Blog Post 9

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Motivation has been an extremely important charateriitc seen in every single player but in different ways. In the second challenge, Jeff showed different plates of food in order to have the tribe members fall out. Jon is the first that give in which meand he has to give up immunity. This tactic was a means of manipulation because it is survior afterall and these players are starving and have a very low energy level.  This takes into account Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in that it plays on the pyschical and mental needs the contestants have.

Motivation can drive someone mad or drive them to success, in many cases regarding survior alot of the contestants motivate themselves for all the wrong reasons. They let there egos get in front of them or they try back stabbing everyone they can in order to make there money.  IF they were to use motivation todrive there tribe to another level than they would be able to then play the game in a different light thye would have more friendships and relationships and it would be harder for someone to backstab another.

Blog Participation

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1. On a scale of 1-5, how consistent were you with submitting your blog posts in a timely manner?

  • I would rate myself a 5. I submitted all of my blog posts within the proper timeframe. Generally, immediately after watching the episode I would use the notes I took to create my blog post so that it would be turned as soon as possible.

2. On a scale of 1-5, how consistent were you with posting at least one thorough comment on a peer’s blog?

  • In this section I would rate myself a 4. I often took a little longer to post comments. I would often read through a few of them to find one I could agree with or elaborate on.

3. On a scale of 1-5, how well did you integrate class concepts into your posts about the Survivor show?

  • I would rate myself a 5. I made an effort to read each chapter thoroughly before completing the blog post. In doing so, I was able to apply terms and ideas to situations that played out throughout each episode of the competition. It wasn’t difficult for me to integrate the material because I thought it was very relevant to the show and expressed the dynamics of the teams.

4. Please describe what you think your strengths were in regard to blogging and participation.

  • One of my main strengths was that I completed all of the blog posts and comments thoroughly and in a timely manner. I participated every week and I was very descriptive with my answers. Also, I feel that I integrated the material very well according to each chapter and episode assigned.

5. Please describe how you think you could improve on your blogging and participation.

  • In regards to participation, I don’t feel I need to improve at all because I completed all of my assignments on time. However, I think I could have perhaps tried to integrate the material in a more interesting way. This could have been accomplished by using pictures or providing my own personal input on the events that occurred in the chapter rather than just objectively describing them.

6. What did you like about blogging?

  • Overall, I liked the idea of blogging about the Survivor episodes. I had never watched the show prior to this class, and I thought it was a very creative way of analyzing and applying the course material. I felt that through my blogging, I was able to absorb more of the meaning behind the chapter information because it allowed me to understand the subject in a completely new way.

7. What did you dislike about blogging?

  • The only thing I disliked about blogging was that sometimes it was difficult to keep up. Because there was a new episode every week, there was also some confusion at times about which episode to blog about.

8. What suggestions do you have for this assignment in the future?

  • Overall, I enjoyed the assignment as well as watching the show. The only adjustment I would suggest making would be to discuss the course concepts and episode while in class. I think conversing with others about the different interpretations of how the course applied to the episode would be an interesting way to learn more about the material.

Blog Post #9

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Throughout all of survivor, motivation has been an extremely important factor in affecting how participants play the game. In the second challenge, Jeff begins to present different plates of food in front of the members in order to tempt them to give up and lose the challenge. As they struggle to hold on, Jon is the first that gives into Jeff’s offering, and he immediately gives up immunity at tribal council. Offering food to the group manipulates them into giving up because they have been hungry for days and desperately need food for energy. This takes into account Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in that it plays on the contestants physiological needs for food and drink. Jon is then followed by many others; all of them being persuaded and motivated by the need for nourishment.

Later in the episode, Reed begins to use his own strategies to persuade the others to vote for Jon at tribal council. He reveals that he wants to rally people together and offer them the idea because he believes Jon has become too comfortable in the game. This was particularly evident as he was the first to give up in the immunity challenge. Jon is an obvious threat to everyone in the competition as everyone has the impression that he is the “alpha” of the group. Reed wants to change this by offering members a sense of choice. He proposes the idea to the others so that they have the impression that their opinions and votes could drastically change the competition and that they can make a difference overall. Therefore, the members will each feel a sense of progress which is another key reason for motivation within a group. They will not only further themselves in the competition, but they will also be able to accomplish a goal they set together to change the course of the entire game.

