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The Vision Thing, Shaun O'Connell

New England Journal of Public Policy

In "The Vision Thing," Shaun O'Connell reviews a number of books whose subject matter is not merely the presidential election of 1988, but the impact of image politics in the age of the thirty-second sound bite. He quotes Neil Postman in Amusing Ourselves to Death: "Just as the television commercial empties itself of authentic product information so that it can do its psychological work of [pseudotherapy], image politics empties itself of authentic political sustenance for the same reason."

The works discussed in this article include: All by Myself: The Unmaking of a Presidential Campaign, by Christine M. Black …

Who Was That Woman I Didn't See You With Last Night?, Norman W. Merrill

New England Journal of Public Policy

The 1988 presidential campaign elicited numerous complaints about negative campaigning. But compared to the vicious rhetoric popular at the birth of the republic the rhetoric of the latest campaign was quite mild. Invective rhetoric was employed by the Founding Fathers, men like John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and James Callender. The partisan press of the time contributed greatly to the harsh tone of politics. All participants felt free to make acerbic remarks directed at the man rather than the issue, a tradition that continued throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. Many of the charges made by American politicians were …

Jfk: The Education Of A President, Nigel Hamilton

New England Journal of Public Policy

What goes into the making of a president? To what extent are the mind and character of the American commander in chief determined by his background, his family — and his education? This article represents a transcript of two lectures Nigel Hamilton presented in the spring and fall of 1989 at the Massachusetts State Archives. They were derived from the preliminary sketches for the author's full-scale biography of John F. Kennedy, to be published by Houghton Mifflin in 1992 on the anniversary of the birth of the thirty-fifth president.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 66, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Poynter, Chris. University Bracing for Teacher Shortage
• Ballard, Carl. Ribbon Campaign Honors Servicemen – Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Vincent, Bruce. Students Remember Roommates from Hell
• Poynter, Chris. Revised Score System Elevates Results – ACT Tests
• State Tuition Policy to be Reviewed
• Eliminating Position Not Efficient Solution – Administration & Finance
• Bradley, Jim. Editorial Cartoon – Thomas Meredith Hokey Pokey
• Financial Aid Woes Expensive for Book Buyers
• Gramling, Joy & Kaye Smith. Paint Crew Efforts Praised – Facilities Services
• Ray, Bill. Column Reader Responds
• Halbert, Christy. …

The Octofoil, August/September/October 1990, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Vol. 13 No. 3 (1990): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Domestic Violence In Oceania: Introduction, Dorothy Ayers Counts

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Negotiations Of Violence In The Marshallese Household, Laurence Marshall Carucci

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Vol. 13 No. 3 (1990): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Contributors: Vol 13 No. 3, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 13 (1990): Pacific Studies Full Issue 3

Domestic Violence In Oceania: Conclusion, Dorothy Ayers Counts

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Think Big, Think Red, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1990 Talisman yearbook with the following articles:

• West, Jodie. Wake Up, Western: Bemis Bids America Good Morning
• Hadley, Kim. Monster Bash – Hilloween
• Westmeier, Tracy. Individuals Versus the Law – Roe vs. Wade
• Hardin, Billy. Collection of Firsts – Homecoming
• McDonald, Denise. ‘Tis the Season – Madrigals
• Hadley, Kim. Campus Hotlines – Prank Phone Calls
• Givens, Jennifer. Land of the Lost
• Davis, Sarah. A World of Difference – Earth Day
• Hadley, Kim. For Official Use Only – WKU Seal
• Hardin, Billy. Cultural Exchange – Xiu Sun
• Hadley, Kim. Politics – Nelson Mandela, Lithuania, Manuel Noriega, China, Freedom Fighters, Eastern Europe …

The Octofoil, May/June/July 1990, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Vol. 13 No. 2 (1990): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Vol. 13 No. 2 (1990): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Contributors: Vol 13 No. 2, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 13 (1990): Pacific Studies Full Issue 2

Some Perspectives On American Samoa’S Political Relationship With The United States, Eni F. H. Faleomavaega

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Edward Miles's Review Of Hanns J. Buchholz's Law Of The Sea Zones In The Pacific Ocean, Edward Miles

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

The Octofoil, March/April 1990, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

0526: Constance Pendleton Letter, 1960, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Holograph letter to Mr. Robins about her book, "Confederate Memories: Early Life and Family of William Frederick Pendleton" published in 1958.

0515: Ladies Monument Association Of Point Pleasant, W.Va., 1860, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Photocopy of minutes of two meetings of the association formed to erect a monument to militia men who fell at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774.

0506: Thompson Family Papers, 1860-1865, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Copies of Civil War letters of Gordon Thompson to Louisa Thompson of Princeton, Mercer County, VA. Thompson was a sergeant in Co. H, 60th VA Infantry.

Causes Of Political Revolution, Alazar Gebil

Masters Theses

This essay is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in political science at the graduate school of Eastern Illinois University. The essay intended to elaborate the basic definitions, theories, ideologies and causes of political revolution.

This thesis relates historical facts and events of the American, Russian, Cuban and Iranian Revolutions to the causes, definitions, theories, and ideologies of general revolutions. The main theme is that governments' failures caused the continued social unrest such as demonstrations, strikes and upheavals. When an opposition group was well organized and represented by intellectuals equipped with political …

The Octofoil, January/February 1990, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Custom, Pluralism, And Realism In Vanuatu: Legal Development And The Role Of Customary Law, David Weisbrot

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

A Marshallese Nation Emerges From The Political Fragmentation Of American Micronesia, Leonard Mason

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Vol. 13 No. 1 (1989): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Vol. 13 No. 1 (1989): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Contributors: Vol 13 No. 1, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 13 (1989): Pacific Studies Full Issue 1

The Great Flight Northward: Fsm Migration To Guam And The Northern Mariana Islands, Francis X. Hezel, Michael J. Levin

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.