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The Survivors, Abigale Ralston
The Survivors, Abigale Ralston
Scholars Day Conference
Set over 100 years in the future, this story follows the lives of teenagers Alex, Leon, and Paige. The world has been destroyed. In order to survive, humanity has had to learn how to survive in space, in a vehicle called simply The Ship. Lately, however, Alex and his friends have noticed problems occurring on The Ship, indicating a disaster may be imminent. Alex, Leon, and Paige are now tasked with finding the causes of the problems and saving the last of humanity from extinction.
Recognizing Traps And Frightening Wolves: Foxes And Lions As A Representative Of Machiavellian Political Ideology In Shakespeare’S Comedies, Grace A. Powell
Recognizing Traps And Frightening Wolves: Foxes And Lions As A Representative Of Machiavellian Political Ideology In Shakespeare’S Comedies, Grace A. Powell
Student Scholar Showcase
While William Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets have been discussed time and time again over the past few centuries, one topic that has been less traversed is the connection between his Comedies and Niccolò Machiavelli’s political ideologies. This project will explore references of lions and foxes in Shakespeare’s Comedies and the leaders and monarchs within them to determine how beliefs about Machiavelli’s political ideology influenced Shakespeare’s literature and became symbols for leadership and power. This project will be important for gaining historical context on Machiavellian political discourse and how it was represented in the contemporary dramatic literature of William Shakespeare. I …
James Baldwin's Classroom And What He Can Teach Us About Queer Representation, Matthew Callahan
James Baldwin's Classroom And What He Can Teach Us About Queer Representation, Matthew Callahan
Scholars Week
James Baldwin writes about the importance of the representation of race in school classrooms in his essay A Talk to Teachers. Baldwin's discourse surrounding the representation of race in schools can be extended to the queer community and the importance of representation in the classroom of these marginalized communities. Combining Baldwin's essays and fiction with educational research, I plan on highlighting the importance of representation of marginalized communities in the classroom and the role that educators play in ensuring that all students feel seen in the classroom.
Red Bricks And Yellow Doors – Sinclair Lewis’S Portrayal Of The Church In Main Street, Sarah Matherly
Red Bricks And Yellow Doors – Sinclair Lewis’S Portrayal Of The Church In Main Street, Sarah Matherly
Liberty University Research Week
Graduate
Three Minute Thesis
Good Grief: Emotional Symbolism In Kate Dicamillo's The Tiger Rising, Sadie Barham
Good Grief: Emotional Symbolism In Kate Dicamillo's The Tiger Rising, Sadie Barham
Liberty University Research Week
Undergraduate
Textual or Investigative
“A Fascination, Strange And Compelling”: Marriage As The Prevention Of Queerness In Nella Larsen’S Passing, Lillianna Wright
“A Fascination, Strange And Compelling”: Marriage As The Prevention Of Queerness In Nella Larsen’S Passing, Lillianna Wright
Liberty University Research Week
Graduate
Textual or Investigative
A New Expression: Owen Barfield And The Progression Of Language And Consciousness, Savannah Splechter
A New Expression: Owen Barfield And The Progression Of Language And Consciousness, Savannah Splechter
Liberty University Research Week
Graduate
Textual or Investigative
Helga Crane’S Attempt At Obtaining Societal Power, Natalie Abernathy
Helga Crane’S Attempt At Obtaining Societal Power, Natalie Abernathy
Liberty University Research Week
Graduate
Textual or Investigative
The Benefits Of Reading For Pleasure, And How To Instill A Lifelong Love Of Reading In Students, Anna-Catherine Kueng
The Benefits Of Reading For Pleasure, And How To Instill A Lifelong Love Of Reading In Students, Anna-Catherine Kueng
Student Scholar Showcase
Reading for pleasure has countless benefits for people of all ages, including social, emotional, and intellectual growth. However, one’s love for reading does not appear spontaneously; it is something that is cultivated inside and outside of school. From being read to by parents, to including literature-based social media activities in the classroom, there are many factors that make students enjoy reading. This research explores specific factors that make people want to read and how K-12 teachers can use this knowledge to become better teachers. As the title suggests, the essence of this research is to answer the question: how can …
