DigitalCommons at Cal Poly

Senior Projects from 2012

President Barack Obama: History In The Making, Fatema Etemadi

A Rhetorical Criticism of Susan B. Anthony’s Speech on Women’s Right to Vote, Shabnam Kohan

Amidst Invasion, Conversion, and Extinction, the Power of Communication Prevails: An Ethnographic-Inspired Account of the Chumash Indians, Arielle Mease

"I'm Bi-Winning": A Critical Content Analysis of Bipolar Disorder In American Newspapers, Maryam Moeinazad

Senior Projects from 2011

Revolution in the Digital Age: Egypt's Facebook Revolution and Internet Freedom, Kimberly Anderson

Levi's Go Forth Campaign: A Semiotic Analysis of "America", Christina Nicole Baker

Faking Altruism: The True Nature of Giving, Kristina L. Barker

Kiss The War Good-Bye, Hello Return to Normalcy, Marisa Francesca Benfanti

The Timeless Speech: A Close Textual Analysis Of John Fitzgerald Kennedy's Inaugural, Amanda Rene Biane

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: A Dedication, A Consecration and A Challenge, Caitlin Mary Cappa

Behind the Gates: A Feminist Critique of Bravo’s "The Real Housewives of Orange County", Giovanna Derenzo

Art as Propaganda in Nazi Germany, Brianna Louise Dinsmore

Find Oz and Lula Fundraising Event, Natalie Do and Rebecca Leong

Demeaning Males Across Media: Three Recurring Themes, Jeanette Erlendson

Ideologies Present in World War II Era Pulp Magazines, Joshua Taylor Farris

Understanding Race, Culture, and Communications: Unpacking Key Concepts Related to Obama, David Joseph Feder

Barack Obama Inaugural Address: The Optimistic Jeremiad, Jason Fields

The Genre of Abolition Rhetoric and Frederick Douglass' "What to the American Slave is the Fourth of July?", Kelsey Lauren Fisher

Developing & Improving CommunicationStudies.info, Chase Fleming

Rolling Stone and Stanley McChrystal: A Case of Muck-Raking, Westley (West) Fletcher

A Day with the Mustangs, Gracie Elise Flint and Christina Beverly Fromson

Ideological Criticism Of The National Football League's Increase In Helmet To Helmet Discipline, Dante Joseph Gentile

Hiring and Recruitment as Rhetorical Strategies: An Analysis of the Way Businesses Approach Graduating University Students and Influence their Choices, Sean D. Gibson

The Effects of Message Framing and Denotative Specificity on Students' Opinions of the HPV Vaccination, Arielle Tenaya Marie Gout and Katherine Marie Kays

Constructing A Dream: A Close Textual Analysis of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream", Kelly Anne Hanson

Application of Communication Concepts and Variables to Event Coordination: Flavor of SLO, Sarah Hedayati

Rick Warren's Inaugural Invocation: A Generic Application, Hillary Ann Hicks

A Speech Of Defense: Obama's Apologia For Himself And The Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Trevor Adams Hogan

Strategic Communications Planning for Non-Profit Organizations: A Data-Based Application of a Seven Step Model, Christina Hoogendam

Words That (Don’t) Matter: An Evaluative Study of Four Names in Environmental Rhetoric, Larissa Hope Jaskulsky

The Dimensions of Source Credibility and Salesperson Persuasion, Eric Jaso

Flavor of SLO, Kendra Noel Jorde

Personal Branding for Professional Success (Brand Development for Communication Studies Students), Breeana J. Kelly-Slatten

The Defining Moment for a Feminist Figure: An Analysis of Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s “The Solitude of Self”, Natalie JoAnn Kiss

Consolatory Discourse: A Farewell To Life, Keith M. Klemens

A Taste of Design: Incorporating Semiotics into Flavor of SLO 2011, Michael B. Leibovich

"I Hired You Because You Look Good": A Feminist Criticism of House, Taylor Rachelle Lutzker

Documentation of the Coordination of Two Benefits for the SLO Hep C Project, Megan Lea Michels

8th Annual CubeSat Developers' Workshop 2011, Nicole Nathan, Helena Race, and Brittany Roach

A Cry for Human Rights: Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "Solitude of Self", Megan Palmer O'Donnell

International Career Conference 2011, Candice Ryann Powell

Kanye West is Heading South, Clifton A. Sammet

Student Lunch Nutrition, Kathryn Leigh Scholte

The Evolution of the Theme of Race Relations in the United States: A Rhetorical Analysis of “The Gettysburg Address,” “I Have a Dream,” and “A More Perfect Union.”, Matthew Schonfeld

