Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Author "Similly, Leslie"
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After six, at forty
Ngoka, Naomi Wanjiru (2014)This is a nonfiction memoir detailing my journey as an African immigrant. The focus is two pronged: it describes my deeper religious understanding as I went through a journey of barrenness to childbirth while simultaneously ... -
The multimodal rhetoric of Tinder and the algorithms that shape our choices
Mua, Demi (2023)As the popularity of online dating applications continues to grow in the digital world, so does the use of algorithms and multimodal rhetoric in shaping user experiences. Both multimodality and algorithms are related to ... -
The role of composition and literature in the secondary education classroom : revisiting the pedagogy
Dahlberg, David (2021)Currently, high school ELA teachers are expected to use literature and composition together during instruction and planning. This expectation is completely different from first-year college English courses, as literature ... -
Submersion as rhetorical tactic for women of color at the 1893 Columbian Exposition
Moore, Sarah A. (2021)The 1893 Columbian Exposition of the Chicago World’s Fair was a moment meant to showcase the best of the American experience, and many women of color saw this event as an opportunity to voice their message of suffrage for ... -
The rhetoric of disability : a Foucauldian discourse analysis.
Barritt, Anna L. (2018)The institution of disability, as it is perceived in the United States and most of Western civilization, signifies a site of oppression that has been historically neglected if not actively rejected by the hegemonic population ... -
The rhetoric of the economically disadvantaged : analyzing a marginalized discourse.
Aragon, Brianna (2017)Those who engage in contemporary begging activities compose and enact public rhetoric daily across the United States, and the collection and analysis of rhetoric from this discourse community is particularly important in ... -
"These kids just can't write!"... or can they? : faculty perceptions of student writing.
Nalagan, Elizabeth Fracek (2014)The idea that student writing has declined in quality over time has been repeated so many times that few people question it, despite the fact that serious analytical research on this topic is difficult to come by. The main ... -
Young men and dead girls : a rhetroical analysis of true crime.
Compton, Alyssa T. (2019)There are a startling number of shows in the 21st century that depend on the imagery of dead women as a component of storytelling. From shows that focus on serial killers to podcasts about men accused of murder, the image ...