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Bodacious Headlines, Thomas Bacher Nov 2011

Bodacious Headlines, Thomas Bacher

Thomas Bacher

No abstract provided.


Wiki Leaks Revelations In Global Context—The War Between ‘Right To Publish’ And ‘Ethical Code Of Conduct, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr Nov 2011

Wiki Leaks Revelations In Global Context—The War Between ‘Right To Publish’ And ‘Ethical Code Of Conduct, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr

Ratnesh Dwivedi

WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organisation that publishes submissions of private, secret, and classified media from anonymous news sources, news leaks, and whistleblowers. Its website, launched in 2006 under The Sunshine Press organisation claimed a database of more than 1.2 million documents within a year of its launch. WikiLeaks describes its founders as a mix of Chinese dissidents, journalists, mathematicians, and start-up company technologists from the United States, Taiwan, Europe, Australia, and South Africa. Julian Assange, an Australian Internet activist, is generally described as its director. The site was originally launched as a user-editable wiki, but has progressively moved towards …


Barking At Death: Hemingway, Africa, And The Stages Of Dying, James Plath Nov 2011

Barking At Death: Hemingway, Africa, And The Stages Of Dying, James Plath

James Plath

From amazon.com:
Considering the time Hemingway spent not only on the safaris but also in preparing for them beforehand and writing about them afterwards, Africa was a major factor in his life and work. But surprisingly little scholarship has been devoted to this aspect of Hemingway's oeuvre. This book fills that empty niche, opening the way for a long-delayed and multi-faceted conversation on a neglected aspect of Hemingway's work. Topics treated include historical, theoretical, biographical, theological, and literary interpretations of Hemingway's African topics and motifs.


A Critical Study Of Organizational Communication And Organizational Communication Theories- A Historical Perspective, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr Nov 2011

A Critical Study Of Organizational Communication And Organizational Communication Theories- A Historical Perspective, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr

Ratnesh Dwivedi

Organizational Communication is the study that looks at human communication within and outside the organization. Conrad and Poole (1998) break the definition of organizational communication in parts, by first defining communication and then analyses the organization. These researchers define communication as “a process through which people, acting together, create, sustain, and manage meanings through the use of verbal and nonverbal signs and symbols within a particular context” (Conrad and Poole, 1998, p. 5). In the context of this book, Kenyans and their leaders are communicating their views and final decision through the ballot box to elect their third president, during …


Public Accountability And Media : Its Success And Failure In Performing The Role As A Force For Public Accountability, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr Nov 2011

Public Accountability And Media : Its Success And Failure In Performing The Role As A Force For Public Accountability, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr

Ratnesh Dwivedi

Media accountability is a phrase that refers to the general (especially western) belief that mass media has to be accountable in the public’s interest - that is, they are expected to behave in certain ways that contribute to the public good. The concept is not clearly defined, and often collides with commercial interests of media owners; legal issues, such as the constitutional right to the freedom of the press in the U.S.; and governmental concerns about public security and order. Several international organizations, like International Freedom of Expression Exchange, Freedom House, International Press Institute, World Press Freedom Committee and the …


Writing Showcase, Everett N K Ofori Nov 2011

Writing Showcase, Everett N K Ofori

Everett N K Ofori

No abstract provided.


Rondo, Janet Holmes Oct 2011

Rondo, Janet Holmes

Janet A. Holmes

No abstract provided.


Fiction Writing: Building Vivid Scenes, Mitch Wieland Oct 2011

Fiction Writing: Building Vivid Scenes, Mitch Wieland

Mitch Wieland

Scene writing is the cornerstone of contemporary fiction. This podcast will briefly explore how scene came to dominate modern narratives. Our focus will then shift to tips on constructing vivid moments of real time in your own writing. We will break a scene down into its component parts, and consider how these elements should work in relationship to each other. We will discuss ways to build scenes in novels and short stories that capture the reader’s heart and mind. To finish, we’ll offer an overview of the larger issues of effective scene construction.


