...I am being disciplined for talking in class without the teacher's permission. I must realize that when too many people are talking at once, it is hard to hear and understand anyone at all. That is one reason why my teacher wants only one person to talk at a time. A second reason is that most people find it difficult to think about what they are trying to say if someone else is talking at the same time they are. A third reason I should not talk in class without first being given permission is that most people find it hard to concentrate on their schoolwork when others around them are talking. There are times to listen and think and work quietly. It is at these times that I should not talk without being given permission first. Additionally, by paying attention to, and doing, my schoolwork instead of talking without permission, I will probably get better grades. When I talk in class, I bother everyone around me. I also bother my teacher. By talking in class I keep myself and others from learning. I also show others that I have not learned how to follow directions or how to control myself. Some students might find it hard to be friends with me if I cannot follow directions or control myself, because they could get in trouble too, by talking back to me during class. In fact, if they get caught and I don't, they will probably be angry at me because I started talking first! I should work very hard to not talk during class unless I get permission first. A step...
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...reality, talking pull each other closer. Even though talking is a unique act to humans, it remains a mystery. Immediately after birth, parents teach their children how to talk. Some people take longer to learn to talk than others, which suggests that the ability for an individual to talk is innate. However, one question that people ask is the reason for talking. Could it be talking satisfies a human need to relate to other people? Do people talk for social comfort? In the book “Eating the Dinosaur”, the author Chuck Klosterman’s argument is the base that supports for the reasons why people talk. For the first reason, people talk to communicate, with the results and satisfaction of their conversation depending on whether the conversation was healthy or unhealthy. When people talk, they tend to step back when they feel that they are having an unhealthy conversation. The success of talking depends on the ability of the other person to communicate. In addition, talking helps people express themselves in a language that the listeners can understand. As a result, people talk to...
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...Communication in marriage Research: Communication In Families Communication is a vital part of everyday life. Without communication we would not be allowed to express feelings, needs or even wants. Communication is more complicated than just speaking to one another. Some families suffer from the lack of communication and it is most important to keep a good communication flow through families. Effective communication is an important characteristic of strong, healthy families. Family communication is the way verbal and non-verbal information is exchanged between family members (Epstein et al.,1993). Communication involves the ability to pay attention to what others are thinking and feeling. In other words, an important part of communication is not just talking, but listening to what others have to say. Communication within the family is extremely important because it enables members to express their needs, wants, and concerns to each other. Open and honest communication creates an atmosphere that allows family members to express their differences as well as love and admiration for one another. It is through communication that family members are able to resolve the unavoidable problems that arise within the family. Just as effective communication is almost always found in strong, healthy families. Poor communication is usually found in unhealthy family relationships. Marriage and family therapists often report that poor communication is a common complaint of families who are...
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...The relationships between men and women have always been a widely talked about subject. Each gender wonders what it would be like to be the other and experience things the way that the other would.” Communication is a big part of marriage” in an essay by Tannen (407)”. Without communication where would the world would be quiet. Men and women most likely will not ever understand each other and sometimes will not be able to love the person that loves them because of the communication. The relations between men and women are often times very complex, but they can also be simple. Understanding how anyone thinks and acts is difficult, even when that person is your spouse or loved one. We grow to believe that we know someone and it turns out that they are completely different. Tannen is her essay writes “men and women have different styles and expectations “(407). I have met a true friend and soul mate his name is Ed. He is more than my mentor is. He is my best friend. I disagree with Tannen on the different styles and expectations. I do not see anything different in Ed and I except he has show me laughter and smiles that are important in a relationship. He is always in a good mood, always has something pleasant to say, and no matter what be going on, he can get you to smile. Everywhere he is, there will be laughter, smiles, and happiness spreading out like some sort of delightful virus. He is always calm, patient, and even tempered when faced with people whom were less than...
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...Who talk too much The essay “Women talk too much” by Janet Holmes begins by showing many proverbs point out that women are too talkative. She is trying to prove her points through the use of her research from talk show, seminars, and many other areas. Holmes does all she can to demonstrate that women in fact talk less than men. From most of her investigations, we can know that women do not talk too much, and it is men who tend to insist other hear their opinions more than women do. But why everyone would actually care whether women are talking too much or not? This is hard for me to understand. Take it as an example, when four girls hang out to high tea and talk more per hour than four boys being together, why would the boys care since it has no impact on them? What matters most is not how much men and women talk per specific topics but such things is (a) what do they talk about, (b) how much men and women do talk when they are in mixed gender groups and who seems to focus more on making a better environment for everyone present, (c) what does talk mean to women. Different talk intentions The classroom research Holmes mentioned in the article is not comprehensive. “Talking in class is often perceived as ‘showing off,’ especially if it is girl-talk. Until recently, girls have preferred to keep a low profile rather than attract negative attention.” (303) As a matter of fact, boys do not always dominate the class while girls may therefore are proactive during some issues...
