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  • Fantasy and Hate: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of Der Giftpilz

    Creator:
    Rosenberg, Matthew S.
    Abstract:
    In Nazi Germany, 1938, Der Stürmer publishing house, under the control of Julius Striecher, published Der Giftpilz or The Poisonous Mushroom; an anti-Semitic children's book. Disseminated in the thousands, Der Giftpilz became infamously known as a children's book so grotesque it could be, and in fact was, admitted as evidence...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Matthew S. Rosenberg

  • RTFM NOOb: Criticizing Internet Based Instructional Documents as a Rhetorical Genre

    Creator:
    Carlson, Gordon S. III
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this thesis is to aid in qualitative improvements to technical support documents on the Internet. By using a generic criticism this analysis will make substantive suggestions towards the improvement of this type of document by engaging the rhetoric employed by their authors. It will discuss the history...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Gordon S. Carlson III for the

  • Suck it Up and Drive on Soldier: A Burkean Rhetorical Analysis and Critical Examination of the Internal Rhetoric of a Military Rape Victim

    Creator:
    Ward, Corrina M.
    Abstract:
    Sexual assault in the military is prevalent, underestimated, and sadly overlooked. This is largely due to the inherent patriarchy and hegemonic masculine ideologies that set rigid power boundaries in the military. The roles of powerful and powerless are indoctrinated into Servicemembers from the first moment of training, and are reified...
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    Masters Thesis
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    disorder (PTSD) that occurs when a, “depended-upon-for-survival individual(s) harm or violate a

  • Torn : A Cluster Analysis

    Creator:
    Mulatero Ferrando, Oriana
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    Pornography remains one of the most controversial topics in our culture. Politicians, religious groups, and special interest organizations tend to focus on the ‘effects’ pornography has on those who consume it, and fear that pornography is a threat to public health. The general discourse surrounding pornography is that men produce...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Stephen Biko's Rhetorical Vision of Black Consciousness

    Creator:
    Fergusson, Julie K.
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    Stephen Biko was a black leader in South Africa who died in police custody on September 12, 1977. Biko's death echoed within the Republic of South Africa and around the world, showing that racial tensions in that country were severe. At his death he was a hero to the black...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Journal 46 (Fall 1980) 17-32, Robert S. Cathcart "Defining Social Movements by Their Rhetorical Form

  • 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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    illustrate perceptions of the time; he explains, “When I was a boy in the 1950’s and early 1960’s, sports