Speech Comm

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

301--Friendship

According to Cialdini in your reading this week, similarity leads to liking, liking to a desire for reciprocity, reciprocity to a state of trust and intimacy, and trust and intimacy to the friendship bond.

With this in mind, as well as yesterday's activity--heck, gang, you've been asked to inteact a lot, lets say all the activities this term--what do you think about the new Human/Non-Human Alliance that is being started? Do we really need it? Is there a problem that exists between dissimilar students? Why? Please...do not hold back. This class is about communicating and we need your full cooperation. If you would prefer to write it down and share it only with me, you may do so. Ok, kiddlies, tell me how it is.

Comments

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

To the Alliance...or to the problems that spawned it. Your choice.

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*bites on her lip*

Well, there's a history of trouble arising because someone's different to you... because of the color of their skin, or because of their faith... Hitler killed thousands because they were Jews, or homosexuals, and there was nothing around to stop him.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

That's kind of an extreme example, E. Hitler rose to power swiftly and dominated over the "other" as a matter of...shall we say..."problem solving." This isn't to defend him, I'm just pointing out that there were other circumstances in the Nazi fascist regime.

Can you think of anything else? Where tension existed between two groups, that may or may not be a powder keg waiting to go off? If so, did it, or was the situation resolved?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*half-shrugs* Yeah, but sometimes it takes an extreme example for some people to see the point.

There's often tension between groups... it can lead to wars, like our own War of Independance and Civil War. On a smaller scale... yourself and Professor Drusilla?

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

ooh, cut to the heart of it, E! [She smiles] Yes, let's use me as an example, by all means. I have problems accepting Drusilla's ways of instruction and punishment. I feel she is the antithesis of myself. I have made her the "other" and I'm not likely to get over that soon. Why? Because of Chip? Because of Callisto? Because people I care about have suffered at her hands.

Has anyone in this school, human or non-human, suffered at the hands of the "other?" Is this why we need this Alliance?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

I was ill at the time, but Belthazor was the target of a smear campaign during the campaigning.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

As was Mr. Blank...how do you think their differences contributed to one being elected and one not?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

*another half-shrug* From what I can tell, Belthazor wasn't really into the idea of campaigning, where as Marty made promises and actually wanted the position. It appears that most of the voters looked past physical differences and concentrated on what the candidates were actually saying. Which would be a rare thing in an election.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Do you find hope in that fact?

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Well, yes. I've seen good candidates lose before because people didn't listen to what they had to say, instead dismissing them because they weren't what the voter considered as "normal" The fact that in a school such as this, with the words speaking louder is great.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[Smiles} I tend to agree, E. Good job.