Abstract
This paper analyzes an advertisement with actress Gwyneth Paltrow against a dark and featureless background, with the words "I am African" appearing prominently on the bottom of the picture. The author vividly describes the advertisement and gives a connotative account of the Western and African symbols used in the advertisement. The paper analyzes the use of make-up and jewelry in the advertisement and examines the symbolism of gender in the Western and African context. The paper also discusses the ideology of the advertisement, that there is no difference between the races, no real barriers, between human beings of different ethnicities and genders.

Outline:
A Denotative Description
A Connotative Description
An Ideological Description

From the Paper
"The advertisement presents a gendered image of a typical, fashionable Western White woman. Gender is noted in particular by the long and full blond hair; the carefully made-up lips and the thick bands of eye shadow. But for the overly heavy application of the eye shadow, Paltrow is the picture of Western fashion - the kind of woman one might see modeling in a popular, upscale magazine, or in a television commercial for designer clothing or similarly trendy goods. Yet, the actress is also an African, just as the text informs us. The bands of face paint are of a style that would easily be recognized by the typical Western viewer as "native," if not necessarily African."

Tags:marketing, africa, western culture

From the Paper
"Closed Captioned Television
There are approximately 24 million hearing impaired individuals in the United States (Elliott D16). Before July of 1993, these people did not have equal access to the entertainment industry or to the Public Broadcasting System. Closed captioning involves putting the spoken portions of a television program or movie into words printed on the screen; this is similar to the printed subtitles on foreign movies (Closed-Caption Requirement 2215). Closed captioning of television programs was not mandated by law and the decoders were not readily accessible before 1993. Beginning in the late 1970s, closed captioning was available on a limited number of programs and videos to individuals with decoders (Closed-captioning 93). With the passage of HR4267 on July 12, 1990, and S1974 on August 2, 1990, closed captioning is.."

Abstract
This paper explains that this poem serves as an extended caption or a lyrical description of "The Dance," not as a feminist or psychoanalytic, symbolic interpretation of that painting in spite of those elements contained within the poem. The author points out that Safir's description of the movement and momentum in the painting corresponds directly to Matisse's images of the women, whose spiral dance brings the painting to life.The paper stresses that Safir's diction parallels Matisse's painting in its simplicity; a tone of simultaneous joy and anxiety is apparent in both the painting and the poem that describes it.

From the Paper
"The "spirals of glee" that Safir perceives refers to the circular energy created by the spiral dance. While a spiral dance has feminist and pagan implications, this description is not arbitrary. Matisse's "Dance" is no tango but a female-centered ritualistic circular dance. It may or may not be fertility-related; Matisse's women are painted with such little detail that indeed several of them may be pregnant. In a similarly subtle fashion, Safir suggests pregnancy in her poem. One of the women's torsos is a "green-burning torch," indicating the potential life within. The poet's reference to "ripeness" also hints at possible pregnancy: "grass mounds curve ripely." However, these poetic elements are literal renderings of Matisse's own symbolism. Safir directly refers to the "grass mounds" that "curve ripely beneath." Her description of the grass, while it is innuendo for female sexuality and pregnancy, is actually just that: a description of the grass. Even the line "Breasts swell and multiply" is a formal interpretation of Matisse's painting. The artist does depict breasts, and the women's bodies are deliberately ambiguous as far as whether they are pregnant or not."

Tags:sexuality, joy, anxiety, caption, movement

Abstract
The paper explores how video and caption, FM transmitters and hand gesture recognition benefit the deaf and hard of hearing students in K12 classrooms. The paper shows how assistive technology in the classroom enables deaf and hard of hearing students to participate, interact, and become engaged in their education. The paper does point out, however, that the technology reviewed in this study is only as good as the instructor's knowledge of their use and application.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction
Defining Assistive Technologies - Requirements for Use of AT
MARRS Study
Computers in the Classroom and Deaf Learners
C-Print Pro
Deaf Students and Self-Efficacy
Summary & Conclusion

From the Paper
"The benefits of amplification include the factors of the enhancement of teacher's orally given instructions, the promotion of attention of students, the lessening of the fatigue of the teacher's voice and the increase of scores in academic achievement among students with mild (MHL) hearing loss in classrooms. In a study reported it is indicated that approximately 30% of students in regular classrooms and approximately 75% of students in special education classrooms "have significant hearing losses" and that these often go undetected by routine hearing screenings in schools. MARRS facilitates an alternative and supplement to instruction in the resource room which is "cost effective" and effective in terms of "environmental modification" which serves to benefit both students and teachers."

Tags:amplification, C-Print, videos, captions

Abstract
The paper relates that the question, "How will the future look like?" suggests a response as "not too promising." The paper explains that based on prior industry trends, the future for Slyk products appear to have an uphill battle based on the market demand; found under the caption of Workhorse and Traveler, the pie chart reflects Slyk's share as 1% and 12%, respectively. The paper posits that it is fair to say that in a negatively impacted market for consumer and business products, Slyk will have a difficult time to remain competitive and profitable. The paper explains that in other words, Slyk will be lucky if their market position remains constant based on competing products that, in the sectors of Workhouse and Traveler, all appear to be far ahead of Slyk products.

From the Paper
"The total dollar (ACTUAL - SALES) volume for markets is: $2,946,008. The total unit (ACTUAL) demand for products is: 702 units Market segments are: (1) Computer hardware - Standard desktop - Laptop - Monitors & keyboards - Misc. equipment. (2) Computer software The future will look like - based on current market conditions - is..."

