Communications Blog

 Intimate Relationships        Many people have intimate relationships throughout their life, whether they last forever or only a few months it's apart if human nature. Many people want to keep them private or even an open book, its dependent on who that person is and where they come from. One thing undeniable is Knapp's model, I think it's pretty accurate on each stage.      While each stage has it's own implications I think a stage where I stand with a current building  relationship is at the Intensifying part. It can be hard to evaluate a relationship you currently have or one from the past, that's why I find difficulty to exactly pin point where it stands. Although, the intensity and formality of the relationship is becoming less formal and easier to make plans. I think its pretty easy to stay I'm at the beginning of this stage. https://www.communicationtheory.org/knapps-relationship-model/ Online communication in this aspect have it...

  Discussion Post (week 2) Does a Number of Friends or connections on social media have a positive outlook on mental health?      Definitely not. Any type of follower or friend on social media is a recipe for a terrible mental health. It creates fake goals for yourself, now that everyone can see a thousand people go about their life, and only showing their life in the best possible outlooks. This creates a jealous society making people want what they can't have, just like people are never satisfied... This could also be good thing for motivation, it creates that push to make you try something different. Do social networking sites have different benefits and drawbacks?     Every networking app/site has its perks and cons, but most of them negatively decline the mental area. Some examples could be Instagram portraying everyone at their best, false advertising some popular influencers. People using instagram can truly believe this is how they should look,...

  About Me Blog My name is Barret Brundage, I am from Atlanta, Georgia. My current home is in Portland, Oregon. I'm working towards a Business Admin degree, with a future minor in accounting. I'd like the idea to work in the business force of a company. I have the abroad idea in mind, hopefully to expand my knowledge in world business. I have a bunch of hobbies I'm interested in, I love attaining new skills to carry throughout my life. One of my favorites was to be out in nature cliff jumping and swimming. That adrenaline rush gets me every time. That feeling of pre-jump to mid-air is beyond my mind. I've been jumps and stunts like this since I was a child, although they didn't;t seem dangerous to me at the the time, they now get to me sometimes before I jump. As I'm getting older I'm starting to stray away from the dangerous activities I used to perform...