For a class activity on November 14th, a list of questions were projected up on the screen and our groups had to answer them. This was to help get a better understanding of our research paper and what it was about. The list of questions are below, and I will answer the questions.
2) A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, which has an elected or nominated president. 3) An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners. 4) A political and economic theory that advocates and focuses on equal distribution within a community. 5) A radical form of suppression of opposition. 6) Social oppressive isms is negative prejudgment whose purpose is to maintain control and power. (Sexism, racism, heterosexism, colorism, etc.) 7) A system of behavioral and relationship patterns that are functioned across an entire society. (Family, religion, government, education, economy, etc.) 8) Check out my blog post to answer this question!
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Between school, family, jobs, friends, mental breakdowns are inevitable. It's like all of this stress builds until you have a panic attack, similar to the story of the "Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins, when the woman went insane at the end of the story. My issue specifically this semester was I fell behind my school work and motivation at the beginning of the semester. It is almost as of my growth mindset changed to a fixed mindset. I was hopeless and lost with all of my school work and my priorities were not straight. It was unlike me, I was upset with myself because I worked so hard last year, this year did not reflect who I was as a college student. I needed a reality check. I couldn't find myself hitting a pivotal moment where my ways changed. Once midterm conference week hit I knew I was screwed. I did not have my work done that i needed for it to be done, I was not prepared. My professor talked about my work in a nice manner, but I knew I deserved to get the brunt of this conference and be at fault for my actions in my work. He asked me what was going on, and I broke down crying. It was my final mental breakdown, that pivotal moment I needed. I cried saying how I'm so behind in all of my classes and that I just needed to pull my shit together, but I just couldn't. My professor looked at me and reminded me who I am as a student, he said he firmly believes I can bounce back from this and that I will be able to pull myself together. It was like someone believed in me, when i didn't believe in myself. It was reassuring. After that conference I went home and I worked all day and night. That week I found myself being at the library every single night of the week for consecutive hours, pushing myself like I never have before. It felt amazing. I was proud of the work I produced in those hours for all of my classes, and I turned myself around. A part of me does have a lot of regret, if I had that motivated mindset from the start, my grades would be how I wished they were. Since I fell behind from the start, I can only be satisfied with what I have worked for. I'm happy and thankful I turned myself around or else I would've been wasting my money on classes I did not pass. It is a relieving feeling knowing you can accomplish whatever you put your mind to. I have learned a lot from this experience and my motivation from it will drive me to get better grades next semester. All around, be a better student. These mindsets will control your brain and body, it's your choose whether to have a fixed or growth mindset. If you have a fixed mindset, know that you are not alone and can break out of this "always failing" phase, you can achieve and grow as a student and person with your growth mindset as long as you put all your effort in.
Make meaning. This topic is explored throughout this course. It has been embedded in my head from composition I and II. Not only does it come to my mind when I'm writing, but almost everyday it reflects off my day. Everyday, are you satisfied with how your day has been? You only have a limited amount of days in your life, so each day should be meaningful. If I have a bad day, usually one small good thing will happen. Instead of being unsatisfied with your gloomy day, be content that that one small good thing occurred. Each day is just as important as the next day. I know that in order for me to be happy with my day and know that I made meaning of my day, I have to feel accomplished whether it was getting all my homework done, doing a good deed, doing chores, or just making someone else happy. There is one example that has happened in my life that I will never forget and has made such an impact on my life. One day in the summer I was at the Havertown big Wawa (what most of Havertown calls it). If you live in Havertown you know that everyone holds the door for everyone there. I was walking with two of my friends and they went in ahead of me through the first door, they pushed it opened long enough for me to walk in without touching the door. I did not hold the door because I didn't think anyone was behind me so as I go in I realized there was a man behind me that the door basically shut on him. That little small thing made me feel terrible. I ran and grabbed the second door and I said "I am so sorry. I did not see that you were behind me that was very rude of me I apologize!" The man started laughing and made a joke, "It's okay you made up for it by holding the second door." I still felt bad, I always hold the door it was unlike me. After grabbing my milkshake and candy I hopped in line. I noticed the man was two people after me. As the cashier rang up my purchases he put his coffee and pastry up with mine. Confusion showed across my face as I thought in my head that he was asking for me to pay for him. Then, he pulled out his wallet and handed the cashier a $20 bill and said that he was paying for my stuff. I begged him that he didn't have to do that, that it wasn't necessary but he persistent. It was such a small kind gesture, I had to thank him. So I saw him in the parking lot and questioned why he did that, being that I was the one who was originally rude to him for not holding the door. He said that he could tell I was genuinely sorry for something so pointless like not holding the door, that after I held the door for him the second time, he said he wanted to repay the favor for my gesture of holding the door. I thanked him again and as he was getting in his truck he said, "young lady, there aren't a lot of good people left in the world, but you are one of them. Have a nice night." That stuck in my mind for awhile. How is just holding a door make you a good person? That is just a manner everyone should have. It is unfortunate that some people don't learn or have those manners. Everything has a meaning.
