P. Gregory Smith's How To Handle A Conflict

“Facing It” by the American black poet Yusef Komunyakaa of Shreveport is written with the use of visual images. Yusef Komunyakaa writes about one of his many trips to the Vietnam's Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. This Memorial is a long polished slab of black reflectant granite with the names of all the US soldiers who lost their lives in Vietnam. Yusef says “my black face fades, hiding inside the black granite”. Here Yusef uses his reflection in the wall to bring the reader back to the war and how he feels standing at the wall now. He makes his feeling ambiguous and give the reader the opportuntity to decide what he is feeling through his use of viual images.

Kass Morgan’s The 100 is set three centuries after a devastating thermonuclear war on Earth. Humanity, now living on spaceships in outer space, is currently facing another life-or-death situation – scarce resources. In order to save the Colony, one hundred juvenile delinquents including the four main protagonists Clarke, Bellamy, Wells and Glass, will be sent back to Earth to accomplish one mission: inhabit the Earth once again. Despite evident technological advances, a hierarchy in the Colony is still apparent thus leading to its division into three different ships based on social classes: Phoenix, Arcadia, and Walden, from rich to poor respectively. As the book progresses, the point of views are switched between the protagonists, including

How many interpersonal conflicts have you been in today, this week, or even this month? Do you even know which conflict styles you normally use when faced with a disagreement? Furthermore, this analysis shall reflect on my particular conflict styles, with an in-depth look at possible benefits of knowing the conflict styles I tend to incorporate, and how behaviors change based on a relationship and the environment.

There are roughly 800,000 people living within the United States that is under the protection of an executive order during the Obama administration called Deferred Action Against Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. These children, commonly referred to as “Dreamers,” have grown up in the United States. They attended elementary school here, many graduated high school here, and many went on to become successful adults living in the United States, but as of September 5th, 2017 the DACA program was shut down by the Trump administration, pending a trial in Congress. This means that those hundreds of thousands of individuals living under the DACA arm will no longer be legal residents in the United States.

At the end of the novel some major conflicts in the story are resolved which resulted in some major tension between characters. At the end of the novel T. Ray shows up at the pink house to come and take Lily home and T. Ray learns somethings about what Lily has been doing and who she has been staying with. On page 292 it states "The is where my mother came when she ran away from us. August said she was wearing it(the pin) the day she got here." When T. Ray sees Lily and that she is wearing her mother's pin, he automatically gets reminded of Deborah. The memory of Deborah leaves him enraged at Lily and he is in a mental stage where he is not thinking straight. On page 294 it states "He stood over me. 'Deborah,' I heard him mumble. 'You're

All stories must have a conflict in them. Some have only one but the narrator and author of the short story “ The Most Dangerous Game’’ by Richard Connell has not only one but three to give the story a little rage . Man vs man, man vs himself and man vs nature are all included in the story. They all exist in the story and these are some of the examples the author puts on the story when writing it.

Within the text “Rules of the Game” written by Amy Tan, the clash of Chinese beliefs and values with those of American beliefs and values can be seen. This clash of values and beliefs between two culture causes many mother-daughter conflicts throughout the story. Waverly grew up in San Francisco in a Chinese American neighborhood while her mother was a first generation immigrant. This difference in their surroundings has caused their beliefs and values to differ from each other.

Some of the pros of having the religious status around the capitol building would be expressing the religious diversity within the state. It would also be a moral compass for the legislatures. Lastly, it would show that all religions are equal in the eyes of that state. Some of the cons would be two statuses with contradicting religions, like Christianity and Satanism, could end up right beside each other and cause an up roar among the people. Plus, there would never be an end to all the statues that need to be made because there are just too many religions. Finally, the Constitution states to keep religion away from state affairs, so the statues may violate those amendments. If I had to decide a how to resolve the conflict, I would remove the statue of Jesus and try to keep religion away from the government. The other possible solution would to provide statues for every religion.

Being an avid reader, I came across two noteworthy literatures which I believe played a significant role in developing my personality and ideologies. One was ‘The Third Alternative’ by Steven R. Covey and second was ‘Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight’ by Robert Mnookin. Although both writings take different spectrums, but I find them similar, implying the essential need of negotiations and cooperation among the two parties. However, I believe, the advancement of human race lies in disagreements. This statement may sound feeble, but plentiful examples from history has proven it. It was the disagreement which prompted American Revolution and ignited the cycle of change, later followed by French revolution. The disagreements

In the story “How to Handle a Conflict” by P. Gregory Smith, the character Ramon handles a conflict with his manager assertively. Mr. Jefferson, the night manager at Ramon’s work, has started teasing and taunting. This started when Ramon mentioned to his co-workers that he had applied to the state university. Mr. Jefferson has started using the nickname “College Boy” and has given Ramon more mopping assignments than the other workers. Last week in school, Mrs. Chang, Ramon’s guidance counselor, had given a presentation about assertiveness.

As nurses, it is imperative that we have skills to deal with conflict we encounter throughout the day. Some conflicts are easily handled with simple solutions; other disagreements can persist for weeks or even months and never be handled in a proper way to resolve the situation. The later kind of situation can create resentment, anger, and animosity between employees or colleagues. In this paper I will describe a conflict situation with resolution strategies used by the confronter, discuss other ways to resolve the conflict, and discuss the conflict theory most beneficial to use with a diverse group of people.

There are numerous entities and situations that can be avoided throughout the durations of one’s life, but there are a few things that cannot be escaped being a United States citizen; and that’s taxes and conflict. It’s hard to go a single day without running into some form of conflict, whether it be constructive, or destructive conflict. For me, conflict has always seemed to either go really good, or take a turn for the worst. Over the past few months I’ve attempted to work on some of my strategies to better deal with my day-to-day interpersonal conflicts, so I get in the rhythm of trying to successfully complete an altercation. With that being said, I would like to discuss a conflict that was both relational and organizational. This conflict

A great number of the population believes that having a trait of stubbornness is unfavorable. However, in a recent article “Why It's Great To Have a Stubborn Child” in Time Magazine Donna Gorman explains why having a stubborn child, or being stubborn is a promising trait. This article can be compared to Chapter 8: Improving Interpersonal Communication from Think Communication Textbook. This chapter and the article both discuss, conflicts, anger, adapting to culture and gender, assertiveness, and balancing interpersonal tensions.

Being assertive means asking for what you want and refusing to take NO for an answer. Practice expressing your feelings without anxiety or anger. Let people know what you want in a non-threatening way. Practice 'I ' statements. For example, instead of saying, "You shouldn 't do that," try substituting, "I don 't feel comfortable

Conflict is inescapable, having the ability to recognize, understand, and resolve conflicts are important in both personal and professional lives. Myatt (2012) states that conflict in the workplace is unavoidable; if left unresolved, workplace conflict may result in loss of productivity and the creation of barriers that can inhibit creativity, cooperation, and collaboration. It is vital to embrace conflict and address problems through effective conflict-resolution tactics because if not handled appropriately, conflict will escalate. “If not handled properly, conflict may significantly affect employee morale, increase turnover, and even result in litigation, ultimately affecting the overall well-being of