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  • Texting and driving : how the media shapes attitudes, behaviors, and information-seeking strategies

    Creator:
    Saracco, Stephanie
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    According to the Center for Disease Control, 7-in-10 people use their smartphones while driving. This includes behaviors such as sending or reading text messages or emails, taking photos, or using social media. Despite its prevalence amongst drivers, using one’s phone while driving is considered one of the worst types of...
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ Colin R. Hesse According to the

  • East Meets East: Cross-Cultural Communication between Japanese Managers and Thai Subordinates

    Creator:
    Mekratri, Yaowarej
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    This research mainly examines the superior-subordinate relationship between Japanese managers and Thai subordinates working in joint ventures in Thailand, especially the management style of the Japanese and the reactions of the Thais, Cultural adaptation of Japanese expatriates and Thai subordinates is also explored. Through this study, we gain better understanding...
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    between Japanese Managers and Thai Subordinates. Abstract approved: ancy R. Rosenberger This research

  • Bowling Together: The Making of a Documentary

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    Campbell, Casey R.
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    In an attempt to better understand documentary theory and production, I created Bowling Together; a documentary recounting the experiences of one bowling team and looking at the relationship between participation in bowling leagues and civil society. This thesis provided me a first-hand experience at producing a documentary, allowing me to...
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    ABSTRACT OF "i ik THESIS OF Casey R. Campbell for the degree of Master or Arts in Interdisciplinary

  • Tweets that Unite? An Exploring the Establishment of First Lady Identity Through Twitter

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    Kolozsvari, Brooke R.
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    American first ladies have long used the media to promote their image. Michelle Obama, the first lady of the @FLOTUS Twitter account, used this government controlled platform to communicate, campaign and bring attention to important White House events. Using Chang Wan Woo et al. rhetorical purpose(s), this study conducts a...
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    Identity Through Twitter AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brooke R. Kolozsvari for the degree of Master of

  • Transforming sectionalism to unity through narrative in John Brown Gordon's "The last days of the Confederacy"

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    Acklin, David R.
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    John Brown Gordon was committed to the mission of national reconciliation. He knew that the South would have to embrace the North to repair the devastation of the Civil War. Driven by dedication to public service after the war, he worked through his positions in governmental offices to help the...
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    John Brown Gordon's "The Last Days of the Confederacy." AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David R. Acklin

  • Disputant storytelling in divorce mediation

    Creator:
    Hansen, Alan R.
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    This paper investigates the nature of disputants' stories within the context of divorce mediation. Tapes and transcripts of actual mediation sessions from three different sources are scrutinized, utilizing a modified form of conversation analysis known as ethnography of speaking. Several themes emerge from this analysis of disputants' stories: the functions...
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    conclusions which they drew from the results differed dramatically. Cobb and Rifkin (1991) described their

  • ‘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

  • Metaphor and Bias : An In-Depth Look at CNN and Fox News Channel

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    Duncan, Sara R.
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    This study links together two very complicated, but very important subjects: media bias and metaphor. More specifically, this study investigates whether or not examining a media outlet's use of metaphor is an effective methodology for investigating media bias. Using cluster analysis, I identified the source metaphors most commonly used on...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sara R. Duncan for the

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

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    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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    research, narratives and interviews. These perspectives drew attention to some reasons why Americans

  • An Examination of the Equilibrium Theory of Intimacy in Dyadic Interactions

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    Almuaybid, Ameer J.
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    Videotapes of 90 dyadic interactions from Sommer and Bernieri (2015) were examined to assess verbal and nonverbal intimacy. Verbal intimacy (self-disclosing statements) and nonverbal intimacy behaviors (face gaze, distance, body orientation, and forward lean) were coded in every interaction. It was hypothesized that verbal intimacy (self-disclosure) would increase over time...
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