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  • Identified Influences on Second Generation Latina/os on Their Pathway Through Community College

    Creator:
    Jaime-Diaz, Jesus
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study is to determine factors that encourage second generation Latina/os to obtain a community college education. A critical qualitative ethnography focused on "Testimonio" was used in conducting this study. The key findings were formulated around three critical research questions. In relation to each research question, three...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , (d) acquiring the English language, (e) cultural identity, (f) peer and family influence in

  • 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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    21. 6 Charles Stewart, Craig Smith, and Robert E. Denton, Jr., Persuasion and Social Movements

  • Questions of Stasis in a Post-Truth World

    Creator:
    Shepard, Bradley
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    Stasis theory has long stood as a foundational pillar of Western rhetoric. It is an integral component of the canon of invention, and has been in existence since the times of ancient Greek scholars. However, it is currently facing a substantive challenge to its efficacy and its very existence. This...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    , Social Media Corresponding e-mail address: Shepardb@Oregonstate.edu 4

  • Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rhetorical Strategy : A Case for the Functional Role of Narratio

    Creator:
    Bruno, Edward Louis
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    The purpose of this study is to investigate the rhetorical strategies used by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson from the 1970's to the 1990's. Specifically, this study examines Jackson's use of narrative to empower himself, his constituency, and his political ideologies without possessing a traditional political platform. Jackson raised political and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    homosapiens as Homo Narrans, believing that "(m)an is in his actions and practices, as well as his fictions

  • Multiethnic women's identity and perceptions of competent communication

    Creator:
    Hilliard, Cynthea R.
    Abstract:
    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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    Masters Thesis
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    31 T1.e Respondent #5 32 T1.f Respondent #6 33 T1.g Respondent #7 33 T1.h Respondent #8 34 T1.i