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Defining Reality: The Poverty And Welfare Rhetoric Of Lyndon Johnson And Ronald Reagan, Andrea Lyn Finan
Defining Reality: The Poverty And Welfare Rhetoric Of Lyndon Johnson And Ronald Reagan, Andrea Lyn Finan
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This project examines the centrality of rhetorical definition in case studies of public argument over U.S. policy on poverty and welfare in the tvventieth century. The starting point is research on presidential rhetoric, wherein one line of inquiry entails the exploration of the "bully pulpit" as an advantage to chief executives seeking to construct perceptions of social reality. Such construction frequently establishes the foundation of an incumbent's persuasive strategies. Utilizing the poverty and welfare rhetoric of Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan, this thesis argues that rhetorical definition was central to presidential rhetoric on these critical social controversies in the 1960s …
Gothic Analogues In Kay Boyle's Death Of A Man: Modernist Perspective And Political Reality, Cara A Minardi
Gothic Analogues In Kay Boyle's Death Of A Man: Modernist Perspective And Political Reality, Cara A Minardi
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
In order to flesh out obscured meanings of Death of a Man, one must understand the political and social milieu between 1917-1936 in America and Europe. Incorporating a new historicist approach, this paper considers the social and political warnings contained in Boyle's Death of a Man. That American critics rejected Boyle's novel is evidence of American biases toward Europe during a period of American isolationism. The novel itself confronts European attitudes that in many cases were the result of The Treaty of Versailles and that led to World War II. Viewing Boyle's novel as a piece of Gothic writing overlaid …
Paradigms Of Reality In Poe's Mad Narrative, Tamy Lynn Burnett
Paradigms Of Reality In Poe's Mad Narrative, Tamy Lynn Burnett
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study focuses on an examination of madness in four short stories by American author Edgar Allan Poe: "Ligeia," "Eleonora," "The Black Cat," and "The Fall of the House of Usher." Using Walter Fischer's theoretical communication framework, the Narrative Paradigm, the four stories are examined for narrative fidelity and narrative probability in an effort to more fully understand Poe's treatment of madness in first person narrators; "Ligeia" and "Eleonora" are compared as stories of a lost lover and the subsequent possibilities for madness due to guilt over marrying someone else. Next, "The Black Cat" is examined with a focus on …
Using Religious Discourse To Construct Reality: President George W Bush And Osama Bin Laden, Lisa Menegatos
Using Religious Discourse To Construct Reality: President George W Bush And Osama Bin Laden, Lisa Menegatos
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis examines and compares the religious discourse used by President George W. Bush in his September 20, 2001, address to a join session of Congress and by Osama bin Laden in his taped statement that aired on Al Jazeera television on October 7, 2001. As leaders of societies who both believe they are God's chosen people with a mission, both men relied on the religions of their respective nations to create a reality whereby one was good and the other evil. To illustrate how Bush and bin Laden achieve this, I apply the social construction of reality theory as …
The Reality Gap Of Employee-Management Misperceptions: Comparing United States Air Force Services Squadron Members To Their Private Sector Counterparts, Michael Christopher Rakoczy
The Reality Gap Of Employee-Management Misperceptions: Comparing United States Air Force Services Squadron Members To Their Private Sector Counterparts, Michael Christopher Rakoczy
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This exploratory study examined employee-management misperceptions in the United States Air Force Services career field. The "reality gap," as defined, is the misperception of workers needs or wants by management. Employee and manager surveys from 1946, 1980, 1987, and 1991 which demonstrate this phenomenon are examined to establish the validity of the reality gap, the length of time it has existed, and the full ramifications of the extent of the gap. The reality gap is then shown as the precipitating factor toward employee dissatisfaction, leading directly to employee turnover. All of this is framed within the context of Management by …