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A Comparative Analysis Of The Keynote Speeches Of The Democratic And Republican National Nominating Conventions Of 1968, Joseph Earl Block

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

A Rhetorical Biography Of Lady Astor In Parliament, Charles F. Rolinski

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Elements Of Style In The University Sermons Of John Henry Newman, George Robert Cripe

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Syntax, word usage, and paragraph development form the substance of the analysis of the Apologia. The use of subordination, repetition, and antithesis in sentence construction; the choice of words to produce rhythm and prove mood, as well as the implied metaphor; and careful blending of these elements into an organic unity which reflect not only the personality of the man, but his very thought process; these are the common elements identified by critics of the Apologia. To what extent these elements exist in the prose of the university sermons, and what other elements of style are identifiable in these sermons …

A Field Study Of Adaptation Of Conventional Persuasive Techniques By Life Insurance Agents, Richard L. Shoen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of The Classical And Modern Concepts Of Memory With Suggestions For Further Study, Kathleen Oros Reed

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Neumayer, Rick. Mame Opens Thursday
• S.L.A. Marshall to Speak on Campus Tonight
• Atkinson, Marthalee. Contemporary Writers to Appear at Poetry Conclave Saturday
• Little Anthony Concert Set for 8 P.M. Tomorrow
• Reading of War Dead Scheduled Tuesday
• Sullivan, Marta, Marthalee Atkinson & Larry Wilkerson. NBC’s Irving R. Levine Warns of America’s Internal Dangers
• Neumayer, Rick. Academic Council Delays Student Vote
• Danforth Scholars Nominated
• Putting Off Until Later What Could be Done Today – WKU Academic Council
• Evaluation Progress Exceeds Expectations
• Flowers, Mrs. Edward. UNICEF Thanks
• Sims, …

An Experimental Study Of The Effects Of Personal Proximity Upon Selected Aspects Of Conversational Content, Ronna S. Loewen

Dissertations and Theses

Proxemics is an area of study devoted to the interrelated theories of man's use of space as a special elaboration of culture. Edward T. Hall, an anthropologist, has begun to draw these theories together in his work dealing with proxemics.

It is the purpose of this study to determine whether certain dimensions of interpersonal conversations vary with the distance between the conversants. Three distances were used as experimental variables. Intimate distance was set at nine inches, personal distance at three feet, nine inches, and social distance at eight feet. A total of fifty-four subjects was used with nine pairs situated …

Ua3/3 Salute To Gilbert Burkhead, Kelly Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Tribute speech to Kentucky educator Gilbert Burkhead delivered by WKU President Kelly Thompson.

Ua94/6/3 The Apocalypse, Braxton Crenshaw Editor

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Underground newspaper created by students for students to protest Vietnam War and race relations on campus and in Bowling Green.

• Cable, John. Off-Campus Newspaper: Liberal Propaganda?
• Tichenor, Steve. Plain Brown Wrapper Bag
• Scherr, Wayne. Voting – A Responsibility
• Smith, Grant. Two Dances?
• Wallace, James. Analysis: Enforced Freedom
• Nau, Kathy. Student Action
• Nau, Kathy. Get Right With God
• Meek, Rick. The Great Speckled Bird
• Potter, Bob. Whitey
• Davis, Jackie. The Other War
• Crenshaw, Braxton. Black Patriotism
• Cromwell, Linda. Boycott Grapes
• Meek, Rick. Atlanta March
• Hendrick, Jim. War is Hell
• Tichenor, Steve. Violent Revolt: A Criticism
• Lane, Teddi. Bowling Green Human Relations …

A General Semantics Model For Speech Evaluation, Harold Lee Drake

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Robert F. Kennedy's Speaking On The Issue Of Peace In Vietnam, As Revealed In His Kansas Address, "Conflict In Vietnam", Jeanine I. Rishel

Masters Theses

Many Americans have marshaled their rhetoric to support or to denounce the Vietnam war. One of the most insistent voices heard was that of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

Hypothesis. It was the hypothesis of this study that Robert Francis Kennedy’s speaking on the issue of peace in Vietnam was intelligent and responsible.

Statement of Purpose. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis by analyzing and evaluating “Conflict in Vietnam,” a speech delivered by Robert Kennedy in Manhattan, Kansas on March 18, 1968. This particular speech was selected for the following reasons: (1) The speech stated …

The Educational Radio Media, James L. Tungate '69

Honors Projects

The undeniable affect of radio on the nation's economy, social structure, attitudes and behavior, not to mention marketing, business and industry, and the entertainment field has been great. But the modern broadcaster has a rather unique problem-- a problem of communication. All of the national effects of radio have caused the broadcaster to constantly review and update his knowledge in legal and social areas of developaent, as well as technical advancement. Since change occurs so rapidly and so often in all three, the communication problem becomes even more acute. Broadcast texts of five years ago , for instance, only predicted …

American Intercollegiate Debate: A General Survey With Emphasis On Past & Present Controversies, 1892-1968, Carolyn Harrison

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Since its inception, intercollegiate debate has not only survived storms of controversy and periods of great change but has grown and matured into a vital part of almost every speech department across the country. Today, tournaments are more numerous than ever; the debaters are more plentiful and just as enthusiastic (even if spectators are not). Even though intercollegiate debate has withstood the struggles of its beginning and the ensuing growing pains, maturity has not brought an end to the problems and controversies. Many present day controversies--such as the value of debate, the value of the tournaments, and the type of …

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Political And Legal Speeches Of Robert B. Crosby, Gilbert Frank Nykodym Ii

Department of Communication Studies: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

I first saw Robert Crosby as a lawyer defending Duane Pope in November 1965. I was intensely interested in the Pope trial for a number of reasons. I was interested because, first, as a law student I found the legal points of interest, second, one of my law professors, Wallace Rudolph, was serving as an assistant defense counsel in the trial and, third, having a bachelors degree in speech I wanted to see what part speaking played in this trial.

