Read Chapter $1$ in Daring to Cross the Threshold: Francis of Assisi Encounters Sultan Malek al$-$Kamil. Write a paragraph on what you have learned.

Review Chapter $1$: The Nature of Negotiation in your Essentials of Negotiation textbook, in particular the section called $$Functions and Dysfunctions of Conflict.$$ For the next paragraph, choose three of the elements from this section and integrate them with what you learned from the Daring to Cross the Threshold book.

In your last paragraph, reflect on the comparison you drew between these two readings. In your analysis, why did you feel that these elements were important in the context of Chapter $1$ in Daring to Cross the Threshold: Francis of Assisi Encounters Sultan Malek al$-$Kamil?