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  • Forestry & Communication : A Coos Bay Case Study

    Creator:
    Livingstone, Tasha
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    This thesis combines elements of forestry, interpersonal communication, and rhetoric to describe where residents of Coos Bay and North Bend Oregon obtain information about forests and forest uses, and how they view the credibility of that information. As a qualitative exploratory study, grounded theory methodology was used to develop theme...
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    Bay Case Study Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Edward C

  • An Enthnobotanical Analysis of Basketry

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    Fluharty, Suzanne M.
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    The focus of my thesis is ethnobotany which seeks to examine botanical resources and their context within particular cultures. My ethnographic research identifies and interprets the cultural processes woven into Oregon's coastal basketry through spirituality, environmental habitats, and utilized plant species. This is augmented with botanical research addressing the question...
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    THESIS OF Roberta L. Hall The focus of my thesis is ethnobotany which seeks to examine botanical

  • Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

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    Steward, Judith A.
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    Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
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    Mythological and Environmental Concerns. Abstract approved: Courtland L. Smith Ideals of freedom

  • The Impact of a Relaxation Exercise on Communication, Apprehension in the Classrogm

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    Hitchcock, Romi C.
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    The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a deep breathing and stretching exercise on communication Apprehension, Cohesiveness and Attentiveness. An empirical method was used in this study. All of the subjects involved in the study were students in beginning public speaking courses, Speech 112, at Oregon...
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    Apprehension in the Classroom. By Romi C. Hitchcock A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in

  • Negotiating Social Identity within the Oregon State University Polo Club

    Creator:
    Hanna, Erika L.
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    The purpose of this study is to examine how members of the Oregon State University polo team negotiate aspects of their social identity. Over the course of the 2011-2012 school year, 15 interviews and 30 hours of observations were conducted. From the data, five overarching themes were identified: inclusion as...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Erika L. Hanna for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary

  • Guilt and Redemption in a National Eulogy: President Obama’s “Together We Thrive: Tucson and Arizona” Address as a Call for Mortification

    Creator:
    McLennan, Chelsea J.
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    On January 8th, 2011 tragedy struck in Tucson, Arizona. A gunman opened fire on Representative Gabrielle Giffords' "Congress on Your Corner" event, wounding thirteen and killing six ("Arizona Shooting"). Four days later, President Obama spoke to a grieving crowd at the University of Arizona's McKale Memorial Center. This study seeks...
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    : Percent News Coverage for National Tragedies ........................... 110
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  • Reported Communication Experiences of Married Women Transitioning to Motherhood: A Case Study

    Creator:
    Hanna, Sarah Elizabeth
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    This thesis investigates the reported communication experiences of married women transitioning to motherhood. The study involves a series of focus groups in which new mothers share their communicative experiences, explaining how they are navigating their new roles as mothers while also performing roles as wives, daughters, and workers. Informed primarily...
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    ………………………………………....................... 171 Appendix B Recruiting Flyer……………………………………………………… 172 Appendix C Email Communication

  • Spousal Communication in the Family Setting (Married with Children)

    Creator:
    Dokken, Cort J.
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    Communication plays an important role in the life of a couple. This study seeks to determine the nature of couple communication. This study compares and contrasts the differences and similarities in communication between childless couples and parenting couples. The material for this study comes from interviewing ten married couples along...
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    Appendix B; Consent Form 93 Appendix C; Oral Interview Guide 94 Appendix D: Demographic Questionnaire 96

  • Pushing for natural childbirth : a rhetorical analysis of the alternative birth movement

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    Coffey, Kimberly Ann
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    The purpose of this study is to examine how rhetoric functions in the Alternative Birth Movement (ABM). In particular, communication published by movement leaders will be examined to discover how rhetoric propels the movement from one stage to the next as well as how rhetoric facilitates the goals of the...
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    ). However, Betty-Anne Daviss argues that the home birth movement is an important faction of the ABM

  • Beauty and the Beast: The Rhetorical Construction of the Female in Mixed Martial Arts

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    Thornburg, Kori A.
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    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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    that to happen, women needed access to sports. Sheila Scraton and Anne Flintoff, in their 2002