Blog 9

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This weeks readings were very informative. I felt that they were direct and brief. The articles focused on offering the reader solutions to breakdown oppression in its many forms.  The Cycle of Liberation, and How to Interrupt Oppressive Behavior differ in how they explain the same process, but in the end both articles offer the same solution. The solution is to break, interrupt oppression when it happens. Both articles also petition that change of oneself through education and actions is necessary to deconstruct oppression.

The Cycle of Liberation is a diagram with eight sections that express moments in every individuals life that allows them to break from oppression. The idea is that everyone will wake up from their current state of ignorance and realize that oppression is a part of their daily life. The enlightened individual must then go through various stages to reach change. Liberation could not come without the individual’s desire for change, wrestling with their current perspective of privilege, and oppression, and engaging in a number of actions in order to transform their core values. Also once an individual has reached the desired state it is their responsibility to maintain this level to prevent from regressing. fighting oppression is an on going process.

How to Interrupt Oppressive Behavior takes a different approach instead of focusing on a diagram this article simply provides a list of what to do to interrupt oppressive behavior. This article also gives a great illustration of people oppressing others in a summer camp setting. The illustration is very effective because it is simple, relatable and clear. The actions you take when hearing or seeing oppressive behavior could be, actively join in behavior, no response, educate oneself, interrupt the behavior, interrupt and educate, support other’s proactive response, initiate proactive response. The choice you make in any situation is either going to interrupt behavior or support oppressive behavior there is no middle ground.

The authors made great points in each article, a few points that really stood out to me were as follows.  You are going to be part of the problem or part of the solution. No one is neutral in constructing or deconstructing oppression. Failure to fight oppression is participation, our choices will influence others. Since we are all involved it is our responsibility to become introspective, educated, and to raise consciousness about oppression, this part of the process towards liberation is called getting ready. I value the getting ready part of the cycle of liberation because it bluntly tells you that you are not perfect. To attain liberation you must challenge your core values and rearrange, destroy and build, old and new values. I also appreciate the concept of building community. Instinctively we will build a community around us of like minded people. A community of people who value and live like we do is healthy, but to fight oppression we need to reach out to people that are not like us. Building community with people unlike us will help cultivate understanding and peace.

Reflection

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  1. On a scale of 1-5 (5 being consistently), how consistent were you with submitting your blog posts in a timely manner?
    • 5
    • I would try and complete my blog post soon after watching the episode. This way, I would have everything fresh in my mind and could connect it better with the course concepts.
  2. On a scale of 1-5 (5 being consistently), how consistent were you with posting at least one thorough comment on a peer’s blog?
    • 4
    • Although I did post often and as quickly as I could, I would sometimes do a comment around last minute. Because I would post so early, many of my classmates would not have watched the episode and could not post as soon as I did.
  3. One a scale of 1-5 (5 being very well), how well did you integrate class concepts into your posts about the Survivor show?
    • 5
    • I think I did really well in connecting the episodes to the course concepts. At first, I did think I struggle, but over time I think I greatly improved as I really saw how the episodes connected to the chapter.
  4. Please describe what you think your strengths were with regard to blogging and participation.
    • I think my biggest strength was being able to post about the episode as soon as I could. When the new episode came out and the required chapter information was reviewed in class, I posted as soon as I could.
  5. Please describe how you think you could improve on your blogging and participation.
    • At first, I did struggle to connect chapter concepts to the episodes. However, as the semester went on, I found I was able to recognize chapter info more easily.
    • I also believe I did have an issue with commenting on others’ blog posts. Because I posted as soon as possible, I would have to comment a few days after – when most of my peers would also begin posting.
  6. What did you like about blogging?
    • By blogging about the episode and comparing it to the chapter concepts, I was able to see examples of how the information I learned is executed in reality. Since I do enjoy working with computers and technology in general, I actually do find blogging assignments to be easy and fun. I was able to create my own blog, set up a theme, and effortlessly update my posts. Another great thing I liked is how all of my classmates’ posts all show up under the same link on the communication website. This made it so much easier to read and comment on others’ posts.
  7. What did you dislike about blogging?
    • Because I tried to complete the blog posts as soon as possible, I found that commenting someone else’s post for the same episode could sometimes be difficult. I wanted to try and comment on a new person’s blog every week, but I don’t think everyone updated as regularly as they should have.
  8. What suggestions do you have for this assignment in the future?
    • I honestly really enjoy this show, but I do wish we could have some time to talk about the show in class. I think it would be fitting to use the show as a short review of the information we learned in class by seeing how we can apply the different concepts of group communication. I think this would also tie in the theme of Survivor back to the class.

