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Language, Thought & Rhetoric
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A 7 page essay/research paper that discusses, first of all, the centrality of language to cognitive processes, arguing that language forms, specifically "proto-metaphors," incline the language user toward perceiving reality in pre-determined ways. Then, broadening the discussion to include rhetoric, the relationships between language, thought and rhetoric are examined, specifically exploring how rhetoric relates to both language and thought, and argues that historical concepts of rhetoric are too limiting because they focus, for the most part, only on the orator and do not give equal weight to how the auditor perceives the orator's message. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khltr.rtf

Language: Humans And Other Animals
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses the origin of language, whether animals utilize language and the aspect of dialects. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCanlng.wps

Law Enforcement and the Media
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A 14 page paper which examines how law enforcement is portrayed by the media, how it affects the public’s perception of police departments, how several famous cases have been covered and the significance of racial and sexual prejudice. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: TGlawmed.rtf

Learning A Second Language In Infancy And/Or Childhood: Benefits Or Costs For Language Development?
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5 pages in length. In today's globalized society, there is no social downside for children to acquire another language beyond their mother tongue; to have the ability to speak two languages in the world's multicultural environment serves as a solidifying component for raising a more worldly and accomplished child. From a linguistic standpoint, there are both strengths and weaknesses associated with young child simultaneously learning two languages which bring forth a collection of reasons why there are a combination of benefits as well as costs for the bilingual child; two of the greatest concerns of early bilingualism include code switching and how the process of language acquisition is challenged when more than one is learned at once. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCSecLangChld.rtf

Learning and Testing in a Second Language
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15 pages. Testing techniques in a second language course are numerous and there are mixed results depending upon the type of testing that is done. One test is called the cloze test, which is discussed in this paper. There are ways that linguistic instructors can adapt this particular test so that it can be more easily understood and modified to meet the needs of particular students. Also discussed are some of the difficulties encountered in language testing and requirements and how measurements can be determined to be accurate. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: JGA2lang.rtf

Learning and Utilizing Language
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A 3 page reaction paper to “Language and Education,” which appears in Life-Span, Human Development by Carol K. Sigelman and Elizabeth A. Rider. This is a fascinating chapter in that it addresses the development of what is arguably the defining characteristic of what it means to be “human,” which is the ability to use language. This point is illustrated through the authors’ opening paragraph, which refers to Helen Keller, who was both deaf and blind from infancy, and how the ability to communicate through sign language connected her connected her to her family and society. The chapter then describes in detail how young children acquire language. No additional sources cited and the bibliography is incomplete.
Filename: khreasp.rtf

Learning Language
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A 4 page research paper that discusses why young children acquire language so easily and why older children and adults have difficulty learning a second language. Chomsky's theory is described. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khllac.rtf

Legal/Ethical Analysis and Public Relations’ Critique of 1988 Ashland Oil Fuel Spill Accident
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A 7 page paper that is subdivided into three sections with the first analyzing the legal and ethical issues of the case, critiques the two proposed press releases to be delivered by CEO and Board Chairman John Hall, and creates a press release that would best address the immediate crisis situation with minimal damage (and legal liability). Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TGashland.rtf

Les Brown/You Deserve
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A 3 page essay that summarizes and analyzes Les Brown's speech You Deserve. Les Brown is one of the country's leading motivational speakers. In his speech, You Deserve, Brown describes the mental attitudes that are necessary for success in life, in reaching goals, and feeling that as an individual, you have done all that you are able to do, using talents and abilities completely. His speech is a practical guide toward self-improvement and accomplishing goals. No bibliography is offered.
Filename: khlesb.rtf

Lexical Cohesion
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An 11 page paper that presents the concept of lexical cohesion as designed by Halliday and Hasan, and demonstrates that there are a number of reason this concept is problematic. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: Lexicalc.wps