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  • "Instead of tumbleweed, we have mitigation systems" : an ethnography of toxics risk, mitigation, and advocacy in IBM's deindustrialized birthplace

    Creator:
    Little, Peter C.
    Abstract:
    This dissertation draws on ethnographic data and political ecological theory to analyze the experience of residents living in the IBM-Endicott Superfund site in Endicott, New York. Combining in-depth narratives and quantitative measures from a household survey, it highlights residents' perceptions of 1) environmental health risk, 2) risk mitigation, 3) deindustrialization...
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    Dissertation
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    DISSERTATION OF Peter C. Little for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Anthropology

  • The ecological legacy of Indian burning practices in southwestern Oregon

    Creator:
    Carloni, Kenneth R.
    Abstract:
    Two research questions are posed: (1) How have ecosystem conditions changed through time in southwestern Oregon? (2) How have culture-driven and climate-driven processes contributed to ecosystem change in southwestern Oregon? A brief introduction to the Little River study area is followed by a cultural and ecological history of the watershed....
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    David A. Perry Two research questions are posed: (1) How have ecosystem conditions changed

  • David Foster Wallace's communal middle ground

    Creator:
    Randlemon, Daniel E.
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    Throughout the course of this thesis, I argue that the prose of David Foster Wallace, specifically his posthumously published novel The Pale King, inhabits a middle ground between universal sincerity and the particularized authenticity of postmodern irony. I examine Lionel Trilling's definitions of sincerity and authenticity before moving toward an...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : David Foster Wallace’s Communal Middle Ground Abstract approved

  • An historical review of Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory

    Creator:
    Hickcox, Leslie K. (Leslie Kay), 1951-
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    The central purposes of this study were to review the historical sources of David Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory, and to determine the effect and application of Kolb's theory and Learning Style Inventory as reflected in the literature between 1971 and 1990. It was found that Kolb based his...
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    Dissertation
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    purposes of this study were to review the historical sources of David Kolb's formulation of experien

  • Learning by imitation : the scholarly works of David Bartholomae

    Creator:
    Gallup, Sarah E.
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    This thesis examines the scholarship in pedagogical theory and practice of David Bartholomae over the past thirty-five years, in particular examining the role that the rhetorical construct of imitation has played in its development. Through my research, I trace the evolution of Bartholomae’s pedagogical stances and practices, as these both...
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    Masters Thesis
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    English presented on June 10, 2008. Title: Learning by Imitation: The Scholarly Works of David

  • Comparison of methods to estimate population density of Pacific giant salamanders in small streams of the southern Oregon Cascades

    Creator:
    Leuthold, Niels C.
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    I compared hand sampling, two-pass multiple removal sampling, mark-recapture and catchability-based population estimates for the Pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) at 22 sites in 11 streams of Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Mark-recapture and catchability-based population estimates were not significantly different (p 0.86). Hand sampling and two-pass multiple removal population estimates...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Stan Gregory, Dr. Gary Larson, and Dr. David Birkes for their time and guidance. Dr. Peter Bayley was

  • Little houses on the prairie : a predictive model of French-Canadian settlement in Oregon's Willamette Valley

    Creator:
    Kinoshita, Jun R.
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    Using GIS, this study creates a predictive model of a distinct population of French-Canadian settlers, highlighting shared environmental characteristics of known sites that may have factored into their decision-making process as they chose locations for their farmsteads. While traditional historic and archaeological research has been conducted on French Prairie, the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on July 9th. 2004. Title: Little Houses on the Prairie

  • An autumn journey : time, place, and pattern in Henry David Thoreau's later work

    Creator:
    Dotterman, Anthony Matthew
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    This thesis situates a discussion of Thoreau's later natural history essays in the context of the author's other writings. Beginning with an examination of the writings of Thoreau's friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, this paper examines Thoreau's relation to and departure from Emerson's understanding of time, place, and pattern...
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    . and Pattern in Henry David Thoreau's Later Work. Abstract approved: David Robinson This thesis

  • Responses of juvenile coho salmon and larval lamprey to instream habitat restoration in a Pacific Northwest stream

    Creator:
    Gonzalez, Rosalinda
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    Large wood has been utilized in many restoration projects to improve in-stream habitat in the Pacific Northwest for salmon. However, the benefits of this practice remain the subject of ongoing debate and evaluation of these projects has scarcely been done for non-salmonid species such as lamprey. In this study we...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Little Wolf Creek in the summer of 2012………………………………………………………………………………………16 2. Abundance of

  • In Defense of the "Ringding Mukta" : The Later Work of J.D. Salinger

    Creator:
    Herb, Danielle Kristine
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    My thesis explores the later work of author J.D. Salinger, including two narratives featured in Nine Stories, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," and "Teddy," and Franny and Zooey, "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters," and "Seymour: an Introduction." Through my analysis I argue that the religious nature of Salinger's fiction...
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    : ______________________________________________________ David M. Robinson My thesis explores the later work of author J.D. Salinger