Facial expression

A smile expresses a feeling of joy, success, sensuality, affection and courtesy, and reveals self-confidence and kindness. The harmony of the smile is determined not only by the shape, position and the colour of the teeth but also by the gingival tissues1. Gummy smile is seen due to improper relation between gingival tissue and tooth, with gingival tissue in excess and tooth portion in a small amount. Excessive gingival display (EGD) commonly described as “gummy smile” is a frequent cause of…

Non-verbal communication is the ability to interact with an individual or more without the usage of words and is used to send out a message through the usage of various signals and symbols. This method of communication is misleading to an extant since one cannot always interpret the real message which is trying to be conveyed. In this essay, the movie Mean Girls, will be examined and explained through the usage of the 8 non-verbal communication methods. Kinesics Kinesics is the study of physical…

1. Body Language Body language is the process of communicating nonverbally through conscious or unconscious gestures and movements, or the simple definition is communicating without words. It’s important because it has a lot of functions, examples: - To express our feelings about what are we discussing. Body language can help us determine how someone feels about what they are saying. - You can now when someone is lying to you. - To understand how we come across to other people and be able to…

Discourse is a simple, flat forum, where replies flow down the page in a line. It is known as formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing among individuals, but it has also come, within linguistics for instance, to mean the way in which linguistic elements are united so as to constitute variant, a structure of meaning larger than the sum of its parts. In the society, social practices and institutions are both integrated by and situated within forms of discourse and works as organizing and…

Introduction Unfortunately, everybody has non-verbal communication whether you like it or not. Non-verbal communications are involuntary human responses to different emotions. For example when people are angry they might roll eyes or cross their arms, and when their nervous they might shake their legs. These are just three of the many non-verbal tells/ cues that people have. Being aware you one’s own tells is important because you have to learn to control them. When you’re a kid all you have to…

Through nonverbal communication, people could express their inner feelings and thoughts without any verbal communication. Sometimes, simple nonverbal communication could show stronger impression than intricate sentences. In addition, one nonverbal communication could mean more than one definition. Nonverbal communication represents a significant symbol of something. For example, emblem, which is the posture or gesture has word meaning, could be the great example of the body metaphor. I could not…

The focal point of the image, ‘Oliver Asking for More,’ is the gentleman standing opposite the other people who are seated. The man attracts the attention at first glance because he looks bigger than the other people in the picture, and his clothes are painted white while the other people have their clothes painted dark. After gazing at the image of the man, my eyes are then attracted to his legs. The legs look bent while he leans on the wall. The attention of the gaze of the legs is based on…

the newest technology’s advances, it is possible and the study which tries to analyze what gives away one’s true feelings is micro-expressions. Micro-expressions are rapid involuntary facial expressions which reveal one 's genuine emotions people trying to disguise (Zhang P., 2016). Micro-expressions cannot be faked unlike regular face expressions. Micro-expressions last only for a small part of a second and they cannot be detected…

Have you ever had an embarrassing acne breakout? It is most likely that you have, because eight out of ten people have experienced a breakout in their lifetime ("Why"). If such a situation occurs trying to pop the acne is not the best way to get rid of it, and would likely cause scarring. Instead, see a dermatologist. Dermatologists help treat people with conditions of the skin, hair, and nails ("About Dermatology"). Helping people feel good about their appearance and health is something that…

No matter where a person may come from, everyone encounters a similar journey. The journey that is heard in stories is symbolic to what anyone may go through in life. In the story “A worn path”, an old women goes through many obstacles as she is on the pathway to acquiring what she sought after. In order to better convey the hero’s journey in the story A Worn Path, Eudora Welty uses characterization, symbolism, and conflict. In the story characterization is used to describe the main character…