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  • Inside, Outside : Light and Dark

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    Knotts, L. William
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    In a story of his life Les reflects on what he has gained and what he has lost while seeking success in the moving and shifting of military and academic life through homes and schools all over the United States. He describes himself as between races, languages, and cultures.
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    THESIS OF L. William Knotts for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, in the co

  • Resisting Society’s Influence: Selling Sex in Women’s Professional Sports

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    Perry, Rodney C.
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    Title IX's passage into law in 1972 set women’s sports on a course toward gender equity with men's sports at the scholastic and collegiate levels, leading to a definitive growth in women’s professional leagues, corresponding athlete salaries, and athletic marketing and promotional prospects. However, disparities currently exist in the availability...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rodney C. Perry, Jr. for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • The natural history of public works development

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    Robertson, Robert A.
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    A case study of the Eugene Water and Electric Board's planning for the Minto Hydroelectric is examined in terms of social movement theory. It is hypothesized that public works projects have a significant likeness to a social movement and they conform in their essential ingredients to social movement explanations. The...
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    : The Natural History of Public Works Development Abstract approved: Thomas C. -Ho A case study of the

  • Of dragons, palaces, and gods : a mormon perspective on C. S. Lewis

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    Garrett, Christopher Edward
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    During his lifetime C. S. Lewis chose to speak to Christians in plain and simple language that they could understand. Lewis taught and defended truths that he felt were discernible through reason. Morality, free will, and the divinity of Jesus Christ were fundamental to his core beliefs and teachings. His...
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    , Provo, Utah, Dec. 5, 1998. 4 Kimball, William Clayton. "The Christian Commitment: C. S. Lewis and the

  • An Assessment and Comparison of Resources and Services Available in Men's and Women's State Prison Libraries

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    Glenn, Judith A.
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    The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in the resources and library services in men's and women's state prison facility libraries, and to determine to what extent the librarians who administer services to inmates in prisons believe the resources available are adequate in giving...
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    me during this study. To Dr. William Jenne, my major advisor who gave much of his time as well as

  • The Willamette River greenway : environmental and attitudinal considerations

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    Honey, William D.
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    The Willamette River Basin, Oregon, viewed in terms of a cultural-ecological system, has been subject to three phases of cultural development: hunting and gathering, agrarian, and industrial-urban. Each population base has employed a technology to exploit the environment to the extent that its patterns of culture would allow. This technology...
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  • A Rhetorical Analysis of William Wilberforce's First Official Proposal for the Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade

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    Zach, Anne M.
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    The abolition of the Atlantic slave trade was a long struggle in British Parliament between the slave trade defenders and the abolitionists. The Act of 1807 officially abolished the Atlantic slave trade, eighteen years after the initial abolition proposal to Parliament. William Wilberforce was a member of a committee that...
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    A rhetorical analysis of William Wilberforce's first

  • The Works Progress Administration in Oregon : An Administrative Overview

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    Butcher, Karyle S.
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    The depression of the 1930s had an early effect on the state of Oregon. A decline in timber and agricultural production resulted in severe unemployment in the late 1920s. State and local charitable organizations attempted to care for the unemployed but they did not have the financial resources to do...
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    for Privacy William Robbins The depression of the 1930s had an early effect on the state of Oregon. A

  • Alaska Native Education : Sheldon Jackson to Paul Jensen 1884-1984

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    Martain, Jacqueline
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    This thesis will look at Paul Jensen while he was an education professor at Western Oregon State College in Monmouth, Oregon, and his role in Alaska Native education while working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Dr. Jensen's work coincided with the last twenty-five years of Bureau of Indian Affairs...
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    JENSEN, 1884-1984. Abstract approved: ____________________________ William G. Robbins

  • Efficiency in Oregon's commercial salmon fisheries : a historical perspective

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    Hatley, Thomas Alfred
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    Historic changes that have taken place on Oregon's commercial salmon fisheries are described in terms of their effects on the efficiency of fishermen. This historical analysis provides a background for comparative efficiency studies of Columbia River gillnetters and ocean trollers with the objective of determining which harvester group was more...
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    for Privacy' Professor Thomas C. 'Fogg Historic changes that have taken place on Oregon's commercial

