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this article deals with the problems of communication between the Pharmacy and the consumer. It gets into the responsiblilty of the pharmacists to make sure that what is put on the labels to medication, is understandable to the common man.

"Position of the American Dietetic Association: Individualized Nutrition Approaches for Older Adults in Health Care Communities." Journal of the American Dietetic Association 110.10 (2010): 1549-1553. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This article explains the importance of the American Dietetics Association for elderly people with health care. Without the ADA most people would not know what their diets should consist. This association assessed the necessities for each persons medical condition. They consult dietitians to make sure that everyone is getting their proper needs. Without the ADA people would not be able to recognize what was necessary in order to be healthy.

This article is about how social economic class is related to a students academic performance. More specifically, this article was about how poverty is related to academic achievement in the United States. The article studied the of socio-economic (SES) status on educational achievement and early literacy. It also looked at programs they have been installed to help low-income families and communities overcome learning problems associated with their economic status.

Searle, Nancy, Martha Askins, and Archie W. Bleyer. "Homebound schooling is the least favorable option for continued education of adolescent cancer patients: A preliminary report." Medical and Pediatric Oncology 40 (2003) n. page. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This article talks about the eduation of adolescent education after being diagnosed with cancer. It compairs those is hospitals, homeschools, and community schools. Focusing on the fact that homeschooling is not the opperate form of education for students. In the sense ofnot only the childs formal education but also social development.

Jolly, J. Christopher. "Raising the Question # 9 Is the Student-Athlete Population Unique? And Why Should We Care?." Communication Education 57.1 (2008): 145-151. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.

Zambo, Debby M. "Using Visual Literacy to Help Adolescents Understand How Images Influence Their Lives." Teaching Exceptional Children 41.6 (2009): 60-67. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Children all over the world are greatly effected by the media because they are still learning who they are. The media images they see make them believe that is who they should be and who they should be around. This is not always the most ideal person for a young child to aspire to be. These images effect children and even-more-so effect children with disabilities who have an even harder time fitting in with other children and accepting themselves. These images show them what they are suppose to be like and who their friends should be and this is why media literacy is so important.

Bullen, Rebecca Richards. "The Power and Impact of Gender-Specific Media Literacy." Youth Media Reporter 3.(2009): 149-152. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Girls are not the only ones who are effected by the media. Both boys and girls look at the media and react to the stereotypes they see. However, they are effected differently. Girls are effected by images of what they think they should look like specifically their bodies. This causes them to do things that are stupid and even dangerous to achieve what they think they should look like.

Rosen, Larry D., et al. "The Relationship Between "Textisms" and Formal and Informal Writing Among Young Adults." Communication Research 37.3 (2010): 420-440. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This article is about whether or not there is a connection between textisms and the quality of writing. There has been an overwhelming increase in the use of text messaging, and in some cases young adults use messages more than talking. Two studies were performed trying to determine if there is a relationship, because not much research has been completed. On top of that most of the research has yielded different results. These two studies did not see a connection between the use of textisms and formal writing, but it did between the use of textisms and informal writing.

"NAD Presses DOJ to Tackle Deaf and Hard of Hearing Legal Issues." National Association of the Deaf. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. .\n\nThis article is interesting because it goes against what many deaf people may feel. It discussing getting more rights as diabled people.

Tkacz, Victoria L.; Metzger, Anne; Pruchnicki, Maria C.. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 5/15/2008, Vol. 65 Issue 10, p974-981 this article deals with the problems of communication between the Pharmacy and the consumer. It gets into the responsiblilty of the pharmacists to make sure that what is put on the labels to medication, is understandable to the common man. It talks about the numerous times where the patients misread the directions, or just did not understand the directions by the Pharmacy, and the labels to the medication.

Tetreault, Allison Serra, and Dorothea C. Lerman. "Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism using Point-of-View Video Modeling." Education & Treatment of Children 33.3 (2010): 395-419. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. Video modeling is used as a technique for developing children with autism. One of the techniques used is POVM, which teaches children to maintain a conversation with a conversant. This study also helps improve vocal behavior, and eye contact. This practice has been shown to improve joint attention, self help, academic instruction, communication, and community survival. The use of these videos have also improved social skills in autistic people.

