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    A Current Affair (Ch 9) and The 7.30 Report (ABC 1) are examples of group media communication. They fall in the category of current affairs. These programs share common components such as form and context. They differ quite clearly in audience‚ language and purpose. The programs that were viewed on Wednesday the 13th of February 2008 will be useful to analyse the points of comparison between the two‚ Especially the Stolen Generations Apology. Form: The 7.30 Report and A Current Affair‚ talk about

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    The Classical empires of Rome and Han had similar and different means of imperial administration. Both empires focused on centralized administration and military expansion. They also concentrated on maintaining a full bureaucracy to help the empire prosper. The beginning for the direction of government and administration started with Julius Caesar wanting a centralized‚ imperial form of government. His plans did not span out with upset elite classes that led to his assassination. The elite men

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    The common core between spirituality and religion is the belief in something that is greater than yourself. It is a way of exploring possibilities that connect you with the universe as a whole. A religion tends to be structured and has limitations that serve as a guide for living within one’s faith. A religion tends to identify with a particular set of characteristics that requires the participation of community members to sustain itself. Both spirituality and religion serve to provide meaning and

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    There are many different versions of Cinderella‚ most are very similar in some sort of way. Disney Pixar’s version and the Egyptian version are two very similar versions that can be compared. In almost every Cinderella storie no matter what culture there is a slipper of some kind. In the Disney version it was a glass slipper‚ but in the the Egyptian version the slipper was rose gold. The way the slipper looks and what it is made of in these stories tends to reflect on what culture the story comes

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    There are many similarities and differences between Hester Prynne and Edna Pontellier. Although The Scarlet Letter and The Awakening were written in different times and tell the story of dissimilar communities in which both main protagonists need to break the rules governing the society in order to explore their inner selves and fulfill individual desires. What both women share is the fact that they had troubles to find themselves among the people they lived with and accept the rules of the

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    Springfield College School of Human Services Pre-Class Assignment Communications Skills 2 The Lottery By Bobby Sampson 2/2/13 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is the story of a village following a tradition that results in the sacrifice of one citizen each year by stoning. The author Shirley Jackson shows the reader how following the unknown may result into sorrowful actions if one is too apprehensive to ask questions. Although the villagers do not know why they follow the tradition they

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    They had to adapt to the climate change‚ their surroundings‚ find food‚ and find a safe place to camp and hide. The Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies are similar in a survival point of view. They also have some differences‚ especially the way they handled each problem. Both stories needed to survive their surroundings‚ each other‚ and learn to hunt for food. Throughout the story‚ the group of young boys turned on each other and did not want to work together to survive

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    prevent violating honesty by maintaining integrity and standards for academics and professional activities such as plagiarism (Humber‚ Nov 23‚ 2012). Therefore‚ both colleges have similar concise definition and form of plagiarism‚ but they have differences in their penalties. Academic honesty policies of George Brown and Seneca college has similar definitions of plagiarism. For example‚ the definition of plagiarism in George Brown is written as “a direct quotation‚ paraphrasing or expressing an idea

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    Study Questions #1: “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” 1. There is a huge difference between utopia and dystopia. Utopia literally means a place that does not exist. It describes an imaginary world; it is paradise; a place of pure bliss where nothing goes wrong. Dystopia is literally the opposite. It is a world that was once functioning but ends up horrible. Instead of the skies being clear and blue like in a utopian world‚ they are dark and dull. The cities are in ruins and the people are annoying

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    The Lottery The central idea is the author’s implied comment on the subject of the story. In The Lottery‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ the central idea being told in the story is the danger of blindly following tradition because of traditions mark on society. Tradition plays a huge role in our society; it provides reason for certain actions amongst a community without really ever having a reason to do something outrageous to begin with. Jackson points out our human flaws by creating a story which seems

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