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LSD, Mules and Men : Hypermediation in Hunter S. Thompson and Zora Neale Hurston

Creator:: Collins, Harold R., III.
Abstract:: Hypermediation, as described by Jay Bolter and Richard Grusin in their book Remediation, is a style of writing, recording, presenting, etc. that “makes us aware of the medium or media and (in sometimes subtle and sometimes obvious ways) reminds us of our desire for immediacy” (34). This mode of production...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Harold R. Collins III for the degree of Master of Arts in English

Latinos, loggers and old hippies : rural revitalization in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Kubein, Adele
Abstract:: This ethnography looks at the processes a rural Oregon community is undergoing as some members attempt to re-animate the community by creating a community center after the loss of its school and market, two vital services that provided venues for social interaction and engagement. The methodology for this research includes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Aspen Drought Stress Response, Snow Cover and Soil Moisture Dynamics on an Oregon Bunchgrass Prairie

Creator:: Neary, Andrew
Abstract:: Quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides, has experienced severe declines in recent years in part due to the effects of changing climate and extreme drought. As the dominant deciduous tree in Western North American forests, aspen plays a critical role in forest biodiversity and ecosystem function. Therefore, the persistence of this species...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -driven limitations on aspen distribution (Shepperd et al. 2006; Anderegg et al. 2013) and predictions

White-breasted nuthatch density and nesting ecology in oak woodlands of the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Viste-Sparkman, Karen
Abstract:: Habitat loss causes a reduction in available resources for wildlife, alters the configuration of remaining habitat, and may isolate wildlife populations. White-breasted nuthatches (Sitta carolinensis) are experiencing long-term population declines in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where they are historically associated with oak woodlands. As secondary cavity-nesters, white-breasted nuthatches may...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Post, Jeff and Robyn Rice, Dave and Christy Riddell, Harold Secrest, Marty and Lynn Stott, Ernest

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

Fuel Treatment Longevity in the Blue Mountains of Oregon

Creator:: Morici, Kat
Abstract:: Wildland fires are an increasingly extensive, expensive, and frequent occurrence in dry forests of the western United States. Fuel reduction treatments are designed to reduce extreme fire behavior, promote resilient forest structure, and facilitate fire control efforts. Although there is widespread recognition that repeated treatments are needed to maintain desired...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Langille, Harold Douglas. 1903. Forest Conditions in the Cascade Range Forest Reserve, Oregon. U.S

The wish list of Arturo Chan

Creator:: Shum, Michael Shou-Yung
Abstract:: This collection of loosely-linked stories explores the lives of a set of characters who exist in the margins of society, but quietly so. In the opening story, "Two-Minute Histories," an ostensibly negative act—breaking and entering, among other verifiable crimes—is demonstrated to lead to some positive outcome such as a moment...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: established a relationship with the facility’s night supervisor, Harold Daffney, and when the previous night

The Art of Noticing : An Essay on Contemporary Ecological Writing

Creator:: West, Rex Alan, 1967-
Abstract:: A number of thinkers are becoming increasingly persuaded that our anthropocentric view of nature is inadequate, that we need a "new morality" with regard to the environment. In this essay, I argue that an alternative to anthropocentricism is available to us now-and has been since at least 1836. I look...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Families on the Move : The Powledge Family of Meriwether County, Georgia, 1820-1900

Creator:: Roberts, Nancy A.
Abstract:: The migrations of four generations of the Powledge family centering around Meriwether County, Georgia were described within the context of social and economic forces in the United States in 1820 to 1900. The family was representative of thousands of families that migrated westward. The migrations were found to correlate with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

"Sorrow's springs are the same" : synoeciosis in the poetry of Alfred Tennyson and Gerard Manley Hopkins

Creator:: Adamson, Christopher
Abstract:: Tennyson and Hopkins scholarship is dominated by a focus on antithetical dichotomies. Tennyson's speakers are fractured selves focused on the gap between matter and spirit, faith and reason, solitude and community. Likewise, Hopkins' doubled vocation as priest and poet is presented as a contradiction to the point that the transition...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: example of what Ralph Rader calls a masked lyric. Whereas in a dramatic monologue, the speaker is a

ScholarsArchive@OSU

LSD, Mules and Men : Hypermediation in Hunter S. Thompson and Zora Neale Hurston

Latinos, loggers and old hippies : rural revitalization in the Pacific Northwest

Aspen Drought Stress Response, Snow Cover and Soil Moisture Dynamics on an Oregon Bunchgrass Prairie

White-breasted nuthatch density and nesting ecology in oak woodlands of the Willamette Valley, Oregon

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

Fuel Treatment Longevity in the Blue Mountains of Oregon

The wish list of Arturo Chan

The Art of Noticing : An Essay on Contemporary Ecological Writing

Families on the Move : The Powledge Family of Meriwether County, Georgia, 1820-1900

"Sorrow's springs are the same" : synoeciosis in the poetry of Alfred Tennyson and Gerard Manley Hopkins

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