Essays on Message

The Don’t Drive Sleepy ad was created by Thai advertising company “BBDO” in a bid to promote safety in the roads (Linda). This ad shows its audience simply and clearly the consequences of falling asleep when one is on the wheel, and the risks that a person who is driving may face for underestimating sleepiness and tiredness, but also overestimating the ability of their body.
The ThaiHealth Don’t Drive sleepy ad targets drivers. The ad attempts to inform drivers that it is dangerous to drive when one is sleepy and so drivers should take the issue seriously. Continue reading...

Introduction

A communication channel refers to the medium used in the exchange of information among different parties. For instance, print media is used to relay information from one person to another through writing. The term ‘channels’ is used to specifically refer to the physical means like wires, mails and sound used to convey information between different parties. However, there have been recent advancements in the field of communication.
These developments have led to shifts in the communication sector. Currently, mediums of transmitting information do not necessarily have to be tangible. There are electronic media that allow people to share information Continue reading...

In The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemmingway adopts the use of simple language to explore the ravages of World War I through his main character Jake. Interestingly, Hemmingway does not succumb to the temptation of using colorful adjectives to describe his characters and the events narrated in the novel. Instead, Hemmingway uses short and direct phrases that leave the reader in suspense. In addition, the style makes the writer omit many details that would have otherwise been useful in dissecting his characters as well as the themes and motifs discussed in the novel. Nonetheless, the style is likeable for Continue reading...

COMMUNICATION EVALUATION

The following is a commercial for kinder surprise, also known as kinder egg. It is a confection manufactured by the Italian brand Ferrero. The product is intended prominently for children, it has a form of chocolate egg containing a small toy. Kinder is a German word which means children. Each kinder surprise consists of a chocolate shell, a plastic capsule, and an external foil wrap. The following is a seasonal, promotional advertisement in which a special Smurfs toys are being presented as a surprise to its buyers, which are mainly children. Kinder surprise has always been a favorite among Continue reading...

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot by the Irish writer Samuel Becket is a powerful play attesting to the inevitable suffering inherent in human existence. The play depicts this agony even more poignantly by the fact that it is devoid of a well-organized plot and a conventional setting: “A country road. A tree” (Act 1). This is all the setting there is. .Devoid of these familiar elements, the audience or reader has no choice but to face one of the most fundamental elements of the play: an endless wait. As the play opens, the audience or reader meets Estragon, or rather Gogo, Continue reading...

One of the most brilliant songs with amazing vocals and vocals arrangement in the history of songs is the song “We are the World”. The song embraces a wide range of dynamics, sound quality with backing vocals to give a wonderful connection to the lyrics. Notably to this is the chorus where the artists blend their voices to produce amazing vocals. The dynamics of the vocals in the song help connect the lyrics of the song by appealing to the listeners depending on the person they are listening to since the song is composed of different artists all with Continue reading...

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Communication process
Communication process is elucidated using various communication models. The process starts when the sender with intent to send a message encodes the message and sends it through a channel in which the message is decoded, and received by the targeted receiver. The sender and the receiver are reciprocally connected. The process is complete when a desired feedback is received, and the process starts once again. Communication can only be said to be effective of the sender receives feedback whether desired or undesired without being hampered by various factors that might render the communication process ineffective. Organizations strive Continue reading...

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Abstract

This essay defines effective communication and puts forth its importance in everyday life with the help of a few examples. It also explains miscommunication that occurs when a message is not communicated clearly. An example from Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is used to show how miscommunication can happen. This paper refers to works of Angeliki Tzanne and Julia T. Wood to get a better insight into effective communication. Learning theories and principles of effective communication can help to make communication in everyday life more effective. Therefore, theories of communication as Continue reading...

Character identity

The movie ‘despicable me’ utilizes Gru as the main character to drive its story line. Gru’s self-concept changes from the super villain outlook on himself to an increasingly soft and children liking super dad. The transformation in his self concept helps build the story of the movie, however, his identity remains the same which helps the audience identify with him and recognize him as Gru, whether in villainy or in good causes. The physical identity of Gru is defined by many aspects. The size of the character is representative of him. Big and imposing, the size complements all Continue reading...

Introduction

Communication is a way in which people try to share the meaning through the transmission of symbolic messages. Communication gives us the opportunity to influence others and ourselves, affect the behaviour of others and share experiences with others. Despite the fact that communication brings people together and help them to connect, it can also draw people apart due to the communication barriers. They include; role expectations, gender bias, emotion and attitude. A person who practices good communication skills should be emotive, that is, have a high sociability and high dominance. To be able to achieve high dominance and high Continue reading...

