Alice Walker: Am I Blue.
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(3 pp) In literature or the arts we used to hear of something being "banned in Boston," supposedly one of our more "ethical" appreciators of good taste. Can you think what it must be liked, in current times, to be banned in California? That happened to the work of Walker's we will examine, Am I Blue.
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ANALYSIS: PRINCIPALS OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
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This 20-page paper provides a detailed review and analysis of Igor E. Klyukanov's book, Principles of Intercultural Communication.
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Applied Conflict Theory
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A 5 page paper discussing minimizing the potential destructiveness of conflict through awareness of conflict styles as delineated in Hall's Conflict Management Survey. Conflict truly can be found in any situation involving more than one person and one set of ideas. An awareness of Hall's conflict styles can aid in resolving that conflict more quickly, whether it be in a manner of compromise or competition and whether it be in the board room or in the back yard, allowing the participants to return more quickly to the issues at hand. There are strengths in each style of conflict advantageous to each setting, and it is up to those involved to make honest assessment of which style would best suit their purposes and the current issues before them. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Audiences
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This 3 page paper looks at three themes related to audience studies; Firstly the audience, purpose and rationale. Secondly the key differences in audience between trade and scientific approaches and lastly the visual and stylistic elements which position audience. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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Axiology: The Question of Ultimate Value
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(5pp) We as humans always claim that we are concerned with values. Largely this centers around the "value" of things, or the "best value" in relationship to cost, time and energy. German theorist Robert S. Hartman took the concept of value much farther than we might be prompted to do today. However after experiencing the organizational evils of the Nazis on a first hand basis, Hartman began to wonder if it was possible" to organize good as effectively as the Nazis organized evil." Ultimately Hartman game up with what he called "value mathematics,' as a method of determining the values of our everyday experiences. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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