“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” –Stephen Covey
1) Reflect upon what you read in Chapter 11 of Thriving in College. What does this quote mean to you or how can you apply it to your life?
This quote can be interpreted in many different ways for many different people. To me, I can use this quote as a guide for seeking answers to complex situations in life. If there is something that I have an issue with, i can think of this quote. It will allow me to believe that I have to know why the conflict with the certain issue is there and comprehend the opposing view of the conflict. When I can decipher the opposite view point I can try and compare my view with the opposing view. From here, I can find a compromise for the problem and accept the reasons why the issue exists.
2) (Refer to page 380 of the text): Are you a “Crisis Tickler,” “Withholder,” “Irritator,” “Blamer,” or “Gunnysacker?” Explain.
This is awesome. I am definitely an irritator. If i want to voice my opinion on something debatable, I will. I disregard everyone else's opinion when I am pissed off and try to piss them off by saying something that isn't really necessary and refute their view. If there is a political issue, for example the fact that Obama was elected as president for our downtrodden country, I can say that Americans have no right to bitch about him struggling when they were the ones who voted him in the first place.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Blog 10
Chapter: 11 - please answer the following question on your Blog.
"Who are the people in your life that you tend to turn to for social support when you are experiencing stress or need personal encouragement?"
The people that i turn to for social support when I am experiencing stress or other issues would be my friends, family, and my girlfriend. If I am struggling over a certain issue, I usually vent on everyone that I know and let them know what is going on. Usually they can give me advice on what to do and i can take each individual advice and combine it into one whole plan. It really helps when you can get 3 different sides and be able to decipher the information. My lone example of this, is my problem with CIS 110. This class is a bitch to get into and I've been working hard on receiving information from anyone i know....even Dr. Kahn...lol...I will be seeing her on Wednesday about the issue, but I dont know if i will actually get anywhere...
"Who are the people in your life that you tend to turn to for social support when you are experiencing stress or need personal encouragement?"
The people that i turn to for social support when I am experiencing stress or other issues would be my friends, family, and my girlfriend. If I am struggling over a certain issue, I usually vent on everyone that I know and let them know what is going on. Usually they can give me advice on what to do and i can take each individual advice and combine it into one whole plan. It really helps when you can get 3 different sides and be able to decipher the information. My lone example of this, is my problem with CIS 110. This class is a bitch to get into and I've been working hard on receiving information from anyone i know....even Dr. Kahn...lol...I will be seeing her on Wednesday about the issue, but I dont know if i will actually get anywhere...
Monday, November 10, 2008
Blog 9
1) What are you most stressed-out with at the moment? Why? Is your body re-acting to this stress? Devise a plan to deal with it.
2) FFN: Chapter 8 / This is a creative writing exercise! Read the following scenario and finish it based on your knowledge after reading Chapter 8. You are "Raul" and have just immigrated to the American West illegally from Mexico. You brought your wife and two young children with you on a frightening and expensive 4-day journey in the back of a beat-up truck to arrive in Texas. You can't find work there and Border Patrol is cracking down, so you decide to migrate north a bit where you have relatives in Colorado. You are hired on the spot by ConAgra to work in one of their "beef processing" plants. -Describe in sensory detail your place of employment. (What's it look like, what is going on, how do people act, what do you wear, what is your job? etc..)-How much $$$ do you earn?-How do your days go? What are your work hours and what do you do after work?-Where do you live, what do you live in, how is your quality of life?
The plant is very large and smells of death. I can smell the cut slabs of meat from cattle being processed in the assembly line. Many workers are constantly cutting each piece smaller and smaller when it reaches to each individual post. They start off with a large half of a cow and rip away the bones. It is a disgusting and degrading place to work. No breaks are allowed and we are working for only about 4o cents an hour. Just last week, a fellow co worker got his hand lacerated in a large meat slicing unit. It was a deep cut, and the bosses made him keep working, until it was to the point where it wouldn't stop bleeding and they were forced to replace him. He was not allowed to come back when he was sent to the hospital. A new guy took his place and is doing the same shit he was doing. We all wear the same uniform; just blue old rag-like unis. My job during this miserable job is to bash the cattle in the head when they are being prepared for slaughter. It is a horrible thing for me to do, but I must do this to support my family.