After reading Anne Waldman’s Gossamurmur, I was inspired to write a literary piece that would be synonymous with hers in terms of style. I therefore had to engage in an extensive rhetorical analysis so to come with an exemplary piece that would be characteristic of well-defined rhetorical choices in regards to the language, the audience and the genre of the piece. After the comprehensive rhetorical choices analysis, I decided to construct a poem whose focus was on two aspects of human life that are often considered to be correlated. These are loneliness and love. People who do have Continue reading...

There are the natural ways that the people expect other people to behave. However, for the same people to act in the same exact intentions expected, then they will be fulfilling the wishes of the people who silently hold these intentions. The visit by the Japanese Prime Minister on the war shrine sparked different takes on different parts of the globe. The most affected countries were China and Korea. This was because of the bad war memories the shrine has. This attracted attention on different parts of the worlds under different perspectives. For instance, the Japanese felt that he Continue reading...

I will analyze the song, The 4th Branch by Immortal Technique. I will also give details of the song and background details including the social context and genre in which The 4th Branch was written. I will also explain my reason for choosing the song and its meaning. Further than that, I will also state the ways in which The 4th Branch plays in the social setup of the society (ghetto). Finally, I will give my analysis of The 4th Branch and the role it plays in shaping the political game.
The 4th Branch is a symbolic song that Continue reading...

Communication

Communication is a process through which information, ideas, thoughts, feelings and emotions are exchanged from one party to the other . Communication is an important part of human life that facilitates interaction and give a sense of understanding To be effective in communication, the communicating parties must be aware of the various forms of communication like the words, vocal tones, and body language, how to use them effectively, and overcome the barriers to the communications process . However, while most people are born with the physical ability to talk, not everyone can communicate well unless they make extra efforts to develop Continue reading...

Shakespeare in the “Julius Caesar” play was much concerned about how individual lives. He provides an insight of the human’s life by raising the argument about the aptitude free will versus the power of fate in life. The playwright ultimately backs the philosophy in which freedom and fate have delicate coexistence. He uses characters such as Cassius, Caesar and Brutus to bring about the issue of the fate and free will. As Cassius and Brutus were attempting to eliminate Caesar from power, Caesar suggested “men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is Continue reading...

1.0 Introduction
The animal communication system is significantly different from the human communication system. The latter is more advanced as compared to an animal communication system. One difference between the two communication systems is that fact that whereas human beings can use different types of media to pass across their messages; animals only use a limited number of media to communicate. It is, however important to note that similarities exist between the communication system of animals and the human communication system. For instance, communicating through the use of touch is common between animal and human communication. This means that Continue reading...

Various artistic features pass on different messages variedly that can be generated through and in depth analysis and understanding. It, therefore, means that an artistic feature can display more information than what it appears to depend on the medium used. There is various medium used in art in general such as paintings, sculptures, music, drawings, film among others that help to display and relay more information that what meets the eye. Irrespective of the medium used it has to pass and display a message that the audience and viewers of the work can associate and draw at the back Continue reading...

Exploring Boundaries: Fashion, Adornment and the Body

Introduction
For many centuries, humans have communicated to each other in the language of dress. Even before an individual talk to another individual on the street, at a party or in a meeting, the person has already declared their age, gender, and class through their attire. Additionally, the person would have possibly announced important information or misinformation, such as origin, occupation, tastes, opinions, current moods, and sexual desires. Individuals may lack the ability to express what they have observed into words, but they have registered information unconsciously about each other. Consequently, by the end of the conversation or meeting, Continue reading...

- Communication (listening actively to others)
Although listening and hearing may seem to be synonyms, it is not quite correct. There is some difference between them. When a person hears, it is only the process where ears are involved. When a person listens to something, he or she thinks the information over, analyzes it and makes conclusions.
Active listening is a method used to better understand a person, his or her psychological state. There are several basic features of active listening:
- When a person listens actively, he or she avoid talking;
- It helps to avoid conflicts, because each Continue reading...

Problem Solving

1. Solving Complex Problems

1) Identification and acceptance of the problem.
2) Finding all the alternatives associated with the problem.
3) Analyzing the advantages and disadvantages associated with each alternative.
4) Choosing the solution.
5) Testing/Evaluating the solution.
I usually spend between $300-500 a month. However, in the last 3 months, my expenditure has been $800-1000 a month, which has been reducing my savings.

Step 1: Defining the problem

Is there a problem? Yes, anything that deters normal living and results in an undesired or unpleasant situation is a problem. If it is unpleasant for just an individual, it can be seen as a Continue reading...

