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Cast Away Evaluation
Cast Away Evaluation
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Cast Away Evaluation
After watching and evaluating the Castaway in conjunction with communication skills, I have better understood the concepts and models we learned in class concerning interpersonal communication. To start with, Castaway offers a better understanding of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs via the progression of Chuck Nolan’s evolution on the island. This film involves all the Maslow’s ideas on the processing of meeting basic needs, from the impulse to find food to the need to make friends and create safety. The principle of meeting self-actualization needs is seen in Chuck’s cave paintings and drawings, which use spontaneity and creativity (Meralda, 2021). The need to meet safety needs is demonstrated when Chuck struggles to find and construct a shelter to protect himself from predators and elements on the island. In addition, the need for self-esteem and gaining respect from others is demonstrated in the film when Chuck makes fire and creates a boat intending to leave the island.
Interpersonal communication plays a vital role in our lives. Interpersonal communication teaches us how to communicate with diverse groups and allows us to adjust to different cultures and circumstances. In Cast Away, interpersonal communication is demonstrated when Chuck Nolan tries to communicate with his surrounding through his senses. This way, Chuck creates an attachment to his surroundings. Chuck often wrote many messages on the sand asking for help. Even though the communication between Chuck and nature was not personal, through his communication with Wilson, he tried to show all his emotions, including frustration, anger, and restlessness. Chuck Nolan had direct communication with nature and Wilson since social technology was unavailable.
The movie Cast Away demonstrates several instances where both verbal and nonverbal communication has been used. The communication in this movie comes from nonverbal, failed, and effective listening. Nonverbal communication is expressed through a person’s gestures, facial expressions, and body language. In Cast Away movie nonverbal communication is demonstrated through Chuck Nolan’s reactions. By looking at Chuck’s facial expressions and how he conducted himself, someone could undoubtedly tell when he was uncomfortable in a situation. For example, when his friend Stan was talking to another person about his wife being very sick, Chuck showed an expression of discomfort by turning away and detaching himself from listening to his friend. Even though Chuck did not know what to say, his facial expressions showed it all. Besides, nonverbal communication was shown through Chuck’s eyes which showed pain and discomfort every time he was in pain or hurt.
Human isolation increases the risk of mental and physical health problems. Cast Away is a dramatic reminder of human isolation, its consequences, and why humans are not supposed to be isolated. Cast Away shows how humans can do whatever it takes to connect with their kind to the stage of projecting their life on the inanimate (Charney, 2020). We see how Chuck becomes isolated after surviving a plane crash and how his psyche slowly deteriorates, proving the negative impact of isolation on humans. Without human interaction, an individual may start doing strange things to deal with loneliness. In Cast Away, Chuck copes with isolation by befriending Wilson. Chuck tries to fill the void left by the lack of human contact through his arguments and conversations. However, through his isolation, Chuck realizes that regardless of what happens in our lives, the only thing that we will always control is how we respond to situations.
Self-disclosure is the process of sharing personal information. There are two distinct types of self-disclosure; verbal and nonverbal disclosure. By telling others about our feelings, thoughts, hopes, ambitions, and fears, we self-disclose verbally. Cast Away is a significant illustration of verbal disclosure. In the movie, we see Chuck Nolan expressing his feelings to Wilson, an inanimate object he had created. Chuck tried to show all his emotions, including frustration, anger, and restlessness, through his communication with Wilson. Chuck used to share his feelings with Wilson even though he knew that Wilson would never reciprocate. Chuck found peace in holding conversations with Wilson, which kept him moving.
According to Harvey (2020), a self-fulfilling prophecy, also referred to as the interpersonal expectancy effect, is a phenomenon through which an initial false expectation leads to its confirmation. Cast Away movie can be understood as a significant part of the self-fulfilling prophecy. The movie demonstrates a self-fulfilling prophecy by showing how Chuck Nolan believed he could make it back home. On the Island, Chuck tried as much as possible to ensure that he would survive and go back to meet the love of his life. At the film’s end, Chuck’s wish to reunite with Kelly is shown, thus proving a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Reflected appraisal describes an individual’s perception of how other people view them. Through reflected appraisal, people think about themselves in the way they think other people think about them. After people realized that Chuck had survived the plane crash, they viewed him as a strong person, making Chuck believe that he was indeed a strong person. In Cast Away, Kelly believed that Chuck was still alive even though her family and friends convinced her to move on with her life since they believed that Chuck was dead. This connects with Chuck’s struggles for surviving on the island since he knew that he had to survive so that he could someday reunite with the love of his life.
The transactional model of communication is a type of communication that shows that the way we communicate with each other changes over time due to newly gathered experiences (Barnlund, 2017). For example, if we meet a new person, we are not always personal with them, but after some time, we get comfortable around them and feel free to have open conversations with them, thus leading to more intimate subjects. However, in Cast Away transactional model is shown oppositely. At the film’s beginning, Chuck and his wife are very intimate. However, after four years of Chuck’s disappearance from the island, their communication is negatively impacted, and they do not have a chance to express their true feelings.
Perception is the process of choosing, organizing, and evaluating information from our senses. Human perception affects our communication since we all respond to stimuli differently. Through our perceptions, we focus on certain sights, touches, tastes, smells, or sounds in our environment. In Cast Away, the concept of human perception is shown in Chuck’s attention to Wilson since, according to him, Wilson is noticeable and significant. When Chuck felt anger and frustration, he could communicate with Wilson since he viewed him as the only person he could talk to.
References
Barnlund, D. C. (2017). A transactional model of communication. In Communication theory (pp. 47-57). Routledge.
