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  • Building Character Through Metaphor and Ideology: A Rhetorical Examination of John F. Kennedy’s Use of Metaphor to Combat the Religious Issue in 1960

    Creator:
    Smith, Jonathan Michael
    Abstract:
    On September 12th 1960, just two months prior to one of the closest Presidential elections in American history, John F. Kennedy faced the Houston Ministerial Association and delivered a powerful speech on religion and Americanism. The "religious issue" of the 1960 campaign drew immense interest and trumped other issues pertinent...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jonathan Michael Smith for

  • The role of musculoskeletal forces in the human walk-run transition

    Creator:
    Fewster, Jonathan B.
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    This investigation examined the possible role of musculoskeletal forces in the human walk-run transition. In order to measure these forces a treadmill was constructed which allowed the measurement of vertical ground reaction forces while subjects walked and ran at prescribed speeds. Validation proved the device to be accurate and reliable...
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    Masters Thesis
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    transition AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jonathan B. Fewster for the degree of Master of Science in Human

  • Social Determinants to Real FreedomsAn Empirical Development of the Capabilities Approach

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    Trujillo, Michael A.
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    In the Capabilities Approach literature “capabilities” are the real freedoms individuals possess to achieve certain “functionings,” which are the doings and beings that constitute a good life. I argue that this approach requires, or at least can benefit from, an account of the psychosocial mechanisms involved in capability limitation. The...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Development of the Capabilities Approach by Michael A. Trujillo A PROJECT submitted to

  • Environmental Remote Sensing with Unmanned Aircraft Systems

    Creator:
    Burnett, Jonathan D.
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    Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUASs) equipped with optical sensors are capableof remotely sensing landscapes and wildlife at spatial and temporal resolutions that werepreviously inaccessible due to technical and budgetary limitations. Conventional remotesensing and photogrammetric workflows can be applied to the resulting high resolution imageryto facilitate new types of scientific inquiry....
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    Dissertation
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    Shaw, Ben Smith, Michael G. Wing Submitted to Forest Science 2.1 Abstract A growing number of

  • Michael Yee- UHC Thesis.pdf

    Creator:
    Yee, Michael J. C.
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    The smartphone is changing the way individuals interact with one another in society. Given the instant accessibility and multitude of socially iconic features, the contemporary handheld device grants users an unprecedented level of connectedness. However, despite the new breadth of access, perhaps the depth of the resulting social networks is...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael J.C. Yee for the

  • A Study of the Demagoguery of Joseph Smith, Jr.

    Creator:
    Fillible, Rodney K.
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    This study Is a rhetorical analysis of ten documents of Joseph Smith, Jr's. early revelations spanning the period of 1829 to 1831 to determine the extent to which he used demagogic rhetoric in pursuit of his goals. A definition of demagoguery is provided and is applied in an analysis of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    A study of the demagoguery of Joseph Smith, Jr. AN

  • Watershed modeling at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

    Creator:
    Britch, Michael J.
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    Studies are currently underway to determine the suitability of Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the nation's first high-level nuclear waste repository. Values of net infiltration are required to determine pre-waste emplacement groundwater travel times and the performance of the repository as a waste containment system. The objective of this study...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael J. Mitch for the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering

  • The Cross and The Spiral : A Contemplative Model of Human Development for Prayerful Parenting

    Creator:
    Smith, Jonathan V., 1966-
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    This paper outlines a model of human development to help guide contemplative practice in parenting and facilitate prayerful understanding of parent-child development with a focus upon one's own parent-child relationship. The model draws from the tree of life symbolism represented by the cross and the spiral and further elaborated through...
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    Masters Thesis
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    human development for prayerful parenting AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jonathan V. Smith for the

  • Cooling and mass transfer rates in fresh fruits

    Creator:
    Chadwick, Jonathan Michael
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    Moisture loss from fresh fruits results in lost revenue to producers, storage/packing companies, distributors, and increased prices for the consumer. Improved methods of storage and handling are necessary to help prevent moisture loss and retard spoilage. A literature review was conducted to improve knowledge on past and current studies involving...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jonathan Michael Chadwick for the

  • Race, IQ, and the Search for Statistical Signals Associated with So-Called “X”-Factors: Environments, Racism, and the “Hereditarian Hypothesis”

    Creator:
    Kaplan, Jonathan Michael
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    Some authors defending the "hereditarian" hypothesis with respect to differences in average IQ scores between populations have argued that the sorts of environmental variation hypothesized by some researchers rejecting the hereditarian position should leave discoverable statistical traces, namely changes in the overall variance of scores or in variance-covariance relating scores...
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    Article
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    Author: Jonathan Michael Kaplan Title: Race, IQ, and the Search for Statistical Signals Associated with