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Philosophical Discontinuity, 2007.
This paper discusses philosophical discontinuity; disagreements in decision-making.
1,244 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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The paper explains how in business and other endeavors, communication and decision-making are invariable factors that contribute to the success - or failure - of any undertaking. The paper examines Mark H. Fowler's term of philosophical discontinuity in a case where one manager left a company due to disagreements in decision-making. The paper shows how despite the misgivings of the one manager, the decision was seen as the best one for the company. The paper looks at Allan Chapman's "decision-making maxims" and at Carter McNamara's "downward and upward communications." The paper concludes that the key to avoidance of disagreement is communication.
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"Simplistically, it may be termed as "difference of opinion" or "varying viewpoints." But as Fowler (2002) presented in the case of the "Owner vs. Manager" wherein the owners "wanted to focus on the existing customer base and develop new products for existing customers" while the managers "wanted to reach new markets and expand firm capabilities", despite growth in sales after "discussing the different plans and agreeing to" the direction of the owners, one manager still left. This is also a case in point of not being able to satisfy everyone's wish and if a person strongly disagrees with management decision, quitting is always a prerogative."
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Television Violence and Children, 2007.
This paper explores the effects of media violence on children.
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper discusses how violence has always been an integral part of the television cartoon format. The paper explores research on the effects of violence on children and shows how younger children tend to be more deeply affected by televised violence than older children. The paper maintains that the correlation between television violence and the development of aggressive patterns of behavior obligates parents to become involved in the monitoring of violent scenes for their young children.
Outline:
Introduction
The Increasing Amount of Violence in the Media
Research on the Effects of Violence of Children
The Role of Parents
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"Violence has always been an integral part of the television cartoon format and there is an increasing acceptance of media violence in our society. It is as if we have become inured or immune to scenes of violence. This also applies to accepted violence in cartoons aimed at very young children. As one critic states: " Every Disney cartoon I watch is violent. They all have very dark scary moments." ( Dickinsin A. 2000, p.90) Numerous studies also emphasize the connection between media violence and aggressive behavior in children. Experts state that there is no doubt about the relationship between television violence and the development of aggressive tendencies in children."
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Business and the Human Mind, 2006.
A review of how business exploits the psychological human mind.
1,829 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper discusses and shows how businesses use the innate and psychological human thought process to exploit, as well as help, their customers. According to the paper, identity and the question of who and what we are, is largely determined by two main factors. These two factor are our genetic and innate psychological makeup and the influence of our environment, society, family and peers.
Outline:
Introduction
Consumerism
Business and Marketing
Negative and Positive Influences
Conclusion
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"Advertising and business today is often critically associated with having a negative impact on society. It should also be remembered however that businesses also sell products based on positive as well as negative selling points. For example the Audi car is promoted and sold to the public on the basis of its design quality and good customer communication. Not only does this make us more are of the positive aspects of good design but Audi has also based their marketing on establishing communications and trust with their client base using the idea of quality and innovation. The company developed a 'communications platform' which was centered on the theme of expert and sophisticated design. (Audi.) This therefore promotes the value and importance of good communication and cordial business ethics."
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Globalization and Communication, 2007.
This paper explores the extent that globalization contributes to the shaping of communication systems in different areas of the world.
2,275 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The paper discusses the many contending theories in the debate surrounding globalization. The study focuses on the relationship between communications, cultural accessibility and globalization. Throughout the paper, attention is drawn to the fact that the various elements of globalization, such as culture, politics and economics are inextricably intertwined and that any analysis of one aspect must include references to the others. The paper concludes that despite the positive aspects that globalization brings, there is a growing sense of discontent with globalization from many quarters.
Outline:
Introduction
Theoretical Perspectives
The Realities of Globalization and Communication
Conclusion
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"The concept and meaning of globalization is in itself a source of contention in term of its definition. "What does "globalization" mean? As a term and concept, "globalization" lacks concise, universal interpretation because it is too complex a concept for clean-cut assessment. " (Muraoka K.T.) Part of the reason for this situation is that the term has been used to express different meanings in different contexts. The term 'globalization 'is used in a monetary context to refer to, "...the efforts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and others to create a global free market for goods and services.""
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George Orwell's '1984', 2007.
