In my first post, I defined the image I associate with effective communication. This image has not changed, but my understanding of the value and capacity of effective communication has. In this respect, the collaborative research project was the most rewarding part of this class. Through the research project and working with my partners closely for a sustained/prolonged period of time, I learned about developing communication over the long term, not just the short term/first impression. Some of this learning came from learning from mistakes, and then improving/making corrections. Cultural differences can only account for so much, and to blame them solely would not be fair. Overall, in any group there will be differing views and directions, no matter how good the communication skills of those involved are. I could say that I learned as much about building effective working relationships as I did about synthesizing data and communicating it clearly, concisely: effectively.
Regarding the image of an effective communicator, there were plenty of examples/models of this in class.
In fact, I would say that I learned the most from my classmates. I wish that we had more discussion and communication in class so we could build relationships with each other. The blog assignment was particularly rewarding in that it allowed us to learn more about, and from, our classmates.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
一般来说，我想男女结婚以前，应该思考同居。约会就是面试，反而同居是实习。全部的人能用很好的行为几个小时，你可能不认识他/她真的[还是‘一般的’？]是什么样的。可能男朋友约会的时候很认真，很会帮忙，可同居时候他是姑爷。我想不是社会不合适的。他们考虑结婚，所以什么是社会不合适？在美国，这个事儿比较标准；就是结婚经过[还是‘准备’？]的一部分。
在美国，同性恋结婚很争议性，可是我觉得不应该是这样。首先我要说世界有够了没有同音的性交不让我们管世界有什么洋的同音的性交。（我记得鲁迅讨论这样道德问题。他写的文章讲一个故事。他说，如果一个人强奸一位姑娘以后，邻居就会讨论她强奸以前企图不企图自杀，不会讨论那个人强奸她的时候为什么他们不帮助她。）我听过觉得同性恋结婚应该是不合法的人说，“因为结婚是很传统的规矩，不能改变，得保护结婚的传统。”可是，我想这个看法有错误，再说我也向他们的基本的原因是他们就觉得两个男人一起亲吻很恶心。一般来说，这样的人说他们是保守的基督教，可是我想他们不明白基督教，不记得摆布说的历史。他们说“结婚的道理没改变，”一边说Solomon黄帝很可敬很明智的人，可是摆布说Solomon有七百多妻子。现在，连两位妻子都不能有。我想他们不明白或者不要明白耶稣教的事儿。耶稣不来这里为了告诉我们应该不应该跟谁结婚；他来了为了告诉我们“对别的人做跟你要他们对你做的。”到底我想应该让同性恋人一起结婚。他们就是人。我很高兴越来越多异性恋的人理论同性恋结婚。几年以前（现在还有可是越来越少见），如果一个人保护同性恋人的事儿，别的人会说你是一个同性恋的人。人们越来越成长。
我想The West Wing的说法比较好的：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHaVUjjH3EI
在美国，同性恋结婚很争议性，可是我觉得不应该是这样。首先我要说世界有够了没有同音的性交不让我们管世界有什么洋的同音的性交。（我记得鲁迅讨论这样道德问题。他写的文章讲一个故事。他说，如果一个人强奸一位姑娘以后，邻居就会讨论她强奸以前企图不企图自杀，不会讨论那个人强奸她的时候为什么他们不帮助她。）我听过觉得同性恋结婚应该是不合法的人说，“因为结婚是很传统的规矩，不能改变，得保护结婚的传统。”可是，我想这个看法有错误，再说我也向他们的基本的原因是他们就觉得两个男人一起亲吻很恶心。一般来说，这样的人说他们是保守的基督教，可是我想他们不明白基督教，不记得摆布说的历史。他们说“结婚的道理没改变，”一边说Solomon黄帝很可敬很明智的人，可是摆布说Solomon有七百多妻子。现在，连两位妻子都不能有。我想他们不明白或者不要明白耶稣教的事儿。耶稣不来这里为了告诉我们应该不应该跟谁结婚；他来了为了告诉我们“对别的人做跟你要他们对你做的。”到底我想应该让同性恋人一起结婚。他们就是人。我很高兴越来越多异性恋的人理论同性恋结婚。几年以前（现在还有可是越来越少见），如果一个人保护同性恋人的事儿，别的人会说你是一个同性恋的人。人们越来越成长。
我想The West Wing的说法比较好的：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHaVUjjH3EI
[I don't really like what I've written, but it is what I have. I think this sounds very arrogant and self-gratifying. It also has needs a concluding sentence.]
Matt is a fourth year undergraduate at the Pennsylvania State University’s Schreyer Honors College, which has given him the opportunity to study at the National University of Singapore. He double honors majors in mathematics: applied analysis option, and Chinese, where he will be the first student to receive a Bachelors degree in Chinese from PSU.
Matt is focused and determined. He pushes himself academically to prepare himself for his ultimate career goal – working towards sustainable development at the international level. At NUS, he is becoming an active member in Energy Carta, an organization that takes a pragmatic approach in solving/promoting energy issues. In high school, he had focused on sports as well as academics, and was selected as one of his region's Student Athlete MVP's as a result of his efforts in ice hockey, fencing team, rifle team, cross country and track.
He is versatile and responsible. He has studied at five universities in three countries. This has helped him learn and foster international cooperation. His international experiences, from working on team research projects to traveling alone, have made him a global citizen. When serving as an intern for Barack Obama’s Campaign for Change, Matt put in long hours to help organize and run a field office. He learned to interact and build working relationships with people from all age groups, ethnicities, and levels of social strata. Matt pushed his comfort zone by volunteering daily for face-to-face persuasion, and through this developed his perception of the fabric of America, and what it means to be American.
Matt is also a teacher. He has a sustained track record of taking students from D’s to the top in their class.
[I don't really like what I've written, but it is what I have. I think this sounds very arrogant and self-gratifying. It also has needs a concluding sentence.]
Matt is a fourth year undergraduate at the Pennsylvania State University’s Schreyer Honors College, which has given him the opportunity to study at the National University of Singapore. He double honors majors in mathematics: applied analysis option, and Chinese, where he will be the first student to receive a Bachelors degree in Chinese from PSU.
Matt is focused and determined. He pushes himself academically to prepare himself for his ultimate career goal – working towards sustainable development at the international level. At NUS, he is becoming an active member in Energy Carta, an organization that takes a pragmatic approach in solving/promoting energy issues. In high school, he had focused on sports as well as academics, and was selected as one of his region's Student Athlete MVP's as a result of his efforts in ice hockey, fencing team, rifle team, cross country and track.
He is versatile and responsible. He has studied at five universities in three countries. This has helped him learn and foster international cooperation. His international experiences, from working on team research projects to traveling alone, have made him a global citizen. When serving as an intern for Barack Obama’s Campaign for Change, Matt put in long hours to help organize and run a field office. He learned to interact and build working relationships with people from all age groups, ethnicities, and levels of social strata. Matt pushed his comfort zone by volunteering daily for face-to-face persuasion, and through this developed his perception of the fabric of America, and what it means to be American.
Matt is also a teacher. He has a sustained track record of taking students from D’s to the top in their class.
[I don't really like what I've written, but it is what I have. I think this sounds very arrogant and self-gratifying. It also has needs a concluding sentence.]
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