Communication papers

Argues that the spirit of the Olympic games has been lost to excessive commercialization.

This paper is a creative essay about the life and accomplishments of the author's father.

A review of the book "That's Not What I Meant" by Deborah Tannen.

This paper is an analysis of different codes of ethics for online journalists and bloggers.

This paper discusses how the leadership and bases of power influence the organizational communication to make Starbucks into a Fortune 500 corporation.

This analytical essay discusses how interpersonal conflicts could better be resolved in Quentin Tarantino's film, "Kill Bill."

A comparison of the communication styles of Barry Diller, Rupert Murdoch and Sumner Redstone.

Looks at the problems of discrimination against women in the news media especially television.

This paper is a two part, critical analysis of a fundraising message from the Pig Protection Campaign, 2007.

A discussion on whether the media has an effect upon a girl's self image.

This paper looks at security issues concerning the Internet.

This paper discusses the contingent leadership model and the controversy surrounding it.

A discussion on the interactions and relationships between children aged six to twelve.

This paper examines feminist rhetoric as exemplified in the career of former secretary of state, Condeleeza Rice.

A discussion on the homosexual theme in the movie "Basic Instinct".

A paper on the important role of relationships, love and touch for terminally ill patients.

This paper examines the role of the customer in business and aims to explain ways of improving customer service and satisfaction.

A discussion on how writing for the people and in an academic and truthful fashion services the public more than writing for the advertisers.

This paper reviews Starbucks's corporate culture and communication with inside and outside stakeholders.

Compares first-generation cop shows "Hill Street Blues" and "Dragnet" with today's popular TV series "Law & Order" and "CSI'".

This paper reviews three articles to analyze and discuss cross-cultural communication.

This paper analyzes the culture and group dynamics in organizations such as Wal-Mart, Southwest Airlines, and Harley Davidson.

A comparison of the images of beauty that exist in the media in North America today and how women perceive themselves.

An examination of the history and development of weblogs, focusing on political blogs and their advantages.

A review of "In An Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing" by Lee and Bob Woodruff.

Looks at interpersonal communication by the songwriter as revealed through the lyrics of three popular songs.

A paper examining the efficacy of a group of students' collaborative efforts on a case study.

An analysis of two National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) publications and their respective articles.

A paper suggesting the integration of Spanish into the elementary school curriculum.

A review of the book "Communicating Effectively" by Michael B. Gilbert.

An exploration of the importance of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in the general strategy of the CIA and the United States government during the late 1980s.

This paper discusses the disparities in Cambodian and American culture and the consequential difficulty Cambodian immigrants face in adapting to an American way of life.

A look at how interpersonal communication skills can be used to address the challenge of maintaining family structure that is supportive to family members.

Looks at identity, which is developed through culturally defined language, as presented in writings by Deborah Tannen, Richard Rodriguez, Gloria Anzaldua and Amy Tan.

An argument against the belief that violence in video games leads to increased violence among children or adults.

A look at the effects that communication has had on the business world in the past 20 years.

An analysis of various forms of non-verbal communication.

A speech analysis of a sermon by Dr. Creplo A. Dollar.

An analysis and comparison of two articles "Arab League to Pay Palestinian Salaries," by the Al Jazeera English language news web site and "Al-Qaida? If Hamas is Pushed into a Corner," by Danny Rubinstein.

A law enforcement officer's analysis and description of a drug deal murder case.

An argumentative essay that examines the question of whether or not making English the official language of the U.S. would be an act of patriotism or an act of racism.

This paper looks at the rhetoric of three different groups of peoples: Native Americans, Judeo-Christians, and ancient Greeks.

An analysis of the cultural barriers in an organization's international expansion.

An analysis of the film "12 Angry Men", directed by Sydney Lumet.

A look at the implications and the perils of a television inspired forensics education.

An analysis of the perceptions of Michael P. King's "Sex and the City" television show in relation to Piaget's stages of development.

A discussion of the Facebook networking site, with a focus on its voyeuristic and exhibitionist tendencies.

This essay presents a look into the Disney Corporation's power to stereotype and marginalize the Native-American culture, focusing on the movies 'Pocahontas' and 'Peter Pan'.

A brief discussion of aggressive personalities and how they can benefit from professional guidance.

A discussion of the negative impact of media advertisements on teenage girls' self image.

