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  • President Clinton's health care rhetoric : the role of anecdotal evidence in promoting identification

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    Dahl, Nicholas D.
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    The purpose of this study is to illuminate the presence and rhetorical effect of anecdotes in President Clinton's major health care address. It is the health care debate that shows most clearly how Clinton tries to direct a multi-level campaign that attempts to identify his interests (passage of the Health...
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    the pathos of anecdotes to pass a health care bill, which will be analyzed according to Kenneth

  • Toys in the Historical Archaeological Record of the Smith House (ORYA3).

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    Kramer, Stephen Francis
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    Excavations performed at the historic Smith House (ORYA3) located in Dayton, Yamhill County, Oregon, recovered a large collection of artifacts. Categories of artifacts previously analyzed include flat glass, nails, glass containers, ceramic hollowware and flatware, brick, bone, metal containers, illumination devices, currency, footwear, tobacco, and lead balls, shot, and cartridge...
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    enthusiastic in her support of me, both as a professional and as a friend. Thank you to Dr. Bill Robbins who

  • Predictive locational modeling of late Pleistocene archaeological sites on the southern Oregon Coast using a Geographic Information System (GIS)

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    Punke, Michele Leigh
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    The search for archaeological materials dating to 15,000 yr BP along the southern Oregon coast is a formidable task. Using ethnographic, theoretical, and archaeological data, landscape resources which would have influenced land-use and occupation location decisions in the past are highlighted. Additionally, environmental data pertaining to the late Pleistocene is...
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    Hall and Bill Ripple for their assistance and patience throughout this process. Through Roberta Hall

  • Disputant storytelling in divorce mediation

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    Hansen, Alan R.
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    This paper investigates the nature of disputants' stories within the context of divorce mediation. Tapes and transcripts of actual mediation sessions from three different sources are scrutinized, utilizing a modified form of conversation analysis known as ethnography of speaking. Several themes emerge from this analysis of disputants' stories: the functions...
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    . Alan Acock, Bill Atkinson, and Ronald Miller, my committee members, whose time and constructive

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

    Creator:
    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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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT I would like to thank my committee, Bill Keith, Gregg Walker, Mina Carson and Bill Lunch for

  • Building Economically Resilient Rural Communities

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    Sorte, Bruce Michael
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    Rural communities will continue to be disproportionately shocked by economic fluctuations. Market forces are likely to lead to the decline of many rural communities and they will need to be economically resilient to survive. This thesis draws on several social sciences and the natural sciences to develop ideas that communities...
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    , Bill Lunch and Judy Li were always available with ideas and advice. They demonstrated a quality of and

  • AI, Robot: A Rhetorical Analysis of Jeopardy! Matches Featuring IBM’s Artificial Intelligence

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    Steele, Evan T.
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    The relationship between the public and new technologies has historically been a tumultuous one, with public perceptions ranging from excited rapid adoption to standoffish pessimism. In 2011, IBM tried to use competition as a means of showcasing a new technology to the public. This thesis is a work of rhetorical...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Evan T. Steele, for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies

  • The third wave : not your mothers' feminism

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    Bjorkman, Gail M.
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    Examination of all known U.S. Third Wave feminist literature reveals that there is no coherent unitary theory. Explication of the Third Wave addresses the generational and cultural strife within the feminist family and provides a modern feminist response to the changing faces and locations of the isms. Identification of the...
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  • 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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    to comply with Oregon Senate Bill #100's requirement to formulate plans. The community's past is

  • Reforming the Land of Opportunity: Reframing Citizenship for the Deserving Poor in 1996 U.S. Welfare Policy Reform

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    Montgomery, Ian M.
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    In his July 31, 1996 remarks on welfare reform, President Clinton signaled his intent to sign into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), bipartisan legislation aimed at reforming federal welfare policy. During the press conference, Clinton framed welfare as necessary but ultimately temporary relief, stating its...
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    pursuit of reforming welfare and signing of the bill was to aid the poor in transitioning from welfare