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Some aspects of Western religious thought and man's use of land

Creator:: Bryant, Robert Edman
Abstract:: This study examines a limited number of selected themes in Judeo-Christian, or Western, religious thought and their implications for man's use of land, with the objective of discovering the influence of Western religion on attitudes toward nature and land. Five themes are examined: dominion of man; stewardship; contempt for, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Ronald O.'Clarke, Professor of Religious Studies This study

A Comparison of Client Follow-up and Selected Components of Weight Control Programs Managed by Dietitians and Nondietitians in Oregon

Creator:: Leland, Ronald Wayne
Abstract:: Obesity affects one out of every four Americans and represents a serious health hazard in the United States. Serious chronic diseases associated with obesity include heart disease, cancer, and adult-onset diabetes mellitus. There has been a rapid expansion in the number of weight control centers since the 1970s, yet there...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Ronald Wayne Leland for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Exercise

Erotic Capital and Women’s Online Sexual Marketing

Creator:: Perkins, Abby M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this paper was to discuss the theory of erotic capital proposed by Catherine Hakim and how this theory affects online advertising done by sex workers. Through analyzing 29 different pages relating to the commercial sex industry, I observed how sexual capital is utilized in marketing strategies and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Professors Melissa Cheyney and Ronald Mize, as well as my graduate representative Janet Nishihara, I cannot

From sister to sister to woman : the role of sororities in the social transmission of gender

Creator:: Gilmore, Jennifer
Abstract:: Sororities play an important role in the process by which sorority women become gendered by influencing members' ideas about what it means to be a woman. Women and men become gendered through regular social interaction with other women and men, and sororities have a particularly strong impact on their members...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Brenda Ueland : Early Feminist and Writing Theorist

Creator:: Firmin, Mary Ann
Abstract:: Brenda Ueland is a writer whose most noted work is a book which explains her theory about how to write. She also published an autobiography and a co11ection of essays as well as achieving some notoriety as a magazine writer to the twenties and thirties. Ueland's writing theory is based...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Tragedy at Sandy Hook and the National Rifle Association's Propaganda Response

Creator:: Gundlach, Andrew
Abstract:: This research examines the response from the National Rifle Association (NRA) to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Specifically, the research seeks to conclude whether the NRA engaged in propaganda, and if so, what the ethical implications of such use are. Using literature from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for the presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole, and George H.W. Bush

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Creator:: Read, Richard Thomas
Abstract:: In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Press, 1964); Kenneth S. Lynn, ed., The Professions in America (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965). 3

Inter-test Comparison of Three Preschool Language Tests : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R

Creator:: Hansen, Laura S.
Abstract:: Thirty preschoolers were tested for language skills using the Preschool Language Scale (PLS), Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) Form L, and Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development (SICD). Each child's age scores on one test were compared to his/her scores on the other two tests. As a group, the children achieved...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Finding Fantasy : Three Newspapers Tell the Story of Kip Kinkel and Thurston High School

Creator:: Wood, Josie MaryAnne Soules
Abstract:: On May 21, 1998 Kip Kinkel drove to Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon. Kinkel killed two students and wounded another twenty-two students. He killed his parents the day before. The shootings at Thurston High School came on the heels of a number of prominent school shootings and Kip Kinkel...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: during the trial of John Hinckley, following his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan

The Influence of a Daughter's Managerial Style on Father-Daughter Work Relationships in Family-Owned Businesses

Creator:: Bottaro, Michelle Reser
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of a daughter's managerial style and her personal relationship with her father in father-daughter work relationships in family-owned businesses. This research is an attempt to reveal daughters' perceptions of these occurrences and interactions which often are overlooked in current research...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Knee That Shook America: A Case Study of Colin Kaepernick and Historical Analysis of Protest

Creator:: Okonkwo, Charles
Abstract:: America is said to be the land of the free and the home of the brave. With the unfair treatment of people of color in this country, however, one would believe that somewhere in the fine print, they were excluded from that phrase. The very foundation of this country was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .” Once Ronald Reagan was sworn into office, he escalated the war, framing drug use as an attack on

"The Grind" : MTV and female body image

Creator:: Layport, Jill E.
Abstract:: This research addresses the relationship between television programming and body image. It specifically investigates what the Music Television network's (MTV) dance show, "The Grind," communicates about female body image. Two studies were conducted. Study one used seven coders from a western United States high school to record female body images...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Dress and acculturation among the Russian Old Believers in Oregon

Creator:: Johnson, Patricia White
Abstract:: The Russian Old Believers in Oregon maintain a manner of dress which distinguishes them in the communities in which they live. Originating as a group because of a schism within the Russian Orthodox Church in 1666, the Russian Old Believers migrated to the edge of the Russian Empire and beyond...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Maturest Deliberation : Colonial Pennsylvania Currency in Depression and War

Creator:: Borden, John F.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to review Pennsylvania's use of paper money through two distinct periods: the first seven years of currency issues starting in 1723 and concluding in 1730, and the second period encompassed by the French and Indian War in 1755-63. They represent two significant periods affecting...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

Creator:: Steward, Judith A.
Abstract:: Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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

Creator:: Evans, Paul L.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 90 DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated in loving memory to my mother Chloe Lynn (Burns) Evans

Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Late Pleistocene and Holocene Human Ecologies: A Case Study of Phytoliths from the Lower Salmon River Canyon, Idaho

Creator:: Knapp, Dante L.
Abstract:: Archaeological excavations of the Cooper's Ferry site in the Lower Salmon River Canyon, Idaho, have revealed a stratified record of cultural occupation, spanning the late Pleistocene and early Holocene periods. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the understanding of cultural adaptive strategies represented in the archaeological record...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Some aspects of Western religious thought and man's use of land

A Comparison of Client Follow-up and Selected Components of Weight Control Programs Managed by Dietitians and Nondietitians in Oregon

Erotic Capital and Women’s Online Sexual Marketing

From sister to sister to woman : the role of sororities in the social transmission of gender

Brenda Ueland : Early Feminist and Writing Theorist

Tragedy at Sandy Hook and the National Rifle Association's Propaganda Response

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Inter-test Comparison of Three Preschool Language Tests : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R

Finding Fantasy : Three Newspapers Tell the Story of Kip Kinkel and Thurston High School

The Influence of a Daughter's Managerial Style on Father-Daughter Work Relationships in Family-Owned Businesses

The Knee That Shook America: A Case Study of Colin Kaepernick and Historical Analysis of Protest

"The Grind" : MTV and female body image

Dress and acculturation among the Russian Old Believers in Oregon

The Maturest Deliberation : Colonial Pennsylvania Currency in Depression and War

Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

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

Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Late Pleistocene and Holocene Human Ecologies: A Case Study of Phytoliths from the Lower Salmon River Canyon, Idaho

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