Quintero, Elizabeth, TX. Literacy Center. El Paso Community Coll., and Others And. "Project FIEL: Family Initiative for English Literacy Handbook." (1990): ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This text is about English and literacy. It explains how important language is for the evolution of literacy. It gives different visual examples of the development of children throughout the years. The project that the article is about informs the reader how important it is for literacy to develop all throughout the ages. Parents needs to be the primary assistants in helping progress a child's english and literacy, and then teachers take on the role as they get older. This article houses many examples for this inquiry.

"Questions and Answers about Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act." Roesch Library Catalog. 04 Oct. 2007. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. . This addresses the questions that are often posed to the Deaf community. It refences the Deaf as disabled, which is very taboo to the deaf. There is an overview of hearing imparement and what it entails. It also details the different ways to compensate if the company does have a Deaf or hard of hearing employee.

"Music & Success in Life." Guitar Lessons, Piano Lessons, Voice Lessons, NYC, Manhattan, NY, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, New Jersey, Boston, Chicago. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. . Article talked about the many advantage that music has over a person's personality and behaviors. Some of the examples were "Studying music encourages self-discipline and diligence, traits that carry over into intellectual pursuits and that lead to effective study and work habits". Also other examples how music encouraged a community and brought groups together. It then went on the explain the health benefits of music therapy which will be great to use in my paper when I am explaining the benefits music therapy could have on other countries where actual medicine is not easily accessible.

DaCosta, Boaventura, Carolyn Kinsell, Angelique Nasah, and Soohwa, Seok. "The Digital Literacy Debate: An Investigation of Digital Propensity and Information and Communication Technology." Educational Technology and Research Development 58.5 (2010): 531-555. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. The differences in social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds of people and their use of technology was thoroughly described in this article. It also described the use of a digital world. The world is becoming more digitally based and the integration of technology is just getting started. The use of technology can greatly change the way we read and write and those effects are positive and negative.

Rosen, Larry D., et al. "The Relationship Between "Textisms" and Formal and Informal Writing Among Young Adults." Communication Research 37.3 (2010): 420-440. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. This article is about whether or not there is a connection between textisms and the quality of writing. There has been an overwhelming increase in the use of text messaging, and in some cases young adults use messages more than talking. Two studies were performed trying to determine if there is a relationship, because not much research has been completed. On top of that most of the research has yielded different results. These two studies did not see a connection between the use of textisms and formal writing, but it did between the use of textisms and informal writing.

Lewis, J. and Jhally, S. "The Struggle Over Media Literacy." 1998. Journal of Communication, 48: 109-120. Wiley. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. Media literacy is an extremely important thing for an informed person to attain. It is growing more and more important with the increase in media we as consumers see everyday. This article talks specifically about the differences in what media literacy means. Media literacy can mean seeing an image and realizing what it is telling you. But it can also mean seeing an image and realizing why it is there and that is the type that most people are illiterate in.

Stephanous, Andrea Zaki. "Media's role in developing images of 'self' and the 'other'." Media Development 54.2 (2007): 14-18. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Media is a means of persuasion. When used by a strict government it can be a way of persuading citizens to do or not do something. Through stereotypes the mass media can be used to change public sentiment towards whatever the producers of this media would like. This can be helpful or hurtful to a nation. Through the discussion of this topic it shows the reader examples of this. Specifically it talks about the Middle East and the Israeli conflict.

Stony Brook University. "The "Big Idea"." News Literacy Conference. Stony Brook University, Mar. 2009. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This is a proposal article that attempts to persuade the readers that universities and high schools should offer news literacy courses. These classes would help students determine types of reputable news sources and information. They say people need to have a skill set to be able to communicate the news in an accurate way.

Mullen, Edward A. "Decreased Braille literacy: A symptom of a system in need of reassessment." Re:View 22.3 (1990): 164. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. One reason for a decrease in Braille reading is the improvement of medical technology. There are more children today that are become visually impaired due to an accident and these children more than likely have multiple disabilities. These children's primary handicap is not listed as a visual one therefore it seems that children with visual impairments may be declining, and with that goes funding for Braille programs. Another reason is technology. It is easier today to convince Americans that technology is a better means for a visually impaired person to communicate than Braille. Also, there is discussion over many people turning to technology to communicate because learning Braille is difficult and time consuming. Finally, this article gives hope that these issues will be more widely recognized in the future.