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Communication in Marriage, 2007.
A look at the importance of communication in marriage through an analysis of the movie 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith', written by Simon Kinberg.
974 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the couple in the movie, 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' believed they knew each other, but even after six years of marriage, they didn't really know each other. In fact, the writer points out that they are both paid killers for different firms but neither one of them knew this about the other. The writer maintains that the movie does a good job of showing the problems a couple can have in their marriage. Further, the writer notes that the moral value of this movie is that couples must develop communication skills where they share their feelings and the ability to have empathy for one another is important in marriage.
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"The setting of the movie begins with the couple being in marriage counseling. When the movie first starts, John Smith (Brad Pitt) and Jane Smith (Angelina Jolie) are attending marriage counseling. While once they found themselves madly in love, after six years they are struggling. Part of the problem is that they hide their feelings especially anger toward one another. The writer focuses on the problems the couple has and then they escalate when they discover they are on opposite teams. Their inability to communicate openly with one another from the beginning has now turned to anger with the desire to kill one another. The writer does a good job at portraying the feelings of the couple."
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High School Newspapers, 2007.
This paper argues against the censorship of high school student newspapers.
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper explains that the Supreme Court held that student newspapers could be censored by the principal or other administrators.
The author points out that student newspapers are not censored in California because, in this state, this type of censorship would be a violation of the First Amendment. The paper stresses that student newspapers should not be censored because many of the issues in these newspapers are faced by students on a daily basis. The author argues that reading about these subjects help students to understand better these problems. The paper includes quotations.
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"The principal refused to run the two pages because he believed it was wrong for students to talk about sex and similar topics. ... The two articles that were pulled from the school newspaper were about divorce and pregnancy, thus being inappropriate for younger ages. These topics according to the principal were too mature for students in the school. ... Quite frankly, this gives schools the "carte blanche for censorship." While principals and other administrators may believe students are not mature enough to hear or discuss controversial issues, the fact is that students are dealing with these issues on a daily basis..."
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The Rights of Aboriginal Peoples, 2007.
An analysis of the affects of differing understandings of terms with relation to the aboriginal people's nation, property and people.
1,215 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses some of the issues that relate to the rights of aboriginal peoples in Canada. The paper specifically focuses on achieving a deeper understanding of basic terms such as nation, property and people. The paper discusses the barriers between the aboriginal people and white Canadians that are caused by poor communication or differing understandings of terms.
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"In essence, terms as they are used by whites bear no comparison when they are used by natives. John Locke, for instance, exemplifies European ideas of property. He believed that property in its original form was the earth given by God to human beings. This appears similar to the view of Native peoples. People's reason enables them to make the best use of natural resources and ways of appropriating those resources. "Though the Earth, and all inferior Creatures be common to all Men, yet every man has a Property in his own Person" (Locke, 2002, p. 60). As Locke viewed it, the concept of property actually began with the commons, or that which is owned by all individuals in common. All of this is very foreign to how Native peoples regard land and property. Indians do not even understand the idea of land tenure. In Indian culture, all material goods are held in common. There may be a commons but it is not owned in any sense."
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Conflict Management, 2007.
A case study presentation of conflict resolutions for two departments in an organization.
835 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper discusses resolving and implementing mediation and conflict prevention between technical development and product engineering within an organization. The paper presents a case study discussing a communication divide between the two departments. It then presents possible courses of action to attempt to resolve the conflict using alternative measures.
Table of Contents:
Alternatives Resolutions for Mediation and Conflict Prevention
Course of Action
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"This method could be enacted by John H. creating an office or officer position for an inter-departmental mediation between the two parties. This would help create a forum for all parties to meet and resolve issues of design and production, which are now being critically divided by a lack of communication. This would be a far better alternative that firing or replacing the current mangers. The crucial management systems of the company are simply not aligned to help resolve inter-departmental issues, which can help stop the bias of information that George is personally imposing on the new manger, Ralph. Both managers are valuable assets to the company, but there needs to be a meeting point for the department to meet and resolve the issue before radical steps are taken to either replace or remove the managers."
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Time Warner and News Corporation, 2007.
A comparison of the growth of media conglomerates, Time Warner and News Corporation.
2,006 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper examines and analyzes the rise of global news conglomerates in the world of print and television news. It shows how the media conglomerates like Time Warner and News Corporation are seeking to establish complete global dominance over print and electronic journalism. The paper then compares and contrasts the growth of the news divisions of these two media conglomerates and reveals that one of the primary motivations for this expansion has been to promote conservative ideology in the guise of objective news reporting.
