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The Defense Intelligence Agency: An In-Depth Study Of The Development Of The Intelligence Agency, Stacie Delaine Neff Jan 1998

The Defense Intelligence Agency: An In-Depth Study Of The Development Of The Intelligence Agency, Stacie Delaine Neff

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis will examine the history of intelligence leading to the creation of DIA, DIA's changing and emerging roles, its missions and organization, agency contribution during military operations, criticisms of the agency, and lastly the intelligence outlook for the future of DIA. Since its creation in 1961, DIA has undergone numerous reorganizations and this thesis will examine the history of intelligence leading to the creation of the attempts to streamline intelligence and provide the best product possible. Most of these changes have occurred after major campaigns in which intelligence either failed, was inaccurate or could have played a better or …

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Navigation System For A Mobile Robot Incorporating Trinocular Vision For Range Imaging, Kalyan Chakravarthy Pattisam Jan 1998

Navigation System For A Mobile Robot Incorporating Trinocular Vision For Range Imaging, Kalyan Chakravarthy Pattisam

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This research focuses on the development of software for the navigation of a mobile robot. The software developed to control the robot uses sensory data obtained from ultra sound, infra red and tactile sensors, along with depth maps using trinocular vision. Robot navigation programs were written to navigate the robot and were tested in a simulated environment as well as the real world. Data from the various sensors was read and successfully utilized in the control of the robot motion. Software was developed to obtain the range and bearing of the closest obstacle in sight using the trinocular vision system. …

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Nhetoric: Rhetorical Power In Cyberspace, David Paul Schulz Jan 1998

Nhetoric: Rhetorical Power In Cyberspace, David Paul Schulz

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Alpha group is a faction of the white supremacy movement that has established a virtual presence in cyberspace. Rhetorical strategies of agitation are practiced by the Alpha group on the World Wide Web in an effort to encourage visiting avatars to join the white supremacy movement. This study explores the rhetorical strategies of power and promulgation which Alpha uses in cyberspace. Analysis of Alpha's digital discourse provide an opportunity to understand and evaluate the unique potentials that information technologies such as the World Wide Web bring to the rhetorical environment.

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Impact On Employee Motivation Of Management's Perception Of What Employees Want From Their Work: An Application To The Ski Resort Industry, Lisa Anne Ward Jan 1998

Impact On Employee Motivation Of Management's Perception Of What Employees Want From Their Work: An Application To The Ski Resort Industry, Lisa Anne Ward

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study explored the impact managers' perceptions had on the motivation of ski resort employees. Hotel properties in Vail Valley, Colorado served as the population for the study. The study examined what ski resort employees want from their work and established their orientation to work. The relationship between what employees identified they wanted from their work and their motivation orientation was explored. In addition, the managers' perceptions of what they perceived their employees wanted from their work was measured and compared to what employees identified they wanted from their work. The impact of managers' perceptions was further identified with a …

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Anorexia Nervosa: An Exploration Of Early- And Later-Onset, Jennifer Claire Duddy Jan 1998

Anorexia Nervosa: An Exploration Of Early- And Later-Onset, Jennifer Claire Duddy

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Children with anorexia nervosa have often been overlooked or misdiagnosed because of the lack of understanding and clarity surrounding early onset. This study was aimed to help clarify ambiguities by exploring the similarities and differences of early- and later-onset anorexia nervosa. Results from case studies of a female child, adolescent, and adult diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are presented. Findings from the case studies indicate several similarities between the two onsets such as comparable demographic characteristics, diagnostic features, symptoms of associated mental disorders, personality characteristics, and etiological factors. Findings also infer some differences that include variance in prognoses, severity of physical …

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Paleolimnology And Paleoecology Of The Coal Valley Region, Lincoln County, Nevada, Anthony Dean Feig Jan 1998

Paleolimnology And Paleoecology Of The Coal Valley Region, Lincoln County, Nevada, Anthony Dean Feig

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

During Pleistocene time, Coal Valley, Nevada, was situated between a pluvial climatic zone to the north and a non-pluvial climactic zone to the south. The Coal Lake section represents {dollar}>{dollar}20,000 years of continuous deposition, recording a saline lake phase (Early Coal Lake) present since at least 32,000 BP, evolving to a freshwater lake (Coal Lake Intermediate) {dollar}\sim{dollar}28,000 BP. Maximum lake development (290 km{dollar}\sp2{dollar} in area) was within 2000 years of {dollar}\sim{dollar}20,000 BP, and was probably persistent through deglaciation. Ostracode ecology suggests that water salinity varied little through time, which may be indicative of consistently low ambient temperatures, high precipitation …

