...became trapped during a Chilean copper mine collapse near the northern town of Copiapó, Chile on August 5, 2010. The tragedy captured the attention of media, and audiences, around the world alike. Once reported, hopes and prayers went out the trapped workers, the workers families and the rescue workers from the hearts of many. During severe heart-wrenching incidents, such as this, it is important to consider the roles of those involved. The potential needs of the workers, whose lives were at stake, and the needs of their families become extremely important when discussing the incident. It is important to know how to address everyone involved while considering their needs. Waking up on August 5, 2010 was no different from any other day for these workers. The miners kissed and hugged their family members before heading off to work in the Chilean copper mine. The day had been the same as the day before for the miners. Close to the time for the miners to take their lunch break, the tunnel collapsed leaving them trapped 300 meters below ground level. Other miners feared that the thirty-three miners still inside the mine were in the disaster zone when the collapse happened. The workers that were trapped had to have been scared not knowing if they were ever going to be able to see loved ones again. For 16 days, the workers had no communication from the outside world, and no way for the outside world to communicate back to them. Fear, itself is scary, but fear and being trapped had to...
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...Throughout their entire existence, humans have used their outstanding intellect to enhance their chance of survival and dominate their competitors. Consequently, the development and use of tools have become the apotheosis of human achievement, ultimately integrating them as a vital aspect of our daily life. But while there is a major consensus that modern technology will excel the quality of the world of tomorrow, others have begun to inquire if the potential of these advances make the world a better place as they promise. In his essay, “Auscultation”, Steven Church implements his varied package of writing styles to impart an aberrant view of the changing world. Within four sections that parallel the structure of a human heart, “Auscultation”...
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...Release BCOM/275 Kein Pettus Dr. Gail Zwart Communication is the basis of life, some belief communication created the world and everything in it. Words are powerful and if not used wisely, can be very damaging. However if used with care and in an uplifting manner; words can turn a challenging or seemingly bleak situation around. The story of the workers trapped in the copper mine in Chile was an example of a seemingly bleak situation, as the miners fought to stay alive while being rescued. An interesting yet sympathetic dynamic about this story is the feeling of being trapped did not only affect those physically trapped in the mine. These people are fathers, sons, brothers, friends and co-workers who one would be safe to assume that the people connected to the workers also felt trapped as they could do nothing but hope for the best and stay positive. Delivering such devastating news to the families and coworkers is not an easy task. One could be safe to imagine that it is one of the hardest messages that need to be relayed. In addition to the given considerations such as tone and content; guarding the hearts of the audience involved is the most important consideration to have when baring this news to bring. Deciding what should be made known to the audience is important as well, information that can bring their spirits down should only be conveyed if absolutely necessary. Word choice is crucial to the outcome and will determine the degree of the receiver’s optimism...
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...Nikeisha Vinson Trapped Chilean Miners 3/10/2014 BCOMM275 D. Williams When handling a fickle audience one needs to consider how much information that needs to be divulged. One should tell them only pertinent information that would put to ease any worries or concerns. After the collapse of the Chilean mine, you want to keep the families updated on their family members trapped and try a keep them optimistic of the outcome. When dealing with people of different ethnicities and language barriers, one would need to express empathy and great care handling the information. Under no circumstances should the complexity of the situation be expressed to the family, friends or employees of this accident. Now there is some major dissention when it comes to how information is portrayed when considering the audience. Often times, when relaying despairing information to the mass we tend to leave out details to spare the faint of heart and discourage panic. After the collapse of the mine, the miners families and employee’s wanted to know what steps the company was going to take to remedy this situation, how long it would take to retrieve the trapped miners and how soon after could the workers could come home. After reading this article written by Juan Weik, the communication stated nothing but the facts. The communication warranted enough information to let the worried families know what had happened, what was being accomplished, and that investigations were being carried out to gather...
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...When examining a patient presenting a penetrating injury, one of the first and most important procedures to do is to gather and learn an abundant amount of information regarding the incident that caused the wound and the events leading up to that moment (Barry, 2004). Understanding how the patient ended up in this predicament and creating a mental image from all the information surrounding the object that impaled or penetrated the body initially, like the caliber of a bullet and the distance from where the firearm was discharged, will allow for the bypassing a few diagnostic procedures and formalities. That can assist in the surgical procedure by giving more time for the management of the injury and allows the surgeon to have a better comprehension of the situation prior to entering the chest cavity....