Grade Center Tools in CI Learn

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Can you believe it there are only a few more days lefts before finals begin and the Fall 2014 semester is over!?! However, there is still plenty of grading that many of you must complete. For those of you that do not already know there are support videos on the ATS CSUCI YouTube Channel pertaining to […]

Blog Post #10

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The final post! Woo Hoo!

1) On a scale of 1-5 (5 being consistently), how consistent were you with submitting your blog posts in a timely manner?
-I think is was a solid 3.5-4 or 65% of the time I submitted in a timely manner every time. (Anchorman reference sorry)

2) On a scale of 1-5 (5 being consistently), how consistent were you with posting at least one thorough comment on a peer’s blog?
– I’d think about a 4.

3) One a scale of 1-5 (5 being very well), how well did you integrate class concepts into your posts about the Survivor show?
– 4.5 maybe?

4) Please describe what you think your strengths were with regard to blogging and participation.
– With blogging I’d say my strength was keeping keeping the focus on chapter concepts more so than the plot of the show. As for participating I felt like I was pretty active with commenting on other’s posts.

5) Please describe how you think you could improve on your blogging and participation.
– I could’ve improved by doing more of them and adding more chapter concepts to each episode. As for future blogging I will have an easier time navigating through the site. With participation I could’ve asked them questions more often.

6) What did you like about blogging?
–  It’s straight forward and can do it at your own convenience. *Thumbs up*

7) What did you dislike about blogging?
– It’s a bit time consuming, between watching it, then taking notes on parts then seeing which part makes the most sense for each chapter, adds up quick! Also there was a lot of posts.

8) What suggestions do you have for this assignment in the future?
– Reducing the posts in half to make sure there is no repeat info or concepts. Or giving a list of options of shows to watch and have class vote on best option. It can even include cartoons and other wildcard suggestions from class. Not sure, but go crazy with it!

Blog Post number 9

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The latest episode is all about motivation, reward challenge was based around motivation. The reward challenge this episode rewarded the winning team with a charitable donation as well as a break from the games. It gave players motivation to win to do good a good thing for other people as well as for themselves. They showed not only personal motivation for victory but motivation driven by the knowledge that their efforts would have great meaning to bring joy to other people. However it seems kinda pointless to me when I think about it, that donation was going to happen either way regardless if anyone wins so the players were not really motivated by the thought of others receiving the gift but by the thought of the pleasure it would bring for them to be the ones to give it them. So their motivation was really personal and self serving and not as selfless as it seemed at first.

Secondly the immunity challenge was a huge play on personal motivation, by pitting players against each other as well as their own desires they revealed who was truly motivated to win the game and who was motivated by self satisfaction. Many players gave in to temptation of food, their motivation for the immediate reward of sweets, food and drinks winning out over their motivation to win be closer to winning the game. On the other hand some player knew they stood no chance or their need for food was so great that their motivation for immunity was no where near enough to overcome the challenge coupled with stress of the challenge.  Motivation for winning once again shines through as all group members band together in groups to deceive one another for voting a member off of the island.

Blog Post #9 Chapter 6

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In the episode “This Is Where We Build Trust” the members don’t seem to know who to get rid of when it comes to elimination. A sense of choice came up in this episode when in the end of the episode all the game members had to chose for one of the contestants to leave. When they cased their vote they all chose who ever they felt like eliminating. When Jon and his group won the challenge  reward they showed a sense of competence by hugging each other and showing that they did good. I think that the group deserved winning because in the end they pushed to win the challenge and it was fair. The reward for the challenge winner was helping the kids of Nicaragua by giving them baseball equipment. The food and helping the kids from Nicaragua was fair because it showed that the group members were thankful to be able to have the game filmed there. The group members also won the challenge and food was fair enough to have after winning. Material compensation was meaningful for the kids.

In the challenge that the group had to face Jon felt so secure to not be eliminated so he quit the game for some candy. He received punishment in my opinion because he was almost eliminated and if it wasn’t for him using the idle Jon would of been out. This episode was full of surprises and I cant wait who wins the game.