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Second Language Acquisition, 2008.
A look at second language acquisition with a view to effectively use and attain a better grasp of the language.
1,058 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 26.95
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The paper examines how children acquire a second language through social interaction and environment through supporting Lev Vygotsky's theory in second language acquisition. The paper focuses on school age children seven years of age and older.
Outline:
Objective
Introduction
SLA & the Influence of the Sociocultural Environment
SLA and Collier's Conceptual Model
Empirical Evidence Presented
Summary and Conclusion
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"The social and cultural processes in the students' every day life are central to the language acquisition of the student. This includes cultural processes in the students' life in terms of the past, present and future and includes all contexts of "home, school, community, and the broader society." In terms of language development or linguistic processes which are a second component of the model Collier states that these consists of "the subconscious aspects of language development as well as metalinguistic, conscious formal teaching of language in school, and acquisition of the written system of language." Collier states that this is inclusive of both oral and written language acquisition. Academic development is a third component of this model and is inclusive of "all school work in language arts, mathematics, the sciences, and social studies for each grade level." Academic work through the progression of each grade brings expansion to the vocabulary, sociolinguistic, and discourse dimensions to the language higher cognition."
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"The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down", 2008.
An examination of "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman and its implications for the medical field.
1,801 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 40.95
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This paper discusses the difficulties that can be experienced when a patient and medical professional do not understand each other's culture or language. The paper focuses on "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman, which is the tragedy about three-month-old Lia Lee, from Laos, who unfortunately was one of these cultural misunderstandings.
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"Several stories in the report (Wilson-Stronks & Galvez, 2005) highlight inadequate informed consent. A Muslim man refused chemotherapy treatment for stomach cancer, because he believed the only way to receive chemotherapy was to be attached to "a pump" that would interfere with his praying. The physician did not understand that his aversion to chemotherapy had to prayer, and treatment was delayed for precious months. Other stories stress cultural misunderstandings: The son of a 72-year-old Italian woman who had a CT scan consistent with metastatic colon cancer asks the surgeon to not tell her the diagnosis because it will "kill her." A 64-year-old African-American has angina, but is reluctant to go for a cardiac catheterization. He mistrusts the healthcare system due to a poor experience with a family member and memories of the invasive procedures done as part of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Such concerns are indicative of what took place in Spirit in 1982. How far have medical centers gone, or not gone, in these past three decades?"
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Turn Off The Television!, 2008.
A persuasive essay against the dominant influence of television in American culture, specifically on children.
874 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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The writer asserts that because of advertising to children on television, children now nag their parents to buy what they want and they become the consumers of the future. The writer reveals that advertisers know that children are cognitively not developed enough to resist such advertising and once these consumption patterns are established early on in life, they will be difficult to eradicate. The writer uses the Dora the Explorer television character to illustrate how an entertainment show has become an advertising medium for an expensive cereal. The writer discusses the need to ban advertising to children and proposes that parents should simply ban television from their home and reinstate the family meal as an institution. The writer is passionate about not buying food masquerading as toys, like the Dora the Explorer cereal.
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"Turn off the television. This may sound like a simplistic and perhaps extremist statement to make to America's families. But when we as a society get to the point where we are consuming what we watch on television even in our breakfast bowls, it is time to take control of our leisure time and lives. In particular, with children's advertising, the line between entertainment and advertising has grown so blurry that television characters like Dora the Explorer have 'become' cereals, and advertisements for unhealthy processed foods and cheap toys are made to resemble the advertisements of cartoon shows."
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E-Community, 2008.
An analysis of the results of a survey designed to test a statement about the effects of an e-community on its members.
1,585 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 36.95
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This paper explains that research upholds the hypothesis that when an e-community consists of positive components, then the impact this virtual community wields upon its members will consequently prove to be positive. The author reviews questions relating to the definition and characteristics of an e-community, virtual community versus a "real" community and the dangers and miscommunications of these virtual communities. These results of specific questions are discussed in association with the literature. Recommendations for future research are included.
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Conclusion and Recommendation
Recommendations (for Further Consideration)
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"Answers to survey question number 11 particularly contribute to the validation of this study's hypothesis. Each of the answers given by the 20 participants indicates their experience to be more positive than negative. Responses to the question: What benefits do you obtain from being a member of your e-community? This researcher notes that an e-community members' interactions with other members and their communities to rival interactions in "real" communities. These e-community members mutually interact as friends in fun-related ways to request help, obtain information/skills, communicate/network."
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Instant Messaging and Interpersonal Relationships, 2008.
This paper examines the impact of instant messaging on interpersonal relationships.
