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Love, Austin, and Lewis: How the Successful and Unsuccessful Romances in Jane Austen\u27s Novels Correspond to C.S. Lewis\u27s The Four Loves
No full textThe Stigmatization of Eating Disorders: The South vs. The World
Get PDFThis is the PowerPoint of my Honors Thesis of the same title
Ouachita Tiger Steel flag flown in Trinidad and Tobago
Get PDFTiger Steel, Ouachita Baptist University’s advanced steel drum ensemble, was chosen to have its emblem flag flown in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), in the fall as part of the country’s recognition of Steelpan Month. Ouachita was one of the first two universities chosen for inclusion in the third annual Barry Mannette Steelpan Flying High Global Flag Exhibition, part of the Steelpan One World Initiative.
“It’s wonderful to have our steel band recognized and honored this way in the country where steel drums originated! It’s kind of similar to our flags in the plaza on campus,” said Dr. Ryan Lewis, professor of music and interim dean of the School of Fine Arts at Ouachita
Hardin and Holloway to perform sophomore recitals March 31
Get PDFThe Division of Music in Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present Amaya Hardin and Brandon Holloway in their sophomore voice recitals Friday, March 31, at 2 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall
An Investigation into Autophagy in Methionine-Restricted Cancer Cells
No full textPrevious data from our lab indicate that dietary methionine restriction leads to a reduction in cancer growth. Interestingly, evidence also indicates that methionine restriction can lead to an increase in cellular lifespan. Although the exact mechanism that causes this paradox is poorly understood, some research indicates that methionine restriction causes an increase in autophagy. Autophagy is a mechanism that cells utilize to recycle damaged organelles. It is also believed that methionine signals through mTOR, a protein kinase, to promote cellular growth and inhibit autophagy. We hypothesize that disabling autophagy will increase the positive effects of methionine restriction. In this project, we are using a wild-type murine melanoma cell line with autophagy- deficient knockouts of the gene Atg5. Normal fibroblast cell lines were used as a control. The cell lines were cultured in either control (200mM methionine) or methionine restricted (5mM methionine) media. We investigated the mTOR and autophagy pathways with protein expression using Western blots; gene expression was investigated with quantitative real-time PCR. We found that mTOR and autophagy do not seem to affect one another. We also found that autophagy-deficient cells are not affected by MR any more than wild-type cells. By further investigating the mechanisms that cancer cells use to grow, therapies can be developed that exploit these mechanisms
Love, Austen, and Lewis: How the Successful and Unsuccessful Romances in Jane Austen\u27s Novels Correspond to C.S. Lewis The Four Loves
Get PDFAs any Jane Austen lover can confirm, the romances in Austen\u27s books feel closer to life than any romance in other novels, even if the relationships and some of the settings are fictional. Of all the books in which romance plays a key role, why do hers rise above the mocking that most receive? Though she never married, she grasps the concept of love in all its complexity through plot, how her characters relate to one another, as well as these characters\u27 development. Another author who sets out to deal with the complexity of love, albeit in more of a textbook fashion, is C.S. Lewis, in his radio lecture series turned book, The Four Loves. In it, he explores the differences between loves, the progressions from one love to another, the perversions and perfections of these loves that culminate in the perfect love of Agape, or unconditional love. Though these portrayals and definitions of love come from authors writing in different centuries, both Austen and Lewis comprehend and effectively communicate what love is in their writings. Without examining her works specifically, Lewis reveals why Austen\u27s romances work so well by defining the perfections and perversions of Eros. The romantic relationships in her six novels that succeed and fail correspond to these perfections and perversions of love expounded upon in Lewis\u27s work
How to Become a Butterfly
Get PDFFew could naturally imagine how a lowly caterpillar can become a majestic butterfly. And yet, God uses the very parts that make up the humble insect to form and grow it into unequaled beauty. He works with what is available; the components are already present. My goal with this paper is to inspire you to think about what goes on inside that chrysalis from a perspective of God’s original purpose for humanity and how Jesus has renewed that original purpose. As you linger in these pages, try to imagine how God workshopped the butterfly and decided the transformation should come in a chrysalis using every part of a young insect. “All things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made.”[1]
[1] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Jn 1:3
Education Opportunities for the Aspiring Aquatic Professional: A Qualitative Analysis of Experience-Based Building Blocks for Success
Get PDFWhile recent growth in the aquatics industry requires professionals to be more skilled and knowledgeable than ever before, educational opportunities for students pursuing this career are limited. There is not an all-encompassing course or degree program titled, How to be an Aquatic Professional. This study utilizes interviews from 10 aquatic professionals regarding their experiences and opinions on this topic to explore the need for promoting aquatics education to students and to help outline a series of building blocks that students could potentially take to pursue a career as an aquatic professional. It attempts to answer the question: How do educational opportunities for college students who want to pursue a career in the aquatics field compare with industry growth and is more education and/or outreach needed
Ouachita reports 99% placement rate for 2022 graduates
Get PDFOuachita Baptist University reported that 99% of its 2022 graduates are employed or furthering their education, repeating a career outcomes rate that exceeds the most recent national average of 84% and reflects the university’s sustained momentum in equipping students for postgraduate success.
The 2022 career outcomes rate is based on responses by graduating seniors to Ouachita’s First Destination Survey, as well as information gathered and confirmed utilizing personal relationships and social media