Abstract The paper contends that listening is a skill that needs to be developed and shows that the inability to listen effectively undermines effective communication in informal and formal settings.
From the Paper "Ineffective Listening
The problem of ineffective listening is applicable to a wide variety of situations. As Ronald B. Adler and Neil Towne (1998) pointed out in their book, Looking Out, Looking In: Interpersonal Communications, listening constitutes an ..."
Abstract This paper examines political correctness in relation to campus speech codes. It also looks at the media enforcement of PC on writers and gives an example of the "Los Angeles Times" guidelines. It discusses the issue of whether college campus speech codes violate free speech.
From the Paper "One of the important issues today is described under the title "Political Correctness," or "PC." It is defined as efforts by certain political groups, primarily those on the left, to enforce a form of speech code so as to regulate speech to ban any term ..."
Abstract This paper examines how stem cell research is a hot topic for media headlines and has become one of the most controversial subjects in America today. It discusses how the media have turned the debate on whether or not to use stem cells for research into both a scientific and political debate. It also explores how the media have also fuelled public opinion, showing pictures of seriously ill adults and children that could potentially be saved by stem cell research.
From the Paper "While the media has objectively printed both sides of the story, it is obvious that there is a certain degree of bias in most of the stories. The majority of the media are politically liberal and adherent to a rational materialist point of view. They are also generally pro-choice on abortion. Because the stem cell issues force the public to dwell on whether unborn human life has intrinsic value simply because it is human, the issue has a tendency to be viewed by the media through a distorting abortion prism. Advocates for embryonic stem cell research argue that if the embryos left over from infertility clinics are going to be wasted anyway, why not put them to some use and allow their lives to be spent helping to save someone else?"
Abstract This paper is a study of the qualities of a leader and what makes a good leader. The study is divided into general leadership qualities and leadership effectiveness as applied to business management studies. The writer of the paper claims that effective leadership can be practiced by a committed manager, and it is equally important for individuals to both understand it and be able to lead.
From the Paper "Leadership is a term that can be applied to all walks of life. From school, workplace to home, leaders are those who give meaning to the old phrase ?When the going gets tough, the tough get going.? It can be intuitively understood that common interests unite but it is also true that conflict of interests can divide people. The various demands that one is expected to fulfill can cause conflict, and this is for the most part due to the fact that the common good is made subservient to individual good. But there are certain individuals who have the capability to see individual good in the fulfillment of common good and they are usually a class above the ordinary. Apart from the ones who have an inherent talent to instinctively achieve such common good, there are those who work to it by understanding the basic problems. Out of such understanding they are able to carve out solutions that are made workable through an organized approach for implementation, in order to fulfill objectives. Both these types of individuals are perfect example of good leaders."
Abstract Everyone agrees that safe driving should be the first priority of a motorist. Unfortunately, research proves that, in the case of cell phone use on the road, inadequate knowledge, insufficient skills, and unsafe attitudes and behaviors on behalf of the motorists, as well as environmental hazards, make safe driving difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. This paper argues, therefore, that the use of mobile phones while driving, hand-held or hands-free, should be restricted or prohibited. It shows that there is no doubt that establishing regulations will help prevent accidents, make our roads safer, and save the lives that still can be saved.
From the Paper "Obviously, modern drivers face a lot more distractions on a daily basis. As a matter of fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that driver distractions, such as eating, reading, tending children or even changing radio stations, are involved in twenty to thirty percent of all crashes (Hyde 51). However, Paul Atchley, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Kansas, disagrees with those who argue that cell phones are no more distracting than CD players or conversations with passengers, "Most of us, when we are driving and the traffic is really heavy, just ignore the radio. We can selectively turn that off" (51)."
Abstract This paper summarizes the legal case that popular television evangelist, Jerry Falwell, brought against Hustler Magazine owner, Larry Flynt, for libel, invasion of privacy, and emotional distress. The paper also looks at the significance of the final decision in this case regarding America's most fundamental freedoms as guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
From the Paper "While I originally felt that Flynt should not have the right to publicly humiliate Falwell in a nasty publication, this case made me examine the issue as a whole. If Falwell had won this lawsuit, the media would be very different today. The editorial cartoons would not poke fun at our nation's leaders and opinion columns would be more reserved in their pinion. I recently read a hilarious parody article about the Hilton sisters in a men's magazine. If Falwell had won the lawsuit, I would never have seen this in a magazine. "
Abstract This paper briefly discusses the problematic issue of gender stereotyping on TV and states that television advertisements and programs are listed as very suggestible, persuasive elements of everyday life that do help form and strengthen gender stereotypes.
