I don’t know what I’m writing about yet but I’m going to brainstorm some ideas here. I really like knowing about the birth order theories. I’ve actually thought a lot about it before- in my extended family most of the second children were rebellious. We all have a little rebellious streak that runs through all of us, but it came out stronger in the second children. They were never afraid to do what they wanted and stand up for it. I’m not saying the first children were all angels, but I think most of us have tried our best. And I for one definitely fit some of the qualities of a firstborn child.
But the second children have tried to make their own statement. I don’t plan on down-talking my brother but he is a good example of a second child. He is very smart, smarter than me, or at least more capable. I have my own talents but he is talented at more things and to a greater extent. I always did well though, and I think my brother tried to make a statement. He did not do as well in high school- and it wasn’t because he wasn’t capable of it. In order for him to get the same grades as me, he would’ve only needed half the effort. But he wanted to make a statement, and so he kind of did a little opposite of me. He never did anything really wrong, but definitely had a very rebellious nature.
I think my parents did a good job of raising us though. We may all have certain tendencies of the birth order signs, but we also I think are in control of things too. I think we have a pretty good balance of our characteristics. My brother and I are pretty close, and we react to things similarly, so we are able to help each other with a lot of things. But it was because of my brother’s rebellion that has given all of us “children” a little more freedom.
Then there is my sister Carly, a middle child- she is definitely the peacemaker, and was always great to talk to. I knew she wouldn’t take my side, but she would listen to me, which was sometimes what I needed. I needed someone to “side” with me enough to listen. It’s kind of nice. But I love all of my siblings and am grateful for the different roles we have- whether they are due to birth order theories or inherent personalities, or if we were born here in a certain order because of our inherent personalities. Whatever the reason, I’m grateful for it!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
FW- my birthday
So, it was my birthday on Sunday... but to celebrate we started early on Friday. The celebration started at Red Lobster for dinner. I invited many people, and one of my friends told me I really knew how to throw a party- you see, I'm a single girl and I invited a married couple, an engaged couple, a few girls and a whole bunch of guys..... more options- well not really, they're just all my best friends. We had lots of fun and they sang to me. Then Saturday I got to sleep in. That afternoon my mom had a cake and flowers delivered to my door with ice cream and balloons. It was really cute. So I invited friends over to help me eat the cake because I knew I was getting more cake the next day, so I had to finish this cake with some help. So I called more friends over and we had a party! It was fun and when they left I got ready and went country dancing with a friend.
Sunday morning, my actual birthday I woke up to my roommate jumping on my bed. She had made me breakfast. I came out to the front room and she had decorated the whole thing with streamers. Then we went to choir practice and I realized she had decorated the whole railing all the way down the stairs and looking back she also decorated the balcony with streamers and balloons. Then we came back and finished getting ready for church. She asked if we could take my car to church cause her car was out of gas. Well when we got down the stairs and got to my car I realized, she did have gas in her car- but my car was completely decorated with birthday sentiments, so the whole world knew I was turning 23- in fact it’s still decorated. Then after church one of my good friends Natalie made me an amazing cake! So good, and then I went over to my boys’ house (they’re my guy friends from freshmen year and some of my greatest supporters) because they had bought me cheesecake and threw another party. Then to top everything off… on my way back home I forgot my phone and had to run back… well I missed a step… and landed on my ankle wrong, and sprained it. So now I have fabulous birthday memories, and a sprained ankle. :)
Sunday morning, my actual birthday I woke up to my roommate jumping on my bed. She had made me breakfast. I came out to the front room and she had decorated the whole thing with streamers. Then we went to choir practice and I realized she had decorated the whole railing all the way down the stairs and looking back she also decorated the balcony with streamers and balloons. Then we came back and finished getting ready for church. She asked if we could take my car to church cause her car was out of gas. Well when we got down the stairs and got to my car I realized, she did have gas in her car- but my car was completely decorated with birthday sentiments, so the whole world knew I was turning 23- in fact it’s still decorated. Then after church one of my good friends Natalie made me an amazing cake! So good, and then I went over to my boys’ house (they’re my guy friends from freshmen year and some of my greatest supporters) because they had bought me cheesecake and threw another party. Then to top everything off… on my way back home I forgot my phone and had to run back… well I missed a step… and landed on my ankle wrong, and sprained it. So now I have fabulous birthday memories, and a sprained ankle. :)
Thursday, February 21, 2008
FW- Car Jacking
Alright, so here goes the new story of the week! So the other day I was sleeping in cause I didn't have class til a little later. Well, my roommate came in and woke me up- Ashley. She told me that in the night Shannon's, our other roommate, car had been broken into. There were four cars in our parking lot that had been broken into and then 32 cars over in the Seven Peaks parking lot had also been broken into. My car had been parked right over on the edge of our parking lot and Seven Peaks, but for whatever reason my car was fine when I checked it. My roommate teaches Elementary school and had to ask someone to watch her class while she talked with the police. She had her ipod adaptor and sunglasses "stolen". She found her ipod adapter a few cars away- it had been smashed and her two pairs of sunglasses were also found a short distance away. So, now she has her window to pay for.
