Religious studies

The main focus that early mass communication research has commonly looked into is what impacts media can implicate onto an audience. But as explored by Blumler (1974) through flipping the focus of study onto audience uses of media rather than media effects it has allowed a different study to be explored, which is set as the uses and gratifications research. As discussed by Rubin (1986), uses and gratification research looks into the media audience’s uses and the needs of certain media, as well…

Children and Media Devices Our media devices have become a valuable part of our everyday lives and the way we communicate; we get text messages for our dentist appointments and e-vites for birthday parties. Mostly this is viewed as a helpful and informative tool for staying in contact with friends and family or receiving news updates and for educational purposes. But, as with most things, there is a limit; how much is too much? My goal is to look specifically at children and the short and long…

Design of the Study Qualitative studies aim to look into the quality of relationships, activities, situations, or materials (Fraenkel & Wallen, 2009). According to Merriam (2009), the focus of qualitative research is the process, meaning, and understanding, and the researcher plays an important role as the primary instrument of data collection and analysis, which is inductive (p. 266). Moreover, Bogdan and Biklen (2007) describe five characteristics of qualitative research: • The natural…

when studying for tests, I like to rewrite key notes in a single color on as few pages of completely white paper as possible. I have found that I study best by grouping similar ideas and drawing diagrams. Being able to look at a few sheets of paper, connect similar concepts, visualize equations, and put everything together has really helped me study. This is also why I gravitate towards writing in pen rather than in pencil and using printer, legal, or graphing paper instead of notebook paper; it…

My graduate study has enabled me the opportunity to dig deep into my interests in feminist theory, post-colonial African literature, especially women and women writers, popular culture (film and music), and cultural theory. My thesis is on the writings of Buchi Emecheta…

During my stay in the UK, I have adapted myself to an academic lifestyle. Based on my understanding of modern society, the core advantage for an enterprise to gain an edge in the global market is exactly human capital. As an emerging resource, it has become more and more significant for creating social wealth. Bearing this in mind, I have developed an interest in studying Human Resources and Organisations in London School of Economics and Political Science. Paying high attention to human…

“Sherlock Holmes: Search for clues” is a pervasive game, and the concept of the game is that each gamer will become a detective and try to find all the clues in our environment in order to solve the case. First, players will be given a story based on their current location. Every location has different storyline and different clues that needed to be found. The clues are hidden in all of the places near them, and they need to walk through the cities to get these clues and solve the problem.…

The case study presented a lot of information, but did not provide enough. This clinician would start with starting a connection with Jordan. Jordan seems to act like she still does not trust me by the way she continuously stares at the door. This clinician needs…

Introduction Participating in university placement at Lizard Island was both a challenging and rewarding experience. I initially hoped to gain new skills and assist clients in clinical complex cases. But during the four-week placement program I gained an extraordinary amount of experience in understanding and participating in team work processes during an emotionally raw time. Throughout my university education reflective practice has been emphasised as a highly effective tool and an integral…

at the beginning of the study. Participants were randomly assigned to ACT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and data was collected for two years (González-Menéndez, 2013). The purpose of the study was to determine the long-term efficacy of ACT on drug abuse in incarcerated females. The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and multi drug urinalysis were used to determine severity of substance use as well as sobriety and relapse (González-Menéndez, 2013). Results from the study indicate that ACT and…