LITERATURE REVIEW Semiotics is an important concept when it comes to studying media and communications because we use signs whether it is seen‚ heard or felt in order to communicate. Umberto Eco (1975‚ p.7) defines semiotics in a broad sense that it is ‘concerned with everything that can be taken as a sign’ however it is unclear specifically what a ‘sign’ is‚ Daniel Chandler (2007‚ p2) elaborates further on Eco’s definition by stating that semiotics is ‘anything that stands for something else’.
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LITERATURE REVIEW: MOBILE PHONES AND ITS USAGE Today‚ mobile phones are very common and prevalent in our society. Human relationship and mental concentration are now replaced by electronic connections.Mobile phones have become a necessity and this industry is taking every one’s mind by storm. This technology brought many facilities with it i.e. convenience‚ ease of usage‚ accessibility because of which people gets connected with each other in case of emergency‚ can enjoy music‚ can carry it anywhere
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Literature review: To explore the seriousness of maid abuse‚ the problems faced by domestic workers‚ as well as the effectiveness of governmental policies Introduction The problem of maid abuse has been around for a long time‚ and is no longer new to us. There have been several cases of extreme maid abuse shown in the news through the years. The debate has been further sparked up by the case of Ng Hua Chye‚ a 47-year-old male tour guide‚ who was sentenced to more than 18 years ’ jail and 12
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and that social processes are best to be studied when change is introduced to observe the effects of these. Furthermore‚ It makes use of a cyclical approach in order for an initial holistic understanding of a social setting. The action research literature has strongly challenged the character of positivism. It is believed that this type of research is derived from a different ontological basis; it tends to a humanistic social practice rather than a traditional natural science. Lewin started with
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Various studies have shown the importance of phonological structure of words‚ often referred to as phonological awareness. According to Snow‚ Burns‚ and Griffin (1998)‚ phonological awareness is the ability to attend explicitly to the phonological structure of spoken words‚ rather than just to their meanings and syntactic roles. Children who exhibit low phonological awareness are at even further risk for developing difficulties while reading (McDowell et al.). These researchers explored the correlation
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"Shopper Marketing at traditional retail: An inevitable journey" 90% of the Indian retail is built on the strong bricks of traditional trade. The just next door ’kirana store ’ is still a significant part of the shoppers’ life. This makes Point-of-Purchase venture into knowing what role does shopper marketing play at the foray of traditional trade‚ is shopper marketing seeking its relevance here. Experts introspect‚ answer and help us gain a definite ground on this issue. By Reena Mehta
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Video Game Literature Review Violent video games are said to have a negative effect on those who play them‚ but there is also the debate that violent video games help those who play them rather than hurt them. There is a rating system that separates games into groups from games for everyone all the way to games that can only be bought if you ’re eighteen and older. The main questions with this rating system seem to be‚ "Where do we draw the line‚" and "Who draws the line?" All to often younger
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LITERATURE REVIEW INTRODUCTION OF ENZYMES Enzymes are complex proteins that cause a specific chemical change in all parts of the body (David C. Dugdale‚ 2011). When we understand enzymes we understand cells (Marshall Brian‚ 2001). In many organisms most chemical reactions are catalyzed -when a substance speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction- by enzymes. Each enzyme controls a certain function that happens in a cell. Still each one has its own process and rate that it converts molecules. Studying
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David Friedman Charles Wright Dan Kalowsky John Daniel Electronic Voting Literature Review Computer scientists who have done work in‚ or are interested in‚ electronic voting all seem to agree on two things: Internet voting does not meet the requirements for public elections Currently widely-deployed voting systems need improvement Voting on the Internet using everyday PC’s offers only weak security‚ but its main disadvantages are in the areas of anonymity and protection against coercion and/or
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Literature Review From the time of independence‚ India has been suffering from acute poverty‚ most of it is chronic in nature. If we look at the percentage of people below the poverty line‚ we do notice a sharp fall‚ but the absolute number remains increasing at a high rate. The situation keeps aggravating despite of several poverty alleviation programs that are implemented every year. The main reason for such failure‚ apart from the implementation issues‚ would be the measurement and numbers on
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