Read pages 220-245, then write about the word "gregarious."
Are you gregarious? Why are some people gregarious? Using your own words, define "gregarious." Why do we like to interact with others? What is interpersonal communication so valuable and important?
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18 comments:
I am gregarious because I like talking to people and meeting new people. To me, it's a part of my life because you always are gonna have to meet new people either a job interview or one of your friends introduce you to one of their friends. I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t like having company. It would feel weird to me because it would be like feeling left out. I think people are gregarious because they like socializing with others and talking about their life, family, sports. Some people like having company because they don’t like being alone because they get scared or have nothing to do. To me, gregarious means to you like having people around even if it's just one person. There are many ways for someone to have company, they could go out to eat with friends, have a party or go to a party and meet new people. I think everyone should have someone for the company because we don’t want people getting lonely. People like to interact with others because it's part of life and why would someone look at a screen all day and not enjoy the weather with some friends when it's nice out. Interacting with others boosts your communication skills and it could get you ready for your future. I think interacting with others won’t be as used much in the future because everything is gonna be on a screen and technology is gonna get more advanced as time goes on. I think interpersonal communication is important because people are gonna have to get used to talking to people face to face, it's required for some jobs if not most jobs. It's a good way to gain confidence when talking to groups, and it could boost more things that can get you places in life.
Zimmerman
What the word gregarious means to me its some one who wants to meet new people. A gregarious person i out going there not scared to get out of there comfort zone in the book i see the little boy being a bit gregarious he shows love to people and isnt scared to meet people when they met ely the boy was the first one to talk to him and he wanted to help him that makes the boy out going he wanted the old man to have food by giving up his own supply if that isn't love i don't know what is. Why do we interact with people well i interact with people because i like to talk just sitting there not talking is boring i like to heart someones life story i like making people feel like there not going through stuff all on there own theres a lot of reasons i interact with people i like knowing people have my back through anything i'm gonna go through or do no matter what its just good to be involved and if your scared to talk to some one don't be because you miss a 100% of the shots you never take. Interpersonal communication a relation ship in communication with out cumncating youll get no where in life youll never be able to work together when the dad swims out to the ship he waves at the boy to show him that its safe about every couple of minutes that makes the boy not worry it show him that everything is ok im sure they have other signals but the boy and the dad have a great bond they work together to get where they are and you cant do every thing in life on you own meier
Gregarious is when you live in a group or sociable. I am gregarious because I live in a house with my family. I also like talking to people. I have a job where I have to be talking to people. I also have to talk with co-workers to solve a problem. I think that some people are gregarious because they want to be apart of something, like a family or a friend group. The reason why we interact with people is so we are knowing that we are valued by others. It also helps us forget the negatives in life. It can help us through difficult times, like moving to a new school, or moving to a new state where you don't know anyone. It just makes us more positive. I think that interpersonal communication is so valuable and important because it helps you solve problems. To be able to communicate with people to solve a problem is a really important skill to have as a person. It allows you to be able to get a job.
-Holmquist
Are you gregarious is a really good question. The reason I say this is because I am at points in time and sometimes I’m not. The reason I am sometimes is that I want to have fun or have people that I care about around me at all times. The reason I am not sometimes is that I just want to be alone and have no one near me so I can clear my mind and be alone to do so. Why are people gregarious? The reason is that people have to have someone near them or by them to feel comfortable and have someone to count on. If I had to define the word gregarious I would do it like so. Gregarious to me means to have someone near you. Also, it could mean that you just like all the companies around you. Why do we like to interact with other people? That is because we like how other people make us feel. Also, people make us wanna live so we don’t go crazy in isolation. If we are in isolation it could be really bad for people. It is bad for people like if no one was around you they would start to go crazy or other people would try and end it. Being around other people makes other people wanna live and be happy that they have good people around them to make them like that. What is interpersonal communication so valuable and important? Interpersonal communication is good because it helps to talk to people and make it easy for them too. It is so valuable because it helps people interact with other people.
