Blog 1

One statement that hit me was "men are not allowed to be afraid". This statement hits me because it's true in our society. Like the reading says "men puff up their chests and curse and yell and fight and to die to avoid being afraid". As a woman, we are told to act like a lady and with class. We aren't supposed to fight back and stand up for ourselves. Both men and women are allowed to be afraid. The world is scary and we never know what to expect. Men are allowed to be afraid of anything. Men's lives, careers, financial problems,relationships, and children are all things men can be afraid of in their lives. Growing up I wasn't a goody-two-shoe, but I also wasn't the worst child out there. I've made bad decisions to the point that I've made my dad cry because he feared for my life. Brave men in law enforcement and military serve their lives to protect ours. They probably fear everyday for their lives whether they're going to mak...

In class we talked about compassionate and critical listening. I think that sometimes we "hear" people talking but we either aren't thinking deeply about what that person is saying or we aren't listening at all. On the other hand if we "listen" to someone speaking we believe to be engaged and thinking carefully about the message. One type of listening is Dialogic listening. Dialogic comes from dialogue which changes the relationship between a student and a teacher. Dialogue is the quality of contact that exists for humans in tension with instrumental and objective contact. Some characteristics of dialogic listening is emphasizing conversation as shared activity, open-ended attitude toward conversation, focus on what is happening between both parties, and focusing on the present. Other characteristics of critical listening is conquergood's performing as a moral act. These are also called pitfalls.These pitfalls that can cause problems during communicati...