The Hero's Journey Beyond The Physical, Jasmine Jones
The Hero's Journey Beyond The Physical, Jasmine Jones
Symposium of Student Scholars
How would one go about integrating a theme of acceptance of self and others into an adventure, comedy, fantasy, and family friendly film? In the film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the invisible hand of the screenwriters does just that. The importance of this story is in the story structure. The four main characters are used to exemplify how there is an important relationship between plot and structure. Through this, character transformation takes place both physically and emotionally. The characters are presented as four normal people who were sucked into a game and sent on a quest to solve mysteries …
Desire And Beauty: Ancient Philosophy Molding Modern Cinema In Vertigo, Garrett Johnson, Nicholas Scott Olson
Desire And Beauty: Ancient Philosophy Molding Modern Cinema In Vertigo, Garrett Johnson, Nicholas Scott Olson
Liberty University Research Week
Graduate
Textual or Investigative
More Than Misogyny: The Role Of Women In The Ramayana, Sadie Barham, Stephen Bell
More Than Misogyny: The Role Of Women In The Ramayana, Sadie Barham, Stephen Bell
Liberty University Research Week
Undergraduate
Textual or Investigative
“The Greatest Poet In Ireland”: Yeats’S Changing Perspective On The Sacred Role Of Poet, Lillianna Wright, Nathaniel Ross Valle
“The Greatest Poet In Ireland”: Yeats’S Changing Perspective On The Sacred Role Of Poet, Lillianna Wright, Nathaniel Ross Valle
Liberty University Research Week
Undergraduate
Textual or Investigative
Enriching The American Literary Canon Through Chaim Potok’S Work, Sara Williams, Andrew Walker
Enriching The American Literary Canon Through Chaim Potok’S Work, Sara Williams, Andrew Walker
Liberty University Research Week
Graduate
Textual or Investigative
The Gilded Finch: An Exploration Of Class Conflict, Mattea Harrison, James Nutter
The Gilded Finch: An Exploration Of Class Conflict, Mattea Harrison, James Nutter
Liberty University Research Week
Undergraduate
Creative and Artistic
The Potential Positive Effects Of Early Childhood Literacy, Mary Ray, Carolyn Towles
The Potential Positive Effects Of Early Childhood Literacy, Mary Ray, Carolyn Towles
Liberty University Research Week
Undergraduate
Textual or Investigative
The Varying Implications Of Metaphor Usage In Discourse, Azaria Brown
The Varying Implications Of Metaphor Usage In Discourse, Azaria Brown
Student Scholar Showcase
Metaphors are all around us; they are the paintbrush with which our world is created. Though we do not often take heed to the metaphors that are created around us, their presence is guaranteed. Simply put, metaphors are created when we understand one thing in terms of another thing. We use metaphors whenever we need clarity in understanding a concept or idea; in some cases, metaphors are used in different areas of discourse for different purposes. Metaphor use is driven by communication purposes and goals such as the desire to make concepts accessible, to make concepts relatable, in order to …
Diane Di Prima: A Beat Poet?, Shelby K. Miller
Diane Di Prima: A Beat Poet?, Shelby K. Miller
Student Scholar Showcase
The Beat Poets were a group of men who wrote counterculture poetry that committed on society. They embraced themes of open sexuality, Buddhism and Eastern religions, and activism. Diane di Prima, called by most literary scholars but not by her contemporaries, was one of those Beat Poets who embraced those themes. Her focus on motherhood and female empowerment is what caused her contemporaries to reject her as an equal. A second focus will the continued rejection of di Prima from the literary canon.
Girl Power: Recovering The Female Stage Voice In Ben Jonson’S The Masque Of Queens, Sara Severens
Girl Power: Recovering The Female Stage Voice In Ben Jonson’S The Masque Of Queens, Sara Severens
Student Scholar Showcase
The Masque of Queens by Ben Jonson was written in 1609, and is a play about chaos and order. My research focused on the significance of royal women as lead roles in a play when society did not allow females to be employed as actors, the juxtaposition of royal high class and the witches who open the play in an “anti-masque,” and the role masques played in the greater order of the literary canon.