Writing Showcase Vol 3 Issue 5 (2011), Everett N K Ofori Sep 2011

Writing Showcase Vol 3 Issue 5 (2011), Everett N K Ofori

Everett N K Ofori

No abstract provided.


A Review Of "Intimate Stranger", Marianne Rogoff Sep 2011

A Review Of "Intimate Stranger", Marianne Rogoff

Marianne Rogoff

Intimate Stranger is a gorgeous guide to writing and the writing life by this South African man of the world. Born in 1939 to a family dating back to seventeenth century White Afrikaners, Breytenbach grew to oppose South Africa’s twentieth century apartheid system, moved to Paris at age 20, and became a writer, painter, and English teacher. There, he met and married a French woman of Vietnamese descent in 1962 despite his home country’s Immorality Act, which legislated against interracial marriage. During his years of exile he published numerous
books of poetry and prose, including A Season in Paradise (1976; …


Three Romanian Postcards, Ania Spyra Sep 2011

Three Romanian Postcards, Ania Spyra

Ania Spyra

Whether in memory of some ancient fertility rites, or because of the International Women‟s Day on the eight of the month, March is considered women‟s month in Romania.


Buying Dope Nyc Style, Thomas Bacher Aug 2011

Buying Dope Nyc Style, Thomas Bacher

Thomas Bacher

No abstract provided.


Power And The Poet, Spencer Hall Aug 2011

Power And The Poet, Spencer Hall

Spencer Hall

Recent criticism has established the pivotal role of "Mont Blanc" and "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty" in Shelley's poetic canon. These two difficult and richly textured odes, written during the intellectual and emotional ferment of Shelley's trip to Switzerland in the summer of 1816, seem in many ways like preludes to vision, rites of passage in which the young poet assumes a difinitive poetic voice. They are dynamically transitional poems that bridge the gap between Shelley's early radicalism and the highly complex idealism of his Italian period. They formulate poetic strategies and structures, imaginative forms and concepts, that were to be …


Writing Showcase, Everett N K Ofori Jul 2011

Writing Showcase, Everett N K Ofori

Everett N K Ofori

No abstract provided.


I Don't Get It, Meg Johnson Jul 2011

I Don't Get It, Meg Johnson

Meg Johnson

No abstract provided.


Professor Marie Hulme To Attend Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, Marie A. Hulme Jun 2011

Professor Marie Hulme To Attend Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, Marie A. Hulme

Marie Hulme

Marie Hulme has been invited to attend the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference this August in Middlebury, Vermont. Marie will be working on her fiction and non-fiction projects


The Penetration Of Social Media In Governance,Political Reforms And Building Public Perception, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr May 2011

The Penetration Of Social Media In Governance,Political Reforms And Building Public Perception, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr

Ratnesh Dwivedi

Social media are media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable communication techniques. Social media is the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue. While we know that social media can play an important role in publicizing political activities such as protests, do we have evidence that such actions have led to substantive political change? Is it possible to develop a set of indicators to more effectively gauge the impact of new technologies and media on questions of political change? That social media can help coordinate large and discrete activities, such as protests and …


Writing Showcase, Everett N K Ofori May 2011

Writing Showcase, Everett N K Ofori

Everett N K Ofori

No abstract provided.


