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FaceTime with my parents. We had the opportunity to talk for almost half an hour on Sunday afternoon. We talked about many different things, including how our days were, what the weather is like back home and up here, how my brothers are doing, how our dogs are doing, and other random things that popped into our minds as we just enjoyed talking to one another. I have taken it upon myself to call them every night, even if it is just to talk for a few minutes. During this particular conversation, I noticed

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 2 Effective Communication In the workplace, there is no way around not communicating. You will always be put in a situation where you will always have to communicate with someone, whether it is a co-worker or your boss. The main thing about communication is being able to do it effectively. Depending on the job, communication skills can make the difference between life and death

That’s when I began to hear screams of despair. As I began to look around where the cry was coming from, I nudged my friend next to me. I looked at him with a worried face and asked him if he was hearing the cry too. From his facial expression and his head nod, I knew that I wasn’t the only one hearing the cry. As we grabbed the others attention to help us look for the direction of the cry. I was rammed down by a small

Growing up I can remember our house always being enveloped by music. Every holiday we had music playing, during summer mornings and weekends our house was woken up the thumping of a drum or the soft string of a guitar. It engulfed our ears with its voice. I can recall a time when I was much younger where under our television was an elephant of a stereo that roared aggressively like a lion when played. I felt as though my heart was going to explode with each beat a song made, it was the best feeling

A Moment to Remember Some things will stick with you forever, as for me it was words I will never forget. It is about the time my dad told me that he was proud of me. It was sweet music to my ears, like a Billy Holiday or a Nina Simone song. It was a moment that would live on till the day I die. Words matter the most when it comes from one who means the world to you. I am my father first child out of four children. Growing up I never wanted to disappoint him. Although, my dad rarely expresses himself

Up until this moment, I had never been to a concert from my favorite band. This concert would be one of the best moments of my life. The concert took place at the Oregon state fairgrounds in Salem, Oregon. It was during the time when the annual state fair was taking place. The sky was filled with clouds that only allowed the sun to peek through on occasion. Sweat drips down our faces just by standing outside in the humid air. Walking into the fairgrounds dirt, and musty smells surrounded the senses

ages when crime rates were rising. Englanders needed to find a way to keep people out of prison there for they came up with the concept of the bail. Bail is a payment given by a defendant to ensure that they will return for a hearing. If the defendant fails to return for a hearing, they lose the bail money and a warrant for their arrest will be issued. The thought of the bail was later adapted in the Eighth Amendment. It seems that now bail is a mechanism to keep people in jail. Although this worked

4.0 EFFECTIVE LISTENING STYLES There are five features of listening styles, and they are participatory and passive listening; emphatic and objective listening; non- judgmental and critical listening; and surface and depth listening. 4.1 PARTICIPATORY AND PASSIVE LISTENING Participatory listening can be characterized as poignant whereby during the communication interaction, we need to let the listener know that we are participating in the interaction of communication. In order to let the listener

Hearing starts with a very complex set of actions within the outer, middle and inner ear. These actions send the sounds to our brain and our brain interprets them so we can understand. When a child’s ears are working well, but the child cannot understand the sounds they hear, the child may have an ‘auditory processing disorder’.” (MRC Institute 2004) “Many children who seem to have normal hearing and who have been passed as having normal hearing after routine testing, may

A mother-daughter relationship is very crucial in a girl’s life. It is widely known that if a girl doesn’t have her mother to turn to for everything, she will most likely turn to her friends. The “mother and daughter” bond should be the closest bond a girl can have. No friend should measure up to the closeness you share with your mother. It is sometimes very difficult for this to happen for many different reasons. In many cases, the mother will feel like her daughter doesn’t understand because