This first semester of college has been great. I have learned many new things and have met some pretty cool people, but one class in particular is what made it count.
English 1101 with Professor Arrington is the class I am talking about. It was the first class that actually felt like a college course and not some high school crappy class. Many new ideas and concepts came out of this class but also some struggles and complications.
I suggest this class to anyone who can take it, but here are some pros and cons for you to decide whether or not this class is right for you.
The great thing about this class is the setting that is there from the start. It is such a student involvement class. The professor asks a question and instead of the high school teacher just telling you the answer, she pushes you to find the answer and helps the whole class to understand complicated concepts in easier ways. The class is even a fun one. I know for i fact anyone would have fun in this class mainly because of the involvement and just what you learn and get out of the class.
Now for the cons... This class maybe fun but comes with a price. Number one if you are just wanting a laid back class you can sleep through well you are SOL in this one. YOU have to involve yourself and work in this class. The assignments seem easy at first but once you see your first professor revised work you will see how hard it can be. YOU need to work to your full potential. This class is NOT about, excuse the language, but bullshitting. No more high school essays where you just write in this class you have to dig for the answer and put it on the paper no matter how many drafts you have to write avoid the BS, it will save you a lot of hassle.
Professor Arrington is a great teacher and the class is a really good one, just come prepared to work and not waste time with being lazy and you will learn so much from all this and even be on your way to a better writer. And don"t worry no one is a professional author there first semester of college, I know for I fact I wasn't and honestly still am not. Have fun!!
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
This Makes Me Angry
Well the plans and whole adventure of a "roast" fell through quickly and faster than i thought.
I was planning on having it today and if today didn't work out i was going to have it another day in the next week but between everyone and the jobs and school, they just couldn't do it. Who can blame them though? Even though it would have been nice to know in advance but you can't change the past just the present and future.
So now i basically have to revamp my whole adventure. I still will be confronting my anger i just am not sure really how at the moment. I can tell everyone this lately every little thing has been pissing me off and I have no clue so anything could be an adventure of confronting my anger at this point but just really not sure the best way to face it.
I have tried to think of something but there is a block up there for some reason and that just makes me more angry. I understand not all adventures will go through but the fact mine didn't really start is what really bugs me. I was told last minute no one could do it, and with my job giving me more shifts this week ruined any other days also. But just got to adapt to the situation.
If any of you who read this have any idea that they think would be an interesting way, just let me hear it. Any idea is a good one at this point. I'll take anything into consideration. Maybe even tweek it some to make it a lot more interesting, and I know the deadline is pretty soon so i have to come up with something soon, or I have lucked out. Thanks for any ideas!
I was planning on having it today and if today didn't work out i was going to have it another day in the next week but between everyone and the jobs and school, they just couldn't do it. Who can blame them though? Even though it would have been nice to know in advance but you can't change the past just the present and future.
So now i basically have to revamp my whole adventure. I still will be confronting my anger i just am not sure really how at the moment. I can tell everyone this lately every little thing has been pissing me off and I have no clue so anything could be an adventure of confronting my anger at this point but just really not sure the best way to face it.
I have tried to think of something but there is a block up there for some reason and that just makes me more angry. I understand not all adventures will go through but the fact mine didn't really start is what really bugs me. I was told last minute no one could do it, and with my job giving me more shifts this week ruined any other days also. But just got to adapt to the situation.
If any of you who read this have any idea that they think would be an interesting way, just let me hear it. Any idea is a good one at this point. I'll take anything into consideration. Maybe even tweek it some to make it a lot more interesting, and I know the deadline is pretty soon so i have to come up with something soon, or I have lucked out. Thanks for any ideas!
Friday, September 9, 2011
You Wont Like it When I'm Angry!!
My anger issues get in the way of a lot of things and can cause a lot of trouble. Such as breaking cell phones or yelling at people for no apparent reason. So what fuels this the most, people who insult me and just yank at my nerves. That gets me very fired up.
So for my adventure, i have decided to go for a "psychological adventure". In order for it to be this type of adventure it must include the following:
1) Confront a known psychological phenomenon the adventurer possess, such as anger.
2) Offer personal growth and knowledge.
3) Actively pursued by the adventurer
4) Expressible as a personal goal.
What can i possibly do to confront my anger issues? Yeah, I had trouble with that too, but the more I thought about it the better i began to understand it. I decided on a "roast" of myself. Not like with the celebrities where everyone is laughing and having a good time, but the one where I actually get insulted and pushed to my breaking point. I want to be able to get to that point and just not break, just calm down and control myself. That is what i have the hardest time doing, calming down. If i can just control my anger and get past the breaking point then I will have accomplished my personal goal of remaining calm, and i will have confronted the anger issue and faced it.
The planning behind this adventure is pretty straight forward. All I need is to get a group of people of say five or more of people who actually know me to get up and insult me anyway they can. No hard feelings toward them will come out of it, but more of a learning opportunity. Preparation would be simple too, all i would need to do is set up in a living room with some chairs and just the people would come together and push me to my breaking point.
I plan on doing this on the weekend of September 24th when everyone will be free and willing to come and bash on me. Now this could go one of two ways, really bad or really good, at this point who knows. But lets just hope it goes in the better direction of turning out really good.
The documentation of this adventure is very easy. I will document it by filming the entire roast, so i can get every minute of it, from the beginning where it all seems funny and just a good time, to the end where someone has said something to set me off.