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"Ultimately, the Democratic victory in the 2006 midterm elections and subsequent control of Congress beginning in 2007 may signal the end of this long era of global media conglomeration expansion. One of the fundamental safeguards of democracy is freedom of the press, but the freedom and objectivity of the press has been systematically undermined by these global media conglomerates, for they have replaced objectivity and reasoned political debate with political bias, de facto censorship, and news broadcasts bordering on propaganda. Democrats in Congress, and increasing numbers of Americans have recognized that responses such as reestablishing the Fairness Doctrine and implementing media reforms have become absolutely necessary if responsible media coverage of the news is to be restored."
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Nursing Diversity, 2007.
This paper discusses gender perspectives in leadership and workplace diversity.
2,045 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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In this article the writer discusses gender perspectives as they relate to leadership issues, focusing specifically on nursing. The writer points out that as more men enter the nursing profession, diversity is becoming the order of the day in healthcare at all levels. Another aspect of diversity is race and ethnicity since many nurses are black or nurses of color. The writer argues that the traditional strict lines of command are beginning to be replaced by an integrated workforce and decentralized decision making. The writer maintains that in certain cases, the nursing leader will find it essential to change her leadership style.
Outline:
Introduction
Practice Situation
Significance
Analysis
KEEP/CHANGE
Strategies for Change
Conclusion: My Learning
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"The practice situation is a labour and delivery unit. This unit demonstrated that male nurses are concerned with technical issues and are great with problem solving, whereas female nurses tend to focus on relationships. This balance would seem to be ideal so that males and females would complement one another. However, what evolved on the unit was far from ideal. There had been a number of complaints relating to relationships between mothers and nurses. The vast majority of the nurses involved were male. Complaints mainly concerned lack of attentive listening. However, quality of care was high. Communication between the unit manager and staff was often confusing and ambiguous. Staff members were not working well as a team. The morale of the nursing staff on the ward was very low. A large number of nurses were women of color whose needs and concerns were not heard."
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Media Strategies in Corporate Training, 2007.
An analysis of whether different companies' use of new media training methodologies will result in measurably different outcomes in corporate training.
2,876 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 85.95
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This paper discusses the use and implementation of new media strategies in the corporate training and educational environment. It discusses the strategies that should be employed when implementing corporate communication and training activities and the benefits and challenges that are associated with its use. The paper also looks at the need for expert technical administration if these strategies are to be implemented. Finally, the paper presents an experiment to determine if different companies' use of new media training methodologies will result in measurably different outcomes.
Table of Contents:
Experiment
Results
Review and Discussion
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"One other issue that ought to be emphasized in a review of this experiment is that the theoretical perspective underlying new media technologies for corporate training (i.e., the pedagogical substratum) has been a much-overlooked aspect of new media implementation (cf., e.g., Govindasamy, 2001). For example, the benefit of visual information to supplement more traditional audio information (as used in old-style teleconferencing) is that, not so much providing a supplement to audio information, it can be used by group participants to evaluate the "communication availability" of other participants, thus providing "remote opportunistic communications" that are more commonly experienced in face-to-face (FTF) environments (Whitaker, 1995). This and other considerations are in need of further research and examination in order to more fully make use of the technologies for learning that are already at our disposal. In this regard, the current experiment has only touched the surface."
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Canada's First Nations and the Mass Media, 2007.
This paper analyzes the representation of Canada's Aboriginals in Canadian newspapers.
1,267 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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The paper focuses on the time when Elijah Harper's single vote in Manitoba blocked the constitutional reform package known as Meech Lake. The paper explains how Harper's action elevated the concerns and interests of Canada's First Nations to prominence on the Canadian political scene. The paper then examines Thomas Walkom's article "A Tragic Death Puts Meech into Perspective" that highlights the Canadian mass media's view of the First Nations of Canada. The paper shows how the mass media's perspective is a complex one which, at one and the same time, mingles respect and sympathy for peoples of the First Nations with a view that these peoples are inevitably "wards" of the Canadian state.
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"Mass media analysis is invariably complex in that media messages are often conveyed on more than one level in a mass media text. Consider, for example, Thomas Walkom's moving article "A Tragic Death Puts Meech into Perspective" from the Toronto Star. This article is profoundly disturbing in its depiction of the tragic death of a young Aboriginal woman - Noreen Munro - on the streets of Toronto where she lived homeless, while the constitutional debate known as Meech Lake continued. While this article is moving in describing the tragic end of this young woman's life, it is unusual in how Walkom suggests that this death suggests how pointless are the constitutional talks then underway in Ottawa. He concludes that such conferences should be limited to one in a century (Walkom)."
