P2P- Chapter 18 - assignment for Mike Tristano - Communication As Critical Inquiry PDF

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Name: Jyoti Gohil PREPARING TO PARTICIPATE Chapter 18: Using Communication in the 21st Century 18.1 Knowledge What does it mean to be a citizen of democracy? Democracy requires informed citizens. Citizenship implies responsibility. Responsibility means acting in mutually beneficial ways with others. We have to share our common goals and experiences. 18.2 Knowledge What does it mean to use communication for the common good? The skills and techniques you used to interact successfully with your classmates and instructor can be put to use in other social situations. The research, argumentation, and speaking skills that you practice when preparing and delivering your presentations can be extended into job interviews and business meetings or used to write reports or compose emails. You can be the vehicle for positively affecting the attitudes and lives of others in your community. 18.3 Knowledge What does it mean to be a consumer of messages? Your voicemail is full of messages and your family is vying for your attention. Your email box is full of spam trying to sell you things you don’t need, your car radio only seems to play commercials rather that music, and billboards block out the beautiful neighborhoods that lie beyond them. The sad fact is that in our world there is a glut of information, which makes it difficult to locate and analyze the best possible messages to help us make decisions about our personal, professional, and social lives....