Understanding

due to the fact that we develop it from the knowledge we already have and from there we push forward. Because there are so many perspectives, it is difficult to just rely on the knower’s point of view because each person has different ways of understanding…

Perspective is important. Perspective can be equated to perception, and our perception is how we see or understand things. These things hold great power over how we see our lives. In Rory Sutherland’s Ted Talk “Perspective is everything” he talks about how powerful perspective is and how changing your perspective can the enrich the livelihood of your life. His main ideal is that most people are happier when they feel they are in control of their life. There is power all around us, we hold power…

people’s voices because it is a way of expression to show what they believe in. Thus proving verbal ways of communication will only go so far, and one will need to adapt into using non-verbal techniques in order to succeed in finding a deeper understanding of one’s…

Every individual has a different social location; it may include their education, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and much more. Our social location can help us understand our position in society, how we may be classified, and the ways we are included or excluded. It can also help us understand ways we are privileged individuals or oppressed individuals. With these social locations we are placed with a certain social and political world that puts us with others. We form certain…

As I sit here, typing this essay, I look out onto the quad, watching my fellow students, professors, and other Loyola community members make their way to their next destinations. While some walk alongside their fellow students or professors, I can’t help but notice that the majority are otherwise engaged. Most of them walk with their heads down, mouths shut, phones out, and earbuds in, completely engrossed with the phone in their hands and almost oblivious to the world around them. These types…

understand it so you made assumptions about it? That is what happened to me. I recently read Tartuffe by Moliere, after my first read of the story, I thought it was not relatable, virtually impossible to ever happen, and just not funny. However, after understanding the cultural background, the life experiences of the author, and the author’s purpose for writing these stories, I now see this literary work as a strong satire that is relatable and very well could happen to anyone today.…

just like you - they only want their thoughts to be heard and considered, not shrugged away or ignored. Even though you might feel confident that you are "right," it is imperative that you stop and listen to the other person and gain a solid understanding of their points and ideas. Over-believing your own stances can be extremely detrimental to working in a group and in coming up with the optimal solutions for your business. In general, focus on communication instead of on winning the…

roadblocks with the essays during the course, but it was the draft corrections that enabled me to change course and adjust for a more improved thesis statement. Even more, the final grade that I would receive on the essay was a direct reflection of my understanding of a proper thesis statement.…

organization would have to be understanding of language barriers and cultural barriers to not make one feel that they are being discriminated against or judged (Sachs, 1999). It is important to recognize that people from different cultures are different in a variety of ways, including different ways of looking at things, different ways of dressing and different ways of expressing personality/goodness. One must have respect to self-esteem, self-image, and an understanding that their life style…

he got a jacket that was not the exact one he wanted but he grew to love his jacket. “I started up the alley and soon slipped into my jacket, that green ugly brother who breathed over my shoulder that day and ever since.”(Soto 168). Gary was understanding after he realized his mother got him that jacket because it was what she could afford and she knew that it would work perfectly fine even though it was not the jacket that her son wanted. If the parent does not understand what their child is…