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Decoding Christianese: Analyzing The Double-Edged Sword Of Evangelical Jargon, David Enns

Liberty University Research Week

This qualitative study investigates the rhetorical function of "Christianese," the insider jargon of American Evangelicalism, responding to the need for clarity in religious communication within a pluralistic and digital society. While religious language is often studied through liturgical or interfaith lenses, limited empirical work exists on the informal, culturally constructed dialect used in everyday evangelical discourse. Utilizing Burke's (1966) terministic screens theory — which posits that language selects, reflects, and deflects reality — this research examines how evangelical slang functions as a gatekeeping mechanism that simultaneously builds community and alienates outsiders. Employing a corpus-based qualitative design, the study analyzed 142 …

Myth In Service Of Sin: Theology And Mythology In Dante's Inferno, Holly Staggs

Liberty University Research Week

Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy has been a central focus in medieval poetic scholarship. As a distinctly allegorical work, Dante's epic poem perfectly situates Christian teachings alongside paganism to reinforce a Christian moral order. One of the cornerstone teachings of the 14th century became Bishop John Thorseby's Seven Deadly Sins. While the Seven Deadly Sins teachings were obviously present in Purgatorio, the second part of Dante's poem, they also appear in Inferno. Dante positions them alongside pagan mythological figures in Inferno to strengthen his allegory for Christian moral order.

Enduring Legacies: The Constitutional And Policy Impact Of The Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Walter James

Liberty University Research Week

No abstract provided.

Frankincense (Boswellia Spp.) Essential Oils: Chemistry-Driven Authentication, Chemotype Discovery, And Sustainability Insights Across My Published Studies, Prabodh Satyal

Oxford ICSB

Frankincense, which comes from the oleo-gum resins of Boswellia species, is one of the most important botanicals in global trade. However, its essential oils often face issues like variations in chemical makeup, mislabeling, and adulteration. This presentation summarizes findings from ten peer-reviewed studies conducted between 2016 and 2023. These studies create a chemistry-based framework for authenticating frankincense and ensuring sustainable sourcing.  Research on various Boswellia species, including B. sacra, B. carteri, B. papyrifera, B. frereana, B. occulta, B. ogadensis, and B. rivae, shows strong patterns in volatile profiles at both the species and tree levels. This supports distinguishing between species …

Using Path Analysis To Examine The Psychological Well-Being Model For U.S. College Students, Pi-Ming Yeh, Cheng-Huei Chiao, Gavin Waters

Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference

Background: College students’ psychological well-being and mental health issues are very important in this society. Little is known about a comprehensive psychological well-being model for college students.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was using Path Analysis to examine the Development of Personality and Psychological Well-Being Model among US college students.

Methods: This was a cross sectional, descriptive design. The 481 participants were recruited from nursing and business college students in the United States. After IRB approval, the trained researchers explained this study to college students. After agreeing to participate, they signed an informed consent form. Upon completion of a …

In Vitro Vs. In Vivo Studies On The Interaction Of Natural Products With The Gut Microbiota: The Example Of Stw 5, Olaf Kelber

Oxford ICSB

Background: Recent evidence suggests that natural products can modulate microbiome composition, offering health benefits. This study evaluates the effects of STW 5 (Iberogast) on microbiota in functional dyspepsia (FD) and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) through a comparison of in vitro and in vivo data. Methods: A comprehensive literature review was conducted using PubMed and other scientific databases to collate data on STW 5's impact on the gut microbiome at phyla and genera levels. Results: In vitro studies demonstrated an increase in Enterococcus and a decrease in Clostridium and Bacteroides. Further in vitro research confirmed an increase in Firmicutes and a …

To Loot Or Not To Loot: The Rise And Fall Of The Louvre (1793-1815), Rebecca Felton

Liberty University Research Week

The recent break-in at the Musée du Louvre resurrected centuries-old questions having to do with conquest, colonialism, and—above all—culture. The ease with which a group of criminals walked into the Galerie d’Apollon and walked out again with priceless artifacts in tow undercuts one of the primary justifications for the creation of the museum in the first place—that only a nation as civilized as France could safeguard the cultural inheritance of the West. The robbery thus begs the question: if France cannot even do that, why should she be allowed to keep the artwork she acquired through dubious means in the …

Just One More Thing, S'Il Vous Plaît: The Use Of Affective Presentation In Fictional Detectives Hercule Poirot And Lt. Columbo, Rachel Smith

Liberty University Research Week

No abstract provided.

