This means that we start using semiotic model a lot more than rhetorical model. I cannot say that our communication degrades because of that. The world have changed and we changed too. Yes, our vocabulary has become poorer in some way. But, I think, that is the only point in which new technologies affected our communication.

To sum up, I would like to say, that nowadays semiotic model of communication prevails over rhetorical. 

Also, during the video I was always thinking that I was watching a new part of marvel's film due to the background music. 

Personally, in my opinion it is important to be right. I am that kind of person for whom it is important to have the final say. But I can say that it is even more important for me to be convincing. For that you should know how to make a person believe you. During our psychology course we have learnt about two types of conviction. The first one refers to the primitive reaction of the person. The ones’ who are being convinced notice not the quality of the information and facts but the way this information is being told (the orator’s manner of speaking, different effects etc.). But this type of conviction is short-lived. The other type refers to the audience who appreciates the quality of the information. So, the orator has to choose the best and most structured arguments to convince the audience. And that type of conviction is durable.

To sum everything up, it is important to present information in such a way that it would remain with the listener for a long time. Otherwise the conviction will not be effective.

Firstly, we all make our own decisions, but at the same time we are influenced by the society. Such point leads us to the following thing: to understand the individuals themselves and their actions, we must study the social groups to which they belong. Here is an example. We all consider suicide to be an individual act. But, in fact, there are a lot of social aspects and consequences which make a person to commit suicide such as peer pressure, the feeling that the person is a burden for his or her nearest and dearest or even such thoughts as no one cares about you and your problems. All of the listed thoughts arise, because we live in a society and we care about what the others think of us. Therefore, suicide is a social act. Such a conclusion made me surprised.

Secondly, everyone forms social networks, which create ties, which connect people to each other.  This leads us to the following point: our problems are connected with the problems of people around us. The reason for that is simple: our desires are collective and are determined by the groups of which we are members. Saying this in a more simple way, people usually imitate each other. For example, when one person in a teenage group of friends starts smoking, practically everyone in that group starts smoking too. So, here we can see the widespread problem of smoking and how it propagates.

In conclusion, I would like to say that, as we understood from all written above, society has a great influence on an individual. 

Тезис: Социальные сети оказывают влияние на формирование «Я» человека, потому что большинство из нас сравнивают себя с персонажами, которыми мы сталкиваемся в сети.

I have always been interested in the question, how does culture affect the development of entrepreneurship? Is it true that some nations are more enterprising, and some are less?

Take, for example, the power distance index. This index shows the extent to which people tolerate the unequal distribution of goods. In the Hofstede ranking, most countries considered favorable for doing business, such as Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States have a rather low power distance index.

Thus, we see that in countries where people are less tolerant of inequality, entrepreneurship is more successful, that is quite logical. However, the value of the power distance index directly correlates with the index of economic differentiation. That is, countries with less inequality are less tolerant of economic inequality.

We know for sure that entrepreneurship is more active in countries with low inequality. But the question is, what caused this low level of inequality - some external economic reasons or a cultural peculiarity?

The problem with all these cultural studies, in my opinion, is that it is difficult to understand where the cause is and where the consequent is.