My Favorite Means of Communication Essay

I had the opportunity this summer to interview Ed Yohnka the Director of Communications and Public Policy for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois while working for Globalgirl Media Chicago, and he said “the discrimination against people who identify as transgender is horrific. With all kinds of terrible and difficult outcomes and ending that discrimination is important.” In the documentary Mala Mala the same issue was addressed by one of the women in the film, Ivana Fred, who said,…

know that my parents had the largest influence on how I saw gender roles. My mother and father had a very equal role in our family. Both of them cooked and cleaned, they never expressed that it was a “woman’s job” to do something, or a “man’s job”. They never told me that I had to get married and have children, nor did they assume I would. I was always impressed with how my parents encouraged me to feel beautiful and comfortable as myself, even though I felt more awkward than most kids my age.…

“Don’t Call Me a ‘Bitch’!” “You’re such a bitch!” “Quit bitching!” “I’m a bad bitch!” Ah, the word “bitch”. What does it really mean? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines bitch as “a female dog”, “a malicious, unpleasant, selfish person, especially a woman”, “a complaint”, and “a person who is submissive or subservient to someone, usually in a humiliating way” to name a few. Perhaps you have heard it on a reality television program, in a catchy rap song, at the vet (if you have a female dog…

us on all aspects of writing. just like James Baldwin and Stacey Richard people who push the envelope when it comes to being creative in their writing. all the I maybe starting mechanic issue you have given me an outlet to really be creative with my writing and something I 'll never forget. this course has told me to always push myself to make the best product possible by asking any opposing questions that may appear when the reader is reading the paper and also dissecting a paper as a whole…

CHOOSE A FOCUS IN MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY THAT YOU FIND INTERESTING. The focus in medical sociology that I have found most interesting is that of mental illness. Mental illness is a subject that is still not fully understood and definitely not yet widely accepted by the public. Mental illness is one of the only non-preventable illnesses that carry such a negative stigma. I believe that this stigma exists because no matter how much you educate an individual they will never know how it truly feels…

have that natural glow which radiates amongst others. We spend large sums of money in buying skin creams with promises of smooth and unblemished skin. Some with positive results and others not so much. Skin cream is skin cream; everyone has their favorite brand. The purpose of this advertising paper is to discuss two advertisements. One advertisement from an American Magazine Allure and one advertisement from a German Magazine Madame. Both advertisements relate to skin cream products that…

Philosophy of Teaching Statement The guiding principle for my philosophy of teaching is understanding and acknowledging that each child is unique with individual learning styles and preferences. As a teacher it’s my job to help a child discover his or her individuality and work alongside them to maximize it. All young children learn through meaningful hands-on experiences, through touching, doing and moving. I seek to continuously observe my students to identify their preferred style or styles…

Helene Tucker, a symbol of everything you want.” On September of 2012, I was first introduced to the Fallout franchise when my adopted brother bought the game and forced me to play it. The game has become a real inspiration to me and now is a symbol of my life, my career, and what I want. Fallout has become a symbol of my life because I have been studying and researching the game my entire life. I first had to learn all possible outcomes of the game which proved to be a more daunting task than I…

“I immediately regretted opening Pandora’s Box when Mom walked in on my late-night cookie-escapade.” “Upon seeing the crowded ferry boat, I appropriately muttered that we would be needing a bigger boat..” “Yesterday, while waiting for my bus to arrive after work, the man next to me told me his whole life story. Something about a box of chocolates, life, and Jenny. He was crazy, I tell you.” Uses: Allusion may be used to further the narrative of a book by referring to metaphor or such seen in…

Analyzing my different pieces of writing has given me insight to the kind of writer I am and how I convey my message to my audience. I will analyze three different examples of writings that I have done in the past; formal, semi-formal, and informal writings. The informal writing is an email I wrote to a new friend in England. The semi-formal writing was given to me in a communications class and was a response to a prompt by the teacher. The formal writing is an essay from an English class in…