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Everyday Movement Against Capitalism : Prospects for a Prefigurative Strategy toward Open Utopia

Creator:: Riccio, Alexander
Abstract:: Across the U.S. social activism is on the upsurge, offering possibilities for a revolution against capitalism. However, these possibilities are potentially undermined by entrenched factionalism amongst the left. At root, such in-fighting is fostered by the creation of false dualistic frameworks on the transition out of capitalism and into the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alexander Riccio for

The Victory in Vietnam Committee's Manichean Rhetoric : An Analysis of the Campaign to Recall Idaho Senator Frank Church

Creator:: Andrews, Cheri L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to illuminate the role, the function, and the ironic outcome of the Victory in Vietnam Committee's campaign pamphlet to recall Senator Frank Church of Idaho in 1967. The VVC's political strategy was to build credibility with the media through the recall pamphlet. The analysis...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ," Gustaf J. Brock analyzed Church's efforts to limit the war in Vietnam. Brock surmised that Church's

Individual Differences in Intuitive Risk Judgments

Creator:: Brunot, Alexander N.
Abstract:: The present research sought to investigate individual differences in the way individuals process intuitive risk judgments. The present investigation is centered on Fuzzy Trace Theory (Brainerd & Reyna, 1991), a developmental dual process theory of cognition which posits two ways in which individuals process information, gist and verbatim processing. 228...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alexander N. Brunot

The Power of Influence: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Andrew Tate’s use of Status

Creator:: Sheldon, Alyssa N.
Abstract:: The impact that Andrew Tate has on his audience paired with the platform he holds has made Andrew Tate one of the most infamous names related to misogyny and “male empowerment”. His ability to connect to his audience and convince them of the superiority of his beliefs allows him to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Andrew Tate’s use of Status. Abstract approved

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

Creator:: Tatom, Simon K.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Generativity During Preretirement : Motivation and Actions of Pre-Retirees

Creator:: Hatlen, Andrew James
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Andrew James Hatlen for

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:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Andrew Gundlach for

CommunityBridge: A Website for First-Generation and Underrepresented Student Success

Creator:: Marlen, Adrianna
Abstract:: Institutions of higher education are working to be more inclusive of underrepresented groups, including first-generation and low-income college students. Broadly, data show a significant population of diverse students are now entering higher education, but completion rates are comparatively lower than entry rates. To combat this, we need to evaluate ways...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Wedding Bells, Binaries and the Heterosexual Menace

Creator:: McNeill, Elizabeth
Abstract:: This research explores and aligns a postmodern method in line with a theoretical lens of "strategic political queer/feminism" to understand the construction and positioning of the issue/ problem of same-sex marriage. The method takes shape through a theoretical framework that leads to a political maneuver opening access to the rights...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dr. Andrew Valls for introducing me to Justice and the Politics of Difference by Iris Marion

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

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Everyday Movement Against Capitalism : Prospects for a Prefigurative Strategy toward Open Utopia

The Victory in Vietnam Committee's Manichean Rhetoric : An Analysis of the Campaign to Recall Idaho Senator Frank Church

Individual Differences in Intuitive Risk Judgments

The Power of Influence: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Andrew Tate’s use of Status

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

Generativity During Preretirement : Motivation and Actions of Pre-Retirees

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

CommunityBridge: A Website for First-Generation and Underrepresented Student Success

Wedding Bells, Binaries and the Heterosexual Menace

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

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