Academic papers on Communications, Media, Theory, Etc

The Characteristics of Children with Language Impairment & the Impact on Performance in Mathematics
Specific language impairment (SLI) in children have been recognized as a problematic elements in devising educational tools across disciplines, but in recent years, a number of studies have correlated SLI with problems in mathematics performance,...
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Grade 1 / Word Recognition Lesson Plan
5 pages in length. Study includes a research background relating to phonics/direct skills instruction vs. whole language. Offers a lesson plan using the long and short 'o' sounds as an example of integrating the two approaches to reading...
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George Orwell & His Views On The Decadence Of The English Language
A 15 page overview of George Orwell's concerns regarding the degradation of the English language as evidenced by three of his works: Animal Farm, 1984, and the essay Politics & The English Language. Bibliography lists two additional resources.
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Uniquely Human: Content, Impact and Reception
A 7 page book analysis of Philip Lieberman's "Uniquely Human" and a discussion of its literary reception. The text asserts among other things that human language evolved relatively recently, approximately within the last 100,000 years, and that in...
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Silence Is Golden .. Sometimes
A 5 page comparison of deaf and hearing communities where difficulties between the two cultures are explored.. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Mandarin Chinese: The Root of Linguistic Differences between Mainland China and Taiwan
Over the course of the last three decades, the pursuit of an understanding of Chinese linguistics, including the study of Mandarin, has been the focus of many linguists. Some theorists have posited that geographic, political, and social elements...
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Book Review / Culture & Non-Verbal Communication
5 page review of Edward T. Hall's 'The Silent Language' in which the writer discusses how various non-verbal factors play a major contributive role in communication and its subsequent understanding. With emphasis on the social and cultural factors...
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The Multimedia And The Mexican Mafia: Truth In Depiction?
15 pages in length. The media shapes many of our views in society; the things we read and watch play an extremely important role on our perspectives on issues. One of the most heated issues that have caught the attention of the media within the...
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Movie Ratings / How Effective Are They ?
A 5 page paper exploring the need for movie ratings and explaining the various problems and attributes of existing and proposed systems. Emphasizes the important role of the parents controlling the viewing patterns of their child. Bibliography...
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Radio News: 1850s / Expansion vs. Slavery
A 5 page fictitious 1859 radio broadcast (not invented yet) from New York City calling for an end to slavery. The announcer uses the argument of the nation
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Press Hype Betrays
A 5 page argumentative positing that the
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Contrasting Forms of Broadcasting, Pre-1940
This 11 page report discusses the emergence of contrasting forms of broadcasting in the United States and Europe prior to 1940. The emergence of broadcasting as a force to be reckoned with had an undeniably broad impact throughout the world....
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Analysis of How the Media Has Portrayed the Clinton / Lewinsky Affair
This 9 page report discusses the politics of the media in its coverage of the President Clinton Monica Lewinsky affair. Issues of news vs. propaganda, gender, the role of the media in the larger story, and other
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Digital Journalism & Digital Entertainment / Interactivity
This 5 page report discusses the role interactivity plays in creating and enhancing the character and quality of the two forms of communication
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Positive Effects of Television on Young Children
In 5 pages, the author discusses the positive effects of television on young children. Television has effects on children that are positive. Many young children have lived through watching television and they turned out just fine. After all, there...
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