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Quintilian's influence on Obadiah Walker

Creator:: O'Rourke, Kathryn Ann
Abstract:: The nature and extent of classical rhetoric's influence on subsequent ages has been the focus of much recent study. Scholars have been concerned with how classical authors, particularly Cicero and Quintilian, emerged in educational and rhetorical theories of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and later centuries. Despite this flurry of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1648, Walker was a noted tutor at University College and a "man of mark" at the university. At this

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

Creator:: De Jesus, Michael A. (Michael Anthony)
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael A. De Jesus for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary

Preach my gospel : a metaphoric analysis of Mormon missionary rhetoric

Creator:: Roberts, Myra Nichole
Abstract:: The rhetorical significance of Mormonism stems from its history and its success—this success being measured by its consistent increase in membership. The total membership of the Mormon Church has grown from 6 members in 1830 to just over 14 million in just over 180 years. A consistently high rate of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Gospel: A Metaphoric Analysis of Mormon Missionary Rhetoric Abstract Approved

Willamette Mission Archeological Project : Phase III Assessment

Creator:: Weber, Mary K. (Mary Kathryn)
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of

Boring to the Core: The Archaeology, History, and Dendrochronology of a Railroad Logging Camp, Ladee Flat, Clackamas County, Oregon

Creator:: Paullin, Pamela K.
Abstract:: Although the timber industry was the major economic force in the lives of several generations of Oregon families, very little archaeological investigation has been done on the dozens of abandoned logging camps that are scattered throughout the forests of the Pacific Northwest. This project focuses on Camp 1, a 1920s...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Boring to the Core: A dendrochronological investigation into

Community planning and adaptation : a case study at Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Eshbaugh, Dorothy L.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Community Planning and Adaptation: A Case Study at

The Knee That Shook America: A Case Study of Colin Kaepernick and Historical Analysis of Protest

Creator:: Okonkwo, Charles
Abstract:: America is said to be the land of the free and the home of the brave. With the unfair treatment of people of color in this country, however, one would believe that somewhere in the fine print, they were excluded from that phrase. The very foundation of this country was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Shook America: A Case Study of Colin Kaepernick and Historical Analysis of Protest Abstract

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Creator:: Read, Richard Thomas
Abstract:: In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: important colleges and universities in the state attempted to create a solid, cooperative scientific

Willamette Mission archeological project : phase III assessment

Creator:: Chapman, Judith Sanders
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: assessment AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Judith A. Sanders Chapman for the degree of Master Qf Arts in

Women of valor : the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, St. Paul, Oregon, 1844-1852

Creator:: Poet, Rebecca McClelland
Abstract:: In 1986, researchers from Oregon State University, led by Dr. David Brauner, came to the small Catholic community of St. Paul, Oregon as part of ongoing research on the French-Canadian inhabitants of the Willamette Valley between 1829 and the mid-1860s. They were searching for the remains of the first Catholic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Fathers Anthony Langlois and John Baptist Zacharie Bolduc arrived in time to help in the completion of a

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Quintilian's influence on Obadiah Walker

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

Preach my gospel : a metaphoric analysis of Mormon missionary rhetoric

Willamette Mission Archeological Project : Phase III Assessment

Boring to the Core: The Archaeology, History, and Dendrochronology of a Railroad Logging Camp, Ladee Flat, Clackamas County, Oregon

Community planning and adaptation : a case study at Corvallis, Oregon

The Knee That Shook America: A Case Study of Colin Kaepernick and Historical Analysis of Protest

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Willamette Mission archeological project : phase III assessment

Women of valor : the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, St. Paul, Oregon, 1844-1852

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