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  • "The Grind" : MTV and female body image

    Creator:
    Layport, Jill E.
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    This research addresses the relationship between television programming and body image. It specifically investigates what the Music Television network's (MTV) dance show, "The Grind," communicates about female body image. Two studies were conducted. Study one used seven coders from a western United States high school to record female body images...
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    United States high school to record female body images using E. Collins (1991) seven female figure

  • Characteristics of a functional organization : a case study of the Portland Rose Festival Association

    Creator:
    Newbore, Lisa M.
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    This research addresses the functional characteristics of a single organization. It specifically investigates one of the largest festival organizations in the United States, The Portland Rose Festival Association (PRFA). In this case, three groups within the PRFA are its foundation: the paid staff, the executive committee, and the volunteer directors....
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    and business perspective. Thank you Dr. Vicki Collins for acting as the Graduate Representative and

  • The Victory in Vietnam Committee's Manichean Rhetoric : An Analysis of the Campaign to Recall Idaho Senator Frank Church

    Creator:
    Andrews, Cheri L.
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    The purpose of this study is to illuminate the role, the function, and the ironic outcome of the Victory in Vietnam Committee's campaign pamphlet to recall Senator Frank Church of Idaho in 1967. The VVC's political strategy was to build credibility with the media through the recall pamphlet. The analysis...
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    Masters Thesis

  • The Power of Influence: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Andrew Tate’s use of Status

    Creator:
    Sheldon, Alyssa N.
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    The impact that Andrew Tate has on his audience paired with the platform he holds has made Andrew Tate one of the most infamous names related to misogyny and “male empowerment”. His ability to connect to his audience and convince them of the superiority of his beliefs allows him to...
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    of Andrew Tate’s use of Status. Abstract approved

  • A Narrative Analysis of Captain America’s New Deal

    Creator:
    Ledbetter, Forest L.
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    In response to the events on September the Eleventh, various media attempted to make sense of the seemingly radical altered political landscape. Comic books, though traditionally framed as low brow pulp, were no exception. This thesis is a work of rhetorical criticism. It applies Walter Fisher's Narrative Paradigm to a...
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    realities of the world in which we all live. NOTES 1 Walter R. Fisher, Human Communication as

  • Get off the Couch and Move! A Rhetorical Analysis of American Idle

    Creator:
    Cluster, Melodee A.
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    Mary Collins composed the award-winning book American Idle in 2009 after her recovery from an awful bicycle accident. This bicycle accident inspired Mary Collins to take a trip of discovery. Mary Collins visited historical locations to see changes in peoples’ physical activity over time. Collins interviewed individuals whose professions varied...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Gregg B. Walker Mary Collins composed the award-winning book American Idle in 2009

  • Generativity During Preretirement : Motivation and Actions of Pre-Retirees

    Creator:
    Hatlen, Andrew James
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    This thesis examines the role of Erikson’s (1950) theory of generativity in facilitating knowledge transfer during the preretirement transition. McAdams and de St. Aubin’s (1992) updated framework for generativity is used as a theoretical foundation to explain motivation and actions during this period. Through the use of multiple-case studies, twenty-one...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Andrew James Hatlen for

  • Tragedy at Sandy Hook and the National Rifle Association's Propaganda Response

    Creator:
    Gundlach, Andrew
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    This research examines the response from the National Rifle Association (NRA) to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Specifically, the research seeks to conclude whether the NRA engaged in propaganda, and if so, what the ethical implications of such use are. Using literature from...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Andrew Gundlach for

  • ‘Uncle Ho’: A Rhetorical Analysis of U.S. Newspaper Coverage of Hồ Chí Minh

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    Meyers, Kaden R.
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    This thesis is a rhetorical analysis of American newspaper coverage of Hồ Chí Minh from 1954-1969. My method is the Pragmatic Attitude, created by Elizabeth and Jay Mechling. My foci of study are the polls and letters to the editor from this same period. These foci of study are used...
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    Minh AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kaden R. Meyers for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Multiethnic women's identity and perceptions of competent communication

    Creator:
    Hilliard, Cynthea R.
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    This study identified some of the ways that multiethnic women describe their ethnic identities, how they perceive ethnic-specific gender identities and what they think are appropriate norms for, and effective outcomes of, communicative behavior. Twelve multiethnic women described their ethnic identity names or labels, and ethnic-specific gender identities; they also...
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    communication AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Cynthea R. Hilliard for the degree of Master of Arts in