Women In The Early Church: Developing A Documentary, Sana Washa

Liberty University Research Week

Many Christians do not recognize the vital impact that women played in the development of the early church, from witnessing the resurrection, to working in planting and leading house churches. There are certain women mentioned in Scripture or in the works of the church fathers whose lives have been generally swept over, and this research project aims to highlight several prominent women in the early church for the sake of creating a future documentary. I am working with Professor Bennett from the film department to synthesize information and sources on women’s roles in church history so that he can create …

A Parlamente Of Liberté, Égalité, And Fraternité: Gender Inequality In The Heptameron, Gabriella Wiehe

Liberty University Research Week

Marguerite de Navarre’s Heptameron emerges from the cultural and religious upheaval of sixteenth-century France as a sophisticated critique of patriarchal society. This research argues that through her use of “truthful” nouvelles, Marguerite transforms narrative into a tool of social reform, exposing systemic abuses against women while advocating for female liberty, equality, and fraternity. Unlike its model, Boccaccio’s Decameron, the Heptameron insists upon the veracity of its stories, positioning them as reflections of lived female experience and thereby legitimizing women’s testimony within a culture that routinely silenced it. By dramatizing issues such as sexual coercion, marital inequality, and moral double standards, …

The Assessment Of Women: A Study Of The Recruitment, Assessment, And Training Of Female Personnel In The Oss, Adaline Brenning

Liberty University Research Week

This study of the recruitment, assessment, and training of female OSS personnel sheds light on often overlooked aspects of the employment process within OSS. Through primary and secondary source research, including the study of undigitized archival material at the National Archives II, this research presents the earliest stages of the employment of female personnel as the first chapter of a broader M.A. thesis study of the women of the OSS. Key findings include an understanding of the rapid and effective development of the whole organization visible through the expansion and improvement of onboarding processes, contributions to scholarly understandings of women's …

Amplifying The Issues Of Colorism: How Literature Challenges Colorist Beauty Standards, Wytinsea Jones

Liberty University Research Week

Colorism is a major concern in our society, including literature. Colorism excludes darker-complexioned people and perceives lighter complexion as more desired, favorable, and acceptable. In Alice Walker’s book, In Search of our Mothers’ Gardens, she defined colorism as, “preferential treatment of same-race people based solely on the color of their skin” (Myers, n.d.). This research presentation aims to explore how damaging colorism has been to ethnic communities and its impact on literature. Analyzing data on colorism found in Hispanic, Asian, Black, and Native American families will help provide context on the global phenomenon. Additionally, examining the correlation colorism has in …

Pythagoras Und Orpheus- Copy 2, Karl Kerenyi

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

Zürich, Rhein-Verlag [1950]

Call # : B243 .K42 1950 c.2

Contains marginalia, underlining and marginal lining in copy 1 and underlining and marginal lining in copy 2

PDF Information : 5.5 MB, 12 Pages

A Historical Analysis Of The Development Of Childbirth In The U. S., Kristen Montgomery, Kayleigh Berg Bsn, Rn, Emily Greer Bsn, Rn, Marsha Hedgecough Bsn, Rn, Emma Holden Bsn, Rn, Halle Ingle Bsn, Rn, Alexis Tolbert Bsn, Rn

Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference

Purpose: The purpose of this project is understand the historical development of childbirth from early documentation of birth in the home to modern day obstetrics, where most deliveries occur in the hospital. Approximately 3.5 to 4 million births occur each year in the U. S.

Aims: The aim of this study is to understand the historical development of childbirth in the U.S. with a particular emphasis on maternal autonomy. Depending on the amount of materials available, the research may be limited to the Appalachian Region.

Methods: Using a historical method, materials were located that traced the trajectory of childbirth from …

All The Glory, Mother Nature, Steph Kotropolous

Earth Day Symposium on Climate and Sustainablity

Submission for the Earth Day Creative Writing Competition. Poetry by a Bryant University student.

Bird, Kharma Jones

Earth Day Symposium on Climate and Sustainablity

Submission for the Earth Day Creative Writing Competition. Poetry by a Bryant University student.

