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?
You have to understand what people are going through before you can try and help them go through it. If you do not understand and you try and help them you will most likely confuse them more than they already are.
2) (Refer to page 380 of the text):
Are you a “Crisis Tickler,” “Withholder,” “Irritator,” “Blamer,” or “Gunnysacker?” Explain.
I think i am a crisis tickler, because i tend to hint at things rather than get right to the point. I don't like to confront someone about something, so thats why i try and hint at things.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Blog 10
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?"
I turn to a few of my closest friends, because they give the best information or help with the situations. They may go through the same things i do, so they would know more about it than any other person might. Depending on the situation, i can go to my mom for help, because she always knows what to say and help with. If i don't turn to someone for help with stress, i usually go workout, because that relieves alot of my stress.
I turn to a few of my closest friends, because they give the best information or help with the situations. They may go through the same things i do, so they would know more about it than any other person might. Depending on the situation, i can go to my mom for help, because she always knows what to say and help with. If i don't turn to someone for help with stress, i usually go workout, because that relieves alot of my stress.
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.
At the moment i am most stressed out about my anatomy exam coming up tomorrow, and then having a chemistry exam on thursday. I am stressed out about it becuase i cannot fail another exam, my body isn't really reacting that much to it. I am just going to stay calm and keep studying for a while.
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.
I just recently got a job with ConAgra, they showed me around the building when i first got there and i saw everyone doing the job they were asigned over and over for over 8 hours. These workers are not aware of how dangerous their job is or just don't care anymore. They don't talk to anyone, they just stay focused. The workers on the line wear about eight pounds of chain metal beneath their white coats, shiny steel armor that covers their hands, wrists, stomach, and back. They are designed to protect workers from cutting themselves and from being cut by other workers. My job is to slice fat off of meat and put it back on the conveyer belt as fast as i can so i dont't get behind. My days go by very slow, and when i come home, i come home to my family and a very tiny house. Then i go to bed and wake up early in the morning and do it all over again.
-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?
At the moment i am most stressed out about my anatomy exam coming up tomorrow, and then having a chemistry exam on thursday. I am stressed out about it becuase i cannot fail another exam, my body isn't really reacting that much to it. I am just going to stay calm and keep studying for a while.
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.
I just recently got a job with ConAgra, they showed me around the building when i first got there and i saw everyone doing the job they were asigned over and over for over 8 hours. These workers are not aware of how dangerous their job is or just don't care anymore. They don't talk to anyone, they just stay focused. The workers on the line wear about eight pounds of chain metal beneath their white coats, shiny steel armor that covers their hands, wrists, stomach, and back. They are designed to protect workers from cutting themselves and from being cut by other workers. My job is to slice fat off of meat and put it back on the conveyer belt as fast as i can so i dont't get behind. My days go by very slow, and when i come home, i come home to my family and a very tiny house. Then i go to bed and wake up early in the morning and do it all over again.
-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?
Monday, November 3, 2008
Blog 8
What has been the most useful thing you have learned in this course so far?
The most useful thing that i have learned in this course so far, is that i have learned better ways to study, and that i actually have to study to do good in a class, not like before when i never had to study.
Are you still thinking of the career that you have chosen at the beginning of the semester or are you thinking of something else?
I am still thinking of the same career that i chose at the beginning of the semester, because nothing has changed my mind about the career i want to pursue.
The most useful thing that i have learned in this course so far, is that i have learned better ways to study, and that i actually have to study to do good in a class, not like before when i never had to study.
Are you still thinking of the career that you have chosen at the beginning of the semester or are you thinking of something else?
I am still thinking of the same career that i chose at the beginning of the semester, because nothing has changed my mind about the career i want to pursue.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Blog 7
1) Post your favorite lyrics, poem, or quote for this week.
my favorite quote is, where start is not as important as where you finish.
2) Develop two reflection questions that you would ask your students at this point in the course if you were a UN100 Professor.
How do you feel abou this course, and would you recomend it to incoming freshmen?