I typically earn about 50 to 75 cents an hour because of what i do. However it's definitely not enough to support my family and it's a downtrodden situation at this point. I never have good days unless a raise is put in place up 5 cents, but that doesn't really happen. My work hours suck since i typically work about 12 hours a day with no breaks for not very much. It is a difficult and stressing job and I hate it with a passion. Usually after work, I go home and sleep for awhile and then ponder how the hell I'm suppose to keep doing this and make it in the real world. My family and I are currently living in a small house (if you want to call it that) just outside of Colorado Springs. We struggle for food and my job is the only thing keeping us from complete poverty. It is miserable and wish things could be different. We are all miserable here, but we have no choice. Living in the middle of nowhere is not the best thing for me or my family and things will hopefully change in the future if U.S. doesn't collapse first....if the U.S. falls...our quality of life will just drop to one step above being slaves....
The thing that i am the most stressed out about at the moment is the fact that i have a major Anatomy exam tomorrow and i really hope i pass it with flying colors. It's crucial I get an A on it so i can be well on my way to my 4.0 goal. My body is not really reacting to it because i am not getting headaches or anything like that.
2) FFN: Chapter 8 / This is a creative writing exercise! Read the following scenario and finish it based on your knowledge after reading Chapter 8. You are "Raul" and have just immigrated to the American West illegally from Mexico. You brought your wife and two young children with you on a frightening and expensive 4-day journey in the back of a beat-up truck to arrive in Texas. You can't find work there and Border Patrol is cracking down, so you decide to migrate north a bit where you have relatives in Colorado. You are hired on the spot by ConAgra to work in one of their "beef processing" plants. -Describe in sensory detail your place of employment. (What's it look like, what is going on, how do people act, what do you wear, what is your job? etc..)-How much $$$ do you earn?-How do your days go? What are your work hours and what do you do after work?-Where do you live, what do you live in, how is your quality of life?
The plant is very large and smells of death. I can smell the cut slabs of meat from cattle being processed in the assembly line. Many workers are constantly cutting each piece smaller and smaller when it reaches to each individual post. They start off with a large half of a cow and rip away the bones. It is a disgusting and degrading place to work. No breaks are allowed and we are working for only about 4o cents an hour. Just last week, a fellow co worker got his hand lacerated in a large meat slicing unit. It was a deep cut, and the bosses made him keep working, until it was to the point where it wouldn't stop bleeding and they were forced to replace him. He was not allowed to come back when he was sent to the hospital. A new guy took his place and is doing the same shit he was doing. We all wear the same uniform; just blue old rag-like unis. My job during this miserable job is to bash the cattle in the head when they are being prepared for slaughter. It is a horrible thing for me to do, but I must do this to support my family.
I typically earn about 50 to 75 cents an hour because of what i do. However it's definitely not enough to support my family and it's a downtrodden situation at this point. I never have good days unless a raise is put in place up 5 cents, but that doesn't really happen. My work hours suck since i typically work about 12 hours a day with no breaks for not very much. It is a difficult and stressing job and I hate it with a passion. Usually after work, I go home and sleep for awhile and then ponder how the hell I'm suppose to keep doing this and make it in the real world. My family and I are currently living in a small house (if you want to call it that) just outside of Colorado Springs. We struggle for food and my job is the only thing keeping us from complete poverty. It is miserable and wish things could be different. We are all miserable here, but we have no choice. Living in the middle of nowhere is not the best thing for me or my family and things will hopefully change in the future if U.S. doesn't collapse first....if the U.S. falls...our quality of life will just drop to one step above being slaves....
Monday, November 3, 2008
Blog numero huit
1. Now that you have been in UN100 for 10 weeks, have your study habits changed?
I believe my study habits have changed to a more routine pattern of how i want to study for classes. I make sure i know the dates of important exams and quizzes and write them down. Then, if there is about a week remaining before an exam, i will take my notes and review pieces of them each day up to the exam date. It seems to work since i'm almost at my goal of a 4.0.
2. What is the most beneficial skill/concept you have learned in UN100.
The most beneficial concept I have learned in UN 100 is time management. This allows me to have a less stressful agenda with the many classes that i'm currently attending and sort out time I need for each class for studying.
I believe my study habits have changed to a more routine pattern of how i want to study for classes. I make sure i know the dates of important exams and quizzes and write them down. Then, if there is about a week remaining before an exam, i will take my notes and review pieces of them each day up to the exam date. It seems to work since i'm almost at my goal of a 4.0.
2. What is the most beneficial skill/concept you have learned in UN100.
The most beneficial concept I have learned in UN 100 is time management. This allows me to have a less stressful agenda with the many classes that i'm currently attending and sort out time I need for each class for studying.
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