Assessment Of Final Reflection Paper

When I first decided to expand my education, it had been so long since I had been to school, and I was very hesitant. I talked at length about my decision with my husband and with his encouragement, decided to enroll but still was not quite sure which degree program to enroll in. I knew that this was something that I had always wanted to do since I obtained my Associates Degree in Nursing, but I did not have the courage, nor did I want to give up the time with my family and children. I second guessed my abilities and my knowledge because it had been so long since I had been in college. Now that my children are about to graduate high school and

When I first walked into room 305, I was absolutely terrified. I only knew two of the other people in the class and it was the second class I had gone to. English was never my strongest suit and I had to go into an honors class full of smart, capable people who were surely better writers than I am. So many of them were much more eloquent than me, they were so well spoken. I didn't know if my writing would ever match up, and I hate to be considered subpar. I was really worried for all the peer reviews that I knew would eventually happen. I dreaded the first peer review for the literacy narrative paper because I thought that my paper would be a disaster. However, I learned throughout the course that I wasn't necessarily worse than everyone, I just wrote differently. Everyone writes in their own way but it doesn't mean they one style is inherently better or worse than another.

As I am entering into the final semester of my MLS studies I have the desire to gain more working knowledge of various library types and their practices. I would like to secure a practicum that will enable me the opportunity to gain practical hands on experience in a special library. Though this experience is not required for completion of my MLS degree I feel that the knowledge gained from this practicum placement will be invaluable. It will help create a more well-rounded and versatile professional base to draw from as I continue in the library profession.

The theory of emotional contagion has been an interest of many writers both in the field of psychology and science. The root is not clear whether who

The three courses I took this semester have all gave me insight to important information I have been able to apply at my work and will be able to continue applying in my future jobs. My business and professional writing class has shown me how correctly structuring work documents, letters, resumes, policies can demonstrate the professionalism of an employee or organization. Since this course when directing information through my supervisors I try to make sure my letters or any other documents are well written and formatted. I have received complements on my current job for doing this also.

The third and final assignment that I think is honors level work is my end of the year research paper. For this assignment, every student in the class was given a piece of paper which had a list of topics that were dealing with different topics about Africa. The one that I choose was on conflict diamonds in Africa. The first reason I picked this is the process that I went through to create this paper. The first step to creating this paper is by starting my research. I started my research by researching the topic for the first three days, pulling any information for reliable sources. The next day, I organized the information that I had search into 5 subtopics. Then the next class we had I handed in my outline where I received feedback, After that week,we had 2 weeks to

The presentation indicates the results of PAMS, which reflects to my own, and others’ perceptions towards my management skills. To be honest, before attending this class, I am very proud of my past performance and even self-definite to be a manager at the age of twenty-three, and as my boss/father would say, that I am "being the right person doing right things and in right ways", though most often trying to be as humble as possible while wearing workout clothes to our small office in DTC. However, after finishing the Personal Assessment of Management Skills (PAMS), as well as comparing the result with the reports from the PAMS Associates (one current employee and one past coworker/good friend for the survey) and with the average of the

In my final discussion, I have ascertained that I can accomplish several of things when I put my mind into doing it. Writing is a skill that I have enjoyed theses pass weeks. There were times I was honed making a perfect sentence. I began to practice and wrote then went back to proofread; make it easier to see my mistakes.

During this course of Managerial Economics, I first learned about the three-legged stool. Coming from a nursing background, when things are complicated, I would always break it down to basics of airway, breathing, and circulation, basic CPR. From a business perspective, I see now that I can evaluate things similarly with the stool. When matters appear out of balance, I can assess the three legs of performance evaluation, decision rights, and rewards, and then evaluate the situation with a little more clarity.

As I begin my final semester, I start to reflect on all the things I have done with my time here at Ashland and wish I could relive my four years all over again. Thanks to the many organizations and clubs on campus, I was able to be actively involved while still focusing on my studies. In my freshman year, I joined American Chemical Society and have been involved at the collegiate level as well as the national level since then. Both the collegiate and national levels keep me up to date with happenings in the chemistry field and allow me to learn about new advancements or technologies. In my junior year, I decided to go through formal recruitment where I accepted a bid from Alpha Phi. I immediately fell in love with Alpha Phi and was given the position

Schoenewolf (1990, cited in Barsade, 2002, pp. 4) defined emotional contagion as “a process in which a person or group influences the emotions or behaviour of another person or group through the conscious or unconscious induction of emotion states and behavioural attitude”. This description has been further supported by Hatfield, Cacioppo, & Rapson (1992, pp. 153-154) who stated that emotional contagion is when one unconsciously imitates the characteristics of another person, therefore allowing oneself to feel and to be influenced by these emotions.

To be completely honest, this paper was the first paper that I felt really confident when I was submitting it. In high school, all the topics that I had to write about was given to me by my teacher. But with this paper, I had the power to select a topic that I was really interested and that, I believe, is why I felt really confident when I submitted this paper.

I am writing to complete my final portfolio for ENGL 1010, Honors Composition, as requested by the course requirements. What follows is a self-analysis of my performance this semester, as well as the attached revisions of my essays on the rhetorical analyses and on The US of Excess and climate change.

This writing class has been an interesting experience for me. It not only put me in a position to write more, but also forced me to learn more about topics I have a passing interest, like virtual reality and health care. I have taken English and writing classes before and have never had an issue keeping up or getting high scores. I was usually capable of starting and finishing a thousand word essay from between a half an hour to two hours depending on the amount of research I had to do. However, this time I have a full time job and a family to deal with at the same time. I was expecting to be able to fly through the class with ease, like in my other classes. I was sorely mistaken

Leading up this stress reduction course, I have had a history of letting things get to me (even small things). This would build up, and at times in my life I have had to withdraw from some commitments in order to practice the self-care that I did not consistently provide myself. I had a stressful adolescence, and my adult life has just started to become more stable and happier in the last 6 years. A lot of this change has to do with my effort to live more mindfully/practice meditation, which can be transferred to my every day interactions, cognitive processing/appraising, and caring for myself and others in my life. I jumped at the opportunity to take a stress reduction course because I knew that there was room for improvement in my methods of self-care, mindful living, and stress management efforts overall.