Positive Relationships

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Activity One: Essay
TOPIC: Factors regarding the building and sustaining of positive relationships
A positive relationship is a relationship where the people involved will encourage one another to grow and better themselves. Positive relationships always improve the lives of people and with this said, it is obvious that to have a positive relationship with someone they must support you and be there for you when you really need them. A positive relationship can be formed with anyone e.g. a friend, your teacher, a boyfriend/ girlfriend and a parent.
Ways to resolve conflict constructively:
Conflict is very normal in all relationships, but knowing how to deal with it is vital to whether you can sustain relationships. Conflict must never be hidden or bottled up, because it will cause bigger problems in any relationship. You can go about resolving conflict constructively by knowing what caused the conflict. It is always beneficial to sit down, before you discuss an issue with someone, and figure out what went wrong and how it went wrong. Make sure you are calm and cool and you could also try to find a few solutions whilst you are considering what went wrong. The second way you can resolve conflict is by making sure when you address the issue with the person you are always be willing to listen to them. In order, to find an appropriate solution for both parties, both sides must be heard. The last way one can resolve conflict is by never getting offensive or emotional when you address a problem with someone. Always stay calm and if you feel yourself getting angry you should try counting to 100. If you do get worked up is could damage the relationship or put the parties in an even worse place than before.
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...ves. This will discourage people from participating in corruption and it will also make people think before they decide to be corrupt.
In addition another solution could be to fire and get rid of people in work places or government who are corrupt. This needs to happen in government especially. It will show others who have thought about being corrupt reconsider. Another solution could be to inform people about the effect and consequences of the issue through the media or the internet. Many people believe it or not do not know what corruption is and this should help increase the awareness about corruption.
In conclusion, corruption is a serious problem and is leading to increases in South Africa’s crime rate. However, it can be combated through the above solutions. If South Africa as nation, works together we can overcome this obstacle hampering our development.

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