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thing from novels to city records , and physical artifacts , encom- passing everything on the landscape . Embodied in this first skill is a refined eye for detail and for patterns , leading to con - clusions of social , cultural or personal value . These skills will enhance my understanding of Americans and their cultural variations , as well as an understanding of Parisians , Turks and Orientals , and each of their cultural similarities and differences . The better I understand people , the easier I can relate to them. My relationship with other people also depends on a second tool I have developed through a Liberal Arts education : a certain proficiency in written and oral communication . These are , with- out much doubt , two very powerful yet very basic modes of inter- personal communication . The exchange of ideas , information , and even plain old gossip is gratifying , fulfilling and sometimes just fun . Including someone else in on what I have discovered heightens my own entusiasm , especially if it served to enliven their in- terest in the subject as well . Communication in more ordinary circumstances is extremely important at home , with family ; on the job with colleagues ; or socially with peers . The need for better communication , on a larger scale , between peoples around the world is becoming increasingly acute . Admittedly most of us are more concerned with everyday relationships , but as Daniel Burnham said in defense of his 1909 urban plan for Chicago , "Make no little plans , " and for better of for worse , I am doomed to thinking in these larger terms . My work in New Carlisle , though not quite globally oriented , involved applying both of these skills of interpretation and communication and , most importantly , in a practical situation , 2