Essays on Journalism and Communication Annotated Bibliography

The paper "Constructing Family among Same-Sex Couples" clarifies what constructs of the term 'family' exist in the Latino same-sex community as compared to the White same-sex community, what type of implications such an understanding has for the greater societal and legal aspects of adoption.... ...

The bibliography "Literary Sources in Nuclear Weapons" focuses on the critical analysis of the major literary sources in nuclear weapons.... The author offers insight into the misconceptions and myths that countries supporting nuclear weapons rely on.... ... ... ... In their argument of Wilson, in-depth knowledge of the realities surrounding this sensitive subject is important to governments and citizens....

The War of 1812.... Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965.... Print.... The book gives a clear illustration to the events of the war and the involvement of the African Americans in the war.... These events can be seen in the film The Revolution.... The author agrees that.... ... ... The African American soldiers are seen in the movie to be the ones on the frontline of facing dangerous grounds as they are used as decoys in the field....

The following paper 'Drug Use in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia' contains scholarly articles written by a number of people addressing the various issues concerning euthanasia, the moral and legal aspects of assisted suicide and the drugs used for it.... ... ... ... The author states that while there are articles about ethical and legal issues concerning euthanasia, more work from the point of view of the patient would have been appropriate....

The article investigates safety-related challenges that can occur during the insertion of nasogastric feeding tubes or even during the maintenance of such tubes.... It also touches on the various methods through which nurses can provide tube-feeding services for adult patients.... ... ... ... amentally, the article looks into how nurses and caregivers can use nasogastric tubes to administer food to adult patients, who may be either at the hospital or at home....

This paper talks about the realism as a unique approach in addressing the characters in jean Rhy's wide Sargasso Sea.... The aspects of cultural and racial differences as displayed in the main book are discussed in this paper.... 'Empty spaces' is a term used to show the themes of racial prejudice....

The researcher in this study 'The Global Burden of Diabetes' appreciates the high prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes in both the developing and developed countries in the modern world.... Collecting data from various secondary sources, the study cites the rise in inactivity and obesity.... ... ... ...

The paper contains an annotated bibliography of sources about international adoption such as "The Complete Book of International Adoption: A Step by Step Guide to Finding Your Child" by Dawn Davenport, and "International Adoption: Global Inequalities and the Circulation of Children" by Diana Marra....

This paper 'Contaminants in Surface Water and Groundwater' in simple language and style addresses the qualities of water reservoirs.... As compared to other author's works, Calhoun has focused more on legislation and acts that have direct effects on environmental issues.... ... ... ... This paper provides a comprehensive review of the basic and latest developments in water pollution....

This article 'Adolescent Peer Relationships' discusses the relationship between overall psychological health, school success, and emotional wellness.... This study also ties into social health, as it links emotional health with the quality and quantity of relationships during adolescence.... ... ...

Stout became very popular due to his Nero Wolfe series of novels.... The author of the book, David Anderson, clearly believes that Wolfe characterizes the sentiments of Stout.... This.... ... ... This book is important to the research as it provides insights on the Stout's principles when it comes to politics. ...

This is an imperative source because it provides the history of Mehmed II.... Additionally, the source covers conquest of constatinople, campaigns and the code.... This will assist in formulating a background of the.... ... ... This is a primary source that depicts Mehmed as a ruler who dominated East and West from his palace....

The book defines the relationship between social anxiety and shyness and the various techniques that can be employed to deal with fear.... Social anxiety is a direct consequence of fear as underscored in the.... ... ... The journal provides an in-depth analysis of various steps that are critical in dealing with social anxiety....

The Nobel Prize is awarded not only to men but also to women who come from diverse background and serve their life for humanity.... The purpose of this paper is to.... ... ... For this reason the paper will conduct research through a variety of sources obtained from various databases such as online libraries, magazines, newspapers, websites etc....

?? Journal of Computer-Mediated communication.... The article seeks to show that there exists a difference on the teens that use social sites such as Facebook, and MySpace.... The article notes that online social networks are key ways in which individuals interact in.... ... ... Moreover, the article acknowledges that the use of sites has become rampant in different parts of the world....

Hamilton puts forward that horses tend to reflect a different perspective of communication present in humans.... The website states that horses portray beings that are excellent in non-verbal communication.... The article also states that around eighty percent of human communication is non-verbal.... However, the human attention is mostly on communication.... In addition, the publication points out that the techniques of EAT can help in curbing communication issues, social skills problems, depression, and anxiety....