Tags:slyk, business, plan

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that the emotion expressions exhibited by others can serve as abundant sources of information, indicating whether those people intend to harm, evade, or befriend the perceiver. The writer looks at research in which participants were made aware of an infectious threat, after which they reported the extent to which they saw specific emotions of disgust. The writer notes that results showed that inducing a disease avoidance motivation did not lead participants to see more disgust in target faces. Across all motivation conditions, however, women saw marginally more disgust in faces than did men. The writer concludes that further research should be conducted to better understand the cause of gender differences between chronic disease worries and a heightened vigilance for expressions of disgust.

Outline:
Experimental Design
Method
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Figure Captions

From the Paper
" The independent variable being manipulated was the type of threat that was made salient, which consisted of 3 levels: an infectious threat, a non-contagious physical threat, and no threat. They were manipulated between subjects. After watching the clip, participants were shown photographs of people with neutral facial expressions. The extent to which individuals identified neutral or ambiguous emotion expressions as a) disgust and b) anger were the two dependent variables involved in the study, and they were measured on an ordinal scale. Participants were asked to identify the expression they thought the person was making, and could respond to each face by saying they saw no emotion, identifying the emotion as disgust, or identifying the emotion as anger. The fact that they identified disgust, for example, suggests that the expression showed more disgust than neutral, making ordinal scaling appropriate. The two dependent variables were measured for each level of the independent variable. The answer to the experiment's key question, that priming participants with an infectious threat would lead them to over perceive disgust expressions in faces, was found in an analysis of the main effects of the independent variable."

Tags:sensitivity, emotions, anger, harm

Abstract
This paper deals largely with the emergence of mini-tranquilizers in a post-World War II society, and the advertising strategies used to market these products to a very specific demographic of women. This paper has no works cited page but includes three pictures with captions and MLA style footnotes.

From the Paper
"By the spring of 1946, thousands of young servicemen returned to America, fresh from the victory of WWII. They brought with them a hunger for a new beginning that pervaded every aspect of American life. The nation's medical and advertising industries expanded their product repertoires and re-strategized their marketing approaches to meet the emerging needs of a peacetime consumer culture. Returning soldiers began to rebuild their lives and start new families in new homes with new jobs. Yet, life in America proved just as emotionally trying as it was overseas, and to the dismay of many Americans, the nightmares of the war lasted longer than the war itself. While their husbands played the roles of soldiers, many women were forced to fulfill the roles of single mothers, anxiously awaiting news of their husband's return."

Tags:american studies, consumer culture, women's studies, drugs wwII

Abstract
This paper explains that the petite Channel Island fox, urocyon littoralis, endemic to the California Channel Islands, has become near extinction because of the invasion of non-native species, misguided conservation efforts and rampant canine distemper disease. The author points out that, in an effort to save the San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike, lanius ludovicianus mearnsi, one of the most endangered birds in the world, which is a prey of the Channel Island fox, careless conservation efforts reduced the San Clemente (one of the Channel Islands) fox so rapidly that its population then became endangered. The paper stresses that conservation is more complex than looking at a primary cause alone: For the Channel Island Fox, this means trapping and relocating golden eagles, reintroducing bald eagles, removing feral pigs, replacing exotic grasslands for native ones, and above all, monitoring the foxes. The paper is attractive with many photographs and captions.

Table of Contents:
Scorch and Sizzle
Plagued by an Epidemic
The Hitch with the Shrike
The Flying Catastrophe
Taking a Wider Glance

From the Paper
"The good news is that predator control is starting to work. Since 2004, there have been no golden eagles on the islands of San Miguel and Santa Cruz. San Miguel Island has also released ten island foxes from their captive breeding program to begin to repopulate the subspecies. In addition, all three islands now have a total of 25 resident bald eagles that have been relocated there in order to bring this native species back. The bald eagles kept the golden eagles away once before, so they may be able to do it again."

Tags:vaccines, distemper, euthanasia, eagle, complex

Abstract
This paper discusses the movie "The Crime of Father Amora". The writer shows how it appeared as a close captioned movie. By exploring this perception of film, one can see how the movie relates in the grander scale of deaf movie viewing.

Abstract
The writer first looks at "Pulp Fiction," by director Quentin Tarantino, a prime example of a film that utilizes a multiple narrative structure. The film has three narrative stories that are signaled by inserted captions, and told in "episodes" that are shown non-chronologically. The writer then studies "Being John Malkovich", a film set entirely in a surreal story world that runs by its own rules.

From the Paper
"Surreal is defined as "having the intense irrational reality of a dream" and surrealism as "the principle of . . . producing fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects . . . by means of unnatural juxtaposition and combinations" (Webster, 1164). These definitions precisely describe the techniques utilized by Kaufman when putting together the dialogue and other aspects of narration for this movie. The viewer is literally buffeted by bizarre effect after bizarre effect, realizing very quickly the world of "Being John Malkovich" has its own rules of logic. For example, as Craig enters the filing office for his job interview, the secretary simply cannot understand what he is saying and mistakes his name and every comment that he makes. Craig attempts to correct her, but fails miserably. During his interview, Craig learns that the secretary's distorted hearing is considered truth, as the boss believes he has a speech impediment based on his secretary's misperception. That is simply the way the world is. As illogic after illogic piles up, the sum total is a dream world, one that certainly comes close to a nightmare for Craig, who represents the viewer's point of view."

Tags:surrealism, film, narration, dialogue, viewer