Ruth Benedict

Hi class,

I agree with Benedict, but to a certain extent. It honestly depends on the person. As a child, we are "creatures of our culture". At that stage of age, we do not know much and we are very dependent. Our habits and beliefs are shaped by how we are taught and raised. By default, we believe in what we are being taught, because we don't know any better. As we get older, we are exposed to other cultures and traditions. We start seeing that there are other ways to do thing, not just the way that we were taught. At this point, we are very capable of making our own decisions. Some people still would rather stick to their own culture and how they were raised, others branch out and start doing things differently. For example, I have a friend who was born and raised in Nigeria until the age of 18. At 18 him and his mother moved out here to America. Now we all know, they have a different way of doing things in Africa than how we do out here. Once my friend started to see the habits and traditions of our culture, he started to change and become more Americanized. But his mother stayed the same. She still goes by the customs and traditions of Africa. So as I mentioned earlier, it just depends on the person. 




I agree with Benedict to a certain extent. At a certain point in our lives, we are "creatures of our culture". It just depends on the person though. Some people as they grow older stays "creatures of our culture" and some others change and branch off. 

Chapter 5 concept

Hi class,

In this post I will talk about Emotional Expression. Emotional Expression is a non verbal style of communication that is in a way, more effective than verbal communication. Actions speak louder than words. When you are in a relationship and you haven't seen your spouse in a while, you start to miss them and it makes you kind of sad. Talking on the phone alone is good, but not enough to comfort you completely. You want to be held and just be around your spouse. So when you reunite, it feels great; you become happier after spending time, hugging and kissing and just being around each other. Also when you are in a relationship, saying I love you alone isn't good enough to prove to your spouse that that's how you really feel about them. You have to show it through your actions as well. Hugging, kissing, playing, gifts, nice little gestures are all nonverbal ways to show your spouse that you really care. Action speaks louder than words. I'm sure everybody agrees that it feels good to be held by the one that you love.


I found this bit of information useful and interesting just for the simple fact that its true. I'm sure everybody can agree and relate in some way.

Language Differences??

Hi class,

Do I agree that men and women use language differently? To a certain extent yes, but honestly, it depends on the person and the situation. I say this because, everybody is different. For the most part, it is known to society that women tend to have more of a sensitive style usage of language and the men have more of an aggressive style of language. With that being said; I know men that talk with more of  a vulgar aggressive language but I also know men that talk with more of a sensitive style of language. I even know men that do both. It's the same thing with a lot of women I know. I know plenty of women that talk with a more of a sensitive style of language and I know plenty of women who talk with more of an aggressive style of language, just like a guy. When I am with my male friends, I tend to talk with more of an aggressive style of language, I even do it with some of my female friends that I'm really close with. But lets say I'm in a relationship with a girl and we are trying to get intimate, obviously during, I'm not going to talk to her with an aggressive style of language (unless she is into that kind of stuff, but that is a whole different conversation..lol), I would talk to her with a more sensitive style of language to keep the mood flowing. It can also be a point in time when she does something stupid and pisses me off, obviously I'm not going to talk to her with a sensitive style of language, I would use more of an aggressive one. The same thing could go with her or any other girl as well.  But like I said, everybody is different, it just depends on the person and the situation.

So yes I agree, to a certain extent, that men and women use language differently

Judging and Categorizing People

Hi class,

Honestly, I do not think it is possible for people not to judge others. You automatically judge somebody before you actually meet them when you first see them. The judgement might not always be a bad thing, but you still are going to judge the person. First impressions are everything. People that do not know you, judge you by how you look, how you dress and how they see you act. If you walk around with a smile people will assume that you are a nice person but if you walk around mean mugging everybody than people will assume that you are mean and unapproachable. But either way it goes, that might not be the case. The person walking around smiling looking all friendly that you assume is a nice person could in fact be a crazy evil person and the person mean mugging everybody could actually be a very nice person just having a very bad day. I'm guilty of judging people when I first see them. Whenever we get new teammates, before I actually see them perform, I judge them on the appearance and decide in my head whether they are a good athletes or not. If the person is really big and muscular, I assume that they are a great athlete, but if they look little or not really muscular or in shape, then they are probably not good athletes. Even though I am usually right about my judgments, I have met muscular in shape athletes who are really not that great of an athlete, and I have seen the less muscular people who are better athletes than the bigger more physiques athletes.


