Featured film 127 Hours and the Communication Within it Interpersonal communication November 20‚ 2012 Featured film 127 Hours and the Communication Within it 127 Hours is a movie about a true story of a man’s struggle to stay alive. This movie depicts that of mostly interpersonal communication‚ with some oral communication and a small amount of nonverbal communication. The Wall Street Journal says‚ “The story is one of survival through almost unthinkable self-mutilation‚ but the subject
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2010 Higher Education The Great Debaters brings viewers back to a time in American history where the discrimination between races was a very hot issue. The Great Debaters illustrated the black experience‚ by depicting the many challenges blacks were faced with in their daily struggles. In this film discrimination was a key element‚ and it was through debates that‚ the black community expressed their grievances indirectly in the 1930s. The Great Debaters is based on a true story. In Texas
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100 22 September 2014 A review of The Great Debaters The Great Debaters which is an award winning film starring Henry Lowe (Nate Parker)‚ Samantha booke (Jurnee Smollett) Melvin B Tolson (Denzel Washington) James Farmer Jr. (Denzel Whitaker) is based on a true story of four brave courage’s “underdog debaters” and there remarkable coach from Wiley College (an all-black institution) In Marshall‚ Texas in the Jim crow of the south in the 1930’s. This film was not only to tell a story about the
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Based on a true story‚ the plot revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) at historically black Wiley College to place his team on equal footing with whites in the American South during the 1930s‚ when Jim Crow laws were common and lynch mobs were a pervasive fear for blacks. In the movie‚ the Wiley team eventually succeeds to the point where they are able to debate Harvard University. This was their 47th annual debate team.Based on a true story‚ the plot revolves
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In the movie‚ The Great Debaters‚ one debate coach tries to place his debate team on the same performance level of white students in the American south. This movie takes place in the 1930’s when Jim Crow Laws were still common. Throughout the movie‚ we recognize personality types‚ understand the motivation and the critical thinking skills that each character possesses. Hamilton Burgess‚ Henry Lowe‚ Samantha Booke‚ and James Farmer Jr. are the four debaters we learn about in this movie. Although
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Public Speaking Self Reflection COMM/218 - PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR THE IT PROFESSIONAL April 22‚ 2014 Diane Pawlak After reviewing my instructors feedback there are a few things that I need to work on in this class. One of which is making sure that everything is covered as per the syllabus. This is mainly trying to hurry through and skimming. In order to correct this problem I need to read the instructions fully and follow them. The second one is visual aids besides power point. This one is
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The Great Debaters The Great Debaters‚ directed by Denzel Washington‚ is an inspirational movie about a specific debate team overcoming racism in the segregated South. It is based off of the debate team of Wiley College‚ a small religious black school in East Texas‚ during the Great Depression in the 1930s. Under the guidance of their coach Melvin Tolson‚ the team kept prevailing week after week against every single opponent. They started competing with other black schools but eventually worked
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Nervousness Activity From your text‚ on page 27‚ Applying the Power of Public Speaking: Textbook: The Art of Public Speaking by Stephen E. Lucas‚ 10th edition It has been three years since you finished college. After gaining experience as an administrative assistant at a major publishing company‚ you have just been promoted to marketing manager for a children’s book series. Though you have occasionally given brief reports to other members of your work team‚ you are now facing your first
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The movie “The Great Debaters” has a huge impact on African American students. This movie was based on the 1930s when colleges were segregated. Forest Whitaker was a preacher in the Methodist church. In the beginning of the movie he gave a speech. He preaches‚ “I believe we are the most privileged people in America because we have the most important job in America‚ the education of our young people”. These young people he speaks of are the young African American students. Our leaders are the most
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audience‚ I would have laughed in their face. But in reflection of my semester in speech class‚ I would now jump at the chance to talk in front of an audience. True‚ it is partially because I enjoy making a fool of myself‚ but it is in large part due to the fact that talking to people in a structured manner‚ such as a speech just doesn’t scare the bejusus out of me like it did before I enrolled in this class. Why is that? Why does public speaking scare people? I feel that many people just don’t understand
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