University of Texas at El Paso DigitalCommons@UTEP Open Access Theses & Dissertations 2011-01-01 Drowning In The epthsD Of Climate Change: An Exploration Of Polar Bear Rhetoric Gloria Leticia Bebber University of Texas at El Paso,
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[email protected]. DROWNING IN THE DEPTHS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: AN EXPLORATION OF POLAR BEAR RHETORIC GLORIA LETICIA BEBBER DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION APPROVED: ____________________________________ Stacey K. Sowards, Ph.D., Chair ____________________________________ Richard D. Pineda, Ph.D. ____________________________________ Craig E. Tweedie, Ph.D. _____________________________________ Patricia D. Witherspoon, Ph.D. Dean of Graduate School Copyright © by Gloria Leticia Bebber 2011 Dedication Para mis abuelitos, en paz descansen. DROWNING IN THE DEPTHS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: AN EXPLORATION OF POLAR BEAR RHETORIC by: Gloria Leticia Bebber THESIS Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at El Paso in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNCATION THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO May 2011 Acknowledgements This thesis would not have been possible without the tremendous support of many people.