I chose this topic because masques are a neglected genre of English literature and theatre that could be better utilized in classrooms, as well as in …
Embracing Diversity In Dialect: Incorporating Informal Language Into The Classroom, Stephanie R. Jackson
Embracing Diversity In Dialect: Incorporating Informal Language Into The Classroom, Stephanie R. Jackson
Student Scholar Showcase
Long-standing myths about language have often affected teacher instruction in the classroom. Particularly in minority communities, teachers have faced difficulties educating students whose dialect varies greatly from Standard American English (SAE). In linguistics, dialect is defined as a variety of language associated with a particular social group. Many of the difficulties faced in education have arisen from misconceptions that certain dialects of English, and by extension, certain social groups, are inferior to others. All languages have one dialect that is considered the ‘standard’ or the most prestigious, so that factor cannot be changed. However, the way in which non-standard dialects …
The Ease Of Iconicity, Azaria Brown
The Ease Of Iconicity, Azaria Brown
Student Scholar Showcase
To the untrained eye, sign language looks like an unconnected group of gestures, because it is a language that is separate from the spoken language that dominates its country of origin. Even with this in mind, there are several signs that may be universally understood by people who do not know that particular sign language. For example, though they are not completely the same, the signer touching their fingers to their mouth is similar to the act of eating food, and onlookers may determine that this sign means ‘eat’. Signed words can be related to their meanings through hand shape, …
Public Versus Private Spheres Of Domesticity, Jessie F. Mizic
Public Versus Private Spheres Of Domesticity, Jessie F. Mizic
TAC Talks
My research is a close reading of The Awakening by Kate Chopin written in 1899 as a critique of the cult of true womanhood. While ideologies that promote the spheres of domesticity have existed for hundreds of years, it wasn’t until Barbara Welter’s 1976 article, “The Cult of True Womanhood” that the four main tenets that these ideologies were named; piety, purity, submissiveness and domesticity. The last Virtue in the Cult of True Womanhood is the tenet of Domesticity. This was important in establishing the realms of public and private domestic spheres for men and women during this era. Men …
What Is A Feasible Solution To The Problem Of Cyberbullying From Yik Yak And Other Social Media At Colby?, Annabel Darling
What Is A Feasible Solution To The Problem Of Cyberbullying From Yik Yak And Other Social Media At Colby?, Annabel Darling
CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium
This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.
A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Brian Levenson
A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Brian Levenson
CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium
This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby Community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution
Suicidal Thought And Depression At Colby College, James Gonzalez
Suicidal Thought And Depression At Colby College, James Gonzalez
CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium
This project is part of a larger research project focused on the causes and stimulants for depression and suicide ideation among Colby students, like academic pressure/stress, lack in a strong social life, and reduction in familial interactions.
A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Kaci Kus
A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, Kaci Kus
CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium
This project is part of a larger research project focussed on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.
Examining The Problems Or Sexual Assaults At Colby College And Proposing A Change, Steven Zieselman
Examining The Problems Or Sexual Assaults At Colby College And Proposing A Change, Steven Zieselman
CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium
This project is part of a larger project focused on the issues of sexual assaults in the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.
A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby: Preventing Sexual Assault, Laura Wu
A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby: Preventing Sexual Assault, Laura Wu
CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium
This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and present a feasible solution.
College Athlete Stereotypes At Colby, Alexander Beach
College Athlete Stereotypes At Colby, Alexander Beach
CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium
I will be looking at the causes and effects of athlete stereotypes on the Colby campus. Through research, I will be identifying the issues with the stereotypes, and finding potential options for solutions to the problem.
A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, John Pappas
A Proposal For Composing Change At Colby, John Pappas
CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium
This project is part of a larger research project focused on an issue or problem that affects the Colby community. I will present an overview of the problem and a feasible solution.