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

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

“Marshall McLuhan’s Theories Applied to Fairy Tales”
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A five page paper which looks at McLuhan’s theory of the importance of the medium in the transmission of textual messages, and how this can be applied to the cultural resonance which is found in fairy-tales, particularly in terms of gender stereotyping. Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: JLmcluhan.wps

“Thirteen Days” and Negotiation Methods
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A 3 page paper which examines the film “Thirteen Days” and discusses what negotiation methods are employed in the film. Bibliography lists .
Filename: RA13day.rtf