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Cannon, Arthur M.
(1948-06)
This is part of a projected larger study on Conflicts in Economic Thought. The present purpose is to set forth a disciplined approach to a particular controversy. That selected-- on capital and interest-- is one of many ...
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Dixon, Brock
(1949-06)
The objectives of this paper are: (1) To review briefly the history of the Board of Tax Appeals and the Tax Court; (2) to trace the increase of its power and influence from its origin in 1924 to its climax in the years ...
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Peat, Raymond F.
(University of Oregon, 1960-06)
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Duncan, William E.
(University of Oregon, 1996-08)
The Zuozhuan 评论 (Zuo Commentaries); a narrative
history of China's Spring and Autumn period (722-479 BCE),
has been included among the thirteen classics of
Confucianism since the Tang dynasty. Yet its pages contain
numerous ...
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Holland, Caroline M., 1986-
(University of Oregon, 2000-12)
This study examines the effect oil has on the onset and duration of conflict. In the
"resource curse" literature, researchers argue that a state's abundance in natural resources
can raise the likelihood of civil war. ...
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Pham, Min Van, 1980-
(University of Oregon, 2008-06)
East Asia regionalism emerged in the context of the end of the Cold War, the
break-up of the Soviet Union and the outgrowth of regionalism in many parts of the
world such as the unprecedented expansion of the European ...
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Menard, Nicole L.
(University of Oregon, 2008-09)
International environmental organizations in Madagascar have been criticized for
using their power and influence to prioritize biodiversity protection over the needs of the
Malagasy population. In this thesis, I examine ...
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Hancock, Elizabeth, 1975-
(University of Oregon, 2008-09)
This thesis examines ideals of masculinity and the male body in ancient Greek art
and literature, and in contemporary advertising and mass-media publications. Persistent
themes concerning what is ideally masculine affect ...
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Povenmire-Kirk, Tiana Cadye, 1974-
(University of Oregon, 2008-12)
In this thesis, I examine the success of conflict resolution and peer mediation
programs in U.S. middle and high schools. I investigate the ability ofthese programs to
serve students from diverse backgrounds. Using ...
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McIntyre, Mary Cortney, 1982-
(University of Oregon, 2008-12)
A somewhat unknown option for pregnant women receiving prenatal, birth, and
postpartum care is that of a birthing center, where midwifery and medical practices come
together in varying forms. After conducting feminist-based, ...
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Huske, Jared Thomas, 1987-
(University of Oregon, 2009-06)
The lack of minority head coaches at the Division I-A level is not a new
trend, nor one that is improving. In a sport where less than 10% of head coaches are
minorities, a survey was randomly sent out to several head and ...
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Donaldson, Aaron Paul, 1980-
(University of Oregon, 2009-09)
The purpose ofthis paper is to advocate Conflict Navigation as a new pedagogy
aimed at uniting co-curricular debate educators in the United States. Contemporary
collegiate debate demonstrates a crisis in pedagogy as seen ...
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Totten, Kelley D., 1976-
(University of Oregon, 2009-09)
The Mantaro Valley of Peru is known for its distinctive Andean villages whose
residents specialize in a traditional craft that defines the community's identity: gourd
carvers call Cochas Grande home; tapestry weavers ...
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Moyer, Derek Harley, 1981-
(University of Oregon, 2010-06)
Ethnographic accounts of religious practice offer rich and compelling access to
the details of lived religion in local sites. Insights from the phenomenological tradition
have become increasingly influential in thinking ...
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Bisson, Vincent J., 1984-
(University of Oregon, 2010-06)
Drawing upon theories from folkloristics, history, and audience studies, this thesis
analyzes historical films, their reception, and the importance of history and film in
everyday life. Using an interdisciplinary approach, ...
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Vrtis, Christina E., 1979-
(University of Oregon, 2010-06)
Caribbean cultural ideas and values placed on death
and mourning, especially in relation to cultural roles
women are expected to perform, are primary motivating
factors in the development of female self and identity ...
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Dobler, Robert, 1980-
(University of Oregon, 2010-09)
Alternative forms of memorialization offer a sense of empowerment to the
mourner, bringing the act of grieving into the personal sphere and away from the clinical
or official realm of funeral homes and cemeteries. ...
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Rexford, Annie Khrystin, 1983-
(University of Oregon, 2010-12)
The goals of this study are to assess a) the role of mass and velocity on the size of
entrance wounds, b) the presence or absence and types of exit wounds, and c) the role of
gender in choosing to commit suicide with a ...
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Fiorentino, Ryan
(University of Oregon, 2012-10-25)
The purpose of this report is to generate the capacity for dialogue around the tenants of design thinking and strategy, the perceived systemic underpinnings of productivity and economic fortitude. This report contends ...
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Toman, Samantha
(University of Oregon, 2012-10-25)
In Ovid’s Tristia and Epistulae Ex Ponto, the Latin poet constructs an elaborate poetic
persona endowed with its own agency, which evokes the sympathy of the reader through
engaging in various modes of discourse. This ...
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