Pfeiffer
I, quite frankly am very gregarious of having company once in a while. I can be fine on my own but do need to interact with others from time to time. I think some people are very gregarious due to them always wanting to be in touch with someone they like or want to branch out and seek others. I think the word "gregarious" is about having a connection with someone other than yourself, you don't need to do things all by yourself. Sometimes it's nice to have a Lil pep talk with someone just to see how they are feeling. Like I said earlier, it's about establishing a connection with someone else, to feel like you matter to someone other than yourself.
I have never heard the word gregarious til this time and year. When I first heard the word I looked it up and to see what it means and how it relates to the book, me, and everyone I know and care about. After looking it up it differently relates an inch of the book, me, and everyone I know and care. Before I get into why it relates to those, the word gregarious means fond of company; sociable. In the book the father and son interact and take interest in each other's things, but they don't really do it to each other's because they can't trust people in the world now. For me I'm sometimes gregarious when I'm around a lot of people and for a few people not so much as gregarious as previously. As for my friends, families, and acquaintances they're highly gregarious towards others and me. My friends, acquaintances, and me are gregarious when we go to fun places, lunch, study hall, and out of school. My family and I are gregarious whenever we have activities, road trips, vacations, and movie night. We're not gregarious whenever we have a bad day or if we're busy or if we have other things to do for other people or yourself. Gregarious is a great thing because it helps build relationships and it helps people become better about things, themselves, and other people. So keep it up until things are 100% better than ever.
I would like to think that I am gregarious, as I do enjoy company. When I first meet new people, I don’t talk very much, but that slowly disappears over time. I greatly enjoy the company of people that I am very close to, especially my parents. I believe that being close to people can have a very large impact on one's life, as if it’s something we all need. Without my gregarious actions, I would be as close to the ones I love. We constantly share stories and memories that help refresh the good things in life. While companionship is good in these aspects, it also helps to shed some new input on life. While many people are too stubborn to care about others opinions, a different outlook can change everything. Without the impacts that I’ve had in life, I would like to think that I wouldn’t be half of the person I am today. While some days I struggle to believe in myself or doubt myself, I couldn’t imagine not being the way that I am now. While there seems to be more positive things about being gregarious, there are also negative things. Being close to people can hurt when you argue or one leaves. Losing people is hard enough in life, but losing someone you feel you share a life with is something that will change your outlook on everything. I feel like we like interaction because it makes us feel like we're needed to a certain extent. We like feeling needed as people, even if we’re antisocial or dislike people. There’s been many days in life where I don’t want to be around anybody or want to do anything, but I still crave attention from others within my life/around me. I guess it’s more or less the person that I am, as I dislike being alone.
-Mennis
yes, I am the gregarious, people are great. people are gregarious probably because they grew up like that. around people is what i am talking about so they get uncomfortable in lonely situations. we like to interact with people so we can build social skills and not keep everything in our heads. if we keep everything in our heads instead of speaking with or to people we will drive ourselves insane. I am gregarious because doing things with people is more fun than doing it by myself. like if I wanna go to fish I will probably get some people to go with so I have company to be social with. some things I do not like company like when I am working on a project with music. when I need to be productive I do not like people around so I can focus.
We like to be social because we can get more friends that way and you get to know other peoples opinions on things. It helps you get over speaking in front of people if you have that fear. We need to be social so we are not by ourselves all the time and so we don’t have depression and be by ourselves all the time. Being alone is not good for you. Wwe like to interact with others because it gives us someone to talk to about things and it lets us get known from other people. People will start to call you out and say your name in public more. More people will know you. Some people are gregarious because they were raised that way or they just grew to have it. SOmetimes people get over their fear and start talking to people to over the fear and to push through the pain of the fear. I don’t think I am gregarious because I don’t like to talk in front of people.I also feel that I am gregarious because I talk to alot of people outside of groups of people. Communication is valuable and important because we need to get out into the world and not stay in like our room or house because we could possibly get depression or separation anxiety and those things do not feel good. We need to communicate just in case we don’t know exactly what they are meaning or trying to say by gestures or other ways of speaking. Speaking to other people is important because we can learn new sayings or words and learn how to talk in a better way. We need to communicate to learn new languages and learn different words that you may not know or understand. I think gregarious is a good things to be because you can get to know more people and you can get over a fear if you have it.