2,843 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 13 sources, APA, £ 60.95
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In this article, the writer focuses on the way in which instant messaging has affected and is possibly changing the nature of interpersonal relationships in the contemporary communications environment. The study focuses on the 18-25 age groups as this is the demographic that has grown up with modern technology as an endemic part of their lives and who are most at home with the technology - and most directly affected by it. The paper also points out that there is a close correlation between the topic of interpersonal relationships in instant messaging and aspects of interpersonal communications. The writer notes that the fact that digital communications and interpersonal connections are closely bound in the modern world makes it difficult to discuss these two aspects separately. Therefore, this study also focuses on both interpersonal relationships and modes of communication and their points of intersection.
Outline:
Introduction
IM, Interpersonal Relationships and Communication
Conclusion
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"In other words, the assertion is that while instant massaging facilitates more extensive modes of communications, at the same time it impacts on important aspects of interpersonal behavior that are seen to be detrimental to healthy and positive relationship formation.
"This is a view that may be seen to be somewhat extreme but it does have an element of truth that is reiterated to a certain extent in a number of modern studies. This view also states that there is a certain risk to interpersonal relationships in IM. This refers to the view that we are losing the importance of face-to-face contact and the intimacy that result from conventional interrelationships."
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Sponsorship Effectiveness, 2008.
An in-depth study measuring the effectiveness of television sponsorship in Singapore in relation to a service-related product such as MasterCard.
13,458 words (approx. 53.8 pages), 57 sources, APA, £ 178.95
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This paper presents a research study that measures the intention to purchase of sponsored product after watching a television program sponsored by MasterCard in Singapore. It ascertains the effectiveness of television sponsorship in Singapore, by predicting the intentions to purchase of sponsor's product or utilize sponsor's services using a modified version of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Overall, the purpose of the study is to uncover the major influences on the decision to purchase a sponsor's product. Effectiveness of sponsorship has been measured in this thesis using the theory of planned behavior Both, theory of planned behavior and social identity are used to determine whether social identity adds explanatory value to the theory of planned behavior for sponsors.
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Introduction
Literature Review
methodology
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
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"The seventh question explored the relationship between intention to purchase and social identity (family). Question eight explores the relationship between social identity (friends) and intention to purchase. The answers of the respondents have been summarized in Table 8.1. Eighty Five (85) respondents asserted that it is "extremely likely" that for them to purchase a Master Card after watching the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) show sponsored by them is extremely important because of the support they have got from their friends. "
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Leadership, 2008.
A discussion on leadership and its relationship to the business world.
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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This paper discusses the importance of leadership in an business organization and how, more often than not, the leadership of an organization is the determining factor of the organization's overall success. The paper explains that there are organizational leaders and organizational managers and then looks at the difference between the two. The paper concludes that the best way to implement effective leadership in a business organization, is for the company to should choose executive leaders capable of managing other leaders, as opposed to the traditional role of managing the work of employees.
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"The purpose of using a trickle-down leadership style is that it brings in the other employees personal interest and makes the organization's interests part of their own personal interest. This is a basic concept of organizational leadership. Essentially, there are three sets of factors effect the integration of organizational goals and personal needs in organizations: environmental factors, membership factors and dynamic factors."
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Cellphone Towers, 2008.
A review and discussion on whether we can be assured that cellphone towers themselves do not produce radio-frequency radiation.
1,229 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper discusses cell towers and antennas and questions their safety in the community. The paper confirms that the number of cell sites has increased over the years in proportion to the expanding number of subscribers. These tower structures are erected on various locations such as parks, schools and fire houses. The paper considers if these towers really put us at risk and states that according to the Food and Drug Administration Act, exposure to cellphone radiation on the ground is significantly weaker than exposure on the direct path of the transmitted signal of the antenna. This exposure is several thousand of times less than the minimum safety levels recommended by expert studies. Thus the paper confirms that civilian exposure to cellphone radiation is well within the safety margins.
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"Electromagnetic radiation, composed of electric and magnetic energy moving at the speed of light, is the one feared by most people. The electromagnetic spectrum is a wide range of electromagnetic signals ranging from high-frequency x-rays and gamma rays to low-frequency radio waves. Your cellphone's electromagnetic radiation has a 3kHz-300GHz frequency. This falls just after the very low frequency like your computers and before or just the same frequency as your everyday microwave oven. And still the radiation coming from the sun poses more danger than your cellphone."
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Second Language Acquisition - ESL, 2008.
An analysis of the theories of second language acquisition, specifically in teaching English as a second language (ESL).
3,278 words (approx. 13.1 pages), 20 sources, APA, £ 67.95
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This paper discusses methods and approaches to teaching English as a second language (ESL). It looks at the definitions of behaviorism, discusses the fundamental concepts underlying behaviorism and discusses how they are beneficial in teaching ESL. The paper then looks at other approaches to teaching ESL and some of the theories of second language acquisition.
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"There are barriers to ESL learning, which can include motivation (or lack of it), self-confidence, anxiety or peer pressure, to name but a few.
