Concepts of Interest

We have covered so many different subjects in this class that it is difficult to pick out what I found to be the most interesting. It is especially difficult due to the fact that many of the concepts have a tendency to shed new light and understanding on previous concepts as well as open possible conclusions for future ones. I found the different perspectives we examined in chapter two to be not only interesting but also allowed for a deeper understanding and vantage point in which to examine the way we communicate as well as our dependencies upon communication as society. I also found the basic understandings of these four different perspectives to be additional helpful when we began discussing intercultural communications as it provided a broader communication base in which to try and relate to different cultural identities and perceptions. Another section of the class that I found to be interesting was the relation between communication and the different forms of media that rely upon it. How we interpret and respond to messages have great dependency on the method and style in which they are delivered. The chapter also pointed out some of the major struggles that different forms of media encounters while attempting to deliver those messages concisely and how the messages are manipulated to fit different mediums.