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  • Bowling Together: The Making of a Documentary

    Creator:
    Campbell, Casey R.
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    In an attempt to better understand documentary theory and production, I created Bowling Together; a documentary recounting the experiences of one bowling team and looking at the relationship between participation in bowling leagues and civil society. This thesis provided me a first-hand experience at producing a documentary, allowing me to...
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    little while, but I finally finished. Thank you for the time and effort Drs. Paul Kopperman, Hal Koenig

  • Tweets that Unite? An Exploring the Establishment of First Lady Identity Through Twitter

    Creator:
    Kolozsvari, Brooke R.
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    American first ladies have long used the media to promote their image. Michelle Obama, the first lady of the @FLOTUS Twitter account, used this government controlled platform to communicate, campaign and bring attention to important White House events. Using Chang Wan Woo et al. rhetorical purpose(s), this study conducts a...
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  • Guilt and Redemption on Wisteria Lane: A Burkeian Analysis of Desperate Housewives

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    Huillet, Michelle M.
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    In 2004 after Desperate Housewives premiered, it was met with significant criticism condemning the lack of values and morals on the show, depicted through the pervasiveness of sinful and illegal behavior (Olsen & Morgan, 2010). However, Olsen and Morgan contend that sinful and illegal behavior is accompanied with attempts at...
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  • FUBAR: A Narrative Analysis of War Remains

    Creator:
    Williams, Clay R.
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    The virtual reality (VR) experience War Remains created by Dan Carlin claims that it is an immersive memory in attempt to give its audience the “tiniest taste of” what-it-was-like to experience a WWI battle (Carlin, 2020). This claim aligns with the growing belief that VR can be the ultimate empathy...
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    and Paul Chappell for introducing me to VR and peace literacy several summers ago. I am deeply

  • Torn : A Cluster Analysis

    Creator:
    Mulatero Ferrando, Oriana
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    Pornography remains one of the most controversial topics in our culture. Politicians, religious groups, and special interest organizations tend to focus on the ‘effects’ pornography has on those who consume it, and fear that pornography is a threat to public health. The general discourse surrounding pornography is that men produce...
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    Malamuth (2010; 2012), and Paul Wright (2012; 2013; 2015), whom are notable communication scholars who

  • Weaving Walt : A rhetorical exploration of narrative techniques within Walt: The Man Behind the Myth

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    Seuser, Christina N.
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    The Disney Company is an inescapable force in American life that is often detached from the stigma of big business and instead viewed as something particularly valuable, the United States’ foremost storyteller. In addition to the stories that the Disney Company produces through its animated and live-action productions, there is...
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    documentary film. Paul Rotha (1935) reaffirms Grierson’s characterization of documentary in his article

  • The Effect of Affect: A Close Reading of LeBron James’ Athlete Activism

    Creator:
    Campista, Joshua, I.
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    The purpose of this thesis is to argue that LeBron James’ expressions of activism are, in many ways, perceived as insincere, hypocritical or disingenuous to his followers on the social media platform Twitter. Using the theoretical framework of Affect Theory and Plutchik’s wheel of emotions, a close reading was conducted...
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    ) trivializing racism; (b) encouraging advocacy; (c) systemic critiques; and (d) incompatibility of advocacy

  • Serving from the center : servant leadership and social capital

    Creator:
    Easdale, Daniel
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    The perception that there exists a lack of leadership can be found throughout history. Currently, according to Robert Putnam, there does appear to be a decline is social capital. This research examines the connection between business leadership style and effects on social capital. Most research on corporate social responsibility focuses...
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  • Promises of the Unknown New: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of President Reagan’s April 28, 1981 Address on the Program for Economic Recovery

    Creator:
    Anderson, Charles E.
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    On April 28, 1981, President Reagan delivered his address on the Program for Economic Recovery before a joint session of Congress and the nation. It was the first major public appearance and speech of Reagan following his survival of the assassination attempt on March 30, 1981. The administration sought to...
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    accessing short term loans to make ends meet and resulted in Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volker raising

  • Visual Imagery On Social Media: Increasing Power Through The Use of Photographs on Social Media

    Creator:
    Green, Julia M. (Julia Michelle)
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    Scholars promote the ability of visual imagery to have a number of political campaigning benefits such as influencing opinions and attitudes and encouraging vibrant, striving democracy while improving the quality of public knowledge and opinion. However, previous research on this subject has failed to identify how presidential candidates display their...
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