McCulley
Are you gregarious? I think I'm maybe both , why tho I don't know it's probably apart of being human. why are some people gregarious? I think that sometimes children don't get a lot of interacts with people and maybe that makes us want to talk to people more, or it could be the other way around you could have a great childhood and still want more interacts and that's totally ok. how I would define gregarious, I would define it as a want to feel loved and wanted, to not be alone, and to be happy.
gregarious I think I talk not too much but I can talk but it just depends on how I talk to so like a group of my friends I can talk to but if I never meet them before I would not know what to say but if I'm playing games I can talk to people just talking to them or trying to help them with a mission or other thing but I think that I can talk in a group.
Gurung
I have never heard this word gregarious before. When I heard this word I searched in google and looked up what gregarious means. After looking it up I find that means a person fond of company; sociable. After knowing this word I think I am gregarious as I do enjoy the company. When I came here I met new friends. I don’t talk very much that time because English is my second language other people speaking English that’s why I am a little quiet person. But that slowly disappears over time. I am enjoying the company of people that I am close to especially my family, my parents, my friends.
Rai
I think interpersonal communication is important because people are gonna have to get used to talking to people face to face, it's required for some jobs if not most jobs. It's a good way to gain confidence when you talking to groups, and it could boost more things that can get you places in life.
I am not really a gregarious person being gregarious means to me is someone who puts themselves out there to be the better person they are and to make as many friends as they can. I'm gregarious in away. I'm really gregarious when I get to know people better. I have to get a feel of the people so I don't come off different or weird. I think people are gregarious because they don't want to be alone, I think they are because they are trying to take their mind off of something or someone. some people are gregarious because they want to be seen as them and to be seen by how they want to be seen. I think it is important to be gregarious because if we aren't out there we will miss a lot of opportunities that could have happened. we need to be gregarious to move forward in life because its a key aspect to carry the fire and to be able to change the world.
Yes, I can say that I am gregarious I am respectful of others, and don’t judge people. Everyone has their ups and downs so it’s nice to be kind to people you don’t know and if they are going through something people will help because the world is filled with good and bad. Nowadays It is easy to offend people so sometimes you got to watch what you say because they might go through some tuff situation. Defining Gregarious in my own words will be kind, respectful, caring, outgoing, and friendly. We react with others because it's good to talk to people, it shows them that are interested in talking and care. Interpersonal communication is important because it showed that you are serious and care. instead of texting it. It also helps build friendships and relationships at the same time when talking to people face to face Also you can show expression when doing it and get the full meaning of things.
I am somewhat gregarious and being gregarious means being social with others and putting yourself out there for people to look up to you. People like interacting with others because that's how you meet new people and if you have a job your gonna have to be gregarious with your employees and customers. Being able to communicate well with others is often essential to solving problems that inevitably occur both in our private and professional lives. Interpersonal communication is essential to developing other key life skills.
I would say I’m gregarious in the sense that I enjoy company, otherwise I’m not extremely gregarious. Some people are gregarious because they enjoy being sociable and around people, they enjoy the company. That’s due to some people having a psychological need to be around others and have constant company. In my own words I would say gregarious means that you are very social, you enjoy being out in public, or with others in general, you crave to be around society. We like to interact with others because a lot of people like social contact, people enjoy talking to others and being very sociable. Other times we may like to interact with others because they may be friends or a new friendship. Interpersonal communication is very important because people need to be in contact with others at some point, that’s part of what makes us human. It helps us be a more “acceptable” member of society, and helps with overall communication, especially when you need it most. Overall it keeps us mentally healthy, people need that communication in life to be stable, complete isolation isn’t good for the mind.
-Busselman
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