NorCal vs. SoCal: Culture as Communication, Jillian J. Smith

"Spring Awakening" and Anti-Conformity: An Ideological Criticism, Kara M. Stone

CabbyChic, Stephanie Stroud

Organizational Communication and Human Resources: A Proposal for a New Specialization, Erin Brittany Swoger

Michael Jackson's Oxford Union Address: A Critique from a Hegemonic Perspective, Jenny Ngoc Tang

Preaching Styles: Honey & Vinegar, Logan Tavelli

Sampling the Wine and Beer Industry: Using Communication Studies to Coordinate an Event, Dana Wacks

President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address: A Critique And Overview, Korina Kay Weatherson

Effects of Social Media on Human Emotion, Jackie Woods and Megan Potmesil

A Nation Too Proud to Fight: An Analysis of Woodrow Wilson's "Too Proud to Fight", Kaylee Malia Yoshida

Improving Flavor of SLO: Volunteer Engagement, Motivation, and Goal Setting in Event Planning, Kendall Ann Young

Popular Culture And The Feminist Ideal: A Feminist Critique Of Home Box Office's "Sex And The City", Koryna Zendejas

Senior Projects from 2010

Intercultural Communication with Semester at Sea: A Former Student to New Student Guide, Brooke Applegarth

A Disciplined and Virtuous Vampire, Holland (Holly) Brown

A Metaphorical Analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech, Joseph (Joe) Ciesinski

Michael Vick's Redemption Strategy, Joseph Matthew Douglas

WALL-E's Rhetoric: An Ecological Sermon from a Strange Preacher, Jennifer A. English

"The Only Band That Matters": An Analysis of the Relationship Between Punk Rock and Culture, Dillon Ferdinandi

Uniting A Nation: A Close Textual Analysis Of Barack Obama's Inaugural Address, Thomas Michael Gatta

Pre-Game Rhetoric: Pure Motivation or Simply Show?, Sam Alan Hettinger

Mere Christianity: The Lasting Work of C.S. Lewis, Stephanie Jeanne Johnson

Why Men Love Bitches: A Feminist Perspective, Shannon Leigh Jones

A Relevant Ministry: Ideology in Martin Luther King's "I've been to the Mountaintop", Taylor Jones

The Rhetorical Subversion of Populism: Palinism in the 2008 Election, Allison Margaret Kearney

The Question of Robin Hood, Jessica Kinkhorst

John F. Kennedy's Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association: A Speech of Apologia, Carlos Ernesto La Puente

Wine Advertising to the Millennial Generation, Jessica R. Luke

Open: A Narrative Criticism, Suzanne Christine Matzenauer

Effects of the Emo Music Genre, Vincent Piccone Mazzaferro

"Natural Male Enhancement": A Semiological Approach To Enzyte's Marketing Scheme, Michelle (Shelley) McKendree

Feminist Criticism: The Importance Of Sharing The Native Female Journey, Michelle Newfield

Climate Literacy in California K-12 Schools, Candice Maree Nosworthy

New England Patriots Vs The Carolina Panthers At The Super Boob?: A Deeper Look At The Media Surrounding Janet Jackson And Justin Timberlake's Wardrobe Malfunction At The 2004 Super Bowl, Philip Michael Ortez

CubeSat Developers' Workshop 2010, Tracy Owens and Ryan Race

In Living Color, Chappelle's Show, and Bamboozled: Decoding Representations of Blackness, Genevieve Odette Owsowitz

Central Coast Wrestling Clinics, Chase Pami

Image Restoration in Major League Baseball: An Analysis of Apologia Strategies during The Steroid Era, Shareef C. Stratton

"An Embodiment of Contradiction": Creating an Apologetic Narrative in Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" Address, Nina M. Vannucci

The Features of the Voice of African American Tradition: An Analysis of African American Rhetoric for the Influence of the Call Response Technique, Laura Venezia

Labeling Disability in America, Nicole C. Webster

Rhetorical Construction of Gender: How Women are Portrayed in Popular Music Today, Stephanie Colleen Yocum

Senior Projects from 2009

Does Everybody Love Patriarchy?, Lyndsay Attebery

The Rhetoric of Sexual Experimentation: An Exploration of Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl", Brittani Hidahl

A Time for Necessary Change: FDR’s First Inaugural Address, Corey Lenzen

Emotional Branding: Obama’s Bottom-Up Campaign, Genevieve Ann Munoz

Abercrombie & Fitch: The Altering of Cultural Norms, Emily Nichole Pahler

And They Lived Happily For All Eternity, Kyndra Price

Unifying America: The Use of American Propaganda During World War I, Maxwell Riley Woodcock