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MTS Allstream: Marketing Analysis, 2007.
This paper discusses marketing a consumer product and looks at Manitoba Telecom Service (MTS).
1,473 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This document discusses MTS Manitoba Telecom Service relative to its product pricing and scheme. The various levels of product characteristics are first established vis-a-vis core, actual and augmented. The other components of a marketing plan are discussed including pricing, promotion and place (distribution). Finally, how these aspects of the company's marketing components have affected business strategy and marketing are examined in detail.
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Abstract
The Product
Pricing
Channels of Distribution
Promotion
Product Positioning
Buyer Behaviour
Market Research
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"MTS offers this plan to address that segment of the market that may have a limited or irregular income, such as a student or homemaker and who prefers to purchase anytime minutes upfront. This plan is $25 for every 200 minutes of use regardless of time or weekday. Telusmobility offers a comparable service with somewhat more flexibility. Its Pay & Talk plan can be purchased in various pre-paid card formats such as in $25 or $10 cards for a set amount of pre-paid minutes."
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Technology, Information and Society, 2007.
Examines three articles regarding technology's impact on society today:
Neil Postman's "Science and the Story that We Need", V. Mosco and D. Foster's "Cyberspace and the End of Politics" and L. Winner's "Interview with Langdon Winner: Technology as Big M
1,501 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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The paper explores how the development and rise of mass media and mass communication has influenced our society. The paper looks at three texts that examine the promises, claims and the future of technology and information. This includes "Science and the Story that We Need" by Neil Postman, "Cyberspace and the End of Politics" by V. Mosco and D. Foster and "Interview with Langdon Winner: Technology as Big Magic and other Myths" by L. Winner. The paper compares these texts and argues that Winner's argument is most convincing, as he examines broader issues and potential problems that we may face in the future.
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"Neil Postman in his article "Science and the Story That We Need" claims that the technological advancements have solved the problem of information scarcity and the speed by which the information is exchanged. Our present technological level has managed to defeat the barriers of space, time and form. Indeed we all are aware how much the technological breakthroughs and media put emphasis on the speed and amount of information delivered. For example, the commercials for high speed Internet, for new computers, newspapers, TV news etc. are all based on the speed and amount of information delivered. However, Postman notes that this has created a new problem in that "our technological ingenuity transformed information into a form of garbage, and ourselves into garbage collectors." (Postman, 1997)"
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Cultural Performance, 2007.
This paper discusses the concept of cultural performance.
2,177 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the body of scholarly literature on "cultural performance" is diverse and spans a wide range of disciplines and theoretical perspectives and interests. This essay represents an effort to synthesize three prominent articles by leading theorists in this area: Victor Turner, Richard Schechner, and Marvin Carlson. The paper demonstrates that, while these articles cover similar material in many respects, they differ primarily in terms of their respective objectives, with Carlson's work being a broader, descriptive review of the body of literature on the subject of "performance" while Turner and Schechner present more focused, thesis-driven works examining performance from their respective theoretical positions. The paper also argues that a synthesis of the three articles allows the reader to not only situate the concept of "performance of culture" within its scholarly context, but also to understand with greater precision the implications of this concept for the analysis of specific cultural productions and narratives.
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Introduction
Performance: Interdisciplinary Agreement and Controversy
Performance Theory: 3 Articles and 3 Approaches
The Practical Significance of Performance Theory
Conclusion
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"Schechner's article demonstrates in greater detail than Turner's just how many different forms performances can assume across cultures. Schechner departs from Turner in that while Turner argued that theatrical models of performances derived originally from religious rituals, Schechner suggests that this development may have been a two-way process in which rituals may also have emerged from theatre. It may be argued that Schechner is here extending Turner's idea about "feedback" between theatrical performance and society back to include the very origins of ritualized behaviour in the human species. This difference is important for it allows us to apply the theoretical models of performance analysis more widely than even Turner would acknowledge given that, as Schechner suggests, performance in the form of aesthetic genres (e.g., theatre, dance, music) may not have grown out of any previous form but may actually "be co-existent with the human species"."
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The Evolution of Advertising Media, 2007.
An analysis of the role of technology on the evolution of advertising media.
2,098 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper reviews how media will continue to change and evolve as it responds to advertising and marketing needs in the future. It looks at the impact of the 21st century upon clients and the advertising agencies themselves and then discusses what all of this means for various traditional advertising tools, such as newspapers and magazines. The paper particularly focuses on the role of the Internet in the future of advertising and media.
