Logical Fallacies
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This 5 page paper examines three logical fallacies. Numerous examples are provided for each. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Malaysian Nonverbal Cues
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A 3 page research paper/analysis that, first of all, reports on an article on Malaysian non-verbal communication and then offers a brief critique of the author's writing style and organization. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khmalay.rtf

Mandarin Chinese: The Root of Linguistic Differences between Mainland China and Taiwan
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Over the course of the last three decades, the pursuit of an understanding of Chinese linguistics, including the study of Mandarin, has been the focus of many linguists. Some theorists have posited that geographic, political, and social elements have all influenced the morphology of Mandarin Chinese as spoken in two different regions, mainland China and Taiwan, and have also been reflected on the influence of the bilingualism in Taiwan as a factor in determining the dialect of this region. This 7 page paper reflects the linguistic and socio-political components of this argument. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Marjorie H. Goodwin/"Talk as Social Organization"
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A 5 page research paper that examines the research on language use by black children. Anthropologist Marjorie Goodwin, armed herself with a tape recorder, and for eighteen months, she observed a group composed of 49 African American youth, all of whom lived on Maple Street in Southwest Philadelphia. The results of fieldwork are expertly compiled in her book, He Said, She Said: Talk as Social Organization Among Black Children. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail
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A 7 page paper which analyzes the types of arguments used by Martin Luther King Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Martin Luther King’s Rhetorical Communications Tools
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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech I Have a Dream on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 celebrating the centennial of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation remains one of his most intelligent and poetic speeches in the American mind. It succeeded at accomplishing this by a dynamically synthesized use of communication techniques while seeking to avoid division, as well as making potentially offensive judgments against a country where black men and women were still segregated. His accomplishment is in inducing the listener to not only participate in his dream, but remember it forever, long after the militant days of civil unrest were over. His knowledge of pathos, logos and other rhetorical techniques served King well. Included are ethos, logos, pathos, contrast, connection, anaphora, analogy, induction, deduction and others. 3 works cited. jvMLKcom.rtf
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Memory Encoding and Language Acquisition
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of a study of memory encoding and language acquisition. The current research reflects two different frameworks for understanding language acquisition and memory. This study investigates an incidental learning paradigm for assessing the levels of processing framework with the inclusion of an imagery condition. Comparisons are made between this element of the study and the use of rhythmic and categorization tasks. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Meta-Messages
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This 5 page paper takes a look at these types of indirect messages and how they are used today. Alternatives are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Metaphors
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The combination of oral and written language is the mode of teaching used most often and metaphors play a significant role in the process This 5 page paper argues that, while it is true that metaphors enable individuals to communicate ideas surrounding complex and, or, intimate experiences, it is not altogether true that the experiences are difficult to describe without the use of metaphoric language because of linguistic and grammatical constraints. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Monochronic And Polychronic Cultures
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This 3 page paper briefly outlines the differences between these two cultural perspectives. By defining what Monochronic And Polychronic attitudes are and how time is perceived by these different style cultures the paper explains the differences. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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Mysteries of Language Acquisition: A Look at Feral Children
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This 12 page paper provides many case studies of feral children and children who have been raised with minimal human intervention. Language acquisition is studied and other psychological aspects of being separated from human society are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA227fer.rtf

Natural Language Processing/AutoSlog, an Application
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A 10 page research paper that discusses in detail a natural language processing application, a program called "AutoSlog," which automatically creates dictionaries once constructed manually, with a high degree of accuracy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Neil Postman's 'Technopoly'/ Technology Damaging Communication
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A 5 page paper examining Postman's book. Author Neil Postman is certain that the age of technology will be the end of any ability of communicating with one another that we now currently retain. He laments the passing of the tool-using age without acknowledging that rather than abandoning the use of tools, we are further embracing them, though in modified form. Though he raises valid concerns, he never quite finishes a thought or arrives at a logical, well-considered conclusion. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Technopy.doc

NON-VERBAL COMMUNCATION -- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE U.S. AND ASIA
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This 3-page paper discusses differences in non-verbal communication (gestures, gift-giving, facial expressions and so on) between the U.S. and Asian cultures. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Non-Verbal Communication
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This 5 page report discusses non-verbal communication and the ways in which it is often possible to see that what is being “said” non-verbally can be “heard” as clearly as any words. Body language, facial expressions, tone of voice, and more, all interact in ways that convey a message every bit as clearly as words, sometimes more clearly than words. The report looks at non-verbal communication in a social, clinical, and business setting. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Non-verbal Communication
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This 5 page paper addresses the nine forms of non-verbal communication: kinesics, haptics, appearance, artifacts, environment, proxemics and personal space, chronemics, paralanguage and silence. It also includes a brief overview of the cultural influence on non-verbal communication. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
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This 3-page paper discusses non-verbal communication in terms of gestures, such as shaking the head. The discussion also centers on what could happen in the event of a misunderstanding in the non-verbal realm. Bibliiography lists 2 sources.
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