No it is not fair to judge people before you meet them because usually you misjudge the person. Like the saying goes, you can not judge a book by its cover. With that being said, to make judgement more fair, you should not make your first judgment on someone final until after you actually meet the person. I know for one people probably think I'm some sort of goon just because I have tattoos and my ears are pierced, but I am really a fun loving, out going, talkative and good person.

Last thought, everybody is aware of judgments and first impressions, so you should always make yourself approachable to others.

Good and Bad Speakers

Hi class

In this post I will talk about my experience with a good and bad speaker.


The best speaker I ever heard would have to be NFL linebacker Ray Lewis. I never heard him speak live but I have seen videos of him making these powerful speeches. My favorite speech and the speech that influenced me the most was the motivational speech he gave to the Miami hurricanes. You can see this video on YouTube. The strong tone in his voice is what caught my attention. It showed me that he was serious and passionate about what he was saying. He talked about hard work and effort. Ray was not the most athletic football player, but his hard work, effort and determination is what got him to NFL. It is what makes him one of the best linebackers to ever play in the NFL. The reason why that stuck out to me is because it is so true and you can relate that to more than just football. If you want something, want to become good at something, you have to work for it. Getting a good grade, building your relationship with God, becoming the boss of a really big company, anything; you have to work at it. He also talked about the how the power of respect, and how you carry yourself is extremely important. He he made a quote live by now, and it has helped me tremendously. " ....its presence and essence that determines respect......... the power to respect is never to disrespect.." This speech alone is why I believe that Ray Lewis is the best speaker I ever heard and that influenced me the most.



Just like there are really good speakers, there are really bad speakers as well. Unfortunately the worst speaker I ever heard was one of my good friends who is also my teammate. It was during our comm 40 class freshmen year during the winter session. It was our final debate and even though he did his research and all the necessary preparations for the speech, he was clearly unprepared for what he was about to go against. My friend is not very good at speaking in front of a crowd so you can tell that he was nervous. That is that is the first reason why he did bad on the speech. He forgot all the information he had to win the debate. His opponent completely roasted him and by that I mean she made him look like as if he did not not do any research at all. I wish you guys were there to witness it because it is really hard to explain. But I mean this girl clearly has been debating since she was a child and if you were there you would know  exactly what I am talking about. Even though he is my friend watching him getting demolished like that was probably the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life. He was too nervous, he forgot all his information so he was stuttering. Every attack he made on her, she had had a come back and attacked him twice as hard. It was terrible.

social constructionist perspective

Good Afternoon class


I am going to talk about the social constructionist perspective.


In the perspective of the social constructionist, worlds are built through communication. How we view our world, our beliefs, knowledge and perspective, comes from what we hear from people in our culture rather than direct experience. But everybody is not raised and taught all the same thing so people will have different view points on many situations. For example, in the bible days many people did not believe that Jesus was the messiah and that he could perform miracles, but after he was crucified and rose from the dead three days later, many people started to believe.


One idea that we discuss in our culture that may not be discussed in others is that having a stabilized government is very necessary. Our government basically gives us rules and regulations that keeps our country organized and well put versus Mexico whose government is ran by drug lords so everything is chaotic out there. Having a stabilized government is making our country a safer place where we all can live great lives have a great chance of becoming very successful ourselves. Yes our country is not perfect or 100% safe, but at least it is stabilized. 

Introductory Post

Hello everyone my name is Sean Bacon, nice to meet you all..lol I am french Creole and a member of the football team. Please come and support our team this year, we are going to do big things. My major is communication and the reason is; I am a very social out going person and I love to talk. I also like to act and model but I'm minoring in RTVF. Hopefully I can switch it to theater arts.. My family is from New Orleans but I am originally from Inglewood California. I will be a Jr when fall semester starts, I know that was kind of irrelevant, I just thought that I should mention..lol Anyways I look forward to working with you all and getting to know everybody. My goal for this class is to make new friends and get an A....ok ttul bye