Decision Making

It is really hard for me to choose one way in which I acted during the decision making exercise we had in class. I think that as we reached our deadline my interaction became less active and I became more pessimistic. At first, when we were just introduced to the assignment by the professor I was very aggressive, I tried to speak my words and convince the whole class that my ideas are the right ones and that they should listen to me. However, when the first "manager" took initiative and approached the whole class I found it comforting and my reaction was that the best way is to collaborate. At first it was very organized, each person spoke his mind and we brainstormed alternatives, which seem to be the right path. Then something happened that changed my behavior to the worst, the manage lost control of the class so there were more and more people who stood up and tryed to "help", which only created more confusion. at that point my behavior became "avoidance" i did not care anymore. It seemed as if we totally lost control and that there is no chance we will ever come to a decision. So I didn't say anything and just talked to my neighbor who was accommodating the class since he received a high grade and he didn't care so much about the consequences of the discussion.  Five minutes were left to the end of the exercise and we haven't spoke about the second test. At that point I started to get frustrated and anxious but there was nothing I could so, it already escalated to a much bigger problem.
I think that the conclusion that I need to draw from this exercise is that if I think that I could of been a better manager then anyone else then I should off taken the initiative (like the first manager) and "control" the class.

Planing

First of all, before i will get into the details of how we planed our assignment i would like to say the I'm upset. I really thought that our egg will not break and that we will get the reward. However 2 toms up to the group who one, great idea you guys came up with.
Planing in our group was a major part, we carefully examined our time and prepared ourselves correctly to how we want our model to look like. our group was very strong in communicating with each the ideas of how the model should look like. However, when time was up and we had one more minute to finish our planing, one member came up with a different model that shacked everyone confidence in our original model, and so we changed the model in the last minute. I suspect that if we would of stayed with the original model, we would of won. I also think that if we would of stop for a minute and think outside the box we would of done better. we were so focused on how to protect the egg from breaking that we didn't even think "is there a different alternative"?! two groups thought outside the box, by using the tape as an extension, and they are both won the assignment.
I think that our group did very well in the planing process. we communicated correctly by letting each individual speak his mind. we were able to combine all the ideas together and create one perfect model (that did not succeed, but we though it was great). However, our model could of been more effective if we would dedicated more time to think outside the box and see how we could use our materials in an unconventional way.

hello again I'm here today to tell you about my experience with the American culture. As a person who was not born in the u.s I found my integration to the American mainstream to be pretty difficult. Eventhough there are many aspects to the American culture that are much easier to handle then my culture I still feel like i am not part of it. The one main difference between my culture (I came from Israel)and the American one is that in my culture there is a greater emphasize on the family then on the individual. We value family time as much as the Americans value their privacy and space. Israeli families stick together throw thick and thin, and I mostly think it is because of our devorce rates. Israelies don't rush to get a divorce just as much as they don't rush into merried moreover having kids. So ones they create a family of their own they cherish that. I am merried to an American today and that is why I live in ny. I see the interaction my husband have with his family and I can certainly say that it is much diffrent then my own. Holidays are not a must for them and family time is not as important. Each of the members in his family has his own personal life and that is what they focus on. Moreover I see even people in the street or at work who must have their space and do not like to be bother with other people. In my culture that is how you get to know people, throw interactions such as these. To sum, i would like to say that eventhough it is had for me to connect to the american culture I do feel like it contribute to my self awareness .

About Me

hello everyone

My name is Sufa and this is my first blog entry. I am very much new to blogging since I can not consider myself as a writer. Since \I was little I had trouble with writing so I take this blog as my own personal challenge. Since it is not a choice, and I get graded for this, I'm also going to try and make this as enjoyable as possible.
so here is one thing that you know about me (since I do not really enjoy describing who I am and what I do), I do not enjoy writing. for now I believe that that is enough, later you will probably learn more about who I am and how I operate.

Thank you all and have a wonderful day

Sufa