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personal names I fleetingly recall being in fourth grade and my teacher, Mr. Pox, was instructing us how to tell time. The feeling of trying to overcome this hurdle to recognize the “big hand” is for the minutes and the “little hand” correlates with the hours, was such a great feat for a fourth grader. At the time, that felt like such an accomplishment yet there would be many more and greater to come. According to Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences in his essay “A Rounded Version: Theory of Multiple Intelligences,” he contends that we have more intelligence than what a test could prove because we all each excel in different areas of life (Gardner and Walters 521). In my experiences of learning I have excelled in areas more than others but I display the Linguistic and the Interpersonal Intelligences more prominently than others through my ability to speak three languages and the people skills I have acquired through work and school. Interpersonal intelligence is having the aptitude of being able to connect with others and infer their emotions, intentions and so on. My job at Regal Cinemas, a major movie theater chain, requires me to interact with people most of the time. It is not all about making popcorn. I had to learn how to become more personable by helping the customer with their order. Learning how to read people’s moods was probably the most challenging task. Sometimes a customer’s temperament would annoy me; this made me frustrated in trying to help people but I become more determined to do my job even better. I can now help customers better by reading their intentions and giving them the best service they desire. Being in school fro... ... middle of paper ... ...ikely something we all have do on a daily basis. We have to talk to people to get what we want or to help the m get what they want. That interaction, with other people, causes us to become knowledgeable in knowing how to view other people. We learn their mannerisms and intentions. We build our people skills. Relating with people requires of us a way to talk to them or sign to them what we mean. Whether is it using gestures or letters, we form a linguistic intelligence to convey what we want to say. We learn how to interact with people through awareness of one another and the ability to communicate with each other. Works Cited Gardener, Howard and Joseph Walters. “A Rounded Version: Theory of Multiple Intelligences.” A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers. Ed. Lee A. Jacobus. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford / ST. Martin’s, 2010. 507-21. Print.