I hope to grow from this experience and am able to learn to control my anger. I don't like being angry over such small things but at the same time its so hard to control it. So this will be a good adventure for me to experience and grow from, its an adventure for the fact of me confronting my emotion of anger, gaining knowledge, pursuing the actual goal, and lastly meeting or even not meeting my goal.
So for my adventure, i have decided to go for a "psychological adventure". In order for it to be this type of adventure it must include the following:
1) Confront a known psychological phenomenon the adventurer possess, such as anger.
2) Offer personal growth and knowledge.
3) Actively pursued by the adventurer
4) Expressible as a personal goal.
What can i possibly do to confront my anger issues? Yeah, I had trouble with that too, but the more I thought about it the better i began to understand it. I decided on a "roast" of myself. Not like with the celebrities where everyone is laughing and having a good time, but the one where I actually get insulted and pushed to my breaking point. I want to be able to get to that point and just not break, just calm down and control myself. That is what i have the hardest time doing, calming down. If i can just control my anger and get past the breaking point then I will have accomplished my personal goal of remaining calm, and i will have confronted the anger issue and faced it.
The planning behind this adventure is pretty straight forward. All I need is to get a group of people of say five or more of people who actually know me to get up and insult me anyway they can. No hard feelings toward them will come out of it, but more of a learning opportunity. Preparation would be simple too, all i would need to do is set up in a living room with some chairs and just the people would come together and push me to my breaking point.
I plan on doing this on the weekend of September 24th when everyone will be free and willing to come and bash on me. Now this could go one of two ways, really bad or really good, at this point who knows. But lets just hope it goes in the better direction of turning out really good.
The documentation of this adventure is very easy. I will document it by filming the entire roast, so i can get every minute of it, from the beginning where it all seems funny and just a good time, to the end where someone has said something to set me off.
I hope to grow from this experience and am able to learn to control my anger. I don't like being angry over such small things but at the same time its so hard to control it. So this will be a good adventure for me to experience and grow from, its an adventure for the fact of me confronting my emotion of anger, gaining knowledge, pursuing the actual goal, and lastly meeting or even not meeting my goal.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
My Idea of Adventure
Everyone has there opinion on adventures and everyone of them have there meanings. So is there a set definition of the word adventure? I think its only specific based on the person.
So what is my definition of an adventure? Well I have many ideas and thoughts on what it is.
There are two main ways I can describe an adventure. I think that an adventure is any mind set that a person has to accomplish a goal or reach some kind of personal achievement. Now do i mean beating a video game or finishing a giant sundae, no, not to me because that's not adventurous. I have many personal goals i would like to meet and have met. An adventure to me is also a "expedition" a trip of some sort that you have never been on or even attempted to try. This can be anything from hiking to jumping out of airplanes(depending on how risky you are feeling that day).
See one of my favorite things in life is to be adventurous, explore new things and achieve my personal goal. I love hiking, well not at a while back ago, but now I do. I have hiked to the top of a mountain, Black Rock Mountain in Mountain City, and have witnessed and gazed upon miles and miles of untouched land besides a few farms, but it was still an amazing sight. I have been here multiple times over the past two years and each time it is different, and more amazing than the first time. The best time i have went and seen this was on Thanksgiving break, last year. I went camping with some of my buddies and the sight we saw was amazing, you could see forever, even a small plane flying eye level to us. To me there is nothing better in the world than that brief moment standing on the edge of what feels like... the world. I felt a accomplished something amazing and something not many people will see because they stay at home in their comfort zone.
This wouldn't be adventurous to someone who well isn't really active or wanting to pursue something at all, because it takes work. Hard strenuous work. This would only feel adventurous to those who want to experience something amazing and accomplish something new in their normal lives. Not many people will get to see the beauty og this world because they wont simply get up, open there eyes, and... Look.
So what is my definition of an adventure? Well I have many ideas and thoughts on what it is.
There are two main ways I can describe an adventure. I think that an adventure is any mind set that a person has to accomplish a goal or reach some kind of personal achievement. Now do i mean beating a video game or finishing a giant sundae, no, not to me because that's not adventurous. I have many personal goals i would like to meet and have met. An adventure to me is also a "expedition" a trip of some sort that you have never been on or even attempted to try. This can be anything from hiking to jumping out of airplanes(depending on how risky you are feeling that day).
See one of my favorite things in life is to be adventurous, explore new things and achieve my personal goal. I love hiking, well not at a while back ago, but now I do. I have hiked to the top of a mountain, Black Rock Mountain in Mountain City, and have witnessed and gazed upon miles and miles of untouched land besides a few farms, but it was still an amazing sight. I have been here multiple times over the past two years and each time it is different, and more amazing than the first time. The best time i have went and seen this was on Thanksgiving break, last year. I went camping with some of my buddies and the sight we saw was amazing, you could see forever, even a small plane flying eye level to us. To me there is nothing better in the world than that brief moment standing on the edge of what feels like... the world. I felt a accomplished something amazing and something not many people will see because they stay at home in their comfort zone.
This wouldn't be adventurous to someone who well isn't really active or wanting to pursue something at all, because it takes work. Hard strenuous work. This would only feel adventurous to those who want to experience something amazing and accomplish something new in their normal lives. Not many people will get to see the beauty og this world because they wont simply get up, open there eyes, and... Look.
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