being able to say I was there and made my mark! Going to college means more to me than being able to say I have made it to a successful start. One of my lifelong ambitions is to be able to give back to the less fortunate. Through a community service event I’ve realized some things should not be taken for granted‚ especially when there are poverty-stricken families that have to worry about a simple meal for their children at night. Thus‚ I will not let the false perception of society about my race determine
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presenting to a large audience. My work experience in a nursery developed my understanding of a younger age range which allowed me to become a more responsible and adaptable individual. Additionally‚ I helped organise and participated in Christmas events in local care homes to increase community spirit‚ enabling me to further improve my leadership and responsibility
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valuable thing‚ and others would say love. Everything is valuable to society as a whole‚ and arts is a major part of that as well. I grew up in a community where the arts were very popular and heavily funded. Although‚ I was more of an athletic sporting event type of girl‚ the prominence of arts in my community helped me appreciate its worth. The arts are simply another way for people to express themselves‚ in a way that fits them. The value of the arts is tremendous in society‚ because it provides an
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Reflective Listening What is It? Reflective listening means understanding both what a person says and what a person feels‚ and then relaying this back to him or her in your own words. The Purpose of Reflective Listening Suppose a student tells you about a difficult event with a classmate. A simple example of your response might be: “So you were really feeling angry with him.” Imagine these three different responses from your tutee and the potential benefits: “No. Not angry‚ just upset
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After recording my sleep for a whole week I came to some realizations that I should probably go to bed a little earlier. Though in an regular week‚ full of classes‚ exams‚ and other events I was able to average a little under 8 hours. There were nights that I was only able to squeeze in a little under 6 hours. I was able to go home that weekend‚ so you can see that I obviously sleep better there than I do in my dorm bed‚ I was able to catch up on sleep and get way over the recommended amounts. I
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what I have been taught in English 101the most are online researching‚ citations‚ and thesis development. Some of the worst grades I have received on papers have not been due to content error‚ but because of technical aspects that I did wrong. An example of this would be my lack of paraphrasing when writing for a research paper. Once I have read something phrased a certain way‚ it is very difficult for me to word it differently. Gathering research is most likely my weakest link in writing a paper
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None of the cultures communicate with each other but only talk about one another and how much they hate each culture that is not their own. Each individual in the classroom has to deal with his or her own problems outside of school and home. For example Ava has to deal with a shooting that happened at a gas station with her father. She knows that her dad and his gang did it but the cops think that another black man in the gas station did it. She has to go on trial and tell her story of what she saw
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“Little lady‚ it’s best you get out of here‚ it’s not safe for you here.”‚ it’s a phrase I heard more often than not while living in Baltimore‚ between the ages of nine and eleven. When I first heard this phrase I was convinced the officer and the city workers were just worried for my friends‚ who happened to be African-American and Latino‚ and I as a whole and just chose me out of the group to speak to. I am a white-passing Native American female‚ who lived in a city which has a predominantly‚ 63
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The four most important aspects of my role as a peer tutor would be showing leadership‚ communication‚ flexibility and having a positive impact on students. Each of these aspects are important and all contribute to my role as a peer tutor‚ without any of them I don’t think I would perform as well in the classroom. Showing leadership and having a positive impact on others have changed over the course of the semester. At the beginning of the semester my leadership skills weren’t as inclined as they
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A Reflective Journal It’s 2010 and e-Learning is quickly becoming the way of future learning. Via online learning you are able to eliminate barriers including distance‚ time and entry requirements. The same principles apply as attending a normal classroom‚ only you’re able to do it in the comfort of your own surroundings at your own pace. Online learning provides access to learning materials such as‚ i-Lectures; online links to the same lectures held in classrooms‚ YouTube links‚ online books
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