...the lessons I learned along the way. Now, I may not be the smartest, best looking, most athletic, most hardworking or the most charismatic individual at AMP, but I have learned a thing or two during my high-school career. I just want to say that these opinions are based on my high school experiences only, so if you feel differently, it is probably because your high school experience was better than mine. Another thing to keep in mind, some of these may seem logical to most people, but I had to learn these things along the way, so bear with me. First off, I want to say that you should never get too carried away with anything. Never get over-excited about something because life doesn’t go the way it is supposed to. It is impossible to plan out everything and nothing ever goes according to plan. There are two main ways to go about life: Either you believe in destiny and no matter what, your life will end up the way it is supposed to or you don’t believe in destiny and you live life by the moment, in which case nothing you do spontaneously matters, because your whole life is spontaneous. I try to plan out every little detail of my life and something ALWAYS gets screwed up. I will admit that it is important to stay positive about certain aspects in life, but always try to keep things realistic. It is important to know your limits and assure that your dreams don’t interfere with your reality. Secondly, I want to talk to you guys about high school in general. I’ve come to realize...
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...while I was in the shower my banana suit popped in my head. I have always wanted to do random things in my banana suit. One thing was to go to Baskin Robbins in my suit and ask for a banana split. So I figured I would let this project be the start of my banana journey! I didn’t have to talk myself into doing it. I’ve always liked doing random stupid stuff but haven’t had the time or reason to start the banana journey. As I got ready at my house I started to get an adrenaline rush of excitement! I was going to go through drive through but it would have been too hard to drive in the suit. Since that wouldn’t have worked, I walked in to ask. There were two families in there eating ice cream so before I walked in I was thinking ‘oh man I am really doing this’. I felt people staring at me and heard them laughing. There were two people working and they both gave me a (what the hell) look. I asked for a banana split and they laughed. The most awkward moment was standing there while he was making it because nobody said anything. They just all continued to stare. After he rang me up I had somebody take my picture with my banana split. Believe it or not, it was the first banana split I had ever had and it was good. When I got back in the car I was thinking ‘wow I really just did that’ and more ideas came to me. I didn’t feel stupid for doing it. I felt awesome for doing it. The next thing I want to do in my suit is go to Wal-Mart and eat a bowl of banana cheerios in the cereal aisle...
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...I’m neither smart nor stupid, but I don’t think I’m a run-of-the-mill person. I’ve been in business without being a businesswoman, I’ve loved without being a woman made only for love. The two men I’ve loved, I think, will remember me, on earth or in heaven, because men always remember a woman who caused them concern and uneasiness. I’ve done my best, in regard to people and to life, without precepts, but with a taste for justice.” You don’t realize how much you care about someone until they don’t care about you If you can’t save the relationship, at least save your pride. If he misses you, he'll call. If he wants you, he'll say it. If he cares, he'll show it. And if not, he can't be worth your time... You always want what you run from “The only thing worse than being alone, is being with you.” “I don't care what you think about me. I don't think about you at all.” Depend on yourself and you will never be let down. The smartest thing a woman can ever learn, is to never need a man. To be a female and to be independent and strong and be determined, focused, and successful? That is a very powerful thing. “Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.” “Most people carry that pain around inside them their whole lives, until they kill the pain by other means, or until it kills them. But you, my friends, you found another way: a way to use the pain. To burn it as fuel, for light and warmth. You have learned to break the world that...
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...What do you like best about school? It helps me experience things I will in real world. They teach me skills and life lessons I can apply to this job, such as reliability and hard work. Why do you want this job? I want this job because it is a great opportunity for me. The skills I’ve learned will be put to good use with your company, and keep me challenged and on my toes. What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses? My greatest strength is the fact that I push myself. If I have a problem, I will work hard to find a solution. My biggest weakness is listening at times. I’m good at listening most of the time, but sometimes I have trouble retaining a lot of information at one time. It is something I’m working on improving. Where do you see yourself in 10 to 15 years? In 10 to 15 years, I see myself supporting myself and my child without help from anybody. I want to depend on myself and make myself happy. I want to own my own business and also have a nice house and car. I see myself taking every life lesson I’ve learned from school and the jobs I’ve worked, and using those skills to make sure I’m...
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...for that, I’d rather accept it than give you back cause I know that I’d never have another you in my life again. 0105. I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance, a church filled with flowers and friends. I asked him what kind of wedding he wished for, he said, “One that will make you my wife.” 0106. I’m not asking you to stay for the rest of my life, stay as long as you want. No why’s, no how’s, no but’s, no promises. Just stay. It’s more than enough. 0107. I’m not sure what I am to you and what we are right now but what really matters is you’re so damn special to me and I mean my life only for you. All I’m after is for you to know, you don’t have to feel the same. 0108. I may not be with you always but I promise you one thing. I’m gonna be there on your wedding day and I’m gonna sit beside you while saying the words, “Yes, Father. I do.” 0109. Written with a pen, sealed with a kiss. If you love me, please answer you did. Do you love me or do you not? You told me once...