From the Paper "Images of men and women on television are often based on stereotypical roles of males and females in society. From the beginning of our lives, culture teaches us what it means to be a boy or a girl. From the color of clothes to the toys we play with, the messages start at an early age. Young people are influenced by a variety of messages to conform to a variety of expectations, to buy certain products, and to preserve a specific set of values that stress the differences between males and females."
Abstract This paper explains that United Airlines? image suffers because of terrorist events, relationships with employees due to downsizing, and the announcement of bankruptcy of the airline; therefore, the airline does not enjoy a good reputation with any of the entities with whom it interacts, including consumers, employees, or even the stakeholders. The author uses research to lay the theoretical framework by identifying theories and models that advocate the importance of restoring the image of United Airline. The paper concludes that the basic strategy the airline should communicate to the consumers is, "United Airlines follows the tradition of trust and security".
Table of Contents
Introduction
About United Airlines
United Airline and Public Relations
Research
Objective of the Research
Importance of Public Image
Theoretical Framework
Organizational Image Management Theory
Image Management Model
Questions Used in Research
Objectives
Restoration of the Public Image
Enhance Communication with Consumers
Increase Consumer Confidence
Emotionally Appeal to the Consumers
Maintenance of the Public Image
Strategy and Implementation
United Airlines Follows the Tradition of Trust and Security
Electronic Media
Sponsorship
Employees
Campaigns
Evaluation
From the Paper "The public image of an organization is closely related to the survival of the business in an industry. An improved public image increases the chances of business catering to consumers that have already utilized the organization's products/services. This further increases the chances of gaining consumers loyalty if the public image of the organization is sustained. With a sustained public image, organizations have the chance of increasing the number of loyal consumers of organizations? offerings, consequently improving the chances of businesses to maximize their profits and reduce costs by achieving economies of scale."
Abstract SBC Communications Inc. is one of the world's leading data, voice, and Internet service providers. This paper discusses the company's marketing strategies, which it implements to keep its place in the very competitive communications market. It also looks at the future of the company.
From the Paper "By direct internet marketing and a new email switch program, SBC feels they will get a higher rate of return than direct mail, cold calling and other marketing tools used in the past to get customers to switch to SBC. Although not a part of the internet scenario, SBC does still maintain an open community program, English to Spanish marketing approach, new single bill multiple service approach to billing and many other marketing tools geared to create customer satisfaction."
Abstract This paper examines the way that the media has affected society and helped the government's agenda of causing vigilance and sometimes panic among the American people. On the other hand, it explains how the media has been critical of the America's involvement in the war in Iraq, and the paper looks how this too has affected the society.
From the Paper "Last February, people all over the country rushed to hardware stores to stock up on duct tape and plastic sheeting, after the media reported a "code orange," which referred to a "high" threat of terrorism (Hall). Based on a government order to create a first-aid and terrorism survival kits, hundreds of people heeded the warning to stock up on supplies like duct tape and water. In the end, however, the terror threat failed to materialize. Many people were thus left wondering why they had acted out of panic and alarm."
Abstract Photography has become an important tool in documenting child casualties of war. Since its invention in 1839, photography has been used to record the horrors of the battlefield. Photographic documentation of war first focused largely on the men involved in the conflict: generals meeting with their troops and horrific images of battlefield carnage. That focus changed with the Vietnam War, as photographic documentation of the civilian casualties of war became well-known. The most famous of these photographs, a striking image of a young girl fleeing a Napalm strike in terror, likely changed the face of the documentation of child casualties in war for all time. This paper shows that, today, documentation of children in war is an important part of the photographic record. Photographs of child casualties in the Gulf war and the recent Iraqi conflict have had an important role in humanizing the conflicts and bringing to light the sad reality of war: that the innocent suffer the most.
