What is meant by the phrase “Language influences our view of reality”? What images come to mind when you hear someone speaking English with an accent? Do different accents create different images? Try to decide why you form those images? Talk with others to see if they have the same experience.

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Language influences

What is meant by the phrase “Language influences our view of reality”?

What images come to mind when you hear someone speaking English with an accent? Do different accents create different images? Try to decide why you form those images? Talk with others to see if they have the same experience.

Some countries have an official language (or languages), but others do not. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a country having an official language? Should the United States have an official language? Why?

Some scholars think the world is moving toward an “oligarchy” of major economic power languages. Do you think this would be a good or a bad occurrence? Why? What will happen to minority languages, and what will be the result?

Do you believe technology helps or hinders intercultural communication?

What techniques can you employ that will assist you when you are in a situation that is employing an interpreter?

 

Explain what is meant by the statement “In studying other cultures, we do so very often from the perspective of our own culture.” Explain how and why communication and culture are linked.

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Communication and culture

Explain what is meant by the statement “In studying other cultures, we do so very often from the perspective of our own culture.”

Explain how and why communication and culture are linked.

Why is it said that much of culture is invisible?

Explain what is meant by the phrase “Communication is contextual.” Can you think of examples of how context has influenced your behavior?

How does intercultural communication differ from everyday forms of communication?

Making inferences about a culture different from your own can often be problematic. Can you think of examples when a lack of information forced you to make the wrong inference?

What are some common misconceptions regarding human communication?

What are some ways cultures differ in the way they listen?

 

Write An abstract for “The State of Cultivation Michael Morgan and James Shanahan include the most important information about the reading and limit within 2 pages.

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The State of Cultivation

Write An abstract for “The State of Cultivation Michael Morgan and James Shanahan include the most important information about the reading and limit within 2 pages (single-spaced).

 

Discuss someone you know or once knew that was an “Ego Booster”. Someone who helped enhance your self-esteem by acting in a way that made you feel accepted, competent, worthwhile, important, appreciated, or loved.

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Part one

  1. Discuss someone you know or once knew that was an “Ego Booster”. Someone who helped enhance your self-esteem by acting in a way that made you feel accepted, competent, worthwhile, important, appreciated, or loved. This person needn’t have played a crucial role in your life as long as the role was positive. Often your self-concept is shaped by many tiny nudges as well as by a few giant events.
  1. Now discuss an “Ego Buster” from your life. This is someone who acted in a large or small way to reduce your self-esteem. As with Ego Booster messages, Ego Buster messages aren’t always intentional. The acquaintance who forgets your name after you’ve been introduced or the friend who yawns while you are describing an important problem can diminish your feelings of self-worth.
  1. Now that you have thought about how others have shaped your self-concept, discuss a time when you were an Ego Booster to someone else…a time when you intentionally or unintentionally boosted another’s self-esteem. Do not merely settle for an instance in which you were nice. Look for a time when your actions left another person feeling valued, loved, needed etc.…
  1. Next discuss a recent instance when you were an Ego Buster to someone else. What did you do or say to diminish another’s self-esteem? Were you aware of your behavior at the time? Be honest.

350 Word minimum

Reply to 2 classmate’s posts.

Part two

Listen to others can be a struggle sometimes for all of us. However, I’d like you to share about an experience you’ve had where you knew someone wasn’t listening to you.

  1. Tell us what type of ineffective listening they engaged in (Pseudo listening, Stage Hogging, Selective Listening, Insulated Listening, Defensive Listening, Ambushing and/or Insensitive Listening).
  2. Describe the situation and how it made you feel.
  3. If this were to happen to you again, how would you handle it differently?

250 word minimum.

Respond to 2 classmate’s posts.

 

Do you think outrageous behavior is necessary for an artist or group to capture the public’s attention? Discuss 5 examples of extreme or outrageous behavior that artists or groups have exhibited to get the public’s attention.

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Television

Part one

Answer the following questions

  1. Do you think outrageous behavior is necessary for an artist or group to capture the public’s attention?
  2. Discuss 5 examples of extreme or outrageous behavior that artists or groups have exhibited to get the public’s attention. This does not have to be a current artist/band.
  3. Attach links or pictures to your examples (if possible).
  4. According to the most current information, what are the top ten best selling artists/bands of all time?
  5. Which artist or group do you think will be the next to make the list of all-time best selling albums?
  6. Share with us the name of an artist or band you currently are listening to. Which song of theirs would you recommend your classmate’s listen to? I love hearing your suggestions and finding new music!

Part two

Post your answers and reply to at least two classmate’s posts

There are several questions to answer this week. Make sure you answer each one for full points.

  1. In your opinion, what are the top 10 most important news stories from the year 2000- today’s date. Number them 1-10 and explain (next to each choice) why you picked it (in detail).
  2. In your opinion how would 9/11 have been different if there was no television coverage?
  3. What are the biggest news stories that you are currently following?
  4. Which one is the most interesting or most important to you?
  5. Are any of them affecting you personally?
  6. What are your top 10 favorite TV shows of all time?
  7. Have DVRs, Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu and other streaming services, etc… affected the way you watch TV? Explain the impact you feel these inventions have had on you and your family.
  8. What impact did TV have on your family’s life? For example, did you all gather to watch a certain show together? Do you remember watching cartoons with your siblings on Saturday mornings when you were kids? Share with us your memories. For those of you who now have families of your own how has TV impacted your family? For example, are there shows you all watch together or do you all go into different rooms to watch what you want?