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...33 miners more the 2000 became trapped with little to no hope of escape. Many gave up hope and feared there were no survivors, after 17 days a small bore hole made its way to the Miners location. As, the world watched with growing concern, and anticipation the miners sent word they were, alive (New York Times, 2012). During a disaster of any scale; clear, concise, and accurate information is needed if there is any hope of having a positive outcome. Even more critical is knowing for whom the communication is intended; delivering the wrong information to the wrong person or group can have devastating results. This paper will look at the mine collapse as a study for the importance of knowing your audience and how it relates to the mine collapse and everyday life. Audience Communication is a two-way-street, with a sender and receiver, having the sender knowing the audience or who the receiver is, is the key when communicating. It is also important to point out that a sender must be mindful of all potential members of an audience not just those originally intended. At the time of the Chilean mine collapse, there were seven target groups in the audiences, each having specific needs, concerns and each interdependent on one another. The Miners The 33 trapped miners had very specific needs and being continually told and reassured that everyone on the surface was doing everything possible to free them was the only appropriate message. The trapped miners relied on this information...
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...Marriage and Women’s Roles in the Late Nineteenth Century: Kate Copin’s Commentary on Women’s Lives in the Late 1800s Every human being deserves the right to choose how his or her own life is lived. As women in the late nineteenth century began to disassociate with cultural norms of the time period, writers began to reflect this historical shift. In Kate Chopin’s didactic short story, “The Story of an Hour,” the author demonstrates the way many women felt about their marriages during that time: trapped in a meaningless life. Chopin’s story works as a cautionary and informative commentary substantiating how women felt about divorce and marriage in the late nineteenth century, and the author attempts to educate her audience in order to show that women deserve better than a life of servitude to a husband. The circumstances surrounding Louise Mallard’s reaction to the death of her husband are at first predictable but then quickly shift to a surprising response: Louise is elated as she realizes that "there would be no one to live for during these coming years; she would live for herself" (Chopin 353). This realization deontes Chopin’s main argument in this...
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...Knowing Your Audience Paper BCOM 275 Jackie Crawford April 21st 2014 No one could have guessed that a small town in northern Chili would have become such a hot topic in the news in August 2010. After a cave-in occurred in the San Jose mine, the story went national and everyone was reading about the tragedy across the globe. Thirty three people had been trapped underground and a fairy tale happy ending did not seem probable. Rescue workers started drilling holes in the area to reach the group when four days later another cave-in happened and the rescue seemed almost impossible. The group of 33 had no water, no food and very little oxygen and at the time there wasn’t any knowledge of survivors. The fate of this group seemed nothing but doom for 17 long days. Then finally the first contact was made. The rescue team finally made connection with the group and found out amazing news that everyone was alive and well, with no injuries. A small path was created down to the area where they were trapped and food and water was provided for the duration of their entrapment. Fortunately, after two months the entire group of 33 were rescued and all in good health. How was the media supposed to handle such horrid news? How were the families and loved ones going to be informed and what were the options of compensation for such a sudden traumatic event? People had so many inquiries of how long the timeline of the retrieval for the group was going to be. There were so many questions...
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...Chilean Miners Trapped and Rescued Tyrone Norris BCOM/275 February 20, 2012 Velonta Adams Chilean Miners Trapped and Rescued The Chilean miners’ accident was surely a frightening incident for the miners themselves and their families. This incident that occurred raised a great many of questions of whom the Chilean President, Sebastian Pinera was faced to answer. With all things considered, it would have been to his credit to ensure that as many facts as possible be gathered to deliver information about the accident to families and the media. The Chilean miner’s accident was examined from many different perspectives and shed light on the position of the company, Compania Minera San Esteban Primera, as to their concern for the safety of the miners based on the condition of the roof which collapsed. His statement that was communicated to the public was, “The cause of the roof collapse, about 1,100 feet (350 meters) below the surface, is being investigated.” Chile Mine Collapse: Facts about the Amazing Survival Story, by Wynne Parry and Rachael Rettner. This incident was telecast around the world almost as quickly as it happened and some things to remember are how the families and peers of the miners felt during this tragic event. They would be left guessing day to day about the well being of their loved ones and fellow co-workers. The media would have needed to be very delicate in the delivery of this astounding news to the world because it would be also heard by those...
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...Enc-1102 Week One Assignment Two Part one: Victorianism- A descriptive term for the time when Victoria was queen of England, from 1837 to 1901. The Victorian period in England is known as a time of industrial progress, colonial expansion, and public fastidiousness in morals. The Victorian period in the United States had many of the same characteristics.Within the fields of social history and literature, Victorianism refers to the study of late-Victorian attitudes and culture with a focus on the highly moralistic, straitlaced language and behavior of Victorian morality. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwardian period. The later half of the Victorian age roughly coincided with the first portion of the Belle Époque era of continental Europe. Romanticism- was an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. Romanticism was characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical. It was partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution, the aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment, and the scientific rationalization of nature. It was embodied most strongly in the visual arts, music, and literature, but had a major impact on historiography, education, and the natural sciences. It had a significant...
