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Research Topics on: gestures

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Books on: gestures

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Journal Articles on: gestures

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Magazine Articles on: gestures

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Newspaper Articles on: gestures

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    Words Speak a Lot Louder When Used with Gestures
    Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 14, 2003
    Subjects: 
    British Broadcasting Corp., Broadcasting, Broadcasting industry
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Speak a Lot Louder When Used with Gestures. WORDS speak a lot louder when...accompanied by actions in the form of hand gestures, psychologists claimed yesterday...easily remembered if reinforced by gestures, such as hands being held apart...
     
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    The Ape Dictionary; How Our Cousins Use 40 Gestures to Communicate
    Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 18, 2010
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...intentional meanings of specific gestures. The findings dont just reveal...of years ago. Many of the gestures are humanlike, researcher...ape, she said. One "stop" gesture was a light tap on the hand...An orangutan in Singapore gestures in pretty much the same way...
     
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    The Ape Dictionary; How Our Cousins Use 40 Gestures to Communicate
    Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 19, 2010
    Subjects: 
    Apes
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...of years ago. Many of the gestures are human-like, researcher...An orangutan in Singapore gestures in much the same way as orangutans...three months. They found 40 gestures were used frequently enough...Move away: A nudge or shooing gesture with hand. Stop it: Gentle...
     
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    The Ape Dictionary; How Our Cousins Use 40 Gestures to Communicate
    Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 18, 2010
    Subjects: 
    Orangutan, Orangutans, Zoos
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...intentional meanings of specific gestures. The findings dont just reveal...of years ago. Many of the gestures are humanlike, researcher...ape, she said. One "stop" gesture was a light tap on the hand...An orangutan in Singapore gestures in pretty much the same way...
     
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    The Total Combination Hand Gestures, Eye Contact and Body Language All Affect How We View a Speaker - and Pick a President
    Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 13, 2007
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...expressive face, Giulianis gestures communicate passion. "Theyre very encompassing kinds of gestures," said Smith- Pierce, president...Schaumburg. "Hes a very large-gesture person - typically, that invites...emphasize their words with specific gestures. Something as simple as putting...
     

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Encyclopedia Articles on: gestures

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    Conducting
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...of the virtuoso conductors. A generally conventional set of gestures is used for beating time, a downstroke marking the beginning...the concert repertory, a clear mastery of the baton and hand gestures, and a human sympathy for the performers. See A. C. Boult...
     
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    CalderÓn Hinojosa, Felipe De JesÚs
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Obrador refused to acknowledge Calderons victory, creating political tensions in Mexico, but Calderon took office and made gestures to his opponents supporters by adopting a number of measures Lopez Obrador had proposed. In 2007 and 2008 he won passage of...
     
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    Hypnotism
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Mesmer , Friedrich Anton). Superficially resembling sleep, it is generally induced by the monotonous repetition of words and gestures while the subject is completely relaxed. Although almost everyone can be hypnotized, individuals vary greatly in susceptibility...
     
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    Illumination , in Art
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Richly decorated initials graced these books and, in the early 12th cent., stylized figures enhanced by complex garments and gestures were plentiful. Characteristic of mid-12th-century work is the Winchester Bible. Before the 14th cent. illuminated manuscripts...
     
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    Saraband
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...characterized by alternate 3 4 and 3 8 meter and was accompanied by castanets and tambourines. Cervantes denounced it for its indecent gestures, and it was suppressed at the end of the reign of Philip II. In the 17th and 18th cent. it had a slow triple meter and a...
     

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