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Ethnic Constructions in the Seleucid Military
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-25)This study examines the use and meaning of ethnic denominations in Hellenistic military contexts, both in literature and epigraphy. By analyzing the epigraphic records of the settlements which provided soldiers for Hellenistic ... -
Ethnic Identity of Russian Germans in Interaction: Attitudes towards Food Habits
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-05)In this sociolinguistic study, qualitative interviews were used in examining discursive identity construction among Russian Germans. The interview group was composed of Russian German university students attending different ... -
An Eurhythmatic Response to Adaptive Accrual: A Rhetoric of Adaptation
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-21)This dissertation applies to the study of adaptation principles of rhetoric, transtextual analysis and visual semiotics. It posits that adaptations are imitations-with-variations and that rather than existing in binary, ... -
Evaluating Case Conceptualizations in Psychotherapy Reports: Links to Therapy Outcome and the Alliance
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-27)Case conceptualizations are a key component of cognitive behavioural therapy (Beck, 1995; Persons, 2005; Needleman, 1999). Despite the theoretical importance of case conceptualizations, the question of whether they actually ... -
Evaluating the Effect of Basic Psychological Needs Support and Thwarting on Motivation for Emotionally Demanding Behaviour Change
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-20)According to numerous sources, common factors found in all psychological intervention methods are significant predictors of treatment outcome, potentially holding even greater predictive power than treatment techniques ... -
Evaluation and Value Management in Science
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-17)The nature of values has been an ongoing topic of discussion in philosophy, particularly in ethics. However, as the issue of how values should play a role in science has become more prominent, the discussion has not always ... -
Evaluation of Computer Aided Translation (CAT) Tools in the Translation Process: A Plea for Complementing CAT-Tools with Corpus Linguistical Tools and Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2024-02-01)The demand for translations of high quality is on a peak while the budget and time resources are low. Consequently, translators need technological support and use Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) tools. Using the ... -
Evaluation of the City of Woodstock’s Outdoor Smoking By-law: A Longitudinal Study of Smokers and Non-Smokers
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-30)PURPOSE: To evaluate Canada’s most comprehensive outdoor smoke-free ordinance, in Woodstock, Ontario, using both quantitative (longitudinal cohort survey) and qualitative methods (key informant interviews with policy ... -
"Even with Nature": Disability and Divine Perfection in Gregory of Nyssa's Theology of Epektasis
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-10)This thesis seeks to explore Gregory of Nyssa’s theology of epektasis, his view of the body as vessel of the mind/soul and medium for interpersonal communication and the implications for contemporary theological discussions ... -
Everything Is Going to Be Okay, Right? Kindness, Compassion, and the Moral Permissibility of Self-Deception
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-28)Most people seem to have the intuition that self-deception is always and obviously wrong. In this thesis, I make the case that under certain circumstances, self-deception can actually do a great deal of good and ought to ... -
The Evolution of Reason
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-17)Aristotle’s metaphysics bridges the gap between mind and nature explaining how their relationship constitutes development in life. Charles Sanders Peirce’s objective idealism similarly aims to investigate how the principles ... -
The Evolution of White Racism and its Impacts on Black Society in America Today
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-26)This thesis examines the historical evolution of racial hierarchies and white racism in American society, and in particular how these ideological frameworks have impacted Black American society. By utilizing a case study ... -
Evolving Conceptions of Time and Selfhood in Three Novels by Urula K. Le Guin: The Dispossessed, Always Coming Home, and Lavinia
(University of Waterloo, 2014)Since the 1970s, Ursula K. Le Guin has been widely recognized as an author who uses fiction as a means to address fundamental philosophical, political, and ethical questions. Of the many scholarly analyses of her work, ... -
Evolving Priorities: Canadian Oil Policy and the United States in the years leading up to the Oil Crisis of 1973
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-20)This study investigates the relationship between the oil industries of Canada and the United States in the years leading up to the 1973 oil crisis. Shortly after the Second World War it became apparent that American ... -
Examination of the Belief Bias Effect across Two Domains of Reasoning
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-23)The belief bias effect – the finding that prior beliefs influence judgments of logic and evidence – has been a topic of much empirical investigation in both deductive and causal reasoning. However, to date, no research has ... -
An Examination of the Impact of Disclosure Regulations on the Market Reaction to TSX Open Market Repurchase Program Announcements
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-11)This thesis investigates open market repurchase announcements by Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) listed firms. First, I develop a comprehensive database of normal course issuer bids (NCIB) and report descriptive data on ... -
An Examination of the Moral Authority of Use of Advance Directives with the Alzheimer's Dementia Population
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)Advance directives in Canada are instructions made by capable adults that pertain to future healthcare treatment choices at a time of incapacity. My experience as an ethicist working in an Ontario long-term care facility ... -
An Examination of the Visions of Ursula Jost in the Context of Early Anabaptism and Late Medieval Christianity
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-04)In early 1530, the lay preacher and recent Anabaptist convert Melchior Hoffman published a series of seventy-seven visions by the Strasbourg butcher’s wife Ursula Jost. In its own day this series of visions, which is the ... -
An Examination of Whether Hearing a Display of Self-Compassion in Someone Else Impacts One's Own Level of Self-Compassion
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-26)Self-compassion is the ability to be kind and understanding towards oneself in times of distress or failure (Neff, 2003a). Self-compassion in adulthood is linked to childhood experiences of care and compassion (Gilbert ... -
Examining mechanisms of self-control improvement
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)Prior research provides evidence that people can improve their self-control performance through practice (e.g., Muraven, Baumeister, & Tice, 1999). Building on the Strength Model of self-control (Baumeister, Heatherton, & ...