Communications and Media

For many centuries, humans have been involved in wars for various reasons. Wars according to Ricks (2006) are caused by different conflicts of interests, or in a much deeper analysis, wars are caused by human greed and egoistic pursuits. Factors such as poverty, inequality, discrimination and cultural misunderstandings also cause wars. Much have been said and done to mitigate causes of wars. Yet, people have not learned from the sufferings of the past caused by the horrors and uncertainty brought...

Technology can be construed to mean the application of scientific advances to impact the lives of the people. Over the years, changes and improvements in technology have brought a great revolution in the society. Most notably, communication technology has taken the greatest leap forward in changing the way of life in our society. Talking to a friend on the other side of the earth was at one time an effort that would take days if not weeks. With the rise of wireless communication and the mobile phones,...

Report from a Pashtun Teen Arranged Marriage by Sher Bano Nicholas D. Kristof-A New York Times Blog Introduction Those in the West, such as in the US and Europe are used to courtship before marriage. A typical marriage, in the US for example, would involve first a boy (or as is becoming common a girl) having a crush on a girl a boy or a girl on seeing a suitable partner approaches her and lets her or him know of his feelings. If she also feels the same way then they are ready to begin on a long...

As our session comes to a close, it is a great honor to be a part of our virtual team. Along with all the things I have come to learn regarding Australia and the Australian content, it has also been a fulfilling experience to interact with other people from other places and from other cultures. It has been interesting for me to learn about Australia and to visit it. The outback as we all know it, Australia has a rich culture that can reach greater heights in due time. It has even started to penetrate...

In this Assignment we are about to discuss the topic of feminism and address some of the issues in feminism of alienation, otherness, sexuality, agency and gender difference. Also, the ideas of some feminist are echoed. Feminism is the belief and aim that women should have the same rights and opportunities in society as men. The awareness among womens and in order to overcome the slavery and the way the women treated in the social sectors lead to development of feminist organization. The term feminism...

Throughout the history of the United States, racial discrimination has been an important issue. The whites have dominated the American society with the people of color having limited opportunities. In the slavery era where the African Americans were enslaved in the southern states through the racial segregation era, the people of color in America have never been treated equally. However, in the second half of the 20th century, all formal racial discrimination were outlawed as a result of civil disobedient...

In the video The legacy of unresolved Loss, communication therapist, Monica McGoldrick mediates between David and his 15-year old daughter, Katelyn. David lost his wife, Katelyns mother, Diane and he has remarried. His new wife has given birth to a young baby. These changes in Davids life, coupled with stress at work have created communication challenges for David, especially with his teenage daughter. From the video, the therapists advocates for clear and flexible communication between dad and...

The empirical article Ovulatory cycle effects on tip earnings by lap dancers economic evidence for human estrus, Myler, Tybur and Jordan, Evolution and Human Behavior 28 (2007) 375  381 examines whether human estrus was really lost during evolution. The estrus refers to estrous (or oestrous) cycle that comprises the recurring physiologic changes induced by reproductive hormones in most of mammalian females with a placental reproductive system. Humans undergo a menstrual cycle instead and it...

This document affirms that the major objective of this study is to establish the distinctiveness of womens reflection in advertisements contents as portrayed in the most extensively distributed African women publications in the East Africa (EA) and to recognize the consequence of such substances in devising the collective reflection of women. The study also scrutinizes how women consider the depicted picture of women in publicity. The instigator asserts that, in EA, women not only are advancing...

In the fairy tale story the Frog Prince, psychoanalytic emphasis is usually upon childrens fantasies about the prime family situation. But to Sigmund Freud, his approaches to fairy stories such as this mostly concerned with its possible sexual symbol. For a Freudian, the symbolic meaning of the Frog Prince could lie in a young girls mixture of fascination and horror over the sexual act. (Weber 1982 112) In Freuds theory, the attitude of the princess has something to do with the psyche and its relation...