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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

International river basin management : global principles and basin practice

Creator:: Giordano, Meredith A.
Abstract:: Transcending human-defined political and administrative boundaries, the world's transboundary freshwater resources pose particularly challenging management problems. Water resource users at all scales frequently find themselves in direct competition for this economic and life-sustaining resource, in turn creating tensions, and indeed conflict, over water supply, allocation and quality. At the international...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The sociology of public policy at work : moral and economic arguments in public policy discourse

Creator:: Nelson, Jessica
Abstract:: In a democratic system, or a system of rule by the people, economic arguments are not sufficient for the creation of public policy. There are many important values that should influence our public policy decisions including: human dignity, justice, trust and authority. Public policy is not only a matter of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

An analysis of the Herrick timber sale, Bear Valley unit of the Malheur National Forest, Oregon

Creator:: Nance, Marion Nelson
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: fears of many people. The interest in this case lies prImarily in the fact political pressure was

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

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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

International river basin management : global principles and basin practice

The sociology of public policy at work : moral and economic arguments in public policy discourse

An analysis of the Herrick timber sale, Bear Valley unit of the Malheur National Forest, Oregon

A Narrative Analysis of Captain America’s New Deal

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