Final Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEqbBGCWhs4

The Freedom of College 16V

By living in the United States, we have to right to freedom.  Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Without freedom, we wouldn’t be able to have an opinion, say what we want to say, do what we want to do, and live the way we want to live.  Until one is 18 years old, you have to listen to what your guardian says for you to do.  After that you are free.  College gives young adults the freedom to make decisions on their own and do things they might not do.  In college, you will make bad decisions but its whether you learn from them that makes the real difference.  That’s part of growing up, learning freedom. 

New Vocabulary:

Abrogate: to abolish, usually by authority

Magnanimous: noble, generous

The Biggest Transition 16A,B&I

Last June, I graduated high school, said goodbye to most of my friends and left my comfort zone.  Going to college was something I always knew I would do, but never really gave it much thought.  It came so fast I wasn’t sure if I was ready to leave my high school, my job, my friends, my house, it was all too real.  I went on a trip to Italy for spring break and had to come back to make one of the biggest decisions of my life, where I was going to college. I never imagined I would go to Southern.  I was dead set on going to Sacred Heart, but because I didn’t want to be in debt coming out of school I decided to come to Southern.  At first, I was not happy at all.  But, after a semester here at Southern, I do not regret that decision.  Being at Southern has taught me some of the most valuable lessons that I don’t know I would have gotten somewhere else. 

            Being at Southern has taught me to not judge.  Whether someone looks like they have it all or they look like they have nothing, you never really know who they are.  Someone could seem to be the happiest person, but be miserable the second they are away from others.  I have learned to be civil with people I really don’t like.  I have learned to accept others opinions even if I disagree with it. Life is all about choices and everyone is allowed that right.  No one can force you to do anything, but you just have to pay the consequence in the end.  I have learned how hard you have to work in order to be successful. 

            This first semester has allowed me to second guess everything I thought I already knew.  Since I can remember, I have always wanted to be a teacher.  However, after being here, I am not really sure that that’s what I want to do anymore.  After attending the career fair, I think I am not interested going into speech pathology.  One of the biggest challenges that I have faced here at Southern, is the pressure to know.  I am constantly surround by people that already know what they want to study, they know what they want to do with it and they have a plan.  You definitely feel the pressure that you should know, even though its okay not to. 

            This semester has shown me who my true friends are.  I have made some great friends and lost some.  It’s extremely difficult to remain close with people you only see once or twice every three months.   It’s especially hard to remain close with people when you are becoming close to people from school.  One thing that has been hard is trying to get away from people and friends from home that come to Southern as well.  Living on campus is a way to start over and meet different people, but when you have people from home that don’t allow your time to meet new people it becomes a fight.  Becoming distant from people from home hasn’t affected me like I thought it would.  I didn’t think I would become so close to so many people here.  It has been a nice surprise.  I think going back home during break will be weird.  My parents and I have more conflict now that I have been away and it’s hard go back home.  I feel as though the same thing will happen with my friends from home.  Since being at Southern, I have become more outspoken and that’s something I like that has changed.  There are more disagreements because I have an opinion and now I am speaking them. 

            Southern has changed me in ways I didn’t even think about.  I really enjoy staying here and all the people I have met.  Although, it isn’t always easy somehow it all works out. 

   

Autonomy 15V

             Autonomy is the state of existing or acting separately from others.  This is important in college because you can always do what you see other people doing.  There will be times where you need to stand your ground and stand alone even if its not what you want to do. In the end, most of the time standing alone stinks while its happening but its better in the end. 

Two new words I learned this week: 

Paucity: shortage in something

Protean: something that changes

Culture Shock 15I

           For involvement this week, Caitlin, Ashley and I attended a Western Indi fashion show.  To say the least it was eye opening.  I have never really been exposed to different cultures but the fashion show gave me a sneak preview of what other cultures are like.  The entire night we learned about how the people in the Caribbean dress and dance.  We listened to their music and all the people there were really proud to be apart of that culture.  It was definitely a weird experience for me and I’m not sure that I would do it again, but it was definitely cool to see other people in their element. 

Rough Draft Revision 15A

            This week in class we had to opportunity to watch and review our final videos in class and receive feedback from our classmates.  I was kind of shy about showing my video at first, but then realized how helpful it really was to do it.  My classmates gave me different ideas on how I can enhance my skit and put more college level thinking.  For my video, I have created a survey to make up my own statistics because of the difficulty in finding professional statics and facts.  My skit in my rough draft was extremely hard to hear.  I am either going to rerecord the entire skit and or do a voice over.  As my peers said, it was unclear what was happening in the skit.  I am going to give much more of a background story before going into the skit.  I really liked how I was able to see what worked and what didn’t on the big screen.  I think the one positive thing about my video was the music.  Although, in the rough draft you weren’t able to understand the lyrics, the song works with the video is about.  I feel as though seeing what other people’s mistakes were, allowed me to see what worked for them and what didn’t.  I like the idea of bloopers and if I have enough time for them, I would definitely like to add some into my videos.  I want to include going to the counseling center and interview or get pamphlets on how they suggest finding the perfect balance between home friends and school friends.  Looking at the videos in class definitely help me plan out what I could do with my video.  It gave me ideas that I wouldn’t have been able to think of on my own.