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Analyzing a Movie

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An Analysis on the Movie Reality Bites

Communication is a vital human process that people do everyday Communication is used by people to be able to interact with one another and to develop or establish a particular relationship with the other participants in the communication process . Through communication people are able to understand each other 's views and ideas

The main foundation of communication is the interpersonal communication , which is communication process that happens between two individuals . The basic elements of communication are the

verbal and non-verbal communication . These are channels or modes of communication utilized by the participants in to convey their messages

Verbal communication is one way of interaction with another person . It is composed of certain components such as sound , words , and language (Sussman n .p . For this is the type of communication , use of words is essential where the use of language that can be used by the two individuals involved is its main characteristics

At birth , the absence of infants ' the capability to speak makes it difficult for them to send messages to their intended receiver . They often resort to crying , babbling , and cooing to be able to convey their messages (Sussman n .p

Verbal communication is different in various cultures . In low-context cultures such as the United States and other European nations , verbal messages are presented directly . In high-context cultures such as the Asian countries , messages are interpreted based on the underlying social , physical , and relational content (Verderber and Verderber 55

The development of language reflects one 's gender , culture , tradition age , and other social factors that can be seen when conducting interpersonal communication . The world is composed of over 3 ,000 languages and major dialects that make verbal communication far more complex and diverse (Sussman n .p

There is also a difference in the manner in which women and men construct verbal messages . These differences affect the way the message is perceived especially when it is received by members of the other sex According to Verderber , women tend to use more intensifiers and hedges than men . Intensifiers strengthen the word (e .g . so , quite ) while hedges tend to weaken it (e .g . somewhat , may . Women also frequently ask questions than men . Women solicit as many information , elaboration , and reactions regarding the message they have sent (Verderber and Verderber 56

On the other hand , non-verbal communication is a communication tool in the absence of words and language . In many situations , people say what they think rather than what they really feel . The old cliche action speaks louder than words ' is true in the sense that people tend to incorporate hidden non-verbal messages in their communication (Messina and Messina n .p

Nonverbal communication is learned and developed at an unconscious level . People sometimes are unaware of the nonverbal messages they send Some forms nonverbal communication is general or universal such as facial expressions and gestures . However , some gestures may convey various meanings in different cultures and the use of nonverbal...

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