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  • Science Through the Lens of Art

    Creator:
    Garton, Elizabeth
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    There is a connection between science and art. This study is specifically looking at the connection between soil science, art, and biochemistry. The traditional display of research in the sciences is in a written form such as a manuscript or journal article. To challenge this traditional presentation of scientific knowledge...
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    department, specifically my advisers, Jay Noller, Michael Boonstra, Phil McFadden, and my graduate

  • The Power of Influence: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Andrew Tate’s use of Status

    Creator:
    Sheldon, Alyssa N.
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    The impact that Andrew Tate has on his audience paired with the platform he holds has made Andrew Tate one of the most infamous names related to misogyny and “male empowerment”. His ability to connect to his audience and convince them of the superiority of his beliefs allows him to...
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    of Andrew Tate’s use of Status. Abstract approved

  • Generativity During Preretirement : Motivation and Actions of Pre-Retirees

    Creator:
    Hatlen, Andrew James
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    This thesis examines the role of Erikson’s (1950) theory of generativity in facilitating knowledge transfer during the preretirement transition. McAdams and de St. Aubin’s (1992) updated framework for generativity is used as a theoretical foundation to explain motivation and actions during this period. Through the use of multiple-case studies, twenty-one...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Andrew James Hatlen for

  • The Victory in Vietnam Committee's Manichean Rhetoric : An Analysis of the Campaign to Recall Idaho Senator Frank Church

    Creator:
    Andrews, Cheri L.
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    The purpose of this study is to illuminate the role, the function, and the ironic outcome of the Victory in Vietnam Committee's campaign pamphlet to recall Senator Frank Church of Idaho in 1967. The VVC's political strategy was to build credibility with the media through the recall pamphlet. The analysis...
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    . Loch K. Johnson wrote a short segment on Church as an orator. Johnson characterized Church as a loner

  • Tragedy at Sandy Hook and the National Rifle Association's Propaganda Response

    Creator:
    Gundlach, Andrew
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    This research examines the response from the National Rifle Association (NRA) to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Specifically, the research seeks to conclude whether the NRA engaged in propaganda, and if so, what the ethical implications of such use are. Using literature from...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Andrew Gundlach for

  • A comparative study of two methods for measuring attenuation values of personal hearing protection devices

    Creator:
    Martin, Larry G.
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    Noise induced hearing loss is a subject of growing concern. Over the past 15 years, several well-documented studies have been completed which express the relationships between industrial noise exposure and damage to normal and pathological ears. This research has provided knowledge of considerable importance to developing successful hearing conservation programs....
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    which helped me in the completion of this thesis paper. Dr. David Andrew, for the support you afforded

  • CommunityBridge: A Website for First-Generation and Underrepresented Student Success

    Creator:
    Marlen, Adrianna
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    Institutions of higher education are working to be more inclusive of underrepresented groups, including first-generation and low-income college students. Broadly, data show a significant population of diverse students are now entering higher education, but completion rates are comparatively lower than entry rates. To combat this, we need to evaluate ways...
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    Capstone Project

  • Wedding Bells, Binaries and the Heterosexual Menace

    Creator:
    McNeill, Elizabeth
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    This research explores and aligns a postmodern method in line with a theoretical lens of "strategic political queer/feminism" to understand the construction and positioning of the issue/ problem of same-sex marriage. The method takes shape through a theoretical framework that leads to a political maneuver opening access to the rights...
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    Dr. Andrew Valls for introducing me to Justice and the Politics of Difference by Iris Marion

  • Gender Implications of Small Scale Urban Trade in Ukraine

    Creator:
    Kirillova, Lyudmila A.
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    This research project examines the growing informal sector of Ukrainian economy and the way global economic changes affect women's lives. It has been noticed by many Western researchers that women have been among the hardest hit by economic restructuring in Eastern Europe. Marginalization from the official labor force led a...
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    Implications of Small Scale Urban Trade in Ukraine Abstract approved: S ly K. Gallagher This research

  • A Study of the Demagoguery of Joseph Smith, Jr.

    Creator:
    Fillible, Rodney K.
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    This study Is a rhetorical analysis of ten documents of Joseph Smith, Jr's. early revelations spanning the period of 1829 to 1831 to determine the extent to which he used demagogic rhetoric in pursuit of his goals. A definition of demagoguery is provided and is applied in an analysis of...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rndnwy K Fillible for the degree of Master of Arts in Inter- disciplinary