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The Demorest Contest: Prohibition Leader In Conversation With Wctu And Martha Mcmillan, Grace E. Kohler May 2022

The Demorest Contest: Prohibition Leader In Conversation With Wctu And Martha Mcmillan, Grace E. Kohler

Martha McMillan Research Papers

This essay explains the history of the Demorest Contest and connects it to Martha McMillan and her journals. The Demorest Contest was a temperance advocacy event run by William Jennings Demorest and the Women's Christian Temperance Union that encouraged youths to pledge to Prohibition.


“Hello? Are You Still There?” The Impact Of Social Media On Self-Disclosure And Reciprocity In Interpersonal Relationships: A Literature Review, Clara D. Costello Apr 2018

“Hello? Are You Still There?” The Impact Of Social Media On Self-Disclosure And Reciprocity In Interpersonal Relationships: A Literature Review, Clara D. Costello

Channels: Where Disciplines Meet

Social Media sites have become increasingly popular platforms for developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships. Although the usage of computer-mediated communication is normal in day-to-day life, the understanding behind how and why these relationships grow is scarce. This literature review considers relational elements such as self-disclosure and reciprocity, and how they are impacted by online elements such as an asynchronous context, controllability, and the disinhibition effect. Contrary to interpersonal relationships that develop in a physical context, the law of reciprocity is fulfilled and replaced by affirmation and recognition from relational partners, while self-disclosure continues to be a vital element within relationships. …


Promise That You Will Sing About Me: Kendrick Lamar In Posterity, Brandon Apol Apr 2017

Promise That You Will Sing About Me: Kendrick Lamar In Posterity, Brandon Apol

Music and Worship Student Presentations

Sometimes it would seem that the quietest moments turn out to have the loudest repercussions. This would seem to be a consistent case for twenty eight-year old Kendrick Lamar, whose career has been defined by surprise and unannounced publications of music that shortly afterward are spun into respected works of art. With an album that no one anticipated going to the 2013 Grammy awards, another album that leaked a week ahead of schedule (and brought Kendrick 5 Grammys), and an album that was released with almost no warning whatsoever, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth makes headlines with his art; of this there …


Choosing To Choose: The Impact Of Technology On Choice, Aaron J. Alford Nov 2016

Choosing To Choose: The Impact Of Technology On Choice, Aaron J. Alford

Channels: Where Disciplines Meet

The development of modern technology has increasingly focused on efficiency over expression. Interfaces limit and scale down human choice and expression. Entertainment and communication now use interfaced technology for even basic human expression, artificially limiting the number of potential choices to the options presented by the interface. The logic of technology has become a totalizing phenomenon, bringing all areas of human life under it purview. According to Heidegger, Ellul, and Flusser, the result of this development is a different way of being-in-the-world for humans. The traditional man has been the constant in production and communication, which the medium and technology …


Feminist Theory And Technical Communication, Olivia Duffus Nov 2016

Feminist Theory And Technical Communication, Olivia Duffus

Channels: Where Disciplines Meet

This essay explores feminism, socially-constructed norms, and the relationship between feminism and technical communication. It argues that undergraduate technical communication programs should include courses that study feminist history and theories as related to the field, claiming that studying feminist theory will improve user-centered design and broaden students' spheres of influence as professionals.


The Tree Of Life And Courageous: Comparative Analysis On Faith-Based Filmmaking, Sean O'Connor Oct 2016

The Tree Of Life And Courageous: Comparative Analysis On Faith-Based Filmmaking, Sean O'Connor

Communication Faculty Publications

This thesis analyzes the story structure of two films, The Tree of Life (2011) and Courageous (2011), and their similarities and differences in storytelling and Christian themes. Using screenwriting scholar Robert McKee’s theories on story structure, this comparative analysis highlights the plot elements, conflicts, dialogue, and overall execution of the two films in order to identify their agreement or disagreement with established screenwriting theory. Results from this analysis indicate how both films align with and diverge from McKee’s theories, finding in conclusion that these motion pictures not only provide insight on differences in portraying Christian faith in film but also …


Casting The Bigger Shadow: The Methods And Business Of Petrucci Vs. Attaingnant, Sean A. Kisch Sep 2016

Casting The Bigger Shadow: The Methods And Business Of Petrucci Vs. Attaingnant, Sean A. Kisch

