Academic papers on Communications, Media, Theory, Etc

Virtual Communities -- A Threat to Real Community
This 10 page report discusses the existence and proliferation of virtual communities and whether or not they truly exist as the new and future form of community building and human interaction. The most fundamental concepts of community has been...
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Making Connections: Freire and Bordo
A 5 page paper which discusses how to make connections in relationship to two specific articles that insist the reader examine common realities from a different perspective. Paulo Freire's essay is "The 'Banking' Concept of Education," and Susan...
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The Chicago Riot Of 1919
Sunday, July 27th, 1919 was one of those days where the soles of a person's shoes might melt if they stood on the asphalt for too long a time. This 6 page paper is written as a journalism investigative report on the Chicago race riot of 1919....
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Radio as a Form of Global Media
This 9 page paper provides a look at global media and whether it is truly diverse in nature or American flavored. Radio is the focus of this paper that highlights the value of audio talk shows. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Satellite Television in the United Kingdom
This 8 page paper looks at the history of satellite television in Britain. First launched in 1989 Sky gained the first mover advantage, but the entrance of other influences and factors have changed the way in which the medium has developed. The...
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Verbal and Nonverbal Communications: What Communications Styles and Gestures Say About a Person
This 10 page paper considers the communication that occurs between two strangers and how this influences their overall perception of eachother. This paper considers how both verbal communication and nonverbal gestures relate specific facts and...
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Fiber Optics
15 pages in length. An excellent and detailed technological paper on the fiber optics systems. Topics include the physical makeup and specifications of cable; principles of light transmission through cable; basics of data transmission through...
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Satellite Television in Britain
10 pages in length. A discussion of the development and regulation of satellite television in Britain. Looks at controversial issues as well as regulations by the government. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Rumors and Scandals: The Celebrity Quagmire
A 10 page discussion of the effect of rumors and gossip in the lives of public figures. Identifies the media as the culprit in most instances and concludes that while it is indeed the societal responsibility of the press to ferret out discrepancies...
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Interplay of Influence - Looking Inside the Mind of the Mass Media
A 5 page paper that examines the tremendous influence of the mass media as presented in The Interplay of Influence: News, Advertising, Politics, and the Mass Media by authors Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Karlyn Kohrs Campbell. Discussed are the three...
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Major Issues Regarding Race, Sexual Violence, Religion, andCorporate Control of the Media
This 10 page report discusses five separate issues : the social construction of race; sexual violence against women as well as the marginalization of those with
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Fiber Options, Copper and Microwave Technologies
This 12 page paper considers a comparison among fiber optics, copper and microwave technologies in terms of their capacity, protocols and advantages and disadvantages. This paper also includes reviews of a number of articles that provide...
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The Degradation of the English Language
A 12 page discussion of the degradation of the English language which has occurred over the past several decades. Discusses this degradation from political and interpersonal communication approaches. Notes the violence, rhetoric, and bias which is...
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News from Around the World; Presentation Of The News By The Media
This 10 page paper looks at 10 different news articles from as far part as the |untied states and Canada, to The United Kingdom, Africa and Finally Hong Kong. The article cover a wide range of subjects, from murder and international trade to local...
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A Feminist Perspective of the English Language
A 14 page overview of the changes which have been incurred by the English language since the 1960s. Written from a feminist perspective, this paper outlines changes in the meaning of words and phrases, the creation of new words and phrases, and...
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