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"Technology will also evolve in much the same dynamic fashion as all of the other elements of twenty-first century marketing and advertising. Several of these technological possibilities - such as VOIP technology integrated with e-commerce managers or new holistic software packages that facilitate immediate response to purchasing patterns - have been previously touched upon and need not be returned to here. However, other technological advances could include interactive or virtual reality technology for geographically-distant consumers eager to "test-drive" a new product. Likewise, an advertising agency might give its sales staff palm-pilots equipped with features that provide them with instantaneous information about a client's questions or concerns simply by aggregating data about that client's purchasing patterns and demographic characteristics. In any case, the next five years or so are likely to see startling advances in all of these areas as the once-elusive goal of instantaneous information transfer and synthesis is worked towards steadily."
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Inter-cultural Communication in the Workplace, 2007.
A case study analysis of the impact of poor inter-cultural communication in the workplace.
1,306 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper reviews an inter-cultural communication event in which poor communication between a younger white female and an older Japanese male led to a failed business deal and to tension and hostility. The paper describes the particular situation, provides some context for it and diagnoses the cultural factors which made the situation ultimately untenable. Finally, the paper looks at some basic strategies and recommendations which can prevent organizations from making similar mistakes in the future.
From the Paper
"In closing, the last several pages have outlined how inter-cultural communication barriers can be made worse because of ignorance and inflexibility. Specifically, the aforementioned situation grew into a disastrous one chiefly because two people were ill-suited for one another chronologically, culturally and temperamentally. To prevent these situations in the future, organizations must encourage cultural sensitivity training for young employees as well as making more of an effort to hire those who demonstrate the psychological suppleness appropriate for dealing with those who are different."
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Nurse-Patient Relationships, 2007.
An analysis of the impact the nurse-patient relationship when a nurse is a patient within the health care facility.
3,101 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 90.95
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This paper discusses the importance of the nurse-patient relationship in the care of the patient. The paper then aims to determine if there is an impact on nurses as professionals or patients regarding the nurse-patient relationship, when a nurse is a patient within the health care facility. The paper looks at the possible impact such a change in the nurse-patient dynamic might have on future health care.
Table of Contents:
Background and Significance
Purpose
Theoretical Conceptual Framework
Review of Literature
Research Question
Sample and Setting
Research Design
Measurement
Reliability and Validity
Data Analysis
Limitations of the Study
Implications for Nursing
Conclusion
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"Over the past decade professional nurses have sought to alter their work within the field in numerous ways. As many nurses begin to retire as part of the baby boomer generation it is apparent that they will require additional health care services in the decades to come. While it has been established that there is a need for nurses to focus on nurse-patient relationships in health care, there has not been research to date that explores how that relationship may be altered if the patient is a nurse. Therefore, an exploration of this issue should be accomplished to determine if there is need for new training, a shift in policies or awareness of the issue for the future of the nursing and health care community."
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Therapeutic Communication, 2007.
A case study presentation discussing the importance of therapeutic communication in nursing.
979 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses therapeutic communication from the point of view of the writer's clinical experiences as a nurse. It discusses the concept of therapeutic communication and how important verbal and nonverbal communication is with patients. The paper presents a case study that the writer was involved in and discusses how therapeutic communication was successful or unsuccessful in this scenario.
Table of Contents:
Clinical Experience
The Concept of Therapeutic Communication
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"Even when the nurse has experience with therapeutic communication, there can still be the problem of a breakdown in that communication. The nurse can have empathy, respect for the person, and use active listening skills, but the problem could still come about. The reason it happens is that the nurse also needs to do critical thinking. That kind of thinking means that that she is always assessing the patient and the situation (McNabb, 2006). Another point is that sometimes it can be very difficult to see things from the perspective of the patient. Bournes and Mitchell (2002, p. 59) state, "health is the way people go on and live what is important to them, moment to moment and day to day". Health for me is very different than it is for a person such as Mrs. A. The only way I can understand her experience is by empathy and through active listening."
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The Effects of 9/11 as a Crisis on Policy-Making, 2007.
An analysis of the long and short-term effects of 9/11 on policy-making in the United States.
1,585 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper looks at the effects of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 upon policy-making in the short and long-term in the United States. It focuses on the roles of the media, public opinion, the Congress and the White House. The paper suggests that 9/11 has profoundly changed the relationship between the President and Congress and has, at the same time, presented unique challenges for policy-makers who must deal with a hostile press and public opinion.
