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  • Women and Workplace Competition : A Study of Horizontal Hostility

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    Stone, Erin A.
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    Throughout society, many believe women are not succeeding professionally because of the institutional barriers created by men in the American workforce. However, women may be more competitive with other women than with men, especially when limited job positions are the goal. Competitiveness among women can be explained by a phenomenon...
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    employed in the university setting as a means of access and (c) participants had to be a member of one of

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

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    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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    determine the president’s underlying motives when he defended the National Security Agency in a December

  • Language Differences between Women and Men and the Attribution of Leadership

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    Dunsworth, Sabrina J.
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    This research addresses the perception of leadership attributes in light of evaluator and target gender. It specifically investigates whether there is a difference in language usage when the evaluator is female versus when the evaluator is male. Two studies were conducted. A pre-test used instrumental development drawing from studies conducted...
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    of evaluator and target gender. It specifically investigates whether there is a difference in

  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration: The Dental Hygienist’s Role

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    Swanson Jaecks, Kelli M.
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    Recent scientific studies show strong correlations between oral and systemic disease, creating a crucial need for increased collaboration between the medical and dental professions. Interdisciplinary collaboration between medical and dental providers is emerging as a critical component to effective patient care. The role of the dental hygienist in interdisciplinary collaboration...
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    Recent scientific studies show strong correlations between oral and systemic disease, creating a

  • 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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    : media bias and metaphor. More specifically, this study investigates whether or not examining a media

  • Nonverbal communication and restaurant personnel

    Creator:
    Drago, Carleen
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    Servers in a small college town were asked to take part in an interview to assess perceptions of their use of nonverbal communication, how they believe nonverbal communication affects tipping behavior, and whether or not they received formal training in nonverbal communication tactics. The study also links nonverbal communication with...
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    to (a) motivate servers to deliver good service, (b) measure service performance, and (c) identify

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

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    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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    theme park and encourage the development of positive feelings as a result of experiencing Main