When I went outside and noticed things I realized these people must have been dumb. My neighbor back at home had her car broken into. The police said they were having a hard time catching the people because they were breaking the back small window- a less obvious window and usually doesn't set off the panic alarm. Even when it does you can walk away and most people even if they go to investigate don't notice anything wrong and then you can casually walk back and unlock the door and viola! you're in! These people broke the front windows... which is very obvious.
Of course, then there is always my grandpa's theory who never locks his car doors. He figures if someone wants something bad enough in his car they're going to break his window to get it. So why lock the doors just so you have to replace a window and the lost item? So, take your pick, or just pray that these idiots in Provo get caught! Cause they have no idea what they are doing- really... I think they need some help.
When I went outside and noticed things I realized these people must have been dumb. My neighbor back at home had her car broken into. The police said they were having a hard time catching the people because they were breaking the back small window- a less obvious window and usually doesn't set off the panic alarm. Even when it does you can walk away and most people even if they go to investigate don't notice anything wrong and then you can casually walk back and unlock the door and viola! you're in! These people broke the front windows... which is very obvious.
Of course, then there is always my grandpa's theory who never locks his car doors. He figures if someone wants something bad enough in his car they're going to break his window to get it. So why lock the doors just so you have to replace a window and the lost item? So, take your pick, or just pray that these idiots in Provo get caught! Cause they have no idea what they are doing- really... I think they need some help.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
TA-Intro
Teachers are such a crucial part of our lives. We learn throughout our lives many things that help shape us into who we become. It is our teachers who help us get there. Our teachers are our best support. Teachers come in many different shapes and sizes and occupations. Some are mothers, fathers, friends, acquaintances and some actually hold the title of teacher. Why then, in a world where teachers are so needed do we find ourselves in a teacher shortage? What is scaring them off? What can we do to help people want to be teachers so that our future children will be able to have the same educational opportunities as we once had? What can be done to encourage people to teach and at the same time improve teachers’ quality?
Thursday, February 7, 2008
TA-Dear Diary
Dear Journal,
I know it's been a little while, I wanted to write about my dreams and aspirations. I'm still somewhat undecided and hope that by writing to you I might be able to figure it out. I still don't have a major and people who try and counsel me ask me what I dream of. My dreams are crazy- you know. They are either of singing and dancing and performing, walking through houses, or some type of crazy adventure that fits into a blockbuster hit. I would love to sing and perform, but I still don't know that my performance skills are all that great. And it's all about having the right connections and so competitive. I guess it would be worth giving it a try. Then the houses- you know how I love to walk through houses. I collect floor plans, and love looking at the structure and design of the layout and the interior decorations. I would love to go into that but my main problem with that is I feel I'm supposed to be at BYU and BYU doesn't have an architectural program. There are programs that might work, but then there's my dad who doesn't want me to go into that. And real estate's best business days are Sundays- not an ideal career as far as that goes. So, then there's computers. I've always been intrigued with computers and how they work. I want to know more about web design and programming. I could go into that. Then I've thought of being a teacher- I love being around kids. Teaching English isn't my thing. Neither is teaching music. I started going into math education and stopped because I thought it was retarded with the amount of math I needed to learn to teach middle school. Calculus 2 was the first and most basic class in a long list of courses. I mean, come on... if I want to teach a bunch of sixth graders, I don't need to know 500 levels above them, I just need to know more. But I've still thought about the option of teaching physical science. Recently I was talking to someone and they said I should go into business. I've never considered business before, but the more and more I think about it, the more I like it. I mean, ever since I started looking at majors I've been attending seminars, and in one they said you have to make sure of 3 things: you have to enjoy it, make sure it maximizes all your talents, and it challenges your intellect. I never thought that something could maximize all my talents, but with business I think I might have found a solution! I can open a business or a school. I can organize the work with computers, I can use my math skills to help manage it, and I can teach things such as music and dance, or at least have those taught. Or I could open a restaurant. I could do SO MANY things with a business degree. Now, the problem is getting into that so I can continue to pursue what I want!
