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NYC Society

Before I begin I'd like to note that I have not been on top of my blog posts, missing the exact dates of when to post. It's as if the communication part of knowing there is one due was lost along the way during the semester. And that might tie into organizational communication, a topic we'd cover in the future. Though, this blog post is on that of the past, specifically intercultural communication. I have always been interested in different cultures other than mine for the simple fact that I was and still am surrounded by so many different people. New York City is easily one of the most diverse places known globally, and to be born and raised here is nothing but a blessing! Living in such a diverse environment definitely impacted how I view the world, how important respect is and how important cultures are. In a video shown to us about three men moving to America from Africa, I saw how different people are treated outside of New York. Because they moved to Pittsburgh rath
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The Communic8rs

As a kid, group work was never an issue for me as I like working in groups, that is if everyone does their part.  Working in groups takes basic communication skills, and in order for us to proceed with our project, we must verbally speak upon our thoughts and ideas. What I've noticed throughout the years is that in group work, it was a little more difficult to agree on one topic or idea within the group of people. I question if it had to do with maturity levels, with the people I was working with, or everything all together. In this current research assignment I am working on with my group, I found it easier to communicate my ideas with them and settle on something. I don't personally know them and this is the first time I am ever working on a project with them, so I found it a little more easier as we are all mature and on the same page. The seven of us successfully divided our project so each of us has a part in it. It is clear that the seven of us can take responsibility for
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Unconscious/Conscious Intentions

During the week, in a chapter assigned to me by my professor on chronemics, one of the articles I had read was by Lila MacLellan titled "Time is a strong but rarely recognized power construct in the work place". The title itself interested me because when I really think about it, time is powerful. MacLellan begins her article with an example of her friend, her romantic interest, and how their conversation went. Instead of speaking about the actual content of messages, MacLellan found herself studying the time stamps of her friends messages between her and the guy. What time did he respond and how fast did he respond? MacLellan then says, "In relationships, time is a currency that we dole out with sometimes unconscious intentions." Having reading several articles on chronemics, which is a subcategory of nonverbal communication, it made me realize just how terrible people might be with time! We tend to play around with time and actually use it as a punishment for our
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Saving the Language(s)

It stinks to know that some countries and tribes within countries are losing their culture. It's unfair, sad, frustrating, disappointing, and every other adjective that correlates with the word depressing. After watching a video on Chile's tribe, Mapuche, and learning how their history and language is slowly disappearing, I've realized just how many other languages are dying out. In the video, a man stated that, "Language isn't just the means of communication. Language is a mirror of the soul." In South America, Spanish is the number one language that is used throughout the continent, excluding Portuguese, but that does not mean that other languages that were once used needs to go. Bolivia has thirty-seven official languages, being the country that has the most official languages. It screams nothing but history! There is just nothing exciting about a culture dying. When one thinks of culture, they must think tradition, food, music, language, dances, clothing,
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