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Voice-Interactive Computer Graphics And Games, Nataraj Jeedigunta Jan 1998

Voice-Interactive Computer Graphics And Games, Nataraj Jeedigunta

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The art and science of speech recognition have been advanced to the state where it is now possible to communicate reliably with a computer by speaking to it in a disciplined manner using a vocabulary of moderate size. There are many applications of speech recognition technology in telecommunications and other fields. Voice Interactive Computer Graphics And Games (VICGG) describes and emphasizes how voice recognition can be applied to design a real-time interactive graphics system. The VICGG system consists of a recognition module and a graphics module; The recognition module is used for isolated word recognition. Three separate implementations of recognition …

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Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Courts Leave It To The States, David Wayne Newton Jan 1998

Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Courts Leave It To The States, David Wayne Newton

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In Vacco v. Quill and Washington v. Glucksberg, the Supreme Court ruled that laws in New York and Washington prohibiting physician-assisted suicide violated neither the Due Process nor the Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court overturned decisions from the Second and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal. The Court stated these decisions do not prevent a state from enacting legislation approving assisted suicide, but there is no protection of such under the Constitution. This thesis examines the legal reasoning used by the two Courts of Appeal in their decisions and the Supreme Court in its decision. There is …

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The Media's Coverage Of Jury Trials, Gregory M Smith Jan 1998

The Media's Coverage Of Jury Trials, Gregory M Smith

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis explores the nature and extent of the print media's coverage of jury trials. A content analysis was conducted on the Los Angeles Times from 1973 to 1995, examining both overall trends in jury coverage and the extent and nature of that coverage before and after several high-profile jury trials. The findings of the content analysis validated the belief that the print media, by and large, provides to the public what the public is most interested in reading about. That interest, is unpredictable at best. It fluctuates from criminal trials of celebrities, to the sexual past of the President …

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Indexing Androgyny: The Transgendered Phenomenon And Its Challenge To Ethnology, Christopher Todd White Jan 1998

Indexing Androgyny: The Transgendered Phenomenon And Its Challenge To Ethnology, Christopher Todd White

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis will focus on the life experiences of transsexual individuals living in the Las Vegas community. This is an ethnographic study that includes field research, extensive interviews, and library research; Through this study I hope to gain better insight as to what motivated these individuals to seek surgical sex reassignment. I wish to explore the similarities and differences between preoperative transsexuals and other transgendered persons, and I hope to tie the experiences of local transsexuals to the experiences of transsexuals in other parts of America in order to determine if there are any social or environmental conditions that may …

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A Diachronic Analysis Of Porotic Hyperostosis In Prehistoric Populations Of Northern Chile, Maria Sloan Hart Jan 1998

A Diachronic Analysis Of Porotic Hyperostosis In Prehistoric Populations Of Northern Chile, Maria Sloan Hart

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

A macroscopic analysis of 604 skeletal remains was undertaken at the Museo Arqueologico de San Miguel de Azapa (MASMA) in order to ascertain the rates of porotic hyperostosis in the prehistoric populations of northern Chile. Porotic hyperostosis has been recognized as being a useful indicator of nutritional stress, in particular, iron-deficiency anemia. In the Americas, this pathology has primarily been associated with maize-dependency and pathogen load. Contrary to expectations, results reveal that pre-agricultural populations have 93% of porotic hyperostosis while the agricultural populations show a rate of 66%. This data does not support the maize-dependency model. It is suggested, instead, …

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The Impact Of Family And Other Social Involvement On Overall Client Satisfaction For Individuals With Developmental Disabilities, Sean Timothy Carey Jan 1998

The Impact Of Family And Other Social Involvement On Overall Client Satisfaction For Individuals With Developmental Disabilities, Sean Timothy Carey

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study investigated the impact of family and other social involvement on overall client satisfaction for individuals with developmental disabilities. The family-related outcome measures reviewed included social-role fulfillment, the existence of a natural support network, and the existence of intimate relationships. The other social outcome measures investigated included the impact of having friends, community involvement, and community interaction. This study found that there was a relationship between the life satisfaction level of individuals with mental retardation and their level of social involvement. Also discussed were various variables that impact family involvement such as parenting styles, family characteristics, reasons for out-of-home …

