The Ultimatum

The concept about Perception and Communication was a really hard concept to grasp -especially due to the fact that it was the last chapter we had read I just feel like it was repetitious to what we've previously learned. I think if we would have had a discussion dedicated to this chapter it would have been easier to understand. But most of all I just thought it was 'deja vu' about our other chapters. The Ladder of Abstraction threw me off as well because no matter how many times I read about it -it went through one ear and right out the other. Although the square of Cognitive Schemata was relevant to our generation, the ideas discussed in the chapter seem unavoidable in life and I think it is not necessarily irrelevant to the Communication concept but it could have better examples relating to our everyday lives like every other chapter.

From Like to Love

One of my favorite things about the class was the fact that we did have essays but they were spread apart to give me enough time to put my all into it. The simple fact that this class is not demanding what so ever made it even better. Also, I liked the fact the the professor was easy to contact although it was an online class. Another thing that I really enjoyed about the class was the fact the concepts related to my life right now. Every discussion topic we had was relevant to the topics we learned about and it helped me really connect with the material. If there was one thing I disliked about the class is the fact that I never got to actually see the professor in person. Although I had the opportunity to, I had to work and since it was not mandatory I didn't take advantage of that. I think if the professor dedicated the first day of session an in-class one, it would make the class easier and better to understand. I came into this class really skeptical and doubtful and now I'm wishing I would've embraced this class earlier in the year. I honestly think one or two in-class sessions would really make the class more interesting.

Too Many To Chose From

One thing that has seriously stuck with me and I share with my friends is the idea about the different styles of love that are given to us in Chapter 11. I have still been trying to apply the readings to every aspects to my life to figure out what type of lover I am. As of right now, I'm still unknown. We all possess different ways to love and it is influenced by how we were raised and the level of maturity that we reach in order to actual know what love is. 
Another concept that really intrigued me was about the different Non-listening we all engage in from time to time in Chapter 6. At first, I didn't know that you could categorize "ignorant" listening. With the information that I have acquired I have been able to present this information with my best friend who truly fails in the listening department. We are currently working on ways to engage and compromise our listening habits for each other.
This brings me to my last note, Chapter 10 'Friendship In Our Lives' really finalized the friendships that I have encountered this far in my life. "Friends of the heart" and "friends of the road" had really settled things in stone for. I used to want to be everybody's friend, but after reading the chapter I have a clear understanding of what an actual friend stands for and how hard it is to come by.
Overall, I underestimated Communications because it was something we did naturally. I didn't know that it came in various forms and varied among our ethnical backgrounds and even gender communities. This course had been the gate way for me to start being more eccentric about spending the rest of my life in [Mass] Communications -I am very much ready for the rest.