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Presidential Framing of Failure : A Pentadic Rhetorical Criticism of President Donald Trump’s Rhetoric on Policy Failure with Obamacare

Creator:: Robinson, Miranda M.
Abstract:: In October, 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump released a document titled “Contract with the American Voter.” This document promised, among many things, that within his first 100 days of his potential presidency, he would repeal and replace Obamacare. When he was unable to fulfill that promise, he employed rhetorical tactics...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Rhetorical Criticism of President Donald Trump’s Rhetoric on Policy Failure with Obamacare by

Maria Susanna Cummins' "The Lamplighter" : a revisioning of a sentimental writer of the nineteenth-century United States as rhetor, social critic, and feminist

Creator:: Steinert, Laura
Abstract:: Within The Lamplighter, a novel written in 1854, Maria Susanna Cummins defines a version of the sentimental novel that significantly differs from the prescriptive analysis male critics have offered for the genre. This thesis argues that feminist theory and recent rhetorical theory have caused a critical paradigm shift that has...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: " category. Since the 1940's, Pattee has been one of the most influential reviewers of nineteenth

TekBots : a platform for learning to revitalize undergraduate engineering education

Creator:: Heer, Donald
Abstract:: In 2000 the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Oregon State University began a new and innovative program named TekBots[superscript TM]. This program was created to solve the problems of students in existing undergraduate engineering education not having sufficient skill when graduating in six program educational objectives; Depth, Breadth, Professionalism,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Donald Heer for the degree of

Modeling protein structure at atomic resolution

Creator:: Berkholz, Donald S.
Abstract:: This thesis includes three studies involving different aspects of modeling protein structure. The first study illustrates the levels of insight available from atomic-resolution protein structures. The second study derives general trends of protein geometry from atomic-resolution structures and shows their implications for modeling. The third study creates a model of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Donald S. Berkholz for the

Assessment of the accuracy of forested classifications within two broad-scale remotely-sensed vegetation databases in eastern Oregon

Creator:: Langhoff, Cory A.
Abstract:: An accuracy assessment of two broad-scale vegetation databases for eastern Oregon, both developed from satellite imagery, was performed to assess the usefulness of the databases for forest landscape planning and assessment efforts. The two databases were the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) vegetation database and the U.S. Geological Survey National...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and Dr.'s Jon Kimerling and Donald Zobel for taking the time to participate on my graduate committee

Beckett, Barthelme, and Vonnegut : finding hope in meaninglessness

Creator:: Britten, Alex M.
Abstract:: This thesis is a study of the shifting philosophical trends in the works of Samuel Beckett, Donald Barthelme, and Kurt Vonnegut as representations of a greater shift from modernism to postmodernism. I have chosen to explore Beckett's plays Waiting for Godot and Krapp's Last Tape, Barthelme's short stories "Nothing: A...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Donald Barthelme, and Kurt Vonnegut as representations of a greater shift from modernism to

DHA and Low-fat Low-cholesterol Diets as Treatment Strategies for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Creator:: Lytle, Kelli Anne
Abstract:: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by the accumulation of excess neutral lipids within the parenchymal cells of the liver. The primary etiology is diet-induced and most often exists as a comorbidity with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and/or Type 2 Diabetes. The development of excess liver lipid can be self-limiting...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: :_________________________________________________ Donald B. Jump Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is

The Role of Product Wrongdoings on Brand Attitudes : A Comparison of Family and Non-Family Firms

Creator:: Martino, Alexandra
Abstract:: Although the prevalence of family businesses in our current economy is rapidly increasing, there is very little research involving consumer perceptions of these firms. This study aims to study these consumer attitudes (i.e., trust, attitudes, and purchase intentions) towards family and non-family firms. This thesis also discusses how those wrongdoings...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Attitudes: A Comparison of Family and Non-Family Firms. Abstract approved: Donald

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

The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Mergers and Acquisitions

Creator:: Morgan, Scott M.
Abstract:: This study examines the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on merger and acquisitions (M&A). Using data from Kinder, Lyndeberg, and Domini (KLD) Research Analytics and Thomson’s Securities Data Corporation’s (SDC) Platinum Database, we empirically test if CSR scores effect a firm’s propensity to pursue M&A activity. Specifically, I examine...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
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ScholarsArchive@OSU

Presidential Framing of Failure : A Pentadic Rhetorical Criticism of President Donald Trump’s Rhetoric on Policy Failure with Obamacare

Maria Susanna Cummins' "The Lamplighter" : a revisioning of a sentimental writer of the nineteenth-century United States as rhetor, social critic, and feminist

TekBots : a platform for learning to revitalize undergraduate engineering education

Modeling protein structure at atomic resolution

Assessment of the accuracy of forested classifications within two broad-scale remotely-sensed vegetation databases in eastern Oregon

Beckett, Barthelme, and Vonnegut : finding hope in meaninglessness

DHA and Low-fat Low-cholesterol Diets as Treatment Strategies for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

The Role of Product Wrongdoings on Brand Attitudes : A Comparison of Family and Non-Family Firms

The Maturest Deliberation : Colonial Pennsylvania Currency in Depression and War

The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Mergers and Acquisitions

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