These quotations are very relevant to me, especially because I am a very expressive or kind of a talkative person. These reminded me that even how good or fancy I talk or say something, without backing it up with a clear action it is pointless. That is why it is better to just do more and talk less like the old saying tell us ‘Walk the talk’. Or the more I talk about something the more I should put a better effort in doing it. You would only prove a point if you back you words with definite and clear actions.
It is also stated that the language of ‘textese’ as it is called, maybe be just masking dyslexia. Dyslexia is a learning disability where people have difficulty seeing the word and its correct spelling in their head. ‘Textese’ makes it easy for dyslexic people because they don’t have to have all the letters in the word they just have to make sure the other person they are communicating with can understand them and what they are trying to say. These things are clearly the cons of ‘textese’ but in the article there are almost more pros than cons. ‘Textese’ is not as deviant as people think, they make it out to be the biggest first world problem anyone has ever seen but really its only if people are in a real rush that they use it.
He goes on to talk about how argument at its most elementary form contains the same basic elements of a scholarly argument with less sophisticated language. This is certain because with any argument there is a claim and a counter claim supported by individual judgments and beliefs. It does not matter if the argument is between educated individuals or not, the basic elements remain constant. Yet today there seems to be many students lacking these basic elements of argument. The problem in the school structure that Graff recognizes is lack of persuasion to get students to argue.
(page 234) .Misfit says that he knows that his dad died because of flu. So, he was punished wrongly. He says, “I found out the crime don’t matter. You can do one thing or you can do another, kill a man, because sooner or later you’re going to forget what it was you done and just punished for it” (page 235). Here he says that weather you kill people or take tire of car you will be punished anyway and when you will be punished you will forgot what you did and will be punished for no reason.
Summary In his essay “Hidden Intellectualism” Gerald Graff argues that there are different forms intellectualism, not just the traditional academic intellectualism. Graff argues that these hidden forms of intellectualism are not expressed in what is considered the correct scholarly way, but rather they are “hidden” in our everyday conversations about sports, fashion, pop-stars, etc. Graff feels that as a child you can gain just as much from arguing over non-academic material than you could from debates on academic issues. He supports this by saying that arguing of minimal things requires just as much intellectual ability as debating over more theoretical issues. Graff goes on to further state that because of this every street-smart student has the possibility of being an intellectual.
Other factors to consider are: Language - there is no point in talking in computer code if the other party has never used one. Age - For example young kids may not know about a lot of adult subects Possible disabilities – Trying to show something to someone with poor site, it would be better to explain verbally in this case 3.1 Explain how
And now he'd gone too far, so we decided to hang him.” The entire short story is filled with ironies such as this. Colby had gone to far, so his friends decided to hang him, in their opinions, this is a reasonable punishment. Not only do they intend to hang him, they would like his input on certain specifics of the hanging. The friends make the hanging appear to be some sort of show, a seemingly red carpet event, with music and invitations. A second example of irony is “Hank, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up and said he wondered if it wouldn't be better if we used wire instead of rope — more efficient and in the end kinder to Colby, he suggested.
“Nerds and Geeks” Popularity, being well known, and skipping school just to be a part of the “crowd” or the cool people. Though not everyone can be a part of that world, and that’s where the “geeks” and “nerds” come in. Their story and why we need them is exclaimed in Leonid Fridman’s piece, “America needs its nerds.” To make his point clear he uses satire, making it straight forward and humorous, also making it enjoyable for the reader. He uses an appealing set of word choice in his writings to keep the reader interested from the beginning to the end. Creating a relationship between the readers through pathos make Fridman piece a better read.
By using demonstrative communications will allow both the sender and receiver to concentrate on the communication instead of trying to analyze the nonverbal behavior of one another. By removing barriers and actively listening and responding will allow the message to be sent, decoded and received. When both parties are engaged in the communication, the more productive and efficient they will be. Conclusion By implementing the best practices for demonstrative communication will help an individual both professional and personally. Practice makes perfect and it will be a constant learning experience because everyone is different.
Valuing colleagues expertise is essential because everyone has different experiences so there is always something new you can learn from other people in life. Open communication gains trust, respect and also makes for a better learning environment. Communication also helps, if you start to ‘gossip’ others may not be open to this, but also because some ‘gossip’ get lost in translation. If you respect others then they will then respect you, making the environment you work in a nicer place to be. You won’t go too far wrong in life if you always treat others the way you expect to be