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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Oh, Sister
Monday, October 3, 2011
Weekly Thoughts: Fighting Hard to Succeed
Sister Scholes, my COMM100 professor, has these little tidbits that she posts to her website every week. As our final project, we have to complete a portfolio (mine in the form of a blog) with these posted thoughts and our thoughts on these thoughts.
Yay thoughts! :)
Here is our post for this week:
Okay, first off, love Edison. Secondly, this reminds me of a book I read last year titled It's Your Time.
This book is pretty spectacular and if you haven't read it yet, you really really should. The first chapter Joel Osteen writes is a personal story from when he was running a marathon. I can't remember the words exactly, but I retell it the best I can.
So he's running up this extremely massive hill (think running from sea level to Death Valley) and he's almost ready to give up. As he takes a corner, he's thinking about stopping when a man walks by him and says, "You're closer than you think." