In the theory created by Cherish Kramarae women is a muted group, due to the thought that man created language. In the muted group women are involved in sexual harassment. This harassment takes place when sexual interactions are not wanted in a unequal relationship. The common harassing comes from the men pursuing the woman in a powerful way. Cherish Kramarae is defined as people belonging to a low-power group who must change their language when communicating publicly, even though their ideas are more likely to be overlooked.

The “Standpoint Theory” is shared with us by theorist Sandra Harding and Julia T. Wood stating the fact that “the social group groups within which we are located powerfully shape what we experience and know as well as how we understand and communicate with ourselves, others, and the world.” As we all have a clue that “standpoint” is a place from which the way we depict things that surround us. Sandra and Julia identifies the standpoint with shared meaning such as viewpoint, perspective, outlook, and position. Finally, the best way to way to find how the world operates, is to begin the examination from the viewpoint of women and other groups on the restrictions of society.

Genderlect are the terms suggesting that masculine and feminine styles of discourse are best viewed as two distinct cultures. The presentation of genderlect is the way conversation are held differently between men and woman. Men are more known to value report talk. Whereas, women value rapport talk.

The “Speech Code Theory” is discovered and shared with us by Gerry Philipsen. The reading describes a historic enacted, socially constructed system of relations, meanings , evidence, and rules conducting communicative conduct. Speech Code indicates that distinctive culture is always in relation with distinctive speech code. The relations, rules, and evidence speech code are inseparably woven into speaking itself. A speech code interacts a culturally distinctive psychology, sociology, and rhetoric. Many speech communities share multiple speech codes that are presented. Depending on the speaker and listener are interpreted by their communication, that is why it is a significance of speaking. Finally, the artful use of shared condition for prediction sufficient speech code, explaining, and controlling the form of discourse about the intelligibility, prudence, and morality of communication conduct.

George Gerbner’s Cultivation Theory, describes long-term effects of television exposure. Moreover, the theory describes how those who spend more time watching television believe that what is portrayed is reality. As a result, those viewers have a misinterpretation of what is reality. The cultivation theory reminds me of my grandmother who spends most of her time in front of the TV watching various television series such as “Law and Order.” She often reminds me of all the things that I should fear in the world. My grandmother’s extreme caution reminds me of what Gerbner describes as a “heavy TV viewers.” This category of viewers are more likely than light viewers to see the social world as resembling the world depicted on television.

When we are born with a new pure life, we are introduced to signs that carries a full story within each sign and its meaning. As a culture we do things differently that illustrates our background and who we are as people. Growing up we learn the meaning of these signs with the reactions of our peers. Signs surround us frequently on a day to day basis, that gives us a sense of direction. Without signs/symbols the world would not be as organized.

Semiotics is the study of the social production of meaning from sign systems, the analysis of anything that can stand for something else. There are three signs that portray the object, the indexical signs are fully in relation with what the signs portray. Symbolic signs shows no relation with the signs that is portrayed. Iconic signs share a seeming to be what the sign portrays. Every sign/symbols serves a purpose in our organized life’s.

The great Greek philosopher Aristotle states that Rhetoric is the discovery of all possible means of persuasion in every situation. In the reading Aristotle identifies three different settings for rhetoric. The first mentioned by Aristotle is forensic speaking which takes place in the courtroom. Next, would be the epideictic a ceremonial setting and the last setting is a political setting that is deliberative. Aristotle also shared three artistic proofs that are expressed to the audience sharing many feelings. Logos, ethos, and pathos are all emotional appeals. Logos is known to be the logical appeal, ethos is the ethical appeal and pathos would be the emotional appeal.

“Remember the Titans” is a classic film that we could all relate because it share all appeals throughout the movie due that the film dates back in time when segregation was still an issue. Pathos was demonstrated throughout the movies to show the heartache of what they were going through to build a diverse team, that prevailed over the adversity.

Gouran and Hirokawa theory of The Functional Perspective describe and predicts task group performance when four communication functions are fulfilled. The theory face many obstacles or issues that would take place such as finding more facts for the task at hand, accompanied with a clear and thinking mind. When working in a group you are more likely to have a positive result. When coming to making a decision there are four major function that makes up the “Group Decision Making”, goal setting,evaluation of positive and negative characteristics, analysis of the problem and the identification of alternatives.

The recent classic of all “Jump Street” after Channing Tatum (Jenko) and Jonah Hill(Schmidt) went through high school as undercover. They faced a new challenge to find a drug that is being distributed throughout the college known as “Wifi”. Jenko and Schmidt runs into a road block. When Jenko becomes a part of the football team the team welcomes him with open arms but was not so open with Schmidt this treatment from the football team caused tension between the partners. As Jenko became deeply involved with the team he leaves Schmidt out which gets under his skin. Now emotions are running wild and they begin to separate. This issue detours the process of finding this drug that is being past throughout the college. Once they overcame the adversity of living two separate lives in college they put their brains together and cracked the case by remembering the tattoo of the drug dealer, which happened to be a teammates of Jenko.

-Cognitive dissonance theory is the distressing of the mental state caused by inconsistency between a person’s two belief or a belief and an action.

The classic film “Deliver us from Eva” is based on three sisters that are trying to live a romantic life with their counterparts. Eva is the “evil” older sister that intervene in the relationships of her sisters. The husbands of Eva sisters plotted to have Eva removed by having someone occupy Eva’s time. This is when smooth guy LL Cool J playing as “Ray” that is talked into being paid to sweet Eva off of her feet. The issue of the problem is that LL Cool J is doing the dirty deed for money, which is always a bad move. Once the deal was made the process of keeping Eva occupied was in full affect until feelings got involved. Finally, LL Cool J wants to come clean about the bad deed that he proceeded in to keep Eva out of her sisters love life with their husbands, but the guys that put LL Cool J “Ray” up to the process did not agree with that. So they tied Ray up and framed his death until LL breaks free and bust through the church door with this bright glow of light behind LL such as he was God to spill the beans of the mission he exceeded in.

Moral of this story is that LL Cool J playing “Ray” took on this role not inspecting to fall in love, which he did and did not believe in keeping the game going for much longer after falling for Eva. Once LL came to his senses he came to his conscious to finally do what is right and let everyone know the truth behind everything.

One of the areas of Coordinated Management of Meaning is CMM as a Practical theory that gives the opportunity for human kind to make a better life for themselves. This is a scene from the Tyler Perry’s classic movie Temptation. These women are discussing major issues within the cooperate world and the life they have outside of work. This particular scene is expressing the ability to get up in the world based on appearance. Woman on the right has more tools that will help the woman on the left, that is more on the losing team. This conversation and help from the experienced friend on the right will lead the consumer of the conversation woman of the left with a successful and happier life.