Final Reflection

A condition of my admission to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was the completion of my senior year courses. I admit that my grade in Math Techniques was an F. This fact is not what I wish to explain, as there is no way for me to skirt the fact that I received a failing grade in this class.

     In conclusion I really have learned a lot in this class and really has helped me to manage my time better

I feel strongly and I am convince that the fact that I had a headache and blocked sinuses affected my learning during the course time.

In my opinion this project has happened to be one of the most beneficial projects. I personally wanted to do the field of Veterinary medicine because I have always been interested in that field and my fiancée is starting Vet school at Louisiana State Veterinary School, so knowing the statistics about the industry will benefit us. So after talking to my partner we both had an interest, so the decision was easy. Doing research about the job opportunities, salaries, and the stigma of the industry helps one realize the pros and cons. Ashley and I met twice to work as a team for the executive summary. I had finished my half of the project a week ahead of time and Ashley was not as proactive so I got a little nervous

I believe I have made progress from where I started at the beginning of this course. At first I did not

Math is a subject that I have struggled with for a very long time; it is something that I always set aside. Math is something that I never saw myself using in my future and I thought if I put it off it would just disappear. When I came to the University I had to take Math 100 and Math SAX, which, unfortunately set me back on finishing math quite a bit because I did not put in the effort as much as I should have, and the amount of work they gave, was quite an overload. I took those courses twice and was still not put into a Math course at the University. That is when I started to push math away, but I have realized I cannot put it off and math is definitely important and we do need to know the subject no matter where we go in life or regardless

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.

have learned that my effort pays off. I currently am employed at Hy-Vee and I have received many customer compliments due to the fact that I am putting more effort into my job. This class was difficult, but it has helped me in ways that I could have never imagined.

The course did not offer any beneficial qualities; it was a complete waste of time and a complete waste of tuition fees. The exorbitant cost of tuition, better instructional courses are necessary tools to prepare us for our endeavors. With this in mind, please allow me to give an example of what type of non-beneficial setting we endured. A syllabus was provided on day one; however, non of the prescribed material was ever reviewed. For the majority of the time, the class viewed power point footage of a self-absorbed instructor constantly advertising his home area. On at least four occasions, we viewed Mr. Ollis' anti-graffiti power point of Coatsville; this experience proved excruciating. I know more about the instructor and his adventures in Coatsville than reinforcement information of the

“Anyone can turn his weaknesses into strengths”, I was reading the book David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, and the book was about a battle between David, the underdog, and Goliath, the giant, and it explains how David defeated a giant by using his unconventional strategies. It also talks about how some underdogs can overcome their weaknesses; in addition, it also explains how power comes in different forms. Malcolm Gladwell proved his arguments by providing some real-life experiences of different underdogs. According to Gladwell, an underdog is a person who is underestimated by everyone to perform any task successfully. Malcolm Gladwell also explains many other terms to prove his argument. I have experiences in my student life where I felt like an underdog. I felt disempowered because of my weaknesses. I still remember the first day of my English 838 class at College of San Mateo, and I felt so unconfident in the classroom because I was not a native speaker. There were also moments in my college classes where I felt empowered because of my strengths; for example, I felt empowered in my Math-120 and pre-calculus class because I already knew the concepts of these classes. I had a lot of moments in my life where I felt empowered and disempowered as a student, but learning from those moments helped me to succeed in my college classes.

As this project is concluded, I shall write about my final journal. My job, with my partner, Riley, was to create the shoulders of the human skeleton. Working with several different groups, the task was difficult, as I am not very communicative towards my fellow peers. During this project, I’d have to admit that I was not too happy to be working with people. However, my partner was reasonable to work with, and we got along fairly well. Of course, there were times we could joke with the people who sat at the table that we needed to communicate with, the arms and hands. Over the course of the first several days, we planned and graphed our pieces, measured and calculated everything to look similar to the shoulders of an adult human. To make the

During week one, my initial definition of learning was listening to an instruction, studying and then rehearsing that information in my mind, or categorizing it in a way so I could remember most of what was taught in the course. The class has opened a new dimension for me in the learning process; from understanding how I process information to deciphering which learning processes I use in intentional learning or metacognition. Understanding my learning patterns form dynamic learning relationship is a key element to my view of how and why I process the learning experience, even relating it to every day life.

This semester has been a particularly hard time in my life because of it. It had always been recommend to me that I do workout because It has been shown to help people with depression, but I never thought much about it because I didn’t like going to the gym or working out. Now that this course is complete I can see that working out has helped my depression so much. The days I had this class were some of my best days of the week. I always felt lighter and happier. After this realization I am determined to keep working out and using the knowledge on how to make workout plans to my advantage. Also, I have discovered that my body is quite strong and I can do anything I set my mind to. If I want to train for a marathon and run one, which I have always dreamed about doing, then I can. I have learned there is no limit to what my body can do if I try hard enough. I will be able to use this lesson through out my entire life with everything that I

Even though plans and procedures are often in place to ensure that a program’s objectives are met, all too often it seems as if things do not go to plan. Prior to meeting with my mentee, my mentee, his mother, and I agreed to a contract with both Merrimack College and the Lawrence High School Upward Bound Program that my mentee and I would meet for an hour each week from mid-October to mid-December to go over the college application process. However, over the last two weeks, my mentee and I have had difficulty scheduling meeting times for a variety of reasons. For instance, during the week of October 30th, Lawrence High School was closed on Monday and Tuesday due to the regional power outage, which gave us a fewer number

How your body looks plays an important role in your life. It only takes one tenth of a second for people to process and form an opinion on another individual. In this incredibly short amount of time your appearance, body language, mannerism, and clothing are all evaluated. This snap judgement shapes your social groups, the way you are treated, whether or not you are considered good enough, et cetera. Through my experience, I’ve become more aware of the judgements regarding my ethnicity and it’s come to my understanding that in order to be accepted, you must meet the standards built by those around you. These standards obviously include how you body itself looks, however on further examination the root of such judgements on the body is