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  • Zooarchaeologjcal and Taphonomic Investigations of Site 35JA42, Upper Applegate River, Southwestern Oregon

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    Schmitt, Dave N.
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    Site 35JA42 represents the first protohistoric village complex excavated in Southwest Oregon. Analyses of animal bones recovered from the site offer the first significant insights into human subsistence behaviors in this region. Although the faunal assemblage is extremely fragmented, detailed zooarchaeological analysis indicates that deer were the primary meat resource...
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    35JA42, upper Applegate River, southwestern Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Dave N. Schmitt for

  • Racism and Bad Faith

    Creator:
    Jones, Gregory Alan
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    Human beings are condemned to freedom, according to Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness. Every individual creates his or her own identity according to choice. Because we choose ourselves, each individual is also completely responsible for his or her actions. This responsibility causes anguish that leads human beings to avoid their...
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    white people are, according to nature, superior to black people. The racist believes that stereotypes

  • Archaeological investigation and technological analysis of the Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry, central Oregon

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    Hatch, John B.
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    The Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry is located in the Southeast corner of the Bend Fort Rock Ranger District in central Oregon, approximately forty-five miles southeast of Bend, Oregon. The research of the Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry began with a literature search of other quarry sites in the area and the...
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    of materials were being utilized? (red/black obsidian found in rhyolite veins, red/black obsidian

  • Willamette Mission Archeological Project : Phase III Assessment

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    Weber, Mary K. (Mary Kathryn)
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    The Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to assess the site's...
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    Company cultural material. The kind help from Shelley Smith and Tony Walters, ethnobotanists; Dave

  • Earth First! : An Ethnography of Communication

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    Vondracek, Julie A.
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    This study examined the culture of Earth First!, an environmental activist movement. The study was limited to two groups of Earth First! in the Northwest, Corvallis and Eugene. The goal was to discover what it is to be a communicatively competent member of Earth First! The method used to address...
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    Canyon Dam in Arizona for a rally. The rally featured the unfurling of 300 feet of black plastic from

  • The Art of Noticing : An Essay on Contemporary Ecological Writing

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    West, Rex Alan, 1967-
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    A number of thinkers are becoming increasingly persuaded that our anthropocentric view of nature is inadequate, that we need a "new morality" with regard to the environment. In this essay, I argue that an alternative to anthropocentricism is available to us now-and has been since at least 1836. I look...
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    , ethical conclusions. Here's proof of the process. I have a friend, Dave, who I persuaded to take his

  • Vocalization Patterns of Captive Francois ́ Langurs (Presbytis francoisi)

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    Krishnamurthy, Ramesh S. (Ramesh Saligrama), 1964-
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    Vocalization patterns of two groups of captive Francois' langurs (Presbytis francoisi) were studied between August 1989 and June 1990. During the 11 months of observation, 109 hours of vocalization recordings were made at Metro Washington Park Zoo, Portland, and the San Diego Zoo, San Diego. Based on the behavioral observations...
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    also greatful to Dr. Jill Mellen, Mr. Dave Thomas and Mr. Mike Marshall, for allowing me to conduct

  • Public interest organization activity in environmental decisions : a case study of integrating source separation services into the Corvallis, Oregon, solid waste franchise

    Creator:
    Barnett, Richard Lee
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    This study was conducted to observe the manner in which three local public interest organizations participated in a local, environmentallyoriented decision process. The study period began in December, 1978, with the passage of a revised solid waste ordinance (Ord. 78-102) for the City of Corvallis, OR. The main forum for...
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    the City limits. 5. Dave Butler Dave Butler began collecting cardboard for recycling in 1972, while

  • Una Perspectiva Etnica de la Sociedad Americana

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    Perez, Alfred F.
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    The existence of the ethnic "barrios" (ghettos) across American society is proof of the legacy of racism, injustice and inequality in society today. In this thesis, the human experiences of Native, African, Mexican, and Asian people, are presented to contradict the notion that the "American Dream" is for all. In...
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    americana. Segin el autor. esa consciencia es Ufl elemento dave en Ia lucha para libertad, justicia

  • Using Racial Humor at Work: Promoting Positive Discussions on Race

    Creator:
    Foxworth, Teela
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    Employees from two different organizations, a public university and a hospital in Oregon, were asked to take part in an interview to assess their perceptions of how race is discussed in their workplace, if racial humor is used in their workplace, if this humor offers an opportunity to discuss race...
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    own race, such as Dave Chappelle and Carlos Mencia, and others may find it funny because they share