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Philosophical Foundations, Social Power And Social Work Practice, Timothy Duane Hamilton Jan 1998

Philosophical Foundations, Social Power And Social Work Practice, Timothy Duane Hamilton

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The contemporary philosophical landscape, which affects the fields of philosophical endeavor and the ways power is framed, is described. The covert manner these influences effect social work practice is made more visible through the use of ethically oriented decision making patterns; Ways that authority and discretion are used and abused, and abusive decision-making, are described making them easier to recognize and mitigate. Knowledge of current and potential ways that social power operates provides social workers tools in promoting the goals of empowerment and uncovering and enhancing clients' strengths; Finally, a public sphere within which a reflective social work practice could …

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Beverage Management: A Curriculum Needs Assessment For Undergraduate Hospitality Education, Lisa Marie Assante Jan 1998

Beverage Management: A Curriculum Needs Assessment For Undergraduate Hospitality Education, Lisa Marie Assante

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study assessed the need for beverage management curricula and the competencies entry level beverage managers must possess. Data were generated by two survey instruments: (1) a personal interview, and (2) a mail survey. The interview utilized a snowball sample of 35 hospitality educators and industry experts. The sample selection for the mail survey included 244 domestic hotel properties and 366 domestic restaurant properties. Study results indicate a need for a beverage management major. Competencies identified as important (training, communication, cost control, and leadership skills), along with other responses, will form the basis of beverage management curriculum at University of …

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Fear Itself: Assessing The Risks Of Transporting High-Level Nuclear Waste, Fred Carl Dilger Jan 1998

Fear Itself: Assessing The Risks Of Transporting High-Level Nuclear Waste, Fred Carl Dilger

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis contrasts and compares two approaches to risk assessment as they apply to the problem of transporting high level radioactive waste to Yucca Mountain, NV. Risk assessment, a lineal descendant of cost-benefit analysis, is an increasingly popular tool for justifying policy or programmatic decisions that involve some potential for public harm. The study uses Frank Fischer's framework for policy analysis to examine the problem of transportation risk assessment and to propose a new process for risk assessment that has political legitimacy, rather than technical elegance, as its goal.

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An Examination Of Conflict In Developing Relationships, Amy Elisabeth Wagner Jan 1998

An Examination Of Conflict In Developing Relationships, Amy Elisabeth Wagner

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Conflict is an unavoidable component of interpersonal relationships. The manner in which relational partners manage conflict is likely to change over the developmental course of the relationship. Additionally, the masculine or feminine attitudes an individual holds at the time of conflict impact the type of conflict strategy he or she will employ; A review of literature demonstrated a need for research in the area of gender communication and conflict. This thesis explored how conflict behaviors and degree of relational intimacy are mediated by masculine and feminine attitudes. Survey research was conducted to determine if males and females reported significantly different …

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Teaching Methods And School Designs Of American Elementary Schools And How The Methods Are Reflected In The Schools' Designs, Merrill Eugene Kieffer Jan 1998

Teaching Methods And School Designs Of American Elementary Schools And How The Methods Are Reflected In The Schools' Designs, Merrill Eugene Kieffer

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Most educators agree that effective learning is preceded by effective teaching and that the school facility should provide an environment in which the pursuit of knowledge can be promoted. This study was completed to understand that relationship between the built environment and education; The research presents a review of some of the prominent learning theories of the twentieth century along with common teaching methods and their relationships to learning theory. Following this review, common school designs are analyzed based on the overall environmental needs identified through the study of learning theory and educational practices. Furthermore, the microenvironment of the classroom …

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From Revolution To Revolt In Theatre Artistry: A Shift In American Attitude From Vietnam To Watergate Reflected In The Musicals "Chicago" And "Hair", Erin Auerbach Jan 1998

From Revolution To Revolt In Theatre Artistry: A Shift In American Attitude From Vietnam To Watergate Reflected In The Musicals "Chicago" And "Hair", Erin Auerbach

