Group Analysis

Director, Tracey McDowell, in her trailer, The Group, shows the humorless effect plagiarism has on a person. She constructs a panicked tone in order to reveal to her readers the idea that stealing someone’s work as your own will take a toll on you and your conscience. The director chose to use the rhetorical strategy pathos. Pathos is when an audience is drawn in by attracting their emotions. In The Group trailer it is heard and seen throughout the video that the college student feels…

Written notes from focus group: Throughout the focus group many participants agreed with each other. Julie shook her head to agree with Shana son’s classroom at the school Pope. Julie and Shivanie's children's teachers are given giftcards for school supplies. When we discussed the second focus group question, we learned that some parents would want to know exactly what the funds would be used for. They said they have donated to many organizations such as: The American Heart Association, their…

program, I have been exposed to life-changing cultures. A perfect example of this is my TA group. It is clear that whoever decided what kids went in what group did an excellent job in mixing different personalities. Although challenging at first, I am sure that all other groups, much like mine, have blended their cultures together and are more open-minded and globally aware as a result. When first seeing my group, I immediately separated my acquaintances in two different categories: those who…

The organizational structure of a terrorist group determines its strengths and weaknesses and there are two categories of organization; hierarchical and networked. Groups associated with a political activity require a more hierarchical structure in order to coordinate terrorist violence with political action. Terrorist groups using the networked structure, are organized in cells so that the loss of a cell would not compromise the identity, location or actions of other cells or the organization.…

of thousands of years known to man tends to erase the stories of those not in control of their freedom. Whether it be the stories of slaves in the Americas, the ruthlessness of colonialism, there is always a group whose voice is not heard. In today’s society that group is the LGBTQIA+ group, specifically the T, or transgender for the purposes of this paper. Transgender or third gender communities have been a part of history in a variety of countries and cultures for thousands of years. From the…

I am highly confident that I would be the ideal candidate to fill the position of the group facilitator. Due to my prior education from Barry University School of social work on trauma informed care, cultural competency, and cultural sensitivity. My knowledge, skill- set, and professional experiences as a facilitator at Better Way of Miami along with other previous job functions have given me insight on how to empathetically interact with this population in a therapeutic manner. In addition, I…

I enjoyed reading your group consensus write-up, it seems like you have had some good experiences working in group environments. I thought it was extremely smart of you to provide the examples throughout the write-up on your past experiences. I applaud you for being the strength in your home when your husband travels to ensure the needs of the entire family are met. While there will be days of challenges, I encourage you to “Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always) (1…

clinic to report that he cannot attend the Cocaine Group due to the barrier of his transportation issue. According to the patient, he reports his brother had given him a ride and will not wait or return for him. This writer encourages the patient to call his brother or send him a text message. Based on the patient's brother response, his brother is unable to return to pick up his brother after group. The patient requested to be terminated from the group as he will rejoined next month, once he…

Working in groups takes a big part of studying at Coventry University. I am working in groups in all of our modules, most of the tasks or presentations I have to do for my course are in groups. Working as a part of the team is a good experience because I can listen to other group members’ opinions and discuss the topic together with people who have different points of view. When we worked in a group in professional development module we had to do a short presentation about a plane model of our…

For this week’s assignment, I must write about an experience I had where I was in a group situation, and after the conversation was finished, I was left feeling that “we were just not communicating.” While my family sat for dinner, the conversation seemed to turn sour. My oldest son, 10years old at this time, frequently spoke in a disrespectful tone with me. If we’d talk about how school went that day, or how he was choosing to study for an upcoming test, he would seem to act defensively, and…