To do List #5

Must Do:
1. Finish blog #5
2. Finish Essay number 3 for English
3. Review for Statistics

Should Do:
1. Clean the whole house
2. Go over notes for Psychology
3. Make an appointment with my professor

Could Do:
1. Go to Starbucks
2. Watch a Movie
3. Go to the Brea Mall

Reflection #5

In the middle of the semester I am exhausted. My motivation for school is not very good because I have a variety of homework assignments to turn in for all of my classes. Even for essays and exams too that are assigned in the same day. Also, I have been having lack of sleep, which it is not very healthy for me. Getting at least three to four hours of sleep per day is very frustrating as a full time student. For this whole week I am trying to be very invulnerable with all of my curriculums by not giving up, having a positive behavior, and becoming very optimistic. So far, I am striving for success by becoming more serious about school, it’s not because I am failing in my classes but having a busy schedule and too much work. For my schedules, I try to balance out my schedule because I am organized and I have to keep that very consistent to get my work done without procrastinating. When it comes to professors they can be impassive for not caring much about the student’s grade to make them pass the class. I do feel as if I need help from school because of all of the stress that I have. Not feeling precarious or doubtful, I took this advantage such as going to my tutoring sessions from my English and Reading Class. One of the reasons why I do this is because I want to go to English 100.

Reflection#4

Long Term Goals=Bachelor’s Degree for Psychology

Mid Term Goals=Transfer to Cal State Fullerton

Short Term Goals=Do well in all of my classes

 

Dear Sabrina,

                I am so glad that I was capable of getting all of my classes. Classes’ right now is very hard to attain because of the waitlist. In all of my classes, I study very hard and focus on my work without socializing with a lot of people. Sometimes there is a lot of difficulty like lack of sleep and it causes me to have stress. At the end of the semester, I passed all of my classes and I was proud of myself. I feel very smug at that moment and very self-satisfied because not many people have this opportunity to take this advantage.

                After finishing all of my sixty units, I have decided to transfer to Cal State Fullerton because I need one more step to go any further. Before transferring, I have to go to the Cadena Transfer Center to help me how everything is supposed to be accurate to go to the school that I want to go to. Also, it is closest place to go to from my house. By taking advantage of this opportunity, I attended in all of my classes and used a lot of different learning methods to make my studies more understandable so I can feel very confident about my studies.

                Do you remember that I said that I will “risk it all and do whatever it takes to achieve my goals” even though it sounds as if I am a bit insane? Well, guess what! It has been a year to reach at a certain point where I want to be. I am very close to obtain my Bachelor Degree in Psychology because it has cool information about behaviors. I was so happy that I couldn’t believe it myself that I can do things by not giving or resigning in my studies. To me, it seemed a bit surreal, because I am the first generation in my family to go to college.

                Your Best Friend,

                                                                Sylvia J

To do List #4

Must Do:
1. Do extra credit for Statistics & Psychology
2. Study the book, "The Things They Carried"
3. Begin doing Essay #3

Should Do:
1. Get enough sleep to feel better
2. Type all of my "Free write"
3. Study for Statistics

Could Do:
1. Go to Starbucks
2. Clean my room
3. Watch a Movie

To do List

Must Do:
1. Work on my annotations
2. Study my test for Statistics
3. Do new essay for English

Should Do:
1. Clean my Room
2. Do my homework for Statistics
3. Check my e-mail messages

Could Do:
1. Go to Starbucks
2. Do Reading for English
3. Study for Statistics

Vocab #3

Serenity:


Explanation:
This image demonstrates the calmness and peacefulness of nature and the atmosphere, such as the sun.

Original Sentence:
Nature is very serenity because waterfalls are calm and peaceful because the sound of the water splashing from a high point to a low point sounds soothing.


 
Aggression:

Explanation:
This cartoon image shows exactly how the hockey cartoon character is expressing his violent behavior to the other player by doing fist punches.

Original Sentence:
Husbands take on their aggression with their wife.




Surreal:

Explanation:
This piece of artwork from Salvador Dali, is characterized by hallucinations, in which it is a fantasy from the work of imaginations.

Original Sentence:
The series of the Lord of The Rings is based on surreal fictional characters that do not exist in the real world.

Reflection

One of my experience in school that everyone has in common, would be stress. To reduce stress, everyone should be planning everything. The following plans that I have done for this week, would be my assignments for all of my curriculums. From all of my classes such as English, Reading, Statistics, and Psychology, I have to maintain my time to be organized and it takes a lot of effort to be doing all of my studies so I can balance my time for school and the time for myself. For my homework assignments, I planned it out by using the GOOGLE calendar. This method has kept me very organized for this whole week. I would receive notifications from my phone by letting me know when I have to study and when I can do my homework.  Based on my results, I did succeeded because it became very informal on my tasks because there has been several times that I have completed my work early without worrying about it. What I also have done with the GOOGLE calendar, would be writing down my work to make check off lists. This is another great method to be using because in case if I feel as if I am forgetting something that I have done, I would have my daily agenda with me at all time. I believe that there is no adjustments to make because with the GOOGLE calendar, I feel very confident about staying on my tasks that I have scheduled.

