Fiber Optics
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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 fibers (laser, multiplexing, etc.); the typical network structures and the advantages and limitations of fiber optics vs. copper. Includes two charts. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: JGAfibop.wps

Fiber Options, Copper and Microwave Technologies
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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 information for this topic, in order to better understand the views outlined in the current literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHfibero.wps

Functionalist, Interpretive, and Critical Perspectives in Communication
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A 5 page discussion of communication styles. Delineates between functionalist, interpretive, and critical styles utilizing the arenas of business and politics. Asserts that proper communication skills allows individuals and organizations to share information, analyze situations and to set goals and notes that it is an acknowledged fact that conversational styles and communication skills vary between cultures and genders. These styles vary considerably according to purpose as well. Communication is the most effective tool in many instances for bringing another individual around to a certain viewpoint. It is, however, a tool whose use can change significantly according to the environment. There are 5 sources listed in the bibliography.
Filename: PPcomStl.wps

Functions of Public Relations
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A 4 page research paper that discusses public relations (PR), which is an area of modern communication that is often confused with advertising or marketing. However, while similar, PR is distinctly different in its functions from either of these communications activities. This discussion looks first at what PR is and its functions, both from and organization and societal perspective. Then the discussion turns to an example of a PR campaign undertaken by a U.S. organization, in this case, the U.S. military. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khprmil.rtf

Gender, Identity and Communication
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This 5 page paper responds to a series of quotations about gender, social relationships, communication and identity. Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: HVGendID.rtf

Government Subsidies and the Nation’s Newspapers
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A 6 page review of the importance of the concept of free press. The author contends that government subsidies would, in effect, make newspapers just another arm of the government. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPmediaGovtSupp.rtf

History of Wireless Communication
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This 5 page paper presents an overview of wireless communication from Marconi to the Internet. Spanning a century, the paper explains how the new technology evolved. Safety is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA044wir.rtf

Housing Organization Report
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In 9 pages, the author develops a housing organization report showing an understanding of motivation and leadership theories. No sources are cited.
Filename: PChosmem.doc

How Media And Politics Influence Gender Roles
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A 3 page paper. While progress has been made in terms of depicting women as intelligent, self-reliant persons, sufficient stereotyping still exists in the media to send a warped message to youngsters. The same is true of the underrepresentation of women in politics at all levels. This essay discusses these two premises. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGgnd4.rtf

How Media Shapes the World
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This 5 page paper argues that media is responsible for shaping the world. Many examples are provided in this persuasive essay that takes a strong position on the detrimental effects of media. The other side is discussed as well , and the paper concludes with possible solutions to the problem. Globalization is touched on in the discussion. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA207med.rtf

How Race is Depicted on Television:
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This 7 page paper examines the issue of race in terms of how it is depicted on television. This paper specifically examines the depiction of Native Americans primarily, and addresses their depiction in both news and dramatic television programs. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: GSPhilte.rtf

How to Enhance the Reputation of the US and its’ Citizens
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The reputation of counties depends on a range of factors. The United States has suffered as a result of recent global events. This 34 page paper is a study that has the aim of developing a strategic approach for the US to enhance its reputation to create a more positive image using only volunteers. The paper details the problem and the causes of the problem, examines the way in public relations tools may be used to manipulate public perception and presents an example of primary research that identifies the audience that should be targeted with any reputation enhancement strategy. The paper also includes a case study where poor performance required a cost effective people centric public relations campaign to rebuild reputation. The paper concludes with a broad strategic approach that could be adopted. The bibliography cites 16 sources.
Filename: TEUSreputa.rtf

How to Win Friends and Influence People
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A 5 page paper discussing some of the processes described by Dale Carnegie in this landmark work. First published in 1936, Carnegie's principles are as relevant today as they were when first published. The principles are most readily visible in the work setting, but they apply to every aspect of human interaction. The paper includes labeled examples of pathos, ethos and logos. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KScommArgue.rtf

How to Write a Direct Mail Letter
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This 4 page paper examines the theory behind witting a good, effective direct mail letter to be used in marketing campaign. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEdirmal.rtf

Impact Of Demographic And Culture Factors On Non-Verbal Communication
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This 5 page paper is the third for another student and reports the findings of the literature review conducted for the research study. This section discusses the findings relative to the impact of culture and demographics on specific forms of non-verbal communication – kinesics, proxemics, haptics, oculesic and paralinguistics. The writer also notes that these messages are further mitigated through other external factors. No Bibliography.
Filename: PGnvcm.rtf

Impact Of Online Media On Traditional Media
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A 22 page paper that explores whether or not the Internet has had any impact on the content found in traditional media. The essay begins with an introduction to the Internet in terms of the forecasts made two decades ago. The writer discusses the declining readership of newspapers and if this has anything to do with the Internet and how newspapers have responded. The 'Net news world is discussed next, including research data regarding users. Studies that have examined and compared the content of Online media and traditional versions are reported. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGwbtr.rtf

