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  • Innovative Coaching in Intercollegiate Athletics : Advocating for Cultural Responsiveness

    Creator:
    Thompson, Mitchell D.
    Abstract:
    It has been established that intercollegiate sport is an important social institution for student athletes of color in the United States (Coakley, 2012). White intercollegiate coaches have a prominent influence on the academic, athletic, social and emotional development of student athletes and therefore must be tuned into variation in cultural...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mitchell D. Thompson

  • For the Purpose of Power: An Analysis of George W. Bush’s Warrantless Wiretapping Address

    Creator:
    Owens, Michael V.
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    The purpose of this study is to examine the rhetorical efforts of President George W. Bush in defending his administration's warrantless wiretapping program. Specifically, the study attempts to determine the president's underlying motives when he defended the National Security Agency in a December 2005 radio address by applying Kenneth Burke's...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    “persuaded those who knew him that they had inaccurately assessed his significance” (Fisher 188). Edward C

  • 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.
    Abstract:
    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...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    THESIS OF Chelsea J. McLennan for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in

  • Resisting Society’s Influence: Selling Sex in Women’s Professional Sports

    Creator:
    Perry, Rodney C.
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    Title IX's passage into law in 1972 set women’s sports on a course toward gender equity with men's sports at the scholastic and collegiate levels, leading to a definitive growth in women’s professional leagues, corresponding athlete salaries, and athletic marketing and promotional prospects. However, disparities currently exist in the availability...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rodney C. Perry, Jr. for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Pragmatism and Pain: the Melioristic Rhetoric of Mirror Box Therapy

    Creator:
    Thompson, Anna F. B.
    Abstract:
    The phenomenon of phantom limb pain has been well documented for centuries, but little clinical work has been done to alleviate it. Physician and neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran began researching this condition nearly two decades ago, and has discovered a promising alternative treatment: mirror-box therapy. This therapy is not yet...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________________ Mark J. Porrovecchio The phenomenon of phantom limb pain has been well documented for

  • Fraternity Exit Process: A Look At Fraternity Members Moving Out of the Chapter House

    Creator:
    Later, William J.
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    The process of leaving a work organization is difficult. Leaving an organization that you are part of as a volunteer is just as difficult. In fraternities, upperclassmen members tend to move out one year before they graduate. This is a problem that can create a leadership gap in the chapter...
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    Masters Thesis
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        AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William J. Later for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Women and Workplace Competition : A Study of Horizontal Hostility

    Creator:
    Stone, Erin A.
    Abstract:
    Throughout society, many believe women are not succeeding professionally because of the institutional barriers created by men in the American workforce. However, women may be more competitive with other women than with men, especially when limited job positions are the goal. Competitiveness among women can be explained by a phenomenon...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    CONSENT DOCUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 APPENDIX C: INTERVIEW PROTOCOL

  • Forestry & Communication : A Coos Bay Case Study

    Creator:
    Livingstone, Tasha
    Abstract:
    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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    Masters Thesis
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    Bay Case Study Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Edward C

  • Applicability of Public Participation for the Finnish Forest and Park Service

    Creator:
    Loikkanen, Teppo T. J.
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    Under what circumstances and in what ways can public participation be utilized in managing Finland's national forests? In the first chapter, a framework for answering this question is set by analyzing Finnish legal, cultural, historical and political background. The frame defines the Finnish Forest and Park Service's (FPS) decision making...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project

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

    Creator:
    Hitchcock, Romi C.
    Abstract:
    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...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Apprehension in the Classroom. By Romi C. Hitchcock A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in