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  • Finding Fantasy : Three Newspapers Tell the Story of Kip Kinkel and Thurston High School

    Creator:
    Wood, Josie MaryAnne Soules
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    On May 21, 1998 Kip Kinkel drove to Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon. Kinkel killed two students and wounded another twenty-two students. He killed his parents the day before. The shootings at Thurston High School came on the heels of a number of prominent school shootings and Kip Kinkel...
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    School, Ernest G. Bormann's fantasy theme analysis is Redacted for Privacy used as a critical model

  • Preach my gospel : a metaphoric analysis of Mormon missionary rhetoric

    Creator:
    Roberts, Myra Nichole
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    The rhetorical significance of Mormonism stems from its history and its success—this success being measured by its consistent increase in membership. The total membership of the Mormon Church has grown from 6 members in 1830 to just over 14 million in just over 180 years. A consistently high rate of...
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    : __________________________________________ Robert S. Iltis The rhetorical significance of Mormonism stems from

  • Building Character Through Metaphor and Ideology: A Rhetorical Examination of John F. Kennedy’s Use of Metaphor to Combat the Religious Issue in 1960

    Creator:
    Smith, Jonathan Michael
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    On September 12th 1960, just two months prior to one of the closest Presidential elections in American history, John F. Kennedy faced the Houston Ministerial Association and delivered a powerful speech on religion and Americanism. The "religious issue" of the 1960 campaign drew immense interest and trumped other issues pertinent...
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    1960 Abstract Approved: _______________________________________________________ Robert S

  • A study of the stylistic ramifications of Father Charles Edward Coughlin's sermons from 1930 to 1934

    Creator:
    Acklin, Melissa Barrett
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    During the depression era, millions of Americans listened to the weekly radio addresses given by Father Charles Edward Coughlin. He devoted his career to speaking out against the evils of America and felt it his duty to warn Americans against the perpetrators of this evil. But after 1934, the tone...
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    1921, G. Frank Lydston, a doctor from Missouri, 15Dobrowski, 82. 16Dobrowski, 83, and see Gerber, 29

  • Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980

    Creator:
    Finley, Carmel
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    Approximately $1 billion a year is spent on salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Spending has escalated, yet the number of wild runs placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act has increased, creating social and political controversy. For more than 100 years, salmon management in the Pacific Northwest has...
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    presented on June 6, 2000. Title: Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980. Abstract approved: William G

  • 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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    : ______________________________________________________ Robert S. Iltis This research examines the response from the National Rifle Association

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

    Creator:
    Rosenberg, Matthew S.
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    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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    : ______________________________________________________ Robert S. Iltis In Nazi Germany, 1938, Der Stürmer publishing house, under the control of

  • 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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    Rhetoric Of The Dalai Lama. Abstract Approved: Robert S. Iltis This thesis examines the rhetoric

  • The First Lady and the American Parent: A Rhetorical Examination of Michelle Obama’s Use of Metaphor to Combat Childhood Obesity

    Creator:
    Puls, Brittany Acacia
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    First Ladies have performed a variety of public and private roles, from presidential escort, hostess, and social advocate to policy maker and presidential advisor. The nature of the position has always been both traditional and gendered, greatly influencing each First Lady's performance. Due to the changing role of women in...
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    special thanks to my thesis advisor Dr. Robert Iltis, for his patience, diligence and commitment to

  • Prepare Before You Say "I Do " : The Rhetorical Construction of Marriage in Premarital Counseling Programs

    Creator:
    Young, Jun
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    The increasing prevalence of marital breakdown in the United States has been met by the proliferation of premarital counseling programs in professional counseling centers and churches. As increasing masses of couples turn to premarital counseling to prevent future interpersonal problems, and as communities and churches across the United States deem...
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    approved: Robert S. Iltis The increasing prevalence of marital breakdown in the United States has been