3) What are you passionate about? Why?
Sports, Because i love to stay fit and active, and i don't like sitting around. I am also very competitive.
4) How are you going to finance your three years of the Radiology program? If you will be in debt from student loans at the end, calculate roughly how much you will owe upon graduation.
I am going to use student loans and have my parents help me, and i'm going to work as much as i can. I guessing that i will owe about $35,000 to $40,000 by the time i'm done.
5) Have you changed your mind or do you have any new concerns about your program of study after our guest speakers today (Dr. Foley & Joanne)? Are you thinking of a different major or are you dead set on Radiology? What behavior(s) will you maybe have to change in order to keep up with and make the cut?
The only things that i would have concerns about, would be that i don't have good enough grades to get into the program. I am not thinking about a different major right now, i am pretty set on Radiography, but if i keep applying and not getting in then i might think about changing my major. I will have to cut out the social life a lot more, and start going to the library and studying alot to get my grades up.
6) FAST FOOD NATION (You should be reading through Chapter 7 at this point)
my favorite quote is, where start is not as important as where you finish.
2) Develop two reflection questions that you would ask your students at this point in the course if you were a UN100 Professor.
How do you feel abou this course, and would you recomend it to incoming freshmen?
3) What are you passionate about? Why?
Sports, Because i love to stay fit and active, and i don't like sitting around. I am also very competitive.
4) How are you going to finance your three years of the Radiology program? If you will be in debt from student loans at the end, calculate roughly how much you will owe upon graduation.
I am going to use student loans and have my parents help me, and i'm going to work as much as i can. I guessing that i will owe about $35,000 to $40,000 by the time i'm done.
5) Have you changed your mind or do you have any new concerns about your program of study after our guest speakers today (Dr. Foley & Joanne)? Are you thinking of a different major or are you dead set on Radiology? What behavior(s) will you maybe have to change in order to keep up with and make the cut?
The only things that i would have concerns about, would be that i don't have good enough grades to get into the program. I am not thinking about a different major right now, i am pretty set on Radiography, but if i keep applying and not getting in then i might think about changing my major. I will have to cut out the social life a lot more, and start going to the library and studying alot to get my grades up.
6) FAST FOOD NATION (You should be reading through Chapter 7 at this point)
Monday, October 6, 2008
Blog 5
What do you feel this course (UN100) should focus on?
I think that this course should focus on helping students make the change from high school to college, because college is a whole new level. Some people can't handle the change and end up dropping out, then where do they end up with their life. This class allows students to learn new study habits that they never had to use in high school. I also think that it is good to read books to get your mind flowing, but i think this class should just stick to the freshman seminar book, because that has a enough work out of it to keep me busy.
What do you need help in, specifically?
I need the most help in studying, and not waiting until the last minute to do all of my homework because then it all gets crammed in, and then it's not as good as it should be. I need to at least read over my notes everyday, instead of just on the weekends. If i read them everyday then i will retain the information better and will do better on the exams.
I think that this course should focus on helping students make the change from high school to college, because college is a whole new level. Some people can't handle the change and end up dropping out, then where do they end up with their life. This class allows students to learn new study habits that they never had to use in high school. I also think that it is good to read books to get your mind flowing, but i think this class should just stick to the freshman seminar book, because that has a enough work out of it to keep me busy.
What do you need help in, specifically?
I need the most help in studying, and not waiting until the last minute to do all of my homework because then it all gets crammed in, and then it's not as good as it should be. I need to at least read over my notes everyday, instead of just on the weekends. If i read them everyday then i will retain the information better and will do better on the exams.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Blog 4
BLOG #4 – due by midnight 9/29/08
Ø What is your plan to get involved on campus? What are your interests? Will you or have you joined any student organizations? Which two events besides UNITED & Career Major Fair do you plan on attending?
My plan to get involved on campus is to be active in my hall and do intramural sports with them. My interests are playing sports and doing something active. I plan to attend sporting events, i've gone to a football game and then next thing i plan to attned is a hockey game.
