Todd Gitlin's, "The Whole World is Watching: Mass Media in the Making and Unmaking of the New Left":
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This 3 page paper provides an examination of the basic assumptions of this book, by focusing on the antiwar demonstrations. Furthermore, this paper provides an evaluation of the book that highlights Gitlin's extensive education and expertise in this area. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSGitlin.rtf

Traps in History
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(3 pp) Author, James Baldwin claims that, 'James Joyce is right about history being a nightmare—but it may be the history from which no one can awaken. People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.' Malcolm X and Elie Wiesel are used as examples as well as the writer's personal history. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BBmalx.doc.

TV isn't violent enough
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A paper which looks critically at Oppenheim's study of media violence, and considers whether the hypothesis which he puts forward is valid in the light of other, more recent research into the impact of TV violence on the public in general, and young people in particular. Annotated bibliography with 5 sources.
Filename: JLoppen.rtf

Upwards Communication in Cultures
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This 10 page paper considers the question of how messages are communicated upwards in cultures, and assesses situations where power distance is high, the need to avoid uncertainty is high and the relationships are collectivist. This paper considers the issues related to upward communication based on cultural assessments. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: MHCulCom.wps

Uses & Gratifications Approach
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Approximately 3 pages of information on this communications theory which basically examines the social roles that constrain audience needs, opportunities, and choices. Part of this file is a "working" (annotated) bibliography.
Filename: Commprac.wps

Variants Of Communication
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9 pages in length. The writer discusses communication in the Information Age; the communication process; nonverbal communication; verbal communication; why the communication process is studied; and the role of vocabulary in communications. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCCommV.rtf

Verbal and Nonverbal Communications: What Communications Styles and Gestures Say About a Person
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This 10 page paper considers the communication that occurs between two strangers and how this influences their overall perception of eachother. This paper considers how both verbal communication and nonverbal gestures relate specific facts and influence perspectives on the communication process. This paper also considers how familiarity plays a role in determining the success of communication and communication strategies and also assesses stereotypes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHnonvC3.wps

Weaver & Aristotle/Views on Rhetoric
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A 5 page research paper that compares Aristotle's forms of rhetoric (ethos, logos, and pathos) with the modern model proposed by Richard Weaver (1953), which entails the use of "universal terms." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khweaari.wps

Williamson: Decoding Advertisements
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A paper which looks in detail at Williamson's theories of advertising, with reference to the influence of Althusser and Lacan on her work, and the part played by advertising in the construction of representation. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: JLadsstrc.rtf

Yale Study on Communication and Persuasion
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the topic and relates it to the findings in the current literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHComper.rtf