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  • AI, Robot: A Rhetorical Analysis of Jeopardy! Matches Featuring IBM’s Artificial Intelligence

    Creator:
    Steele, Evan T.
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    The relationship between the public and new technologies has historically been a tumultuous one, with public perceptions ranging from excited rapid adoption to standoffish pessimism. In 2011, IBM tried to use competition as a means of showcasing a new technology to the public. This thesis is a work of rhetorical...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Mark Porrovecchio The

  • Identifying Audiences: A Rhetorical Analysis of Mary Shaw’s Suffrage Plays

    Creator:
    Wright, Amanda R.
    Abstract:
    American women’s quest for equality came into focus in the early 1900s. Amidst the cultural and societal forces pushing for suffrage, some chose the mechanism of theater. This thesis is a work of rhetorical criticism. It applies Lloyd Bitzer’s situational approach to two suffrage theater artifacts: Mary Shaw's The Woman...
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    approved: _______________________________________________________________ Mark Porrovecchio

  • Pragmatism and Pain: the Melioristic Rhetoric of Mirror Box Therapy

    Creator:
    Thompson, Anna F. B.
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    The phenomenon of phantom limb pain has been well documented for centuries, but little clinical work has been done to alleviate it. Physician and neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran began researching this condition nearly two decades ago, and has discovered a promising alternative treatment: mirror-box therapy. This therapy is not yet...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________________ Mark J. Porrovecchio The phenomenon of phantom limb pain has been well documented for

  • ‘Uncle Ho’: A Rhetorical Analysis of U.S. Newspaper Coverage of Hồ Chí Minh

    Creator:
    Meyers, Kaden R.
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    This thesis is a rhetorical analysis of American newspaper coverage of Hồ Chí Minh from 1954-1969. My method is the Pragmatic Attitude, created by Elizabeth and Jay Mechling. My foci of study are the polls and letters to the editor from this same period. These foci of study are used...
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    Masters Thesis
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    approved: _______________________________________________________ Mark J. Porrovecchio This thesis is a

  • Questions of Stasis in a Post-Truth World

    Creator:
    Shepard, Bradley
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    Stasis theory has long stood as a foundational pillar of Western rhetoric. It is an integral component of the canon of invention, and has been in existence since the times of ancient Greek scholars. However, it is currently facing a substantive challenge to its efficacy and its very existence. This...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    :_____________________________________________________ Mark Porrovecchio Stasis theory has long stood as a foundational pillar of Western rhetoric

  • Beauty and the Beast: The Rhetorical Construction of the Female in Mixed Martial Arts

    Creator:
    Thornburg, Kori A.
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    More women compete in sports currently than ever before. However, the historical tensions which relate to their participation--as athletes and as females--remain. Mixed martial arts (MMA) has proven to be the most visible introduction of females into sports that have traditionally been considered exclusively for men. Gina Carano and Cristiane...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Mark J. Porrovecchio More women compete in sports currently than ever before. However, the

  • A Narrative Analysis of Captain America’s New Deal

    Creator:
    Ledbetter, Forest L.
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    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...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : _________________________________________________________________ Mark J. Porrovecchio In response to the events on September the Eleventh, various media

  • Stability of oral liquid cimetidine HCl and furosemide repackaged in unit dose containers at various temperatures

    Creator:
    Lee, Rai-yun
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    Masters Thesis
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    approved:Redacted for Privacy Dr. J. Mark Christensen Oral liquid cimetidine HC1 or furosemide were repackaged

  • Comparison of pharmacokinetic data analysis with two competing pharmacokinetic software program

    Creator:
    Karnpracha, Chanida
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    Pharmacokinetics (PK) is the study of the transit of drug into, within and removal from the body to reveal how the body acts on a drug when it is taken. There are four major areas in PK: absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination. Pharmacokinetics research can be separated into two areas:...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : J. Mark Christensen Pharmacokinetics (PK) is the study of the transit of drug into, within and

  • Formulation of an oral acetylsalicylic acid suspension and pharmacokinetics of parenteral thrombomodulin analogues

    Creator:
    Piepmeier, Edward H.
    Abstract:
    Sustained concentrations of active compound were maintained in vitro and in vivo for an oral and a parenteral dosage form respectively. The vehicle of a oral dosage form was modified and the molecular structure of a parenteral dosage form was modified. An oral dosage form was tested in vitro using...
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    Dissertation
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    sincere gratitude to my major professors, Dr. J. Mark Christensen and Dr. James Ayres for their guidance