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    Laura Smith Small Group Communication Reflection Paper #1 The Importance of Socialization in Small Group Communication According to Dictionary.com‚ socialization is defined as “a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms‚ values‚ behavior‚ and social skills appropriate to his or her social position”. Although this definition could also apply in some ways‚ there are‚ however‚ more specific definitions of socialization when referring to small group

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    secured the chinampa firmly in place.” (http://library.thinkquest.org/16325/y-farm.html). According to this excerpt the chinampas were simple yet ingenious‚ representing the Aztec skill in architecture and adaption. The Aztec also built magnificent temples of worship or... sacrifice‚ where multiple people (often criminals) were sacrificed to appease various gods. One notable structure of

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    disaster and what private sectors and the government do for these. She had an internship at the Lenawee County Health Department Emergency Preparedness‚ where she learned about who‚ what‚ and when things are deployed when a natural disaster or catastrophe happens. In her presentation she pointed out that since the economy has dropped there has been lots of funding that has been count down which concerns her because if something like hurricane Katrina happens again we will not have the resources

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    The Catastrophe of Success and Hollywood The play‚ "The Glass Menagerie"‚ birthed Tennessee Williams into the world of the successful. This was a life of luxuries‚ vanities‚ and a sense of dependency on the worlds "unsuccessful" to clean all of life’s dirty diapers. To some this may sound ideal‚ but Williams found that this life was numb to reality and did not bring the happiness and fulfillment ever so advertised as a product of success. He discovered that abrupt success did not lead to "happily

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    can cost far more lives. Structure |intro |TV news and broadsheets give too much attention to disasters and wars | |reason 1 |If we talk too much about disasters and natural catastrophes people become anxious. | |reason 2 |A second point is that governments should focus their actions on solving issues that involve | | |youths‚ like drug addiction and alcohol abuse.

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    Earnest The tone says that life is fun. The undertone suggests that life is a catastrophe. (How far do you agree with this model of comedy in relation to The Importance of Being Earnest?) With every light hearted joke that Wilde puts across to the audience there is a serious undertone to it‚ which relates to Victorian Society‚ and issues which were seen as taboo. Wilde’s play can be seen as quite a satirical play as it continuously mocks the upper classes and their values. Different characters in

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    This beautiful city is also the fashion capital of the world. Paris is a fantastic city that holds the key to your heart! This exciting city has many wonderful sights. One of the most well known sights is the Eiffel Tower. From the top of this magnificent structure it is possible to see all across the lovely city. On the Champs-Elysees you can see the Arc de Triumph which soldiers were buried beneath a war. The most popular museum in France‚ and perhaps the world‚ is the Louvre. The Louvre contains

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    Norway in a Nutshell Tour When tourring Norway‚ you must include these fabulous day-excursion through some of the the most magnificent scenary in Norway. On the norway in a Nutshell tour‚ you leave Bergen in the morning by train and travel to Voss. From there the train climb to the great mountain plateau‚ that separates the western fjords from East Norway. In Myrdal you change trains and then travel down the many sharp curves on the famous Flam Railway‚ know as one of the most spectacular train

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    Hobsbawm‚ Eric. The Age of Extremes: The short twentieth Century 1914-1991: 1995: Abacus‚ London. The Age of Extremes: The short twentieth Century 1914-1991 provides a succinct review of the middle three quarters of the 20th century. The book trails world history from the outbreak of World War I to the collapse of the Soviet Union & explicitly witnesses author’s profound interest for the world history. The Author Eric Hobsbawm‚ (1917 – 2012) was a British Marxist historian of the rise of industrial

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    effects. The Colombian Exchange resulted in an overall definite benefit compared to its costs. These benefits would include the sugar production‚ a financial silver income‚ the impact of nutritious foods and plants‚ and the Amerindian demographic catastrophe was not as bad as it seems. The first of the overwhelming benefits of this exchange would include the production of sugar. From the European and African side of the Atlantic‚ horses‚ pigs‚ goats‚ chili peppers‚ and sugar were exchanged. The Americans

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