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Al Gore Jr. and the Rhetoric of Self-Disclosure

Creator:: Palmer, Scott Aaron
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 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.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 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

Creator:: Bruno, Edward Louis
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 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

Creator:: Townsend, Timothy F.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Victory in Vietnam Committee's Manichean Rhetoric : An Analysis of the Campaign to Recall Idaho Senator Frank Church

Creator:: Andrews, Cheri L.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Victory in Vietnam Committee's Manichean rhetoric : an

A rhetoric of transformation : the emergence of community literacy within composition studies

Creator:: Vega-Peters, Susan T.
Abstract:: Within literacy and composition studies, writing, as a social act, is believed by many to have the potential to effect change in and transform situations of injustice. Community literacy, as an emergent practice within composition studies, embraces and stretches this notion of linking literacy to social change. Community literacy also...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: rhetoric is a political act involving a dialectical interaction engaging the material, the social, and

A Narrative Analysis of Captain America’s New Deal

Creator:: Ledbetter, Forest L.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: attempted to make sense of the seemingly radical altered political landscape. Comic books, though

Do parties matter in FDI : how U.S. political parties relate to U.S. FDI in a gravity model setting

Creator:: Helm, Harold Andrew
Abstract:: This study examines the relation between political parties in the United States and foreign direct investment (FDI) using a panel data gravity model of 42 countries from 1980 to 2006. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party differ on economic platforms, and the changing of relative power in government between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: U.S. Political Parties Relate to U.S. FDI in a Gravity Model Setting. Abstract approved: Patrick M

Responsible pedagogy : (re)framing contemporary educational theory and American cultural politics

Creator:: Rust, Stephen
Abstract:: Responsible Pedagogy is examination of contemporary education in the United States. Responsible educators are dedicated to being representative, responsive, and respectful. These three principles guide the best teaching and learning that are taking place in classrooms across the country. Launched in 2003, Shakespeare in American Communities is the most ambitious...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: contemporary culture and symbolizes the battle for political and ideological superiority on a national level

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

Creator:: Green, Julia M. (Julia Michelle)
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: imagery to have a number of political campaigning benefits such as influencing opinions and attitudes

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Al Gore Jr. and the Rhetoric of Self-Disclosure

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

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

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

The Victory in Vietnam Committee's Manichean Rhetoric : An Analysis of the Campaign to Recall Idaho Senator Frank Church

A rhetoric of transformation : the emergence of community literacy within composition studies

A Narrative Analysis of Captain America’s New Deal

Do parties matter in FDI : how U.S. political parties relate to U.S. FDI in a gravity model setting

Responsible pedagogy : (re)framing contemporary educational theory and American cultural politics

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

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