For this formal assignment, we were given a sheet of paper to pick from certain questions based on the film we watched called, "Where to Invade Next". This movie intrigued me. I'm not a movie fan but this one I truly enjoyed watching. It gave me an insight on many social instructions I was not aware of. From the Reflective Writing video, this process was definitely a challenge. From the start, I was set on my topic of France's method of school lunches. I wrote my first draft very early, just to get my ideas down on paper. It was like word vomit. I was all over the place. In my next draft there was some more improvement with getting more research and information but it was still all over the place. My next draft after receiving advice from my professor, finally started to look like I was getting somewhere. I'm still working on my final draft but my writing process has improved. I sat down in my room and I told myself I was not getting up until this paper was done and I showed improvement. I felt definitely lost in the beginning, I still am not fully contempt with my draft so I plan to revise it even more. I hope that after my final draft is finished that I will feel confident and accomplished.
For this formal assignment I chose to do a life-choice memoir. We had to write about a life risk that we had to take and what our experience from that was. This creative nonfiction narrative was a great approach in being able to show not tell in scenes that happened in my life. I wrote my first draft of this narrative in the library of DCCC in one sitting, and continued to improve in my drafts after I talked to my Professor on how to really be descriptive and expository in my writing. My final draft felt great to be finished because I felt confident in my writing and I believe I told my story how I wanted to. During the process it was definitely stressful because I struggled with the scenes and my writing process, but after it was finished it was relieving. Since writing my narrative it's been great because that was the first time that my story was written in paper form, it gave me more confidence in my life choice. I plan to keep revising as my life adds onto that life choice. After watching the Reflective Writing it opened my eyes to more of a process that writing has from before, during, and after your work. It feels good reflecting your writing.
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In the documentary Where to Invade Next, Michael Moore travels to various nations to explore, enlighten, and learn these ideas that America is missing. Michael journeys to Italy, France, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Portugal, Norway, Tunisia, Iceland and Berlin. He invades these nations by taking an idea they have that would benefit America. His first trip was to Italy. Italy had many benefits for work by getting paid for days you don't work for, months paid each year, paid maternity leave, two our lunch breaks, and more benefits that Americans aren't comparable. This idea of labor work and salary benefits decrease the stress level of workers, which leads to Italians having a four year longer life expectancy than Americans. Michael invaded Italy and took their labor industry benefits. Next stop was France. France school cafeteria had chefs, four course meals, and educate the kids on sex but turns it into positive teaching. Frances taxes show what is actually being taxed for and French people get more benefits and outcome from their taxes. Finland was next on Michael's list. Finland has one of the highest educations. They don't receive homework and have the shortest school days and years. They teach what it's like to enjoy school and what happiness should be like in and outside of school. It's illegal to charge students for school tuition. The main idea that Michael took away was that all schools are equal. Slovenia had no college debt, it was free to go to college. Students protested when Slovenia tried to have tuition for students, but it didn't work out. It shows the political nature of having an education thats free. Next journey was to Germany. Germany also had free college. When workers were stressed, they could receive a free three week spa vacation from a doctor allowing them. Workers who worked 36 hours but got paid for 40 hours were all of the middle class. Factories had windows to show sunlight and keep positive feels in the workplace. When on vacation, the bosses are blocked from any contact with employees. Portugal had May Day for celebration of the workers. Portugal officers are not allowed to arrest for drugs. They provided a health care system that had treatment for drug addictions. It is not considered a crime. Prisoners have the right to vote first. They believe human dignity is above all and there should never be a death penalty. Norway prisons were open to having freedom. It has the lowest arrest and inmates are rewarded for their actions towards getting better. They have the freedom of having their own bed, key to room, working, painting, singing, own showers, library, pantries. The longest time an inmate can be in jail is for 21 years. Next stop was Tunisia. They have free government funding for health clinics for woman. Free abortions are provided. Women fought for their rights and received them. Last stop was Iceland. Iceland arrested the bankers when the economy would collapse. Each Nation provided an idea America needs, its possible to acquire but it needs to happen. Instead of invading, change and positivity is needed to have happiness and benefits in our country like we fought for.
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