Communication
Collaboration Reflection
SOC/110
September 15, 2014

Communication
Communication at its very basic form started with gestures and grunts. Over the centuries it has taken more paths to communicate with different cultures and backgrounds. Music, pictures, writing, talking, and even sign language have bridged gaps that were once hard to overcome for some people. But body language has always been a constant, you can easily tell if someone is sad, angry or happy about the current situation just based on facial expressions or posture. If a child is excited about a new toy it becomes apparent on their face or the way they stand or lack of standing…turns into jumping around. But this is also a form of communication and if you watch close enough the body will almost always show what the person is thinking or feeling before they every say a word. With technology advancements it has become easier to communicate across vast distances with a touch of a button, first it was the phone and now you can do it from a computer or even your television.
Expressing ones feelings or thoughts should seem fairly simple, but how it is expressed may not be how others see it. Listen to a song about someone’s personal loss, do you feel the same way that writer felt when they wrote the song? Chances are that you don’t, but watch the video that goes along with the song and you may start to feel the same as they do, this has become a popular way for artist to express their feelings so that others will understand where they are coming from. This is a form of communication, the music is telling you what has happened to the person but the video become a form of non-verbal communication, the way the characters interact or even sit alone in a room shows the emotions and gives the watcher an idea of how they should feel about the situation. Writers often