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A second look at Alexander Pope and Newtonian science

Creator:: Reid, Tim S.
Abstract:: "This Long Disease, My Life": Alexander Pope and the Sciences by Marjorie Nicolson and G.S. Rousseau has been the standard work on Alexander Pope and Newtonian science ever since it was published in 1968. Literary scholars and biographers continue to be swayed by its influence. Unfortunately, the work they so...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Arts in General Science presented on July 6, 1995. Title: A Second Look at Alexander Pope and

David Foster Wallace's communal middle ground

Creator:: Randlemon, Daniel E.
Abstract:: Throughout the course of this thesis, I argue that the prose of David Foster Wallace, specifically his posthumously published novel The Pale King, inhabits a middle ground between universal sincerity and the particularized authenticity of postmodern irony. I examine Lionel Trilling's definitions of sincerity and authenticity before moving toward an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : David Foster Wallace’s Communal Middle Ground Abstract approved

Instrumentation system for high speed data sampling of electrical machinery

Creator:: Brisbine, Glen Edward
Abstract:: The objective of this thesis is to develop criteria for a data acquisition system for electrical machinery capable of sampling a signal every 0.2 msec with a desired accuracy of 0.1%. The system to be measured includes both AC and DC voltage and current signals from several points. The main...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: acknowledge the patience shown and the willing assistance and advice given by Dr. G. C. Alexander during the

Translingual Science Communication: From Local Publications to the STEM Writing Classroom

Creator:: Werndli, Alexander J.
Abstract:: In order to assist WAC/WID practitioners and science writing faculty in incorporating translingual perspectives in disciplinary writing instruction, this study extends translingualism to language practice in the sciences by conducting a corpus study of Al-Awamia, a Moroccan agronomic journal. Mapping rhetorically significant changes across abstracts authored in English, French, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alexander J. Werndli

An autumn journey : time, place, and pattern in Henry David Thoreau's later work

Creator:: Dotterman, Anthony Matthew
Abstract:: This thesis situates a discussion of Thoreau's later natural history essays in the context of the author's other writings. Beginning with an examination of the writings of Thoreau's friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, this paper examines Thoreau's relation to and departure from Emerson's understanding of time, place, and pattern...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . and Pattern in Henry David Thoreau's Later Work. Abstract approved: David Robinson This thesis

"Otherwise I hear riffs and drones": Sound and Decoloniality in Contemporary Latinx Poetics

Creator:: Diaz-Hui, Alexander
Abstract:: This thesis examines Latinx poetry in relation to the September 11th attacks and the reconfigurations of racial structures and the American empire that followed, most notably through the Department of Homeland Security and their agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE politically characterizes immigrants as anti-American to perpetuate stereotypes against...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ).docx AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alexander Diaz-Hui for the degree of Master of Arts in

A provenance study of crypto-crystalline silicates at the Cooper's Ferry site : a geochemical approach

Creator:: Nyers, Alexander John
Abstract:: A provenance study of crypto-crystalline silicates was performed at the Cooper's Ferry archaeological site in west-central Idaho on the Columbia Plateau. In this research, the author used instrumental neutron activation analysis as well as portable x-ray fluorescence to examine and characterize the geochemistry of 300 geologic samples of crypto-crystalline silicates...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alexander John Nyers for

Immune responses of salmonids : a) Oral immunization against Flexibacter columnaris : b) Effects of combining antigens in parenterally administered polyvalent vaccines

Creator:: Ransom, David Peter
Abstract:: Juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) were orally immunized against the bacterium Flexibacter columnaris (formerly Chondrococcus columnaris), the causative agent of columnaris disease in fish, with a vaccine-food preparation containing formalin-killed cells. Fish immunized for 1, 2, 3, and 4 months were challenged with selected concentrations of F. columnaris by exposure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF DAVID PETER RANSOM for the

The fetish market and animal parts trade of Mali, West Africa : an ethnographic investigation into cultural use and significance

Creator:: Edwards, Ian B.
Abstract:: While much research has examined the intricate interactions associated with the harvesting of wild animals for human consumption, little work has been undertaken in attempting to understand the greater socio-cultural significance of such use. In addition, to properly understand such systems of interaction, an intimate knowledge is required with regard...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ian B. Edwards for the degree of

Biological activities of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex owyheei Cole, in central Oregon

Creator:: Willard, John Royal Alexander
Abstract:: The mound-building harvester ant, Pogonmyrmex owyheei Cole, (formerly included in the species occidentals) is widely distributed on the semi-arid rangeland east of the Cascade mountains in Oregon. Because of its seed foraging and vegetation clearing habits, this ant has been considered as a possible competitor with livestock and wildlife for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AgrIvITrEs 0F ttr8 HARVESTER ANt, PlqauluIEuEE q{rHEgI coLE, rN CENTRAL OREGoN by John Royal Alexander l

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A second look at Alexander Pope and Newtonian science

David Foster Wallace's communal middle ground

Instrumentation system for high speed data sampling of electrical machinery

Translingual Science Communication: From Local Publications to the STEM Writing Classroom

An autumn journey : time, place, and pattern in Henry David Thoreau's later work

"Otherwise I hear riffs and drones": Sound and Decoloniality in Contemporary Latinx Poetics

A provenance study of crypto-crystalline silicates at the Cooper's Ferry site : a geochemical approach

Immune responses of salmonids : a) Oral immunization against Flexibacter columnaris : b) Effects of combining antigens in parenterally administered polyvalent vaccines

The fetish market and animal parts trade of Mali, West Africa : an ethnographic investigation into cultural use and significance

Biological activities of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex owyheei Cole, in central Oregon

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