-Dan Dee
revised:
Dear Journal,
Today I wanted to write about my plans for the future hoping that by writing to you I might be able to figure it out. People trying to help me find a major ask me what I dream of. My dreams are crazy- you know. They consist of singing and performing, walking through houses, or some type of crazy adventure that fits into a blockbuster hit. I would love to sing and perform, but I still don't know that my performance skills are all that great. And it's so competitive. It’d be worth a try though. Then the houses- you know how I love houses. I collect floor plans, and love looking at the structure, design of the layout and the interior decorations. I would love to go into that but my main problem with that is I feel I'm supposed to be at BYU and BYU doesn't have an architectural program. There are programs that might work, but then my dad doesn't want me to go into that. And real estate's best business days are Sundays- not ideal. So, then there's computers. I've always been intrigued with computers and how they work. I want to know more about web design and programming. I could go into that. Then I've thought of being a teacher- I love being around kids. I started going into math education and stopped because you have to know like 500 levels above what your students know- retarded. But I've still thought about teaching physical science. Then someone mentioned business. I've never considered business before, but the more and more I think about it, the more I like it. I mean, ever since I started looking at majors I've been attending seminars, and in one they said you need 3 things: you have to enjoy it, make sure it maximizes all your talents, and it challenges your intellect. I never thought that something could maximize all my talents, but with business I think I might have found a solution! I can open a business or a school. I can use my math skills, computers and I can teach. I can open any type of business. I could do SO MANY things with a business degree. Now, I just have to pursue what I want!
-Dan Dee
I know it's been a little while, I wanted to write about my dreams and aspirations. I'm still somewhat undecided and hope that by writing to you I might be able to figure it out. I still don't have a major and people who try and counsel me ask me what I dream of. My dreams are crazy- you know. They are either of singing and dancing and performing, walking through houses, or some type of crazy adventure that fits into a blockbuster hit. I would love to sing and perform, but I still don't know that my performance skills are all that great. And it's all about having the right connections and so competitive. I guess it would be worth giving it a try. Then the houses- you know how I love to walk through houses. I collect floor plans, and love looking at the structure and design of the layout and the interior decorations. I would love to go into that but my main problem with that is I feel I'm supposed to be at BYU and BYU doesn't have an architectural program. There are programs that might work, but then there's my dad who doesn't want me to go into that. And real estate's best business days are Sundays- not an ideal career as far as that goes. So, then there's computers. I've always been intrigued with computers and how they work. I want to know more about web design and programming. I could go into that. Then I've thought of being a teacher- I love being around kids. Teaching English isn't my thing. Neither is teaching music. I started going into math education and stopped because I thought it was retarded with the amount of math I needed to learn to teach middle school. Calculus 2 was the first and most basic class in a long list of courses. I mean, come on... if I want to teach a bunch of sixth graders, I don't need to know 500 levels above them, I just need to know more. But I've still thought about the option of teaching physical science. Recently I was talking to someone and they said I should go into business. I've never considered business before, but the more and more I think about it, the more I like it. I mean, ever since I started looking at majors I've been attending seminars, and in one they said you have to make sure of 3 things: you have to enjoy it, make sure it maximizes all your talents, and it challenges your intellect. I never thought that something could maximize all my talents, but with business I think I might have found a solution! I can open a business or a school. I can organize the work with computers, I can use my math skills to help manage it, and I can teach things such as music and dance, or at least have those taught. Or I could open a restaurant. I could do SO MANY things with a business degree. Now, the problem is getting into that so I can continue to pursue what I want!
-Dan Dee
revised:
Dear Journal,
Today I wanted to write about my plans for the future hoping that by writing to you I might be able to figure it out. People trying to help me find a major ask me what I dream of. My dreams are crazy- you know. They consist of singing and performing, walking through houses, or some type of crazy adventure that fits into a blockbuster hit. I would love to sing and perform, but I still don't know that my performance skills are all that great. And it's so competitive. It’d be worth a try though. Then the houses- you know how I love houses. I collect floor plans, and love looking at the structure, design of the layout and the interior decorations. I would love to go into that but my main problem with that is I feel I'm supposed to be at BYU and BYU doesn't have an architectural program. There are programs that might work, but then my dad doesn't want me to go into that. And real estate's best business days are Sundays- not ideal. So, then there's computers. I've always been intrigued with computers and how they work. I want to know more about web design and programming. I could go into that. Then I've thought of being a teacher- I love being around kids. I started going into math education and stopped because you have to know like 500 levels above what your students know- retarded. But I've still thought about teaching physical science. Then someone mentioned business. I've never considered business before, but the more and more I think about it, the more I like it. I mean, ever since I started looking at majors I've been attending seminars, and in one they said you need 3 things: you have to enjoy it, make sure it maximizes all your talents, and it challenges your intellect. I never thought that something could maximize all my talents, but with business I think I might have found a solution! I can open a business or a school. I can use my math skills, computers and I can teach. I can open any type of business. I could do SO MANY things with a business degree. Now, I just have to pursue what I want!
-Dan Dee
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
FW- Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras. When most people think of Mardi Gras they think of New Orleans and all the parties and festivities that happen down there. It is true, there is a lot worth experiencing in New Orleans, and New Orleans has made Mardi Gras famous. But that’s not what it originally started out to be.