Musical Offerings

The music printing of Ottaviano Petrucci has been largely regarded by historians to be the most elegant and advanced form of music publishing in the Renaissance, while printers such as Pierre Attaingnant are only given an obligatory nod. Through historical research and a study of primary sources such as line-cut facsimiles, I sought to answer the question, how did the triple impression and single impression methods of printing develop, and is one superior to the other? While Petrucci’s triple impression method produced cleaner and more connected staves, a significant number of problems resulted, including pitch accuracy and cost efficiency. Attaingnant’s …


Visual Rhetoric: A Case For Visual Literacy In The Classroom, Kaitlyn J. Tomlinson May 2016

Visual Rhetoric: A Case For Visual Literacy In The Classroom, Kaitlyn J. Tomlinson

Professional Writing and Information Design Capstone Projects

We live in a visual age in which we find visual information surrounding us on every side. The persuasive power of the visual has long been recognized by scholars, but there is a lack of emphasis in the classroom on how to effectively create an effectively persuasive visual. Professors at the collegiate level need to teach their students to be visually literate, to make them responsible users and creators of images.


Usability Simplified: A Basic Guide To Undertaking Effective Usability Testing, Garrison Reeves Apr 2016

Usability Simplified: A Basic Guide To Undertaking Effective Usability Testing, Garrison Reeves

Professional Writing and Information Design Capstone Projects

Usability can be complicated but I provide simple guidelines to effective usability. Every product has an intended purpose, and the scope and aim of usability testing is measuring if a product meets this purpose with regards to a user. Testing is used in many fields, but I intend to focus on user-centered interaction design and how to test when designing and developing such a product. I provide a simple head-start to usability testing based off of my research. Usability testing is a technique used for evaluating a product by testing the product on users who are part of the respective …


A Queer Poet In A Queer Time: John Milton And Homosexuality, Adam J. Wagner Apr 2015

A Queer Poet In A Queer Time: John Milton And Homosexuality, Adam J. Wagner

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Scholar David Hawkes refers to John Milton as a “Hero of Our Time.” Milton’s written works, including his poetry and political treatises, contain cultural and theological insight applicable not only to his 17th Century English culture, but 21st Century American culture as well. As homosexuality continues to enter the public sphere in Western society, many scholars are uncovering past insights about how sexuality has evolved. Milton’s literary texts provide insight into his own sexual orientation and how people viewed human sexuality post-English Renaissance. Homosexuality is a broad topic, but Milton’s works give insight into three main areas—homosexual sex, sexual orientation, …


Playing For Make-A-Wish Foundation, Cedarville Students Compete On The American Bible Challenge, Kat Meakem May 2014

Playing For Make-A-Wish Foundation, Cedarville Students Compete On The American Bible Challenge, Kat Meakem

News Releases

A team of three Cedarville students will compete on the TV show the “American Bible Challenge.” The show will premiere on May 22 and Cedarville's team will compete on the June 26 show. The show is aired on the Game Show Network.


December 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 6) Dec 2003

December 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 6)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


October 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 5) Oct 2003

October 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 5)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


August 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 4) Aug 2003

August 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 4)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


June 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 3) Jun 2003

June 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 3)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


April 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 2) Apr 2003

April 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 2)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


February 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 1) Feb 2003

February 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 1)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


December 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 6) Dec 2002

December 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 6)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


October 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 5) Oct 2002

October 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 5)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


August 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 4) Aug 2002

August 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 4)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


June 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 3) Jun 2002

June 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 3)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


April 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 2) Apr 2002

April 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 2)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


February 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 1) Feb 2002

February 2002 (Vol. 75, No. 1)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


The Path Bookstore Bookmark, Cedarville University Jan 2002

The Path Bookstore Bookmark, Cedarville University

WCDR Assorted Documents

No abstract provided.


December 2001 (Vol. 74, No. 6) Dec 2001

December 2001 (Vol. 74, No. 6)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


October 2001 (Vol. 74, No. 5) Oct 2001

October 2001 (Vol. 74, No. 5)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


Ingathering 2001 Pamphlet, Cedarville University Oct 2001

Ingathering 2001 Pamphlet, Cedarville University

WCDR Assorted Documents

No abstract provided.


Ingathering 2001, Cedarville University Sep 2001

Ingathering 2001, Cedarville University

WCDR Assorted Documents

No abstract provided.


August 2001 (Vol. 74, No. 4) Aug 2001

August 2001 (Vol. 74, No. 4)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.


June 2001 (Vol. 74, No. 3) Jun 2001

June 2001 (Vol. 74, No. 3)

The Ohio Independent Baptist

No abstract provided.