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis traces how the artistry of the Broadway musical reflects the condition of the American attitude as influenced by the events of its time. From two historical events, Vietnam to Watergate, there is a shift in attitude evident in two pieces of musical theater, Hair and Chicago. What is fascinating is that both Vietnam and Watergate are tragic events: one because of the unnecessary loss of life, and the other because of a loss of faith. Hair is a revolutionary play that indicates the survival of spirit and compassion through rock music and lyrics that reflect the culture of …

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Beat Sociology: Ethnographic Journeys In Event Spaces, Jonathan R Wynn Jan 1998

Beat Sociology: Ethnographic Journeys In Event Spaces, Jonathan R Wynn

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Beat Sociology: Ethnographic Journeys in Event Spaces proposes a new theory and methodology for Sociology to better investigate and describe the social experiences of individuals. I call this new set of theories and methodologies Beat Sociology--I have developed this project utilizing the work of Beat writers (Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs), as well as social theorists (particularly Walter Benjamin and C. Wright Mills). Drawing from critical theory, postmodernism and ethnography, I develop three central 'themes' that help facilitate my project: identity, space, and migrancy. Through auto-ethnography I explore three types of Las Vegas spaces: event spaces, casino spaces and Fremont Street. …

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Instrument Development And Validation For Use In A Health Education Program, Joanna Lynn Blockey Jan 1998

Instrument Development And Validation For Use In A Health Education Program, Joanna Lynn Blockey

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study was conducted to establish the validity and reliability of a dependent measure instrument developed specifically for health education programs geared to expectant mothers and their significant others who smoke; This study's instrument was distributed to 201 randomly chosen college students participating in health education, general education, educational psychology, and communication studies classes at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Results from this study found that the instrument has merit. The confirmatory factor analysis, which proved the instrument's reliability, isolated three different areas of study: beliefs about smoking in general; the effects of smoking on pre- and post-natal babies; …

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Constructing Deseret, Dana Boam Jan 1998

Constructing Deseret, Dana Boam

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Constructing Deseret is an examination of the epistemological assumption that perfect knowledge equals perfect being. It follows my progression as a poet from imitation of Yeats and Shakespeare, and traditional forms, such as sonnet, villanelle and haiku, to the investigation and validation of my own styles and forms. For the early poems the reaching of insight and wisdom is the goal of the poem. Next I look at nature and the world as a source of knowledge and standard of perfection. What follows is a rejection of the pursuit of education/perfection in order to embrace a plain looking at self, …

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Balance Of Power, Adjustment, And Violence Within Marital Relationships, Melissa Ann Franklin Jan 1998

Balance Of Power, Adjustment, And Violence Within Marital Relationships, Melissa Ann Franklin

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Seventy-two married couples were categorized into husband-dominant, wife-dominant, and egalitarian groups based on each spouse's report of perceived level of influence relative to their partner. The mean levels of marital adjustment and marital violence were compared among the three groups. The hypotheses proposed that the power balance groups would differ in their reports of marital adjustment, marital violence, and marital stability. Questionnaires measured marital adjustment, levels of marital violence, and demographics. A follow-up was conducted in order to assess their marital stability. No hypotheses were confirmed. However results indicated that when wives reported themselves as dominant, they reported higher levels …

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Nurse-Patient Perception Of Stressors Associated With Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Robin Marie White Jan 1998

Nurse-Patient Perception Of Stressors Associated With Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Robin Marie White

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery endure many stressors postoperatively. The purpose of this research study was to approximately replicate Puetz's study (1990) regarding the incongruencies of patient and nurse perceptions of stresser associated with coronary artery bypass surgery. Neuman's System Model was used to identify stresser as intrapersonal, interpersonal, and extrapersonal; The population consisted of two conveniently sampled groups: (1) thirty-five patients recovering from coronary artery bypass surgery; and (2) twenty nurses caring for the respective coronary bypass surgery patients. The instruments included demographic data sheets and a 37 item Revised Cardiac Surgery Stressor Scale (RCSSS); Overall mean scores …

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Parallel Courses: Poetry And Essays, Nicole Anne Freim Jan 1998

Parallel Courses: Poetry And Essays, Nicole Anne Freim

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Parallel Courses is a creative work consisting of poetry and personal essays. The writing examines the ontology of the self, discovering and explaining the reality of the self through time and change. The major themes explored include how past experiences enhance and inhibit present relationships, both with the self and with others, and the struggle for identity in both the singular and plural sense within our relationships and lives. The writing searches to find a balance between the ties to one's history and the desires of one's present.

