Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Enternment Camps

Pretty much, I think what was done to her and many others was wrong. It still is wrong. Killing like Hitler had done was planned. Planned killing is murder. Murder is wrong. So the Holocaust was wrong. If that is the way America is heading in Iraq, I want nothing to do with it. It is stupid and wrong. And the fact that you really dont know that it is happening until it is over is even worse. People lie to create news, and therefore get money. Which is why the one person plotting the whole thing is doing it in the first place.....that green paper gives all the power you can immagine.

God help us all if this is what we have become.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Sexual Assault, Porn, Body Image

I thought this weeks beginnings was better than last weeks', but it still kind of was repetitive and lame when they overly sympathized to us. It seemed like we were kids being told that there was no bad answers. At least that is what it felt like to me.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Alcohol/Addictions

So....what do I think about this week's beginnings?

I thought it was nice to know what the realities are for alcohol on campus.....but I think it was too small a topic to spend an entire class on. I would have rather talked about all the things apu strugles with, rather than just alcohol.

But it is good to know everyone struggles with thinking everyone drinks alcohol. This will make us see each other as above the influence, rather than possible drunkards.

Saturday, October 6, 2007

Negative Strengths

My strengths are developer, individualization, restorative, adaptability, achiever, and learner (claimed).

Developer: I like to see people grow and change, and I support and enhance that change.
I cannot change people, they can only change themselves. Developer would be negative if I see potential in someone to grow, and I try to get them to see it, but they don't want to see it and change. This can lead to me trying to force them to see their potential.

Individualization: I see each person as unique and special.
I see everyone as different, and I might like some individuals more than others. That's favoritism. Or, I might not like one individual and may avoid them.

Restorative: I take on projects no one else wants to and help people be uplifted on a bad day.
I might take on a project to big for me or try to cheer someone up who doesn't want to be social at that moment.

Adaptability: I adapt to my surroundings and situations I come across.
I will fail to see how others cannot adapt and not be able to sympathize with them personally.

Achiever: I like to make lists and cross things off on them. I like to do something everyday to feel like I have accomplished something. I like to complete goals.
I won't feel satisfied until I do something each day. I will not be able to relax without feeling guilty and lazy.

Learner: I like to learn new things (not just things in books though).
If I do not learn, I won't feel complete. There are so many things to learn, but I won't be able to learn them all.

I plan on learning new hairstyles throughout the semester, enhancing learner. I plan on getting homework done and studying each day, helping achiever. I plan on making new friends and helping them grow, developing developer. I plan on seeing what I did wrong on tests and fixing them, using adaptability. I plan on seeing each person as an individual, and to hang out with people I don't like, so individualization won't go negative. I plan on smiling and being optimistic as much as I can, so I can make people happy if they are having a hard day.