Reading Response #2: Start something that matters

 What are My Passions?

If I never had to worry about money, I would probably spend all of my time with my family and friends. And pursue some of my hobbies like writing, reading, and practicing different forms of art. I haven’t put much thought into what kind of work I would do, or how I would help others. I always just kind of dreamed of relaxing and getting to pursue my own dreams. If I could fit those into helping others somehow, then my life would be complete, and I would never loath going to work.  

When looking back on my life, I just want to know I helped someone and impacted their life in a major way. I want them to be able to say that because they knew me, they never gave up. I think that is why I’m so drawn to psychology, that way I can help those who need it, on a regular basis. My heart has always been to help my friends and those around me, and let them know that someone cares and loves them even on their worst day.   

    


 OAK backpacks 

I chose the OAK backpacks as one of my top picks, because I like what they stand for. They based their whole organization off of personal experience, and it wasn’t one you normally hear about. They are helping local kids in the U.S. and doing more than just feeding them, they are actually helping them get an education and learn manners that kids in a normal house hold take for granted.

 Oregon Pub

I’m not a fan of alcohol, but looking at this pub from a business perspective the owner is doing something right. In the video he brings up that with a low economy, like what we have now, one of the firsts things people take out of their budget is giving to charities. At the same time, all alcohol sales tend to rise. So this man saw a great opportunity to make a non for profit and support/boost his local economy by keeping everything local. I think this is a fantastic idea, and I believe he will do some major things to help out his community, while doing what he loves.

Good Spread peanut butter 

Honestly one of the main reasons I chose this video was because it kept me interested. Unlike most of the videos it had humor and showcased what they had to say at the same time. They also gave a quick over view on where they come from, and the journey they took to get where they are now. As a viewer of potential supporter I appreciate knowing those kinds of things, because it makes me feel like I know their motives a little better. I also really like their idea of “buy one give one.” It reminds me of TOMS, which I am also a big supporter of.        

Article 1 Response

This article was very informative for me. Grammar is not something I put a lot of thought into, and never really have. I wouldn’t say that I’m an expert at it in any way; it is honestly one of my biggest struggles. However, I felt like I knew many of the rules that were brought up in this article, I just don’t always put them into practice.

I also really enjoyed this author’s style of writing. It was to the point and formal but at the same time relaxed and enjoyable to read, even funny in a way at times. The grammar rule that probably took me by surprise the most, and I would say I have the most trouble with is, knowing when to use Me, Myself and I.

“There's a similar attraction to using the subject instead of object. Even Bill Clinton did this back in 1992 when he asked voters to give Al Gore and I [instead of me] a chance to bring America back. Or you might say, Thanks for inviting my wife and I, or between you and I…”      

Even after reading over the rule I’m not fully sure I know how to apply this correctly. I tend to always just use I. this always seemed correct before know, and nobody ever corrected me, so I was under the impression that I was using correct grammar. I’m glad that I read over this, because now I know and can hopefully start to apply it to my writing more frequently. 

That isn’t the only rule that I need to pay closer attention to, but it is probably the only one that I didn’t know before today. I’m not sure that I was ever taught the other rules, or if I kind of just picked them up over time from reading and having paper edited by others. So it was interesting to see the official rules in a list, and knowing that I am doing something right, and not just fumbling my way through.     

I decided to add this picture, because to me it says “who knew?” This was pretty much my mind set the whole time while reading this article. If it wasn’t that I was thinking, “Well yeah that just sounds right.” But I still didn’t know it was an official rule, so therefore I came back around to the “who knew?”    

The Secret Epidemic in China

Autism in China

I’m doing my research over autism in china. Which is viewed and treated very differently than it is in the United States. Autism has only recently been recognized as a formal disease in China. Before now they didn’t know what to call it, and therefore just kind of overlooked anyone who had it.

The general public not only ignored that people were actually suffering from this disease they disowned anyone they knew who had it. This makes for a very lonely and confusing life for all those affected and their families. They also don’t view it as one single disease or even a spectrum, they call it the “syndrome of 5 delays.”  If you have one of these delays then they diagnose you with Autism and that isn’t necessarily what America would consider as Autism.     

