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    Communication and Eye Contact

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    Communication requires that all parties have an area of communicative commonality. There are verbal means using language and there are nonverbal means‚ such as body language‚ sign language‚ paralanguage‚ haptic communication‚ chromatics‚ and eye contact‚ through media‚ i.e.‚ pictures‚ graphics and sound‚ and writing. It is essential that the basic elements of communication be identified. These elements are: • Sender/encoder/speaker • Receiver/decoder/listener • Message • Medium • Feedback/reply

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    for equality. The insidious ideology that fuels sexism in culture not only perpetuates misogynistic dogmatism‚ but poses as a direct threat to women’s safety and self-esteem in various ways. The most commonly overlooked form of sexism is the “Friend-zone”‚ a manifestation of misogynistic ideology created by vapid petulant men who refuse to take “no” for an answer‚ and is used as an excuse for aggressive male dominance as well as sexual and domestic violence. According to the friend

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    Siegel‚ 451–68 Brewer‚ Marilyn B. 1997. “The Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations: Can Research Inform Practice?” Journal of Social Issues 53: 197–211. Brewer‚ Marilyn B.‚ and Norman Miller. 1984. “Beyond the Contact Hypothesis: Theoretical Perspectives on Desegregation.” In Groups in Contact: The Psychology of Desegregation‚ ed. Norman Miller and Marilyn B Brophy‚ Ira N. 1946. “The Luxury of Anti-Negro Prejudice.” Public Opinion Quarterly 9: 456–66. Burgess‚ Diana Jill‚ Michelle van Ryn‚ John F.

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    speeds and those speeds are only accelerating. These new technologies have allowed for people to complete tasks in new ways and from the comforts of their homes! With these improvements has come the argument about whether the limitation of human contact due to the use of technology has had positive or negative effects on people’s lives. While some negative effects are present‚ the vast majority of

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    Addicted to Incarceration is a research book that was written by Travis C. Pratt‚ a professor at Washington State University. The main purpose of writing this book was to point out that the USA imprisons more of our population than any other nation. Pratt says‚ "On the one hand‚ we have constructed the biggest prison system on the planet… On the other hand‚ the United States has also been‚ and continues to be‚ the most violent industrialized nation in the world…. It is apparent‚ therefore‚ that our

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    A person who has had a significant influence on me in my life would have to be my former foster mother‚ Miss Barbara Pratt. Ms. Pratt was a foster mother to many children before myself and she had had wonderful success with most of them. I had been in an extremely abusive relatives home before I had been placed in Ms. Pratt’s home. When it was discovered that I was in an abusive home I was first placed in a group home in Cincinnati. Social Services worked very hard to find me a home that would

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    American society still touch base with the minority community today and have a tremendous impact on our lives both individually and collectively. According to Pratt‚ race undermines equality. On one side‚ emphasizing individuality distinguishes one person from the other‚ but having to recognize race then leaves out the individuality part. Pratt believes that recognition of race runs the risk of becoming identified with racism. When thinking of race‚ many attribute the idea with racism‚ prejudice‚ violence

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    Eurozone is called the Euro area‚ started in 1998 and consist of 17 countries: Austria‚ Belgium‚ Cyprus‚ Estonia‚ Finland‚ France‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Luxembourg‚ Malta‚ the Netherlands‚ Portugal‚ Slovakia‚ Slovenia‚ and Spain. The Eurozone have adopted the common currency call the Euro. The monetary policy of the Eurozone is control by the European Central Bank. When I think about Eurozone‚ I often think of a powerful union consist of many rich countries; and there is not likely chance

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    Part 1‚ Chapter 1 Something in the Forest Summary Chapter one introduces the reader to Charles Monet. He is a French expatriate working on a sugar plantation in western Kenya. The story begins on New Year’s Day‚ 1980‚ when Charles and a woman take an overnight trip to Mount Elgon‚ a formerly active volcano. During their trip‚ they visit Kitum Cave. After returning to his quiet life‚ Monet becomes ill. The reader knows that he is experiencing a catastrophic illness‚ but Charles and those who

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    The Duchess of Malfi Summary The Duchess of Malfi takes place in Italy‚ mostly at the Duchess’s palace in Malfi‚ in the sixteenth century. The Duchess is a young widow whose two brothers‚ Ferdinand and the Cardinal‚ are visiting her from Rome at the play’s start. Antonio‚ the manager of her household‚ has just returned from France. Before leaving the Duchess‚ Ferdinand engages Bosola‚ previously used by the Cardinal as a hit man‚ to ostensibly manage the Duchess’s horses‚ but in reality to spy on

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