This is http://www.essayz.com/a9601251.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %ATTEMPTS INFLUENCE BEING BEHAVIORS SPECTRUM STYLE+960125 %CONFLICT COMPETE COOPERATION SYMPATHY UNDERSTAND 960125 There is a multi-dimensional spectrum of differing attempts to influence our being and behaviors. The dimensions of the multi-dimensional spectrum pertain to the styles of attempts: INVITATIONS vs COMMANDMENTS REQUESTS vs DEMANDS SUGGESTIONS vs ORDERS FACILITATIONS vs REQUIREMENTS LIBERATIONS vs PRESCRIPTIONS ALTERNATIVES vs PREREQUISITES EXAMPLES vs CONTROLS Styles pointed to by words on the right invite conformity, indifference, resistance, rebellion and/or conflict. Styles pointed to by words on the left invite cooperation, good will, understanding and integrative being. In addition to all of the above; the focus, direction and goal of attempts to influence cover a multi- dimensional spectrum in differing dimensions which may be pointed to by word-pairs such as: Integration vs Fragmentation Love vs Hate Honesty vs Deception Description vs Prescription Judgement vs Forgiveness Condemnation vs Affirmation Simplification vs Sophistication Exclusion vs Inclusion Perfection vs Community Conflict vs Harmony Competition vs Cooperation There are many occasions of challenge in seeking to articulate clearly the nature of the multi-dimensional spectrums---because there is confusion engendered by the contrasting ways in which different people may understand the meanings of words. Many words can legitimately be seen as pointing to contrasting and/or opposite meanings and/or realities. While people may feel that they are using words with clear and unambiguous meanings---they may unknowingly understand each other's words in contrasting and/or opposite senses. Thus a word used by one person in a positive sense, may suggest something which is understood by another person in a negative sense. Value- laden words do not necessarily carry the same value connotations to different people; because they do not carry the same meanings to different people who come to the words with different backgrounds and contexts. The meanings and values which words carry depend upon the backgrounds and the contexts of the people who hear the words. People who do not seek to understand each other---are bound to find ways to generate confusion and conflict; rather than to cooperate in engendering sympathetic understandings. People who do not seek personal and communal integrity together---are bound to relate to each other in ways which lead to confusion and conflict; rather than to cooperation in engendering sympathetic understandings. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================