Writing Assignment 4

Chapter 7: Conflict

   As you know, conflict is difficult to deal with. When I read this chapter, I remembered my basketball team in junior high school.

   My team members got along well because we always experienced and overcame hard training together. However, there were often conflicts in my team. Especially, captain and vice-captain often stood in opposition about the strategies of the game or the schedule for training. Then, they argueed with each others and sometimes all of the members did. It is true that we argued, but we got along really well. I could not understand at that time why we got along well in spite of being many conflicts. However, I could understand the reason when reading the text.

   This message of "a series of small tremors prevented a major earthquake"(104) seemed to be the reason. We, especially captain and vice-captain tried to make our team better and stronger. We had the same eagerness, but how to change eagerness into concrete activities was different from each others. Whenever we could not be convinced of other members' opinion and thinking, we expressed ours. (sometimes it might not rational but emortional way...) Perhaps, it would be a series of small tremors.

   Also, another reason why we got along well is to have the same goal, becoming a strong team. Therefore, we could overcome the difficult situation of conflict. I think that this is related to "Conflict is a pervasive element.....strenthen bonds among team members"(104). At the same time, this quotation seems to be related to Writing Assignment 3 about "mistakes". Mistakes and conflict are inevitable. However, how I do after mistakes or conflict is impotant. Moreover, a leader will be the person who can manage and control such situation.