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Filtering by: Creator DeDen, F. Michael Remove constraint Creator: DeDen, F. Michael Decade 2010-2019 Remove constraint Decade: 2010-2019 Degree Name Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.) Remove constraint Degree Name: Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.) License All rights reserved Remove constraint License: All rights reserved

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Building Character Through Metaphor and Ideology: A Rhetorical Examination of John F. Kennedy’s Use of Metaphor to Combat the Religious Issue in 1960

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Smith, Jonathan Michael

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On September 12th 1960, just two months prior to one of the closest Presidential elections in American history, John F. Kennedy faced the Houston Ministerial Association and delivered a powerful speech on religion and Americanism. The "religious issue" of the 1960 campaign drew immense interest and trumped other issues pertinent...

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jonathan Michael Smith for
Claude McKay's Vision of Community in the African Diaspora : A Fresh Take on Home to Harlem and Banjo

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De Jesus, Michael A. (Michael Anthony)

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This research examines the literary and philosophical dimensions of the African American Harlem Renaissance, beginning with the historical milieu of the early twentieth century. A social movement that became known as Uplift and the so-called Cabaret Movement emerged as important, competing literary and social ideologies within the Renaissance. W.E.B. Du...

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ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael A. De Jesus for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary
Pragmatism and Pain: the Melioristic Rhetoric of Mirror Box Therapy

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Thompson, Anna F. B.

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The phenomenon of phantom limb pain has been well documented for centuries, but little clinical work has been done to alleviate it. Physician and neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran began researching this condition nearly two decades ago, and has discovered a promising alternative treatment: mirror-box therapy. This therapy is not yet...

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ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Anna F. B. Thompson for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary
“Avoidable Suffering” : Analyzing Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts

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Goodman, Rebecca M.

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Recent scientific studies show that framing climate change as a health issue rather than an environmental issue were more persuasive with American audience members (Maibach et. al., 2010; Maibach et. al. 2014). Also in 2014, a survey on respiratory healthcare providers and found that a large percentage believed that climate...

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: Dr. Mark Moore, Dr. Michael Nelson, and Dr. Kevin Boston. I am grateful for their time and
Science Through the Lens of Art

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Garton, Elizabeth

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There is a connection between science and art. This study is specifically looking at the connection between soil science, art, and biochemistry. The traditional display of research in the sciences is in a written form such as a manuscript or journal article. To challenge this traditional presentation of scientific knowledge...

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department, specifically my advisers, Jay Noller, Michael Boonstra, Phil McFadden, and my graduate
I Tweet therefore I am: An Interview Study of Identity Development and Portrayal of Twitter Users Utilizing the Communication Theory of Identity

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Carron, Ashley A.

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The rise of social networking is more prevalent in today's society than ever before. Of the existing social networking platforms, Twitter is widely recognized as operating within the social networking elite. With this rise in social networking comes the challenge to develop new strategies of navigation when presenting one's identity...

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observational data, this study utilizes Michael L. Hecht’s Communication Theory of Identity (CTI) to explore
The Experiences of Student-Athletes from Marginalized Communities Through Critical Dialogic Spaces

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Ekabutr, Amanda S.

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On top of time demanding athletic and academic constraints, Division I student-athletes must balance many social identities, that include their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social class, religious affiliation, etc. This study attempts to fill the gap by providing student-athletes with marginalized identities a platform to (1) offer their own...

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completing this thesis. I would also like to acknowledge my committee members: Robert Thompson, Michael
Wedding Bells, Binaries and the Heterosexual Menace

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McNeill, Elizabeth

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This research explores and aligns a postmodern method in line with a theoretical lens of "strategic political queer/feminism" to understand the construction and positioning of the issue/ problem of same-sex marriage. The method takes shape through a theoretical framework that leads to a political maneuver opening access to the rights...

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marriage. The formation of this political issue/problem is investigated through Michael Foucault’s
Peace, But Not at Any Price : The Effects of Rapid Military Demobilization on US Foreign Policy and the Progression of the Nuclear Arms Race 1945-1953

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Jones, Sean G.

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The research conducted here originated with the question of what caused the massive build-up of nuclear arsenals, which included ever larger and more powerful bombs and delivery systems from them, in the United States and the Soviet Union, even though the consensus beforehand was that nuclear energy should be prohibited...

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American strategy. Several historians, including Michael D. Gordon and Morton A. Kaplan, trace the
Identified Influences on Second Generation Latina/os on Their Pathway Through Community College

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Jaime-Diaz, Jesus

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The purpose of this study is to determine factors that encourage second generation Latina/os to obtain a community college education. A critical qualitative ethnography focused on "Testimonio" was used in conducting this study. The key findings were formulated around three critical research questions. In relation to each research question, three...

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, (d) acquiring the English language, (e) cultural identity, (f) peer and family influence in

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