They’re getting better at treating it, but they’re still far behind the rest of the world since it is so new to them and they have different views on medicine. They want to use more natural remedies like acupuncture, diets and herbs to balance your body which will then fix itself; and if it doesn’t fix itself then they don’t understand what to do or how to fit you into society.

America and other countries have had an influence on China and are helping them make progress in not only how they treat autism, but also how they view people who have it and what to diagnose it as. So there is hope for the future that China will get caught up to the rest of the world and get these people the correct care they need. 

Sources:         

Autism Speaks
Chinese medicine
First person point of view  

response to racial test

The test on how racist you are I feel isn’t very accurate. Judging on how fast you click a button doesn’t determine how you view people.  I got a moderate preference towards white people. I’m not really sure that’s true I wouldn’t say I have a preference towards any race, and I wouldn’t treat any of them differently just because they’re not the same race as I am.

       The stories that I listened to on face to face were interesting to say the least. Its eye opening to hear their stories that people have faced or how they’re scared to live in American because they’re not sure how much longer the racial tolerance will hold up.  It makes me sad to hear that people actually think this way and feel like this in their own home.

       The story that probably stood out to me most was the one where the one where the Middle Eastern man poke about riding on an airplane. The last line he said was very powerful, he talked about if the plan was hijacked then he’s just like everyone else, and he’s going to die just like everyone else. Yet people are still afraid to sit by him because of his skin color.    

 

reading response #4

     online articles 

          The two articles I read were a humorous one about college and a more serious one about plagiarism.  The first article about college written by Dave Barry was in a way making fun of college and saying you don’t actually learn things just memorize it long enough to test over it then move on. The second article over plagiarism written by Trip Gabriel was about cases where kids in college had been caught plagiarizing and how it is becoming a huge deal in today’s society with the internet and kids not understanding that using other peoples words without giving credit is wrong.

            I really enjoyed the first article I thought it was funny and gave a different view of college then what you normally here from adults. The second article was informative and I like that I’m learning these things now so that later in college I won’t be caught in a bad situation for doing something I didn’t know was wrong. 

“PSYCHOLOGY: This involves talking about rats and dreams. Psychologists are obsessed with rats and dreams. I once spent an entire semester training a rat to punch little buttons in a certain sequence, then training my roommate to do the same thing. The rat learned much faster. My roommate is now a doctor. If you like rats or dreams, and above all if you dream about rats, you should major in psychology.” –Dave Barry on College

I picked this quote because I plan for my major in college to be psychology. And even though this isn’t everything that is involved in the subject in my psychology classes this year we have already talked about dreams and rats. So I could relate to what he was saying and he made it funny to see psychology from that point of view. I also choose the picture because it is basically the definition of plagiarism which is what the second article was talking about. I feel like if one of these was hanging on the door of every classroom more students would be aware of what it was and how not to do it. 

Reading response #3:

The Six Rules of Maybe

            The book I’m in the process of reading is called “The Six Rules of Maybe” by Deb Caletti. I’m not very far in the book but so far it something I think I could get into and really enjoy it. This is a fiction book told through the eyes of a teenage girl.

So far I’ve only read the first 3 chapters of the book, but I’m liking it. It is about a girl named Scarlet and her family. The book is told through her eyes as she goes through some surprising and big changes in her family. What has happened so far is her sister has come home from college for a visit, brings a bot they’ve never heard of let alone ever seen and BOOM shock to the family big sis is married to the mystery man and has a baby on the way.    

“And then we saw it. We both did, at the same moment.it caught the sun, so shiny and new was the gold. A wedding band. On the guys finger. We both did the same thing next, mom and me. We looked at Juliet’s left hand. And, yes, there was one there, too. That same gold band.” (pg.5)

 

This quote is one of the big things that happen in the book and it shows how you see through scarlet’s eyes as she discovers the new changes that are unfolding all around her. This is also why  chose the picture of the wedding bands, because other than also finding out her older sister Juliet is pregnant that is the only major thing that has happened.