An analysis of the use of signifiers in the "Law and Order" episode "Hardfocus."

An analysis of the interpersonal communication in "Good Will Hunting", a film directed by Gus Van Sant.

An analysis of psychoanalytic film theory as applied to film and television.

A review of W. Wilmot and J. Hocker's techniques for conflict resolution in "Interpersonal Conflict" and S. Murray's "Seeing Virtues in Faults".

A paper on the benefits of leadership training programs for leaders.

A review of "How to Work with just About Anyone: a Three Step Solution for getting Difficult People to Change" by Lucy Gill.

An in-depth examination of the globalization of American media and its effects on cultures around the world.

An analysis of the use of linguistic persuasion in the writing of film reviews, with a case study of 15 English film reviews in Philippine newspapers.

A discussion of the media's motivation behind their news programs.

Looks at problems that stem from romance at the workplace.

Analyzes the popular 1960s television series "The Andy Griffith Show".

A brief discussion of the Canadian Constitution followed by a case study of "Regina v. Morgentaler", which led to changes in Canadian abortion laws.

An argument that body image is not shaped by attitudes in the media.

An analysis of the representation of Asian culture in Hisaye Yamamoto's short story collection "Seventeen Syllables".

Discusses English as a global language.

A review of "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman.

This paper presents a study that examines the effects of cognition and quality of attachment on language development in toddlers.

An examination of the implications for effective language instruction of of M. Rost's three principles.

A case study of two second language learners of English that identifies the characteristics of good language learners (GLLs).

An analysis of the employee stress at the radiology department in the Community General Hospital.

Analyzes the cultural, historical and visual meaning of an early journalistic photograph of the future thirty-first president Herbert Hoover surveying the severe damages resulting from the 1927 Mississippi River flood.

This study investigates how different naming and categorising systems express the different cultural values of the speech community.

A review of the article "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Public Opinion Polls" by Russell Renka.

A brief examination of the effects of the Internet on personal relationships.

A comparison of the United States' and Spain's media coverage of presidential election campaigns.

This paper discusses brand equity through integrated marketing communications.

A discussion of the effects of violent video games on children and their behavior.

A discussion of the varying results of studies into the effects of television and video game violence on children.

An analysis of the differences in presentation in three news reports on the war in Iraq.

A comparison of the arguments of Bill McKibben's book, "The Age of Missing Information" and the writer's experience watching educational television.

This paper focuses on two American cultural experiences of obesity and drug and alcohol abuse.

An argument why even the best approaches may never eliminate school shootings.

An examination of the experiments and evidence to support extrasensory perception or ESP.

Relates the story of the writer's experience as a teacher practitioner, who took on the role of an action researcher in a project to establish a school newspaper.

An analysis of the accusation of bias in Amnesty International's selective coverage, political persuasion and ideological beliefs.

Analyzes a criminology administration case study titled "Out of Town Brown and the Besieged Probation Supervisor".

A comparison and contrast of the BBC and CNNs coverage of HIV, climate change and the war in Iraq.

An examination of organizational communication at Saudi Aramco Aviation Department, based on concepts from Katherine Miller's text, "Organizational Communication" and Ronald C. Arnett's text, "Communication and Community."

A brief discussion on why negotiation is often the preferred method of conflict resolution.

A review of the content and structure of "Remediation: Understanding New Media," by Jay Bolter and Richard Grusin.

A discussion and comparison of John Nerone's "Approaches to Media History. In: Angharad Valdivia (ed.), A Companion to Media Studies" and Asa Briggs and Peter Burke's "A Social History of the Media. From Gutenberg to the Internet."

Describes the author's approach to the creation of a training program for a law enforcement agency

An examination of how art is used as a form of narrative to understand history.

A look at the use of Interest-based negotiation in collective bargaining.

A review of the book "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman on the lack of cultural understanding in healthcare institutions today.

A look at the semiotic, linguistic and anthropological perspectives to names and naming.

A book review of "Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America's Soul" by Michael Reid.

A comparison of the strategies for navigating ontological difficulty in Patrocinio Scheickart's "Reading Ourselves: Toward a Feminist Theory of Reading" and Louis Marin's "Disneyland: A Degenerate Utopia."

A discussion of how the logical fallacies of division, appeal to pity, and hasty generalization are significant to critical thinking and decision making.