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Redefining The Self In Postmodern Cyberspace, Roy Joseph Jan 1998

Redefining The Self In Postmodern Cyberspace, Roy Joseph

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Cyberspace is a metaphor for an alternative reality situated in the linear, physical world but yet capable of transcending it. The otherness of cyberspace manifests itself through virtual transient worlds, reconstituting the stable human subject in a radically interactive electronic medium. The study identifies three simple stages to demonstrate how cyberspace accomplishes the dispersion of the human subject: (i) role-playing which occurs in interactive games such as Multi-User Simulated Environments; (ii) the deconstruction of the boundaries between the autonomous author and the reader in hypertextual platforms and (iii) the deconstruction of the boundaries between the virtual and the real in …

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The Adventures Of Gi Jane: Women In The Military, Jennifer Amy Schneider Jan 1998

The Adventures Of Gi Jane: Women In The Military, Jennifer Amy Schneider

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Many women in the United States are living in a paradox. While changes in the American culture have led to significant improvements in women's lives, they still are frequently exposed to discriminatory policies and actions. This study examines the United States military, which is a specific institution that embodies this paradox. While the military offers women certain opportunities, such as a college education, travel and adventure, it is still steeped in male domination and gender discrimination. Using a review of secondary sources, this study explores the discourses relating to power, gender and sexuality in the military, which form the basis …

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Semiotic Analysis Of A Versace Visual Myth, William Earl Taylor Jan 1998

Semiotic Analysis Of A Versace Visual Myth, William Earl Taylor

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study analyzes the mythical religious imagery of Gianni Versace through a visual semiotic analysis. The image being examined has characteristics of the religious martyrdom of St. Sebastian. Analyzing the St. Sebastian image via semiotics allows the visual message, produced by Gianni Versace, to be examined at multiple levels. Decoding this visual message allows for an understanding of ideologies, cultures, and possibly the maintenance of the status quo; Semiotics is a method of breaking down the visual sign to understand the visual messages. Semiotics contains three components, which are the signifier, the signified, and the sign. Each component, the signifier, …

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The Relationship Between Travel And Won/Loss Records And Performance Measures In Major League Baseball, Tracey Lynn Elikan Jan 1998

The Relationship Between Travel And Won/Loss Records And Performance Measures In Major League Baseball, Tracey Lynn Elikan

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

A home advantage in sports has been well documented. However, little research has been conducted to determine exactly why this home advantage exists. This study will attempt to examine the relationship between travel (i.e. number of miles traveled, number of time zones crossed, direction of travel, and game number at home or on the road) and the performance of professional baseball teams (i.e. won/loss, runs scored, hits, errors committed, double plays executed, and runs allowed). Stepwise multiple regression analyses will be used to determine the amount of explained variance in each performance variable attributable to the effects of the travel …

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Minority Over-Representation In The Juvenile Justice System, Shirley G Burgess Jan 1998

Minority Over-Representation In The Juvenile Justice System, Shirley G Burgess

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Minority over-representation in the juvenile justice system is a national concern. Research in this area is limited, however, there is indication that minority over-representation, particularly of African-American youth, seems to occur at various stages of juvenile justice processing. It is my belief that once arrested, minority youth are more likely to be certified as an adult than white youth. This paper examines the certification process in Clark County, Nevada, by studying a random sample of 200 cases. The results suggest that this theory holds true. The labeling perspective offers the best explanation of disparate treatment of African-American youth. Discrimination has …

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The Symbionese Liberation Army Movement: An Historical, Theoretical, And Rhetorical Analysis, Crystal Joy Cox Jan 1998

The Symbionese Liberation Army Movement: An Historical, Theoretical, And Rhetorical Analysis, Crystal Joy Cox

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

To understand the social movement of the Symbionese Liberation Army, one must examine the history, theories, and rhetoric of the organization. The extremist foundation of the Symbionese Liberation Army is directly reflected in the organizations communiques, inner-group dynamics, and actions. Like most of the social movements before it, the Symbionese Liberation Army recognized the importance of media utilization. Without the media coverage the organization needed and desired, the Symbionese Liberation Army could not have gained the popularity and power it sustained throughout the duration of the organization's movement. This study will examine the movement of the Symbionese Liberation Army in …

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