Essays on Persuasion

In 399 BC, one of the greatest ancient thinkers, Socrates, faced the trial upon the accusations of his corrupting influence on the Athenian youth, rejection of gods recognized by the Athenian state and invention of new gods. In the course of the trial, the philosopher was given an opportunity to defend himself, and his speech interpreted by Plato under the title Apology has survived until nowadays as a prominent example of rhetoric and argumentation. Socrates moves from explanations of his actions to critique of the values and misconceptions of his accusers (particularly, Meletus). Although one would expect a person ...

Influence

Influence

There are scenarios in our life when you feel that you need to stand up for a cause. I experienced such an opportunity last year when I felt I needed to do everything to persuade my near and dear ones to maintain to avoid junk food. The age of the internet has clearly provided us with an opportunity to better understand how we need to avoid junk food and maintain a healthy diet. After due consideration of all the health benefits from avoiding junk food, it was easy to get my father on board to change is food ...

In the YouTube video on the Science of Persuasion, six short-cuts to decision-making are described. The six short-cuts are 1) reciprocity, 2) scarcity, 3) authority, 4) consistency, 5) liking, and 6) consensus. I have selected scarcity and consensus as the two short-cut methods of persuasion to discuss in further detail. Scarcity and consensus are a powerful factors in how influential they are in the selling process. Scarcity, which creates a type of desperation in the need to acquire “said material” makes the product being sold extra desirable. People are afraid to miss out on an opportunity to own or ...

The book influence: the psychology of persuasion 5th edition is authored by a psychology and marketing professor Robert B. Cialdini. It is an incorporation of his research work in applied psychology, marketing and practical rhetoric. Cialdini in his book talks about the psychological tactics that are used by the compliance practitioners such as card dealers, waiters, salesmen and fund raisers to influence the people to accepting something that they would ideally not accept. This book is a research work from sales jobs where he came up with the six weapons of influence. According to the author, the weapons of ...

Question 1

What is intriguing about the FDA timeline on the content of sales and drugs is how misleading advertisments effectively persuade people. According to FDA, misleading information must not be tolerated because the people can be easily deceived due to their lack of background information in medicines and drugs. However, the problem is that FDA found out that many people still trusts advertisements despite their lack of medical credibility (“The Bad Ad Program and Prescription Drug Promotion”). It is intriguing enough because even if there are complaints surrounding the advertised drugs, some companies still make ways to turn around the ...

Leadership is the political, psychological, or social influence of an individual or a group of individuals on a group of other people. Leadership is viewed as both a trait character and in addition a relational concept whereby one individual impacts others. It is a process by which a person influences a group of people to achieve a common goal. A leader has personal skills that give him a distinctive difference and allows him to be listened to and followed by a group of people. Leadership can also be defined as an influential authority based on the relationships the leaders ...

Rhetoric is a mode of communication that has a broad spectrum of definitions. Language professionals and writing instructors have always referred to it as a particular set of circumstances involving the use of one person's communication to influence the perspective of someone else. Broadly, rhetoric can mean any communication used to modify the point of view of other as a way of persuasion. Analysis and interpretation of rhetorical situations can contribute to the firm, audience-focused and organized writing (Tahin 1-3). The careful use of rhetoric and presentation of evidence can also make an argument more convincing. Rhetorical situations always ...

Organizational problem: Lack of team cohesion

Introduction In an organization, team members share a common objective with the aim of completing a certain standard task for corporate benefit. Human beings need a sense of belonging and identity. Team cohesion refers to the extent in which the members of a team are willing to be involved in the continuity of group task in an organization. According to Robbins et al., (2014, p. 226), teams have been identified to differ in the level of their cohesiveness. Cohesion is the unifying factor of deputies to remain in a team and brings cooperation and efficiency in tackling the task ...

DISSERTATION

Abstract Background The communication is very important for the individuals to get persuasion from others. From daily routines to life decisions as well as buying behaviors of the people are directly influenced by their communication with others. However, in the 21st century, the communication and interaction are more directed by the computer systems and the persuasion become digital (Garcia-Betances et al. 2015). Therefore, the persuasive technology becomes subject to study in this modern world. The information technology is not limited, but it has expanded in the everyday routine of individual from their activities to health fitness. For illustration, the ...

