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Rhetorical Agency in the Bhagavad Gita
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This M.A. thesis presents a rhetorical analysis of the Indian philosophical and religious text, The Bhagavad Gita. Utilizing Kenneth Burke's Pentad of act, scene, agent, agency and purpose as a primary interpretive lens ...
Finding the Great Plains People in the “Buffalo Commons” Proposal
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
This thesis argues that Frank and Deborah Popper’s 1987 “Buffalo Commons” proposal urged an exchange of the “plow” for the “buffalo” as the dominant metaphor of Great Plains life. A close textual analysis of the proposal ...
Image is Everything: Information-Seeking of College Students and the Effectiveness of Public Relations Efforts
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Organizations are continually searching for the most effective ways to distribute information and gain referrals from consumers. This study sought to find out how consumers seek information about an organization and how ...
The Perception of Risk Messages through Facebook during Severe Weather Events
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This study used computer-mediated focus groups to investigate how college students perceive risk messages about severe weather that are communicated through Facebook. The results of this study found that perceptions of ...
The Dangers of International Awards: A Lesson from Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nobel Peace Prize
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Having spent over 20 years under house arrest fighting for democracy in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi has been a bastion for peace for decades. She has received many international awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize in ...
“I Love You, but Shut Up and Do Something About It.”: An Appraisal Theory Exploration of Tough Love
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
This study aims to better understand tough love as a communication interaction, specifically focusing on defining and understand tough love from a receiver’s perspective. Thirteen respondents between the ages of 18-28 were ...
Branding, Communication, and Millennials: A Look at the Communication Habits of the Largest Generation in History
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Millennials are the largest generation in history and are frequently the targets of major marketing campaigns. However, no current research exists that focuses on Millennials' brand related communication habits. Focus ...
Pentadic Analysis of a Wyoming TV Show: The Rhetoric of Scene and Agency and Its Impact on Native American Communities
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Kenneth Burke’s Pentadic ratios are used to analyze the rhetorical choices of characters from the Cheyenne Reservation and the Sheriff’s department in the television show Longmire. The ratios reveal scene as the focus of ...
Gender, Faith, and Holistism as Prophetic Vision the Legacy of Hildegard Von Bingen's Rhetoric of 'Marriage of God'
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th century German Catholic nun, became one of the most influential voices in a time when women, especially in the realm of religion, were suppressed. Yet, Hildegard overcame these suppressions ...
An Analysis of the Arguments Used in the Home School Issue
(North Dakota State University, 1988)
"An Analysis of the Arguments Used in the Home School Issue," by Jaime P. Meyer is a study employing a twelve point method of analysis taken from the work of Ch. Perselman and L. Olbrechts-Tyteca. This study sought to ...