  • Whale Cove (35LNC60) : an archaeological investigation on the central Oregon coast

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    Rogers, Ann Bennett
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    The Whale Cove Site, 35LNC60, is a shell midden, showing occupations from 3010 B.P. to 330 B.P., spanning the Early and Late Littoral Periods. Analysis of mammalian faunal remains, bone and antler tools, lithics and discriptions of recovered shellfish artifacts allows for chronological refinement of the previously mentioned archeologically defined...
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    the central Oregon coast AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ann C. Bennett for the degree of Master of

  • An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Current Pesticide Management Practices in the Caribbean Region

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    Gray, Nancy L.
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    This study examined the existence and effectiveness of current pesticide management programs in the Caribbean region. A questionnaire was developed to assess the current pesticide managment programs in the Caribbean region and to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the existing education and training programs, governmental policies, and other resources....
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    integral part of the completion of this study and for that, I am very grateful. Dr. William Anderman

  • The rhetorical dynamics of culture : an interdisciplinary approach to a synthesis between rhetoric and culture

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    Tobey, Toni K.
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    The frame of reference for understanding the rhetorical significance of cultural acts lies in the identification and explication of the diversity of theories which encompass sociological and anthropological definitions of culture. The paradigms presented in this thesis range from unilinear evolution, biological and environmental determinism, materialism, historical ethnology and reductionism...
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    fortunate to have obtained the services of Dr. William F. Strong as my graduate committee chairperson. He

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

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    Christian, Mary Ann
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    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...
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    Conflicts over Speech and Pornography Abstract APprovedu.'~. -_---Sii""":SS9;::a------------ William M

  • Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980

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    Finley, Carmel
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    Approximately $1 billion a year is spent on salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Spending has escalated, yet the number of wild runs placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act has increased, creating social and political controversy. For more than 100 years, salmon management in the Pacific Northwest has...
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    presented on June 6, 2000. Title: Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980. Abstract approved: William G

  • A case study of organizational culture in a sawmill

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    Chaney, Brian K.
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    The purpose of this study was to describe the level to which a target work culture based on core organizational values was shared in one lumber manufacturing plant. The organization under study perceived that their culture was a source of competitive advantage and was key to their success in safety,...
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    . Abstract approved: William M. Keit The purpose of this study was to describe the level to which a target

  • Stoicism, Enkrasia, and Happiness

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    Bowman, John L.
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    Cicero wrote in Tusculan Disputations that we are born with the seeds of virtue which, if allowed to ripen, would lead us to a happy life (Cicero 227). However, as things are, we find ourselves in a world of "iniquity among a medley of wrong beliefs" that inhibits the ripening...
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      William L. Uzgalis         Cicero wrote in Tusculan Disputations that we are born with the seeds of

  • American ideology and the atomic bomb

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    Swartz, Scott E.
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    On August 6, 1945 the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later another atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, Japan. The events that led up to the United States' decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japanese...
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    Atomic Bomb. Abstract approved William M. Keith On August 6, 1945 the United States of America

  • Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion

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    Tatom, Simon K.
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    My thesis, entitled "Fantastic Histories: How Malory's Morte Darthur Influenced Tolkien's The Silmarillion," argues that J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion shares distinct similarities in style and content with Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur, primarily in the lack of detail in the descriptions of characters and events, as each attempts to create a...
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    replaced by an interest in more historical works, such as those by Sir Walter Scott. William Morris can

  • Treaty past, treaty present : an interdisciplinary analysis of the Pacific Salmon Treaty through examination of the values, culture and political structures that provide definition

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    Evans, Paul L.
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    The Pacific Salmon Treaty was established by Canada and the United States to secure sustainability of salmon harvests within the Pacific Northwest. Renewed in June 1999, the treaty functions to legitimize and empower the Pacific Salmon Commission as the agent of fishery sustainability. The Pacific Salmon Commission serves as a...
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    Provide Definition. Abstract approved: William M. Lunch The Pacific Salmon Treaty was established by