As I began graduate work in speech I took a course entitled Rhetorical Criticism under Dr. Donald O. Olson. I …

A Proposed Equipment Development Plan For Closed Circuit Television As It Relates To The Existing Curriculum At College Of Southern Utah, Don Lee Blanchard

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A study of closed circuit television systems was made which could be utilized to supplement conventional teaching methods at College of Southern Utah.

A basic, but complete studio installation for production work and radio-television class room instruction in addition to four, individual, self-contained installations are recommended for regular classroom use. All equipment is to be compatible and provide for complete interchangeability of tapes within the system.

Present costs of distribution systems indicate that video tapes produced in the classroom, in the field, or in the studio and played back in the classroom would provide better utilization of available funds. It …

A Survey For The Planning And Utilization Of The Television Medium In Teaching Selected Courses At Utah State University And Continuing Education Centers In Utah, Gordon M. Taylor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this thesis was to survey facilities at Utah State University and the Uintah Basin Center, develop teaching utilization models which would operate in given situations, and identify problems and recommend areas for further study.

The investigator found the facilities presently used by the Uintah Basin Center adequate or nearly adequate for the use of instructional television. There are also classrooms and auditoriums at Utah State University which can be adapted for the use of television. However, equipment must be purchased in both localities. The Uintah Basin Center also must have a trained technician responsible for the equipment. …

Peter Brook: A Survey Of His Directorial Achievement, Patricia Louise Ryan

Wayne State University Theses

This study seeks to describe carefully the professional accomplishments of one contemporary director, Peter Brook, in an effort to arrive at a generalized perspective through individual analysis. The first task of this study is to compile a professional biography of Brook's work - to chronicle his achievements. The second objective is to separate the genre of his work in the various media and describe and analyse his treatment and philosophy of each area. This study will also examine his rehearsal technique and his work with experimental projects.

An Interpreter's Guide To Rainer Maria Rilke, Joseph A. Leese '68

Honors Projects

"Interpretation is the art of communicating to an audience a work of literary art in its intellectual, emotional, and aesthetic entirety." Charlotte Lee's definition of interpretation seems to be the logical starting poin in the formulation of an interpreter's guide. Miss Lee has stated that the oral interpreter of literature must communicate a work creatively in thesame spirit with which it was written. By this we understand that the interpreter is responsible for much more than the mere oral reading of words; he must discover and be able to elicit the intellectual and emotional meaning of the words and of …

Dr. Paul Arthur Washburn's Speaking On The Union Of The Evangelical United Brethren And Methodist Churches: A Rhetorical Analysis, Robert D. Rosebraugh

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Speech- The Magnificent Gift, Marie J. Robinson

Honorees for Teaching Excellence

No abstract provided.

Ua3/3 How Now, The North Atlantic Community, Kelly Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Presentation by WKU President Kelly Thompson given at the Conference on the United States Foreign Policy as Viewed by Kentuckians at the University of Louisville in 1967.

A Rhetorical Analysis Of John F. Kennedy's "Inaugural Address" Of January 29, 1961, Marjorie T. Hutton

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "First Inaugural Address" - March 4, 1933, Carol Jean Martin

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Critical Analysis Of Charles H. Percy's Speech To The City Club Of Chicago On October 10, 1966, Betty Jane Cromwell

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ua3/3/1 Western Kentucky University, Speech, Kelly Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Speech delivered by Kelly Thompson at the Thank You, Western event celebrating the achievement of university status.

Ua94/6/3 In Depth, Anonymous

Student Organizations

In Depth was "an unofficial publication, directed towards constructive criticism of existing attitudes and policies with satire for all. All printed material will be unsigned to prevent a reoccurrance of the SKEWER incident. 'In Depth' will gladly accept letters to the editor and contributions if you know who to give them to. We do not require any letters to be signed and all will be printed anonymously. We will attempt to publish as many letters as space, time and money will allow."

Ua94/6/3 In Depth, Anonymous

Student Organizations

In Depth was "an unofficial publication, directed towards constructive criticism of existing attitudes and policies with satire for all. All printed material will be unsigned to prevent a reoccurrance of the SKEWER incident. 'In Depth' will gladly accept letters to the editor and contributions if you know who to give them to. We do not require any letters to be signed and all will be printed anonymously. We will attempt to publish as many letters as space, time and money will allow."

Ua94/6/3 A Little Bit Deeper - Flyer, Anonymous

Student Organizations

Flyer Regarding In Depth - An open answer to Western Students regarding Student Government issues at WKU.

Ua94/6/3 A Little Bit Deeper, Anonymous

Student Organizations

A single issue of A Little Bit Deeper underground newsletter which was an open answer to Western Students regarding Student Government issues at WKU.

Ua94/6/3 In Depth, Anonymous

Student Organizations

In Depth was "an unofficial publication, directed towards constructive criticism of existing attitudes and policies with satire for all. All printed material will be unsigned to prevent a reoccurrance of the SKEWER incident. 'In Depth' will gladly accept letters to the editor and contributions if you know who to give them to. We do not require any letters to be signed and all will be printed anonymously. We will attempt to publish as many letters as space, time and money will allow."