Sc300-Unit 6 Assignment Essay - 1131 Words

Unit 6 Assignment SC300: Big Ideas in Science September 30, 2012 Unit 6 Assignment The two meals that I have chosen are breakfast and dinner. We will discuss breakfast first. This morning I had two fried eggs with salt and pepper, a piece of toast with blackberry jam, and a diet coke. The origins of the Kroger brand eggs and the Kroger brand black pepper were from Cincinnati, OH, the Morton’s kosher salt is from Chicago, IL, the Nature’s Own bread was from Thomasville, GA, the Kauffman’s blackberry jam was from Montezuma, GA, and the Diet Coke was from Atlanta, GA. For dinner I made Purdue chicken breast with salt and pepper, Kroger brand name frozen green beans and roasted potatoes. The origins of the Purdue chicken came†¦show more content†¦The eggs are then sent through a candling process that inspects the interior for cracks and quality. This is when the eggs receive their grade. The grades are classified as AA, A, or B. The eggs are then sorted and packaged according to size. The eggs are then shipped and within approximately three days they reach the store. When comes to vegetable they seem to be processed all the same way. The vegetables then are harvested by machinery operated by farmers in the field. Each type of vegetable is harvested by different machinery. Most of the time after they are harvest they go through a washing process and stored properly. When it comes to frozen vegetables they go through a flash freezer that freezes them in a matter of minutes and then are packaged and sent to the store. Coca-Cola in Atlanta, GA manufactures diet coke. The process in which they go about it is hard to find. But like most manufacturing companies, they start by mixing all the ingredients together, package and ship. One of the benefits of a global market would be more specialization. Global markets would be able to use the best products and services from qualified parts of the world at a decreased cost. With more specialized products on the market; the consumer would have more options and ch oices at their disposal. In short term and long term will result in greater products for the consumer and it would be less expensive for the businesses.

Persuasive Powers of the Reknown Gandhi and Daldier

Every successful movement through speeches has always conveyed a more in depth message of the writer’s true purpose. There are many ways in which a writer uses rhetorical devices such as diction, style of word arrangement, purpose, and tone in order to achieve his effects upon his audience. Although there are different uses of rhetorical devices in speeches, Mahatma Gandhi’s, â€Å"The Quit India,† and Edouard Daladier’s January 29, 1940 address, â€Å"The Nazi’s Aim is Slavery,† to the people of France, were excellent examples of how an author uses ethos, logos pathos, context and tone. Mahatma Gandhi and Edouard Daladier’s achievement of their intended effects can be clearly seen through their use of these rhetorical devices. Mahatma Gandhi’s†¦show more content†¦Gandhi’s vision for the future of his country’s people and their government is one that uplifts his audience because he envisions a land with freedom for all its inhabitants no matter what their race, social, or religious background. Gandhi states in this quote: I believe that in history of the world, there has not been a more genuinely democratic struggle for freedom than ours†¦ But it is my conviction that inasmuch as these struggles were fought with the weapon of violence they failed to realize the democratic ideal. In the democracy which I have envisaged, a democracy established by non-violence, there will be equal freedom for all. Everybody will be his own master. It is to join struggle for such democracy that I invite you today. Once you realize this you will forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims, and think of yourselves as Indians only, engaged in the common struggle for independence. The Nazi regime was one of the worst genocide episodes in the history of the world; over six million people were brutally murdered for a cause proposed by a narrow minded power monger who sought to take over the world and impose the existence of a â€Å"pure race,† not only on Europe, but also the whole world. Daladier knew what Adolf Hitler’s grand scheme was and he was going to let it be known to his country and to all those who opposed the Nazi Germany institution. In Daladier’s

