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Language Differences between Women and Men and the Attribution of Leadership

Creator:: Dunsworth, Sabrina J.
Abstract:: This research addresses the perception of leadership attributes in light of evaluator and target gender. It specifically investigates whether there is a difference in language usage when the evaluator is female versus when the evaluator is male. Two studies were conducted. A pre-test used instrumental development drawing from studies conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ____________________________________________________________________ Michael L. Beachley This research addresses the perception of leadership attributes in light

An examination of terminal and instrumental values of selected Oregon State University students majoring in speech communication

Creator:: Maier, Pamela M.
Abstract:: This study investigated terminal and instrumental value priorities of students in various majors within an academic department. The investigator tested a sample of 99 volunteers of both sexes from several classes in the department of Speech Communication at a major land grant university by use of the Rokeach Value Survey....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Majoring in Speech Communication Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Michael Beachley This study

The Effects of "Canned Laughter" on Children's Perceptions of Television Violence

Creator:: Hinz, Bonny V.
Abstract:: The interest in the effects of television violence on children has resulted in thousands of studies over the last 20 years. Previous research on laughter has generated many laughter theories and several studies show that laughter may influence mirth expressions and funniness ratings of material. The purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980

Creator:: Finley, Carmel
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: presented on June 6, 2000. Title: Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980. Abstract approved: William G

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
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jonathan Michael Smith for

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

Creator:: Owens, Michael V.
Abstract:: 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
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael V. Owens, Jr., for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary

A comparative study of two methods for measuring attenuation values of personal hearing protection devices

Creator:: Martin, Larry G.
Abstract:: Noise induced hearing loss is a subject of growing concern. Over the past 15 years, several well-documented studies have been completed which express the relationships between industrial noise exposure and damage to normal and pathological ears. This research has provided knowledge of considerable importance to developing successful hearing conservation programs....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: attenuation values of personal hearing protection devices AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Larry G. Martin for

Pragmatic humanism : through the eyes of Egypt

Creator:: O'Brien, Matthew Steven
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to analyze the events that occurred throughout the Egyptian Revolution from January 2010 to February 2010 through pragmatic humanism. Tweets will be looked at from the book Tweets from Tahrir to show how the process unfolded. Building on the previous research, the tweets will...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: particularly interesting case study 15 is Azerbaijan, which failed to democratize. Michael McFaul

“Avoidable Suffering” : Analyzing Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts

Creator:: Goodman, Rebecca M.
Abstract:: Recent scientific studies show that framing climate change as a health issue rather than an environmental issue were more persuasive with American audience members (Maibach et. al., 2010; Maibach et. al. 2014). Also in 2014, a survey on respiratory healthcare providers and found that a large percentage believed that climate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Dr. Mark Moore, Dr. Michael Nelson, and Dr. Kevin Boston. I am grateful for their time and

Worldminded Attitudes of Japanese College Students in Japan and in the United States

Creator:: Ishida, Etsuko
Abstract:: This study focused on the worldminded attitudes of Japanese college students in Japan and in the United States. The effects of studying abroad and the change in attitudes between Japanese college male students and female students were examined in terms of worldmindedness, which is defined as a frame of reference,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Crisp, Dr. Stanley Shively, Dr. James Folts and Dr. Michael Scanlan for their support and time they

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Language Differences between Women and Men and the Attribution of Leadership

An examination of terminal and instrumental values of selected Oregon State University students majoring in speech communication

The Effects of "Canned Laughter" on Children's Perceptions of Television Violence

Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980

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

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

A comparative study of two methods for measuring attenuation values of personal hearing protection devices

Pragmatic humanism : through the eyes of Egypt

“Avoidable Suffering” : Analyzing Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts

Worldminded Attitudes of Japanese College Students in Japan and in the United States

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