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...1. What LESSONS have you learned from all the principles, concepts and ideas shared with you in this module? Describe HOW YOU WILL APPLY EACH LESSON to your Re-Entry Plan (ReP) so that will affect POSITIVE CHANGE in you, your organization and/or stakeholders? What we constantly think and talk about becomes a reality. I used to think all the time that I’m not good enough to do the job that was assigned to me. I would always say, “That’s not my area of expertise”. I’m scared of trying new things. There are times that I tell to myself, “You don’t know how to do it, you might fail”. But when I entered PMDP-MMC program, I see improvement in myself. I started participating in every activity in our class. I started believing in myself. With the help of my classmates, affirming what I’m doing is good, it made me feel great. I would definitely make the habit of reaffirming myself daily by talking to myself. I would try to at least once a day, reaffirm or acknowledge a person I worked with. Managers versus Leaders I’ve learned that there are two Class Mental Models, that is Manager and Leader. I used to think that Managers and Leaders are the same; they strive for the same goal. I viewed them as tough and persistent people who are required to implement change. But I realized that there are differences in the two. Leaders get people to understand and believe in his vision and to work with him to achieve the goal, while Managers are more about administering and making sure...
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...significant or important things you learned about women’s health that you did not know before? Name at least 3 and explain why. One of the important things I’ve learned in Women’s Health is located in Chapter 3, called “Developing a Healthy Lifestyle”. I learned about the life expectancy of women in the United States and all over the world. I was not aware that life expectancy in the U.S. is 80 years old. Honestly, I thought it was younger than that. Next, I learned the leading causes of death for U.S. females. I know cancer (breast especially) is one leading cause. I was not aware that heart disease is the actual leading cause. Lastly, I learned the overall health for women. I learned how to keep my body healthy and make myself a better, more energetic me. I would have to say, however; my favorite chapter this semester was definitely chapter 3. There are plenty of things I learned about women’s health that I was unaware of before. I learned more about women’s grief in losing someone close. I learned more about depression and how it truly affects a woman. Most importantly I learned how to manage my stress. I have had major problems when dealing with stress. After reading chapter 5 “Managing the Stress of Life,” I learned how to deal with my stress in a more positive way. Now my stress never gets the best of me! Also, I have learned a lot more about healthy relationships. There were times where my husband and I would fight over something little or stupid and we wouldn’t talk for...
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...each other because of the hatred towards each other. August, surprisingly enough sais yes making a noble move. Lily’s first thought is how educated August is and how cultured she is. Like how she doesn’t judge people inside simply on skin color. Then Lily, being partially racist realizes that black people can be as smart as whites when she sees August noble move symbolizing everyone is equal and no race is more dominate than the other. The second encounter of racism occurs with Lily and Zack when they become friends because of their similar interests. The two discuss what they want to be and Zack’s dream was to become a lawyer and Lily rudely says, “I’ve never heard of a Negro lawyer” (121). This quote shows Lily grew up in a completely racist family and was taught to think blacks are no more than servants because they are stupid creating the image that whites think all black people are intelligent and are only good for slave work. The final encounter of racism starts after Lily and Zack’s relationship improves to be lovers as...
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...500 reasons why I love You 1. I love the way you keep your cool whenever I do stupid things 2. I love the fact that I've met you during the craziest time of my life and you changed it all in just a mili-second. 3. You're so adorable. 4. I haven't met your mom but I know we'd get along JUST FINE. 5. You memorized my phone number. I don't even remember it. 6. Thank you for being stupid enough to not leave me when all I do is hurt you. 7. I love your smile…. I seriously, seriously do. 8. I know you like it when I sweet talk. Ha! 9. Because you're never mad at me. 10. The tattoo? Rockin'! 11. The way you lose your accent when you sing. 12. You're cuddlesome. 13. You make me worry. 14. You make me jealous. 15. Because you never gave up. 16. You're the first and last person I think about. 17. You keep me sane. 18. I love your accent. 19. I love your asian accent, haha if you know what I mean. 20. Your lips are enough to make me melt. 21. How you listen to me talk nonsense for hours. 22. Made my summer unforgettable. 23. Sorry if I told you "tennis" is stupid. I just didn't want you to leave. 24. I seriously still don't see why you liked me. 25. Thank you for waking up 4 or 5 in the morning just to talk to me. I'm so sorry. 26. For making me smile. 27. I love how you'd call me just to say you love me. 28. You never played games with me. 29. I like how a hug from you would drown the frustrations from a bad grade. 30. I'm sorry I have corny jokes. 31. I know I'm annoying but I never heard...