This paper looks at George Orwell's book '1984' and discusses it relevance in today's world.
2,337 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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The writer of this article states that post-9/11 America is an uncomfortably appropriate time to be taking a look at literature like George Orwell's '1984'. Given the current political climate of the United States, the writer notes that Orwell's dark, repressive world hits close to home. Not only does the power of language exist within the pages of Orwell's fictitious dystopia, but the writer points out that there is increasing evidence that the American government is attempting to control and manipulate the masses by hijacking the common language. The writer concludes that with the current war in the Middle East and the actions of the American government smacking uncomfortably like the policies and actions of those in Oceana, now is the time to revisit 1984 and take a good, hard look at what is going on.
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"However, it is the people that offer the control by using the language that is given to them in the first place. Though this is a sound theory, and can, unfortunately, be seen in practice all over the world, the weakness in language that allows this to occur, is ironically the same as the strength that will keep it from taking over completely and pushing society over the edge into the kind of system that is presented in 1984."
"When the year 1984 came and went without the gloomy socialist world of the novel 1984 coming to fruition, the Western world probably sighed a bit of relief. However, as Orwell points out in his appendix entry on Newspeak, the full implementation of Newspeak isn't actually scheduled to occur until around the year 2050. This gives the Western world another 66 years to worry about the predictive nature of Orwell's work. Though in the fictitious 1984, Newspeak was in wide usage already, it has taken until the 21st century to really begin to see this concept implemented in the real world."
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Headlines, 2007.
This paper analyzes the structure and function of headlines by examining their grammar and vocabulary.
1,373 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper examines headlines from Associated Press (AP) news and compares them with headlines from the news magazine "Time." The paper highlights the differences between the AP and "Time" headlines and shows how each news organization writes headlines for its intended audience. The paper discusses how headlines may seem like a very small part of a news article or story, but they are the primary way a reader decides whether to read an article or not. The paper concludes that headlines, therefore, are one of the most important parts of any news story.
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"The first headline comes from Time magazine, and is the headline for a book review regarding a biography of a man named James Holman. The headline reads "Have Cane, Will Travel." Immediately, it draws the reader into the article, posing questions the reader wants answered. 'Why does the person carry a cane, and where do they travel?' might be two of the first questions that pop into the reader's mind. The lead paragraph literally 'leads' the reader on, introducing the book and the person it chronicles, but still not answering the questions the headline generates. It is not until the end of the second paragraph that the reader learns the 'rest of the story' - that Homan was blind, and traveled the world in the 19th century, when travel was much more difficult, especially for a blind man."
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Memory and the Hippocampus, 2007.
This paper examines the effects abuse has on the hippocampus (a part of the brain) and the powers of recall.
2,329 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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The paper explains that the formation of emotion, motivation and long-term memory happens in the limbic system and is performed primarily by the hippocampus. The paper relates that at age 6 or 7, memories consolidate and beyond this time, new memories are usually not processed. The paper shows how, therefore, if a person was abused or neglected as a child, painful or unbearable memory is preserved for a lifetime. This causes damage to the hippocampus and the powers of recall, making a healthy, normal life of open communication extremely difficult or impossible. The paper stresses how this is a consistent condition among survivors of severe childhood abuse whose subsequent interpersonal relations in later life are seriously compromised.
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Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Conclusion
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"Psychologists and neuroscientists generally agree that the hippocampus plays an essential role in the formation of new memories about experienced events and as part of a larger medial temporal lobe memory system for facts and episodes (Wikipedia 2006). These memories last a lifetime but the role of the hippocampus ceases after a period of consolidation of the memories. Damage to it renders the formation of new memories or anterograde amnesia very difficult and impedes access to stored memories before the damage or retrograde amnesia. It is believed that older memories are transferred out of the hippocampus to other parts of the brain as a result."
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Controversial Commercials, 2006.
A look at the problem of controversial commercials and their effect on children.
1,274 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper takes a look at advertisers, commercials and the effect and influence that they have on the young generation. According to the paper, children are the most vulnerable group of viewers, too young to be able to distinguish between right and wrong.