Using the 4P Strategies of Marketing in Entering New Markets

As a result of rapid globalization advancements, a significant percentage of having resorted to international modes of marketing in attempts to venture in new marketing zones. The importance of such strategy borders on the practical ways that familiarize customers with the firm and its products. Album, Duees and Strandskow describe this mode of marketing as the selling of information, products and service across various boundaries of the political landscapes.
They also point out that the international strategies of marketing are similar to those of local regions, which border on the 4Ps, but it is also characterized with a lot Continue reading...

This is a painting by Ricardo Chavarria, a great and talented painter.

Ricardo Chavarria (American 1980 )47, 2012Acrylic on canvas, 48" x 40"
The Bold Acrylic Attractions by Ricardo Ricardo Chavarria
The Bold Acrylic is one among great paintings that Chavaria has produced that have been executed in many galleries across the world. The Bold Acrylic pulses with color, light, and unique internal energy which seems to radiate and move back within itself as it has been described. The painting presents a mixture of unity and variety in the following sense. Acrylic presents unity in the circles that make the painting where round circles of the same shape is used in Continue reading...

Introduction

Throughout human history, there is an array of revolutionary technological innovations. One such innovation is cryptography that brought about a revolution in the society by facilitating privately encrypted messages. I got very much interested in this technology after learning that all the secured data transaction is encrypted. There are majorly two basic types of encryption used asymmetric and symmetric key encryption.

What is RSA encryption?

Symmetric key encryption has one weakness that its integrity is dependent on the exclusive sharing of its private keys. Here, different encryption scheme is needed that is asymmetric or public key encryption. Public key cryptography is a mathematical Continue reading...

When comparing Jacque-Louis David’s Oath of the Horatii (1784-1785) to Edvard Munch’s The Scream (1893), many differences can be found which can shed some light on how the world changed its views of art (painting, in particular) between the Neoclassical and proto-Expressionist periods. The two paintings could not be more dissimilar; David’s work shows three brothers reaching out toward a cluster of swords held by their father in a work of stately classicism, whereas Munch’s Scream is a surrealistic portrait of a misshaped man screaming straight at the audience, with a psychedelic riverside view behind Continue reading...

Every ad aims a particular group or class of people. The features used in the ads for luxury cars usually target to attract the attention of certain people. For instance, the ads for the Mitsubishi car and the Volkswagen car are different in their design and features but all have been properly tailored to appeal to their audiences (Sean Sheep).

Description of ad 1

This is an ad used by Volkswagen in advertising their cars on Magazines. The ad comprises of a young man flying in the air as he plays a guitar. Right behind him is a Volkswagen car and some people Continue reading...

The book jacket is the outer cover of a book that has colorful pictures and words. The back of the cover has flaps displaying the author’s biography. The book jacket makes effort to promote the book and protect the book from damage. Jamie Keenan and Chipp Kidd are examples of graphic designers who produce the book jacket. This paper compares and contrasts Keenan and Kidd works as graphic designers. The two are some of the best graphic designers in the world and have an enormous contribution in designing book jacket.
Chipp Kidd is a renowned book designer in Continue reading...

The Written Garment: Fashion and Fiction

Communication in life happens through various means and methods that convey different meaning to different people. Communication it is asserted can be either verbal or non-verbal. Language is the medium through which various ideas and messages are conveyed in the process of communication. In the field of arts and architecture, communication happens in a different way that in most cases does not convey a message or idea directly as with the other cases in most situations. In many occasions, it requires an in depth analysis that has been termed by others as the ‘‘third eye’’ that can enable one Continue reading...

This paper is going to examine field research and web-based research as two methods of research. Field research involves collection and analysis of information outside the workplace. The researcher identifies the topic of research and goes to the field to collect the information in the real world. This method involves many ways of collecting data. It may be from simple observation of the subjects in their natural environment (Emerson, 2001). In other cases, the researcher has to target specific subjects using tools such as interviews, questionnaires, or focus group discussions. In other cases, the researcher might integrate themselves with Continue reading...

A picture paints a thousand words. It speaks audible words that penetrate the hearts of those on lookers scrutinizing them. It speaks louder than expected. Pictures are frequently found on advertisements, billboards, magazines, internet, television, and other media. They are intended to convey an idea in the most brief, concise and effective way. A picture is worth more than a thousand words. It screeches diverse messages depending on how one views them. It squeals in the most simple and subtle manner where the echoes are carried by those who has seen them even for a long time. It is Continue reading...

“Save Lives, Stub it out”

The design of an ad determines a great deal on whether or not the intended message shall be successfully conveyed to the viewer. In addition, it is imperative that careful design is achieved to leave the viewer without questions. The ad by the Fire Protection Australia (FPAA) entitled “Save lives, Stub it out” is one of the most successful and well designed ads. The ad is elaborate and on point in its conveyance of the intended message to the viewer.
There is so much that is hidden behind this ad that cannot be seen at a first glance. However, Continue reading...

