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  • Sound and death in John Haines's poetry

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    Noble, Darren L.
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    Poet John Haines is best known for his first book of poetry, Winter News, which was published in 1966. The book contains poems about the Alaskan landscape that surrounded Haines during his many years of living in Richardson, Alaska. The recurring motifs in his poems include hunting, trapping, the Arctic...
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    John Haines's Poetry. Kerry D. Ahearn Poet John Haines is best known for his first book of poetry

  • John Turberville Needham (1713-1781) and eighteenth century theories of generation

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    Benson, Keith Rodney
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    There were two viable theories of generation, preformation and epigenesis, existing in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Due to their irreconcilable nature, they were often at loggerheads during this time interval. The status of these generation theories can be effectively understood in terms of Thomas Kuhn's conception of preparadigm science....
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    John Turberville Needhuam (1713-1781) and eighteenth

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

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    Willard, John Royal Alexander
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    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...
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    A}I ABSTNACT OF TBE THESIS OE' John Roval Alq4aqder t

  • The influence on Manchu women of changes in social institutions and the sinification of Manchu Society

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    Fang, Jin-cai
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    Gender relations as well as the social situation of Manchu women have long been ignored in studies of the cultural evolution of the Manchu. By setting the discussion of Manchu women in the context of cultural adaptation, this study reintroduces gender and women's problems into the research on the Manchu...
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    Women of Changes in Social Institutions and the Siniflcation of Manchu Society. Abstract approved: John

  • George Bernard Shaw's "Big Three" : an althusserian reading of Man and Superman, John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara

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    Kramer, Johanna I.
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    Traditional readings of George Bernard Shaw's texts suggest that he is not a pure Marxist socialist because of the spiritual and nationalist aspects of his vision. This thesis attempts to confront Shaw's politics in order to demonstrate that he indeed offers a viable socialist program. Overlaying his socialism with Louis...
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    ": An Althusserian Reading of Man and Superman. John Bull's Other Island, and Major Barbara. Abstract

  • Public Proof : Science Communication, Weak Theory, and the Nonrational

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    Snyder, Wesley M.
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    A 2014 Pew Research poll revealed large gaps between public opinion and scientific opinion over environmental and biomedical issues (Funk and Rainie). Similarly, a number of recent popular books have described a growing public mistrust in scientific expertise (Mooney; Storr; Specter). Why is it, then, that so much of the...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Ehren H. Pflugfelder

  • An informed and ignorant readership : the contradictions of creative nonfiction

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    Rush, Lani
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    Creative nonfiction is a genre replete with contradictions--the name itself shows that: nonfiction writing is true and factual, but creative writing is imaginative and inventive. Because of fundamental contradictions like this, there is no standardized or even most common definition of the genre. This creates confusion for both critics and...
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    metaphorical memoir Lying; and third, John D’Agata’s efforts to push back against growing dogmatism in

  • Factors influencing the use of complementary and alternative medicine by Korean American women

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    Skidmore, Jennifer M.
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    This study examines the utilization of health care by Korean American women in Pierce County, Washington. Pierce County, with its large population of Asian Americans, offers a variety of health care options, everything from biomedicine to acupuncture and herbal remedies. Regarding the multitude of options available, I asked the question...
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    . Abstract approved: ----------,--------+--+-+------------- l,, John Young This study examines the

  • An analysis of social relationships at a development site in Kenya

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    Burke, Deborah A.
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    Both development and post-structuralist anthropologists have critiqued development. Development anthropologists are concerned that development does not take adequate account of the social and cultural factors of developing nations, while post structuralists question the ontology of development and assert that domination over developing nations is inherent in the concept of development....
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    Relationships at a Development Site in Kenya. Abstract approved: John Young Both development and post

  • Ecotourism, poverty, and conservation in Prek Toal, Cambodia

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    Conway, Kathryn
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    In Prek Toal, a poor subsistence fishing village on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake, the conservation organization Osmose is using ecotourism revenues to finance poverty intervention programs and promote conservation in a threatened ecosystem. This thesis examines local perceptions of tourism as a measure of Osmose’s success. Limited awareness of tourism...
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    , Cambodia. Abstract approved: _________________________________________________ John A. Young