  • Mayan Bilinguality and Cultural Change in Ancient and Contemporary Mesoamerica

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    Smith, William Hoyt
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    The importance of language and bilinguality in the development, perpetuation, and "degeneration" or change of culture is a central theme throughout this treatise. Original pictorial representations of Mayan hieroglyphic sculpture are included as examples, and represent artistic styles and language variations of written Cholan and Yucatec. Modern Cholan and Yucatecan...
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    contemporary Mesoamerica AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William H. Smith for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Fraternity Exit Process: A Look At Fraternity Members Moving Out of the Chapter House

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    Later, William J.
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    The process of leaving a work organization is difficult. Leaving an organization that you are part of as a volunteer is just as difficult. In fraternities, upperclassmen members tend to move out one year before they graduate. This is a problem that can create a leadership gap in the chapter...
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        AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William J. Later for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

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    Possiel, William John
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    The dramatic upsurge of contract-supported archaeological activity, generated by legislative action, has precipitated an increase in information about Oregon's prehistoric peoples. This information, however, has not been presented in a format which can be easily understood by the general public. This study presents an account of early peoples in Oregon,...
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    environment : an interpretive approach AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William John Possiel for the degree of

  • The Development of Astronomy in the United States Prior to 1900

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    Harburg, William A.
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    From the earliest English colonization to the present day, there has been interest in astronomy in this country. The purpose of this thesis is to show how the science of astronomy developed in America from the earliest observations by educated colonists using imported instruments and publishing in European journals, to...
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    to 1900 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William A. Harburg for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Situational pressure, racial stereotypes, and conformity in laboratory aggression

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    Brant, William David
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    This investigation was designed to assess the effects of a victim's race and stereotypical characteristics on another subject's willingness to administer punishment within the context of a teacher-learner paradigm. In addition, this study sought to empirically test the validity of the social-psychological theory that states that theories of social behavior...
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    in laboratory aggression AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William David Brant for the degree of Master

  • FUBAR: A Narrative Analysis of War Remains

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    Williams, Clay R.
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    The virtual reality (VR) experience War Remains created by Dan Carlin claims that it is an immersive memory in attempt to give its audience the “tiniest taste of” what-it-was-like to experience a WWI battle (Carlin, 2020). This claim aligns with the growing belief that VR can be the ultimate empathy...
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    to transpose oneself into the feelings of a fictitious character; (c) empathetic concern, referring

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

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    Holderness, William Robert
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    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...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William Robert Holderness for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • The Way In: Interviews with Evangelical Christians

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    Williams, B. Patrick
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    The purpose of this study is to examine the most significant reasons evangelical Christian faith is compelling to its adherents. Through the interviews of nineteen Evangelical Christians, it becomes clear that evangelicals see the Bible and Christian theology in a literal and factual way. Thus, contrary to some strains of...
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    on September 10, 2002 APPROVED: Major Pofessor, r Member, representing English C$nmittee Member

  • Sex stereotypes in Thai elementary school textbooks

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    Pobsook, Thanitthar
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    This study analyzed Thai textbooks as a dimension of research on sex-role stereotypes in Thailand. One hundred and sixty-two stories in Thai elementary school textbooks were investigated, using both quantitative and qualitative methods of content analysis. This study was a modified replication of Britton and Lumpkin's study (1977) and partly...
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    approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. Charles C. 191hgford This study analyzed Thai textbooks as a dimension

  • The Consequences of Infelicity : The Effects of Unhappiness on Biological and Social Evolution

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    Martinez, Jorge R.
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    In social and biological evolution, infelicity can operate as a driving motor to force change. In this essay, for life other than human, infelicity is equated with physical unfitness to compete for the resources of a specific niche. For humanity it is defined as the result of an incongruity between...
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    Unhappiness on Biological and Social Evolution Abstract approved: Glen C. Dealy In social and biological

  • The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

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    Starr, Karen J.
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    Altitudinal variations in upland regions of the earth create variable climatic zones and conditions. Plant and animal communities must adapt to these conditions, and when they reach their tolerance limits for environmental conditions at the upper levels of a zone, they cease to exist in the environment. Humans also utilize...
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    Dr. Thomas C. Hogg, William D. Honey, Barry B. Frost, and my colleagues at the Oregon State