Pros and Cons of Non-Verbal Communications-Samples for Students

Questions: 1.Describe a Communication incident that was very frustrating to you, focusing on the Communication behaviors of the parties. 2.Repeat the exercise but, this time, relate a positive, successful Communication incident. Answers: Introduction: Communication can be defined as the mode of receiving and sending pieces of information, including concepts, opinions, ideas, emotions, beliefs and instructions, between two or more individuals (Remland 2016). Depending on their nature, communications can be verbal, written, and non-verbal. Non-verbal communications include voice tone, throw of speech and word articulation, facial expressions, body language, gestures, and eye contacts, which indirectly and subconsciously conveys an array of information while communicating (Eunson 2012). The report discusses the pros and cons of non-verbal communications, especially in a work place, taking reference of two specific incidents. 1.Negative Incident: A girl, working in a research institute in a research project under a professor, had submitted the analytical portion of her thesis and after a couple of days of no response; she went up to her guide to ask whether her analysis was up to the mark. He was doing some work in his computer and without taking his eyes off the screen; he nodded his head once and said yes in a cold non-responsive voice. This distant gesture did not answer the girls question rather it increased her confusion and made her skeptic whether he was satisfied with her performance. However, after referring to her grade card, she came to know that he was actually satisfied. The fact that while answering her question, he was staring at the computer screen and did not make direct eye contact or did not take time to answer her question in a warmer tone, made the girl feel that he was uninterested to answer. This in turn made her doubt her own performance and her guides satisfaction and perception about her efficiency. Analysis: Non-verbal communications and gestures, though a vital part of communication, often create a lot of misconceptions and confusions regarding the intension of the sender and the perception of the receiver. In general, only 7% of any message is conveyed from the sender to the receiver through direct words, which the sender is saying (Patterson 2012). The rest of the information is conveyed through the tone of the voice of the sender and his or her body language and eye contacts. During a conversation, a receiver not only listens to the direct words said to him by the sender, but also stresses more on how it is said, the pitch and tone of the voice, the hand and body gestures of the sender and other non-verbal signals (Guffey and Loewy 2012). This helps the receiver to analyze how genuine the information is or what the sender is thinking while conveying the message. In this process, often the non-verbal hints are misinterpreted as the gestures and tones are highly person specific and may differ from one person to another (Skinner 2014). Information is lost or distorted between encoding (by the sender) and decoding (by the receiver) (Eunson 2012). Non-verbal communications are ambiguous in nature (Knapp, Hall and Horgan 2013). The above incident clearly depicts this ambiguity. When he was asked about the quality of the analysis, the professor did not say any negative or harsh words. However, as people in general tend to go by the no-verbal gestures more, she got confused by the cold curtly behavior of her professor and assumed that he was not happy with her. It may have happened such that at that point of time the man was pre-occupied with some other important work in his computer and did not want his concentration to be deviated. For that, he answered short and ended up the conversation with the girl abruptly. Personally, he might not have had any other problem or issue with the girl (Guffey and Loewy 2012). Strategy taken: Instead of going completely by the gestures, the girl also took help of her scorecard, which showed that her guide was impressed by her works. Had she have gone solely by the gestures, she clearly would have made false perceptions about what her guide thinks about her efficiency (DeKay 2012). Therefore, non-verbal communications should not be over-emphasized upon as that may lead to severe mis-conceptions at times (Guffey and Loewy 2012). Trusting the words, which are actually said, with other direct signals (In this case the score card), along with the non-verbal hints can be helpful as they decrease the possibility of wrong decoding of messages by the receivers. However, non-verbal communications have their benefits too as in many cases they help in making the intension of the sender and the content of his or her message more clearly to the receiver. A lot can be said with un-said expressions and gestures than by direct words themselves (Thebusinesscommunication.com, 2017). 2.Positive Incident: Before presenting his project proposal in front of the board of directors of a company, the junior employee was quite nervous, as he was doing this for the first time. The situation in the room was highly formal and tense and the employee was in doubt whether his proposal would be at all heard or paid attention to, by the members of the board. However, just before his presentation, his supervisor patted his back slightly and while presenting the employee noticed that his supervisor and almost majority of the board members are looking in his eyes when he is talking. This added a boost in is confidence as he felt heard and significant and he succeeded in presenting his proposal with ease and clarity. Analysis: Sometimes small and apparently, insignificant actions can have more impact in conveying information or a message than the words said while conveying. In the above incident, it is evident that a simple pat from the supervisor and the encouraging eye contacts from the board members made the employee feel comfortable and indirectly boosted up his confidence which was reflected in his performance (Leathers and Eaves 2015). The people sitting I front of him did not say any words of encouragement, but, their simple non-verbal communications and gestures conveyed the message that they are listening to him and his ideas will be heard. Thus, the positive aspect of non-verbal communications is that without saying anything a lot can be expressed and if interpreted correctly can have extensive positive implications on the receivers as well as the senders as their objective of sending out the information will be fulfilled (Eunson 2012). Summary: Non-verbal communications, due to their ambiguous nature, may lead to positive as well as negative outcomes. The first incident shows how distant and negative body languages can turn a positive verbal response of the sender to a negative perception by the receiver, while the second incident is an example of how positive body languages and non-verbal hints help in conveying subtle messages which, verbal communications fail to express sometimes. Therefore, while communication, both the sender and the receiver have to emphasize on the verbal as well as the non-verbal aspects as both have their own significant roles in building up a successful communication thread and delivering information with clarity. References: DeKay, S.H., 2012. Interpersonal communication in the workplace: A largely unexplored region.Business Communication Quarterly,75(4), pp.449-452. Eunson, B., 2012.Communication in the Workplace. John Wiley Sons. Guffey, M.E. and Loewy, D., 2012.Essentials of business communication. Cengage Learning. Knapp, M.L., Hall, J.A. and Horgan, T.G., 2013.Nonverbal communication in human interaction. Cengage Learning. Leathers, D.G. and Eaves, M., 2015.Successful nonverbal communication: Principles and applications. Routledge. Patterson, M., 2012.Nonverbal behavior: A functional perspective. Springer Science Business Media. Remland, M.S., 2016.Nonverbal communication in everyday life. SAGE Publications. 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