Is Public Relations an ethical profession?

Introduction Public Relations has been defined in many ways over time and across industries. The Institute of Public Relations in USA defines it as the deliberate, planned and sustained effort that goes into maintaining a mutual understanding between an organization and its public consumer. Edward L. Bernays defined it as the method of information persuasion and a method employed to develop public support for a cause, an activity, a movement or even an organization . Herbert M. Baus proposed yet another definition that Public Relations was a combination of many subjects including philosophy, sociology, economics, psychology, journalism, language and communication, ...

The movie, which has been chosen for the discussion is Lord, Save Us from Your Followers, directed by Dan Merchant in 2008. This film is rather documentary, created in the form of dialogue between the host and the audience. The Lord, Save Us from Your Followers tells its viewers about the religious situation in the USA back in 2008 and it appeared. The documentary represents it from the various angles, depicting different religious and social movements. The plot of the Lord, Save Us from Your Followers is the following: referring to the most bothering aspects of the modern society, ...

1. The main difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is that the first type originates from outside of the person’s aspiration, i.e. somebody perform the action just for the sake of pleasure to do it. On the other hand, extrinsic motivation is explained by the aspiration to get a reward or to avoid punishment for an action. 2. Fear appeals to be effective in order to attract someone’s attention to something or someone suspicious or dangerous. From personal experience, I would say that the most effective examples of persuasion based on fear are warnings regarding health and ...

Richard Buchanan - Design Discourse

Design Within Reach is a modernist studio based in Pasadena in a building that is very reminiscent of a Bauhaus styled building. However, the focus of the business is on the replication of Modernist furniture. The work that is being sold here are manufactured replicas of the many designers of the Modernist period. Some of them include Eero Saarinen, Le Corbusier, and a number of other prominent Modernist designers. This allows the designs to be as authentic as possible. In light of this background, it would be interesting to analyze, and critique one of these designs ...

Chapter 9

1 Gain-framed messages are more effective compared to the loss-framed messages. Gain-framed messages are more persuasive especially when the behavior is associated with preventive actions. Gain-framed messages change beliefs and attitudes towards certain behaviors such as smoking which leads to avoidance. Gain-framed messages involve gaining the desired outcome or preventing an undesired outcome. 2 The climax order of arguments puts one's best material for argument first while the anticlimax order saves the best material for last. The pyramidal order sandwiches the best points in the middle of the argument. Both the anticlimax and climax order have been proved effective ...

The leadership theory that appeals me the most is behavioral theory. Behavioral theory emphasizes that leaders are not born instead they are made. The theory is indicative of the fact that successful leadership can be achieved via learnable and identifiable behavior (Yukl, 1971). This theory, however, does not consider inborn abilities and traits, but look at the actions or acts of leaders. This theory suggests that strong personality, self confidence, and ego with positive attitude are required for leadership. Behavioral theory believes that behavior of leaders directly exert their influence on efficiency and effectiveness of workgroup. Further, this theory ...

Abstract

Marketing is an essential functionality in the business set up. For the procedure to be effective, marketing has to have clear objectives that are set in the organization. The objectives can be cascaded down to the individuals who have taken up certain roles in the marketing department for instance. Aggressive promotion while at the same time making identification of the expected target for the particular service or product is of importance. The marketing content is also crucial, and this can be promoted by the presence of activities like marketing strategies and strategic marketing which can be solely managed in ...

Following the presidency, using politics offered by Pika and Maltese, it is easier to reflect their perspective through the analysis of the Neustadt’s theory on power to persuade. A president has various capacities of upholding the service of his/her duties. Although many tend to think that president’s roles are bound by the constitution, this has changed over the years given the increasing evolution in almost all facets of life. As such, Neustadt argues that a president does not have to always adopt the formal power mechanisms. In fact, he considers the usage of formal power as a ...

