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Guilt and Redemption on Wisteria Lane: A Burkeian Analysis of Desperate Housewives

Creator:: Huillet, Michelle M.
Abstract:: In 2004 after Desperate Housewives premiered, it was met with significant criticism condemning the lack of values and morals on the show, depicted through the pervasiveness of sinful and illegal behavior (Olsen & Morgan, 2010). However, Olsen and Morgan contend that sinful and illegal behavior is accompanied with attempts at...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Kinship, Environment and the Forest Service : Homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:: Prior, Jan M.
Abstract:: The settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s, is examined through factors that may have influenced the success or failure, and length of residence of the homesteaders and later residents. Despite the rugged and isolated location, a small community...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Kinship, environment and the Forest Service : homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:: Prior, Jan M.
Abstract:: The settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s, is examined through factors that may have influenced the success or failure, and length of residence of the homesteaders and later residents. Despite the rugged and isolated location, a small community...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

From ‘Aints’ to Saints: A Rhetorical Analysis of the New Orleans Saints’ Fan Community

Creator:: Vosburg, Matthew D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to analyze the rhetoric provided by New Orleans Saints fans and residents from 2004 to 2007. During this time frame there are two particularly significant events that influence a rhetorical change within the community and a shift in the perception of the New Orleans...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Attitudes toward surrogate mothering theory and measurement

Creator:: Vee, Regina M.
Abstract:: Surrogate motherhood is a very complex issue with many groups having vested interests. In order to measure attitudes specific to surrogacy a 20-item Likert Scale with high reliability was developed through item analysis (N=131, Part-whole correlation range 0.749-0.478). Correlation of surrogacy attitudes was subsequently related to six other instruments: AIDS,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Arkansas, Nevada, and Louisiana have 15 actually enacted laws that touch on surrogacy (Andrew, 1987

The Canine Connection: an anthropologically grounded philosophical perspective on caring for dogs

Creator:: Baggot, Siobhan M.
Abstract:: Most philosophical discussions of moral consideration for animals focus on animals as a single category, neglecting to differentiate them by type or role (such as wild, domestic, laboratory, or companion). Moreover, the importance of the individual animal in terms of relationship to humans is de-emphasised. Animals should not be discussed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Maturest Deliberation : Colonial Pennsylvania Currency in Depression and War

Creator:: Borden, John F.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to review Pennsylvania's use of paper money through two distinct periods: the first seven years of currency issues starting in 1723 and concluding in 1730, and the second period encompassed by the French and Indian War in 1755-63. They represent two significant periods affecting...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Bullock and Andrew MacFarland Davis, writing at the end of the 19th century, greatly influenced

An Investigation of Views of Selected Physicians Regarding the Importance of Corporate Executive Fitness Programs

Creator:: DeAngelis, Lauren Anne
Abstract:: Ninety-two physicians from six different medical specialty areas were participants in an opinion survey concerning corporate executive fitness. The survey was comprised of 21 statements related to such areas as fitness, nutrition, implementation of specific programs and cost effectiveness. Descriptive research methods were utilized to analyze results. Physicians surveyed were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Rural Philomath Oregon 1850-1930 : geography and economy in oral history

Creator:: Russell, John A.
Abstract:: Ranching and lumbering were two of the primary economic practices in a small rural study area south of Philomath Oregon (in Benton County), from first Euro-American settlement through 1930. Ranching was common but lumbering was restricted by geographical and market transportation problems until after 1900. Catalysts for change came in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Spousal Communication in the Family Setting (Married with Children)

Creator:: Dokken, Cort J.
Abstract:: Communication plays an important role in the life of a couple. This study seeks to determine the nature of couple communication. This study compares and contrasts the differences and similarities in communication between childless couples and parenting couples. The material for this study comes from interviewing ten married couples along...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Guilt and Redemption on Wisteria Lane: A Burkeian Analysis of Desperate Housewives

Kinship, Environment and the Forest Service : Homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Kinship, environment and the Forest Service : homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

From ‘Aints’ to Saints: A Rhetorical Analysis of the New Orleans Saints’ Fan Community

Attitudes toward surrogate mothering theory and measurement

The Canine Connection: an anthropologically grounded philosophical perspective on caring for dogs

The Maturest Deliberation : Colonial Pennsylvania Currency in Depression and War

An Investigation of Views of Selected Physicians Regarding the Importance of Corporate Executive Fitness Programs

Rural Philomath Oregon 1850-1930 : geography and economy in oral history

Spousal Communication in the Family Setting (Married with Children)

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