Conflict management

Although many people avoid conflicts at all costs, they are an important, and often necessary, part of interpersonal communication. If one avoids confronting someone with a problem and instead lets contempt fester, the relationship will suffer and may end. Conflicts have a reputation of bringing out the worst in people, however, this does not have to be the case. Conflicts can be resolved without much harm to anyone’s feelings if both parties are respectful and understand that while the other…

“Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolff is about a book critic named Anders who is shot in the head during a bank robbery. During the time span of the bullet piercing through his skull, he experiences memories he does not remember. Anders is presented to be an arrogant and unsympathetic character at the beginning of the story. His interaction with the woman in front of him shows how he is pessimistic about people and does not care about other’s feelings. Consequently, he becomes nonchalant during…

In “forgiving my father” one can identify specifically cases of verbal irony. These ironies also reveal the conflicts and tensions present in the poem. The first evident of this is seen in the title of the poem. This as the title suggests that the persona was forgiving of her father’s behaviour. However, as the poem progresses, one realises that she seems not to…

Yellow Intro We live in a world in which we have numerous of things to look out after, expectations to fulfil and challenges to keep up with. Now, if you’ve found yourself on the bottom of a deep dark whole where you’re constantly failing to meet both your own and society’s expectations, how do you get up and reach the light? This problem is exactly what the protagonist deals with before he makes up his mind in the short story “Yellow” by Peter Carty. The following content is an investigation…

There is always something that bothers us in life, whether it’s others or even our own consciousness. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator has a difficult time following through with his cruel acts because a part of him knows it’s truly wrong. Throughout the story, his crimes bring more tension between him and the old man. Suspense is created by his every move, leaving readers hanging on the edge of their seats. In “The Tell-Tale Heart”, Poe builds suspense by using…

a. Denotational Variations According to Edmonds and Hirst, denotational variations is one of the variation that differ near-synonym words. Denotational variation itself is the differences in the idea such as the figure above where enemy and foe differ in emphasis. Gove mentions that enemy conveys about antagonism while foe stresses about active warfare rather than inner reaction (as cited in Edmonds & Hirst, 2002, p. 110) b. Stylistic Variations Generally, stylistic variations only covering a…

identity is paved with difficulties. This is shown predominately throughout the novel as the two main characters, Elyse and Marshall, try to rediscover who they were after they have lost their memories. One example of their difficulties is Marshall’s conflict with his past self. Phoebe Kitanidis shows readers a glimpse of Marshall’s former self in a flashback of Marshalls. When this particular memory returns Marshall finds that he and Elyse originally planned that only she would drink a memory…

In wars throughout history, families have been torn apart, lives have been seized away, and victories have been claimed, yet in the midst of battle, hearts have opened and friendships have blossomed. Even through opposite sides of a divided nation, childhood friends, Songsam and Tokchae, in the short story “Cranes,” reunite during the Korean War, but as enemies. As Tokchae is approaching execution, Songsam saves his life and they flee off together. This short story emphasizes the contrast in war…

in order to know what is going on, but the clients have withdrawn and have become confrontational and argumentive. They were also not doing their daily activities and were not even participating in any events. On the last day, there was increased conflict between peers consisting verbal abuse and name calling. Then they found that they do not want to leave their room. Both staff and the residents were getting increasingly frustrated with the stressful situation and fear worst is going to happen.…

polarized over the course of history with issues ranging from civil rights to the Gold Standard. In fact, defining political conflicts have been the main function of political parties. However, American politics is more polarized than ever since the Civil War (Lee). Instead…