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or circling the whole lot two or three times before finding an open parking spot. “It’s going to be a hot one today!” Ethan remarks as he gets out of his car. I feel the rays of the sun warming my face as I get out of the air conditioned vehicle. “Yes it is.” I type. “We probably won’t get in as long of a work out today as I thought.” Ethan says. “We can.” I type. “We will just have to break it up into smaller circuits and make sure we cool down and hydrate in between.” “Let’s just see how we…

Dear King George III, So, i'm not really sure how to start this letter but i'm thinking we need to talk. I have been thinking about us lately…. And i'm not happy with this relationship we have going on. I mean things used to be so great, it was like we we're meant for each other. I thought we would be together forever, but then things changed. A relationship should be give and take on both sides, but lately it's only been give in take on one side, my side, and then just take on the other…

Yes Virginia is an editorial from a writer of the New York Sun. It was written by a little girl named Virginia who is eight years old in 1897. In her letter she is explaining that her friends are telling her that there is no Santa claus so she asks the writer to tell her the truth. She also adds in her letter the reason she is writing to the sun. She states in her letter that "papa says". The writer then replies to her explaining his interpretation of a Santa claus. The newspaper can only print…

In Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton point out that when negotiating, people have an inclination toward positional bargaining. When using this method in negotiations, people argue from their respective positions in favor of their desired outcomes, and the authors suggest that this method does little to reach ideal solutions, is inefficient, and puts relationships at risk. Throughout the book, they provide instructions for using the method they term “Principled…

Negotiation is a simple way to process in making business deals, managing working relationships with others and resolving conflicts. I am glad I took this class to learn how to become a better negotiator when negotiating with people because it had benefited me in my daily life. From the beginning of the semester to now I had improved my skills in negotiating with people and learn how to negotiate with people in different cultures. Through out the semester I had learned how to prepare a…

The goal of all negotiations is to get in a position more beneficial than before the negotiation took place, for all parties involved. The authors of Getting to the Yes, Roger Fisher and William Ury, give directions on how to embark on a negotiation with the four parts of principled negotiation which are separate the people from the problem, focus on interests, not positions, generate options for mutual gain, and insist on using objective criteria. The authors created these four parts of…

benefit of both sides and agreeing based on the reasoning not the people behind the reason (pg._____). One specific scenario of my family with conflict is my brother and I arguing over our fathers orders. Using Fisher, Ury, and Patton 's book Getting to Yes (2011) there is new ways to negotiate the conversation to get to an agreement that works for all parties. Five concepts that I find to help me go through to help analyze the scenario of negotiation that my brother and I was having: one, hard…

The S-TLC system. The S-TLC system is an initialism representing the terms, Stop, Think, Listen, and Communicate (Abigail & Cahn, 2011). As one of the most common and wield used communication tools, each concept is in a specific order with should be followed in a conflict resolution situation to obtain the best result from this specific method (Abigail & Cahn, 2011). Stop. In this context, stop means to stop the interaction and calm down (Abigail & Cahn, 2011). To stop can mean simply counting…

The Great Bear Rainforest (GBRF) Negotiation began by allowing each stakeholder to outline their expectations and what was at stake. Furthermore, each group was given the opportunity to express their individual perspectives and the value of each factor. Negotiations began by discussing the immediate discrepancies amongst each stakeholders’ expectations, and seeking a resolution beneficial to each party involved. Overall, negotiations were relatively calm and level-headed, with the forestry…

The specific questions for my survey were: do you eat at Oliver Hall (yes or no), how often do you eat at Oliver Hall(1-4 times a week, 5-8 times a week, 9 + times a week), what race/ethnicity do you identify with (White/American, Black/African American, Native American/Alaskan American, Asian/American, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Latino(a)/American, Other), Sodexo workers are friendly/helpful (yes to a great extent, yes to a small extent, sometimes, no not at all)…