Denial, Syd Parker

Earth Day Symposium on Climate and Sustainablity

Submission for the Earth Day Creative Writing Competition. An Ekphrastic poem inspired by Shirley Bernstein’s work in the Evocative Mark Twain Exhibit by Syd Parker.

Lonely Little Stars, Syd Parker

Earth Day Symposium on Climate and Sustainablity

Submission for the Earth Day Creative Writing Competition.

My Grandma's Skin, Kaitlyn Hoy

Earth Day Symposium on Climate and Sustainablity

Submission for the Earth Day Creative Writing Competition. Poetry by a Bryant University student.

Pulsing Possession, Julia Hallam

Earth Day Symposium on Climate and Sustainablity

Submission to the Earth Day Creative Writing Competition. Earth Day Prose Poem.

Summer, Brendan Ardito

Earth Day Symposium on Climate and Sustainablity

Submission for the Earth Day Creative Writing Competition. Earth Day Haiku.

The Taste Of Soil, Xinyu Bai

Earth Day Symposium on Climate and Sustainablity

Submission for the Earth Day Creative Writing Competition. Poetry by a Bryant University student.

The Forest, Syd Parker

Earth Day Symposium on Climate and Sustainablity

Submission for the Earth Day Creative Writing Competition.

Landscape In Early 20th Century Canadian Literature, Madeline Kohut

Liberty University Research Week

This project will explore the use of landscape in early 20th century Canadian literature and its role in the identity of narratives and characters. Attention will be given to links between landscape and personal and cultural identity, as well as the degree to which different approaches to landscape align with or deviate from the biblical worldview. The presentation draws from primary sources from a variety of genres set in different geographical areas across Canada between 1907 and 1922.

From Theses To Podcasts: A Digital Humanities Analysis Of Religious Communication From The Reformation To The Digital Age, Fallon Tridento

Liberty University Research Week

This project looks at how religious communication has changed alongside major technological developments, from the printing press to artificial intelligence, throughout history, using a digital humanities perspective. Beginning with the Protestant Reformation, it explores how print culture allowed ideas to spread more quickly, especially through the work of Martin Luther. It then follows how later figures, including St. Maximilian Kolbe, Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, and Mother Angelica, made use of emerging forms of media, from print to radio and television, to reach wider audiences. The project also considers the work of Fr. Roberto Busa, whose use of early computing marked …

Past His Prime: Polonius And The Language Of Advice, Mandy Bergeron

Liberty University Research Week

This paper focuses on the language of advice in Hamlet. It uses a close reading method and secondary sources to answer the research question: How has the characterization of Polonius transformed the nature of advice in modern speech?

The Cold War's Impact On Abba--The Ussr's Temporary Acceptance Of Abba, Samantha Foster

Liberty University Research Week

The 1970s pop band ABBA is not normally thought of in terms of the Cold War, but the ideological conflict had an impact on the group. For instance, the Soviet Union was more accepting of ABBA than other Western groups in large part due to their home country of Sweden's policy of neutrality. Additionally, disco was tolerated to a degree in the USSR for a time, and since ABBA's music is disco-adjacent, they were more accepted there for a time. This acceptance, though, was short-lived as the Soviet government denounced ABBA in the early 1980s and eventually banned them and …

Pythagoras Und Orpheus, Karl Kerenyi

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

Zürich, Rhein-Verlag [1950]

Call # : B243 .K42 1950

Contains marginalia, underlining and marginal lining in copy 1 and underlining and marginal lining in copy 2  PDF Information : 16.3 MB, 11 Pages

Geschichte Der Philosophie, Ernst Von Aster

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

Leipzig : A. Kröner, [©1932]

Call # : B82 .A78 1932

Contains underlining, marginal lining and endpaper notes (Note on back, someone's name on front covered by sticker)

PDF Information: 21.6 MB, 56 Pages

The Power Of A Woman’S Charm: Analyzing The Presence Of Onahal In Oroonoko, Kristyn Haney

Steeplechase: An ORCA Student Journal

Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko is a story that places great emphasis on the importance of the power of beauty, but it isn’t perhaps the strongest force at work in the novel. Onahal is a minor character in the story who contrasts the idea that beauty is the only way to obtain power. As a former wife of the King, it is noted that while she once possessed beauty, she is now older and has therefore lost her beauty to the passage of time. Though her beauty is diminished, she still has her charm, which grants her power within her space. In …