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  • 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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    2007, IBM began development of the prototype of Watson, Blue J. This deep learning machine would be

  • The distribution of geologic and artifact obsidian from the Silver Lake/Sycan Marsh geochemical source group, South-Central Oregon

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    Thatcher, Jennifer J.
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    Geochemical characterization methods are commonly used in the reconstruction of prehistoric raw material use and procurement systems. Trace element studies of lithic source material and artifacts, specifically those made of obsidian, can reveal important information about the environmental and cultural factors which influence the prehistoric distribution of raw material. The...
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    Jennifer J. Thatcher for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Anthropology

  • Tales from the trenches : the people, policies, and procedures of cultural resource management

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    Wilson, Michele L.
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    Since the late 1970s, archaeology has grown into an industry whose practitioners work in both public and private sectors. As an industry, modern archeology is commonly known as Cultural Resources Management, or CRM. CRM emerged from a surplus of employment opportunities made available to archeologists after the passing of National...
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    Cultural Resource Management. Abstract approved: Barbara J. Roth Since the late 1970s, archcology has

  • Mark Fuhrman's Murder In Brentwood : A Rhetorical Criticism of Apologia as Masculine Facework

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    Kearney, Melva J.
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    Apologia is a rhetorical genre of self-defense. As such, apologetic discourse involves a response to an attack upon an individual's character or worth as a human being. Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman encountered such a attack during the 0.J. Simpson murder trial. The purpose of this analysis is to...
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    apologia as masculine facework AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Melva J. Kearney for the degree of Master

  • Fraternity Exit Process: A Look At Fraternity Members Moving Out of the Chapter House

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    Later, William J.
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    The process of leaving a work organization is difficult. Leaving an organization that you are part of as a volunteer is just as difficult. In fraternities, upperclassmen members tend to move out one year before they graduate. This is a problem that can create a leadership gap in the chapter...
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        AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William J. Later for the degree of Master of Arts in

  • Reported Communication Experiences of Married Women Transitioning to Motherhood: A Case Study

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    Hanna, Sarah Elizabeth
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    This thesis investigates the reported communication experiences of married women transitioning to motherhood. The study involves a series of focus groups in which new mothers share their communicative experiences, explaining how they are navigating their new roles as mothers while also performing roles as wives, daughters, and workers. Informed primarily...
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  • Confessing Our Sims: The construction of gender and sexuality among women ages 18-22 on MySpace

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    Papaleo, November R.
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    MySpace is a social network phenomenon with over 100 million profiles and a strong presence in over 24 countries. As digital media become more commonplace, social networks are becoming sites where women create and manage relationships and identities. This thesis is a study of how women ages 18-22 are constructing...
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    , Chris DeWolfe, and Brad Greenspan. Before MySpace, Anderson and DeWolfe worked together on

  • Stoicism, Enkrasia, and Happiness

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    Bowman, John L.
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    Cicero wrote in Tusculan Disputations that we are born with the seeds of virtue which, if allowed to ripen, would lead us to a happy life (Cicero 227). However, as things are, we find ourselves in a world of "iniquity among a medley of wrong beliefs" that inhibits the ripening...
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    . Cooper and J. F. Procopé’s Seneca: Moral and Political Essays,  Brad Inwood and Lloyd G Gerson’s The

  • Social Bonds Theory: Analyzing College Students' Mental Health

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    Eklund, Destiny S.
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    According to the World Health Organization (2019), every 40 seconds, approximately one person from around the world dies from suicide. The highest percentage of adults with major depression and serious thoughts of suicide are between 18 to 25 years of age (Shen & Millet 2003-2012, p. 31). Studies have indicated...
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    : Caiden, John, Ashley, Bryson, Brad, and Suzie. I am so proud to be a part of this tribe. Your support

  • "The Grind" : MTV and female body image

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    Layport, Jill E.
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    This research addresses the relationship between television programming and body image. It specifically investigates what the Music Television network's (MTV) dance show, "The Grind," communicates about female body image. Two studies were conducted. Study one used seven coders from a western United States high school to record female body images...
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    actor or professional athlete. For example, a beautiful male could look like Anthony Banderas, Brad