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- 2971: Communication Today
- ... and nonverbal to co-workers, to people on the phone, and to our family. We’ve been communicating since the day we were born. Actually, we were communicating before we were born, in our mother’s womb. What is communication? Communication is the process of constructing meaning together. We live in a world of meaning, and communication is the process of collaboratively constructing these meanings. We hope in this process, that ... written, or spoken. Nonverbal communication includes eye contact, body movement, facial expression, tone of voice, touch, silence, and several different expressions. This book discusses verbal & nonverbal communication jointly. It has become obvious that you can't really separate the verbal & nonverbal parts. As stated by D.J. Higginbotham & D.E. Yoder, "It is impossible to study either verbal or nonverbal communication as isolated structures. Rather, these systems should be regarded as a unified communication construct." One example that the author s John Stewart & Carole Logan use is that language be regarded in terms of a sliding scale. The main communication blocks on a sliding scale that runs from primarily verbal (written words) to mixed (vocal ...
- 2972: Novel Outline Of The Pearl
- ... poverty stricken village on the shore of an island and a wealthier town in the mainland. The conflict, which starts the plot of the story, is also present here: a scorpion has stung Coyotito, Kino’s son, and Kino need to find a pearl to pay the doctor to help them. This leads to the discovery of the great pearl. The story starts on a beach where a poor village lies. Kino and his Family are living happily together and living just fine. Even though they don’t have everything in the world that they need or want, they remain happy. Through the progress of the story they gain hope and a way to get out of the poor life they are living ... they thought would help them, they returned to their ordinary lives except without the happiness they once had. Kino, Juana, and Coyotito live satisfied with their lives in the poverty of their village. They don’t have the riches they need to get proper care for their son or anyone else, but they at least have each other. When they want to give this life for a better one, they ...
- 2973: Ford, the Company and the Man
- ... with things and find out how and why they worked. Ford went from tinkering with his fathers farm equipment to trying to build a self propelled vehicle. Ford finally accomplished his goal in 1896. ford’s success with the self propelled vehicle led to the start of the Ford Motor Co., which over the years has become one of the most successful car manufacturers. The Ford family moved to Michigan from ... he supported himself by running a sawmill, but Ford was looking for better opportunities, and in 1891 he began work as an engineer in the Edison Illuminating Co., this signified a conscious decision an Ford’s part to dedicate his life to industrial pursuits. his promotion to chief engineer in 1893 gave him enough time and money to devote attention to his own experiments on internal combustion engines. Henry Ford’s experiments paid off in 1896 with the completion of his first working car. Ford’s first working car ,the quadricycle, could be seen on the streets of Detroit with Ford commanding the steering lever, ...
- 2974: Kindred
- Brutal Slaveholder’s Life In The Hands of Dana Dana and Rufus might look like friends from the outside, but Dana’s feelings for him are quite different from what we think of them. To begin with Dana sees Rufus as a child needing or relying upon her protection. For instance, when Dana saved him from drowning in the river. Secondly, she views him as a man of his time. In another words Rufus’s personality is the way that any other man would have been in that period of time towards his slaves. Lastly, he is a ruthless and vicious slaveholder, which Tom Weylin’s fault. Just as ...
- 2975: Straight-Edge: What It Is And What It Isn't
- Straight-Edge: What It Is And What It Isn't The term "straight-edge" means a great deal to those who follow the straight-edge lifestyle, although there are varying degrees of it. The basic philosophy behind it is that no alcohol, no illicit drugs ... It is commonly believed that it was started nearly two decades ago in the 1980-1983 era by the hardcore-punk band called Minor Threat. The song "Straight-Edge" written by Ian MacKaye, the band's singer, not only coined the phrase, but it encompassed all of the philosophies that a straight-edge person believes in. There have been theories that an earlier punk band, called the Teen Idols (which included ... is tragically no longer straight-edge.) The symbol of straight-edge, the X, which is commonly seen on straight-edge apparel and painted in black ink, started a long time ago (perhaps the early 1900's?). Club and bar owners would mark a black X across the hands of those who were under the legal drinking age (18 or 21, depending on State laws). If a bartender saw the black ...
- 2976: The Catcher In The Rye
- Holden’s Journey As we pass through this life it is our duty to discover our destiny. Some of us go to college and become Doctors, Lawyers, Architects. Others of us cherish the finer things in life and find our places on farms and Dude Ranches. The point is, every living creature has a place in this world and we are ultimately steered in its direction. Holden Caulfield’s voyage began when his brother died of Leukemia. Holden was emotionally destroyed by the loss of not only his brother, but his best friend also. The fact that his parents couldn’t accept Holden’s pain and that they even sent him to a shrink for it, proved to Holden that his parents didn’t care as much as they were supposed to. As Holden grew ...
- 2977: Underground Railroad
- I know you're wondering, what railroad? Well the simple fact is that everybody has heard of the Underground Railroad, but not everyone knows just what it was. Firstly, it wasn't underground, and it wasn't even a railroad. The term "Underground Railroad" actually comes from a runaway slave, who while being chased swam across a creek and was out of the owner's sight. The owner said "...must have gone off on an underground railroad." That man was Tice Davids, a Kentucky slave who decided to live in freedom in 1831. The primary importance of the Underground ...
- 2978: Underground Railroad
- I know you're wondering, what railroad? Well the simple fact is that everybody has heard of the Underground Railroad, but not everyone knows just what it was. Firstly, it wasn't underground, and it wasn't even a railroad. The term "Underground Railroad" actually comes from a runaway slave, who while being chased swam across a creek and was out of the owner's sight. The owner said "...must have gone off on an underground railroad." That man was Tice Davids, a Kentucky slave who decided to live in freedom in 1831. The primary importance of the Underground ...
- 2979: Article Of Confederation
- Government under the Articles of confederation could not deal effectively with many issues that arose during the 1780 s. Despite it s many weaknesses, the new government accomplished a great deal. The western lands became the prize and treasure of the new government. Since the Articles of Confederation could only request financial support form the states instead ... western lands replaced taxes. The so called public domain or unsettled land were larger than all the established states put together. Therefore, by selling the land, the weak new government received money that it couldn t find in any other way. Instead of using this vast area like the European did with the thirteen colonies we made an Empire for Liberty. The Empire was built by adding new states. This ...
- 2980: Of Mice and Men: Lennie and George
- Of Mice and Men: Lennie and George Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, is the story of two simple farm hands, Lennie Small, who incidentally, really isn't very small, and his better half, George Milton, on their quest to have "a place of their own," with plenty of furry bunnies, of course. Sound strange? Read on to get clued in. The book ... a nearby farm. The two had been traveling together for quite some time now, which was very rare, because most farm workers rarely have companions, but George and Lennie have been together ever since Lennie's Aunt had passed away, and Lennie began to follow George around everywhere. Instead of hurrying to the farm that night, they stop by a stream to camp in the open, and they'll arrive at work the next morning. Why? Well, Lennie isn't very bright. George didn't want him to blow the job opportunity. The logic between waiting until morning until going to work was, that way, all the other farm hands would be out working, ...
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