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Pragma-Dialectic Approach To Argument
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11 pages in length. The art of argument ranges from formal debates through careful scholarly discussion to heated encounters, fierce arguments and quarrels. What likelihood is there that the enormous range of argumentation can be served, identified, or modeled by one theory. Do the extremes -- or even the edges – of the center have enough in common to be considered together? Not likely, inasmuch as the form of argument can differ just as significantly as the people involved. Discord among human beings is a normal, daily event at all stages of life; however, it is the manner in which such antagonism is addressed that determines how effective the outcome will ultimately be. The writer discusses argumentation as it relates to van Eemeren and Grootendorst's pragma-dialectic theory. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TLCargue.wps

Pragmatics Case Study Analysis
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This 7 page paper makes use of a hypothetical case study. In this case, the office staff of a floral shop is having a difficult time communicating. Grice's theories are used to resolve the situation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA735Pra.rtf

Princess Diana’s Death
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A 3 page paper which argues against Winfried Kurth’s argument that Princess Diana was killed by public opinion as seen in the article Trans-National Fantasies Immediately Before Princess Diana's Death. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAdi.rtf

Process Model of Communication
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A 4 page paper discussing and evaluating the process (or transmission) model of communication. This model is one that seeks to explain mechanisms by which linear communication occurs and is received by the listener. “The listener” in the process model often is not an individual, but rather an entire audience, generally without respect to demographic characteristics of that audience and certainly without regard for individual characteristics such as gender and class. This lack of distinction severely limits the process model’s ability to describe or predict any audience response. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KScommGen.rtf

Questions and Answers in Communication Theory
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This 6 page paper evaluates communication theory with a focus on Expectancy Violations Theory. Questions are answered and the final portion contains a short essay regarding what would happen if the public owned the media. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA544com.rtf

Radical Social Consciousness in Literature and Film
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In this new century, and through part of the last one. we have been told that nothing occurs without a reason. Such is the concept with the label 'radical social consciousness,' whether this is an accurate assumption will be examined through the work of three very different authors Anne Frank, Dee Brown and Marleen Gorris. By examining these works we will be able to decide whether we agree with this thought, readily or wisely know that there are no absolutes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBradsoc.doc

Rhetoric in Berger's Hiroshima
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A paper which considers the use of rhetoric in John Berger's "Hiroshima", particularly with reference to the concept of Hell, terrorism, and the way in which revisionism is used to distort the reality of historical events.
Filename: JLhirosh.rtf

Roots and Routes
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of roots and routes in intercultural communications. This paper includes a graph of roots and routes and the impacts for communication. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MHintercult45.rtf

Saving Face & Facework in Asian Cultures
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A 7 page research paper that examines the role that saving face and facework play in Asian culture shows that this aspect of communication behavior is interwoven into the societal fabric of many Asian countries to a greater degree than one finds in Western cultures. While this is beneficial to social interaction in some ways, there is also evidence that this cultural paradigm can have negative effects. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khfacew.rtf

Smoking And The Society
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This 10 page paper provides statistical data regarding the health issues related to smoking. A historical perspective of legislation and public opinion is provided and the emotional and economic costs that have been linked to the effects of smoking are discussed. The essay concludes with possible actions that will be taken in the near future to discourage smoking among existing smokers and youth who are tempted to begin smoking. Since this is a controversial issue, a brief review of conflicting data is also provided. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: PGsmoke.wps

Social Dimensions Of Rhetoric
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses the impact of rhetoric and the discourse community as they relate to a particular issue. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TLCrhet.wps

Social Theories in Communication
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A 3 page paper discussing cultural studies, organizational culture and coordinated management of meaning as they relate to the study of communication. Each of these three approaches is a theoretical approach that takes culture as central to its analysis. The purpose here is to compare and contrast these theories, in terms of how they define and interpret culture. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KScommSocTheo.rtf

Sociolinguistics
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A 3 page definition of sociolinguistics. The author contends that the simple statement "English is spoken more widely than Chinese in Singapore" is not in itself a sociolinguistic observation. Sociolinguistics is concerned not with which language is spoken but how that language is spoken in context with certain social stimuli. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPlingu2.rtf

Standpoint Theory and Speech Communities
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A 3 page paper discussing how standpoint theory and speech communities relate to how our individual communication styles are related to the broader communities in which we are immersed. The purpose here is to discuss how these theories account for the differences between different groups’ communication styles. The “groups” being used here are defined by gender and consist of either men or women. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KScommStndpt.rtf