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    The law constituents and religion affairs are largely used in the decision making process due to there is a concrete evidence that can be proven and has concern to many parties, God and a state. However, the consideration to use ethics to be positioned in the same place as law and religion is doubtful and questionable due to its stances merely stands upon personal attitudes, beliefs, and values to determine the actions of right or wrong. Ethics used as benchmarks to examine the assumptions of what

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    1. The movie I chose for this assignment is “The Terminal.” 2 Three Organizational Communication Concepts: Organizational Cultural Elements: According to Keyton (n.d.), organizational culture is defined as “the set of artifacts, values and assumptions that emerges from the interactions of organizational members” (p. 550). Some examples of artifacts and values include, norms, customs, how members should behave, and assumptions are revealed when talking about your work experiences. The culture of

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    events that may affect the ones they care about and improvements in communications technology allow people to connect directly with the people they love more effectively. Media provides a way for diasporic audiences to find their sense of self and identity in a country where they may not have a lot of representation. Previous models of looking at diasporic audiences have been helpful in allowing us to see the positive impacts that media can have, however they still continue to look at these audiences

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    to terms” with or understanding one 's identity, like many things in life, is an evolutionary process. The ongoing search for identity begins initially by identifying our physical traits such as our gender, race, and ethnicity. True identity, however, is far beyond what meets the eye. Instead, the generation we are born into, the family we share, and experiences we have, all shape our views of the world and the role we play within it. Consequently, our identity ends up becoming influenced highly by

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    Acquired difficulties in communication have potential to significantly impact an individual’s sense of belonging, ultimately impeding their reintegration into society if not properly addressed. One population with prominent communication deficits includes the more than one million individuals currently diagnosed with aphasia in the United States (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [NINDS], 2016). Attenuation of communication abilities isolates people from their prior life and

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    We struggle with our identities all the time. What is an identity? Identity is “tied closely to identification; it refers to who you are and the specific characteristics that make you different from other individuals” (Alberts, et. al 55). For example, I am a college student is my identity. Why is having an identity important? Identities are important because they’re our self image. Our identities are created and shaped by the interactions we encounter. Our identities are important when we

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    have chosen to examine Irving Goffman’s contributions to the theory of social stigma, specifically through the perspectives presented in Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity. My analysis of this work leads me to imagine communication as a mask, possessing the ability to shield the wearer’s actual social identity from observers. This metaphor has utility because it provides a concrete way to conceptualize a portion of the complex web of presentation and interpretations that accompany

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    rule is a person 's conscience (Lee, 108)." As displayed in To Kill a Mockingbird and many others, the literary theme of self-identity coupled with coming of age has been a long running one in the history of literature. Certainly, we find this theme in novels such as Between Tides and Shadows of Your Black Memory, respectively. The development of character and self-identity is vital in the analysis of each protagonist. Between Tides follows Pierre Landu, a black Catholic Priest and revolutionist,

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    Clothing may signify the true self or the masked self. Clothing, in a sense, is used in the novel to signify or suggest false disguise and trickery to the community. This clothing must therefore be shattered so that the real identity and the real intentions of a person will be revealed. Having no clothes may symbolize that the person is unprotected from the harms that the society might bring but it can also symbolize the person as breaking free from the norms and the rules of the society, which means

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    give concrete form in the novel. But, this might be refuted in terms that the individual loses his/her identity when being manipulated by external agent. What might be the external agent or force if

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