Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2.3, Ruhr-University of Bochum, language: English, abstract: The term paper is to examine predictability in written speech based on two central experiments that underline the possibility of predicting answers and blank spaces. As examples arise Shannon’s Guessing Game implemented by Claude Shannon in 1951 and Cloze Task by Taylor implemented in 1953. The tests are to show in how far grammatical and phonological structures of one’s mother tongue as well as contextual information influence the choice of words in connected reading concerning phrases on one side and small texts as bigger units on the other side.
Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1.7, Ruhr-University of Bochum, language: English, abstract: The term paper is to examine the depiction of American Exceptionalism and White Supremacy as two cultural concepts in media. Therefore, the origin of these two phenomena will be explained and related to events in the course of America’s historical development. In order to analyze the perception of American culture by people with different ethnic backgrounds “Only in America” (2001) by Brooks and Dunn, a song performed by white artists, and “Black Rage” (2014) by Lauryn Hills, representing an African-American perspective, have been chosen. Hence, the term paper is to define the two concepts American Exceptionalism and White Supremacy and is to point out how these are depicted in two songs written by descendants of two different ethnic backgrounds.
Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Communications - Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, Social Media, grade: 2.0, Ruhr-University of Bochum, language: English, abstract: The term paper deals with business and marketing in times of globalization. In view of the process of technical progress and globalization, strategies to assert oneself on the world market are indispensable. As one of the well-known companies on the global market, Coca-Cola has various concepts in order to remain competitive. The aim of this term paper is to give the reader an overview of the origins of the company, to examine the strategies that are important in the context of the globalized market, and to observe in how far they are used by Coca-Cola. An excursus on McDonald's as another example of a global corporation is intended to offer a comparison and to illustrate the extent to which the approach of the fast food chain differs from the one of the soft drinks manufacturer.
Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1.7, Ruhr-University of Bochum, language: English, abstract: The term paper is to examine the depiction of American Exceptionalism and White Supremacy as two cultural concepts in media. Therefore, the origin of these two phenomena will be explained and related to events in the course of America’s historical development. In order to analyze the perception of American culture by people with different ethnic backgrounds “Only in America” (2001) by Brooks and Dunn, a song performed by white artists, and “Black Rage” (2014) by Lauryn Hills, representing an African-American perspective, have been chosen. Hence, the term paper is to define the two concepts American Exceptionalism and White Supremacy and is to point out how these are depicted in two songs written by descendants of two different ethnic backgrounds.
Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2.3, Ruhr-University of Bochum, language: English, abstract: The term paper is to examine predictability in written speech based on two central experiments that underline the possibility of predicting answers and blank spaces. As examples arise Shannon’s Guessing Game implemented by Claude Shannon in 1951 and Cloze Task by Taylor implemented in 1953. The tests are to show in how far grammatical and phonological structures of one’s mother tongue as well as contextual information influence the choice of words in connected reading concerning phrases on one side and small texts as bigger units on the other side.
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