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  • Form Fits Content in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    Creator:
    Hogan, James Joseph
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    In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce used the form or structure of his language to connote a meaning which supported the content of the text. The elements of form he used most often were sentence and paragraph structure, punctuation, rhythm, and classical rhetorical schemes....
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    Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce used the form or structure of his language to connote a meaning which

  • Sweatlodge participation among Nez Perce women

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    Carman, Carol J.
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    This research was undertaken to examine the symbolism surrounding the sweatlodge and how it pertained to women in Native American cultures. After an extensive literature search I determined that there was little or no information concerning the use of the sweatlodge by women. The goal of the research was an...
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    , Dr. John Young. He provided the editorial skills necessary to make this thesis acceptable. Also I

  • Cultural differences and business interaction : an analysis of conflicts between Chinese and American ways of life

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    Chen, Yuejian, 1958-
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    This study uses an anthropological perspective to discuss the cultural differences between Chinese and Americans in business contexts. Through an analysis of case studies related by businesspersons involved in Sino-US trade, and by an analysis of literature on the subject, it describes how cultural differences contribute to the problems and...
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    Conflicts between Chinese and American ways of Life Abstract approved John A. Young This study uses an

  • Cultural evolution and small-scale farming

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    Caday, Peter P.
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    Small-scale farmers are defined under United States Department of Agriculture guidelines as those whose gross farm sales are less than $40,000. They are typically contrasted with mid-scale farmers whose gross sales are less than $100,000, and with large-scale farmers whose sales are more than $100,000. Arguments from cultural and historical...
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    Portrait from Polk County, Oregon, by Dr. John A. Young and Peter Caday, Department of Anthropology

  • Change in some aspects of Chinese core values, 1978-1988

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    Qi, Xiaoping
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    Great change has taken place in China during the past decade. As core values represent the most basic aspects of social life, change in some aspects of Chinese core values indicates that China is moving rapidly from being an agricultural society toward becoming a modern industrial society. China today can...
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    grateful thanks to Dr. John Young for his valuable guidance, suggestions, comments, criticisms and

  • The Effect of Affect: A Close Reading of LeBron James’ Athlete Activism

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    Campista, Joshua, I.
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    The purpose of this thesis is to argue that LeBron James’ expressions of activism are, in many ways, perceived as insincere, hypocritical or disingenuous to his followers on the social media platform Twitter. Using the theoretical framework of Affect Theory and Plutchik’s wheel of emotions, a close reading was conducted...
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    Reading of LeBron James’ Athlete Activism Abstract approved

  • Torn : A Cluster Analysis

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    Mulatero Ferrando, Oriana
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    Pornography remains one of the most controversial topics in our culture. Politicians, religious groups, and special interest organizations tend to focus on the ‘effects’ pornography has on those who consume it, and fear that pornography is a threat to public health. The general discourse surrounding pornography is that men produce...
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    Jacky St. James’ full-length film, Torn. Jacky St. James, a self-proclaimed feminist, is a writer and

  • Prepare Before You Say "I Do " : The Rhetorical Construction of Marriage in Premarital Counseling Programs

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    Young, Jun
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    The increasing prevalence of marital breakdown in the United States has been met by the proliferation of premarital counseling programs in professional counseling centers and churches. As increasing masses of couples turn to premarital counseling to prevent future interpersonal problems, and as communities and churches across the United States deem...
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    of marriage in premarital counseling programs AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jun Young for the

  • Confessing Our Sims: The construction of gender and sexuality among women ages 18-22 on MySpace

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    Papaleo, November R.
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    MySpace is a social network phenomenon with over 100 million profiles and a strong presence in over 24 countries. As digital media become more commonplace, social networks are becoming sites where women create and manage relationships and identities. This thesis is a study of how women ages 18-22 are constructing...
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    itself. ~James Verini MySpace Visiting MySpace, the social networking powerhouse, is a monthly

  • Generativity During Preretirement : Motivation and Actions of Pre-Retirees

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    Hatlen, Andrew James
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    This thesis examines the role of Erikson’s (1950) theory of generativity in facilitating knowledge transfer during the preretirement transition. McAdams and de St. Aubin’s (1992) updated framework for generativity is used as a theoretical foundation to explain motivation and actions during this period. Through the use of multiple-case studies, twenty-one...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Andrew James Hatlen for