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  • For the Purpose of Power: An Analysis of George W. Bush’s Warrantless Wiretapping Address

    Creator:
    Owens, Michael V.
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    The purpose of this study is to examine the rhetorical efforts of President George W. Bush in defending his administration's warrantless wiretapping program. Specifically, the study attempts to determine the president's underlying motives when he defended the National Security Agency in a December 2005 radio address by applying Kenneth Burke's...
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    Masters Thesis
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    2005 radio address by applying Kenneth Burke’s dramatistic method of pentadic analysis. Shortly after

  • Metaphor and Bias : An In-Depth Look at CNN and Fox News Channel

    Creator:
    Duncan, Sara R.
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    This study links together two very complicated, but very important subjects: media bias and metaphor. More specifically, this study investigates whether or not examining a media outlet's use of metaphor is an effective methodology for investigating media bias. Using cluster analysis, I identified the source metaphors most commonly used on...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1731, for example, Benjamin Franklin explained that newspaper printers

  • Turning Back the Calendar: An Analysis of Main Street USA’s use of Nostalgia

    Creator:
    Cox, Travis L.
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    Main Street USA in Southern California’s Disneyland theme park is often described as nostalgic. However, previous research on this subject has failed to identify what elements actually make Main Street USA nostalgic as well as determine why Disney uses this nostalgia to influence park guests. In order to respond to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    support, knowledge, and interest in my success. To Mom, Dad, and Kenneth, thanks for all the love