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Question 1. The performance approach to the study of the Personal Experience Narrative (PEN) builds on the work of Erving Goffman by expanding on the theory of frames and strips. Additionally, in the article “The Frame Analysis of Talk” Goffman recognizes that the relationship and interaction between the narrator and the audience shapes the social context of the narrative. According to Goffman, the social interaction of the PEN is always “framed” to set the context of the narrative. However, the…

For our final assignment of the semester, we have been given the task of creating an autobiographical essay using five course concepts. Before I begin to go into much more detail, I believe it is important to start off with some simple definitions of work, family, and gender as it reflects on the courses name. Work is defined by Hannah Arendt as “the construction of a stable world of things, which become the basis for action” (138). Family is referred to by Friedrich Engels as the connection of…

If you saw a person trip and fall would you instinctively help them or would you walk away? Some people fall into two categories good and evil. ‘Good’ meaning someone who does not cause any harm to a person or thing in any situation and ‘Evil’ meaning is the opposite, a person who intentionally hurts people or things. Some debates that surround this topic are good deeds and the selfish or selfless intentions behind these good deeds and the ability of one evil deed weighing out all good deeds.…

Car accidents have become the most common way for teens to die. This is all due to distractions in the car. There are many reasons on why a driver could be distracted. Some of these reasons include changing the radio station, talking to passengers, eating, drinking, being sleepy and using a cell phone. Most teens today have cell phones, which is one of the biggest distraction. A person may be walking down the hall and feel their phone vibrate, so they pull it out and respond to the text…

starboard" (which turned the ship to port -- left). He also ordered the engine room to put the engines in inverse. If he didn’t order that, maybe they had a little chance to prevent the disaster. The Titanic did bank left, but it wasn't quite sufficient. 3.The Titanic's Newspaper The Titanic seemed to have everything on bead, including its own print. The Atlantic Daily Bulletin was pressed every day on board the Titanic containing news, advertisements, stock prices, horse-racing results,…

Col. Russell Williams, 23 year career in the military, Base Commander in the largest air force base in all of Canada and has transported some of the highest dignitaries to our country as a pilot. But how could someone so accomplished and highly regarded end up incarcerated for life? Let me start by giving you a look at his life before, during and after his career in the military. Born in Bromsgrove, England, his family moved to Chalk River, Ontario and met another family, the Sovka’s. The 2…

following of breaking news and direct messaging to communicate. A disadvantage of cyber bullying is envying and hatred is the cause the cyber bullying. There have been other high-profile cases in Canada, such as Jenna Bowers-Bryanton, a 15-year-old Nova Scotia girl that took her own life in January 2011. (CBC, 2012) Cyber bullying can affect people to the point they commit suicide or become depressed. An advantage is to confront the person that is causing the bullying by letting them know how…

Even though hemp is not marijuana and could not be used for its psychoactive qualities, or therapeutic purposes industrial hemp should be legal in Canada for its many beneficial uses; industrial hemp is a multi-purpose crop that is environmentally friendly and would be a sustainable resource in Canada’s economy. Hemp and all the products made from it are in fact legal in Canada. There are no laws in Canada or in the USA for that matter that states possession of hemp is illegal. This would…

6 Degrees of Separation: Jack Cole & Casey Nicholaw Six degrees of separation is a theory based on the idea that all people or things in this world can be “connected” through six steps or less. While it may be broad, and not always clear connections, it is very possible to connect any two people in less than six degrees. For this assignment, I will be connecting two famous dance choreographers: Jack Cole, and Casey Nicholaw. Though the two don’t seem to have much in common other than their…

I write to you today following the trial of a man who was incriminated with successively operating an illegitimate gas station within the walls of a low-end trailer park in Sunnyvale (just outside Dartmouth). This man was in his early 40s and was highly uneducated, having only completed his grade ten while in jail. In addition, he chose to fire the public attorney and to represent himself. As you may imagine, it was at this stage that I realized that this was not going to be a typical trial.…