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"Knowing Me, Knowing You" Self-Disclosure: Gender Gap Analysis
(1992-04-01)Self-disclosure, the unique sharing of information about oneself which would not otherwise be known, is examined in the following discussion. While knowledge of same-sex and mixed-sex disclosures are valuable, this research ... -
Law and Order: SVU applying rape myths to victim representation
(2014-04-01)This study analyzed the portrayal of rape victims in seasons eight through twelve of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. This study sought to determine how rape victims are framed in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit ... -
Little Girl Big Miracle
(2014-04-01)This documentary is the true account of a little girl who was unexpectedly diagnosed with a rare bone disease. McLain Thornquist found out that she had Ewings Sarcoma when she was only eight years old. Her world was quickly ... -
Marketing Montana Beef in Japan: An Analysis of Communication Theory and Marketing Practices in the Japanese Beef Market
(1990-04-01)This paper examines the necessity of effective communication in the practice of marketing beef products into Japan. Initially examining Japanese agricultural history since the Meiji Restoration (1880), the research develops ... -
Mentoring in the Workplace: A Look at Unsuccessful Mentoring Relationships and their Effect on Women
(2004-04-01)Mentoring has been used as a tool by organizations for over four decades. Mentoring addresses organizational needs such as socialization, education and training. The mentoring relationship between the mentor and protege ... -
News on the Wire: Exploring and Evaluating the Content of Newspaper Coverage of the O.J. Simpson Case
(1996-04-01)The amount of bias in news stories covering the preliminary hearings of the O.J. Simpson trial is measured by analyzing articles printed in the New York Times and the Independent Record and applying the Hayakawa-Lowry ... -
Once S.T.A.R.T. Stopped and Geneva Started: U.S. And Soviet Rhetoric Prior To The 1985 Meeting
(1987-04-01)President Ronald Reagan, when confronted with the age gap between himself and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, commented with regard to the November, 1985, Geneva Summit: It'l1 be the first time we've ever had someone on ... -
Parental Alcoholism: A Study Of Resultant Communication Breakdown And Behavioral Handicaps Affecting The Child
(1981-04-01)Through the stimulation of speech communication we are able to discover, explore, test, express and foster meaning. Oral communication is a unique process of symbolic communication which involves a transactional encounter ... -
Pediatric Patients’ Satisfaction and Perceptions of Physician-Patient Interaction During Medical Visits
(2000-04-01)Unlike many current studies involving children and adolescents, this study focuses on the pediatric patient’s view of his or her physician and medical visit. This is important to improving techniques, communication, and ... -
Perceived Understanding, Trust, And Satisfaction In Communication Between Probationers and Parolees and Their Probation And Parole Officers
(1999-04-01)People on probation and Parole make up a measurable portion of the population. Central to the success or failure of an offender on probation or parole is the communication between the offender and their probation or parole ... -
Prevent, Reverse, & Defy: Ageism in Magazine Advertisements
(2012-04-01)Prejudice based on one’s age, or “ageism,” is not a new phenomenon. Even though ageism has been known in scholarly literature since the 1960s, its influence on society is perhaps underestimated. The perpetual search for ... -
Production Thesis Concerning Direction Of A Cry Of Players
(1982-04-01)The project was to direct William Gibson's A Cry of Players. Somehow that simple, though accurate, statement does not seem to adequately describe the undertaking. Directing entails an enormous variety of tasks. A more ... -
Servant Leadership in Higher Education and Options for its Incorporation at Carroll College
(2014-04-01)This thesis shares research and analysis systematically designed to guide Carroll College of Helena, Montana, towards the goal of beginning a formal servant leadership program. Servant leadership, a term coined by Robert ... -
Sex Sells: An Analysis of Sexual Content on Prime Time TV over the Past 50 Years
(2012-04-01)The prevailing perception is that we have experienced a cultural shift in that today’s TV content is markedly more risqué than it has been in the past. In this study, I investigate this view with a content analysis of ... -
Striking A Chord: Radiohead And The Resonance Of Alienation
(2002-04-01)In the nine years since their first single “Creep” became something of a cult phenomenon, the British band Radiohead has garnered the attention and acclaim of literally millions. With so many people listening to their ... -
The Birth of Saints TV: Part I Starting from Nothing: Initial Planning of a Student-Produced TV Show August 1999-August 2000
(2001-04-01)Carroll College and Sunbelt Communications joined together in 1997 to bring the NBC-affiliate KTVH to the Carroll College campus. The final contract between Carroll College and Sunbelt was signed on September 24, 1997. In ... -
The Birth of SAINTS TV: Part II Turning Planning into Production August 2000-August 2002
(2001-04-01)In 1997, the NBC-affiliate KTVH formulated plans to move its Helena offices to the Carroll College campus. The contract between the college and the station included a promise by the station to 1) provide a classroom in the ... -
The Case for Developing And Implementing Proactive Crisis Management Planning At Carroll College
(1993-04-01)It is early in the morning at a men's dormitory on a college campus. The residents are in a quiet slumber after a typical weeknight of fun. Suddenly, the calm is shattered by two shotgun blasts and the sound of someone ... -
The Halo Effect And Self-Fulfilling Prophecy In The Classroom: A Study Of Teachers' Influence On The Intellectual Development Of Physically Unattractive Students
(1991-04-01)The role students' attractiveness plays in teachers' perceptions and attitudes was first discovered by Dion in the early 1970's. The educational arena, already torn by evidence of discrimination by race and gender, was now ... -
The History And Use Of Creative Dramatics In The Classroom
(1983-04-01)The term "creative dramatics" has been in existence for a little over fifty years. Yet, the theories that make up creative dramatics have developed over centuries. Winifred Ward had been experimenting with ideas of creative ...