I: Goal Outline

Many people build their image of the perfect career development and look at the opportunities to work for large multinational companies. At the same time, there is a variety fo other ways to develop personally and succeed in creating the individual career path.My long-term goal is to open a small business in frozen food production sector. To achieve this goal in a long term I need to build and reach several major milestones. One of these key success factors is the internship in High Liner Foods Company, one of the most recognized organizations in the frozen ready food segment. ...

Abstract

Negotiation is a means of getting something that you want or need from another person. It is a two way communication that seeks to strike a deal or coming to common ground on an issue that both you and the other negotiating party have opposing interests in (Fisher & Ury, 1991). Negotiation is clouded with myths that stretch from how negotiators carry out negotiations to the kind of attitude they bring to the negotiation table. There are misconceptions that good negotiators are born, but the real truth is that negotiation is a skill; and like any other skill, it is ...

As it is well known, rhetoric is an art of discourse, an art of persuasion and information of particular audiences in particular situations. Rhetoric became an art that was taught to students in Ancient Greece, and during centuries it was one of the most important subjects in the course of humanities. Nevertheless, some scientists are of the opinion that true rhetoricians are not taught but born, just as good writers or singers, and that teaching rhetoric is a much more difficult task than teaching foreign language or arithmetic. In Ancient Greece rhetoric was mostly a means of political persuasion, ...

Negotiation is regarded as an activity that is inherent in every human being. At a given point, one must negotiate for a given resource. In contracts, negotiations are a common and essential activity. This ensures that the government, as well as the contractor, reaches an agreement for the provision of services or goods. It is essential that all parties at the negotiation table be given equal opportunities in the process. This paper is set to analyze negotiation process between a company that deals with GPS guidance device and the government. Additionally, the paper discusses ways of ensuring the company’ ...

Leadership and power

Leadership is defined as the ability to influence the people to achieve their goals and targets and set their goals as well whereas, the power is defined as, the capacity which the one can have to achieve those goals. The power and leadership both are studied simultaneously as their clean purpose is to influence. Influence means persuading the people to follow their suggestions, ideas, advice, and other related things (Vecchio, 2007).

Faces of power

There are two faces of power. These faces are explained below Personal power The concept of personal power is revolved around one person. Here the people who have ...

As afore-mentioned, knowledge deficit is a major problem facing the management of pediatric asthma. Asthma management cannot be optimal devoid of a proper understanding of various self-efficacy and asthma monitoring skills. This explains why an asthma education program for this patient population is quite promising in terms of addressing the problem. Imparting this new knowledge (knowledge on asthma management and self-efficacy) can be viewed under the lens of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory by Everett Rogers. This theory is pretty relevant and in line with this EBP project since it essentially seeks to transmit new ideas or new knowledge ( ...

Rhetorical situation is an occurrence of rhetorical events consisting of a specified issue that is to be addressed to specific audience under some constraints (Cunningham et al. 184). Therefore, the rhetorical situations constitute of exigencies prevalent in the world, which through persuasion can be positively modified. The audience is another constituent, as the persuasion of the problem has to be addressed to a set of affected individuals. In this case, the decisions and actions of the audience act as the mediator towards modifying the problem. Lastly, there are the limiting factors towards the relevant decisions and actions, which are ...

If one considers the article penned by Susan Jacoby titled, “A First Amendment Junkie” posits an exposition right at the very inception of the writing so as to make the readers get acquainted with the topic of discussion. The argument of this essay comes across to be very convincing as the author uses appeal to precedent to establish her point. The presentation of the evidences in the course of the article substantiates the argument in the best manner possible. It needs to be noted that the article shows a perfect mesh of the persuasive techniques so as to influence ...

In any conflict, argument or even debate it is standard practice to call for rational thinking and presentation of points. Irrationality is perceived as a negative attribute in a good negotiator. However, Robert Benjamin in his paper series, “Irrationality of Being Rational” argues that human beings are inherently irrational perhaps because of evolution, and therefore the expectation rationality is actually irrational. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and analyze the articles by Robert Benjamin where he explains his concept of the irrationality of being too rational. It is common knowledge that human beings are never truly rational ...