  • Individual Society and Adaptation in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony--1650

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    Hagerty, Dorothy Dean
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    The research examines the reasons for and value of both deliberate and amorphous mutual-aid societies that influenced the life and success of an individual who lived in seventeenth-century Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Information is developed to allow a contextual comparison of life in both areas. The mutual-aid...
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    , AND THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY - 1650 Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: v v Thomas C. Hogg

  • Public Participation in Urban Policy – Solution Papers Founded on Objectivity and Mutual Respectfulness

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    Zarins, Eriks
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    In recent times, public policy debates in the United States have been very contentious and dysfunctional. To help improve this situation, a multi-discipline research effort was conducted to look at "solution papers" as a form of public participation. Specifically, the roles of objectivity and mutual respectfulness were under consideration. Foundational...
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    : Robert C. Sahr In recent times, public policy debates in the United States have been very

  • Transactional analysis applied to a community development issue

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    Manolescu, Kathleen M.
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    Barth's theory of transactional analysis is applied to the community of Tiller, Oregon and its reaction to a development proposal. Community behavior patterns vis-a-vis the development proposal are examined from a processual point of view to determine how these patterns are generated. The community's history and contemporary situation are described....
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    COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ISSUE Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Thomas C. Hogg Lri Barth's theory of

  • Schulenburg's Tsimshian Grammar

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    Schulenburg, Albrecht Conon, Graf von der, 1865-1902 and Flaherty, Virginia C.
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    TSIMSHIAN GRAMMAR Abstract approved Redacted for Privacy' Walt C. Kraft Part One, "The Grammar" of A. C

  • Differences Between Public Attention and Understanding of School Budget Formats Published in Newspapers

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    Mason, Sue Cockeram
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    This thesis study attempts to differentiate between attention and understanding as separate phases of communication theory. To do this, additional analysis was made of data already gathered from a random sample of Oregonians by the Survey Research Center at Oregon State University. An additional objective was to determine the role...
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    , Harold C. Dorn, for help and encouragement with this project. I appreciate, too, the cooperation shown

  • Desegregation, integration and the charter of Portland Public Schools

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    Doyle, Judith Helene
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    Portland Public School District and in particular Jefferson High School are examined in a functionalist framework to determine the extent to which they meet community needs. B. Malinowski's functionalist theory is employed to analyze desegregation and integration policies and actions of the Portland Public School District and Jefferson High School,...
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    OF PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS Abstract approved: -,r cct-a _el Thomas C. Hogg Portland Public School

  • Governmental policies and the preservation and display of Native American cultural resources in the middle Columbia Basin

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    Michael, Elva Olson
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    Prior to advent of Europeans in the Pacific Northwest, the Middle Columbia River Basin was the location of highly developed native cultures. For centuries it was the center of very important native trade networks that extended over western North America and a site of important intertribal rituals relating to renewal...
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    approved: Thomas C. Hogg , " Prior to advent of Europeans in the Pacific Northwest, the Middle Columbia

  • Cultural integrity and marginality along the South Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho

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    Rebillet, S. J.
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    This work examines the varied populations which have inhabited the South Fork region from prehistoric times to the present. It disclosed that even though almost no archaeology has been done in the area, data from contiguous regions suggest that persistent and careful archaeological investigation should reveal valuable and informative sites...
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    Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. Thomas C. Hogg t This work examines the varied populations

  • County responses to Goal 5 of LCDC planning goals and guidelines

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    Short, Sharyl Elaine
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    Recent national and state legislation reflect a growing awareness of the need for comprehensive cultural resource management programs. Various pieces of federal legislation and Oregon's Senate Bill 100 demonstrate a willingness of governments to provide for such programs. The administration of local land use issues at the state government level...
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    Privacy Thomas C. Hogg Recent national and state legislation reflect a growing awareness of the need for

