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Russell, Cristel Antonia, Dale W. Russell. "Alcohol Messages in Prime-Time Television Series." Journal of Consumer Affairs. Vol. 43 (2009) Issue 1, p. 108-128. EBSCOhost. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article addresses the television programs the public watches. The study analyzed the content of the show and how the messages was often based on alcohol. Their were both verbal and non verbal messages in the programs. Most of the messages are mixed and the way the alcohol is presented is often different.

Piro, Joseph M. "The effect of piano lessons on the vocabulary and verbal sequencing skills of primary grade students." Psychology of Music, Volume 37, issue 3 (July 2009), p. 325-347. OhioLINK. Web. 20 November 2010. A number of studies have reported positive associations between music experience and increased abilities in non-musical (e.g., linguistic, mathematical, and spatial) domains in children. These transfer effects continue to be probed using a variety of experimental designs. The major aim of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the effects of a scaffolded music instruction program on the vocabulary and verbal sequencing skills of two cohorts of second-grade students. One group (n = 46) studied piano formally for a period of three consecutive years as part of a comprehensive instructional intervention program.

Wolman, David. "The autie advantage." New Scientist 206.2758 (2010): 32-35. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article talks about the advantages some autistic people have that others don't realize. Autistic people have what is diagnose as "triad of impairments". These impairments are in communication, social interaction, and imagination. Researchers have studied that autistic people, although think differently, think in a better way. Some ways that autism is looked at as an advantage is in memory, thought process, sensitivity to musical pitch, strength, and more rational decision making. Autistic people are better at 3D dimension and are able to do tasks quickly and more efficiently. They do not have a theory of mind, meaning they cannot distinguish the difference between truth and lies or understand that people have different beliefs to yourself. This article is trying to explain more positive sides of autism, rather than the negative.