The task herein includes a two-part essay of a recruitment letter composition, and commentary. The perspective aligns from a recruiting officer of the Caucus for the Abolition of Free Clothing attire (CAFC), designed for IDC students to join and support the unpopular agenda. Forbidden are incentives, bribes, free offers and such in effort of seeking to eliminate distractions in college classrooms by the requirement of wearing IDC uniforms. Six different strategies will exclude deception and balance theory, but include: (1) perceptual contrast, (2) door in the face [DITH], (3) foot in the door [FITD], (4) attractiveness, (5) liking, and ( ...

Visual Literacy: Thomas Hoepker 9/11 Photograph

According to Liu, the rapid advancement of science and technology is influencing significant transformation in human communication systems (1259). The visual element of communication is now being utilized widely with images, color, and other multimodal resources being used for more than entertainment and illustration (Harrison 46). Visual messages are being used to convey significant meaning (Liu 1259). The visual culture is becoming popular due to its ability to communicate instantly and universally via the Internet (Bamford 2). As such, people should be able to decode and interpret the various visual images that are exposed to them every day to ...

Establishing credibility

Dear fellow colleagues and staff, I want to take this opportunity to share with all of you a particular organizational development. Of course, a “change” for that matter, which is of immense concern to all of us; the top management, middle management, supports staff-virtually the entire fraternity of this organization. I, therefore, kindly request for your attention, time and thoughts are we aim at addressing the issue beforehand. As we only know, the workforce in this 21st century is composed of several ingredients including flexible demands, highly engaged and collaborative talents, and lately the emergence of advanced technology (Malcolm, & ...

Abstract

This paper is a wiki page entry on rhetorical theory and concept. The introduction provides the definition of the concept rhetoric by two scholars - Aristotle and Kenneth Burke. According to the scholars, rhetoric is an art of communicating effectively by persuading the audience. Aristotle, the proponent of the concept, highlights three important elements that should be present for rhetoric. These elements are identified as ethos, logos, and Pathos. The entry further presents the history of the concept by looking at the different views of the concept of the ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates. The ...

Persuasive speeches are meant to convince a particular audience to follow a certain advice. Most successful politicians and corporate entities rely on persuasive speech to lure their target audience to support them and increase awareness on new products in the market respectively (Petty & John 2). The outline of a persuasive speech follows three steps namely introduction, body and conclusion.

Part 1: Introduction

This part is very crucial in persuasive speech because it is the starting point for the speaker. The audience would listen to the beginning of a speech before they determine if they can continue listening. In this regard, a proper ...

Introduction

The human family in all its forms and all its habitat has undergone struggles to restore the world in order and create a peaceful society. As long as we can remember, the struggle to attain security and peace has been reflected in the various lifestyles of the entire humanity. The nation-state remains the largest single component that comprises of human grouping willing to achieve a peaceful coexistence. It has not been easy to maintain peace in the world we live as nations have engaged each other in conflicts. The detrimental effects that resulted from the first and second world ...

Business Analytics

Executive Summary This study sought to assess whether customers who bought the African adventure will be willing to provide feedback. The study revealed that there more customers who are unwilling to provide feedback compared to those who are willing to provide feedback. A regression analysis was used to determine the factors that influence WOM intentions. WOM intentions were modelled as a function of age, income, trust and attitude. The analysis revealed that the demographic characteristics (age and income) do not influence WOM intentions. However, trust and attitude influence WOM intention. The paper recommends that smart marketing and advertising should ...

Philosophy Final Exam

4. (a) How does Locke describe the state of nature? Locke describes the state of nature as a logical abstraction developed by man himself. He does not entirely accept it as the outcome of historical developments. He describes nature from two perspectives. The first view sees nature as a free environment where everyone has the liberty to do what pleases them as long as their actions do not have an adverse impact on others. Nature makes every man equal. No man has power over another and everyone is free. Every man has some power which lets him act with ...

There is a difference between propaganda and public relations because propaganda is mostly used by institutions who want to improve their public image by indoctrinating the masses. Public relations are also used to take care of the public image of a certain institution and it is done by communication’s specialists. The difference between propaganda and public relations lies in the fact that propaganda is used to persuade people about certain political effects, while public relations are used to promote the significance of a company or a person in the public in order to increase their popularity. Everybody uses ...