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"It is also important to mention here that children are more attracted to commercials than older people. They are less likely to enjoy the actual program and may wait for commercials because the jingles, the colorful sequences and the fast action are some of the things that they find far more engrossing than regular programs. Thus they typically are more attraction to advertising (Alexander & Morrison, 1995). We must also understand that the fact that children love advertisements more is evident from the pace and style of some actual programs which appear like commercials to attract children attention. This was the main factor in the development of different kind of pace and style in children's program 'Sesame Street' (Lesser, 1974). Since children also watch television more often than viewers between the ages of 18-34, it means they are more likely to be influenced by what they watch. An average American child is likely to be exposed to 600,000 television commercials during their first 20 years (Black, 1997)."
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The Effects of TV, 2006.
A discussion regarding how TV and the media influence young children.
2,119 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper discusses the impact that the media has on children and society. The paper also discusses the idea that due to television and the media, childhood has disappeared.
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"Gauntlett (1998) disagrees. He believes that researchers go about their studies the wrong way. Instead of looking to the media as influencing and encouraging violent behavior, we should be looking at social factors like poverty, unemployment, and abuse. He cites a study of young offenders who watched the same TV programs as non-offenders. When they were asked to name someone on TV they would want to be like, they were unable to name anyone, and according to Gauntlett, this shows they were not very involved with television watching, yet they engaged in violent behavior. He believes the "effects model" of research treats children as though they were unable to think for themselves. Researchers often view children, he says, as other. They define children negatively in terms of what they cannot do, while research that seeks to establish what children can do shows that children are really sophisticated about the media and therefore not that influenced by what they see. "
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Technological Determinism, 2006.
Reflections of Marshall McLuhan's technological determinism theory.
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper takes a look at how the evolution of human societies and the influence of technology in shaping the social (world) order, is captured best through Marshall McLuhan's technological determinism theory. This paper demonstrates how McLuhan's theory has influenced and served as a mirror to the radical changes occurring in today's human cultures.
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"McLuhan's description of the future culture of the society cannot be any more specific than what we are witnessing today. With the presence of computer technologies, it has become possible for mass media to penetrate and reach people with the widest and most varied scope possible. Through the Internet and mobile technologies, it became possible to send/transmit messages to people, whether this message is in visual, audio, or audio-visual form. As a response to these cultural changes, society adapted by integrating these computer technologies in their everyday lives: keeping in touch with personal friends and family became easier through mobile phones, and using the computer anywhere is possible through notebooks and PDAs, among others. "
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Mass Media, 2007.
A discussion on mass media in the developed and the developing worlds.
2,841 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper discusses how mass media - television, radio, newspapers, magazines and the Internet, is a part of everyday life in all parts of the developed and developing worlds and looks at how it shapes our lives in almost every possible way. The paper also discusses how, in some nations, the media is tightly controlled by the national government, while in others only guidance is provided. The paper examines mass media in both developed and in developing countries and maintains that the modern media's far-reaching nature makes it a powerful tool for the dissemination of ideas... and of propaganda.
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"It was the developing world that first saw the media become ubiquitous. The peoples of the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and most of the nations of the European Union, have long been experienced a media-saturated lifestyle. Radio first became a part of daily life in America in the 1920's. News programs, soap operas, musical performances, comedy sketches, and other sorts of informative and entertaining fair helped Americans to while away the hours. Television arrived some thirty years later, and the small screen quickly achieved a permanent place in America's living rooms. Daily and weekly magazines, cheap dime novels, and daily newspapers had long been staples of American life. From the beginning, the commercial element was present in each of these media. The advertising that supports this privately-owned media depends for its success on large audiences - the larger the better. The large audience required by this system supposedly guarantees a democratization of the views represented, and the material available. News would reflect popular concerns. Popular entertainment would reflect the tastes of the masses."
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Martha Stewart, 2006.
A discussion regarding how a stint in prison has affected the life and career of Martha Stewart.
1,183 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper takes a look at Martha Stewart after her release from prison in 2005. The paper reviews what actually happened to land Stewart in prison, and how this has affected her and her career.
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What did Stewart actually do wrong, and what happened to her company?
How did Stewart handle her job as CEO following her indictment?
What was Stewart's attitude after she was convicted?
How has Martha Stewart's image been affected by her ordeal in prison?
