Editor-in-Chief Editorial Board Christine Bailey Allison Bucknell Director of Composition Support, Department of English Zena Chmielewski Rebecca Farrell Sarah Halbrook Editorial Team Leaders Mary Laarz Joshua Garcia Jamie Mitchell Logan Smith Lindsay Olford Gracie Wise Courtney Olson Mark Waite Online/Web Director Holly Owens Lead Project Designer Submissions Manager Abigail Winters Cale Little Art Director Melinda Eckley Posey Assistant Professor, Department of Art The Journal of the Union Faculty Forum, now in its 32nd volume, consists of scholarly articles and creative works from all areas of study. The journal is published during each fall semester. The editors invite submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, artwork, and scholarly articles in various academic disciplines. Acceptance is determined by the quality of the work. Please note we have changed the submission guidelines and will no longer accept submissions via email. Please submit all works through the newly designed JUFF website: www.uu.edu/journals/juff/. Submissions should be in a MS Word format with a 12-point font. The journal accepts MLA, APA, and Turabian documentation formats. The submission period for Volume 33 (Fall 2013 issue) will be open until August 1, 2013. Editorial Board Letter from the Union Faculty Forum President Allison Bucknell Zena Chmielewski Union University has grown exponentially over the last twenty years. When I was Rebecca Farrell hired, there were fewer than one hundred faculty members, and now there are over two Sarah Halbrook hundred fifty faculty members. Programs have evolved and schools have initiated masters Mary Laarz and doctoral programs to meet the growing needs of accreditation and the community at Jamie Mitchell large. As this growth occurred, the Faculty Forum has continued to serve its purpose “to Lindsay Olford provide a means for the faculty to express its interests and concerns” and “to make Courtney Olson recommendations about issues affecting Union University” to the administration. The Mark Waite Faculty Forum deals with issues that are beyond any one individual faculty member’s possible influence. I encourage you to become a member of Faculty Forum, the voice of the faculty. Moreover, as one of the responsibilities of the Faculty Forum, the Journal of the Union Faculty Forum (JUFF) offers scholarly articles and creative works from faculty in Lead Project Designer the various areas of Union University’s academia. This year, under the leadership of Abigail Winters Christine Bailey, JUFF has undergone a transformation to keep in step with an ever-evolving university. The new cover design sets the level ofJUFF’ s new vision to serve as a quality in-house publication that can be an example to others. Every faculty member is encouraged to submit scholarly work for possible publication in JUFF. As Forum President, I wish to thank each faculty member whose work has been included in this year’s volume. Your submissions will help take the journal into its new phase, establishing its place in the extended academic world outside of the university. You can view the newly created JUFF website for information regarding submissions for next year. I hope that you enjoy JUFF as much as I have. My thanks go to all of the Faculty Forum members who, over the past twenty years, have dedicated themselves to serve the faculty’s interests. Continued appreciation specifically goes to Gavin Richardson for his excellent leadership and guidance as Faculty Forum president this past year, and to Vice President Randy Schwindt, Secretary Georg Pingen, and Editor-in-Chief of JUFF Christine Bailey. – Terry L. Weaver, Ph. D. Faculty Forum President, 2012 – 2013 Word from the Editor As this year’s editor, I am thrilled to present a newly designed journal for the 32nd volume of the Journal of the Union Faculty Forum. Truly, the credit belongs to an impressive team that worked so diligently to bring you the 2012 JUFF. This issue has undergone some exciting changes, and this year both faculty and students collaborated on the publication from start to finish. My Professional Editing, Proofreading, and Publishing class, a newly-developed course for Fall 2012, had the privilege of collaborating with Professor Melinda Posey’s Typography class on JUFF’s redesign. Together, we are proud to present this quality publication that is both aesthetically pleasing and rich in content. Thus, a special thank you goes out to the faculty members who contributed to this year’s issue. Their work serves as a representation of both the diversity of Union’s faculty members and their commitment to be excellence-driven and future-directed. – Christine Bailey Director of Composition Support, Department of English A Note from the Students This fall has been the maiden voyage for Professor Bailey’s class and, for many of us, our first opportunity to learn about the process of editing for publication. Our class has thoroughly enjoyed this experience, and we are thankful to have learned skills that will follow many of us into the work force. With this project, our goal was to assemble the best journal possible, and it is our sincerest hope that you will enjoy the final product as much as we have enjoyed putting it together. Table of Contents Lunawati L. Bennett......................................Role of Antioxidants in the Prevention of Cancer 1 Stephen Rojas Teresa Seefeldt David A. Wing......................................................A Review: God and the Cosmos: Divine Activity in Space, Time, and History 16 Tim Smith..........................Renewing the Theological Vision for Christian Higher Education 19 Michael Wilder Matt Brunet...................................The Impact of Intercollegiate Athletics on College Choice Michele Atkins and Student Life at a Faith-Based University 34 Gary Johnson Linn Stranak Lee Benson...........................................................................A Plane Trip with an Old Friend 45 The Last Trip 47 Melinda Eckley Posey.....................................................Sitting Up with the Dead Collection 49 Chris Nadaskay................................................................................................................Veil 55 Lament for the Third World The Cultural Dynamic A Sinner’s Prayer 56 Well Done Conduit Matt Lunsford.....................................................Dialogue Between Dimensions: The Communication Dilemma in Flatland 57 Bobby C. Rogers..................................................................Commentary on Commentaries 63 Gavin T. Richardson............................Henryson’s Proxy Avengers: Male Revenge Fantasy in the Testament of Cresseid 64 Roger Stanley........Lucinda Williams as Heir to the Southern Voice of Flannery O’Connor 77 Pam Sutton.............................................................................A Witness to a Life and a Frog 81 Michael Penny.............................................................................................Bring on the Cow 83 Role of Antioxidants in the Prevention of Cancer Lunawati L. Bennett1, Stephen Rojas2, Teresa Seefeldt3 1 Union University, Jackson, Tennessee, USA 2 Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA 3 South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, USA 1. Introduction Cancer is currently the second leading cause of death in the United States behind cardiovascular diseases. It is estimated that more than 1.6 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in 2012.1 According to the World Health Organization, cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide accounting for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) in 2008.2 Deaths from cancer worldwide are projected to continue rising, with an estimated 13.1 million deaths in 2030.2 The lifetime probability of being diagnosed with an invasive cancer is more than 40%.3 Cancer is characterized by the proliferation of abnormal cells that fail to respond correctly to normal regulatory mechanisms. Carcinogenesis, a term used to describe cancer development, is a multiple-step process consisting of initiation, promotion, and progression of uncontrolled cells. At the initiation step, damage to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) occurs. Cells begin to proliferate and expand into abnormal cells during the promotion step. Finally during the progression step, further changes occur to these abnormal cells, leading to formation of malignant cells.4 Proposed ways to reduce cancer progression include the avoidance of biological, chemical, or physical agents that can promote cancer and the consumption of a healthy diet of vegetables and fruits while maintaining optimum body weight.5 Chemoprevention is defined as prevention, slowing down, or reversal of cancer progression using naturally occurring or synthetic agents. 1 Natural dietary agents have drawn a great deal of attention because of their potential to suppress cancers and to reduce risk of cancer development using decreasing oxidative stress.5 Oxidative stress plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of numerous disorders and pathophysiological processes including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer.6 Oxidative stress is the result of an imbalance between the production and the removal of reactive oxygen species (ROS) or reactive nitrogen species (RNS).7 ROS or RNS can be generated from exogenous and endogenous sources. The body’s antioxidant defense mechanisms include glutathione, superoxide dismutase, and catalase, protect against oxidative stress.8 Excess production of ROS