Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Week 2 Reading Reaction #1
After reading this week's reading I agree that conflict is an instinctual trait because there are certain emotions in the human experience that create a chemical response and thus may be considered to be conflict. As people have grown throughout time conflict has always been there from fighting over food to fighting over land, humans have always been involved in conflict. However, in some cases the conflict may not be with one another, but with the environment. Loud noises, dead silence and even the fear of not knowing what is around you can create reactions that are necessary for survival and thus create a sense of conflict or a sense of being conflicted. The survival instinct that has developed over thousands of years is a direct result of conflict that is a completely natural experience. This experience has allowed humans to develop responses not only physical but emotional as well. People have learned to cope in ways that call for reflection and communication, thus improving individual relationships and personal experiences.
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Hey Drew,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your explanation on why you think conflict is an instinctual trait. I also agree that conflict is an inborn trait. I found it interesting that you stated emotions and environmental factors could cause conflict among humans. I feel that this is very true. In my post, I stated that conflict is inevitable in humans because of our need to survive, and that being in a diverse community it may be hard to communicate our feelings. Having difficulty explaining how we feel to someone who may not understand where we are coming from can result in conflict among humans.
Hello Southpaw,
ReplyDeleteI want to start off by letting you know that I really enjoyed reading your post. I liked how you clearly stated that you believe that conflict is an instinctual trait. I also feel the same way. I feel that conflict happens on a daily basis and it is a very valuable trait for humans to have. I really liked how you stated that this trait "has allowed humans to develop responses not onlyphysical but emotional as well."
Southpaw,
ReplyDeleteI feel like you did an excellent job in your post regarding conflict. I feel as though a conflict instinct is developed over time as one becomes wiser and feels more prepared to defend his/her position on a current issue. However, I really liked how you incorporated the environment into your post. I thought this was a very unique idea that you brought up and one that I didn't really think about. I also liked how you threw in some historical situations in which conflict occurred. I also thought it was important that you brought up conflict being emotional along with it occasionally being physical. This was a great read.
Southpaw,
ReplyDeleteI loved reading your perspective on conflict and how it can be chemical, it brought a non-emotional view to it which I can appreciate. Unfortunately we are a species that has conflict in daily life, but hopefully with this course we as a class can help resolve them in a healthy and productive manner. Tying the environment in which the situations arise was helpful to me, and I thank you for pointing that out! It's not just people that can make conflicts happen, it can be a hostile environment that sets off our need to become defensive. Great post and insight as well!
I really enjoyed your post; your first sentence really drew me in. I agree that as people have grown so how their instinct for conflict. As you pointed out there have always been times and issues which have caused conflict. I really like how you explain how people not only can have conflict with another person, but also the environment and what is going on around them. I think your reasoning behind how human’s instinct for conflict has grown over time and how people deal with conflict is great. I think people deal with conflict in different ways and over time have learned to change the way they tend to deal with conflict because they see how others around them might deal with it.
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