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Artifacts : a journal of undergraduate writing, Issue 1, 2008 Summer : contents page
(Campus Writing Program, 2008)
Identification with the need to achieve
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
How an ad featured in Seventeen magazine appeals to the need to achieve.
Sounds of (the) country
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
If you could listen to the sounds of the country, what would it sound like? Andrew Lovewell's audio essay talks about how life in small town America sounds to a local.
The birth of a union : an archival history of Missouri's Memorial Union
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
In the early 20th century, the University of Missouri made the decision to create a memorable Student Union. However, it was not until sometime in 1919, after the end of the World War it was suggested there should be a ...
An unspoken tool : review of John Schilb's Rhetorical Refusals
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The refusal to engage in a topic of discussion, thus breaking away from an expected flow of dialogue, is considered an example of rhetorical refusal. Author John Schilb explores this matter in his book, Rhetorical Refusals: ...
Texting : the new form of communication ; actually, the new form of everything
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Instant messaging and text messaging have become vastly popular in recent years as a way for members of the younger generation to communicate with each other while avoiding actually opening their mouths. There has been ...
The Evolution of the format for physics of thin films
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
It is crucial that a scholarly journal develop over time to adapt to the advancing needs and demands of its readers. Every change, though not always drastic, should be an attempt to improve the quality of information ...
Rap, dogs, and human nature
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
A performative, visual narrative layered on top of a traditional narrative about the author's memory of his experience with rap.
Microcosmic Forests: An Investigation of Protein Crystallization Using ESEM, Contact AFM and Optical Microscopy
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2008)
Artifacts and fantasy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
developed to cope with it. The paintings in "Artifacts and Fantasy", encourage the viewer to excavate layers and sift through materials, thereby activating memory. Familiar artifacts and textures draw the viewer into the surface of the painting. The scale...
Discovering the District: A Look at the history of Downtown Columbia
(Rhetoric and Composition Program, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Our project began in late January 2009. We took a walk through the streets of downtown Columbia admiring each building and wondering what stories they had to tell. After much consideration, we chose the Tiger Hotel, the ...
Mizzou weekly, volume 30, number 05 (September 25, 2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2008)
Inconsiderate consideration: claims making and the high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Adding to the literature regarding environmental racism and environmental decision-making procedures, I perform textual analysis on documented claims made by American Indians during the siting process for the high-level ...
Museum magazine, Number 53 (2008 Fall)
(University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2008)
This issue's featured article, entitled "Missouri through Lens and Palette," gives an overview of an exhibit (co-presented by the Missouri Photo Workshop) of paintings and photographs documenting Missouri. Other articles include a profile of Hogarth...
Patria o muerte: ideograph and metanarrative in Cuban state-produced media during the battle of ideas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Cuba's state-run media outlets have long acted as conduits for the construction and reinforcement of Revolutionary ideology. This was particularly true during the Battle of Ideas, an ideological campaign that aimed to ...
Using and coming to own : a left-proprietarian treatment of the just use and appropration of common resources
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
How is it that people come to appropriate (privately own) and justly use resources in the world that initially exist within conditions of "common ownership"? The historical story in our world is surely that the strong ...
Mizzou weekly, volume 29, number 21 (March 6, 2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2008)
Muse, number 42 (2008)
(University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2009)
Sending Messages Nobody Wants to Hear : A Primer in Risk Communication
(AgBioForum, 2001)
Using case studies from nuclear waste disposal to genetically modified organisms, this paper examines the art and science of risk communication. It argues that effective risk communication must not only take account of the ...
Museum magazine, Number 52 (2008 Winter)
(University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2008)
This issue's featured article is a look at ancient American art, entitled "Before Columbus." Other articles include a profile of the Missouri Folk Arts Program called "Meet the People, Know the Program," an overview of luxury items from various...