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...“Some pretty little thing hasn’t learned that she shouldn’t stick her nose in places where itdoesn’t belong!” I could tell he was mad, but his voice never rose above a whisper.I prayed that this beautiful stranger would let me live as I felt the cold steel of a dagger press against myneck.Brooklyn, New YorkDecember 18th, 1895It was the seventh anniversary of the day where my wife, the light of my life, was taken by a brutal,soulless, villain. She was probably dead by now. All because of me and my stupid teenage mistakes. Leavingthe company was something I felt I had to do. It was the right thing. The Beater knew where to hit the hardest,though. The hardest place to hit was to take the ones you love. We had barely escaped with our lives. And thenshe had ran, ran looking for this monster, so that she could report him and we could finally have our justice. Ifonly it was that easy.Our inside man had made too many mistakes. One, he had tried to turn us into the police, his buddies atthe office. Played good cop, then went straight for bad. Soon came running...
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...little lost getting to a hotel. You stop and ask for directions. Would you personally benefit more from writing the directions down, listening to a GPS for street names or looking for certain landmarks? The fact that you are even thinking about how you should go about learning and remembering the directions is a metacognitive technique. I took the learning styles assessment on Educationplanner.org again and although it was informative, it only reiterated what I already knew about myself. My first batch of scores I received in the Spring were 65% Visual, 20% Auditory and 15% Tactile score. I took it again a few days ago and received 40% Visual, 35% Auditory and 25% Tactile. The one constant seems to be visual learning. I've found that I've always learned best when the...
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...Intercultural Communication Seminar B Project L146034 KawaleePattamavichai In the Intercultural Communication seminar, I learned about cultural values, communication styles, stages of intercultural sensitivity, and stages of intercultural prejudice.We had to make a project. So,I decided to do two projects. I did the first project last year in October. The first project was a Thai food fair. The second project was Chiang Mai trip orientation meetings. In this report, I’ll explain my experiences and what I have learned about Thai food fair project, the stages of intercultural sensitivity, the stages of intercultural prejudice, prejudice game, Chiang Mai trip orientation meetings, and conclusion. Thai food fair First of all, I decided to cook six kinds of Thai food: First kind is “two different taste of Tom Yum Goong”, which is a spicy shrimp soup, second is “Poo Pad Pong Karee” which is Thai crab curry, third kind is lab Gaiis the kind of spicy and sour dish, fourth kind isKai Jiew Moo Saap which is Thai pork omelet, and the last is gaengsom which is Thai sour curry. I thought that they never tried six menu before. So, I hoped they would surprise and love it. I went to supermarket and bought some ingredients. In Thai food fair day, I went to the university early to prepare for food. It was very impressed to me that everyone helped me prepare all ingredient. They learned Thai food’s name and how to cook Thai food. After I finished cooking all menu, we start eating and talking together...
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...real world and applying for jobs. It is a brilliant idea to know the history of the business because the company may have believes that one may not agree. For example, someone apply for a job at PETA, and they require too explain about history their company and their beliefs. Knowledge of campus one application one is not able to explain. Not knowing one would miss out of a job and sometimes working at a job site the more that a person knows the better off that person is. For, example when working for a company they requested us to know the history of their company and write about it. I felt this a waste of time, but after reading on the company, the rich history of the company, and finding out that what things they created or invented. I shocked and amazed by the history I learned. Knowing the history it helped me with my job, and it was confidence in the products that we offer customers. A student should know that getting involved in the classroom is extremely...
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...leaving a note or a phone call. The reason for him still pick pocketing lies in the hope he has, of his father someday returning: “One day Pop will show up again. I’ll hand him the boxful of money, he will throw me some bills, and then I’ll just stow them away without counting them. That’s what I think.” (Line 31) It’s not that he needs the money. In fact he has a job. But he is longing for the recognition from his father. As he says himself, when arguing why he didn’t ever count the money his dad gave him: “I just didn’t want to know how much Pop thought I was worth.” (Line 13) When working his job, he earns enough money to take Sundays of. It’s not to go to church, but to recharge his batteries. Not being religious is something he learned in his childhood. His uncle Barney used to come around dressed like Santa, only to lose his beard and ask for at stiff drink. That taught him to be realistic, only to believe in what...
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...Raising the match I carefully ignite the candlewick. My hand shakes a little. I hope no one notices. Looking around the circle, I note the uneasy faces surrounding me. I know all eighteen of us are thinking the same thing: was this a good idea or did I just waste an entire Sunday for a stupid meditation retreat? We’ve been asked to share our name and what brought us here. I uncross my legs and add my candle to the centerpiece, “Hi, I’m Elly, and I’m here to learn how to quiet my inner critic and gain control over my anxiety.” It felt awkward and my cheeks burn. After introductions the teacher guides our first meditation, “Relax your shoulders, focus on the in breath and out breath”. My mind races, but gradually I hone in on the present moment. Before I knew it, the gong hummed, signifying the end of the practice. I left the retreat feeling like I was floating; it was as if ten pounds of angst had been carried...
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