How are master pages similar to the header and footer area in the traditional word processing software? Why is a master page the ideal place for a watermark, a page border, or repeating text and graphics? Discuss your experience with using master pages.

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Watermark

In this module, you will use master pages to create backgrounds and watermarks. After doing some reading in the textbook and researching, use the following questions to guide your response to the use of master pages.

How are master pages similar to the header and footer area in the traditional word processing software?

Why is a master page the ideal place for a watermark, a page border, or repeating text and graphics? Discuss your experience with using master pages. Share some tips with using master pages.

 

Think of someone you know who is not a very effective listener. Which of the barriers do they likely experience the most often? Which of the poor listening habits do they demonstrate? In what ways might it be possible to overcome some of those barriers and poor habits?

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Mindless vs. mindful listening

After reading Chapter 7 of your textbook or eBook, answer the following questions by using the terms and concepts you learned from the chapter in your responses:

  1. When do you engage in mindless vs. mindful listening? What tips can you provide to help someone be more mindful?
  2. Think of someone you know who is not a very effective listener. Which of the barriers do they likely experience the most often? Which of the poor listening habits do they demonstrate? In what ways might it be possible to overcome some of those barriers and poor habits?
  3. Think of a situation you recently experienced where one party wanted the other party to understand them. Which listening responses were used in that situation? After reading the section on “types of listening responses,” explain what other responses might have been useful.
  4. Which of the listening responses do you normally tend to rely on? Which responses do you want to use more?

 

What new insights did you gain through becoming the character in the artwork? In other words, what did you learn about the original artwork that you didn’t understand before?

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Identity: Study the artwork carefully. Slowly assume the pose and facial expression of the subject. Pose in front of a mirror or ask someone to photograph you while you refine the pose. Freeze for a few seconds and pay attention to parts of your body. Study the facial expression to find clues to the subject’s identity. Make adjustments as needed.

Staging: Use anything you have at home for props and costumes. Props do not have to be absolutely identical. They can be similar to those in the original artwork in shape and size but be made of something entirely different. It is important to try to match basic features of the scene. Match colors and lighting as much as you can.

Character: It’s useful to have a family member who will act as a director to help you place things and guide you in assuming the pose and facial expression of the subject in your artwork. Have someone photograph you, use a timer, or take a selfie.

Analyze: What new insights did you gain through becoming the character in the artwork? In other words, what did you learn about the original artwork that you didn’t understand before?

Narrative: If you have willing family members, you can create a more complex narrative scene with multiple figures.

Photographs: Download or take screenshots of the two artworks that inspired your living tableaus. Take a selfie or have someone take a photo of you in in each of your living tableaus.

Write: Explain in detail what creating each tableau taught you about the original artwork. What did you learn about the character or characters? About the artist’s message? About the artist’s use of figures, objects, and space? About the artist’s use of contrast, texture, degree of realism, and other visual qualities? Discuss all of these and anything else that is important.

Submit: Create a Word document or PowerPoint. No other file type will be accepted. Save the file with your name in it (example: Windrow_Living Tableau Project.pptx). Identify each of your chosen artworks by its title in the book, book figure number, culture, title, medium, and other important information about them. Insert one photograph of each of the original artworks. Insert one or more photographs of each of your living tableaus. Insert your written explanation for each living tableau in the Word document or PowerPoint. Reduce the file size (compress file) if it is larger than 25 MB.

 

What elements of effective communication did you use? How do you feel you can use these skills in your classroom or in other situations? Discuss a time when you feel you were not successful in your communication.

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Communication

In a 1-2 page paper, complete the following:

Discuss a time when you feel you were using effective communication skills. This can be related to a conversation, written communication, or public speaking.

What elements of effective communication did you use?

How do you feel you can use these skills in your classroom or in other situations?

Discuss a time when you feel you were not successful in your communication. This can be related to a conversation, written communication, or public speaking.

of effective communication did you not use?

What could you have done differently?

How can you use what you learned from your examination of this experience in your future communication?

 

If a moderately active person cuts their calorie intake by 500 calories a day, they can typically lose about 4 pounds a month. Write a program that has a starting weight as startWeight, then prints out their weight after n months if they stay on this diet.

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We are not using input() in this assignment and everything should be outputted using print()

Read the question carefully as they tell you which variables to use for each question. For each prompt/question, I want the final answer to be printed, with no strings concatenated with the answer.

Tuition Increase

At one college, the tuition for a full-time student is $8,000 per semester. It has been announced that the tuition will increase by p percent each year for the next n years. Write a program with a loop that prints the projected semester tuition amount for the next n years with a p percent increase. (print out should be 2 decimal places)

Weight Loss

If a moderately active person cuts their calorie intake by 500 calories a day, they can typically lose about 4 pounds a month. Write a program that has a starting weight as startWeight, then prints out their weight after n months if they stay on this diet.

Factorial Of Number

In mathematics, the notation n! represents the factorial of the nonnegative integer n. The factorial of n is the product of all the nonnegative integers from 1 to n. For example,

7! = 1x2x3x4x5x6x7 = 5,040 and 4! =1x2x3x4 = 24

Write a program that uses user_input as a nonnegative integer and then uses a loop to calculate the factorial of that number. Print out the factorial