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

Creator:: Duncan, Sara R.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: unflattering for their station, and so they did. The definition of organizational bias identified by Hart

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:: 4.8 Female-Male/Male-Male…………………………………….…………69 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix

Turning Back the Calendar: An Analysis of Main Street USA’s use of Nostalgia

Creator:: Cox, Travis L.
Abstract:: Main Street USA in Southern California’s Disneyland theme park is often described as nostalgic. However, previous research on this subject has failed to identify what elements actually make Main Street USA nostalgic as well as determine why Disney uses this nostalgia to influence park guests. In order to respond to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: nostalgic fantasies about their own past” (p. 229). These dual messages are circular because the

So You’re Hosting a Conference: A Conference Planning Guide, NACURH Adventures in Conference Undertakings and a Resource Handbook A Qualitative Investigation and Analysis of NACURH, Inc. Regional Conferences

Creator:: Cheung, Cameo M.
Abstract:: Each conference hosted by a NACURH, Inc. affiliated school publishes a conference wrap-up report detailing the conference hosting process and the conference itself. As a resource, these reports are intended for future conference staffs, to share the lessons learned by the last conference staff. They contain pointers to and evaluations...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

Creator:: Christian, Mary Ann
Abstract:: The Communication Decency Act became law in 1996 and was immediately challenged on Constitutional grounds. It was subsequently declared unconstitutional based on the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. Using Fantasy Theme Analysis, an analysis of the dramatic elements of the key players was accomplished. The dramatic elements of Overall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: employing a circular argument to prove their own theory. He states that "the logic proceeds: fantasy

Weaving Walt : A rhetorical exploration of narrative techniques within Walt: The Man Behind the Myth

Creator:: Seuser, Christina N.
Abstract:: The Disney Company is an inescapable force in American life that is often detached from the stigma of big business and instead viewed as something particularly valuable, the United States’ foremost storyteller. In addition to the stories that the Disney Company produces through its animated and live-action productions, there is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Theodore Dwight Weld's use of the judicial motif in American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses

Creator:: Trudeau, Justin Thomas
Abstract:: This thesis examines the rhetoric of Theodore Dwight Weld's American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses. Published anonymously in 1839, Weld's publication became the longest antislavery tract in American history. It left its mark on the abolitionist movement itself and future antislavery literary works most notably Uncle...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Why we worship the economy : a Burkean analysis of South Park's "Margaritaville"

Creator:: Holderness, William Robert
Abstract:: The television show South Park, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, is viewed by millions of people each week, regularly addresses a number of controversial issues and plays a major role in contemporary popular culture. Current academic research acknowledges Parker and Stone's willingness to attack the dominant views surrounding...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: that first aired in 1997 on the cable station Comedy Central. Today, in its 14th season, it remains

An Enthnobotanical Analysis of Basketry

Creator:: Fluharty, Suzanne M.
Abstract:: The focus of my thesis is ethnobotany which seeks to examine botanical resources and their context within particular cultures. My ethnographic research identifies and interprets the cultural processes woven into Oregon's coastal basketry through spirituality, environmental habitats, and utilized plant species. This is augmented with botanical research addressing the question...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Eleocharis patustris, #00-003 Epidermal Comparison Lab Chart 69 Equisetum hymafe, #01-017 rhizome Epidermal

The Blessingway : A Woman's Birth Ritual

Creator:: Biddle, Jeanette M.
Abstract:: This study examines participants' perceptions of the significant messages and meanings communicated to them through the ceremony of the Blessingway (a ritual titled after the Navajo Blessingway), a contemporary women's birth ritual performed by midwives. A narrative approach was used for data gathering based on Fisher's rationale that meaning emerges...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Discussion 69 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Interconnectivity 70 Care 73 Transformation 77 Power. 79

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

Language Differences between Women and Men and the Attribution of Leadership

Turning Back the Calendar: An Analysis of Main Street USA’s use of Nostalgia

So You’re Hosting a Conference: A Conference Planning Guide, NACURH Adventures in Conference Undertakings and a Resource Handbook A Qualitative Investigation and Analysis of NACURH, Inc. Regional Conferences

Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

Weaving Walt : A rhetorical exploration of narrative techniques within Walt: The Man Behind the Myth

Theodore Dwight Weld's use of the judicial motif in American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses

Why we worship the economy : a Burkean analysis of South Park's "Margaritaville"

An Enthnobotanical Analysis of Basketry

The Blessingway : A Woman's Birth Ritual

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