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  • To Express the Inexpressible: Poetry as Philosophy within Mystical Discourse

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    Hyam, Jarrod
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    Within this thesis, I posit that poetry, rather than philosophical argument, is a more effective means of expressing and understanding the nature of mystical experiences. William James’ analysis of mysticism inspires the theoretical approach utilized in this thesis. An analysis of the unique qualities of poetic language within mystical discourse...
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    -cultural analysis, William James (306-307), reviewing the literature of world religions, summarized a

  • The Development of Astronomy in the United States Prior to 1900

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    Harburg, William A.
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    From the earliest English colonization to the present day, there has been interest in astronomy in this country. The purpose of this thesis is to show how the science of astronomy developed in America from the earliest observations by educated colonists using imported instruments and publishing in European journals, to...
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    . Secretary of State James Monroe made it clear in 1812, in a rather belated answer to Pitkin's Congressional

  • Claude McKay's Vision of Community in the African Diaspora : A Fresh Take on Home to Harlem and Banjo

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    De Jesus, Michael A. (Michael Anthony)
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    This research examines the literary and philosophical dimensions of the African American Harlem Renaissance, beginning with the historical milieu of the early twentieth century. A social movement that became known as Uplift and the so-called Cabaret Movement emerged as important, competing literary and social ideologies within the Renaissance. W.E.B. Du...
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    jazz music by the Amsterdam and Messenger journalist James A. Rogers, which ends with an admonishment

  • Worldminded Attitudes of Japanese College Students in Japan and in the United States

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    Ishida, Etsuko
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    This study focused on the worldminded attitudes of Japanese college students in Japan and in the United States. The effects of studying abroad and the change in attitudes between Japanese college male students and female students were examined in terms of worldmindedness, which is defined as a frame of reference,...
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    studying in a foreign university. Senator J. William Fullbright, who introduced and guided through

  • Upper Deschutes River Basin Prehistory: A Preliminary Examination of Flaked Stone Tools and Debitage

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    Taggart, Michael W.
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    The prehistory of Central Oregon is explored through the examination of six archaeological sites and two isolated finds from the Upper Deschutes River Basin. Inquiry focuses on the land use, mobility, technological organization, and raw material procurement of the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. Archaeological data presented here are augmented...
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    desert, although it exhibits a fair amount of biotic diversity (Harper 1986). The region as a whole is

  • Ku on the Columbia : Hawaiian laborers in the Pacific Northwest Fur Industry

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    Rogers, Donnell J.
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    Archaeological investigations can reveal persistent traditions of ethnic groups. Hawaiians were employed in the fur trade of the Columbia River from 1810 through 1850. The Hudson's Bay Company employed them at Ft. Vancouver, Washington from 1825 through the end of this period. Data from the excavations of the servant's village...
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    Industry. by Donnell J. Rogers A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment

  • A Mystical Metamorphosis: Conceptualizing the Extraordinary in the Mundane Through Land Art

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    McClarence, Shoshana H.
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    Mystical experiences are ineffable, thus defining mysticism itself is a difficult feat. To aid in the construction of a definition of mysticism it is imperative to break down the unique elements of a mystical experience and try to give examples of where we can see all of these elements interacting....
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    James would describe this experience as possessing characteristics a mystical grouping and that by

  • Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

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    Possiel, William John
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    The dramatic upsurge of contract-supported archaeological activity, generated by legislative action, has precipitated an increase in information about Oregon's prehistoric peoples. This information, however, has not been presented in a format which can be easily understood by the general public. This study presents an account of early peoples in Oregon,...
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    and drawings by William J. Possiel Frontispiece. A mortar excavated from The Da lles in

  • The Kwakiutl totem pole and its symbolic value

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    Mauze, Marie-France
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    The antiquity of the Northwest Coast Indian pole is the subject of a great deal of controversy. A few viewpoints referring to that topic are given. The symbolic value of the Kwakiutl totem pole is examined with respect to art, style and culture; more generally "primitive" art is considered as...
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    SYMBOLIC VALUE Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy (John A. Dunn) The antiquity of the Northwest

  • 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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    Communities. Abstract approved Bruce A. Weber Rural communities will continue to be disproportionately