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  • Ideology, reality, and rhetoric : Kenneth Burke's dramatism

    Creator:
    Beach, Josh M.
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    The American philosopher and literary critic Kenneth Burke was an "ideologist" (although he never called himself this, and added to that, he spent most of his life avoiding the Marxist term of ideology to describe human "systems" of ideas). Burke instead used the terms "orientation," "rationalization," "perspective." "critical perspective," "way...
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    , 2002. Title: Ideology, Reality, and Rhetoric: Kenneth Burke's Dramatism. Abstract Approved: The

  • Mayan Bilinguality and Cultural Change in Ancient and Contemporary Mesoamerica

    Creator:
    Smith, William Hoyt
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    The importance of language and bilinguality in the development, perpetuation, and "degeneration" or change of culture is a central theme throughout this treatise. Original pictorial representations of Mayan hieroglyphic sculpture are included as examples, and represent artistic styles and language variations of written Cholan and Yucatec. Modern Cholan and Yucatecan...
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    contemporary Mesoamerica AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William H. Smith for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • The reflection of culture in biological evolution

    Creator:
    Yates, Dean Arnold
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    Kelso's theory of Biocultural Evolution states that as culture evolves, the variation between groups diminishes while the variation within groups increases. The theory is tested with stature, cephalic index and nasal index. Means and standard deviations for these traits are examined for 237 ethnic groups. The groups are organized according...
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    EVOLUTION Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Kenneth L. Beals Kelso's theory of Biocultural

  • Environmental Regulations Reconsidered : Identifying Incentives and Barriers to Environmental Performance

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    Craig, Kathleen D.
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    Attention has been drawn to the observation that environmental benefits under the current regulatory approaches are diminishing with respect to increased pollution control costs. Regulators have begun to appreciate that while environmental gains can still be achieved under the current command and control system, the most significant environmental gains have...
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    Reconsidered: Identifying Incentives and Barriers to Environmental Performance. Abstract approved: Kenneth

  • Pandemic Narratives Navigating Pregnancy and Social Services in the Time of COVID

    Creator:
    Ketsdever, Michael James
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    This creative writing project employs the use of ethnographic fiction to position the voices of newly mothering women within the literature surrounding gender inequality, access to social services, and pregnancy while being situated during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The voices of four women are brought to life within a broader...
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    Kenneth Maes-for their guidance, insights, and probing thoughts in this process. I would like to

  • Turnover, Memory, Persistence: Four Decades of Ecological Community at Lost Valley

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    Bruno, Mark P.
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    This study is an ethnographic investigation of residential turnover, organizational memory, and the persistence of Lost Valley, an Oregon ecovillage founded in 1989. Literature on organizational turnover, memory, and persistence is reviewed and integrated with scholarship on intentional communities and ecovillages, generating a theoretical framework for data collection and analysis....
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  • Los Pioneros de Oregon: An Examination of the Loss and Revitalization of Tejano Cultural Identity

    Creator:
    Leach, Jessie
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    Each year, numerous people attend cultural events in the United States, be they large celebrations such as New Orleans’ Mardi Gras or one of many numerous Cinco de Mayo festivals throughout the country or smaller, more specialized events. Many times, the cultural aspects take a backseat to profits, which leads...
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    Kenneth Maes Natchee Barnd Norma Cardenas Patti Sakurai Robert Thompson Allison Davis-White Eyes

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

    Creator:
    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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    best out in America. Literature Review of Dramatism In his theory of dramatism, Kenneth Burke

  • The Works Progress Administration in Oregon : An Administrative Overview

    Creator:
    Butcher, Karyle S.
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    The depression of the 1930s had an early effect on the state of Oregon. A decline in timber and agricultural production resulted in severe unemployment in the late 1920s. State and local charitable organizations attempted to care for the unemployed but they did not have the financial resources to do...
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    . Donald H. Farness and Dr. Peter C. List for their advice and timely suggestions. I would also like to

  • Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue: from Public Service Announcement to Program- Length Commercial

    Creator:
    Seiber, Rich
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    Animation has long been a staple of children's television programming As public service announcements (PSA5) have become an important part of children's television programming, cartoon characters have started to appear in this form of nonprogram material. By standard definition, PSAs are usually a 15 to 60-second spot that promote education...
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    Kenneth Burke's dramatistic pentad methodology, this thesis will explore the potential for competing