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UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations 1-1-1996 Class! Newspaper: An application of rhetorical theory and fantasy theme analysis Sari G Aizley University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/rtds Repository Citation Aizley, Sari G, "Class! Newspaper: An application of rhetorical theory and fantasy theme analysis" (1996). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 3229. http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/1sj8-4ajn This Thesis is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Thesis in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself. 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NEWSPAPER: AN APPUCATION OF RHETORICAL THEORY AND FANTASY THEME ANALYSIS by Sari G. Aizley A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Communication Studies Greenspun School of Communication University of Nevada, Las Vegas December 1996 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI N um b er: 1 3 8 3 1 3 9 UMI Microform 1383139 Copyright 1997, by UMI Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. UMI 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. @ 1997 Sari Aizley All Rights Reserved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. The Thesis of Sari G. Aizley for the degree of Master of Arts in Communication Studies is approved. Richard J. Jensen. Ph.D„ Chairperson Stephen F. Nielsen, Ph.D., Examining Committee Member Gage W. Oiapel, Ph.D., ExammingfCommittee Member I Donald E. Cams, Ph.D., Graduate Faculty Representative Ul Dean of the Graduate College, Ronald W. Smith, Ph.D. University of Nevada, Las Vegas December 1996 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT CLASS! NEWSPAPER: An Application of Rhetorical Theory and Fantasy Theme Analysis is a non traditional thesis based on applied rhetorical theory. It is a narrative history of the establishment of a publication for the high school students of Southern Nevada and the non profit organization that guides CLASS! newspaper, all viewed through the lens of Fantasy Theme Analysis, as described by Ernest G. Bormarm and by Karyn Rybacki and Donald Rybacki. m Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Without certain individuals whom I name below, this thesis would have been about capital punishment At times, the process seemed like a sort of self-inflicted “cruel and unusual" discipline — but these good people brought joy both to the development of this thesis and to the whole project documented herein. David Phillips, my son, did the lightbulb-over-the-head trick several years ago, tinkering with the idea of a newspaper that would give a voice to the teenagers of our community. Persis tent and devious, he finally persuaded me to join the project and it has paid off bigtime in new energy of mind and body, and new friends everywhere. Paul Aizley, my extraordinary husband, not only provides wholehearted support for the publication, it was he who pointed out that CLASS! had the death penalty beat all to hell as a thesis topic. 1 am grateful to him for many things: his wisdom, enthusiasm, steadfasmess — and his computer, which we appropriated for our newspaper and this thesis. Thanks to Paul also for persuading me that as long as I’m going to be a senior citizen, 1 might as well be one with a graduate degree! Finally, a great hug of appreciation to my advisor, Dick Jensen, who proved to me that the study of rhetoric not only was wildly interesting and useful, but that it was not always a politically-charged compound word — as in “men; rhetoric." IV Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT.............................................................................................................................. üi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.........................................................................................................iv CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................... 1 A: Fantasy Themes .........................................................................................................2 B: The Guiding Fantasy Themes ............................................................................... 3 C: Life cycle of a fantasy ..............................................................................................10 D: Selling the vision ..................................................................................................... 11 E: Organization of thesis .............................................................................................15 CHAPTER 2 GENESIS........................................................................................................... 17 A: The founding ........................................................................................................... 17 B; Financial support for the project ...........................................................................22 C: Concept and design ................................................................................................23 D: Working through the System 26 E: Credibility ................................................................................................................ 32 CHAPTER 3 EDITORIAL STRUCTURE............................................................................ 36 A: Guidelines for student participation and editorial policies 36 B: Editorial staff and freelance writer participation .................................................. 39 C: Advertising .............................................................................................................. 40 CHAPTER 4 EXPANSION AND AUXILIARY SERVICES 43 CHAPTER 5 ESTABLISHING A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION 47 Persuading the Internal Revenue Service .................................................................. 47 Applying for grants, donations, underwriting ...........................................................48 CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS............................................................................................. 51 CHAPTER 7 FURTHER EXPLORATIONS 54 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. CHAPTER 8 MISCOMMUNICATION .......................................................... 56 Case 1 ............................................................................................................................56 Case 2 ............................................................................................................................57 APPENDICES...........................................................................................................................58 A: CLASS! Mission Statement .............................................................................58 B: How CLASS! Serves the High School Students of Southern