Ø Fast Food Nation - Chapter 6:
Ø What are some of the problems facing cattle ranchers?
They face a host of economic problems: rising land pirces, stagnant beef prices, oversupplies of cattle, increased shipments of live cattle from canada and mexico, development pressures, inheritance taxes, health scares about beef.
Ø What are “captive supplies” of cattle? (“The four major meatpacking companies now control about 20 percent of the live cattle in the U.S. through ‘captive supplies’” (138). (See also p. 142).
Captive supplies are cattle that are either maintained in company-owned feedlots or purchased in advance through forward contracts.
Ø What was the impact of the Chicken McNugget on the poultry industry?
It was that it turned a bird that once had to be carved at a table into something that could easily be eaten behind the wheel of a car. It turned a bulk agricultural commodity into a manufactured, value-added product.
Ø How does the nutritional value of a McNugget compare to a hamburger?
A McNugget has double the amount of fat than a burger does.
Ø How does the suicide rate for ranchers and farmers compare with the rate for U.S. citizens in general? Why?
The Suicide rate for ranchers and farmers is about three times higher. As ranchers traditional way of life is destroyed so are their beliefs.
Ø Do you feel as if there is any healthy fast food available to consumers? If so, where and why? Give specific examples of products.. Please be honest and support your opinions. For example, I feel that Subway's Veggie Sub is extremely healthy due to its freshly-cut produce, cheese, and fresh-baked breads. I actually talked to a friend who works at Subway and he said in MQT, they slice their own produce. (My fear was that it arrived pre-sliced and filled with preservatives). It's not organic, but it's a start.
I don't think that there are many fast foods that are healthy becuase of all the preservatives they put in them that are not healthy. But i guess there can be some, like with subway, some subways cut their preduce there and then others have it already cut, so it can vary if fast food is healthy or not.
Ø What is your plan to get involved on campus? What are your interests? Will you or have you joined any student organizations? Which two events besides UNITED & Career Major Fair do you plan on attending?
My plan to get involved on campus is to be active in my hall and do intramural sports with them. My interests are playing sports and doing something active. I plan to attend sporting events, i've gone to a football game and then next thing i plan to attned is a hockey game.
Ø Fast Food Nation - Chapter 6:
Ø What are some of the problems facing cattle ranchers?
They face a host of economic problems: rising land pirces, stagnant beef prices, oversupplies of cattle, increased shipments of live cattle from canada and mexico, development pressures, inheritance taxes, health scares about beef.
Ø What are “captive supplies” of cattle? (“The four major meatpacking companies now control about 20 percent of the live cattle in the U.S. through ‘captive supplies’” (138). (See also p. 142).
Captive supplies are cattle that are either maintained in company-owned feedlots or purchased in advance through forward contracts.
Ø What was the impact of the Chicken McNugget on the poultry industry?
It was that it turned a bird that once had to be carved at a table into something that could easily be eaten behind the wheel of a car. It turned a bulk agricultural commodity into a manufactured, value-added product.
Ø How does the nutritional value of a McNugget compare to a hamburger?
A McNugget has double the amount of fat than a burger does.
Ø How does the suicide rate for ranchers and farmers compare with the rate for U.S. citizens in general? Why?
The Suicide rate for ranchers and farmers is about three times higher. As ranchers traditional way of life is destroyed so are their beliefs.
Ø Do you feel as if there is any healthy fast food available to consumers? If so, where and why? Give specific examples of products.. Please be honest and support your opinions. For example, I feel that Subway's Veggie Sub is extremely healthy due to its freshly-cut produce, cheese, and fresh-baked breads. I actually talked to a friend who works at Subway and he said in MQT, they slice their own produce. (My fear was that it arrived pre-sliced and filled with preservatives). It's not organic, but it's a start.
