College Reflection

The discourse community that I'm going to talk about and that shaped my identity is my youth group discourse community. The audience for this would be anyone who wants to know about my experiences with this discourse community. I believe that the audience would be interested in this because they would like to know more about this discourse community and how it forms the different identities in it. The purpose I am hoping to get out is for my discourse community to be explained in this essay and to show what my discourse community is all about. My discourse community is called Jobs Daughters International. It has many social values and has influenced my identity in many ways. The social values that it has is just teaching the skills that are formed and brought out in the discourse community.

Anything you do in life is estimated to have a goal and an outcome. In our English 1301 class, we have a goal to master our rhetoric and composition skills. The expected outcome is that we, as students, feel comfortable with our writing and you, as our instructor, feel satisfied with how we have improved our abilities. One way we become more comfortable with composition and rhetoric is by talking about our discourse communities. Being part of a discourse community gives us the experience to understand how to join other communities without much hassle. I successfully joined a discourse community of the Castleberry High School Color Guard by demonstrating I had a determined attitude for success in the program, which led to acquiring needed knowledge, later on building my credibility from the experience I gained. This is important because I realized the kind of person I was becoming through the help of my team. Not only did I realize that I was becoming more attentive in all the aspects of my life, such as school work, at home and at my workplace, but so did my community. With the examples, I will demonstrate in this essay, you will realize as well. Pathos, logos and ethos appeals build a strong foundation to understand how to be part of a true community.

The most important experience that has positively impacted my academic performance is being in AVID for the past 5 years. AVID is an acronym that stands for advancement via individual determination, a college preparatory class that helps prepare you for college, get organized, and set goals. I have been enrolled in AVID since 8th grade learning how to become a better student, improving study skills and the way I communicate with the students and teachers around me.

Sophomore year I was told to go to a community college for a two-year degree. By my application to Ohio University, I picked the road that everyone thought I was not capable of. Although my transcripts are not perfect, especially my GPA and ACT score the reasons are complicated. The Tuesday of my ACT week I got into a survive car accident which left me with a brain swelling concussion. I had never taken the ACT and did not want to have October be my one and only time. Therefore I took the test anyway, which led to a horrible scoring rate. Although it was not my best overall I think that for having a concussion my writing was well done. Unfortunately my car accident injuries lasted for five months, leaving me busy and injured. I again took the

As an incoming freshman at the University of Texas at Arlington I can say I have been in several organizations that have challenged my social skills. However, they were nothing compared to the discourse community I was a member of. It will be proven time and time again that I indeed was not only a member but also a valuable asset to this community. Let us ponder for a moment on what a discourse community actually is. It consists of many components involving but not limited to ethos, pathos, and logos. All three of which I possess and have mastered in my arts. You must realize what the set boundaries are for it to be included as such. Must sports be included even though it is more physical than conversely active? What about Student Government? Yes, we had conversations and planned events at meetings but our relationship with each other was only to a certain extent. Although my participation in sports and student government contributed to my When I think of a discourse community, automatically I associate it with the experience in my high school band. Our close knit community very well made me the person I am today.

Joining a discourse community is something we have all experienced, whether we realized it or not. To earn a position in a discourse community we have to possess accurate knowledge and be relatable to the members to be accepted. I used to have a position in part of a discourse community on my high school key club. There I learned to be a leader and was able to establish a reliability to my peers and the people in the other organizations we have helped. Even though I had done some community service in previous years on my own. This was completely different, in this community not only did I learn to work with others to help the community but also how use ethos, pathos and logos to persuade my peer to help some of the charities that I thought

This semester I have grown as a student in the area of college readiness. This has allowed me to feel more planned for college. I have gained knowledge about college and how to prepare in order to be successful. In advisory we read a “college- going 101 timeline,” which provided steps on how to get ready for college. It gave me a list of procedures I can follow throughout high school. Some procedures it gave me where to; begin keeping a folder of important information, create a list of possible colleges to apply to, and attend a college fair.

