1. Describe a time when you were part of a group effort, working to accomplish a common goal. Is the end result the only thing that gave it meaning? What are your memories about working together?
A time that I was apart of a group effort was when I was doing a team building exercise in the Boy Scouts. The objective was to get the entire crew over a 12 foot wall without any hand holds. The end result is not the only thing that gave the exercise meaning. The whole purpose of the excise was to get the crew closer to each other and to know that we can trust each other. Another meaning that came out of the exercise was to learn communication, and problem skills. What I remember about working together was that at first we were excited but had no idea what to do. As time went on we became to increase our skill until we got to performing and accomplished our goal. And when we finally accomplished our goal there was a rush of joy and enthusiasm. After all of it we were closer as trust was build up.
2. What does it mean to "roll out the red carpet"? What does it imply about the ones doing the rolling and the ones it is rolled out for?
What it means to roll out the red carpet is to really make it all very fancy, nice, and sophisticated. Really it just means putting on the best for an event. For the ones doing the rolling of the carpet it implies that they have a servants heart and are making a hard effort to do their best for that event. This implies that they are giving it their all to make an event a success. For the ones that are getting the red carpet rolled out for them this implies that they are the honored guest that have worked hard to earn this privilege. They are the high and honored people that so many people have sacrificed for them.
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