Volume XII 2017 Explorations The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities for the State of North Carolina http://uncw.edu/csurf/Explorations/csurfexplorations.html [email protected] Center for the Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships UNCW Honors College Randall Library, room 2007 University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 28403 copyright © 2017 by the University of North Carolina Wilmington Cover photographs: Bear: Logan P. Prochaska Crab: Logan P. Prochaska Flower: Logan P. Prochaska ISBN: 978-0-9908932-1-9 Original Design by The Publishing Laboratory Department of Creative Writing University of North Carolina Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 www.uncw.edu/writers Produced by the Center for the Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Honors College University of North Carolina Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 http://uncw.edu/csurf/Explorations/csurfexplorations.html Staff Editor-in-Chief Katherine E. Bruce, PhD Director, Honors College and Center for the Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Professor of Psychology University of North Carolina Wilmington Layout Editor Logan P. Prochaska Assistant Editor Honors Communication Studies Major University of North Carolina Wilmington Consultant Jennifer Horan, PhD Associate Professor of Political Science Associate Director, Honors College University of North Carolina Wilmington Copy Editors Tiffany Kronenwetter Psychology Graduate Student CSURF Graduate Assistant University of North Carolina Wilmington Katie Dyer Psychology Graduate Student CSURF Graduate Assistant University of North Carolina Wilmington Amanda Ceroli Honors Physical Oceanography Major University of North Carolina Wilmington Sarah Helmy Honors Biology Major University of North Carolina Wilmington 2017 Board of Reviewers Sarah Daynes, PhD Karen Murphy, PhD Department of Sociology Department of Psychology and University of North Carolina - Greensboro Neuroscience Duke University Wade Dudley, PhD Department of History Kate Nooner, PhD East Carolina University Department of Psychology University of North Carolina Wilmington Cynthia Edwards, PhD Department of Psychology Katie Peel, PhD Meredith College Department of English and Women’s and Gender Studies Amy Hedrick, PhD University of North Carolina Wilmington Department of Psychology Lenoir-Rhyne University Gina Peterman, PhD Department of English Susan Keane, PhD Campbell University Department of Psychology University of North Carolina - Greensboro Jennifer Place, PhD Department of Psychology James Martin, PhD Chowan University Department of History, Criminal Justice and Political Science Elizabeth Rambo, PhD Campbell University Department of English Campbell University Katherine Montwieler, PhD Department of English Sue Richardson, PhD University of North Carolina Wilmington Department of Film Studies University of North Carolina Wilmington Thomas Mueller, PhD Department of Communication Studies Sabrina Richardson, PhD Appalachian State University Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Joanne Murphy, PhD North Carolina State University Department of Classical Studies University of North Carolina - Greensboro Chad Ross, PhD Jutta Street, PhD Department of History Department of Psychology North Carolina Wesleyan College Campbell University Tom Schmid, PhD Betty Witcher, PhD Department of Philosophy Department of Psychology University of North Carolina Wilmington William Peace University Lee Schweninger, PhD Amy Zigler, PhD Department of English Department of Music University of North Carolina Wilmington Salem College Helena Spencer, PhD With special thanks and appreciation to the Department of Music faculty mentors and volunteer reviewers. University of North Carolina Wilmington Jaclyn Stanke, PhD Department of History, Criminal Justice and Political Science Campbell University Table of Contents 1 Letter from the Editor 3 Humanities 5 Adrianople: Before and After Corry Atkinson, East Carolina University 19 Mortar and Pestle, Orange and Navel:(M)otherhood, Exile, and Cultural Reproduction in Edwidge Danticat’s Breath, Eyes, Memory and Hanan al-Shaykh’s The Story of Zahra Olivia Chalkley, Guilford College 29 Exoticism in 18th Century Opera: Appreciation versus Appropriation Maggie Pazur, Western Carolina University 37 The Deviants of Athens through the Positivist Perspective Ena Prskalo, University of North Carolina - Greensboro 47 The Coming of the LORD:An Analysis of Religious Rhetoric in the American Civil War Drake Smith, Campbell University 59 Social Sciences 61 The Relation Between the Attachments of Female College Students and Their Self-reported Resiliency and Stress Levels in Emerging Adulthood Alyson Mann, Meredith