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  • Public perceptions of wave energy on the Oregon coast

    Creator:
    Hunter, Daniel A.
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    Oregon’s coastal communities grew from the booming logging and fishing industries of the 19th century, but in recent decades have faced not only major declines in both timber and fish resources but also an increasing reliance on tourists and retirees and the resultant glut of seasonal service-sector jobs. As a...
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    locally and regionally, the potential social impacts of wave energy, like the technology itself, on

  • Just do it : an analysis of cultural factors behind the growth of Nike, Inc.

    Creator:
    Chen, Roger L.
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    The success of NIKE, Inc. is deemed miracle by professionals on both Wall Street and Madison Avenue. Research done in the past tends to credit the growth of NIKE, Inc. to its marketing strategies. By placing the achievement of the company in the postmodern context, this study analyzes the cultural...
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    concepts and theories from various schools of social science, to bring forth a more diversified, and thus

  • Improving community profiles for Oregon fisheries and coastal communities through collaboration

    Creator:
    Package, Christina
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    In an effort to supplement the recently completed NOAA fishing community profiles, three coastal Oregon communities were chosen as sites for a collaborative project designed to produce long-form profiles. In order to provide a representation of the coast Newport, Port Orford, and Garibali, Oregon were included based on community size,...
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    policy on fishing communities. Marine reserves, wave energy parks, and aquaculture all have the

  • "No one cared we was just Indian women" : plants as a catalyst to Eastern Shawnee women's identity change

    Creator:
    Osborne-Gowey, Cathleen
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    Being an Eastern Shawnee Tribal member I understand the importance of documenting oral histories of Tribal elders to ensure that our cultural history is passed on to future generations. Therefore, the focus of this project is the collection, of oral histories and folklore in order to document traditional knowledge and...
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    knowledge", I am referring to Eastern Shawnee cultural knowledge of plants, gender roles, and social

  • Japanese animation in America and its fans

    Creator:
    Davis, Jesse Christian
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    This research covers Japanese animation and its popularity in the United States. It focuses on hardcore fans for whom this animation has become part of their lives. Using interviews of self-identified anime fans, this research explores how anime fandom has become a part of American life despite originating in a...
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    aspect of Japanese fandom are doujinshi, fan-created comics using characters from existing manga or