Mardi Gras was comes from the French words meaning Fat Tuesday and always comes 47 days before Easter. It always happens the day before Ash Wednesday which is right before the Catholic practice of Lent. It’s the day to indulge in all the good foods that you might have to give up when Lent starts, like a one last hoorah before starvation sets in.
There are many traditions involved in Mardi Gras. I don’t know all of them, but I’d like to share with you a few things that I do know. First, there is the King Cake. King Cake is very delicious, especially if you get one of the cream filled ones. They are in a ring. All of it is symbolic. It is in a donut shape similar to a crown. And then inside they put a plastic baby. This baby represents the baby Jesus. And it is in the shape of a crown because he was a King. This cake in a sense represents Jesus’ Birthday Cake. And whoever ends up with the baby in their piece is responsible for buying the next year’s cake.
Then the parties- everyone loves a party around Mardi Gras time. There are always lots of feasts of plenty of Southern food. And there are always plenty of parades and plenty of beads for everyone! Mardi Gras is a holiday in Louisiana- everyone has school off and there are very few businesses open.
Well, today was Mardi Gras and so HAPPY MARDI GRAS to all! In commemoration of Mardi Gras I made Jambalaya. Unfortunately I was unable to get a king cake and I have no beads to show for it.
Mardi Gras was comes from the French words meaning Fat Tuesday and always comes 47 days before Easter. It always happens the day before Ash Wednesday which is right before the Catholic practice of Lent. It’s the day to indulge in all the good foods that you might have to give up when Lent starts, like a one last hoorah before starvation sets in.
There are many traditions involved in Mardi Gras. I don’t know all of them, but I’d like to share with you a few things that I do know. First, there is the King Cake. King Cake is very delicious, especially if you get one of the cream filled ones. They are in a ring. All of it is symbolic. It is in a donut shape similar to a crown. And then inside they put a plastic baby. This baby represents the baby Jesus. And it is in the shape of a crown because he was a King. This cake in a sense represents Jesus’ Birthday Cake. And whoever ends up with the baby in their piece is responsible for buying the next year’s cake.
Then the parties- everyone loves a party around Mardi Gras time. There are always lots of feasts of plenty of Southern food. And there are always plenty of parades and plenty of beads for everyone! Mardi Gras is a holiday in Louisiana- everyone has school off and there are very few businesses open.
Well, today was Mardi Gras and so HAPPY MARDI GRAS to all! In commemoration of Mardi Gras I made Jambalaya. Unfortunately I was unable to get a king cake and I have no beads to show for it.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
RA- The Forgotten
Audience- All American citizens in the 1930s
Ethos- The Forgotten was painted during the Great Depression, so it was credible and a valid concern for the average American at the time.
Pathos is the strength. It helps you see the view of a man who is forgotten. Since it is during the Great Depression I would imagine that he has lost his job, is broke and feels like his life is falling apart. And he means nothing anymore to the world around him. I think it appeals to the aspect of fear that probably existed in people. People were afraid of losing their jobs, of becoming completely destitute, of not having anywhere to go, any contribution, and to be forgotten by the world. To have no one care about their well-being or how they are doing.
STAR:
S- I think it was sufficient, as it appeals to the general person's fear of being forgotten and it makes you hope that you will not end up one day in his shoes, and possibly create compassion for those who already have been in a sense forgotten.
R- It is very relevant to the time it was painted for. Like I mentioned in pathos, a lot of people at the time were afraid of being forgotten and at the same time realized that others were being forgotten. I think this painting helped open people's eyes to what was going on around them and also was something they could relate to.
I think the painting is very effective. It appeals to the people of its time to help them realize what they were feeling.
Ethos- The Forgotten was painted during the Great Depression, so it was credible and a valid concern for the average American at the time.
Pathos is the strength. It helps you see the view of a man who is forgotten. Since it is during the Great Depression I would imagine that he has lost his job, is broke and feels like his life is falling apart. And he means nothing anymore to the world around him. I think it appeals to the aspect of fear that probably existed in people. People were afraid of losing their jobs, of becoming completely destitute, of not having anywhere to go, any contribution, and to be forgotten by the world. To have no one care about their well-being or how they are doing.
STAR:
S- I think it was sufficient, as it appeals to the general person's fear of being forgotten and it makes you hope that you will not end up one day in his shoes, and possibly create compassion for those who already have been in a sense forgotten.
R- It is very relevant to the time it was painted for. Like I mentioned in pathos, a lot of people at the time were afraid of being forgotten and at the same time realized that others were being forgotten. I think this painting helped open people's eyes to what was going on around them and also was something they could relate to.
I think the painting is very effective. It appeals to the people of its time to help them realize what they were feeling.
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