Academic papers on Communications, Media, Theory, Etc

Information Technology And The Media
A 40 page research paper. Following an introduction, the paper presents three chapters that discuss how technology has influenced the individual, society and the media; the globalization of the media; and the creation of media empires. Different...
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Postmodern Television
Television is said to reflect the way in which the world is structured, reflecting the beliefs and important developments of the times. This 5 page paper argues that the social commentary that is provided is in the understanding of the...
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Defining Language
This 4 page report discusses the definition of language and concludes that language cannot be defined as only being sounds that are combined into words that are then combined into sentences. Such a definition minimizes the overall importance...
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Language Acquisition and Reading
This 4 page report discusses how a child acquires language and then applies that understanding to the processes of learning to read. The processes associated with acquiring language involves a number of considerations that range from what a child...
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H. Ginott/Between Parent and Teenager
A 7 page book review of Dr. Haim G. Ginott's Between Parent and Teenager. The writer discusses how this book offers a model for communication that parents can use so that they successfully communicate with their teenage children, rather than...
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Communication, Theory and "The Breakfast Club"
An 8 page paper discussing John Hughes' 1985 film as an "artifact" of late 20th-century life, exploring the audience to which it was written (teens), the methods of communication used and the theories of communication employed. The film is seen...
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Evolution And Impact Of The Media
A 14 page paper. The media has a significant effect on what people think and how they think it. This paper discusses the evolution of the media, the original purpose of mass media and how it has evolved to its state of prominence today. Bibliography...
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Writing for Print and Broadcast
This 6 page paper explores writing for television and newspapers and what the essential differences are in terms of writing and career. Differences are highlighted but similarities are noted. Investigative journalism, in both mediums, is...
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Media, Communication Technologies and Democracy
A 6 page paper using two articles provided by the student. Comments from both authors are included in this essay that discusses how communication technologies and how the media impact citizens. In the first article, the author discusses the...
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Journalism Coverage: Nepal, Philippines, and Peru
A 5 page paper which examines journalism coverage of the recent Maoist insurgencies in Nepal and the Philippines, as well as the conditions of the Shining Path in Peru a few years back. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Mass Communication Affects Social Policies
A 5 page paper that provides a review of an article by Mira Sotirovic (2001) entitled Affective and Cognitive Processes as Mediators of Media Influences on Crime-Policy Preferences. The writer provides an overview and critique of the article and...
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Communication -- Shifting from Transmission to Ritual
This 6 page report discusses how the processes in which ideas and information are transmitted or communicated differs significantly from the ways in which communication evolves as a ritualistic operation. From both a theoretical and a practical...
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Degrees of Freedom
A 5 page comparative essay discussing Frederick Douglass' Independence Day speech at Rochester and Susan B. Anthony's speech while under indictment for illegally voting in the presidential election of 1872. In the land of freedom,...
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Language Acquisition: Influenced By Classroom Interaction
11 pages in length. The classroom has long been a place of academic learning, where students gain knowledge of humanities, sciences, mathematics and physical fitness. However, the classroom is also a multicultural learning facility for those who,...
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Development of the English Language
5 pages in length. The English language is spoken by nearly four hundred fifty six million people worldwide, yet the five hundred thousand words that make up the language are all borrowed or adapted from myriad other languages. Contributors...
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