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  • Beauty and the Beast: The Rhetorical Construction of the Female in Mixed Martial Arts

    Creator:
    Thornburg, Kori A.
    Abstract:
    More women compete in sports currently than ever before. However, the historical tensions which relate to their participation--as athletes and as females--remain. Mixed martial arts (MMA) has proven to be the most visible introduction of females into sports that have traditionally been considered exclusively for men. Gina Carano and Cristiane...
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    Masters Thesis
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    sports are covered, Margaret Carlisle Duncan argues in her article “Gender Bias in Televised Sports

  • To Express the Inexpressible: Poetry as Philosophy within Mystical Discourse

    Creator:
    Hyam, Jarrod
    Abstract:
    Within this thesis, I posit that poetry, rather than philosophical argument, is a more effective means of expressing and understanding the nature of mystical experiences. William James’ analysis of mysticism inspires the theoretical approach utilized in this thesis. An analysis of the unique qualities of poetic language within mystical discourse...
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    Masters Thesis
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    gnosis¸ an ancient Greek term referring to direct spiritual insight. Jeffrey John Kripal expands upon

  • Deepening: Place Relationship in the Valley of Lake Creek, Oregon

    Creator:
    McCumber, Elisabeth Carol Harvey
    Abstract:
    This is an IRB-exempt thesis exploring place relationship in the valley of Lake Creek, Oregon, at Triangle Lake. An interdisciplinary ethnography of place, it involves a synthesis of archaeological, historical, and ethnographic literature; an analysis of nineteenth-century Coos, Alseya (Alsea), and Kalapuya myth-texts from Native oral tradition; a history of...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Kiddie pool : stories

    Creator:
    Haskins, Isabelle
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    Kiddie Pool is a collection of eight short stories dealing in general terms with themes of culpability and control. The characters in the stories have their share of problems—car accidents, domestic violence, manic depression, obesity, unexpected deaths, truth or dare, religious crises—but they are resilient souls who keep on keeping...
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    Masters Thesis