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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"communication history"”.
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Identifying users on social networking using pattern recognition in messages
… people's lives, often as their main means of communication with other people. Because of frequency of use and the apparent security measures of these sites, users often falsely believe the proffered identity of the person they are talking to. This blind belief sometimes results in security …
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IN THE WEB WE CONNECT: USES OF SOCIAL MEDIA AMONG THE SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA IN THE U.S.
Social media usage is a paradigm shift in mass communication history, and members of the diasporic communities use social media for building and maintaining relationships. Social media have taken an important step by allowing the users to communicate in their native languages online. Because of …
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Active Messenger : email filtering and mobile delivery
… more efficient. Today, there are a multitude of communication devices and channels available to exchange messages. However, each of these devices and channels has different capabilities. Additionally, the location of a user is often unknown. Current systems that decide where to send a message in …
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Postgång på växlande villkor : det svenska postväsendets organisation under stormaktstiden
This dissertation investigates the Swedish postal service, focusing on its organization from approximately 1600 to 1720. The purpose of the study is to explain why the Swedish state, at different points of time, chose one form of postal organization over another. The principle question of the …
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The rhetorical construction of science: Demarcation as rhetorical practice
Since the rise of science, scholars have struggled to identify the unique and essential characteristics which demarcate science from other intellectual activities. This dissertation develops a view of demarcation as a practical matter which is rhetorically negotiated by scientists in ongoing …
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Kenneth Burke's early works: A study of permanence within change
… Permanence and Change, and Attitudes Toward History. Since the later books are intimately related to his early work, Burke often suffers disastrously partial readings that miss his keen social and political interests.
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A consideration of the qualities which contribute to the effectiveness of the speeches of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
<p>This study proposes to analyze the qualities of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's speeches as determined through a general survey of his speeches and a particular study of those of 1941.</p><p>As President Roosevelt is considered an effective speaker of the day, a consideration of those qualities of …
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Tea and Sympathy: The United States and the Sudan Civil War, 1985-2005.
<p>The specters of violence and economic insecurity have haunted the Sudan since its independence in 1956. The United States Congress has held numerous hearings on the Sudan's civil war and U.S. television news outlets have reported on the conflict since 1983. While attempting to engage the Sudan …
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A Tumultuous Tenure: The Presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson.
<p>This thesis is a work that focuses on how significant the press was to the success and failure of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. In the thesis, three aspects of the Johnson years are analyzed. The first chapter discusses the media's portrayal of Lyndon Johnson during the presidential campaign …
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Through the Eyes of the Post: American Media Coverage of the Armenian Genocide.
<p>Many historians refer to the Armenian Genocide of 1915 as the first genocide of the twentieth century. In the context of the first global war, the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire were systematically persecuted and many eliminated while the world watched. Yet today, American memory and conception …
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A Community of Modern Nations: The Mexican Herald at the Height of the Porfiriato 1895-1910.
<p>The <em>Mexican Herald</em>, an English language newspaper in Mexico City during the authoritative rule of Porfirio Díaz (1895-1910), sought to introduce a vision of Mexico's development that would influence how Mexicans conceived of their country's political and cultural place within a …
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I Was Looking for God: A Study of Wehrmacht Personnel and their Personal Relationships with Religion
<p>The Wehrmacht was Germany’s fighting force in the field during World War II. Its brutality and discriminatory practices rivaled that of the Nazi paramilitary and police units dispatched alongside them in newly conquered areas during this conflict. Coming from a society that was not at all …
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The use of oral history and narrative research in broadening the historical foundation of the agricultural communication field
<p>The historical foundation of the agricultural communication community (consisting of both academics and the profession) is shallow and void of humanistic perspective, and there is a minimal amount of historical content that focuses on academic and professional history. The need to explore and …
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""They Asked for Traders Amongst Them": Buffalo Robes, the Santa Fe Trade, and Social Change on the South Plains 1817-1858”
This dissertation focuses on the South Plains during the Mexican period and investigates how the Santa Fe trade network increased interest in the region from all sides even as the people who did the actual trading played tribes and nations off each other in pursuit of profits and advantages. …
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Into The Red: A Look into the Reasons Why Refugees Decide to Flee, Settle or Migrate to and from Morocco
<p>This research paper explores some of the main reasons why refugees and asylum seekers, particularly from sub-Saharan African countries, embark on a journey and decide to settle, flee or migrate to and from Morocco. Because of this phenomenon, Morocco has seen a 96% increase of refugees migrating …
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A critical analysis of selected campaign speeches of Richard M. Nixon during the 1960 presidential campaign
… in the union during a campaign. In the field of communication, this campaign marked the beginning of an era. For the first time in history, the two presidential candidates faced each other in nationwide television debate.</p><p>On November 8th, the voters of America went to the polls and elected …
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Identity Negotiation, Saudi Women, and the impact of the 2011 royal decree: An investigation of the cultural, religious, and societal shifts among women in the Saudi Arabian Public Sphere
<p>Historically, Saudi Arabian culture has been deeply rooted in tradition, religious customs, family-oriented structures, and gender derived expectations for men and women alike. Saudi Arabian culture emphasizes a patriarchal family structure where men financially provide for their family whereas …
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Reading The Tea Leaves: The Media And Sino-American Rapprochement, 1963-1972
<p>This dissertation aims to find out what role(s) the media in the United States and China played in their historic rapprochement from 1963 to 1972. In order to examine how they covered the major events that affected Sino-American relations, I select seven elite U.S. media and two Chinese official …
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