College 72 The Relation Between Impulsivity and Neighborhood Safety on Attitudes Toward Risky Sexual Behavior Melissa Mayfield, University of North Carolina - Greensboro Brittany Armstrong, University of North Carolina - Greensboro Erin Denio, University of North Carolina - Greensboro 88 Neurocognitive Factors Related to Trauma Symptoms and Emotion Regulation Marie Rodriguez, University of North Carolina Wilmington 102 About the Student Authors 104 About the Faculty Mentors 106 Submission Process Letter from the Editor e are pleased to present volume have done the layout for recent issues. I am WXII of Explorations, the Journal indebted to Ms. Logan Prochaska, our assis- of Undergraduate Research and Creative tant editor and layout designer and a member Activities for the State of North Carolina. of the UNCW Honors College Media Board; she has done an amazing job with layout and I was scheduled to step down as Editor keeping me on schedule. Logan is also the this year, but to ease the transition of Ex- photographer for our recent covers and I love plorations to a new home, I stepped in at her creative eye. I also appreciate the copy the 11th hour to serve one more year. Be- editing of our CSURF graduate assistants and cause of the transition, this year’s Explo- Honors student assistants. Many thanks to rations is a bit smaller than last year’s, but Jennifer Horan, Nathan Grove, Peggy Styes the quality of the published articles and es- and Morgan Alexander for day-to-day sup- says is high. This year we include eight pa- port in the Honors College office, and to the pers, selected from 13 submissions from UNCW Chancellors, Provosts and Associate students at nine different public or private Provosts, and Deans of Undergraduate Studies institutions in North Carolina. Topics range who supported Explorations over the years. from attachment styles to Roman history to literary criticism to neuroscience to opera. I am also very appreciative of the effort that the 27 ad hoc reviewers spent providing timely It is useful each year to provide a bit of and thoughtful reviews of the submissions this background about Explorations. I can hardly summer. These are the folks who ensure the believe the journal has been a reality for continued quality of Explorations. They offer twelve years! In 2005, the State of North constructive feedback to the student authors. Carolina Undergraduate Research and Cre- Again, this is the last year that I will serve ativity Symposium, affectionately known as as Editor-in-Chief of Explorations. I want SNCURCS (pronounced “Snickers”) was to especially thank all the faculty reviewers first held, and educators from all colleges, and mentors over the years. You have given universities, community colleges, and high of your time and energy to support these schools were invited to participate. Now in students, a heart-felt thank you to you! And its 13th year, SNCURCS offers a venue for thanks to all the student authors. I have learned undergraduates to present their research and so much from reading your manuscripts- you creative efforts. Explorations was the brain- are passionate and knowledgeable about your child of the 2005 meeting, and we are thank- research and creative projects. I feel ener- ful that Michael Bassman and East Carolina gized every summer reviewing your work! University organized and published the first So in the spirit of the excitement that fresh three volumes. In 2008, the late George Bar- approaches to research and discovery bring, thalamus, former Director of Undergraduate we offer you volume XII of Explorations. Research at NCSU and the visionary behind our state-wide undergraduate research ef- forts, convinced me to move Explorations to UNCW in time to produce the 2009 volume, and we have now published nine volumes at UNCW. At UNCW we are fortunate to have Katherine Bruce, PhD a very successful Publishing Laboratory that developed the current look of Explorations, plus I have a great team of students who 1 Humanities Adrianople: Before and After Corry Atkinson East Carolina University Faculty Mentor: Wade Dudley East Carolina University ABSTRACT The Battle of Adrianople in 378, fought between the Roman Empire and the Goths, is often overlooked in the field of Roman history. The purpose of this paper is to argue that the Battle of Adrianople is more important to Roman history than conventionally thought, and that it marked a major turning point for the Roman Empire. Throughout this paper I will argue that the Gothic victory at Adrianople caused a domino effect which led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Using primary sources I show that many of the events that occurred after the battle, and played a role in the collapse of the Western Empire, can be linked together