WEEK 3 Discussion

 In this week's discussion I chose the "Integrating" stage in Knapps's relationship model. I decided to use the Integration stage because that's what best fits our relationship.  We are in a committed long-distance relationship and have been for around a year and a half. We met our senior year of high school and now she goes to school in Washington state at Gonzaga and I am here in Oregon. 

We don't get the chance to see each other often so we call and text as much as possible. It's definitely hard to carry a relationship that started in high school into college, however we have been finding new ways to make calls texts or even communication more fun. I think having a balance to physical representations of appreciation as well as verbal confirmation is a great way to stay in a healthy relationship. Integrating different ways of love or affection can not only keep things interesting but it also can be fun. I remember putting together a box of my cloths and other presents to ship to her, it was adorable seeing her open up the box over facetime.  We are growing into our own lives and I'm super excited for our future and this upcoming year!

Week 2 Discussion

 

1. Do different social networking sites offer different benefits and drawbacks?     

   I do think different social networking sites offer different drawbacks or benefits. I think every mainstream social networking app provides positive and negative things. Its different depending on what group uses the app most and depends on who is regulating on what is seen. I feel like most social networking apps cause about as much good as bad. I also feel like we can take tik tok for example, comment sections get crazy. You will see very positive messages and pretty terrible ones as well. Its just part of the risk of posting something to a huge audience that spreads into different countries. But i feel like any social networking site will honestly stress you out. Thats probably the most common benefit or drawback. I say stress is a benefit because I think every person can learn how to overcome unhelpful overstressing thoughts and use stress to help them. I also think humans have started to relay on certain parts of an apps informing us about another individuals life, for example in a Instagram bio you can put what you like so people get a tase of what you are like. I think whatever a app provides it can also take away.

About Me

  My name is Adrian Hallett and i am from Seattle Washington. I currently live in Corvallis. I am working towards Enviromental science and i mainly just want to help people and the world. I really like spending time with my dog when i can i also like to play music and grow bonsai trees. I guess one interesting fact about me is i have no idea how to use technology. I want to learn how to be more communicative online, how to use tools properly and where to find everything i need. i use text for family email for school and work and snapchat for wasting time. I tried a Comm course but ended up dropping it so my first goal would be to stay in this course and my next goal is learning how to navigate and improve communications skills online.

1.  My name is Adrian Hallett and i am from Seattle Washington. I currently live in Corvallis. I am working towards Enviromental science and i mainly just want to help people and the world. I really like spending time with my dog when i can i also like to play music and grow bonsai trees. I guess one interesting fact about me is i have no idea how to use technology. I want to learn how to be more communicative online, how to use tools properly and where to find everything i need. i use text for family email for school and work and snapchat for wasting time. I tried a Comm course but ended up dropping it so my first goal would be to stay in this course and my next goal is learning how to navigate and improve communications skills online.