more accurate, brutal deeds of historical pirates in favor of a more light-hearted perception of them in popular culture, such as through the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. By examining the representation of pirates in film and in Gasparilla in relation to their historical counterparts, this essay explores how the idealized pirate has come to represent freedom and independence. Additionally, this essay argues that though the romanticization of pirates in film and festival provides a means of collective release from societal pressure, the historical reality of piracy should not be forgotten.
Global Financial Marketplaces: The Battleground for Counterterrorism in the 21st Century
(Department of English and Writing, The University of Tampa, 2020) Shepherd, Bryce
The Global War on Terror has claimed countless lives, cost trillions of dollars, and has led to complications such as environmental damage and refugee crises. This essay provides an analysis of the current counterterrorism strategy of traditional warfare, concluding that this strategy must be adapted for the modern landscape. By analyzing two case studies, as well as sources ranging from government documents to polling data to newspapers, this essay argues that counterterrorism financing is the best strategy to spearhead global counterterrorism efforts. Counterterrorism financing proves to be the most reliable, ethical and promising strategy that can bring an end to a seemingly endless struggle.
Connecting the Dots: Strengthening the Communication between Researchers, Community Members, and Policy Makers in the Florida Reef Tract
(Department of English and Writing, The University of Tampa, 2020) Sturmer, Katie
The Florida Reef Tract (FRT) extends along the Southeastern coast of Florida and supports vast biodiversity, as well as Florida’s fishing and tourism industry. In recent years, the FRT experienced a decline in health, which can be attributed in part to anthropocentric influences. This essay argues that by strengthening communication between researchers, policy makers, and community members, FRT management schemes will become more holistic and allow the reef to recover. The model presented in this paper demonstrates how information from scientific research is used by both policy makers and the community to take action in both awareness and protection of the reef.
[Front Matter] Royal Road: A Journal of Undergraduate Research
(Department of English and Writing, The University of Tampa, 2020) Dooghan, Dr. Daniel, Ed.; Reamer, Dr. David, Ed.; Letter, Dr. Joseph, Ed.
Editor's Introduction

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