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"Things are looking up for Stewart; she has a new line of DVDs and a new baking book that hit bookshelves last fall; indeed the "makeover of Martha Stewart itself is a big hit," Naughton explains. Naughton goes on to explain that because Martha, 63, voluntarily went to jail, rather than remaining free on appeal to fight the issue into higher courts, her "comeuppance" was transformed into a "comeback." By going in to jail voluntarily, Naughton explains, "she tapped a dormant wellspring of sympathy"; after all, the "bad boys from Enron, WorldCom and Tyco" were all still "walking free" and Martha has never been accused of "bilking investors" or stealing from the company, the way the Enron, et al, executives are accused of behaving. "
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"Oleanna", 2007.
An analysis of the common interpretation of David Mamet's two-person play "Oleanna."
1,429 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses David Mamet's two-person play "Oleanna," which depicts a professor and a college student who fail to understand one another with terrible consequences. The paper argues that the conflict of the play "Oleanna" revolves around power and the way that any two persons can interpret a conversation in completely different ways. It suggests that the common interpretation of the play, as centrally concerned with sexual harassment and political correctness rather than faculty-student relationships, is misguided.
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"The end of the play reverses the roles of the student and the teacher reversed--now the student has power and the teacher is powerless. Now Carol has a student group who backs her versions of the events that took place in her professor's office. Her professor has lost his job because no one backs his version of events. This suggests that there is no truth, it only matters what sorts of social institutions back the individuals in conflict. In other words, all that matters is who society says is powerful and who is powerless. There is no singular truth as to what occurred in the professor's office, what matters is which person has a group to back him or her version of the events up. Once the professor was backed by his position in the university and the other faculty. He was within his rights to fail a student. Now, a powerful student group backs Carol's version of events and she has more power and her version of events is deemed to be correct. Also, now that Carol has more power, she feels free to speak more clearly to her professor. Rather than hesitating in her language, she now feels free to contradict her professor and express her anger at the nature of the grading system and her anger at his contempt for the hard work she has devoted to gaining a position at the university as a student."
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Media and Culture, 2007.
This paper looks at different perspectives on how media and culture interact.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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In this article, the writer discusses different views regarding media and culture. The writer notes that concepts about the media are very diverse and that different insights offer an understanding of the media's impact on modern-day culture. The writer discusses the views of Steven Johnson in his work 'Everything Bad is Good for You' and Neil Postman in 'Amusing Ourselves to Death'. The writer considers the question if IQ is indeed getting higher and people have more cognitive skills, what is being done with this increased ability? The writer concludes that if things that we are doing, or not doing, with our higher IQ and cognitive ability include road rage and increased stress, perhaps we are not better with higher IQs and cognitive ability.
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"Postman uses the show "Sesame Street" as an example of this use of television. Educators approve of this show, because it is "educational." It supposedly teaches children how to read and to love school. But what kind of school are they expecting, he questions. The traditional learning and language-centered classroom is nothing like the vibrant and ever-changing environment seen on TV. Education is no longer organized around the slow-moving printed word, but on the rapid movement of the electronic image. Education is becoming entertainment."
"Postman's views are not any more positive about the connection between the media and politics. He points to Ronald Reagan's comments equating politics to show business."
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Freud and Kristeva, 2006.
This paper compares the communication theories of Sigmund Freud and Julia Kristeva.
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper explains that Julia Kristeva, known for her work in the field of semiotics, focuses on female communication; whereas, Sigmund Freud's communication theory has little to do with communication in terms of language and more to do with actions and reactions. The author points out that Kristeva's communication theories are based on primary process or semiotic chora, which in Freudian terms would be the pre-Oedipal incoherence that must be harnessed to ensure social cohesion. The paper relates that Kristeva's work appears to be an extension of Freud's theories, especially his psychoanalytic theory, which she calls 'semanalysis'. The paper further explains that Kristeva divides communication into the semiotic, which is similar to the Freudian term primary process, and the symbolic, which is similar to the Freudian term secondary process.
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"The reason why dreams are illogical and out of sequence is because the main regions of the brain are deactivated during the dream sequences. Freud believed that dreams were symbolic and had to be decoded by the brain to reveal the workings of the mind. However, researchers state that the brain is quiet during the dreaming period and it does not decode anything. Whatever is shown in the dream are what it is and not a symbolic representation. Anything shown in the dream is not a fulfillment of a wish as Freud stated."