Charney, J. P. (2020, May 26). “castaway” - covid-19 and the need for connection. Medium. Retrieved November 2, 2022, from https://josephcharney.medium.com/castaway-covid-19-and-the-need-for-connection-79e58c07399f
Harvey, K. (2022). A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Saudi Struggle for Iraq. Oxford University Press.
Meralda, D. (2021). The main character analysis of cast away movie using hierarchy of human needs of Abraham Maslow’s theory (Doctoral dissertation, KODEPT043131# SekolahTinggiBahasaAsingJIA).
Most governments especially in the developing world are moving to e-government
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Most governments especially in the developing world are moving to e-government, this is to enhance better service delivery to the citizens of their respective countries. But most of the time the change to e-government end up being partially successful or failing completely. The success or failure of the move is always attributed to some various issues.
Un named government from southern Africa decided to come up with a single personnel information system. Currently the office of the civil service has been given the responsibility of employing all employees for the different ministries, but it is the responsibility of the ministries to keep their own records.
After the implementation of the system it was found that the Design-Reality gap totaled to 42. This was attributed to a variety of factors. In terms of information, the data was not accurate and also incomplete. As the director of the office, I would assess the ITPOSMO acronym, as it the only way to be able to understand the difference or the gap.
In terms of the information perspective I would make use of prototyping. This will be done through giving the users a chance to test the application then provide a feedback on what they really want. The gap in the processes can be solved by doing things as they were done before, which in this case in manual entry. Initially clerks were given the duty of amending records except those that were considered as confidential. The gap in Objectives and values can be solved by calling a meeting of all the top management so as to compel those who are withholding any information that is worth sharing to do so.
On staffing and skills, the best way to deal with the situation will be outsourcing of people with know how and have them operate the system. Some staff that were earlier taken for the training and did not take that seriously should be fired and other skilled workers employed.
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The issue whether the project was a failure or a success can be determined after a period of about two years after the system is fully implemented. As it stands the system cannot be referred to as a failure or a success. The overall rating of 42 is a warning that the system might fail if something appropriate is not done to reduce the gap. And if nothing is done then the project will be a partial failure. The system is only experiencing some difficulties in certain areas but most of the vital parts are a success. The project was completed within the allocated budget and time frame; employees were also taken for training in time.
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The project was an all inclusive one as all the major stake holders participated, thus ensuring that the project becomes a success. The project was guided by experts in various fields such as information system analysts. Even though the project did not perform well in terms of the Design-Reality gap there is still time to work on certain issues that are contributing to the widening gap. Moving from manual to e government is not an easy task; many African countries are trying to switch to the new system so as to be able to offer better services to their citizens. Challenges might be there but with time they will surely overcome them.
Reference
Beckmann, F. v. (2009). Rules of law and laws of ruling on the governance of law. London: Ashgate Pub..Belanger, F., & Carter, L. (2008). Trust And Risk In E-government Adoption. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems,17(2), 165-176.Design-Reality gap . (n.d.). Design-Reality gap . Retrieved November 11, 2013, from http://www.catedras.fsoc.uba.ar/rusailh/Unidad%202/Silcock%202001,%20What%20is%20E-gov.pdfKjær, A. M. (2004). Governance. London: Polity Press.Ho, A. T. (2002). Reinventing Local Governments And The E-Government Initiative. Public Administration Review,62(4), 434-444.Williams, C. (2008). Effective management (3rd ed.). New York: Thomson/South-Western
Admission Acceptance Letter into Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University
Admission Acceptance Letter into Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University
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This is to confirm the admission of the above name student in the course mentioned above for the academic year 2013/2014. The choice of the above named student was based on merit. The Members of the Committee of Admissions, who include faculty, residents and students, were satisfied by the capability of Kranthi Reddy and have decided to give him a chance to pursue his career dream in medicine. The decision was based on a careful analysis of the student’s personality, interests and abilities, as a well as his academic accomplishments. His remarkable performance in the Medical College admission Test (MCAT) demonstrate that the above named student is multi-talented and has the ability to excel in the medical field. The discipline will give him a chance to work together with like-minded students and hence come out as a physician who cares about standard of service, excellence, and dedicated patient care.
The following is a list of expenses required for study in the above course.
Tuition fees $ 48,200 per year
Other expenses which include living expenses, books, supplies, and transportation cost an average of $ 22, 794 per year.
For students who feel that they cannot meet the above requisite fees and expenses can seek help from the Office of Financial Aid. This is done through the creation of a package of funding sources. Students can also seek loans from outside firms, scholarships, and grants by browsing the Web or visiting our local library. Preferable Web sites for our students include: www.fastweb.com (for scholarships), www.finaid.org (for scholarships and terms of available loan programs), and www.ed.gov (for terms of available loan programs).
Students admitted to the Stritch School of Medicine can submit5 a financial aid application starting January before matriculation. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov no later than March 1 prior to matriculation. The school code is 00171.
The financial aid office strictly assesses each application and gives funding according to the financial needs of the student, his or her spouse, and parents. Medical students must reapply for financial assistance every January. Personal counseling and financial assistance seminars get offered during the four years of medical school so as to assist students in managing their education debt.
Note: validity of this admission letter is for 21 days. Failing to submit before or at the end of the above period will lead to an automatic cancellation of your faculty.
The fooling is a list of documents the student must bring along with him:
Original invitation letter
Full payment of first year tuition fees
10 passport size photos
A general medical fitness certificate
HIV medical check-up certificate
A Photostat copy of your passport and a visa given by the US embassy
Original school certificates
Birth certificate
Flight ticket should be returned
Please make sure that before leaving your area of residence, the above said documents are along with you. The immigration officials will have to check the above documents before they allow you in. if you don’t have any of the above documents, you will no get entry permission.
For more details, please keep in touch with our contact department through http://www.stritch.luc.edu/admissionSchool address and signature of concerned personnel