Make Up Assignment for Mid-Term Marks

Submitted To:

Naima Alam

Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication

Media Studies and Journalism

Submitted By :

Suraiya Mahnur ; ID- 131012084

Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication

Media Studies and Journalism

Conflict happens when two people can't agree on a particular issue or topic. So basically we define
conflict as a disagreement through which the parties involved perceive a threat to their needs, interests or
concerns. Internal conflicts occurred when two people in a relationship have different views and opinion
and can't agree on a topic. Conflict can happens in any relationship for example husband-wife, co-workers,
Boss and subordinates, between friend etc. Conflict is good for any relationship if that can managed
properly.

As I am a still student that’s why I don't have any colleagues but that doesn't mean I didn't face any
conflicts. I have lots of cousins and we used to hangout a lot. And it's obvious that if we had any close
relationship, at some point definitely we will have some disagreement issues, So I want to share my
conflict story with my cousin and how we managed it.

My cousin whose name is X is elder than me. We had a circle of our six cousins and we always get
together. But her main problem was she always asks for attention. And as she was older than us she
always wanted us to obey her, no matter how loud she shout on us or offend us, we always need to keep
calm and agree to her. My others cousins said nothing to her as she was rich and my others cousins
parents used to get favor from her mother. Till my 16 years age-it was alright as she is my older sister.
But then this type of situation became too disgusting to tolerate. She was good but the main problem was
she doesn't know how to say sorry even at her fault. So one day when she was shouting at me I couldn't
stop myself and I also started shouting at her that why we always need to obey her? We had a bad fight
and then I left her place and stopped talking to her.

We had no contacts almost six months and then my other cousin come to me and said that I should say
sorry to her and make her understand what's the problem instead of avoiding her. So I listened to them
and said her sorry and told her that what offend me. And told her that being older doesn't mean that she
always have to be right. She listened to me and after a long chat she agreed that from then she will try to
listen us and will say sorry at her fault.

I think the problem should be better managed if I didn't avoid her for a long time and instead of shouting
if I discussed with her about our problem at that time. But better late than never our bonding is pretty
good and now if we had any problem if discuss first and that’s how we now manage our conflict.
If the conflict can managed properly then it's good for relationship. But if we avoid and don't want to
make up the problem then that will cause for a bigger problem. So better discusse and manage the conflict
at its beginning.