Since my freshman year, I have been a part of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC ). I joined the JROTC raider team my junior year, while on the team, I realized that my teammates were skeptical about success. Making them feel as though as if success was a fantasy, I felt the need to uplift and lead my teammates the best I could, heeding to their skepticism. Being in JROTC has taught to take charge when in the opportunity presents itself. All that asked my teammates to do was to outperform themselves every single day. I was taking a risk of carrying the burden that my teammates carried. I used the qualities that I learned in JROTC to motivate and lead my team to success. Using the mantra “do better than yesterday” to remind my teammates

My time spent in the Clinical setting, so far, has been extremely inciteful as to how to become a better educator in a classroom setting. Through the data I collected I was able to connect Borich’s Seven Variables of learning to the students. By being in the clinical setting for nearly two months, I have been exposed to new ways of thinking when it comes to structuring a classroom and instructing a classroom. Within this reflection you will find out how I would better plan an effective lesson for the pupils in my future classroom. You will also discover what I will do about certain issues in the classroom and how I will address/fix them.

Although this is my second semester at Liberty University I have already completed the APOL and BIBL course which are required for my degree. As this would conclude the required Bible courses, I just hope to gain knowledge of a different aspect of the Bible. From my experience from the classes I have taken with Liberty University this far I realize that knowledge of the Bible is expected and I hope this course sets me up with more tools to complete various assignments. Through my prior courses this past summer I gained a refresher on things which I learned throughout high school and this course is something that I have actually never taken before. With it being new I just hope it brings insight into topics that are current and hopefully I

This week has started off well. I was able to attend a college fair with the students and not only support the students in locating and speaking to colleges that they were interested in, but I was also able to network with many college admissions counselors and gather information that I can take back to other students that were unable to attend the college fair. I think that opportunities like this are important for our students because many of them are from low-income backgrounds and being out in Hawaii, think that going to a college on the mainland is out of reach. However, many of the students that attended the college fair went away feeling like there were many options for funding and that it was not out of reach for them. This type of

As a prospective Texas Tech student, I am anxious and excited to begin my education and hopefully start the next chapter of my life at Texas Tech University. Growing up I have always enjoyed helping others. The feeling you get when you help someone less fortunate than you, or someone that just needs a helping hand is something I strive to feel every day. My sister also attended Texas Tech and is currently working at High Point Village in Lubbock, where she helps to coordinate and create programs for people with mental disabilities. I was able to work with so many different types of people, and it's something that helps you realize how much we take for granted.

This semester at CEC, I am taking four classes. I am taking Public Speaking, College Algebra (obviously ), Career Readiness, and Astronomy 101. Public Speaking, College Algebra, and Career Readiness are all held on campus at CEC. Astronomy 101 is held at Front Range Community College. I choose to take these classes because I have to take them to graduate, but Astronomy I chose because it seemed very interesting and like a fun class. I am most excited for Astronomy because of the outdoor labs at the observatory. My most challenging class this semester will probably be College Algebra. It will be most difficult for me because of the fast paced learning. I also have a part time job at Milnor Orthodontics as a sterilization technician. Another

Over the past year Ithaca College has given me many tools to help me succeed after I leave South Hill. I learned how to manage having five different professors who all have unique expectations of me as a student. Every night I would mentally run through the next day and think what each professor wanted from me. I often had to prioritize assignments by doing what was due the soonest. Having relationships with my professors was important to me and taught me how to have professional relationships with people. The little things like addressing someone who I don’t know, proper email format, and how to shake a hand were all valuable lessons I learned dealing with so many different professors. I have struggled with some professors at Ithaca

As the semester started, I had set my mind that I was destined to achieve a lot. During the start of the semester, I had several difficulties writing English assignments especially in terms of grammar. During the first week of the semester, I sat down, organized my thoughts and comprehended that throughout the semester, I had to achieve all that I had planned for. As a student of English, I had planned that throughout the semester, I had to improve my skills as a scholar, writer and critical thinker. Now that the semester has ended, I can reflect all the semester activities to depict how my writing skills and critical thinking skills have drastically improved. This paper presents a reflection paper of how this