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...hole that Ma once wanted. He might be regretting that he didn’t listen to Ma. His time is killed by digging instead of doing something together with Billie. He digs and digs while Billie studies and sleeps. They don’t have any happiness between them, which is very sad. Once they get together at home, Billie’s father stares at her all the time and Billie gives him her back. Maybe Billie’s father wants to find Ma on Billie, but Billie thinks it’s an unfriendly staring. She can’t forgive her father going out to drink when Ma is suffering from pain at home. They never talk about the misapprehension between them. The unsolved problems make their relationship more and more depressive. Billie’s father wakes up in the morning and leaves his shape in the bed outlined by dust. He does not smell like Ma any more. When he comes back, he is always covered with dust. They are like two insensible bodies to each other. Without talking, understanding, and caring, their relationship becomes cheerless, depressing, and inanimate. In section five, the relationship between Billie Jo and her father can be described as joyless, depressive, and lifeless. Billie’s father spends most of the time digging a hole, the hole that Ma once wanted. He might be regretting that he didn’t listen to Ma. His time is killed by digging instead of doing something together with Billie. He digs and digs while Billie studies and sleeps. They don’t have any happiness between them, which is very sad. Once they get together...
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...Midterm Exam 1- The Dhammapada and Hinduism Verse 154 in The Dhammapada states, “O house-builder, you are seen! You will not build this house again. For your rafters are broken and you ridgepole shattered. My mind has reached the Unconditioned; I have attained the destruction of craving.” This verse seems to be talking about reaching enlightenment and a higher plane of mental being. Buddha is talking about how he will not be reincarnated again because being able to see past the illusion of the world, or the maya, and see the truth all around. This reminds me of chapter four, verse nine in The Bhagavad Gita; “Those who know me as their own divine Self break through the belief that they are the body and are not reborn as separate creatures. Such a one, Arjuna, is united with me.” This verse seems to be saying almost the same exact thing as the one from The Dhammapada. It seems to be saying the those who are able to break through the maya of the universe and are able to truly see that Vishnu is all around and that they are also apart of Vishnu are ones who have truly reached enlightenment and Brahman. Those people who have reached Brahman are not reincarnated, and instead, take their place united with Vishnu and all others....
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...Kamwe Paw Ron George ENGL 202A 03/10/2013 Observation of Philadelphia Migration Students and Parents The migrant education program strives to ensure the migrant students to receive educational service to develop to their fullest potential. It is because children of migrant agricultural workers move so frequently to accommodate their parents’ search for employment, they often fall behind their non-migrant peers developmentally, socially and academically. So many different people or ethnic group was involve in the program. The whole week of my spring break, I went to the office, school, and some friends’ house to observe their culture. I am going to talk about the most people or ethnic groups who involve in the program. They are: Karen (who from Burma and Thai refugee camp), Chin (who also from Burma and Thai refugee camp), and Nepalese (who from Nepal). My whole week of spring break I went to the office located in 2029 S. 8th St. Philadelphia, PA 19148 to do my observation on the migration students and parents. Every Monday and Wednesday they had after school program and they also had Saturday school every week. About 300 of migrant students in the program and the building was small and had little tinny space and not enough for all of the students to come and participate. Because of that reason the coordinator of the program decided that on Monday and Wednesday they only allow students from Pre-K to 8 grade to come to the building for after school program. For high school...
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...Compare/Contrast Essay Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” and Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” talks about how hard it was towards being a female for their times. Sojourner Truth gave a speech during the Women’s Rights Convention in 1851, saying that women should deserve the same equality as men. On the other hand Jamaica Kincaid’s short story “Girl” talked about how to make a girl into a respectful woman and not a slut. Both dialogues have similarities and differences. The stories are talking about how hard working a woman can be, men being in control, and in religion. Both Truth and Kincaid will talk about how hard working a woman could be. Sojourner Truth speaks about how she’s a hard working lady, someone who doesn’t needs the help of a man. “Look at me! Look at my arms! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well!”(Ain’t I a woman?). “ Wash the white clothes on Monday and put them to the stone heap; wash the color clothes on Tuesday and put them on the clothes line to dry”(GIRL).Of these both quotes talk about how Truth and the “Girl” character managed to be a hard working woman without a man’s help and managed to get through these rough times. Secondly, both Ain’t I a Woman and Girl talk about how feminist took over during their time period. A man during Truth’s speech said, “Women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and...