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The video is all about the ‘Cialdini's Influence Theory’, which is comprised of six major principles of persuasion/influence. According to the Robert Cialdini’s Influence Theory, there are six universal verified principles that actually persuades people and make them affirmative decision makers. Professor Robert also asserts that in spite of millions of notorious tactics, these are the only fundamental and underlying principles that induces people saying ‘Yes’ to anything. In the video, Professor Robert Cialdini explains each of these six principle i.e. Reciprocity (obligation to repay or return the favor), Scarcity (want of having something ...

Introduction.

Chanel Chance is owned by the Wertheimer’s. The company was conceptualized in the year 1909 and started as a millinery shop. The First World War greatly affected the fashion industry and was instrumental in the growth of the Chanel Chance company through the introduction of new fashion brand items that included beaded dresses which were an instant hit in the era. Chanel Chance is a privately held company that specializes in luxury items, clothes, and fashion accessories as well as fragrances. The fragrance items were introduced in the Chanel Chance items in 1924 by founder Pierre Wertheimer that ...

Leadership in politics is the most aspired for as well as the most feared post in the United State’s system. It is a vital part of the presidency and probably the most difficult thing for any president to achieve. Some of the reasons why political leadership is difficult to achieve for presidents and those aspiring to be presidents are the fact the Congress will always challenge a president’s decisions, the citizens do not like concentrated power, and the presence of interest groups. To achieve and effectively show political leadership, an aspirant needs to be able to use ...

The book Cultural Map by Erin Meyer indicates the way and manner through which culture intercepts with the work environment. This includes an evaluation of what role culture plays in the workplace and this includes communication, appropriateness, persuasion, power structures, decision-making processes, trust, conflicts and the conception of time. This book shows how the average worker and the average organization makes use of cultures and how the globalizing world is going to have inherent issues with conflict and other cross-cultural dimensions and its related issues. The book shows that culture can be explained and presented to people with divergent ...

Personal Leadership Development Plan

STEP 1: MY GOALS I am an accounting major at college level. My pursuit of the course is due to my passion for numbers as I seek professional qualifications in accounting. Ultimately, after the completion of my degree, I would want to operate at the most senior positions of financial organizations as I seek to impart my knowledge into the business and help in managing people. However before I attain the ultimate goal, there one major hurdle that I would like to go over- Internship at a big four firm. I believe that training at the highest level will ...

Influence in interpersonal relationships: My landlord’s compliance seeking and persuasion strategies

Summary of Experience In my first year of college, I did not want to reside within the campus so I decided to look for an apartment nearby. The first apartment I found was a bit of a shack, but I decided to stay there regardless while I continued my search. At the end of the semester I found a new apartment; it was closer to the campus and better in every way. The rent was about $750 and I didn’t mind as it was only a $100 increase from my other flat. However I was using my deposit ...

Introduction

Persuasion is a significant element of everyday lives. People are manipulated either intentionally or not to have perceptions against or for different ideas. The way people believe and judge things become a key factor to influence others. The Elaboration Likelihood Model explains the how different attitudes are made by use of persuasion (Yocco, 2014). Five different ways demonstrate belief; it is a form of communication where people can send out messages to others directly or indirectly. It is used as an attempt of influencing people’s decisions. It is a mode that utilizes more than words. People read deep ...

The story labeled ‘booze-branded merchandise may spur teen drinking’ indicates that teenagers owning merchandise with alcohol brands are at a high risk of drinking (Rauf, 2016, p.1). The research indicated a strong relationship between owning alcohol-branded merchandise (such as caps and shirts) with actual drinking of alcohol. Teenagers who did not drink were likely to start drinking a year after acquiring alcohol-branded items. Ownership creates the onset of drinking but has no influence on the amount of alcohol consumed. The conclusion emerges from a review of thirteen studies conducted by different researchers on the same subject. The review, however, ...

