Consider the following comparison between the foods we eat and the media we use: FAST FOOD/FOOD ON THE RUN Provides: Convenience, speed, variety of choices, a fixed menu & low cost. Others’ labour. versus A FULL COURSE DINNER Requires: Recipe book, utensils & appliances, food purchases, time, preparation and presentation. Our Labour NOW Using…
Choices made daily by everyone- as humans & citizens by comparing ourselves to others and choosing a path that resonates and makes our metaphor unique. A challenge, which never stops unless we stop caring. “Who am I and why am I here?” That is the question always and how we deal with it becomes the…
According to Heraclitus 2500 years ago & even NOW: “There is nothing permanent except Change. Nothing is permanent except Change. The only constant is Change and it is the only constant. Change alone is unchanging.” We call that FLUX so that when groups come to the table to find appropriate possibilities that they believe that…
What good is Friday When protesting, Arabs’ blood flowsLike oil over corrupt, desert lands, When worldwide poverty spreadsWith unrelenting, selfish shame, When health care regularly consumesOur fragile lives with new, unpaid bills, When engulfing tsunami storms appearAlong with rig spills in the sea, When our spring loaded rivers burst againUnchecked and flood the native towns,…
Communication Theory & its Vocabulary travels across a spectrum of P8 attributes that distinguishes its MAYBE responses with engaged Others. VOCABULARY defined & its P8 characteristics listed: PHYSICAL——————–LingualORAL—————————Personal VOCAL————————-Rhetorical CHORAL———————–Lyrical MUSICAL———————-Emotional & Sensual THEATRICAL—————-Physical & Visual VERBAL———————–Conversational TEXTUAL———————Alphabetical & Logical GRAMMATICAL————-Rational & Critical LEGAL————————–Moral & Philosophical DOCUMENTAL—————Structural & Political (Specific) ORIGINAL———————Magical & Poetical PSYCHOLOGICAL———–Personal & Behavioral INSPIRATIONAL————-Spiritual &Faithful PROFITABLE——————Financial & Local/Global EXPERIMENTAL————-Technological & Universal Our Language uses Words to…
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