Conflict and Controversy As Shown In the Prince of Persia
1. What was the conflict/controversy in the video clip?
Clip
The conflict was something that had been growing since the beginning. It all began when Dastan’s uncle Nizam was able to trick and deceive Dastan and his brothers to invade a kingdom that they have been loyal to for a few hundred years. He tricked them by telling Dastan that when he sent out spies, that they intercepted them and found out that there was weapons that were being transported. When Danstan and his brothers found this out, they acted irrationally and broke into the city to take it over, steal the goods in that laid behind the walls and take their princess Tamina and force her to marry one of the brothers. Before …show more content…
Identify which stage the group is demonstrating in the video and how cohesion is reflected or could be improved on.
The stage that the group is demonstrating is storming; adjourning, only with some members; and then eventually, performing.
Storming
This is exhibited by the interaction between Nizam and Dastan in the beginning of the clip. The characters exhibit storming by their body language, actions, words and the way they stand. It is also shown in the reactions that each character displays because they each show anger, resentment and disbelief. Neither of these character ever suspected that their counterpart would do or figure out the other’s motives or actions.
This clip shows that both characters are very intelligent and are able to solve their problems by alternative means but neither of them do.
Adjourning
The only time that Dastan and Nizam present adjourning, is when each character realizes that Nizam is not remorseful as Dastan would have hoped. The way that they are able to end it is not how one would hope. It ends in the death of Nizam by the hand of Dastan’s brother. Another, and more constructive way to adjourn is to have a conflict that is medium stress and to come to a compromise that they may have both done something in the past that would make it difficult to not have the negative sentiments that both have. By successfully doing this, they would then be able to adjourn in a manner that both characters were able to survive the span of the movie and still …show more content…
When they came up with a way to break up the points for the project, I felt pressured to conform. I felt that if I said anything against the group that they would get mad and not feel that I had a valid point. However, instead of going along with everyone, I made the decision to voice my opinion and it worked out for the better. We eventually came up with an idea for the project that we all liked and I felt that with the skills that I learned about conflict resolution, that I was able to voice my opinion in a respectful and constructive way. When we finally finished the project, I think that it turned out much better than expected. The relationship that I gained in the process continue