From the Paper "There are important implications that can follow the photographic documentation of children in war. Like all photographs, those of child casualties in war are simply a stolen moment, a snapshot of time. The impact of such photographs can be unexpected, especially on the lives of the subjects of the photographs. For example, media attention from Nick Ut's famous photograph changed the course of Kim Phuc's life forever. The Vietnamese government considered her a valuable symbol of the war, and took her out of medical school. Kim tried to evade the government, but foreign journalists inevitably tracked her down and exposed her to the government. She eventually received asylum in Canada, and acts as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador (Saywell) ".
This paper discusses the problems of American television in the 1980s, television's cultural history, the postmodern television consumer culture as explored in DeLillo's "White Noise" and Wallace's ?Girl with Curious Hair", and television sports.
Abstract This paper explains that the decade of the 1980s is seen as the explosion of television culture in terms of the proliferation of networks and the availability of programming through the cable. The author points out that Wallace and DeLillo are both concerned with postmodern characters that are absent internal selves, or rather, characters that seem to be informed of behavior primarily through the use of television. The author believes that sports on television now seems to be as dysfunctional as the nuclear family: a series of different schedules with a lot of hype, dreams or delusions of grandeur, with no meaningful connection to the simple love of the game.
Table of Contents
Cultural History of American Television
The Postmodern Television Consumer Culture: "White Noise" and "Girl with Curious Hair"
Television's Impact on Sports
From the Paper "The FCC continued to be the regulating body that determined what would be permissible for the American public to view. However, the Reagan administration that preached supply-side economics, believed that deregulation was the best method of growing the economy given the many slow-downs that dominated the 1970?s. "For FCC chairman (Reagan appointee) [Mark] Fowler, the only kind of regulation that was legitimate came from the market itself, and he made this clear to gleeful industry executives from his earliest days in office" (Steyer 137). Fowler also acknowledged that such regulation should be at the hands of media and broadcasting executives because they had first hand knowledge of what Americans really wanted to see. Ironically, it seemed that the Reagan administration passively promoted a liberal media that looked for alternative methods of programming even though the business executives would assess its effectiveness and its decency."
Abstract This paper begins with an explanation of aphasia, its symptoms, and what usually causes aphasia. The paper then examines the two strategies for curing aphasia and argues that the holistic approach is the best method.
From the Paper "Aphasia is a medical condition that speech pathologists are very familiar with. The condition impairs a person's ability to speak, write, and in many cases fail to comprehend the speech and writings of others. Doctors often describe what is happening to a patient by using the example that the symptoms are similar to a world traveler in a new foreign country for the first time and therefore is not capable of understanding the native language even though it is heard clearly. To clarify, a person suffering from the aphasia can hear the language but cannot understand what is being verbalized or written."
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Abstract This paper focuses on the prevalence of racial and gender stereotypes in television. Through these examples, this paper argues that these stereotypes serve to maintain the interests of the status quo by suppressing the interests and needs of marginalized groups such as racial minorities, women, and gays and lesbians.
From the Paper "Television is a prime example of a medium's capacity to present a skewed stereotypes regarding race. In a study of the top-rated shows on network television, Hellmich (2001) found that most of the leading roles on prime-time programs are filled by white actors. Even urban-based programs like Friends have no black leads, even though the show takes place in the ethnically diverse setting of New York City."
Abstract This paper examines how reality TV has become the new genre of television programming arresting the attention of the American viewer. In particular, it examines the breakthrough of this phenomenon into our popular culture and how, at the heart of this sociological issue, is our view of ourselves outside of the media's influence. It attempts to show how the reality television shows have access to our cultural psyche. It looks at how, when we are unhappy with ourselves, its sells us an image of what life "should" be and then proceeds to sell products and services that reinforce the image they sell.
From the Paper "In "Hunger as Ideology", Susan Bordo insists that the negatively charged messages of the modern media, which subtly convey artificial contemporary advertisements regarding women, beauty and food, are to blame for the way we feel about ourselves. She is angered by the exploitation of females, which tends to create eating disorders in vulnerable young woman. At the same time, the contradictory message is delivered to men, and expectations are placed on their eating habits. Men should be able to eat hearty meals, and still have a body that looks as if it were chiseled to of stone."
