Essays and Research Papers on Theories & Theorists

7 pages in length. There exist myriad methods to help people stop the undesirable habit of smoking; however, time has demonstrated that none have proven more effective than complete and total cessation, otherwise known as 'cold turkey.' As a means by which to prove this hypothesis, the writer discusses results from a hypothetical ...

A 3 page paper analyzing George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language.' Using examples from contemporary politics, the paper wryly argues that both tact and diplomacy would be impossible if speakers were forced to tell the unvarnished truth. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper discussing minimizing the potential destructiveness of conflict through awareness of conflict styles as delineated in Hall's Conflict Management Survey. Conflict truly can be found in any situation involving more than one person and one set of ideas. An awareness of Hall's conflict styles can aid in resolving that conflict more quickly, ...

A 5 page paper discussing whether language is necessary in conjunction with metaphysics. Metaphysics is rooted in cause and effect; myriad books and articles have been written to discuss the role of language. If it has no part in cause and effect, then it also can have no part in metaphysics.. This ...

This ten page paper presents an overview of the realist theory and how it relates to The Persian Gulf War of 1991. Bibliography lists eight sources.

In 9 pages, the author develops a housing organization report showing an understanding of motivation and leadership theories. No sources are cited.

5 pages in length. The focus is on the symbolic interaction theory as developed by George Herbert Mead as well as the Narrative Theory developed by Walter Fischer. Gives the applications of concepts as well as selected aspects of these theories. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

(3 pp) In literature or the arts we used to hear of something being "banned in Boston," supposedly one of our more "ethical" appreciators of good taste. Can you think what it must be liked, in current times, to be banned in California? That happened to the work of Walker's we will ...

(5 pp) Real power is in the hands of ten World Controllers, who exercise rigid control at all levels to maintain their ideals: conditioning everyone to think alike, banning natural births, and handing out the tranquilizer soma to those not happy enough. Games, work, and social groups are structured to keep everyone ...

6 pages in length. The writer discusses the impact of rhetoric and the discourse community as they relate to a particular issue. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper considers the concepts presented in by Herbert Blumer in the book Approaches to Human Communication. This paper presents Blumer's arguments regarding the impact of symbolic interactions. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page report discusses the argument that exists regarding whether or not advertising subverts individual autonomy and in what ways. According to “Advertising and Social Autonomy” written by Richard L. Lippke, the average consumer is not necessarily “manipulated,” however, he or she is has their “capacities to make rational choices about the implicit content of ads” restrained or overpowered. The ...

This 6 page paper provides an overview of the application of Stephe Toulmin's principles and their application to the development of rhetoric theory. This paper considers his methods and the uses of his argumentaiton and also considers the prior societal events that led to his theory. This paper includes a view of past ...

A 5 page address of the philosophical dilemma of whether or not we can talk meaningfully of a God who transcends creation if language is a part of creation. Questions the innateness of language and the applicability of that innateness to the topic of our own creation and the existence of God. Compares ...

This 5 page paper literature review provides both sides of the controversy of Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann's spiral of silence theory that contends people tend to side with popular opinion. Both positive and negative positions are discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

11 pages in length. The art of argument ranges from formal debates through careful scholarly discussion to heated encounters, fierce arguments and quarrels. What likelihood is there that the enormous range of argumentation can be served, identified, or modeled by one theory. Do the extremes -- or even the edges – of ...

(5 pp) In Theatetus (lines 188-196) ,Plato attempts to explain how we can arrive at false decisions, he labels these false thinking strategies as "false judgments." But before we know, which judgments are false, or faulty, we first need to know how we determine whether things are true or not. It is not ...

A five page paper which looks at McLuhan’s theory of the importance of the medium in the transmission of textual messages, and how this can be applied to the cultural resonance which is found in fairy-tales, particularly in terms of gender stereotyping. Bibliography lists 4 sources

5 pages in length. George Orwell is not at all happy with the way in which the English language is utilized in contemporary society. According to the author, whose article entitled Politics and the English Language points out myriad speech problems, proper English has fallen by the wayside in not so delicate a ...

A 5 page research paper that compares Aristotle's forms of rhetoric (ethos, logos, and pathos) with the modern model proposed by Richard Weaver (1953), which entails the use of "universal terms." Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 9 page discussion of some of the unspoken rules which govern conversation. Observes that both the words which are spoken and subtleties such as facial expression and context allow participants to interpret and respond to the verbal offerings of others. Identifies the objective of discourse analysis as the determination of precisely how ...

This 12 page paper considers the question of whether it is possible to speak a private language, and relates this in terms of the theories and views of Wittgenstein. This paper integrates a view of Wittgenstein's Private Language and the concepts of realism, antirealim, private language, meanings, and even the nature of language itself. ...

This 7 page report discusses the various aspects of “Symbolic Interaction” in terms of the relationships that exists between groups of people and within those groups. No sources listed.

This paper discusses the uses of rhetoric and the influence which it has over its subjects. This paper examines the old adage that "the pen is mightier than the sword". Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page report discusses Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT) or “fantasy theme theory” and its many components. Explanation of the theory, its ramifications, and a literature review are included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.