"Analysis of the Articles about The Documentary Blackfish" paper contains an annotated bibliography of such articles "Will SeaWorld's larger whale pools quell blackfish backlash?... by Schindler and "Blackfish centers on the dangers of orcas captivity" by Rainer.... ... ... ... The orca looks adorable from the outside, according to the author though its personality from the confinement is the opposite....

The paper contains the annotated bibliography of articles about the influence of the media or visual art on people perception of Asian cultures such as "Asian Stereotypes In The Mass Media: A content analysis of Asian minority portrayals in the U.... .... Films".... ... ... In 'Watch out!... Classic movies with offensive racial stereotypes', Betsy Bozdech argues how classic movies have used offensive stereotyping as a tool to explain characters to the audience....

It examines the origins, nuclear plans, and the falling apart of the Soviet Union.... The book record that the possession of nuclear weapons and other sophisticated weapons made America feel very.... ... ... America thought that Soviets plan to erect a security buffer in Poland was a call for war and Soviet readiness for war....

This bibliography "Specifics of the Hero's Journeys" applies writers' observational skills and analysis in defining their life journeys.... They describe the diversity they observed studying mythic traditions.... The authors like mythical traditions explaining why they present them in their books....

Mass communication and travels resulted in intermingling of European and U.... The paper "Jazz and Social Developments" evaluates the musician through varying styles, discussing developments in jazz between the end of World War 2 and the early 1960s parallel social developments at the time, the way this jazz differs from jazz at the beginning of the twentieth century....

This paper "Anthropocene's Impact on Energy Industry" presents an annotated bibliography of sources explaining the effect of Anthropocene on energy industry during the recession period.... The sources contain responses to an interview made by a journalist called Salon to Gaia Vince.... .... ... ... Vince starts with giving the definition of Anthropocene....

The effect of video games on family communication and interaction.... Apart from this, I became much familiar about how family communication along with interaction gets influenced by the ways of playing games.... The effect of video games on family communication and interaction....

This annotated bibliography "The Use of Placement Exams in Entrance into Colleges or Universities " discusses to explore the validity of the most applied forms of assessment in the placement exams and their impact on influencing the outcome of the students.... ... ... ... The study analyzed access to AP courses as a function of the characteristics of education....

The largest component of capital expenditure is information and communication technology solution.... It focuses on the benefits of information and communication technology solution as well as pitfalls due to the rapid changes in technology.... The reason to select this article is that it involves information and communication technology and the new strategies....

 Information, communication & society 9.... From the wide discipline area, the scholars including the communication, political science, and sociology are understanding these changes through working....  Information, communication & society 9....

The bibliography "Impact of Technology on Homeland Security" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues on the impact of technology on homeland security.... Braun defines technology as the ways and means by which humans produce purposeful material artifacts and effects.... ... ... ... Technology has been a benefit as well as a curse depending on the view taken when delivering an opinion on technology....

"Locating Topics of Interest: Managing Sex Offenders in the Community" paper contains an annotated bibliography of such articles as "The Supervision of Sex Offenders in the Community – At What Cost" by Lockley, "Sex Offender Registration and Recidivism Risk in Juvenile Sexual Offenders" by Michael....

personal communication, February 10, This is an interview that was conducted on the 10th February this year with the mayor of the city of Beijing.... personal communication, February 11th 2013 ... The paper 'The Alarming Pollution Levels in the City' presents an interview conducted on the 10th of February this year with the mayor of the city of Beijing....

communication with employees from wherever they are makes them feel part of the company as they feel more appreciated and derive a sense of belongingness.... One of these entails shortcomings in communication.... Meanwhile, others believe that there are several reasons why conflicts emerged such as the absence of proper communication, unfair treatment and criticisms, preferential treatment, inequality, unreasonable expectations and abuse....

The "Recidivism among Juvenile Offenders" paper proposes to take up an examination into the present juvenile justice system and its inadequacy in addressing recidivism.... Alternative means by which recidivism could be curtailed are also addressed with the views of researchers.... ... ... ... The objective of this study was to examine the applicability of theories of juvenile delinquency, to examine punishment and family control orientation as two aspects of social control in the juvenile justice system....

The paper 'Computer Attacks and Internet Security ' is an actual example of an information technology annotated bibliography.... The article "Firewalls and Internet security: repelling the wily hacker" by William, R.... discusses the effects and the challenges posed by hackers on the internet.... ....

This section highlights in summary varied issues relayed in the entire project, which has prompted healthcare professionals to opt to assume administrative roles.... Mainly, these issues touch on improving service delivery whereby its effectiveness depends on sound management .... ... ... Undeniably, from 2000 to date, healthcare has undergone numerous alterations that have rendered it being complex....

