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A Descriptive Study of the History, Growth, Development and Value of Non-Academic Writing Groups in Salem, Oregon

Creator:: Fargo, Joyce E.
Abstract:: Writing groups are used regularly in the academic arena, but they are also used in the non-academic community. This paper is an exploration of the use of nonacademic writing groups in Salem, Oregon. In Chapter 2 I discuss the theory behind writing groups--what it is about writing and responding that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and value of non-academic writing groups in Salem, Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Joyce E

Iroquois of the Pacific Northwest fur trade : their archaeology and history

Creator:: Jameson, Jennifer E.
Abstract:: During the early 19th Century, the fur trade brought many Iroquois to the Pacific Northwest as working primarily as voyageurs for the North West Company. When the North West Company merged with the Hudson's Bay Company, the Iroquois employees merged as well. After retirement, some settled in the Willamette Valley...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: JamesonThesis AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jennifer E

The Oregon Trail Sesquicentennial as Interpreted by Museums on the Oregon Trail

Creator:: Fackler, Amy E.
Abstract:: This study describes and analyzes Oregon Trail related exhibits of eleven museums and two interpretive centers that are geographically located along the Oregon Trail from Baker City, Oregon to Portland, Oregon. The exhibits were featured at the facilities during the 1993 Oregon Trail Sesquicentennial, a celebration that was initiated and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS Amy E. Fackler for the degree of

The effects of the Mazama tephra-falls : a geoarchaeological approach

Creator:: Matz, Stephan E.
Abstract:: About 7,000 years ago two major tephra-falls blanketed the Pacific Northwest in volcanic ash. These two tephra-falls, identified as the Llao and climatic tephra-falls, were a part of the eruptive events that led up to the collapse of Mount Mazama to form Crater Lake in the southern Oregon Cascades. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Effects of the Mazama Tephra-Falls: A Geoarchaeological Approach by Stephan E. Matz A THESIS

The Identification of Early Prehistoric Settlement Patterns Along the Coast of Southwest Oregon : A Survey Based Upon Amateur Artifact Collections

Creator:: Pullen, Reginald John
Abstract:: Surveys of amateur artifact collections in southwest Oregon indicate that traditional settlement pattern models for this region may be in error. Based on the distribution of major styles of projectile points, at least two distinct periods of occupation are definable. The Early period is tentatively dated between 1000 B.C. and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Amateur Artifact Collections. Redacted for Privacy Abstract Approved: Richard E. Ross I Surveys of

The Schultz Fire: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on its History, Management, and Ecological Effects

Creator:: Ranseen, Susanne N.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the Schultz Fire as a case study to explain the complex history of fire suppression management in America’s forests, and to gain further understanding of how management practices have affected the increase in fire severity levels and how forests respond to such a disturbance. The thesis objectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Effects. Abstract approved: _________________________________________ Mark E. Harmon This thesis

The Takelma and their Athapascan kin : an ethnographic synthesis of southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Gray, Dennis J.
Abstract:: This study is a synthesis of the available ethnographic and relevant archaeological data pertaining to the Native American groups who formerly occupied the upper Rogue River drainage of southwestern Oregon. The information presented in this synthesis concerns the material, social and religious aspects of aboriginal life as practiced by the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the field notes of J. P. Harrington, Melville Jacobs and P. E. Goddard, adds to what has already

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
Full Text:: documentary is only truthful in that is represents an attitude of mind… (E)ven a plain statement of fact in

Kinship, environment and the Forest Service : homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:: Prior, Jan M.
Abstract:: The settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s, is examined through factors that may have influenced the success or failure, and length of residence of the homesteaders and later residents. Despite the rugged and isolated location, a small community...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: APPENDIX D AGE, BIRTHPLACE, RESIDENCE, AND YEAR DIED 224 APPENDIX E FAMILY AND OCCUPATION 235 APPENDIX F

Buddhist Theories of Karma and the Effect of Prosocial Behavior on Perceptions of Others

Creator:: Allen, Pamela M.
Abstract:: Psychological theory of social cognition and Buddhist philosophy of cognition suggest that people's actions should determine their impressions of future events. In psychology, several studies have shown that behavior can activate constructs and thereby influence one's perception. However, they do not address prosocial behavior, a specific concern of Buddhist philosophy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .........................................................................................124 E. Hypothetical Research Findings Used in Experiment 2................................125

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A Descriptive Study of the History, Growth, Development and Value of Non-Academic Writing Groups in Salem, Oregon

Iroquois of the Pacific Northwest fur trade : their archaeology and history

The Oregon Trail Sesquicentennial as Interpreted by Museums on the Oregon Trail

The effects of the Mazama tephra-falls : a geoarchaeological approach

The Identification of Early Prehistoric Settlement Patterns Along the Coast of Southwest Oregon : A Survey Based Upon Amateur Artifact Collections

The Schultz Fire: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on its History, Management, and Ecological Effects

The Takelma and their Athapascan kin : an ethnographic synthesis of southwestern Oregon

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

Kinship, environment and the Forest Service : homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Buddhist Theories of Karma and the Effect of Prosocial Behavior on Perceptions of Others

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