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  • Al Gore Jr. and the Rhetoric of Self-Disclosure

    Creator:
    Palmer, Scott Aaron
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    Senator Al Gore Jr. was elected Vice-President of the United States on November 3, 1992. During many of his public speeches, Gore utilized a speaking style that differed radically from the style he used in other political campaigns of his life. This style, which will be called the "rhetoric of...
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    used in other political campaigns of his life. This style, which will be called the "rhetoric of self

  • Autobiography as image repair : an analysis of Sarah Palin's restoration strategies

    Creator:
    Canja, Elizabeth H.
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    The purpose of this study is to examine how autobiography functions as image restoration for a political candidate through the analysis of Sarah Palin's memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life. In particular, the study will identify and evaluate specific restoration strategies implemented by Palin in order to repair her image...
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    the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Speech Communication, Political Science

  • Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rhetorical Strategy : A Case for the Functional Role of Narratio

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    Bruno, Edward Louis
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    The purpose of this study is to investigate the rhetorical strategies used by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson from the 1970's to the 1990's. Specifically, this study examines Jackson's use of narrative to empower himself, his constituency, and his political ideologies without possessing a traditional political platform. Jackson raised political and...
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    theoretical framework for illuminating African American political rhetoric; Jackson is used as a case in

  • Oregon's Death with Dignity Act : A Rhetorical Criticism of Narrative within Public Policy

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    Townsend, Timothy F.
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    The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of narratives within public policy, surrounding the issue of doctor-assisted suicide. Specifically, this study attempts to examine the way(s) in which narratives both shape and influence public policy; pertaining to Measure 16, Oregon's Death with Dignity Act. Narrative communication involving...
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  • 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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    Victory in Vietnam Committee's Manichean rhetoric : an

  • A Narrative Analysis of Captain America’s New Deal

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    Ledbetter, Forest L.
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    In response to the events on September the Eleventh, various media attempted to make sense of the seemingly radical altered political landscape. Comic books, though traditionally framed as low brow pulp, were no exception. This thesis is a work of rhetorical criticism. It applies Walter Fisher's Narrative Paradigm to a...
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    attempted to make sense of the seemingly radical altered political landscape. Comic books, though

  • Visual Imagery On Social Media: Increasing Power Through The Use of Photographs on Social Media

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    Green, Julia M. (Julia Michelle)
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    Scholars promote the ability of visual imagery to have a number of political campaigning benefits such as influencing opinions and attitudes and encouraging vibrant, striving democracy while improving the quality of public knowledge and opinion. However, previous research on this subject has failed to identify how presidential candidates display their...
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    imagery to have a number of political campaigning benefits such as influencing opinions and attitudes

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

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    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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    Political Report. Written by NRA-ILA Director Chris Cox, these pieces of rhetoric discuss the political

  • 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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    Studies in Women Studies, Women Studies, and Political Science presented on June 9, 2010. Title: Wedding

  • Pragmatic humanism : through the eyes of Egypt

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    O'Brien, Matthew Steven
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    The purpose of this study is to analyze the events that occurred throughout the Egyptian Revolution from January 2010 to February 2010 through pragmatic humanism. Tweets will be looked at from the book Tweets from Tahrir to show how the process unfolded. Building on the previous research, the tweets will...
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    Studies in Political Science, Speech Communication, and Speech Communication presented on August 6, 2012