iExamen

 Kunle Badmus

10/23/21

Dr. Ellis

Iexamen 2

 

This iExamen is a discussion based on my day on Sunday, the 23rd of October. This weekend, I came home to my hometown of Westfield, New Jersey. Sundays in my house are typically all very similar. I was awoken to the smell of food being cooked for breakfast for my entire family and I happily scurried downstairs.  I was greeted by my sister, my brother and my two parents. We spoke and ate breakfast as we typically do, as a family. The way a family speaks and interacts with one another is quite different than how friends or classmates can. With family, there is no filter. You are subconsciously aware that the people around you love you and know you. You know that these people love you unconditionally and want the best for you.

I notice that although my siblings and I were raised in the same environment and have generally experienced the same things, we still express ourselves extremely differently. I, for example, talk with my hands when I speak. I am extremely animated and speak with loudness and emphasis to communicate. My sister, on the other hand, is far more reserved and speaks quietly in comparison to my brother and I. My brother is loud just like I am, and communicates in a fashion extremely similar to me, although less animated and intense. Although our forms of communication are different, none is superior. The basis of communication is being able convey ideas, explain your thoughts and hold conversation. Since all of our forms of communication do just that, we are all equal in our ways of speaking. 

Around four P.M. I unplugged my electronics and hung out with my family in our living room. This did not change a thing. Since I am so accustomed to speaking to my family, even without a phone it felt as though it was any other time at home. I usually leave my phone upstairs when I go downstairs to hangout with my family. There was no difference in my communication for this hour, nor was there for anyone else in my family during this time. When the hour was finished, I felt the exact same as prior. Perhaps the effect of no electronics and media is more indicative of one’s environment than anything else.