In Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”‚ the hero Odysseus faces several perils on his journey to return to Ithaca. My own life models this path‚ with my goal of success being hindered. I face several perils; temptation‚ longing and coming of age. All of these elements attempt to discourage me from ultimately achieving what I desire most. Temptation ranks among the most classic distractions in literature and in our own lives. It continually lures focused people away from what they most desire‚ for most
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THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION Department of Social Sciences GED 1015 Animal Rights: Science‚ Sentience and Speciesism Semester two‚ 2012/13 Time of lecture: Monday (9:30am to 11:20am) Venue: B4-LP-07 Instructor: Dr. Francis MOK (莫家棟) Email: fktmok@ied.edu.hk Office: D4-1/F-01 I. Course descriptions: In this course‚ we aim at providing students the conceptual tools and resources by which they can investigate and reflect on the relationship between human
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Active listening is an essential component to effective communication. It is an interpersonal communication technique that is used throughout an array of occupations‚ particularly in Child Counseling. This essay will outline the definition of Active Listening‚ as well as explore the different techniques and purposes of the communication skill. The role of a Child Counselor and the importance of effective communication within the job will also be investigated and discussed throughout this essay.
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Oedipus endured many different experiences on his search for the truth that he was not aware even lingered. Each one of these experiences had a polarity of sorts paired along with it in some way. Oedipus’ intellect throughout the play showed both his great strength and his ultimate downfall. Throughout the play of Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ there was evidence of great polarities in his search for truth ranging from fame and shame‚ and sight and blindness‚ to ignorance and knowledge. The most
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The life of a military child is a constant struggle‚ there is always an opposing force that constantly pushes a person back. The biggest and most recurring struggle is moving. Throughout my life I have been forced to move from place to place and start anew. Being able to learn how to cope and better myself from this challenge has helped me greatly. The life I have lived has given me a unique set of skills and thinking process different from the ordinary person. my struggles throughout life
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Active Listening When interacting‚ it is very common for people to wait to speak rather than listen attentively to what someone is saying. As a result of this‚ people tend to get distracted and lose focus of what the message sender is communicating. Active listening is essentially a structured way of listening and responding to others‚ where understanding is achieved through many different techniques. Active listening is an integral part of communication throughout various different aspects
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Abstract This paper explores the skills of active listening. The resources in this paper define active listening along with the advantages of having active listening skills from a clinical perspective and effective ways to communicate through encouraging‚ paraphrasing and summarizing. Other resources will define different barriers that hinder the ability to actively listen. Lee and Hatesohl (2011) suggest for us to be effective communicators‚ it is necessary to become active listeners (abstract)
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families in crisis; good communication skills are essential to achieve the best possible outcomes within a range of challenging circumstances. Interpersonal skills of listening‚ questioning and feedback are crucial when working as a child safety officer as they allow the officer to clarify‚ gain knowledge and understand. Active listening allows the child safety officer to clarify the child’s needs with empathy; doing this builds a trusting relationship. The interpersonal skill of questioning further
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biological or physical process. Listening‚ though it may seem similar to hearing‚ is however‚ different in that it entails perceiving and understanding the message that was heard. Listening involves the use of a person’s sense of sight and hearing. Effective listening‚ therefore‚ involves the process by which a person understands‚ interprets‚ and analyzes the information received through hearing. It is an active process that is learned through time. Active listening skills are not only useful in understanding
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THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT LISTENING When you think of what is involved in the process of listening most people think that it involves just spoken words and how those words are interpreted. But actually listening is more than just merely hearing words; the actual process of listening has many different factors that are involved. I’m going to summarize the ten most common factors that can affect the human listening process. The first factor that affects listening is culture. Culture is a factor
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