I don't think that there are many fast foods that are healthy becuase of all the preservatives they put in them that are not healthy. But i guess there can be some, like with subway, some subways cut their preduce there and then others have it already cut, so it can vary if fast food is healthy or not.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Blog 3
Ø Describe your ideal Instructor/Professor.
My ideal instructor/professor would be someone who you can relate to about things, and who doesn't go so fast that you can't understand them. Who would also let you turn in things late if you have a good reason why you can't turn it in on time. They just have to be someone that isn't so uptight about everything.
Ø “I knew it when I studied it, but I forgot it on the test.” How can students study differently to prevent this from happening?
When i study for a quiz or test and I think I know it, then I get to taking it and I forget what I studied. When other people quiz me i think i retain it better because when i don't know it i can't just look at my notebook real quick. I have to try and figure it out even if i get frustrated. And i think that when it comes to taking tests people get nervous so they can't think straight, so that probably has a big part to it to.
Ø How do you study for quizzes/tests?
When i study for quizzes or tests, i usually read over my notes over and over so that i can memorize them. I haven't really figured out any other ways that would help me study for quizzes or tests yet.
Ø What do you have trouble with on quizzes/tests?
When i take a test i'll sometimes drift off and think about other things, then i read the question about 5 times and still not understand what it is asking. Also if i don't know the material really well, then i'll sit and contemplate what answer i should put down.
*Please go to the website listed below, which is a "Letter to McDonald's" from a former employee. Read it and write at least a paragraph reaction on your Blog site.
I think that this person has a very good point in this letter. It isn't fair to people when the managers are letting some people come in late and do whatever they want or even when they don't show up time after time, they don't even get a warning. If that was happening to me, i would come in late or not come in at all. Then maybe they will realize that they can't keep letting people do that because one day no one is going to show up, then what are they going to do. Work places need to be fair, because if they're not, they are going to end up not having any workers at all. The part about the spatula is disgusting, dropping it on the floor and only wiping it off. That makes me not want to eat at a fast food restaurant again.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Blog 2
I have learned so much stuff in anatomy so far, it's hard to just pick something. But i'm going to use the term called Osteoprogenitor Cells. These cells are stem cells, and they input bone growth. There really hasn't been that many pleasant events yet. My roommate and i got our room decorated which was really nice because it was a mess. I have met a lot of knew people in my classes and in my hall. I would like to have A's and B's academically in six months, becuase i know it will be really hard to get all A's. I might even have a C or in the, but i hope not. I have been studying for my quiz's that i have about a week before so that i have been doing good on them, which has been nice. I am always on facebook and myspace or something like that when i know i shouldn't be. I need to be studying more than i am for exams. And i need to stop procrastinating things. I usually write down everything that the instructor says, or if it does not sound important then i do not write it down. The McDonald's commercial targets children because it is a children's class room and he is talking to the hamburgers like they are little kids. So children will be more likely to watch this then want to eat McDonald's because they think it looks good.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Blog 1
My favorite saying would have to be, "Where you start is not as important as where you finish" because if you start off in the lead doesn't always mean you will finish there, but you have to keep working at it. I am at NMU because i want to pursue a degree in Radiogrphy and i would like to meet new people. I chose NMU becuse they have a really good Radiography program that i would like to get into. Also it's not too far from my hometown. I noticed that the campus is pretty clean, which is really nice, and my dorm hall is really clean because it just got renovated. So that makes it more like home. An observation in my classes is that some are really big and some are small. The smaller classes are nicer becuase it's easier for the Intstructor to help you. I haven't made too many observations about other students, but some of then would hae to be that while in class while your supposed to be learning, theres students on facebook, myspace, or texting, which is not smart becuase they will probably end up not doing too well. The Intructors that I have are all really nice so far and are willing to help you if you go and ask them questions. My biggest challenges this year will be studying and trying to fit all my homework in. I never studied in high school, but i still did fine in all my work, but now i actually have to study all of the time and read the chapters in all my classes, which i never did before. So that will definitely be my biggest challege. The goal I am going to set for myself, is to do good on all of my quiz's next week.
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