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...the Groundhog day movie. He was reluctantly covering Groundhog day from past four years. He makes it through the day in his egoistic manner, incurring the disdain of both his producer Rita and his photographer Larry. When he wakes up next morning, he finds that it is Groundhog day again. Phil finds himself trapped in the same day over and over again. Phil goes through many stages in the movie that effect his life. The town, Rita and pops have serious effect on Phil's life personally and professionally. The town has a distinct effect on Phil's personal life. Firstly , when he get trapped in groundhog day, the town has a negative impact on Phil. Phil thinks that because of this town he is trapped here. Phil was helplessly caught in it alone, for the same people that he meets are unaware of his predicament. They remain as static and unchanging as the surrounding environment. He is aware of the repitation, but everyone else seems to be living Febraury 2 for the first time. This recursion repeats the following morning and the one after that, and over and over again. His memories of the previous day are intact, but he's trapped in a seemingly endless time loop. After briefly trying to rationalize his situation, and then thinking he is insane,Connors takes advantage of learning the day's events and the information he is able to gather about the town's inhabitants and finds that his actions have no long term...
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...Grasping the Audience Attention Emmanuel Dike BCOM/275 August 28, 2013 Michael, Caserta Grasping the Audience Attention Communication styles differ and the delivery method plays a significant role in its reception. Phonemes, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics are used in communicating, and vary from culture, generation, social class, and gender. It is imperative that each message/tone is appropriately assigned to the correct audience to avoid confusion, conflict, or chaos. This particular situation relates a heart wrenching news story about 33 miners in Chile whose lives were held within the balance of time (Weik, 2010). An important factor to consider relates to the feelings and emotions within the information provided. The audience is family members of trapped victims, company employees, community members, and the media. Without regard to those directly affected by the information, the message holds details that include the answers to who, what, where, when, and why. Persuasion is precedence and focus on facts to lure in an audience. Furthermore, the information transmitted to the families and employees directly affected by any actions will need more extensive details. Steering clear of logical fallacies is an imperative goal when directing information to family and company employees. An easy escape with a fallacy will place blame, but facing the questions as a result will cause disarray and added concern. The needs of the family and company employees will...
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...Little did they know it would be the last time for nearly two months they would see the light of day. These same blessings of life they most likely took for granted earlier that day - to be able to stretch out, to bathe, to eat, and to walk around in the comfort of their own homes - would be taken from them unexpectedly later that same day. Some time around the miners' lunch time on August 5, 2010, the upper galleries of the private copper mine collapsed trapping the miners. Many on the outside feared the worst. After all, when the collapse occurred the miners should have been in or near the hazard zone on their way out for their lunch break. Furthermore, with limited necessities such as food, water, and oxygen it was unknown whether the miners could have survived. "Liliana Ramirez, the wife of one of the oldest minders trapped, said she had faith all along that they were still alive and that she knew that her husband would never let his fellow workers perish" (Hughes, 2010). Families of the missing miners, like Liliana Ramirez, started gathering and camping out at the mine's surface since the collapse was first disclosed. Finally, 17 days after the collapse occurred, on August 22, 2010, the 33 trapped miners were discovered alive and doing considerably well. Drilling probes discovered the refuge area located 2,297 feet underground (Hughes, 2010). At that time loved ones were able to send inspirational, encouraging, and heart-felt messages down through the probes to...
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...A major social issue in our society is feminism because in the late 1800s women had no rights and were property. Kate Chopin believed that women should have more freedom and rights. In her short-story “The Story of an Hour”, feminism plays a major role in the story’s purpose which is Mrs. Mallard getting “an hour” of freedom. The short-story must have the element of feminism because the purpose of the story would change. Mrs. Mallard was a woman who had an illness of heart problems and felt trapped by her husband which is a typical woman during this time period. She talks about being “free, free, free!” (Chopin180). Mrs. Mallard feels suffocated and wants “freed from a constricting marriage” (Foote85). When Chopin uses words like “free”, the...
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...climatic tale. “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman compare in a way that both characters suffer from a mental illness and the authors show this using repetition and suspense to make the reader curious throughout the story. However, they differentiate because in “The Tell Tale Heart”, the narrator from the beginning is clearly insane whereas in “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the narrator makes it less obvious and takes longer to reveal her true mental illness,. Both stories discuss madness but both narrators use different language and metaphors to show that. Although there are many similarities between the stories, one that really stand out it the fact that the main characters in both stories are mentally ill. In the “Yellow Wallpaper”, the narrator is isolated from the outside world because of her husband. We see her madness through her eyes. This is an example of a story told by showing, rather than telling. One has to assume that there really isn’t a woman trapped in the wall, it’s all in narrator’s mind because she’s not living in reality. In “The Tell-Tale Heart”, the situation is very similar. The narrator is a madman and a murderer who fails to disguise his insanity. In this case, the man is mad because of his selfishness. Although they have different personalities, both main characters were isolated and alone, further increasing their madness. In the beginning of “The Tell Tale Heart”, the narrator directly says...
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