Improvement Plan for Basic Listening Skills
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A 3 page outline offering eight points for improving listening skills. Some of the points include devoting time to listening; paying attention; maintaining eye contact; summarizing what the speaker has said and repeating it back to him; being aware of unspoken messages; and other similar points. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KScommList.rtf

Improving Interpersonal Communication
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This 6 page report discusses the processes associated with improving interpersonal communication need not be either complicated or intense. Instead the most important aspect of such efforts revolves around the simple awareness that communication can be improved and the willingness to make it happen. All aspects of communication, whether business-based or personal are directed toward specific audiences and addresses issues that are most relevant to their particular concerns. This report considers a number of the aspects of communication in both the work and personal arenas. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWincomm.rtf

Improving Organizational Communication
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A 4 page paper providing a short communications plan for improving organizational communications. Priority areas are those of feedback, communicating change and ethical behavior. Not all employees may choose to participate, but all need to know that they can. Communicating change is a crucial point of whether the change is successful. Ethical behavior, of course, provides the underlying framework for the entire organization. Short cuts often are cliffs in disguise, as the late Ken Lay no doubt could attest. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSbusCommPln.rtf

Improving Teams' Communications Skills
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A 6 page paper addressing the situation of deteriorating team functioning. The effectiveness of some of the organization's teams has been diminished by means of increasing occurrence of conflict, rumor and backbiting. The paper reviews the observations of several communications writers and consultants, and recommends exercises at the team level designed to improve communications and assist individuals in maintaining a perspective that focuses on the company, rather than on the individual. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSbusComm.rtf

Inaugural Address
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An Analysis of George W. Bush's Second This 3 page paper examines the President's address with attention to ethos, pathos and logos. The persuasive techniques are discussed. Quotes are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA506GWB.rtf

Individual and Organizational Decision-Making
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of the elementse that impact decision making in the organizational setting. This paper considers the factors that influence the rational decion-making capabilities of the individual and deter individuals from successful decision-making in a group. Bibliographyl lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHOrgC44.rtf

Infochild And Depression/War Generation: Conflicting Age Groups
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6 pages in length. As a twenty-eight-year-old man who thinks the world would cease to exist without the myriad technological tools invented during his generation, Matt has no understanding of what it means to be still within one's own skin, always seeking immediate gratification by way of artificial stimulants provided by today's high-tech existence. Harv, on the other hand, is a child of the Great Depression who learned a hard lesson about doing without life's basics, much less splurging on every newfangled technology that commerce introduced. Harv cannot appreciate the extent to which Matt's life is wholly immersed within the technology offered by modern-day society, while Matt scoffs at Harv's stubborn refusal to venture forth into what he considers to be the fascinating world of high tech. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCGenGp.rtf

Information: Determining Value And Accuracy
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3 pages in length. The Information Age has created a double-edged sword in relation to the value and accuracy of data readily dispensed to the public. That bias, opinion or outright fabrication can overrule a particular viewpoint leads some people to unwittingly accept erroneous information as being correct. Determining the truthfulness and merit comes from a perspective of inquiry that allows recipients of that information to assure they are getting the truth. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCinfovalue.rtf

Intercultural Communications and Cultural Identity
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of an interview with an African American male, "Bill," and his reflections about the nature of communications. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Internet Communication
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This 7 page paper considers the different types of communication that are available on the internet. The paper considers ICQ, mIRC, Netmeeting and e-mail, looking at the roles they perform, the similarities and the differences. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEcomprg.wps

Interpersonal Communication
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A 6 page research paper in which the writer discusses five topics pertaining to interpersonal communication and then offers suggestions on how to relate these topics to personal experience. Report contains a 1 page outline. Topics covered are: 1) the nature of interpersonal communication; 2) how it is affected by culture; 3) communication apprehension; 4)listening; and 5) perception. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khincom.rtf

Interpersonal Communication in “The Birdcage”
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A 5 page paper discussing research in conflict in interpersonal communication using the film "The Birdcage" as a setting in which to discuss the issue. The film used as the basis for discussion here is a comedy, and it is quite easy to look in at the scenes being played before us and laugh at the turns that they make. Along with the laughs and chuckles, however, the film also presents conflict resolution in keeping with current research. Since conflict is a given in our lives, these researchers and observers make valuable contributions to working for speedy and agreeable resolution. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KScommBirdcage.rtf

Interpersonal Communication: Case Study
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This 3 page paper provides two fictitious case studies on this subject. Two relationships are provided and analyzed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA313ic.rtf

Interpretation Versus Imagination - The Loss of Perception Between Page and Screen
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An 8 page paper that argues the point that the historical written word loses much of the personal perception it evokes in individual readers when it is converted to the film medium due to the influence of the personal perception of the cinematographer. The history and evolution of historical cinematography from the earliest days of the film industry to present are discussed, including a brief description of the progressive documentary format that emerged in the 1990s. Bibliography lists 6 sources. LCFilm.doc
Filename: LCFilm.doc

