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

    Creator:
    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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    combines Leland Griffin’s method of examining movements in phases with Charles Stewart’s functional

  • The rhetoric of the Dalai Lama

    Creator:
    Gorsevski, Ellen Weihe
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    This thesis examines the rhetoric (persuasive discourse) of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet. The analysis of this thesis provides an historical foundation of understanding for the international campaign of rhetoric which the Dalai Lama has been leading for the past forty years, culminating...
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    . According to Ronald Schwartz, a scholar in Tibetan studies, "Tibetan loyalty to the Dalai Lama has been

  • The beat generation : a rhetoric of negation

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    Mackaman, Julie Irene
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    The Beat Generation was an American counter-culture movement in the 1950's. Comprised of nomadic writers, poets, actors, musicians, and artists, the Beat movement represented no systematic philosophy and its most distinguishing characteristic was its apolitical disengagement from society. The Beats offered no substantive alternatives to the existing social order, but...
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    thanks to Thurston E. Doler, Edith and Wayne Mackaman, and Rick Dovey for their support and

  • 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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    the lack of institutional status. A social particular interest are Leland Griffin's "The Rhetoric

  • 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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    (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1991); Leonard Thonssen, et al., Speech Criticism 2nd ed. (New York: Ronald, 1970

  • 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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    ). NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre predicted a huge response from the gun rights

  • The identification and division of Steve Jobs

    Creator:
    Anderson, Scott M. (Scott Matthew)
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    On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak entered into a partnership agreement to found Apple Computer. In the decade that followed, Apple experienced remarkable growth and success, as Jobs catapulted Apple to the Fortune 500 list of top‐flight companies faster than any other company in history. Under direction...
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  • Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue: from Public Service Announcement to Program- Length Commercial

    Creator:
    Seiber, Rich
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    Animation has long been a staple of children's television programming As public service announcements (PSA5) have become an important part of children's television programming, cartoon characters have started to appear in this form of nonprogram material. By standard definition, PSAs are usually a 15 to 60-second spot that promote education...
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    and very end, after the credits have rolled, does a public service announcement for Ronald McDonald

  • 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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    Sociology, write about the pornographic genre. As reviewer Ronald Weitzer (2010) stated, “much of the book

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

    Creator:
    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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    movies came into being, such heroes as Hoot Gibson, Tom Mix, Roy Rogers, and John Wayne have captivated