This brief annotated bibliography helps to shed light on the glass ceiling as experienced by women in corporate America.... As such, the author provided a litany of sources and explanations which will help in provided a detailed research overview of the topic.... ... ... ... Furthermore, the sources provided help to give a research centric focus to a problem that is often considered a sociological construct....

Safety is one of these reasons.... As Bullis (web) argues, while using electric cars, “You don't have to refuel batteries, so there's no pumping of flammable liquids.... ??.... ... ... rther, he points out that “Electric cars have far fewer moving parts than gasoline ones, so there will be fewer things to break down....

This study highlights that the first article offers honest information on what the Boeing manufacturing comes planning to do about the repair of the Ethiopian airline.... It focuses on the possible repair efforts for the Boeing 787 of the Ethiopian Airline's airplane.... ... ... ... According to the paper, the article is reliable because it gives information about a practical airplane accident, with reference to the Ethiopian airline case....

The paper "The History of Crime in North Kentucky" discusses that the author focuses on the justice system in its quest of eliminating historical and worse vices that had characterized Kentucky for long including gambling, prostitution and others earlier supported by the government.... .... ... ... The focus of the source touches on crime, justice and its context of Kentucky's history....

The paper "Legal Issues on Printing of Business Documents within an Organization " is an outstanding example of a law annotated bibliography.... The Attorney-General's Department of the Government of Australia offers advice on what is protected under copyright law.... With reference to printing company documents, the Australian law protects literary works whether in hard copy or electronic form....

This work called "Five Sources About C14 Dating" describes several pieces of research concerning archaeological sites, a poor state of preservation, the samples for carbon dating.... The author outlines the problems with carbon dating prehistoric bones.... ... ... ... The research looks at collagen content in the collected bones and comes up with minimum levels of preserved collagen as a sound criterion for gauging whether the bones are any good for carbon dating, or will yield good results when subjected to carbon dating processes....

"Lung cancer drugs could boost skin cancer survival, research shows.... PharmaTimes.... Pharma Times, 12 Feb.... ?2013.... Web.... 16 Feb.... ?2013.... . ... ... he first.... ... ... ticle that has been included in this annotated bibliography deals with the way that drugs that have formerly been seen as specific only to lung cancer can and should now be utilized as skin cancer treatments....

The paper 'The White Australia Policy' contains a list of eight annotated sources, which indicate the reasons that some authors indicate as having caused the introduction of the White Australia policy in 1901.... Notably, literature sources do not agree on the exact main reason why the policy was introduced....

The paper contains an annotated bibliography of articles about prenatal testing to detect genetic anomalies.... While many believe that these tests are a great advancement in both science and medicine, others believe that this is another form of Eugenics.... .... ... ... Using Diana Bianchi's remarks, Sullivan exposes the dangers of the new prenatal test that has been developed....

This paper "How Is the Theme of Tradition Reflected in Shirley Jacksons Short Story The Lottery?... focuses on the fact that in New England start gathering in the town square, three hundred inhabitants of a village.... The extract is convivial: The kids laugh and play, the adults gossip and joke....

The paper "Environmental Pollution Experienced in China " is a great example of an environmental studies annotated bibliography.... Deforestation has enabled China to earn the nefarious title of the global leader in the emission of greenhouse gasses.... This is due to the process of cutting down trees results in increased levels of carbon emissions....

The paper "Mental Health Conditions of Indigenous Australians" is a worthy example of an annotated bibliography on medical science.... Jorm, A.... F.... Bourchier, S.... J.... Cvetkovski, S.... & Stewart, G.... The mental health of Indigenous Australians: a review of findings from community surveys....

The bibliography "Bibliographical Analysis of Educational Strategies" focuses on the critical analysis of the bibliographical sources of educational strategies.... Field education, as a key link between Christian education institutions and practical ministry experience, has expanded in recent decades....

This research focuses on the critical period that facilitates learning of a second language.... This research rejects the idea that a critical period is necessary in which second language can be learned.... This research states that the critical period or the age of the learner does not influence and individuals ability to learn a second language....

This paper 'The World Set Free by H.... G.... Wells" focuses on the fact that any time the word utopia is mentioned, people's minds reflect on an ideal society that has a perfect social, political, and legal system.... Initially, this word was used in reference to a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean....

This bibliography "Learning Theories and Instructional Design" discusses feature instructional theory that would fit within an instructional design based on each family, learning theory in each family and use of specific learning theory in each family as a conceptual and theoretical framework.... ...

The paper "Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest" deals with a variety of issues associated with post-cardiac arrest care.... Patients who have cardiac arrest may develop neurological problems.... In such situations, it is important to reduce a person's risk of developing neurological problems.... ... ...