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AYANA’S POST:

What I enjoyed about the verbal and non-verbal messages I saw and heard was the overall message behind the Free Hugs Campaign. While reading Juan Mann's story, I felt touched. He explained how he felt like a tourist in his hometown. That is something no one should ever have to feel. I know many people are struggling, and a brief hug can change their whole day, maybe even their entire life.

My interpretation of the video at first was that a random man was giving out free hugs to strangers. After reading the article, I realized he was doing this because he felt it would be helpful to both him and the strangers who accepted his hug.

One verbal situation in my life where I have communicated poorly was when I was hanging out with a close friend, and she had said something that upset me. Instead of telling her how I felt, I shut down and felt like I could not speak. As a child, I was not communicated with very often and did not develop the proper communication skills necessary. I have struggled with communication for my entire life.

A non-verbal situation in my life where I have communicated poorly was through text with a close friend. I had done something to upset her that day, and we got into an argument. I did not attempt to communicate with her because I did not feel it would help the situation. She later verbalized that if I had spoken with her sooner, it would have helped the situation.

Chapter 5 talks about the guidelines for effective verbal communication. Engaging in a dual perspective is the single most important guideline when it comes to verbal communication. A dual perspective involves taking another person's person's point of view into account as you communicate. I could have used this tip when I struggled to share it with my friend. If I had listened to her point of view and tried to understand why she said what she did, it might have helped deescalate the situation, so I did not feel attacked.

Chapter 6 talks about how you can set up your spaces to invite the kind of interaction you prefer. This tip would have been helpful during my non-verbal situation because instead of ignoring the problem, I could have tried to create a space where I was open to listening to my friend.

Unit 3 DB: How do you respond to literature?

Unit 3 DB: How do you respond to literature?

Responses: In your responses consider this question: How is your interpretation of the tone of the story or poem different than other interpretations? Also, make sure to answer the questions your classmates included at the end of their posts.

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BRANDY’S POST:

Hello,

In the poem Still I Rise by Maya Angelou the speaker is an African American woman, having a high self-esteem about the situation that she is living and keeps going with her life. The poem gives a beautiful message about never letting someone bringing us down. The tone of the poem is admiring, hopeful, and passionate. Defiant, thoughtful, hopeful, sad, and triumphant, containing a fascinating juxtaposition of tones: lighthearted and rebellious, funny and furious, self-assured and bitter. However, as the title implies, the poem's tone is triumphant in the end.

"You may tread me down in earth, but still like dust, I'll rise". "Just like hope's ringing high, still I rise". "Does my sassiness upset you"? "You can shoot me with your word's, you can cut me with your lie's" "You can kill me with your hatefulness, but I'll rise". Maya is a strong minded, powerful, loving life, woman.

"If you were living life in this era, would you think that you would be able to overcome what Maya has done, even after dealing with people degrading African Americans"?

CARLOS’S POST:

Hello classmates,

I have Chosen the poem I still rise by Maya Angelou. To me, this poem is compelling because of its tone, imagery, and similes. This poem uses many examples of tone that helps the author get their message across. An example that I see that set the tone for this poem is the first stanza. So powerful it said, ' You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. This sets the tone for the rest of the poem. It comes off strong, immediately catching you off guard and attracting your attention. I feel like many readers will like this poem for that strong start because they may be able to relate to it.

This poem's message is that no matter what obstacle you may come across, you can always overcome them, but you have to be strong and willing to continue on your path. I feel like the 1st stanza in this poem supports that. One reason it helps is the last part of that stanza,' but still, like dust, I'll rise. That's repeated throughout the poem with different examples in front of it. That is the message behind this poem; they're trying to tell the reader that you will always overcome any obstacle if you're willing.

INSTRUCTOR’S POST:

To answer your question - YES. I think the tone of defiance and self-assurance is what allows Angelou to be as defiant as she is. I would also add confidence to this mix, as she feels so confident that she is RIGHT that her defiance exists.

My question to you is - does one have to endure oppression to cultivate the traits of defiance, self-assurance, and confidence? Does one have to overcome conflict to develop these?

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