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

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    Gundlach, Andrew
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    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...
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    (NRA) to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Specifically, the

  • Negotiating Social Identity within the Oregon State University Polo Club

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    Hanna, Erika L.
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    The purpose of this study is to examine how members of the Oregon State University polo team negotiate aspects of their social identity. Over the course of the 2011-2012 school year, 15 interviews and 30 hours of observations were conducted. From the data, five overarching themes were identified: inclusion as...
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    Studies in Speech Communication, Speech Communication, and Anthropology presented on November 30, 2012

  • Pushing for natural childbirth : a rhetorical analysis of the alternative birth movement

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    Coffey, Kimberly Ann
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    The purpose of this study is to examine how rhetoric functions in the Alternative Birth Movement (ABM). In particular, communication published by movement leaders will be examined to discover how rhetoric propels the movement from one stage to the next as well as how rhetoric facilitates the goals of the...
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    , 2012. Title: Pushing for Natural Childbirth: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Alternative Birth

  • Guilt and Redemption in a National Eulogy: President Obama’s “Together We Thrive: Tucson and Arizona” Address as a Call for Mortification

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    McLennan, Chelsea J.
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    On January 8th, 2011 tragedy struck in Tucson, Arizona. A gunman opened fire on Representative Gabrielle Giffords' "Congress on Your Corner" event, wounding thirteen and killing six ("Arizona Shooting"). Four days later, President Obama spoke to a grieving crowd at the University of Arizona's McKale Memorial Center. This study seeks...
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    Speech Communication, Speech Communication, and Political Science presented on May 24, 2012. Title

  • Pragmatic humanism : through the eyes of Egypt

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    O'Brien, Matthew Steven
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    The purpose of this study is to analyze the events that occurred throughout the Egyptian Revolution from January 2010 to February 2010 through pragmatic humanism. Tweets will be looked at from the book Tweets from Tahrir to show how the process unfolded. Building on the previous research, the tweets will...
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    Studies in Political Science, Speech Communication, and Speech Communication presented on August 6, 2012

  • Pragmatism and Pain: the Melioristic Rhetoric of Mirror Box Therapy

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    Thompson, Anna F. B.
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    The phenomenon of phantom limb pain has been well documented for centuries, but little clinical work has been done to alleviate it. Physician and neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran began researching this condition nearly two decades ago, and has discovered a promising alternative treatment: mirror-box therapy. This therapy is not yet...
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    Studies in Speech Communication, Speech Communication, and History presented on May 23, 2012. Title

  • The Morphology of Goethe’s Botanical Work

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    Hahn, Andre M.
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    This thesis examines the morphology of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) through several lenses. The first explores Goethe's morphology as he applied it in his botanical work and supplies an explanation of what Goethe referred to as archetypal phenomena and the archetypal plant. The scope of exploration then broadens to...
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    , Philosophy, and English presented on April 16, 2012 Title: The Morphology of Goethe’s Botanical Work

  • Global Citizen, Global Consumer: Study Abroad, Neoliberal Convergence, and the Eat, Pray, Love Phenomenon

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    Barbour, Nancy Staton
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    This thesis examines the convergence of neoliberal rhetoric across popular media, academic, and institutional discourses, and draws connections between contemporary women's travel literature and common scripts in study abroad promotion. Finding such narratives to be freighted with ethnocentric constructs and tacit endorsements of market-based globalization, I critique the mainstreaming of...
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    , 2012. Title: Global Citizen, Global Consumer: Study Abroad, Neoliberal Convergence

  • Are single classified women's needs being addressed by the union in a university environment?

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    Pastre, Nicolette M.
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    The initial research question for this study asked whether single women were having their employment needs met by the union in a university setting. Twelve single women who were members of a union at a university participated in semi-structured interviews about their experiences with the union. To the surprise of...
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    October 24, 2012 Title: Are Single Classified Women’s Needs Being Addressed by the Union in a

  • The power of conceptual metaphor in Diana Abu-Jaber's The Language of Baklava and Birds of Paradise

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    Gratz, Kimberly A.
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    This thesis examines the use of religious metaphor as it applies to food in two literary works by Diana Abu-Jaber. First, The Language of Baklava, a culinary memoir published in 2005, reveals aspects of cultural identity and memory through food and metaphor. Second, Abu-Jabers most recent novel, Birds of Paradise,...
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    English and Anthropology presented on April 23, 2012. Title: The Power of Conceptual Metaphor in Diana