Throughout this semester, our class has read four powerful and influential pieces by James Baldwin, Gloria Anzaldua, Haunani-Kay Trask, and Nick Bear. The first piece we ever looked at was Baldwin’s “If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?” This was our first writing assignment, focusing on using generative writing to get our ideas from our heads onto the paper, to then develop later. However, we were still supposed to focus on the PAR criteria, in order to get an idea on how we would need to develop our writing and our own pieces to pass the class. One of the first mistakes I made as a writer was as follows: “I really enjoyed the latter quote, on page 263. The importance of this quote, to me anyway, is that in every language, there is a common language. You know, English, French, Spanish, Italian, that sort of thing.” (Barley, Ass. 3) Though it was early in the semester, and we hadn’t developed our writing skills to fit college requirements, you can still see a lot of the high school style in the writing. By using “that sort of thing,” I made this piece seem informal, almost as if I were talking to a friend. The point of this assignment was to generate ideas, however, by using the high school informality, I created more work for myself, and that alone was a defining point of the essay. In Nick Bear’s piece, “The Word,” he is speaking in an “informal” style, but in a way that it’s almost like he’s giving a speech. His piece was made to be spoken. Just by reading, you still don’t get all of the true meaning behind his work. However, my work wasn’t designed this way. I know that I was going for the style of writing where you can either speak or read my work. Later in the year, our professor had one-on-one discuss... ... middle of paper ... ...ally doesn’t make sense, and then I’m adding more and more to this already poor connection.” (Barley, ass. 17). This passage describes exactly how I feel about my work at this point. However, compared to when we first started, I have developed much more. When we first began writing, it was like I was coming right from high school, which I almost was. I hadn’t needed any kind of writing in the first semester other than summaries, which is what a large majority of high school writing is. So when we had to start developing ideas in our essays, my work faltered. Through discussions, editing, revising, I begin to develop as a college writer. However, I’m still developing, and I personally believe that the rest of my class is. That’s not insulting their work. I’ve read their work, and I have been impressed throughout the whole semester. However, we can all always improve.
Cooper. The St. Martin's Guide to Writing. 9th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2010. Print.
When Carson cites Schweitzer, she is referring to the “devils”, or harmful, unnatural creations of man that dramatically alter nature, that often go undiscovered or avoided. She is specifically referring to the contamination of air, plants, earth, rivers, seas, and organisms with dangerous lethal materials. Additionally, Carson is referring to the ways in which man physically alters the environment such as importing plants that are non-native, or invasive, and practicing agricultural monoculture. The point Carson is trying to make is that the effects of humans unnaturally altering the environment produces a chain reaction that eventually harms the causes of the damage; humans themselves.
According to Jasper (2013) reflective learning is “the process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self, and which results in a changed conceptual perspective”. Reflective practice can be summarised as having three components; Things or experiences that happen to the individual; reflective processes that enable the person to learn and grow and action looking at the situation from a new perspective. Through self-enquiry, the individual learns to participate more fully with their environment and society overall (Moon, 2006). The application of the reflective process, is more than just a tool or device, is about implementing an ontological
Over the course of my life in the real world and the academic classroom, language has played a significant role. Attending Spanish classes throughout high school into my first semester at Quinnipiac University has enabled me to expand and develop my communication and reasoning skills in the Spanish language. With this genuine self-reflection, I will discuss my capabilities and experiences regarding language learning, in this Spanish language course.
Personal reflection is when you ask yourself thought provoking questions so that you can develop a deeper level of understanding about yourself (Holdefer). Personal reflection isn’t always the easiest thing to do. You generally have to think about things before you can write about them. There really isn’t a right or wrong answer when it comes to personal reflection. When reflecting you need to consider why you are feeling a certain way or why you did something a certain way. We often just look at the end results of something. With reflection you look at why you took certain steps to get to where you are now. We often use reflection when we are unsure about something, when we feel like we could have done something differently, or when we want
As time moves on, I feel like every experience I went through is an opportunity and an eye opener for me. There are definitely great and terrible experiences for me, but I wouldn't necessary take the bad ones as like traumas or things I would not look back to. I personally feel like all the ups and downs of my experiences shaped who I am as a human today. Also, writing because it is a way for me to express myself and to learn how to improve the comprehension of english. It is very important for me to have a great knowledge of english because I am imagining my future teaching children that have disabilities and/or trying to learn english as their secondary language. So this writing course definitely fit my plans but I hope later on in the future,
Patients are in constant conversation with their bodies–how will they feel tomorrow? Will they be able to tolerate the pain of an activity? If they are active now, what price will they pay later? They know that their body is telling them “No!”, but because Patients are often in the prime of their life when they are affected with RA/PsA, family and work duties take priority over heeding their bodies warnings, so they fight through the pain and discomfort
Psychology deals with the study of mental processes and a variety of behaviors. In order to fully comprehend ourselves, we need to understand the causes of our behaviors and our outlook on life. Habits and behaviors have positive and negative effects in our life. When we know ourselves and learn about our unique personality, we can develop and pursue goals. Psychology also helps us to understand other people and the differences of people. Gaining this knowledge can improve the relationships and enhance our communication skills. Throughout the psychology course I gained knowledge in various areas, and the topics that impacted me the most included: the introvert, anxiety disorders, stress management, self discipline and how to develop strong relationships.