Characters in a musical are a useful media through which the composer communicates his message to an audience. The message is put in context for it to resonate/ relate with the target audience. The methods used to package the message in the song are varying. Some composers and directors opt for the explicit representation of situations, as they would be, while others seek to imply an underlying message within their musical works. In the context of a musical, the composers and directors package songs that carry individual messages, while also making sense when evaluated together within the musical. Each Continue reading...

The current shift in technology has managed to change the world over a short period of time. At one point, there were handwritten letters and phone calls, and then came emails and text messages. People have different opinions on the changes in the forms of communication; some appreciate the old means of communication while some consider the modern means of communication that has been influenced by technology. Irrespective of either side, the fact remains that technology has changed the spoken and written language forever.
One of the noticed changing trends in language these days is the use of abbreviations. Continue reading...

Letters, in the past, do more than just share a message. These written words often carry the being along with the message; as if presenting one’s self to the one for whom the message is intended to be given. In this activity, a letter from Helen Keller dedicated to those who might like to donate for the cause of helping out deaf-and-blind individuals like herself shall be given particular attention to. Determining the response to the questions, what does this letter tell about Helen Keller? What result could a letter like this specifically bring about in relation to Continue reading...

Article Review

This article titled “4 Principles of marketing in the digital age” was written by Greg Satell and appeared in the Forbes magazine on the 16th of April 2013. It gives pointers to marketers on how to cope with the ever changing face of marketing especially in the digital age.
The second principle is “Use Innovation Teams to Identify, Evaluate and Activate Emerging Opportunities”. This principle will enable marketers to tap into new potential and stay ahead of the competition through taking advantage of new opportunities. Greg, however, advices companies to first test all innovations that come their way before Continue reading...

Non-Verbal Communication

Communication involves the activities people carry out in their day to day basis. It is used as an effective tool as it helps people get along through ways that are convenient. Verbal and non-verbal communication skills define the way people interact and therefore need to be properly utilized and interpreted to avoid sending the wrong message. The simple things people take for granted really send a loud message about who someone is or how they carry themselves around. The most vital components of non-verbal communication entail gestures, postures, importance of clothing and accessories, the tone of the voice facial Continue reading...

“Ran” is a well acclaimed Japanese movie that was released in the Tokyo international film festival in the year 1985. Akira Kurosawa directed this movie was the most expensive Japanese movie that was ever made up to its release. This paper intends to discuss the movie Ran and focuses on interesting parts of this movie.
Ran is a Japanese epic that tells the story and downfall of Ichimonji clan. King Heditora calls his sons and suggests them to be united, and in order to corroborate his version, king displays, how one arrow is broken easily while it becomes difficult Continue reading...

In the advent of technology, human beings have changed the way they interact. Today, the world is virtually connected using different technological flat forms like computers, mobile phones, television networks among others. The use of the internet has made the interaction real-time and has overcome the barrier of distance in communication. There are those who are avid computer users. This category of computer users tends to use the computer for much longer periods of time than the average person. Can these computer users be categorized as a subculture? Based on what defines a subculture i.e. a social group of Continue reading...

Tuesday November 4, of 2008 will remain monumental in American history because an African American president got elected to serve the people of United States. What made Barrack Obama manage to conquer the traditional barriers of ethnicity and race to become crucial figure in the history of United States? Barrack Obama’s leadership strategies surround on two fundamental factors. One, his unique communication abilities which made him win support from diverse coalitions in United States; secondly, his competent abilities in leading and launching a formidable organization. Through the two leadership strategies, Obama displayed managerial and leadership skills of the Continue reading...

The super bowl is the largest sporting event broadcasted by NBC. Businesses have used this rare opportunity to air their adverts. More than 111 million Americans who watch the event have admitted paying attention to the ads that dominate the event. As the game progresses, companies take this fantastic opportunity to familiarize the consumers with their products, and ultimately increase their sales revenues. Several adverts have prominently featured in the super bowl live broadcasts. Among them are The Muppets steals a car, T-mobile commercial, 'Noah' trailer, coca cola and the jaguar ad.
The Muppets steal a car is an Continue reading...

The paper “Hard Times: College Majors, Unemployment and Earnings” is both a written a visual text as seen from its use of both methods in passing across its message. As a written text, the paper harnesses the use of headings to direct the reader to the point it intends to portray. On the other hand, the visual part of it involves the use of pictures and other images to give depictions of the intended message. The use of pictures such as coins to denote money in general and graphs to give a general view of things works as intended. Continue reading...