Incivility Essay

My grandmother taught me that “there is no excuse for bad manners,” and I have taken this little piece of wisdom with me throughout life. People in today's world seem to have thrown away manners and have forgotten that common decency, basic kindness, concern, respect and courtesy can not only open doors of opportunity, it literally defines their

We do have memories to recall from our past – good and bad. From these memories brings a part of who we are in a diverse nation and a lesson that changes our lives forever. This is evident to Regelio Gomez' article entitled “Foul Shots”, that shares his memorable experience in playing basketball during his teenage years as both being his ghost and his teacher for almost 2 decades. His narration is a consequence of anyone who describes winning in the name of game or losing in the name of race.

1. In our culture, modern technology has negatively impacted the way people act. The articles "How The Telephone Made America Rude" and "Is Anything Wrong With This Picture" by Lauren Tarshis and Kristin Lewis explains how the newly invented telephone made people lose their manners. People were being consumed by the technology that they forgot common etiquette and manners. People had to make written guides to tell people how to use the telephone without being rude. These guides included the Do's and Don'ts of talking on a telephone and explained what should be said in person, rather than over the phone (How the Telephone Made America Rude 27). When technology such as the telephone came out, many believed that America's manners plummeted. Based

Incivility is an epidemic in modern society, and can be explained as a general lack of respect for the fellow members of society. It is a condition that is only made worse when perpetuated by an individuals onto another individual via impolite actions. Incivility can be defined as anything from an impolite interaction between two passing cars, to vandalism of a home.

Over the course of the last several decades, the polarization of American society’s use of positive and negative social etiquette in all interactions has reached its greatest level in recorded history. Never before have we been more aware of the greater events taking place in the world, yet ignorant and uncaring of the smaller more personal intricacies of our daily lives. At least, this is what freelance writer Todd Schwartz would lead us to believe in his thought provoking paper “American Jerk”. The majority of statements Schwartz’ makes in this article are accurate for the majority of American society, yet he draws several flawed parallels and fails to provide the necessary information to prove his greater accusations. This results in

Ever since Obama was elected, many people believed racism was officially over. Many thought racism ended once the civil rights movement ended. Many believed that racism was long gone and that minorities now had equal opportunities to succeed in society. This is mostly true, but racism still exists in the form of microaggressions, a form of subconscious racism, that continues to make reaching success for minorities a lot more difficult. Micro-aggressions, or subconscious racism, are acts that seem small or accidental but end up doing lots of damage. For example, if an employer were to have two equally qualified employees, one white and one black, the negative stereotypes attached to the black race could potentially influence the employer's decision in favor of the white employee. The employer might be unaware of their micro-aggression but the damage would be catastrophic for the minority as they would be out of a job. In the lyric, Citizen, by Claudia Rankine, the narrator describes a series of interactions where micro-aggressions and subconscious racism happens to the narrator, and uses the pronoun “you” to include the reader in the event. I see myself in the position of being discriminated against because I am brown, but also sometimes being the bystander when I see racism.

On January 11th, 2018 I was assaulted at work. Struck twice in the left jaw by a patient. I was rushed downstairs to a medical ER unit where I learned nothing was damaged physically to me. I would just have to deal with some pain, tenderness, and maybe swelling. When you work on an inpatient psychiatric unit the environment can be difficult at times, dealing with a population of mostly homeless individuals and criminals that sometimes have no regards to their mental health.

Have you ever been in a situation where you wondered why people are so rude and why does it seem like being rude is accepted? I encounter a rude person at least 1-2 times a day. Growing up with a family that teaches respect, I would’ve thought that everyone was the same, but as I got older I realized most of these people were not raised with knowing how to respect people. I agree that rudeness is on the rise. More importantly because of what I grew up knowing and what I saw is a big difference to how it is now without generation.

Some argue that we need to remember civility that we need to get back to basics: “Holding the door for someone is about manners, it's about time and it's about face-to-face interactions, even when the backward glance is in profile” (Budziszewski). being civil is not just for men to be nice to women, but for the little kid, the grown up, even the President. The US’s civility is failing because we are starting to categorize how certain sexs should act (Budziszewski). It’s this wild dance that most people are sick of

Conflict is defined as the behaviour due to which people differ in their feelings, thought and/or actions. Collins (1995) states that the conflict is a ‘serious disagreement and argument about something important’ and also as ‘a serious difference between two or more beliefs, ideas or interests’ (cf. Kumaraswamy, 1997, p. 96). In general it is believed that conflicts are the underlying cause of disputes. In other words, dispute is a manifestation of the deep rooted conflict. A dispute is defined as ‘a class or kind of conflict, which manifests itself in distinct, justifiable issues. It involves disagreement over issues capable of resolution by negotiation, mediation or third party adjudication’

As technology advance, we slowly slip into dehumanizing ourselves. We as a society are being engulfed by technology. We are so obsessed of our phones and computers that we set a persona in our Facebook and other social media sites.

Conflict is defined as the perception of incompatible goals or actions between two people (McCornack, 2013). How you approach these tense situations greatly affects the outcome of the conflict and your interpersonal relationships. Everyone experiences disagreement at some point in their lives and it is important to know what you bring to conflict situations in order to become a more competent communicator. Therefore, I completed the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Questionnaire and asked my sister and boyfriend to do the same regarding my conflict style (Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Course Workbook, 2013, p.29-31). I chose these two people to fill out the questionnaire because they both know me very well in two different types

For the past decade or so there has been a considerable shift in the way we communicate with each other; instead of speaking face-to-face, we prefer to stay in touch by way of a Facebook post or Tweet. Social media dominates our life whether we’re using it, or not. However, not all online dissonance has been healthy and civil. The internet has seen a rise in the number of trolls and predators that lurk the dark corners of the Internet. Threats, and heinous insults flood media networks like Reddit and Snapchat. Online predators who fling insults are enamored by the internet’s alluring anonymity and can’t give it up. Like Christine Rosen says in her article called, “In the Beginning Was the Word,” “technology has introduced new words, changed the meaning of others, and has even introduced new forms of language and communication” (230). The evolutionary trend and prevalence of people intentionally offending others online has led to a

Due to this easy access to a digital platform and worldwide audience, many see this as an opportunity for sharing ideas, thoughts, beliefs and practising freedom of speech. For many this is a great opportunity to reach out and connect with people from across the globe through their online ‘profiles’. Some people find that a digital voice or message has a greater effect than a literal voice thus boosting people’s confidence in sharing things with others online. Although this can be viewed as a positive way of allowing someone to communicate their thoughts with others, some individuals take this opportunity of being hidden behind a screen to spread hateful, rude and disrespectful comments with others on the worldwide web. These individuals, often referred to as ‘trolls’ will often mock, threaten, and sometimes blackmail others using their online profiles. Jonathan Bishop claims that “trolling in general is the posting of messages via a communications network that are intended to be provocative, offensive or menacing”. (Bishop, 2013, p28)

To my surprise, he found even more buttons to push. Now my whole body is on fire. Lasers beams are emitting from my eyeballs. I look at him and he’s standing there, swinging his fist around like he’s winding then up or something. So I put both my hands behind my back and start walking