This study frames Melman’s leadership style/behavior within five dimensions, such as Vision, Organization, Communication, Trust, and Creativity, where those dimensions evolved with time and create an impression that his leadership journey began with Participative leadership style, before embracing Servant leadership style. Accordingly the study reviews Melman’s actions and words, before substantiating its position.

Vision

Melman opened Eccentric in 1989, partnering with Oprah Winfrey, but soon he found that business is not catching up as per his expectations due to the fact that they were “trying to do too much with “steaks, fish, American, French, Southern.” Accordingly he launched ...

The Public Relations (PR) is a practice that helps the organization in connecting with the stakeholders and the general public, this effort is planned to establish and preserve a strong working relationship with regards to the organizational practices and also create or maintain the image depending on the need of the PR activity. Communication is the key in any environment, be it personal or professional, and PR as a tool is a vital element in creating trust by effective communication, any lacking in communication may lead to consequences that impacts heavily on the image and also the running of ...

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Q1 + Q6 = 10 This is my rational persuasion score. Q10 + Q15 = 8 This is my consultation score. Q3 + Q13 = 8 This is my inspirational appeal score. Q4 + Q9 = 8 This is my collaboration score. Q2 + Q12 = 7 This is my apprising score. Q8 + Q19 = 9 This is my ingratiation score. Q14 + Q20 = 8 This is my exchange score. Q7 + Q21 = 9 This is my personal appeal score. Q17 + Q5 = 7 This is my legitimating score. Q18 + Q11 = 6 This is my pressure score. Q16 + Q22 = 7 This is my coalition score.

Part 3

Influence tactic is an approach of ...

Introduction.

Chanel Chance is a privately held company that specializes in luxury items, clothes, and fashion accessories as well as fragrances. The fragrance items were introduced in the Chanel Chance items in 1924 by founder Pierre Wertheimer that specialized in the commercial products of perfumes and cosmetics. The sector has been the most profitable in the business aspects of the Chanel Chance products. The fragrance products have been advertised extensively by famous personalities. They have a wide variety of perfumes that they market. Demographics is an important aspect of advertising as there are numerous roles that men and women play ...

Compare Nature Philosophy and Sophistry, highlighting relevant similarities and differences in their respective ways of thinking.

Introduction Nature Philosophy is simply the study of the physical universe that was in control before the coming and involvement of modern science. The term is used to define the study of nature since back in the 19th century (Burnyeat, 88). On the other hand, Sophistry is the use arguments that sound true or correct but in the real sense, those arguments are not correct. This reasoning sounds totally correct and has stated reasonable but the reality of these arguments is false. Under sophistry there existed sophists the main idea behind it is the use of language so as ...

When browsing World War II posters, it is apparent that there is a vast collection that represents several issues and the government's effort through illustration, and photographs. The purpose behind was to keep the American people together and maintain high morale. At the same time, they also reveal the prejudice artists who aimed to motivate support for total victory against a clearly identified enemy. Throughout World War Two, photographs and posters were used as a means to control and influence the audiences. Often those photographs were manipulated to give inaccurate representations of the truth as states by (Collins 2). ...

The acceptance of those with special needs, like those with Down Syndrome, as an example, is a significant topic in the world today. While legislation like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) had worked to ensure that these individuals have equal access to education, employment and housing, among other rights, legislation alone cannot alter how these individuals are viewed. As a result, there is a remaining need to educate people and to generate acceptance of these differences among the public.

Situational Analysis

Currently, there are a number of foundations funding the public campaign to increase awareness and acceptance of those with ...

The 1964 Volkswagen television advertisement “Snow Plow” uses rhetorical persuasion including ethos, pathos, and logos, to convince the audience that their Beetle is a reliable and resourceful automobile that drives well in snow. The one minute black and white commercial begins when a man enters a garage on a dark and snowy morning, gets into a VW Beetle and begins driving down treacherous and snowy roads. When he gets to his destination, the narrator asks the audience “have you ever wondered how the man who drives a snowplow, drives to the snowplow? This man drives a Volkswagen, so you ...

