In class today we created a concept map of the various relationships that exist between a specific item/activity and ourselves. I decided to focus on my relationship towards going out to see the film Moonlight. I was initially confused about what constituted as connections. The connections that I thought about, to begin with, were all very broad, for example, I focused on how I got to the film, who came with me and why I went to the film, to begin with. I soon found out these connections were rather simplistic and too much of an overview of this relationship. My broad overview was ignoring the many possibilities that existed. Instead, I began to look at the specifics that existed in this relationship, helping break down the previous broad listings. For example, I looked into the specifics of statements such as how I got to the film, which brought up more questions, such as, what type of transport did I use, what enabled me to use this type of transport and what enabled that kind of transport to exist.

By looking into the specifics of each connection I was able to create new connections between each item, putting into perspective how complex one relationship can be. Every relationship, as evidenced by this task, is dependable on something else. Each link is made up of more links that enable each aspect to exist independently.