Reflection #2

The greatest impact in my life is having the support and the motivation from my trusted friend, Leo. I have never had that from anyone. When that happened, I began to do things that I wanted to do in life such as psychology. He persuaded me to continue in my education to have the career that I want. Every day during school, he always have hope for me to do well in my classes. When there is a time that I begin to have stress, he is there to make me comfortable and relaxing. He would always give me suggestions, such as, “Do not make things hard for yourself because that will not take you in a certain point where you want to succeed.” I have decided to make a variety of advantages to do well in class when it involves in extra credit, homework assignments, and being prepared for an exam. Also, he made me feel confidence about my decisions that I wanted to decide. My decision in life is to be a pschycoligist in the future, so I can have a great career and a great future too. One of the things that made me feel confident about myself is never giving up and try thing that I would like and wanting to do. Having an optimistic behavior is another key that brings me motivation. Becoming very positive makes my day easy because all I have to do in school is my work without thinking if it’s hard.

Spin

Monotony:

Source Sentence:

"Digging foxholes. Slapping mosquitoes. The sun and the heat an the endless paddles." (page 32)

Context Clues:

I used my logic when the words "slapping and digging" must be a routine to get used to it.

Sentence:

Waking up in the morning is a monotony for the whole week.

Serenity:

Source Sentence:

". . . but then for a few seconds everything goes quiet and you look up and see the sun and a  few puffy white clouds." (page 34)

Context Clue:

In the sentence, I used example because it is describing the calmness from the sky.

Sentence:

Going to the park is a peaceful area and full of serenity to be relaxed.

Exuberance:

Source Sentence:

". . . lots of pranks and horseplay." (page 35)

Context Clue:

For this sentence, I used definition and example because it is demonstrating the actions based on the  veterans behavior.

Sentence:

The little boys can be very exuberance by the way they are messing around.

To Do List

Must Do: 1. I must study for my Psychology exam for next Thursday. 2. I must check my e-mail 3. I must study for my test in Statistics Should Do: 1. I should go over the book "The Things They Carried" 2. I should start on my homework for psychology 3. I should type my essays Could Do: 1. I could have free time 2. I could clean 3. I could go shopping

Calender

The Things I Carry

In my backpack, I carry a variety of different objects that are useful for my school. All of my things that I carry are important for me when I need it for an emergency. One of the things that I carry everyday would be my laptop. Every day I carry my laptop because I have it as a backup plan, in case if I need to type a homework assignment that is due on the next class. I also use my laptop to retype my notes because I would usually find it difficult to understand my own writing during class. That is why using my laptop is useful because it keeps me very organized in every curriculums. Another thing that I carry would be my favorite wallet. I wake up very early for almost every day and I would skip breakfast, but I would use my money to buy myself a small snack to calm down my hunger. I also use my wallet to go on the bus. The only way I go home is by taking the bus route, which is much easier and I can save money rather than driving. When I begin my class, the professor make several requirements about which book I need to buy and I would go to the bookstore to buy them. Lastly, I carry my books for each and every one of my classes. When I have my breaks before class, I read my books to remember what I did in class.

Vocabulary Words

Intransitive:

Source Sentence:
"... to hump meant to walk, or to march, but it implied burdens far beyond the intransitive" (O'Brien 3)
Context Clue:
 I used my guess because the main words do not connect or relate to the same subject.

Sentence:
My professor is taking about the study of psychology and other intransitive conversations about her life.

Taut:  

Source Sentence:
"It was an action shot-women's volleyball- and Martha was bent horizontal to the floor, reaching, the pals of her hands in sharp focus. . . " (O'Brien 4)

Context Clue:
I used my logical method because it is describing how Martha is focused and women in volleyball are always in shape.

Sentence:
All of the football players are firm and taut when they practice in the fields.

Topography:

Source Sentence:
" Depending on numerous factors. . . " (O'Brien 5)

Context Clue:
 One of my methods that I have used was my logic because it explains a lot of the factors that has to do with features in the war. Also, the word "topography" has the key word "graph" which can be explained in graphs or charts.

Sentence:
Math teachers use a lot of topography to find results from the graphs in statistics.






















Monotony: Source Sentence: "Digging foxholes. Slapping mosquitoes. The sun and the heat and the endless paddies." (page 32) Context Clue: I used my logic when the words "slapping, and digging", must be a routine to get used to it. Sentence: Waking up in the morning is a monotony for the whole week. Serenity: Source Sentence: ". . . but then for a few seconds everything goes quiet and you look up and see the sun and a few puffy white clouds. . ." (page 34) Context Clue: In this sentence, I used example because it is describing the calmness from the sky. Sentence: Going to the park is a peaceful area and full of serenity to be relaxed. Exuberance: Source Sentence: ". . . lots of pranks and horseplay." (page 35) Context Clue: For this sentence, I used definition and example because it is describing the action based on the veterans behavior. Sentence: Little boys can be very exuberance by the way they are messing around.