B.F. Skinner, Wolfgang Kohler, Pythagoras, and Plato: Impacts on Education
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page overview of the impact of each of these theorists on the educational process and curriculum design. This paper emphasizes that there has been an evolution over time in the way we view both the cognitive process and the educational approach. Bibliography lists 4 sources. PPedCur2.rtf
Filename: PPedCur2.rtf

'That's Not What I Meant'
[ send me this essay ]
Deborah Tannen (1992) (5 pp) Before one starts looking at any of Tannen's works concerning the differences between communications styles, usually based on gender, there are a few phrases that are handy from the start, and give an insight to the point of Tannen's discourse. They are that men, generally are involved in report talk, which centers around facts. For women, Tannen uses the description rapport talk generally around feelings. In this discussion, we will use Tannen's 1992 text, That's Not What I Meant to see how these two distinctions, influence, and sometimes complicate interpersonal communication. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: BBtannen.rtf

“Marshall McLuhan’s Theories Applied to Fairy Tales”
[ send me this essay ]
A five page paper which looks at McLuhan’s theory of the importance of the medium in the transmission of textual messages, and how this can be applied to the cultural resonance which is found in fairy-tales, particularly in terms of gender stereotyping. Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: JLmcluhan.wps

“Thirteen Days” and Negotiation Methods
[ send me this essay ]
A 3 page paper which examines the film “Thirteen Days” and discusses what negotiation methods are employed in the film. Bibliography lists .
Filename: RA13day.rtf

"Information Inequality" and "Trust Us, We're Experts"
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page paper which draws parallels between Herbert Schiller's "Information Inequality" and "Trust Us, We're Experts" by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauler. The paper discusses how each work depicts the manner in which communication is used for propaganda. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAtrustus.wps

"Scrambling" in Japanese Linguistics
[ send me this essay ]
(10pp). "Scrambling" in linguistics is examining the word order in a sentence. Meaning or understanding ay be distorted by inappropriate word order. In an analytical overview of this unique area of language studies it would appear that not much research, has been completed in this field. That which has been done is discussed in this article. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BBlingjk.doc

"Speaking Into the Air" by John Durham Peters
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page paper which provides a critical analysis of John Durham Peters' book "Speaking Into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAspeakair.wps

A Critique of Active Audience Theory
[ send me this essay ]
After defining what is meant by active audience theory the paper then considers its’ the strengths and weaknesses. Examples are cited within the paper which includes the work of theorists such as Lasswell, Blulmer and Katz, Blauer, and more recently Miller and Philo. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEactaud.rtf

A Postmodernist Interpretation of the Impact of Mass Media on Society
[ send me this essay ]
A 9 page evaluation of the contention presented by author Dominic Strinati in his book “Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture” that “society has been subsumed within the mass media”. This paper analyzes the influence of the media from a postmodernist perspective, calling into play the theories of men like Harvey, Jameson, Baudrillard, Lyotard, Foucault, Beck, Giddens, Ritzer and Habermas to conclude that Strinati’s contention does indeed carry a lot of weight. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PPmdia4.rtf