I cannot lie, especially in a paper my Bible teacher will be reading! I have struggled to accomplish this assignment. For weeks, I continually have forgot to read my Bible or do a long just me and God prayer. Not weeks at a time per say, there were many nights however, I would finish my homework, crawl into bed at 12, after my roommate and I had turned off the lights, and remember I had not done my Bible reading that day. This of course was a good time to have a me and God talk, but I would have trouble staying on task. After all, it was late, I was tired, and I had a lot on my mind! None of these are excuses which is why in my reflection I have decided to share the ways I used to get myself in the habit of reading, and prayer, as well as what
Throughout the semester, I have learned verity of new things from this management class. Additionally, this class helped me to think critically and intellectually about decision making and time management. Since I believe these two things are very important in our everyday lives. At the beginning of the semester it was really hard for me to manage time schedules with my four classes. But I did progress a lot as to how I can manage time management. After taking ten different self-assessment exercises, I learned about myself better than before. I will consider two self-assessment exercises to reflect my strengths and weaknesses on this paper.
As I sit here and reflect on how my education and work life experiences have prepared me for my future in the workplace; I truly become overwhelmed by the amount of things that I have learned and experienced. Like many others these experiences has influenced, motivated, and driven me to make the choices I have made. The good, the bad and the ugliest of them all have helped me to become the person that I am today.
Culture is defined as a characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts (“Culture,” n.d.). As I ponder the culture question as to whom I am, I realize I have a hard time explaining who I am. My religion is that I am a Methodist. I am quite shy when it comes to outings and friends. I have been told by the few friends I do have that I am a collector of strange and unusual facts. I like to stay to myself that way I cannot get hurt by others. As for food, I enjoy a variety of foods. I have taught myself how to cook through google and I have mastered Korean cuisine as well as several other ethnicity foods dishes. I primarily speak English, but I can speak in French, Spanish, and Korean. I enjoy music and I listen to anything from classical music to 60’s music. I enjoy art as I have visited France to be able to enjoy authentic master pieces. As I grew up and entered high school, I won a bid for a spot on our schools color guard team. All in all, I am a mother, a wife, a teacher, and a student. I make time for everyone and everything I enjoy in life and I have learned to not waste a second on anything else.
One can find caring practices in many aspects of human life. Usually parents care for their young children, and children care for their older parents, husbands and wives care for their spouses, etc. In the professional scope, usually healthcare professionals associated with care. The foundation of nursing practice is an idea of caring. “Caring is important for many reasons, but is considered crucial for quality healthcare” (Tanking, 2010, p.3). So, what does caring actually mean?
Have you ever wanted to read someone else’s story? My personal story is a long journey and I am going to take you through it. It has been a wild ride at times but I have learned a lot from all of my experiences and I plan to share it with you! It all started on February 26 1999, in Woodstock Illinois.
II.Reflect:3.Intrapersonal Reflection: While looking at this person and observing his way of leaning with his back against the wall, his face was quite expressionless at first but within no time, his presence made me suspect him. I felt that I should not talk to him myself and to keep myself in safe position because I was volunteering at the front desk, I thought it would be best to ask help from Richard that he should talk to him instead of me. Later, when this grey haired fellow came and stood close to the welcome desk, I decided I should talk to him. I talked to him but when he chose not tell me his name and asked me instead where I was from, I hesitated telling him. I was cautious and wanted not to reveal my information before I saw myself in any kind of trouble. He heard me say my name and also saw my name tag and the spellings but I did not want