It takes an analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats commonly known as SWOT to identify the situation of Apple Inc in the process of venturing into new markets. For this course, the situation analysis takes the form of weaknesses assessment to determine the areas where the company would need to improve for it to be successful. In my opinion, the company has the following weaknesses in their service provision;

Weaknesses

One of the weaknesses is that it offers limited products and or services- their services are only limited to the American Express cards. The services are also only limited ...

Cultural diversity is an expression of different behaviors and meaning. People differ in their view of life as informed by these differences. Individuals may vary in their religion, political views, age, sex, and educational background (Berry and Sam 5). All these aspects intertwine to bring about dissimilarities in their opinions, preferences, and understanding. A person’s culture determines the way he or she behaves in areas such as communication, leadership, values and comprehension of facts. People all over the world work together in unshared culture, but must coexist harmoniously to achieve a specific goal. This command respect, understanding, appreciation ...

Introduction

The use of excessive force by police officers has been on the rise over the last couple of years. This is evident by the numerous amount of police brutality cases recorded and uploaded on the social media by onlookers and witnesses (Fyfe, 2010). In the effort to subdue a suspect, the actions of a police officer can drastically escalate and transform to become illegal in various situations. According to an article posted on ABC News, a police officer in Philadelphia was recorded while kicking and physically beating a suspect who was involved in a shootout with the officers. Another ...

1.0 Introduction The work of Fishkin (2009) defines deliberate democracy as a school of thought in political theory that emphasizes on the fact that citizens should apply reasonable discussion and debate to reach an ultimate judgement. People exchange arguments and agree on analytical procedures and appropriate action plans that lead to the public good. Fishkin (2009) argues that deliberation is a necessary ingredient in the deliberate democracy. The paper will provide historical view and theoretical foundation of the practice and application of civic participation. The study will also describe how an individual can express the right of public involvement ...

Final Summary Paper

Communication is a complex process that involves words, voice volume, and a tone, body language, the topic of discussion and the communication history between interlocutors. Communication can be called effective, when the recipient understands the message and expresses its meaning back to the sender. Interpersonal communication takes place when two, or more people, exchange their messages and have the roles of a speaker and a listener. Nevertheless, a lecture cannot be called interpersonal because only the lecturer speaks, while the audience listens. One-way communication is also a communication, which is called broadcasting. Interpersonal skills show, how effectively people get ...

Chinese is one of the world's unique cultures. Being Chinese does not necessarily mean that one was born in China, but rather, they practice the Chinese Culture. In China, the national identity and psychology are determined by the cultural values that the people hold. In the country, public opinion is always given the priority before state leaders can go ahead to make any decision regarding the welfare of the nation (LuWang & Lin, 2010). In China, according to Chen (2005), the major cultural values that influence the nation’s people include filial piety, harmony, loyalty, benevolence, honesty, righteousness, wisdom, and ...

Introduction:

Operating as a global brand and the largest beverage firm in the world, Coca-Cola is continuously running recurrent campaigns with different objectives. In the summer of 2013, the company ran a major campaign stemming from their Australian department called ‘Share a Coke’ (Moye, 2014). The main aim of the promotion was to create brand awareness and increase the organization’s market share. The company has constantly used the term ‘sharing’ in its promotional strategies. The firm has often sought to associate themselves to togetherness, remarkably dating back to their ‘Hilltop’ campaign back in 1971, which featured the hit song ...

In today’s highly ‘techie’ world, social media is now considered as one of the most influential communication channel in terms persuading large crowds. It has been proven that social media is considered as one of the most important source of information in the highly-digital era. People now log-in to their social media accounts, whether it be Facebook, Twitter or other social media sites to know about the latest happenings in the world. Social Media has also become a stage where people can voice out their opinions that as a result influence the decision making of others. In a ...

Question 1.

Visual literacy can be referred to as the ability of interpreting, negotiating and making meaning from the presentation of information as an image. This term extends the meaning of literacy with a common significance of interpreting a printed or written text. Visual literacy is set on the basis of the idea that there can be reading of picture and the meaning can be understood thoroughly by the process of reading (Maronitis, 2007). Reading is important as it encompasses to acquire multiple knowledge, skills, and acts enabling individuals for comprehension of textual meaning. Reading can be considered as a complex ...