I need help answering these questions in essay format

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1. Reflect on the social institutions we have discussed in the course (i.e. schools, workplace, group organizations, religious institutions, family, friendships, politics, etc.).  Provide an example of how you have been impacted by a social institutions (s) in terms of communication.  In addition, provide an example of how your culture or another cultural group can be impacted by social institutions in terms of communication behavior.  Be detailed and specific with your examples. Apply concepts of communication, language, context and social intuitions that we have discussed in your answer.

2. Select a specific component of culture (i.e. an artifact, value, belief, ritual, holiday, art, symbol, norm, literature, or language). Describe how this specific component has influenced the culture it is associated with. Your answer should be grammatically correct and detailed.

3. Recall a situation in which you realized language had a significant role in a social or cultural speaking situation. How did the speaker adapt their language in order to better communicate a message either to another individual, small group, or during a speech?  Provide details and specifics of the speaking event. Please use concepts of language and social or cultural context that we have discussed in the course.


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