Agora
Red Deer Polytechnic Undergraduate Journal
Volume 15:1 (2024)
Student Conference Proceedings

Agora
Red Deer Polytechnic
Undergraduate Journal

Volume 15:1
Agora Conference Proceedings 2024

Agora: Red Deer Polytechnic Undergraduate Journal
Volume 15:1 2024 Agora Conference Proceedings

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jessica Legacy
Editors (Student):
Laurel Bach-Knapp
Irina Sheridan
Editors (Faculty):
Megan Bylsma
Michelle Goulet
Janelle Grue
Cover Art: Abby Miller “Self Harm”
Editor’s Note: Although the Agora editorial staff makes every effort to maintain a consistent house style, we
have also decided to allow discipline-specific styles, especially concerning references and notations, to remain unchanged.
We thank the CAT Fund, the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Arts and
Education, and the Red Deer Polytechnic Foundation for their support in the publication of this journal.

Table of Contents
Shree Aiyer, An Exploration of Subjective Traumatic Births and the Influence of
Childhood Trauma and Low Maternal Confidence ........................................................................ 1
Trisha Asuncion, Commitment to Reconcile Through Words and Actions ...................... 15
Brandy Cowles, The Role of Gender Inequality in Domestic Violence Against Women . 21
Jude Danyau, Self-Directed Wellness Practice: Aerobic Exercise.................................... 32
Sam Darby, Who Are You, and What’s Your Story? ......................................................... 37
Cortni Engler, Health Care Workers and Mandated Influenza Vaccinations .................... 42
Bobbi Ferguson, Illiteracy in Today's Classroom: The Pedagogies That Can Help or
Hinder Success .............................................................................................................................. 49
Isobel Gover, Fathered: A Pilot (Excerpt) ......................................................................... 56
Chiyla Hemeyer, A Comprehensive Review of Interventions Impacting Physical and
Mental Well-being Associated with the Move Your Mood (MYM) Pilot Program for Older
Adults ............................................................................................................................................ 69
Chiyla Hemeyer, Empowering Wellness: Design Thinking for Assistive Technology in
Long-term Care ............................................................................................................................. 79
Reginald Kaip, Cultural Use of Proxemics & Implications for Culturally Sensitive
Counselling ................................................................................................................................... 91
Reginald Kaip, Gender-Based Violence: Sextortion the Targeting of Women and
Vulnerable Individuals .................................................................................................................. 99
Ashley Mast, The Homoerotic Shakespearean Debate ................................................... 108
Summie Obadofin, Examining the Effects of Overturning Roe v. Wade in the US and Its
Impact on Other Countries ...........................................................................................................115
Jacq Patterson, Sexual Tentacles: Japan’s Fight Against Neocolonialism ...................... 122
Krystle Pelto, Stopping the Spread: 1837 Smallpox Epidemic ...................................... 128
Lexa Peterson, Moving Beyond Animal Testing: Animal Rights and Scientific
Alternatives ................................................................................................................................. 139

Kia Risling, Using EEG To Test Working Memory Speed with Positive or Negative
Arousal Background Music While Studying .............................................................................. 146
Julianne Simpson, Exploring the Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Social
Media Use ................................................................................................................................... 151
Nikki Tosczak, An Examination of Art and Evil in The Picture of Dorian Gray ........... 158
Amalia Uliniuc and Star Clynes, Post-Secondary Student Barriers, Belongingness, and
Well-being: Informing Campus Mental Health Strategy Through Student Perspectives ........... 166
Kara Wildeboer, The Right to Educational Autonomy ................................................... 188
Emma Wrench, High Intensity Physical Activity Improves Sustained Attention When
Compared to Cell Phone Use ...................................................................................................... 196
Jocelyn Wynnychuk, Use of EEG Technology for Assessment of Love Regulation
Techniques .................................................................................................................................. 198
Marian Young, As a King................................................................................................ 203