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Worldwide Telecommunication Incorporated, 2007.
A discussion on the impact of multiculturalism Worldwide Telecommunication Incorporated.
1,682 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper claims that a multicultural workforce will present unique challenges to effective team building, functioning and communication in the work environment of Worldwide Telecommunication Incorporated, necessitating extensive diversity training to help promote a common organizational culture within the company. The author also predicts that the adoption of a diverse organizational culture will ultimately enable the company to realize a significant competitive advantage. The paper offers a study of organizational culture and ideals within Worldwide Telecommunication Inc., and compares the results of internal reviews to information gathered from surveys of workforce practices in general. The results of this study help define which methods the company should adopt to promote better communication and team building within the organization.
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Thesis
Introduction
How Teamwork and Communications May Be Explored and Affected
Logical Appeal
Ethical Appeal
Emotional Appeal
Conclusions
References
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"Teamwork often occurs successfully when members of diverse populations are able to come together and agree upon a set of strategies, values and beliefs in a uniform fashion. While this is easy in a homogenous population, within a multicultural environment agreement often proves more challenging. As part of the teamwork approach to managing a multicultural workforce, it is vital managers learn how cultural differences affect teamwork and employees motivation to work and involve themselves in a team environment. A cooperative environment is more likely to promote a framework for "maximizing culturally diverse teams" and developing team identity even in a diverse environment (Foothill De Anza, 2005). For purposes of Worldwide Telecommunications, Inc. managers must engage in a gap analysis to uncover what areas of the company are currently working to promote a cooperative environment and what barriers to cooperation currently exist within the organization. Communication challenges that arise from working in multicultural and diverse teams are also likely to become apparent during this analysis. "
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Oralism vs. American Sign Language, 2007.
This paper argues in favor of the deaf or hard of hearing using American Sign Language or their native language over oralism or other methods of communication.
1,302 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper explores the tradition of oralism vs. American Sign Language (ASL) in the West. Specifically the researcher proposes that deaf and hard of hearing students should be afforded opportunities to learn using their native language or American Sign Language. Forcing students to adopt other methods of learning including oralism or Signing Exact English (SEE) may promote frustration and inhibits learning in the classroom. This paper reviews the potential merits and demerits of each tradition, highlighting the significance of providing students with resources to use ASL in the classroom.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Personal Philosophy
The Essential Nature of Human Beings
Basic Meaning or Purpose of Life
Determination of Morality
Constancy of Life: Unchanging or Always Changing?
Philosophy of Education
My Perception of an Educational Philosophy
Why do you need a Philosophy?
What has been the Basis or Source of your Educational Philosophy?
How has your Philosophy Changed or Evolved over Time?
My formal Ideological and Philosophical Orientation
The Purpose of Education, Teaching and Schooling
Are Students Intrinsically Motivated to Learn?
Should Schools Address Human Differences such as Multiple Intelligence, Learning Styles etc. ?
Topics
Knowledge and Content
Knowledge with Knowing
My Conceptual Framework for Improving my Practice
Theoretical Framework for Improving Practice
Skills Competencies Necessary
Educational Skills Required
Communication Skills and Content
Nonverbal Communication Skills
Verbal Communication
Influence of Interpersonal Relationships
Importance of Self-Identity
Peer Relations
Influence of Support Networks
Knowledge and Learning
Direct vs. Indirect Learning
Direct vs. Indirect Communication
Conclusion
Reference
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"Many consider American Sign Language (ASL) the standard language beneficial for hard of hearing and deaf citizens. However, oralism shares a rich history much the same as ASL, and many often argue the potential merits and demerits of using one vs. another in an educational and communicational context. Wilcox & Peyton (1999) recognize that ASL is a fully developed language with unique grammar requirements distinguished from the English language (Coltrane, 2006). Oralism contrarily, involves lip reading to understand speech instead of using ASL to communicate with one another (Coltrane, 2006). This study will help review the merits and demerits of each, questioning whether one vs. the other is more beneficial for promoting communication and sharing among the deaf or hard of hearing community, or whether a combination of both may result in less frustrating choices among the hard of hearing and deaf community. "
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