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- 771: The Concept of Communication Style
- ... communicator styles. A persons style may be dominant, dramatic, contentious, animated ,impression leaving, relaxed, open, or friendly. These dimensions measure how you interact in various situations. For example, if I speak frequently and try to control the converstaion, you might assume that I am dominant in my communicator style. In determining my own commuication style I had a questionnaire completed by both a friend, acquaintance , as well as completing one myself ... were other noticeable simmilarities which were calculated about my communication style, For example, on "dominant" category the means were all relatively high marks. A dominant person means the person "tends to come on strong, take control of social situations, speak frequently, and otherwise control conversations" (Tremont,p.121) An example of this could be seen through my one-up messages. These are messages which " indicate a desire to take control or limit the action of others"(tremont,P. ...
- 772: Immigration & Americas Future
- ... We will have to think and decide with great care what our policy should be toward immigration. At this point in history, American immigration policies are in a mess. Our borders are totally out of control. Our border patrol arrests 3000 illegal immigrants per day, or 1.2 million per year, and Two illegal immigrants get in for every one caught. And those caught just try again! More than 1 million ... practically anyone who declares that he or she is fleeing political oppression has a good chance to enter the U.S. Chinese are almost always admitted, for example, if they claim that China's birth-control policies have limited the number of children they can have. Right now, once aliens enter the U.S., it is almost impossible to deport them, even if they have no valid documents. Thousands of those ... just fifty years, with no end in sight. We are taking in more people than all of the rest of the world combined. As have all the other countries of the word, America needs to control its borders. As every house needs a door, so every country needs a border. And yet, our borders are full of holes. We have clearly lost control over our future. Our children will pay ...
- 773: Roles of Individuals and Societies
- ... if in fact it was society that had mastered the man. Although both thinkers provide radically different views of culture and society they are both essentially trying to answer the same question: does the individual control society or does society control the individual? The relevance of such an argument might first be debated, for one might first respond to this question with some doubt; surely we have control of ourselves, do we all not have control of our own faculties at this very moment? At this moment you are reading or being subjected to a reading of this paper, therefore if this ...
- 774: The Rise of Violent Crime In Canada
- ... it was asserted that it was on the shoulders of society for the responsibility of these increases in violent crime. The following paragraphs are the reasons that will prove my arguments. The forces of social control affect every aspect of an individual in a society such as Canadian Society. That is, it is the attempt that society makes to regulate behaviour of its citizens within that society. Some examples of these ... equal the importance of the laws that they enforce in the eyes of the society. Laws against criminal behaviour has the criminal justice system in place to enforce and act as a form of social control. "A formal system that responds to the alleged violations of laws using police, courts and punishments ..." Therefore although society as a whole sees crime as a personal failure and a choice of the individual to ... in the main society around them. In the 1960's and 1970's, community based programs were being implemented and used to try and rehabilitate criminals. It was also the first step towards greater social control over the population. Yet the results were not satisfactory in the eyes of the society, so the leaders of the criminal justice system opted out to take the easy way and implement greater social ...
- 775: Understanding The Nature of Homlessness
- ... everybody I knew had something to say about the rumors they'd heard filter over from the West Coast. Coming from New York, however, I figured I'd seen it all, and would be in control over whatever I would be up against. Reality quickly hit me, though, as I began to familiarize myself with Berkeley and its main streets. I'd never seen anything quite like Telegraph Avenue and People ... was particularly effective simply because he went out of his way to single people out in the passing crowds, he was loud enough to make even the most jaded person turn and was clearly in control of the interaction. Once control has been established and the interaction has commenced, it is necessary to gauge the response of the individual being asked for money and exactly what that response may mean. Of nineteen interactions we observed, ...
- 776: Teen Drinking
- ... alcohol develops. this results in a person being able to consume a greater quantity of alcohol before its adverse effects are noticed. Memory lapses relating to drinking episodes may follow tolerance. Then a lack of control over drinking occurs, and the affected person can no longer discontinue drinking whenever desired. The most severe drinking behavior includes prolonged binges of drinking with associated mental or physical complications. Some people are able to gain control over their dependence in earlier phases before a total lack of control occurs. This is important because it tells Americas youth that even if they have been drinking for a few years they still have a chance of gaining control over their problems before medical ...
- 777: Teenagers
- ... look up to. Unfortunately, too many of them chose fashion models or actresses as their role models, they paste pictures of them all over their rooms, and some will resort to dangerous methods of weight control to try and look like their idols. The family environment can also play a big role in a teenager developing an eating disorder. If they are in a family where emotional, physical or sexual abuse is taking place, they may develop an eating disorder to gain a sense of control, to block out painful feelings and emotions, or as a way to punish themselves, especially if they blame themselves for the abuse. The parents may be going through a divorce and be too caught up ... the help that is available to them, the chances of recovery are greater. Being a teenager is not easy and there are many pressures that they face daily. Eating disorders can be very much about control, so if they feel like everything around them is out of control, they may develop one to gain a sense of control. It is important for families to raise the teenager to be proud ...
- 778: Violence In Televeision
- ... found that most children studied were in fact affect by violence that they had watched on the television. i. For example: There was a study done in 1996 on a group of second graders. The control group was sat in front of a television where they watched Sesame street and Mr. Rogers ; the second group of second graders were sat in front of a television where they watched the Power Rangers and G.I. Joe. ii. After each program was over they sent the children out to play. The control group did not to seem to act out as much as the children who had watched the Power Rangers and G.I. Joe. The control group seemed to get along well with each other and played more with the toys. Where as the group of fourth graders who had watched the Power Rangers and G.I. Joe continued to ...
- 779: The Handmaid's Tale
- ... as a warning; against creating the realities of Gilead in our world today. In the novel, men abuse their power in order to satisfy their personal needs. One mastermind of the Gileadean Era perfects his control over Offred with each secret visit. As a handmaid, with the added responsibility of being a companion, she learns of her inevitable servitude towards her Commander from an old friend. "He's my Commander", I ... Women could no longer work. They had to be completely covered ... because "a woman's face corrupts men."1 (Global Issues) Muslim scholars all over the world say this is a "grab for power and control in a country that's been struggling with unrest for 18 years. It is also misogyny, a contempt for women that goes hand in hand with the disturbing rise in extremism in Muslim countires."2 ... hanging on the Wall. Sometimes they'll be there for days, until there's a new batch, so as many people as possible will have the chance to see them. - page 31 The Eyes who control Gilead choose to kill off all political dissenters, falsely accusing them of committing illegal acts, then punishing them in a public manner that is very disturbing. This fictitious scene is not far from the ...
- 780: Natural Hierarchies in Society
- ... the state, man would be "either a beast or a god." (Aristotle, 557). The soul was naturally higher than the body as it naturally governed the actions of the body. People whose bodies were in control could be hurtful. "
Although in bad or corrupted natures the body will often appear to rule over the soul, because they are in an evil and unnatural condition." (Aristotle, 560). Aristotle wanted to show that when the soul was not in control, the person would be in an unnatural state. Men should control woman according to Aristotle, as it was natural for them to be in control. "The male is fitter by nature for command than the female
" (Aristotle, 574). It was also thought to be morally ...
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