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    The ways the characters act gave away how each character individually feels. The man's repetition of the phrase“I want the baby!” describes him as assertive. The woman's thought process reveals her as selfish and consumed by anger. These emotions darken the story’s mood as a whole. The man's use of the term “I want the baby” describes him as assertive. He doesn't say “I would like the baby.” The latter leaves the impression that they have a friendly standing and that they can have a discussion. Yet

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    Important interpersonal communication skills used when interacting with clients can be grouped into verbal and non-verbal communication. Non-verbal Communication Examples of non-verbal communication include internally analysing patterns of speech, body language, and the persons' attire. Speech Patterns: In conversation, the way someone is speaking can indicate their emotions and intent behind what they are saying. These 'indications' are in regards to the tone of voice used, pitch and expression

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    have a few characteristics that are similar. Dee and Maggie both differ in the characteristics of being assertive and being family oriented, but they share the characteristic of being clever. Firstly, Dee and Maggie differ in the characteristic of assertiveness. From the very beginning, one can notice that Dee is a lot more assertive than Maggie. In fact, it can be said that Maggie is not assertive at all; she is submissive. Dee is decisive and confident even when she was young. Dee will not take

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    Sung Lee, MD, of the BrainWell Center says the following about calm assertive energy: “Assertive energy is the energy of our sympathetic nervous system. . . calming energy is the energy of our parasympathetic nervous system. Many researchers have concluded that imbalance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches is a major

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    Decrease Hazing in Army Units For the past 16 years, persistent combat operations, deployment readiness training exercises, and reintegration efforts have consumed the U.S. Army. Continuous deployments and significant time away from home station have increased the stress levels of the force. As new recruits and members of an Army organization integrate into a combat-hardened force, initiation and membership rituals continue to occur. Recent reports of new recruits and Soldiers serving in a war

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    Leadership in Nursing Since the 1800’s, nurses have struggled to see nursing for what it truly is, a profession that requires education, compassion and leadership (Fletcher, 2007). In this paper, I will discuss how Lean in: Women, Work and the Will to Lead, (Sandberg, 2013) can be used as a guide to empower nurses by using clear examples from the author’s experiences in the business world and applying them to nursing. I will also be discussing how the book has enlighten me and how I will be applying

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    It is said that being acquainted with one's body would make speaking one's mind an easier task. Therefore, I would start small and begin by practicing nonverbal assertive behaviors such as making eye contact, maintaining an open rather than closed posture, keeping my composure, and not backing off from the other person in any conversation. Then, once I am comfortable with this step and encounter conflict, I can take

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    Managing challenging behaviours in our classroom continues to be as one of the most challenging problems in education today. Conte (1994, p.308) mentioned, "If teachers, administrators, parents, and students acknowledge that the lack of discipline is a serious concern and interferes with the teaching-learning process, one would think that steps would be taken to remedy the problem.” Today 's classrooms are more complicated than in the past. Discipline is now known as classroom behaviour management

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    assertiveness. Assertive people have a positive style of communication and assertiveness may help to maintain relationship with employees, produce returns in all areas of your business. For example, assertive leaders in the business express their opinions in the meeting with clear objectives to lead their followers towards goals. (Bacci, n.d.). This means assertive leader inspires their employees to reach the same direction which will obtain good results in the business. The article ‘how to be assertive’ retrieved

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    Listening You have to pay attention to the contents of conversation to have a meaningful conversation; simply hearing is different from listening courteously. Hearing is a passive; listening has a proactive meaning; listening can be defined as the ability to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication process that requires sustained effort and full attention to the other party. (SkillsYouNeed, 2016)[1] The basis of communication is listening in the business; listening is important

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