http://hdl.handle.net/1803/2705 Thu, 16 May 2013 17:21:06 GMT 2013-05-16T17:21:06Z http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3944 Title: Graduate Student Research Symposium 2010 Schedule and Presentation Abstracts Authors: Graduate Student Council Description: The schedule and presentation abstracts for the 23rd annual Graduate Student Research Symposium. The interdisciplinary conference for graduate students of all departments was held on Monday, March 26th from 8:45am-4pm in the Student Life Center at Vanderbilt University. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3944 2010-03-26T05:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3941 Title: Singing for Strength: Enslaved Africans and Community Building in the Transatlantic Slave Trade Authors: Moore, J. Hunter Abstract: Throughout the Transatlantic slave trade enslaved Africans sang. In holding pens called barracoons awaiting shipment, aboard slave ships crossing the Atlantic, and in the transatlantic colonies, singing was a common feature of daily life and special events. Many people sing, but for enslaved Africans singing may have been a means of survival. Slaves often found themselves surrounded by other slaves with whom they had no prior social relationship. Singing would have enabled them to create an immediate sense of community, mitigating the effects of the severe dislocation they suffered. Singing also helped to preserve a sense of community among slaves once they were settled in the colonies. Contemporary accounts attest to the importance of both singing and community in West Africa, the source for the majority of slaves in the transatlantic trade. Similar evidence exists for African slaves in the British colonies of the Caribbean and North America as well as for their descendants. Finally, a positive view of the creative adaptation or "creolization" of cultural forms by enslaved Africans is compared with earlier analyses that described it as being purely destructive. Description: Student research for MLAS course. This paper examines singing by enslaved Africans in the Transatlantic slave trade, the importance of singing to the people of West Africa, and its importance to the descendants of enslaved Africans in the Transatlantic colonies and United States. Written for MLAS 270 33: New Methods, New Discoveries, and New Interpretations in Slavery Studies with Prof. Jane Landers, Spring 2009. Paper includes a bibliography. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3941 2009-04-01T05:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3245 Title: Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Preparation for Teachers of English Language Learners Authors: Cole, Mikel Abstract: Currently about 60% of United States classrooms contain ELLs. This powerpoint covers what teachers need to know about language acquisition. Description: A powerpoint presentation prepared for the Graduate Student Research Symposium (GSRS) Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3245 2009-03-30T05:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3244 Title: Theoretical isosteric heat of adsorption calculation in the Henry's law region for carbon nanopores and nanocavities Authors: Liu, Jian Abstract: The isosteric heat of adsorption in the Henry's law region is calculated as a function of the pore width for carbon single wall cylindrical nanopores and spherical nanocavities. The maximum isosteric heat of adsorption is obtained for six gas molecules: argon, methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, and nitrogen. In addition, the results for cylindrical carbon nanopores are compared with adsorption data on single-wall carbon nanotubes from the literature. We find the pore width where the isosteric heat of adsorption is a maximum for both geometries. The effect of solid-fluid parameters on the pore diameter for the maximum isosteric heat of adsorption is determined for any system described by a Lennard-Jones potential. Constant relationships between the pore diameters for the maximum isosteric heat of adsorption and the specific solid-fluid parameters are found for cylindrical nanopores, spherical nanocavities, and parallel-wall slit-shaped pores. Surface mean curvature has a significant influence on the isosteric heat of adsorption. Description: Graduate Student Research Symposium (GSRS) Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1803/3244 2009-03-30T05:00:00Z