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Survivor Blog Post #8

In episode 9 of survivor, members begin to use leadership roles to their own personal advantage. At the beginning of the episode, it is clear that both Jeremy and John are the players with the most power. After winning the first challenge, Jeremy and Natalie decide to make a strategic move by switching places with […]

Survivor Blog Post #7

In episode 8 of Survivor, decision making and problem solving techniques become the key to making effective choices within the group. Similarly to episode 7, at the beginning of the episode Josh tries to convince Baylor to side with him instead of her mother’s and Jeremy’s alliance. He tries to persuade her into voting for […]

Survivor Blog Post #6

At the beginning of the sixth episode of survivor, the Hunahpuh tribe met with Jeff in order to receive a new bag of rice because they had run extremely short. However, in order for them to earn the rice, Jeff requires them to trade in their comfort items which would leave them vulnerable in rainy […]

Survivor Blog Post #6

At the beginning of the sixth episode of survivor, the Hunahpuh tribe met with Jeff in order to receive a new bag of rice because they had run extremely short. However, in order for them to earn the rice, Jeff requires them to trade in their comfort items which would leave them vulnerable in rainy […]

Blog Post #5

In episode 5 of Survivor, the Coyopa and Hunahpuh tribes were split, separating everyone into new tribes with new members. This split forced the participants to go through the group formation process all over again. Although members on the Coyopa and Hunahpuh tribes appeared to be polite and cautious with one another in the “forming […]

Survivor Blog Post #4

In the fourth episode of Survivor, group diversity and personality dimensions became more clear. At the beginning of the episode, Baylor alludes to how certain personality types can cause destructive conflict within a team. As she reflected on how John had been voted off, she felt it was necessary for him to leave in order […]

Survivor Blog Post #3

In the third episode of Survivor conflict between members began to arise, specifically within the Coyopa tribe. After the Hunahpuh tribe won the second challenge, Natalie began to make remarks at the Coyopa tribe, suggesting they “switch up” their game plan and vote John out of their tribe at tribal council. She then revealed in […]

Survivor Blog Post #2

By the second episode of Survivor, members in both the Hunahpuh and Coyopa tribes have developed enough experience to become comfortable and ultimately expose more of their true personalities. As these personalities emerge, it appears that certain members are struggling to establish themselves within the group. For example, in the Hunahpuh tribe, members John and […]

Survivor Blog 1

        The first episode of Survivor began by portraying the initial forming stage that newly formed groups experience. As the loved ones were separated from their partners and distributed into different tribes, each of the members were forced to acquaint themselves with complete strangers. Throughout the remainder of their stay, each of […]