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Both of these
artifacts
demonstrate my how I
can apply my
knowledge in the
communications field
to current and
important cultural
situations.
These examples,
which are based on
scholarly research,
are also topics
which are important
to people of all
areas of study.
Research Paper on
the Ethnography of
Communication
Writing this paper
was an excellent
experience for me
because it allowed
me to research a
specific area of
interest in which I
had not had previous
knowledge.
This topic, after I
began to write my
paper, began to mean
more to me than
simply writing a
paper. The idea of
how a society
creates its norms
and how one may not
see them until they
look at a different
culture is
shockingly true.
Every day, we take
for granted the
people that we know
and the situations
in which we put
ourselves, however,
do we know why we do
the things that we
do or how our norms
are created?
The theory of speech
codes attempts to
show that when
confronted with
questions such as
"why are you the way
that you are," the
easiest way to
answer these
questions is to
place yourself in
another situation.
Senior Seminar Case
Study
The capstone course
for my communication
major was my Senior
Seminar class titled
Freedom of
Expression and
Ethics. This
class allowed for
maximum discussion
on current topics
which would be of
interest to recent
college graduates
and would effect
their future
careers. This
evaluation of
alcohol ads and
their effect on
college campuses
attempts to critique
why there may be
other alternatives
to advertising which
would not try to
sell alcohol to
minors.
In
many phases of life,
people are
approached with
difficult ethical
decisions. In
this situation, the
school was
attempting to
minimize the
consumption of
alcohol by minors by
eliminating alcohol
advertisements from
the school
newspaper.
However, these
advertisements aided
in funding for the
newspaper and
allowed this paper
to be published.
Overall, the best
solution would be to
find other sponsors
which would not
attempt to promote
alcohol consumption.
Knowing how to
analyze difficult
situations and
maintain ethical
standards is often a
daunting task,
however, in the long
run, people will
generally be more
satisfied with
themselves if they
make ethical
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Research Paper on
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