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...Talking to Kids about Drugs at a Young Age/and Ways to Do So Toni Hale AIU Online Abstract I keep an open door when it comes to talking to my kids about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. It is very important that we, as parents, communicate often about drug and alcohol abuse to our children. If we did not inform them about the dangers who will? By keeping the lines of communication opened, we make are kids feel comfortable and they will find it easier to discuss drug and alcohol usage with you, without the fear of consequences. Let your kids know that you would rather hear it from them than from someone else. Talking to Kids about Drugs at a Young Age/and Ways to Do So Introduction As parents it is our duty to educate our kids about the dangers of drug and alcohol at a young age. As parents, we do not want to hear the truth about drugs and alcohol and our kids, unfortunately they try alcohol in high school, college, and before their 21st birthday. Kids using drugs is rapidly becoming a big issue in America. As kids become older, they are tempted to use drugs, because they consider it to be an adult activity. Unlike some adults, kids are more likely to get involved in risky and dangerous behavior, from the use of drugs. Parents are the strongest influence on children and have a big impact on their child’s decision to use drugs or not. Though parents can educate their kids about drugs, there is no guarantee that your child will not use drugs. All we...
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...person who you are talking to needs to feel relaxed and comfortable to talk to you. You can help a person to feel relaxed by showing them you are friendly and a way to do this is to maybe say ‘good morning’ or even asking them how they are, make sure that you do this in a friendly tone of voice so that they will feel more comfortable than if you are shouting at them. One to one strengths and weaknesses the strengths of one to one is that you can see each other’s facial expressions. The weaknesses of one to one if that the person you are trying to talk to may not be comfortable therefore they may not want to talk. Participating in a group discussion if a bit like one to one but with more people. A group discussion only works if the people want to be involved. Some people who work in a group try and stay quiet as they are worried what the group’s reactions might be. It is important to maintain a good emotional atmosphere so that everyone in the group feels comfortable to talk. Sometimes there are team leaders but there doesn’t have to be. It is a good idea to have a team leader as they can encourage others to express their ideas. In group communication everybody must take it in turns so that everybody is heard, as if everybody talks at once no-one is going to listen. Group strengths and weaknesses the strengths of group are that people can work together better, if the group is in a circle all faces can be seen. The weaknesses of groups are that people can talk over each other...
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...I have never liked talking in front of a large crowd, in fact, I hate it. I don’t know why; it just really has never been my thing. In this paper I will tell you about the different things I do when I talk in front of many people, what goes through my mind, and why I think I am so scared of talking. Talking in front of a group of people has NEVER, EVER been something easy for me to do. Not even when I was a little kid, even then I would always stutter or talk very quietly. Unless I know the group of people very well, then I can sometimes talk with no problems. In my opinion I think the reason to why I am so bad at talking in front of people is because I worry way too much about what people say and think about me. I am afraid to even stutter because I feel like I would get made fun of or the group would laugh at me. I have had a very rough past when it comes to interacting with others. I can remember many times I got made fun of for doing or saying something wrong and on the outside I would always act like it was nothing, sometimes I’d even laugh along with them, but really on the inside I felt horrible, as if I was “stupid” or miserable. It all started...
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...The clinical rotation was a great experience for me. At the beginning I was afraid of how I would approach a patient with mental health. Today I can say that I am comfortable talking to any of the patients on the floor. I was able to listen to their stories, what happened to them that they ended up in a mental health facility, what life they have outside the hospital and so on. My positive feelings that I experienced in my clinical rotation is that I was able to see and learn the mental health condition outside the classroom. One thing is when you learn from the book, another is when you see the patient with that type of condition and many of the times the patient not only have one mental condition, but many at the same time. Also, patients also have medical conditions like hypertension, diabetes and chronic pain that affect their treatment....
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...always watching to make sure that Lennie is doing the right thing but George and Lennie have been with each other their entire life and they both stay loyal to each other. The loyalty that they show to each other is another reason why they have such a strong relationship. One time George was talking to Lennie and he told him “When I think of a swell time I could have without you, I’d go nuts. I never get no peace.” (12), The quote that shows how George could not think of a swell time without Lennie shows how their relationship with each other is tight and they are so loyal to each other. The quote shows that because he is talking about how when he is alone he can't think of a good time without Lennie and he says he would never be able to get in peace and he would just go crazy. Another time, when loyalty was shown in their relationship was when Lennie was talking about leaving but George knew they had to stay to together so he...
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...he/she can still understand their feelings. This, however, can lead to misconceptions and cause the person to feel disappointed, frustrated, and hurt. Person first needs to give himself/herself time and examine his/her own feelings before communication it with someone (Rivett & Street, 2009). Thinking about something before speaking is more appropriate and the person himself would have a stronger hold on what he says. Honesty is another part of communication that needs to be exercised. A person should be honest with himself as well as other while communicating. In order to effectively communicate with the other person, one needs to respect the other person’s feelings as well. Talking is not the only key; listening is equally important. The family members must encourage the other members to talk about themselves so that more understanding is...
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