First Whenever I express that I am stressed or upset to my siblings, I notice that my sister is more likely to comfort me than my brother. Since my sister is very empathetic towards people’s struggles, it makes sense that she would react in this manner. On the other hand, my brother does not express his feelings and seems to have difficulty understanding other people’s emotions. Situations like these tend to cause him discomfort. His reaction towards people’s emotions is often indifferent and he seems unsure of what to do or how to comfort individuals. Based on societal standards, this is considered typical of how men and women communicate their responses. Overall, “…women express empathy, sympathy, and supportiveness more than men” (DeVito 2020). Of course, this does not necessarily apply to every individual since it is a generalization. However, my siblings fit the common behavior of each gender.Second When I want to tell my husband about the events of the day to vent to him he dents to tell me how I should have handled the situation. This is very annoying at times because I do not want him to tell me how I should have handled something, I just want to vent about it and I'd like him to agree with me that he can see how frustrating the situation is. Discuss the conversation you engaged in with the friend or loved one and analyze how that conversation illustrates the differences in communication styles between men and women. As a woman, I am looking for empathy in this conversation and as a man, he is looking to fix the problem and be done with it.According to the London Image Institute, "Men focus on fact-based conversations that can end abruptly, while women tend toward extended conversations about complex, often emotional topics" (2019, para. 4)

What shaped Western culture in the period 1300–1550 more: the Black Death’s emphasis on the afterlife (the hereafter) or the Renaissance’s emphasis on human achievement (the here and now)? Choose one of these and explain your perspective. Start with a statement identifying your choice; this is your thesis. Then, support your choice with specific examples from at least three of the following categories: significant individuals (e.g., political or religious leaders, innovators, explorers); characteristics of worldview (e.g., philosophy, religion); social institutions (e.g., social mores, practices, hierarchies); patronage (discuss the patrons, their motives, influence, and resulting products or artifacts); the economies (e.g., changes, different economic systems, impact); and politics (e.g., forms of governance, power distributions, contests). This assignment provides you with an opportunity to practice prioritizing and using specific data to support your choice. Your example may touch on several of the above categories at once, but there should be at minimum three separate examples for which their connection to your choice is explained. Your essay must be a minimum of 500 words. Be sure to include an introduction; if necessary, review the Unit III Scholarly Activity instructions, which explain how to draft an introduction. You must use two sources written by historians in history books or journals from the CSU Online Library in addition to the textbook and the study guide. All content must follow APA guidelines, including all sources used, which must be cited and referenced according to APA standards.