"Krashen (1981) still believes that there is a value to a classroom environment, rather than an immersion environment when learning a second language. He feels that in cases where a student tries to learn from immersion alone, that there will be times when the input received (by listening to others) will be overwhelming and therefore incomprehensible. However, by using a mixture of classroom and immersion methods, the student is better able to make sense of the input received in the short term, classroom situation. Accordingly, the lessons learned in the classroom will then provide the framework for learning through immersion in a more casual situation outside of the classroom."
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Negotiating a Conflict, 2008.
Describes the different types of negotiation techniques and rules of those techniques.
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, APA, £ 28.95
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This paper relates that, when a conflict is negotiated, the persons involved in the conflict agree on certain rules. The paper also points out that how the the conflict participants communicate is crucial to the negotiation and that the communication tactics that are chosen are subject to the rules of the negotiation. The paper then goes on to discuss the different communication tactics and negotiation strategies and the rules that apply.
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"Collaborative negotiators don't fight. It's not that they don't look after their own self-interests, but the focus is on finding innovative ways to meet the needs of both sides so that everyone is happy. By working together they solve the problem that confronts them. They avoid attacking each other personally by confining their attention to the problem. They do everything they can to preserve their relationship. Taking a position in negotiation implies there is no other solution but one--it limits options--so collaborative negotiators avoid taking a position."
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Personal Power, 2008.
Looks at the role of personal power in a conflict.
1,180 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper relates that there are many different views on the use of personal power, both negative and positive. The paper points out that assumptions about power are often found in the person's use of language. The paper gives examples of feeling guilty about the use of power and of ways to use power effectively, For example, the paper explains that, if a person wants a relationship to continue successfully over a long period of time, he will have to continually re-adjust the power balance according to the circumstances.
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"All power is relationally connected. Being powerful is not a personal quality or characteristic or a "thing" that a person possesses. Somebody has to grant it to you because you have currencies they value. Power arises from the relationship dynamics. The situation helps to determine the power a person has in a relationship. Take, for example, the situation of domestic abuse. The husband verbally abuses his wife and seems to have "all the power" in the relationship."
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Constructive Vs. Destructive Conflict, 2008.
This paper discusses the differences between constructive and destructive conflicts.
1,129 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 28.95
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The paper explains that it is not important to avoid conflict, but to deal with it constructively. The paper illustrates how a destructive conflict harms the relationship between the parties while a productive conflict leaves both parties satisfied with the result and cooperating with each other.
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"Because everyone is coming from a different place and no two people are exactly alike, conflict is an inevitable part of life. Conflict is not in itself a bad thing. It helps us to define who we really are and sharpens our sense of what really matters. A life with no conflict would be like a landscape with no color--kind of blah. And if we are unwilling to fight for what we want or need, we will often experience lack of fulfillment. What's important, then, is not to avoid conflict but to deal with it constructively."
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"The Colbert Report", 2008.
An analysis of the aspects of "The Colbert Report" that add to its success as a show.
2,751 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 58.95
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This paper discusses "The Colbert Report," a show that represent both a comment on the politics of the day and a satire on television itself, specifically on television news and television commentary. The paper shows the ways that "The Colbert Report" is successful. It discusses the show's structure, language use and semiotics and how these add to the overall success of the show.
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"Colbert also creates his own semiotics in certain repeated actions that mark his show and identify his style for his admirers. When he crosses the stage to sit with a guest, he always does so as if he were a champion waving to the fans after a race, and while the attitude might be seen as echoing the way other interviewers regard themselves, no one else really does that sort of move at all. Colbert brings up the word of the day and speaks at length about the meaning he ascribes to it while someone off-camera puts up sarcastic answers to Colbert to one side of the frame, another way that Colbert plays both sides at once, offering a right-wing vision of the world in his speech while the off-camera entity takes a sarcastic view of Colbert's view. The audience immediately recognizes that the two sides of the screen are at war on one level but are creating a more meaningful dialogue on another level, one that both expresses the patriotic fervor of the Colbert persona while also expressing the view more likely held by the real Colbert. The text of the show thus manages the difficult task of balancing two opposites in a way that the audience recognizes even as each member of the audience participates by his or her act of recognition. The sign is taken in two ways, and that is precisely what is intended by Colbert and his writers."
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Behaviorism in Business, 2008.
This paper discusses the analysis of a dysfunctional business team at a specific firm.
1,360 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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This paper provides an analysis of the Southern Stars Personnel Management Team. It provides a behavioral analysis of the individual members, an analysis of the team as a whole, and recommendations for change.
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"Moreover, her position of power would not be threatened if she listened attentively to her colleagues. In fact, her colleagues would respect rather than fear her as they seem to now. It is highly likely that Marlene's self esteem is too closely linked to her position of power and that she feels threatened by Betty. Marlene might also learn how to work better with Betty, respecting Betty's different background not only as a Kiwi but also as a proud PhD graduate."
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