From the Paper
"The first of the groups to be discussed is the media. While it is commonplace to argue that the media does not really have any "great" impact upon policy-making decisions - chiefly because it tends to lurch quickly from one crisis to another in response to what it perceives to the public's short attention span (Kingdon, 62; Downs, 38-50) - the reality might be somewhat different. For one thing, as Bernard C. Cohen wrote long ago, the media has historically been the chief means by which people who might otherwise have little contact with one another communicate with one another - simply because the public coverage devoted to a topic brings that topic to the attention of otherwise disparate groups (Cohen, 39-45; see also Kingdon, 63)."
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PowerPoint as Consumer Communication, 2007.
This paper discusses Ian Parker's article "Absolute PowerPoint" about the limitations of PowerPoint presentations.
1,332 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines PowerPoint, a communication mode that blends visuals with the spoken and written word in a succinct and visually appealing manner. The paper looks at Ian Parker's article "Absolute PowerPoint," where he maintains that PowerPoint presentations sometimes cause the ideas presented to go unexamined and just consumed un-refuted by observers. The paper discusses the advantages of PowerPoint such as its multimedia abilities that allows for maximum information transfer. The paper argues, however, that PowerPoint's multimedia nature ultimately distracts the audience from the central ideas, The paper concludes that PowerPoint is effective only when it is used as a visual aid that enhances whatever ideas the presenter is putting forth, instead of merely packaging and glossing over those ideas.
From the Paper
"The room goes dark and the projector hums to life. The presenter reads from his slides, his PowerPoint presentation clicking from one visual to the next, while the audience sits silently. When the presentation ends, there is sparse applause and the presenter looks pleased as he ushers himself off stage."
"As the Western culture has drifted more towards the visual and technological as its prime modes of communication, so has the forms of information presentation; the opening descriptive scene is a typical one: PowerPoint has emerged as a mode to blend visuals with the spoken and written word in a succinct and visually appealing manner. As such, the program is used in a variety of settings, prominently in classrooms and business transactions."
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Models of Communication, 2007.
A comparison of the broadcast model of communication with the dialogue model of communication.
1,211 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper asserts that the broadcast model of communication, while superficially attractive, contains many disadvantages. The paper then compares the broadcast model of communication with the dialogue model of communication, which privileges privacy and security in inter-personal communications and argues that the dialogue model is superior. The paper also discusses the views of John Peters regarding the dialogue model, as expressed in "An excerpt from Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication" and asserts that Peters' repudiation of the dialogic model of communication is ill-founded.
From the Paper
"To close briefly, the preceding paper has asserted that Mr. Peters' repudiation of the dialogic model of communication is ill-founded. While far from perfect, the dialogue model of communication is still a model that offers the greatest likelihood of securing privacy and intimacy - and privacy is of paramount concern when seeking to facilitate the exchange of "truth" among parties. Moreover, private letters or correspondences which "go astray" are not automatically useless scraps of paper or information inasmuch as those scraps of paper or information offer the prospect of universally understood signs and symbols - signs and symbols which can be ultimately exploited by unscrupulous third parties. In the end, the dialogue model of communication is a better goal or ideal to motivate the evaluation of communication."
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Writers' Responsibility, 2007.
This paper discusses the responsibilities of a writer and looks at why the views of artists about their work need to be heard.
1,168 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that whether writers have a responsibility to define, discuss and defend their subject matter is one that is of increasing interest in today's media-saturated world. The writer of the paper notes that writers are asked by readers, and by their own publishers, to talk about why they write about certain topics, and how they feel about art, politics, and life in general. The paper asserts that writers must be part of the public discussion about their works in order for these pieces of art to mean anything in the long term. The paper further maintains that it is not enough to simply write a book or story, and then to sit back and let random interpretations flow. Rather, writers have a responsibility to the public to explain their viewpoints, the reasons they choose to write, and what their experiences ought to say to us at some broader level.
From the Paper
"As a career, writing is one in which there exists at some level an ultimate degree of freedom. A writer can choose to write about whomever, whatever or whenever he or she feels is appropriate. Creativity, imagination, and a way with words all tend to be important characteristics if one wants to succeed in this career. An important question arises, however, when a writer achieves some measure of commercial and critical achievement. All of a sudden, writers find that thousands, perhaps millions, of individuals are reading their work, and that they no control whatsoever over how this story is received. For many writers, this presents a frightening reality: the work that they have created has become a public entity with a life of its own. Stories, novels, poems and plays that have been lovingly crafted by their authors are now things that are read in schools, analyzed by the water cooler, and discussed at the dinner table."
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