Is Britain Living In A Post-Modern Society?
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This 6 page paper considers if contemporary British society may be seen as post modern. In arguing that it is the writer considers the media and films, literature and architecture. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TEpostmo.rtf

Italian Communication Style
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A 4 page research paper that discusses how a speech pathologist might deal with Italian or Italian-American clients. The writer discusses communication taboos and cultural orientation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khitcom.rtf

Italian Loanwords and English
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This 6 page report discusses the common use of Italian words as a part of the English language. Many words of Italian origin have been incorporated into the English language over the years. Some of these include gondola, cameo, arsenal, regatta, fresco, studio, vendetta, broccoli, motto, piano, opera, grotto, violin, volcano, basilica, stucco, terra-cotta, umbrella, and inferno. The list is immense and can be seen as part of the ways in which age-old Italian concepts and traditions have become a part of the melting-pot reality of modern America. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWitaeng.rtf

James Carey’s “Communication as Culture”
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A 4 page paper which discusses and critiques the first four chapters of James Carey’s work “Communication as Culture.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAjmcry.rtf

Jennifer Aniston and the Media
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A 5 page paper which examines how the media portrays Jennifer Aniston. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAjenan.rtf

John F. Kerry’s 1971 Speech “Vietnam Veterans Against the War”: A Rhetorical Analysis
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A 5 page rhetoric analysis utilizing the neo-Aristotelian approach. The author approaches Kerry’s speech from the perspective of the five canons of the neo-Aristotelian approach: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery, asserting that Kerry makes an effective utilization of emotion to alter his audience’s stance on the issue of the Vietnam War. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPkerry.rtf

Johnson and Johnson's Management of the Tylenol Crisis
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In 1982 Johnson and Johnson faced a crisis when an unknown individual laces their Tylenol extra strength capsules with cyanide, resulting in 7 deaths. This 5 page paper looks at the events and problems faced by Johnson and Johnson and the way in which they responded to the crisis which facilitates the recover of the band and protected the company's' reputation. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEtylenol.rtf

Journalistic Fact Verses Opinion: The Feasibility of the Australian Press Council’s Principle 5
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A 5 page discussion of the Australian Press Council’s “Principle 5” which states in part that publications written by journalist should make fact clearly distinguishable from opinion. This paper analyzes the degree to which fact can be distinguished from opinion and the degree to which distinction is desirable. Emphasizes that fact is always clearly distinguishable from opinion and that passing this distinction on to the reader is an integral part of the journalistic responsibility. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPmediaA.wps

Justifying a Writing Workshop in the Workplace for Improved Communication
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This 7 page report serves as a persuasive academic essay in which the issue of poorly written communication in the workplace is discussed. The thesis is that offering employees writing workshops will improve the skills needed to represent a higher level of professionalism within the company. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWimpwrt.doc

King/"I Have A Dream" Speech
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A 3 page essay that analyzes the text and the presentation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech which was delivered on August 28, 1963 to a huge crowd of Civil Rights marchers who had descended on Washington to demand full civil rights for African Americans. No additional sources cited.
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Krasne's 'Say It With Confidence'
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A 5 page review of Margo T. Krasne's book, Say It with Confidence: Overcome the Mental Blocks that Keep You from Making Great Presentations & Speeches. The writer discussed how Krasne debunks popular misconceptions in regards to public speaking and then provides the reader with concrete, practical suggestions that help make for better presentations and more confidence in facing an audience. No additional sources cited.
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Language & Critical Thinking
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A 4 page research paper that has 2 parts. The first part of the paper (roughly 200 words) offers an example of how to describe a location using metaphors. In this section, the writer describes the tourist attraction South of the Border. The second part paper constitutes the remainder of the paper and discusses the relationship between language and critical thinking skills. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khlancrt.rtf

Les Brown/You Deserve
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A 3 page essay that summarizes and analyzes Les Brown's speech You Deserve. Les Brown is one of the country's leading motivational speakers. In his speech, You Deserve, Brown describes the mental attitudes that are necessary for success in life, in reaching goals, and feeling that as an individual, you have done all that you are able to do, using talents and abilities completely. His speech is a practical guide toward self-improvement and accomplishing goals. No bibliography is offered.
Filename: khlesb.rtf

Listening and Communication
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A 3 page paper answering 3 questions about communication: the importance of listening; the nature of communication; and the importance of study of intercultural communication. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KScommListen.rtf

Listening Skills/A Descriptive Exercise
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A 4 page research paper/essay that relates a description of nonverbal listening behavior, which is drawn from two conversations in which the author took part. In describing each conversation, the writer focuses on the nonverbal listening behaviors that were taking place. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khlsade.rtf