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  • The identification and division of Steve Jobs

    Creator:
    Anderson, Scott M. (Scott Matthew)
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    On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak entered into a partnership agreement to found Apple Computer. In the decade that followed, Apple experienced remarkable growth and success, as Jobs catapulted Apple to the Fortune 500 list of top‐flight companies faster than any other company in history. Under direction...
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  • The Effect of Affect: A Close Reading of LeBron James’ Athlete Activism

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    Campista, Joshua, I.
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    The purpose of this thesis is to argue that LeBron James’ expressions of activism are, in many ways, perceived as insincere, hypocritical or disingenuous to his followers on the social media platform Twitter. Using the theoretical framework of Affect Theory and Plutchik’s wheel of emotions, a close reading was conducted...
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    true for players of notable prestige. One such case is that of Michael Jordan, who has been harshly

  • Red light ladies : settlement patterns and material culture on the frontier

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    Simmons-Rogers, Alexandra L.
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    Red Light Ladies presents a perspective on prostitution in North America, within the context of the western mining frontier. A biographical profile of the frontier prostitutor is presented, along with an archaeological model of settlement patterns and material culture. Settlement patterns and demographic changes in the prostitutor population are hypothetically...
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    prostitution (Scott 1886; Henriques 1962 and 1963; Sanger 1939; Bullough 19614; Bullough and Bullough 1978

  • Schulenburg's Tsimshian Grammar

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    Schulenburg, Albrecht Conon, Graf von der, 1865-1902 and Flaherty, Virginia C.
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    (Scott), Tsimsean (Swan), Simpsean (Macdonald), Tsimshean (Mayne), Chimsain, Tsimpsean, Chimsean

  • Bildungsroman in contemporary black women's fiction

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    Carey, Cecelia V.
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    Bildungsroman in Contemporary Black Women's Fiction is a study of Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Alice Walker's The Color Purple. Both of these writers implement a newer version of the genre of Bildungsroman to reveal the complexities involved in coming of age for a young woman of color. Both...
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    financial, in helping me to complete my thesis. Finally, I would like to thank Scott MacDonald for the

  • Log cabin construction techniques in western Siskiyou County, 1850-1935 : their function and ethnic origins

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    Abusaidi, Ali
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    Under the sponsorship of the Klamath National Forest, 25 log cabins which were built in western Siskiyou County between 1850 and 1937 were located and studied. First, 11 exterior dimensions of these cabins were selected, measured and recorded. Then 26 building elements were identified for the purpose of finding whether...
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    (1963,1965 and 1969), Kniffen (1969), Kniffen and Glassie (1966), Jordan (1978), Remple (1980) and Rock

  • British policies toward Palestine

    Creator:
    Earl-Taylor, Michael A.
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    This study traces British government policies with regard to Palestine from the time the British Expeditionary Forces under General Allenby invested Jerusalem in December 1917 to the imposition of the Mandate with Britain as the Mandatory power, which came into effect on July 22, 1922. The first chapter provides an...
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    nineteenth century, it was part of the large Vilayet of Sam (Syria), and that area west of the River Jordan

  • Torn : A Cluster Analysis

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    Mulatero Ferrando, Oriana
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    Pornography remains one of the most controversial topics in our culture. Politicians, religious groups, and special interest organizations tend to focus on the ‘effects’ pornography has on those who consume it, and fear that pornography is a threat to public health. The general discourse surrounding pornography is that men produce...
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    includes knowing how to behave toward it” (Brock, Scott & Chesebro, 1989, p. 14). A Burkean approach to

  • Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

    Creator:
    Steward, Judith A.
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    Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
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    , replaced by romantic heroes such as Randolph Scott, Gary Cooper, and John Wayne (Taylor and Marr 1983: 75

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

    Creator:
    Read, Richard Thomas
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    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...
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