Jargon

University and the rest were self-published of their accounts. These real personal documents are well used by the author to support his argument. The author uses very simple language in readers understanding but the written documents are filled with jargon, since it was written in the 1600s and the language back then was different compared to today’s modern English language. The accounts use several hard-complex vocabulary words which would be difficult for the accounts be understand.…

In Kevin Daum’s (2013) article, 8 Ways to Improve Your Communications Right Now, he presents a sensible set of simple tips that the reader can instantly apply to their communications. Likewise, his informative and at times witty advice is easy to agree with and employ. For instance, Daum’s (2013) tip number three recommends asking two thought-provoking and pertinent questions before the conversation ends. By doing this, Daum (2013) asserts, “[it] will make you think harder about what is being…

According to studies conducted, low health literacy predicts the likelihood of being uninsured (Adepoju, Preston, Gonzales, 2015). Consequently, it is important that nurses improve their ability to communicate with their patients and reduce the amount of jargon. To increase the understanding of at home treatment plans, and health care options the nurse should go through teach back techniques to assess whether the patient understands the information provided and what was not effectively…

In “Why We Should Trust Scientists,” by Naomi Oreskes, the presenter describes what makes science so unique, and distinguishes it from other fields such as religion. Oreskes claims that science is an appeal to authority, but unlike other similar appeals, it is the collective authority of a group of people, somewhat like a community. Throughout her speech, she conveys to her audience different examples of historical figures who worked in science, and uses them as proofs to help understand the…

Jerrell Cassady and Ronald Johnson in their research paper, “Cognitive test anxiety and academic performance”, presented the conclusions of some of the foundational research on test anxiety and discussed the results of a study they conducted on the topic. The authors began their paper by examining the different components, namely the emotionality and the cognitive component of test anxiety and their effects on a student 's performance. According to Cassady and Johnson, “the cognitive component…

1. Priority learning for my assigned client? The priority learning for my patient is adherence. The patient is a rancher from rural South Dakota. Therefore, he often chooses not to undergo certain treatments and procedures in fear of what will happen to his ranch while he is gone. This can lead to more severe health problems in the future. The patient initially decided not to undergo a CABG this past February when it was recommended, then recently the doctors notified the patient that his…

Communication is complete and perfect when the receiver understands the message in the same sense and spirit as the communicator intends to convey, here idea, and information reached to and responded by receiver remain unaltered and distorted. But practically it has been noticed that such perfect and complete communication does not take place because of certain obstacles or other factors known as “Communication barriers”, there are a lot of causes of misunderstanding and misrepresentations of…

assessment and It is for anyone in further or higher education to improve the practice of assessment generally or to provide students with as rich an educational experience as possible. Cheating on test is informally written using a minimum of professional jargon and numerous anecdotes and cases. Technical information is largely confined to end-of-book appendices. It will appeal to all serous stakeholders in our educational system from parents and school members to professionals directly…

“The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter,” said Abraham Lincoln in a speech on May 19, 1856 in Illinois. However, with a world that is vastly more connected than the world in 1856, we can digitally connect the American public with those politicians who represent them in hopes to create a more informed American citizen. With this increased connectivity, we need to have a conversation about the proper uses of technologies, including the time and the…

Hello! The theme for today is about an artwork made by George Catlin the creator of this quote “Thank god it is over, That I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world” and the first great painter to travel beyond the Mississippi to paint the Indians, and his Indian Gallery, staggering in its ambition and scope, is one of the wonders of the nineteenth century. This artwork started in 1834 and he finished in the same year. To do this artwork he used a technique with oil on canvas and the…