Common Tongue, Marianne Rogoff May 2011

Common Tongue, Marianne Rogoff

Marianne Rogoff

Since publishing A Woman's World in 1995, Travelers Tales has been the recognized leader in women's travel literature, and with the launch of the annual series The Best Travel Writing in 2004, the obvious next step was an annual collection of the best women's travel writing of the year. This title is the seventh in an annual series The Best Women's Travel Writing that presents inspiring and uplifting adventures from women who have traveled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and facets of themselves. The common threads are a woman's perspective and compelling storytelling to …


Two Faces Of Media While Covering Human Right Activities In India, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr Apr 2011

Two Faces Of Media While Covering Human Right Activities In India, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr

Ratnesh Dwivedi

The situation of human rights in India is a complex one, as a result of the country's large size and tremendous diversity, its status as a developing country and a sovereign, secular, democratic republic, and its history as a former colonial territory. The Constitution of India provides for Fundamental rights, which include freedom of religion. Clauses also provide for Freedom of Speech, as well as separation of executive and judiciary and freedom of movement within the country and abroad. In its report on human rights in India during 2010, Human Rights Watch stated India had "significant human rights problems". They …


I Wish I Was In Jail / "Be Prepared" / Practice, Meg Johnson Apr 2011

I Wish I Was In Jail / "Be Prepared" / Practice, Meg Johnson

Meg Johnson

No abstract provided.


Language Discourse- A Critical Analysis Of Michel Focault's Work On Language Discourse With Special Reference To His Masterpiece "The Archeology Of Knowledge", Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr Apr 2011

Language Discourse- A Critical Analysis Of Michel Focault's Work On Language Discourse With Special Reference To His Masterpiece "The Archeology Of Knowledge", Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr

Ratnesh Dwivedi

Discourse generally refers to "written or spoken communication or debate". The following are three more specific definitions: (1) In semantics and discourse analysis: A generalization of the concept of conversation to all modalities and contexts. (2) "The totality of codified linguistic usages attached to a given type of social practice. (E.g.: legal discourse, medical discourse, religious discourse.)" (3) In the work of Michel Foucault, and social theorists inspired by him: "an entity of sequences of signs in that they are enouncements (enoncés)" (Foucault 1969: 141). An enouncement (often translated as "statement") is not a unity of signs, but an abstract …


Old House Dreams, Mary Ann Cain Mar 2011

Old House Dreams, Mary Ann Cain

Mary Ann Cain

No abstract provided.


Sybille Bedford At 100 Mar 2011

Sybille Bedford At 100

Lisa Cohen

On Sybille Bedford


Writing Showcase Vol 3 No 2 March 15, 2011, Everett N K Ofori Mar 2011

Writing Showcase Vol 3 No 2 March 15, 2011, Everett N K Ofori

Everett N K Ofori

No abstract provided.


Challenges Before Traditional Media In The Age Of Digital Media-How To Integrate It With Digital Media-The Way Ahead, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr Mar 2011

Challenges Before Traditional Media In The Age Of Digital Media-How To Integrate It With Digital Media-The Way Ahead, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr

Ratnesh Dwivedi

You may have heard of digital media, but you may have no idea what it is and how it can help you out when it comes to marketing. It's definitely important that you get up to speed so you can use this to benefit your business. Basically digital media refers to any type of electronic media out there. Today media can be accessed in many ways, including with hand held devices like mobile phones, laptops, desktops, mp3 players, and more.Digital media must be stored in an electronic way, so there is a lot of digital content on the internet today, …


Refworks For Coles Dba, Cheryl Stiles Mar 2011

Refworks For Coles Dba, Cheryl Stiles

Cheryl Stiles

No abstract provided.


Best Of The West: New Stories From The Wide Side Of The Missouri, Mitch Wieland Feb 2011

Best Of The West: New Stories From The Wide Side Of The Missouri, Mitch Wieland

Mitch Wieland

Best of the West: New Stories from the Wide Side of the Missouri is an annual anthology of exceptional short fiction rooted in the western United States. Five award-winning contributors gathered to read from their anthologized work.


Writing Showcase Vol 3 No 1 Jan 15, 2011, Everett N K Ofori Jan 2011

Writing Showcase Vol 3 No 1 Jan 15, 2011, Everett N K Ofori

Everett N K Ofori

No abstract provided.


The Archivist, Ananya Vajpeyi Jan 2011

The Archivist, Ananya Vajpeyi

Ananya Vajpeyi

No abstract provided.