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Drago, E. (2015). The effect of technology on face-to-face communication. The Elon Journal of Undergraduate in Communication, 6(1). Drago, E. (spring 2015) argues that mobile phones have negative effects on closeness, connection and conversational quality when mobile phones present in family communication. The presence of cell phones during family conversations influences the relationship of the family and individual's face to face communication skills. Drago, E…

Saralynn Niealsen Mr. Erickson Cj 241 Extra Credit Lecture There was a campus lecture on Wednesday October 4th given by John Iceland a professor from Penn State University. Mr. Iceland’s lecture was called Portrait of America: How Demographic Change and Economy Inequality are Reshaping Society. His overall theme for the presentation was are these the best of times, the worst of times or somewhere in between. Mr. Iceland had some good news to tell us such as “there has been a steady growth of…

Kennedy raised the topic on an issue along the coast of Cape Cod, inviting readers to read his argument and explore the development of renewable energy and its impact on the environment. In Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s article, "An Ill Wind Off Cape Cod," a persuasive tone is developed by using pathos, ethos, and logos. Kennedy utilizes emotions to enhance his reasoning for prohibiting the building of turbines. In this document, he emphasizes that turbines would “damage the views from 16 historic…

section 241 of the Criminal Code, which deals with the protection of life: This protection is grounded on a substantial consensus among western countries, medical organizations and our own Law Reform Commission that in order to protect life and those who are vulnerable in society effectively, a prohibition without exception on the giving of assistance to commit suicide is the best approach (p. 523). The phrasing of the Court in this excerpt is interesting; the Court, by reasoning that s. 241’s…

Without having a man to guide her, Ophelia becomes disoriented and hints visions of upcoming events through her words and actions. Before she dies, she stumbles over depressing words and sings a heartbreaking song. She sings, “No, no he is dead, go to thy death-bed, he will never come again” (4.5.192-194). Ophelia is not only discussing her father’s death, but also implies her own death as well. She will never see her father again and plans to accompany him in the afterlife. After she commits…

In The Book Thief, based on the events that take place, Markus Zusak is able to convey the theme “Courage is needed when completing deeds of goodness,” by using conflict development. The first example of an act of goodness requiring courage is when Walter, Max Vandenburg’s childhood friend, makes the dangerous journey to Hans Hubermann to be informed whether or not Max Vandenburg would be able to stay with them. In this case, Walter Kugler is going against the Nazi society. He decides that it is…

(2011). Traumatic Brain Injury. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 366(1562), 241-250. Retrieved November 8, 2014, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3013429/?report=reader#!po=2.00000 CDC - Traumatic Brain Injury - Injury Center. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/ Traumatic Brain Injury…

Amy Tan is a persuasive author because of her works such as, “Mother Tongue”, “A Pair of Tickets” and “The Joy Luck Club”. These works portray the mother-daughter relationship which is considered a spiritual act of connectedness. Some of her works also portray the negative side of this mother-daughter relationship. Another main thing that’s in Tan’s Stories is the “conflict faced by Chinese Americans who find themselves alienated both from their American milieu and from their Chinese parents and…

“There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; no wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, and proud men in old age learn to be wise” (245). In these final words said by the Choragos, he explains an important lesson learned by the tragic hero in the play “Antigone,” written by Sophocles. In this tragic play, Creon, Antigone’s uncle and the new king of Thebes, gives Eteocles a formal burial but forbids one to Polyneices because of his traitorous act against the city.…

globalized foods are very unhealthy like Pepsi and other American snacks in Mexico that cause malnourishment (Pilcher,2005, p.241). Pilcher (2000) describes how poor Mexicans now buy snack foods instead of vegetable proteins which are the only proteins they can afford (p.236). Food choices like these cause “serious nutritional consequences for the lower classes” (Pilcher, 2005, and 241). Food from globalized food chains like McDonalds besides competing with local foods often has too high of a…