1. introduction one of the features of oral poetry in aryan-indo-european tribes is the usage of epithets in their epic and religious works. after conducting research in oral poetry in yugoslavia and comparing results with literary features of iliad and odyssey, researchers concluded that these epithets along with the name of characters are based on formulas. homer had learned these formulas fr...

s of Student Research Projects The abstracts are listed in alphabetical order by the last name of the lead student author Thee Interferon-Stimulated Gene IFITM3 Decreases Reovirus Infection Efficiency in Hela Cells Amanda A. Anafu Professor Geoffrey Holm, Department of Biology, Colgate University Reoviruses are double-stranded RNA viruses that infect the mammalian respiratory and gastrointestin...

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Pattern poetry is an art form that combines literary and visual elements to produce poems in which the text and the shape of the poem work together as an aesthetic whole. To fully appreciate a pattern poem one needs to see it as well as hear it. Although varied forms of this art existed throughout history and across cultures, it is only in the 19 century that pattern poetry became a recognized ...

Criticism of black film production often includes discussions of narrow typecasting and stereotypical role portrayal. Previous research shows that consumers of black films attest that such films are an accurate depiction of black culture. However, consequences of negative stereotypes presented in mainstream media are rarely discussed. The purpose of this study is to define and examine the stere...

This study focused on the role of chalkboards in classroom science talk. Using a representative whole-class conversation, similarities of its overall structure with scientific laboratory talk are illustrated. I show how meaning emerges from the interaction of multiple modes of communication. To understand "conceptual" talk and thinking in science classrooms organized as linguistic communities o...