Watch the video below. After watching the video, please tell me why are communication skills important? What did we learn about the communication process and the roles of sender/receiver? What could have been done differently by Abbot and/or Costello to ensure the message was communicated clearly?

Read the information provided by the Heritage Foundation at the link below. What are your thoughts regarding the document? Did anything surprise you in the information? If so, what? Who was the intended audience of this document? What made this a great or bad form of communication? What would you change to the document if you could? Why or why not?

Heritage Foundation: Does Your Vote Count?

Yesterday, September 11, 2016, marked the 15 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City. On the assignments page, http://www.mrdickson.net/assignments.html, or at the bottom of this blog are a few articles about 9/11. For your response to this blog, please answer the following questions: How have the events of 9/11 and its aftermath shaped what it means to be an American? How have the events of 9/11 impacted your life or your family unit? Consider the actions the government has taken after these events, how it changed people's lives and how you think of yourself living in a post-9/11 America. What more can we do to honor the fallen? Or should we do more?

Sunday (Sept. 11, 2016 - 15th Year Anniversary of 9/11 - We Will Never Forget)

Help Honor 9/11 Victims
9/11 Kids to Terrorists: 'You Lose'
9/11 Child Turned Suffering Into Strength
New York's 9/11 Museum unveils its first ever special exhibition. 'Rendering the Unthinkable'
Background / Timeline of the 9/11 Attacks
Discovery Channel: Rebuilding Ground Zero

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