Contradiction involves the interplay between two things that are connected at the same time they are in opposition. What might those two things include?

What will be an ideal response?


The two things are competing needs within relationships. As people work to find a balance in relationships, it is inevitable that competing needs be addressed. These competing needs could include sometimes wanting to be around friends and sometimes wanting to be away from them, sometimes wanting to talk with your family and sometimes not wanting to talk with them, and more.

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A genre is

b. a dynamic system. c. a German word for category or type. d. a means of generalizing the characteristics of large groups of individual works from certain combinations of cultural materials and story patterns. e. a notion that has been around at least since Aristotle's writings in 384 B.C.

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When addressing the interviewer face-to-face, it is best to ______.

a. address the interviewer using his or her last name and a formal or professional title b. address the interviewer using his or her first name in order to set a friendly tone c. address the interviewer using “hey” or “you” in order to maintain a professional distance d. address the interviewer using “dude” so he or she knows you are not pretentious

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A concise one-sentence summary or preview of exactly what

you want to say in your speech is called the __________. Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Placing emphasis on one dialectic need and ignoring or neglecting the opposite dialectic need for a certain period of time describes

a. neutralization. b. selection. c. separation. d. reframing. e. bonding.

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