14 I - Dorm RA

I have become pretty good friends with, Rocko, one of the CC’s in my building, Farhnam ,so I asked him how to become a CC or a RA for the building. He said that it is advised that you attend hall council meetings and participate in attending programs around campus when it comes time to apply for a resident advisor. You need to apply on the Southern website and have a resume. Then after the applications are tallied you will have a one on one interview with a hall director and as well a group interview to show how well you apply yourself around others. Also, there are a lot of benefits of being a CC or a RA and some of them are that you get to have your own room to yourself, and you also get paid every two weeks.

14 B – What I am thankful for

What I am thankful for

I am thankful for my family, and spending the holidays with my family.  It was very nice to go home and spend time with my family, and the holiday traditions that we have. My great-grandparents come up from New York for thanksgiving. They are ninety and ninety-two years old.  We go to my grandparents for dinner.  Everyone asks me about college.  In listening to my great grandparents talk about how life was when they were my age, it made me very thankful for everything I have and the opportunities that I have. Life is certainly a lot different now than it was over seventy years ago. I hear them talk about when they got their first radio in their house when they were young, and how they got their first television.  It makes you more appreciative for what you have.  For example, they were amazed at my brother’s I-pad and how it worked.  They were even playing solitaire on it, which was really something.

  I am thankful for the fact that I am able to attend college and for my college experience at Southern. I have struggled a bit during my first semester at college.  It has taken me a while to get adjusted to balancing my time in order to get everything done that I have to, but I believe I am doing better.  I want to succeed in college and strive to have a good future.  I look at my great grandfather, and he had a great job as an accountant and has been retired for over 30 years.  In my opinion he is someone to be thankful for.  He provided a great role model to our family.  I enjoy spending time with them and hearing the stories of how things were years ago, and realizing how much technology has evolved over the years.

14 A – Stress Relief- Necessary

Stress Relief- Necessary

In order to relieve my stress, while I was home for Thanksgiving I went to the gym near my house.  I enjoy going to this gym more than any other gym I have tried. I went here on a daily basis before I started at Southern.  Now I go when I am home.  I do go to the fitness center at Southern; however, I do enjoy my own gym better.  I have a routine there to follow, with the assistance from the owner, and it is very stress relieving.  I feel much better about myself after I go and work out at the gym.

I also will spend some of my time relaxing and sleeping in.  It is relaxing to know that I do not have to get up at a certain time to attend class. I can get up whenever I want and relax in my own room at home.  I can lie in bed and watch whatever I want on television.  I can also get up whenever I want and go to the kitchen and open the refrigerator and find all of my favorite foods in there ready for me.  That is the best, especially after being at school and not always getting what you want o eat, when you want it. It is stressful for me to eat food that I do not feel is good for me. I enjoy eating healthy and done always feel that I eat healthy, especially at school.  So it is less stressful when I eat good food, and there is always good food to eat when I go home.

Spending time with my family is stress relieving also.  It is just so normal and not different or stressful like school is sometimes.  I enjoyed spending time and playing Xbox with my little brother.  Just doing normal everyday things that I did before I went to college is stress relieving to me. 

14 V – Investment

14 V – Investment

Investment is when you put something into an asset and you expect to see results.  I see this as investing in yourself to better your future.  When you go to college you are investing in your future.  You are spending the money now at college to better your education so that you can get a better job and have a better career going forward.

Counterintuitive -

Counterintuitive is doing something that is the opposite of what is wrong or right.  I believe the situations vary by the individual.  What is good or bad for one person may not be the same for someone else.

Substantial –

Substantial is to have a sufficient, or large amount of something. There would be enough of whatever it is that is needed to go around.

13B - Creative Video

Creative Video

I will make my video creative, and different than others.  I think I am a creative person.  However, I do sometimes have difficulty in putting my creativity down on paper or in this case in a video. I have a lot of good ideas, and I hope that I will be able to creatively put them into the video.   I realize that in my video I need to be creative in order for people to want to watch it.  A dull, boring video would not hold anyone’s attention.  The purpose of the video is to capture the audience’s attention and to be informative, but interesting enough to hold the reader’s attention.  You also want to make sure you give the viewer the correct information.  I am doing my video on resources available at Southern CT State University.  I will try to include all the pertinent information, and also to include music to make it more interesting.   I want people to understand that there are resources available should they have some form of disability.  These people at the Disability Resource Center are there to help all those who need it, and qualify for their services.  If there are students that do, then they should definitely take advantage of all the resources available at the school. 
I know there are different programs and software available on the internet to assist in making the video.  I will try to find something that will assist me in putting my creative thoughts into my video, so that it will be a video which clearly represents some of the concepts we have learned about this semester in the Inquiry class. I found this class to be quite interesting and learned a lot, and want to be able to put my best effort into creating a creative video.

13 A- College Level Thinking- Video

I want to make my video demonstrate a high level of college thinking.  I will include video and music in my video. I hope to be able to improve this from the last video that I did. I will be making my video about school resources which are available to students.  It is my understanding that there are many different resources available at Southern CT State University.  I will be going to different departments that offer resources.  I will be finding out what kinds of different resources are available here at Southern.  I will also find out what the requirement are, in order to gain access to these available resources. I know there are rules and certain regulations that have to be met followed, in order for someone to qualify for these services.  Once you provide all the required documentation, then you have to wait to receive approval.  You can receive the following accommodations:

Assistance with reading and note taking.

Help with time management, and aid in the development of study skills.

Support with self-advocacy.

Assist in indentifying strengths and weaknesses.

Assistance with choosing your courses when it comes time to register.

Weekly appointments with a Disability Resource Center Specialist, in which the student can bring up any questions, concerns, or problems they are having.

I would like to include the different types of disabilities that are accommodations here at Southern.  They are, learning disability, ADD, manual dexterity, low vision, or blind, hard of hearing, or deaf. In addition there are accommodations for autism disorders, psychological, and chronic health related issues.

It is important that people are aware of the resources available to them, and that they make the most of the help that they are entitled to.  It should help people have a more successful college experience.

I really hope that my video comes out good.

 

13 V – Purpose

Purpose

Purpose is ones reason for doing something, to reach a certain goal.  I believe that the more something means to someone and the more motivation you have, the better you will be at achieving your purpose to accomplish your specific goals. Everyone has a purpose; you just have to figure out what it is. Sometimes it will require persistence but the more initiative you show the faster you will achieve your purpose.

Frankl writes: The uniqueness and singleness which distinguishes each individual and gives a meaning to his existence has a bearing on creative work as much as it does on human love. When the impossibility of replacing a person is realized, it allows the responsibility which a man has for his existence and its continuance to appear in all its magnitude. A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how."

Cited from: http://m.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/01/theres-more-to-life-than-being-happy/266805/

Forthcoming

Forthcoming is something that will be happening in the future.  You do not have to wait for it. It is available.

Perspective

Perspective is how the relationship between different things is viewed. This can be by how important something is.