  • Community planning and adaptation : a case study at Corvallis, Oregon

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    Eshbaugh, Dorothy L.
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    Three kkeeyy variables are examined to determine their influence on the process of community planning at Corvallis, Oregon. These are (1) the setting of priorities, (2) organization and (3) external reference. Interactions of goals program participants were recorded as the community responded to comply with Oregon Senate Bill #100's requirement...
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    Thomas C. Hogg Three keykey variables are examined to determine their influence on the process of

  • "Pushing for the Highline" : The Diffusion of Innovations in the Oregon Otter Trawl Fishery

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    Stephenson, Garry Owen
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    Implementation of. the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 affords opportunities for fishery expansion and economic development in the Oregon otter trawl fishery. The changes stimulated by the Act should occur, according to social science theorists, by the diffusion of innovations from innovative fishermen to less innovative fishermen, with...
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    extended to the remainder of my committee- - William Appleman Williams, Bruce Rettig and Stanley Shively

  • Public policy competition in water resource planning : a case study of Days Creek Dam

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    Bartel, Marvin I.
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    The Corps of Engineers is in a position to dominate the formulation and implementation of public policy at a given local level. The position is based on the Corps' capability to influence the decision-making process through the exercise of force by means of eminent domain procedures, the assumption and demonstration...
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    the degree of Master of Arts June 1976 APPROVED: Redacted for privacy Thomas C. Hogg, Professor

  • Factors in the Selection of Home Birth : A Comparative Study of Birthing Alternatives in Western Oregon

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    Fuhr-Dunn, Susan D.
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    Increasing demand for home birth has created an upheaval in the American medical profession and, is a controversial political and legal issue as well. This research, utilizing ethnographic, historical, and survey data analyzes contemporary home birth. A review of the so called "medicalization" of childbirth is presented noting that the...
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    of Birthing Alternatives in Western Oregon Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. Thomas C

  • A Comparative Study of the Relation Among Religion, Development and Population Policy in Three Muslim Countries : Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia

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    Rihani, Ina Lee
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    This is an interdisciplinary study combining the areas of Sociology, Religious Studies, and Adult and Community Education. Drawing from these disciplines, an investigation was made into the religious and socio-economic variables of development and their relation to family planning policies in the Muslim world. The primary focus in this study...
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    , and Tunisia Abstract Approved: Redacted for Privacy Charles C VLangford This is an interdisciplinary

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

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    Allen, Pamela M.
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    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...
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    the Effect of Prosocial Behavior on Perceptions of Others Abstract approved: Alan C

  • Women combatants in the United States Navy : a victory for equal opportunity

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    Rosenberg, Holly A.
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    The issue of Navy women in combat has been widely discussed since women first served during World War I. In this paper I intend to present the political, philosophical, and historical reasoning behind the changing of the regulations to allow women in combat. History shows that the Navy has faced...
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    Opportunity Abstract approved : William Lunch ifford Trow Courtney Campbell The issue of Navy women

  • Exploration of Japanese women's patterns of educational attainment : the effect of gender of siblings

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    Michinobu, Toshiyuki
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    Guided by the emerging interest in gender of siblings as one important sociological component in American family studies, the major objective of this study was to examine the effect of sex composition of siblings on women's levels of educational attainment in the Japanese setting. The present study hypothesized that the...
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    guidance of the members of my committee, Dr. William Jenne and Dr. Nancy Rosenberger and the graduate

  • For the Purpose of Power: An Analysis of George W. Bush’s Warrantless Wiretapping Address

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    Owens, Michael V.
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    The purpose of this study is to examine the rhetorical efforts of President George W. Bush in defending his administration's warrantless wiretapping program. Specifically, the study attempts to determine the president's underlying motives when he defended the National Security Agency in a December 2005 radio address by applying Kenneth Burke's...
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    “persuaded those who knew him that they had inaccurately assessed his significance” (Fisher 188). Edward C

  • Oral histories concerning early electric lighting in Oregon communities

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    Hardy, Channing C.
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    One of the greatest technological breakthroughs of humanity was the ability to construct a device and eventually a system which would provide a more efficient, safe, clean, convenient and relatively inexpensive form of illumination than ever used previously electric light. The introduction of this new technology into Oregon communities in...
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    Oregon Communities AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Channing C. Hardy for the degree of Master of Arts in