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  • Hull -Oakes Lumber Company's Steam-Powered Sawmill : A Case Study in Industrial Archaeology

    Creator:
    Wisner, George B.
    Abstract:
    By examining the combined written, ethnographic and physical evidence of a surviving steam-powered sawmill in the Douglas-fir region of the Pacific Northwest, this thesis seeks to supply new insights into the operation and adaptability of antiquated machinery during a period of rapid social and technological change and to develop a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Sawmills Develop 14 2.3 Milling Technology Evolves 16 3. GETTING STARTED AND THE DAWSON EXPERIENCE 25

  • A study of the stylistic ramifications of Father Charles Edward Coughlin's sermons from 1930 to 1934

    Creator:
    Acklin, Melissa Barrett
    Abstract:
    During the depression era, millions of Americans listened to the weekly radio addresses given by Father Charles Edward Coughlin. He devoted his career to speaking out against the evils of America and felt it his duty to warn Americans against the perpetrators of this evil. But after 1934, the tone...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Reach scale sampling metrics and longitudinal pattern adjustments of small streams

    Creator:
    Robison, E. George
    Abstract:
    Several types of channel morphology measurement parameters used to characterize fish habitat of small streams are refined, developed and evaluated in terms of their accuracy, precision, and sensitivity to disturbance. Data for 74 stream reaches in Oregon and Alaska are used in analysis. Over half the reaches are from a...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • A multifaceted assessment of adult informal learning at the Hatfield Marine Science Center

    Creator:
    Lynds, Susan E.
    Abstract:
    Authentic assessment of visitor learning in museum settings is a challenging endeavor. Evaluation literature includes very few studies that link adult visitors' behavior to their learning. Multiple data collection methods in a naturalistic environment hold great promise for increasing understanding of informal public education. In 1997, Oregon State University's Hatfield...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Hatfield Marine Science Center AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Susan E. Lynds for the degree of Masters

  • A Rhetorical Analysis of William Wilberforce's First Official Proposal for the Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade

    Creator:
    Zach, Anne M.
    Abstract:
    The abolition of the Atlantic slave trade was a long struggle in British Parliament between the slave trade defenders and the abolitionists. The Act of 1807 officially abolished the Atlantic slave trade, eighteen years after the initial abolition proposal to Parliament. William Wilberforce was a member of a committee that...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Trade. Abstract approved: _Redacted for Privacy /Professor Robert Iltis The abolition of the Atlantic

  • Determining ploidy level and nuclear DNA content in Rubus by flow cytometry

    Creator:
    Meng, Rengong
    Abstract:
    Nuclear DNA flow cytometry was used to differentiate ploidy level and determine nuclear DNA content in Rubus. Nuclei suspensions were prepared from leaf discs of young leaves following published protocols with modifications that included: increasing the stain concentration, adding the stain after the RN ase treatment instead of adding it...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Nuclear DNA Content in Rubus by Flow Cytometry Abstract approved: x *■ *«= = £/£-£ j/E : Chad E

  • Rodeo Cowgirls : An Ambivalent Arena

    Creator:
    Oliver, Audra Leah
    Abstract:
    The term "cowboy" was closely bound to American image long before the 1990s. Rodeo claimed the image of the cowboy from the earliest contests to the latest and pledged itself to patriotism almost as early. This historical study was conducted viewing rodeo as a subculture and relating women's role in...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Arena Abstract approved: Don E. Mcllvenna The term "cowboy" was closely bound to American image long

  • From weakness to wisdom : Jane Austen transforms the female of sensibility tradition

    Creator:
    Mosher-Knoshaug, Jessica M.
    Abstract:
    The eighteenth-century female of sensibility was characterized by delicate nerves that allowed her to feel her surroundings and enabled her to choose virtue over vice more consistently than males. While females were considered virtuous, their "innate" delicacy or weakness became their dominant trait and the true focus of male admiration....
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    Masters Thesis
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    the Female of Sensibility. Tradition. Abstract approved: Robert V. Wess The eighteenth-century

  • Prepare Before You Say "I Do " : The Rhetorical Construction of Marriage in Premarital Counseling Programs

    Creator:
    Young, Jun
    Abstract:
    The increasing prevalence of marital breakdown in the United States has been met by the proliferation of premarital counseling programs in professional counseling centers and churches. As increasing masses of couples turn to premarital counseling to prevent future interpersonal problems, and as communities and churches across the United States deem...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    "I Do ": The Rhetorical Construction of Marria e in Premarital Counseling Programs Abstract

  • The rhetoric of the Dalai Lama

    Creator:
    Gorsevski, Ellen Weihe
    Abstract:
    This thesis examines the rhetoric (persuasive discourse) of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet. The analysis of this thesis provides an historical foundation of understanding for the international campaign of rhetoric which the Dalai Lama has been leading for the past forty years, culminating...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Rhetoric Of The Dalai Lama. Abstract Approved: Robert S. Iltis This thesis examines the rhetoric