Handshake

detrimental (Eun, Berger, Joohan & Min-Sun, 2014). There are immense differences in aberration in western cultures and secondary cultures this was implemented in an experiment were we explain the implications of a firm and weak handshake and our interpretation of one’s handshake. We also performed an exercise were we held conversations with each other while resisting eye contact; the purpose of this drill was to expose us to the vast divergence of interpretation of eye contact. Time management…

The handshake symbolizes a sign of friendship. However, in the past a handshake was just as legally binding as a verbal or written agreement. During the medieval times, when many of the men were in armor, the handshake was the preferred greeting used to show friendship. If one male extended an open hand to another this was the means of offering his friendship…

of the person one is interacting with, both in respect of gestures as well as wordings. These may include handshake, bowing, social and physical…

skin, in the mouth, and in the gut. These items are relevant to the classroom in that we must be aware of this dynamic ecosystem, especially when prescribing antibiotics. Results from the handshake experiment conducted in the podcast showed evidence that there can be subtle changes in the microbiome after a handshake, but that these changes are not permanent. This evidence is can help us understand that trying to change a diseased mouth to a healthy mouth can be difficult due to the nature of…

would be offending both Turkish people (hands in my pockets) and all of my friends in the States.”(DIENER 2009) There are several items that differentiate humans and give away where they are from. A couple of those items may include eye contact, handshakes, personal space, touching other people, small talk, personal dress, hygiene and gestures. Today, I will attempt to explain a couple of these so that we understand cultural differences in body language a little better. Eye contact may…

activity 1.8 I helped my group members understand the handshake problem, which we first experimented with in a class activity. At first some of my group members wanted to just count the amount of people there were and multiply it by the amount of handshakes that each person would perform if they shook hands with every person. I realized the problem with using this method is that some handshakes would be performed twice, we wanted the amount of handshakes if each person shook hands with every…

One that you see almost everywhere is the handshake. You are supposed to use your right hand because most people are right handed and the left hand is sometimes considered to be an unclean hand. When meeting someone a handshake is a must do because it is a form of respect and you are supposed to use a firm handshake. You are not supposed to use a handshake when meeting a women because you are supposed to hug them instead. Gestures are a huge…

understanding someone’s thoughts. From experience, one handshake, touch, hug, you can tell true feelings about someone. There’s always that feeling you get between that other person. The feeling that makes you happy, sad, mad, or disappointed. Touch is a very strong level of nonverbal…

nominations for homecoming court were due. Out of the four seniors my team nominated me with a football boy to represent softball. The pep rally assembly is a time to showcase a special handshake and to practice for homecoming court in front of the student body. We spent many hours practicing our handshake. In the handshake was a mock lightsaber battle, me standing on top of him as if he was a surfboard, leapfrogging off one another, and pretending to slap him in the face. I was nervous to…

I definitely was not prepared for black widows. Black widows were only something I had heard about through TV. In my mind, I would only come across these arachnids in Australia or some other deadly place. I shuffled away from the trees and closer to the vehicle. No way would I die in North Carolina because of a little spider. Soon, people started to come out of the house to greet us. They trickled slowly toward us. First, Parker’s father introduced himself to me and greeted the rest of…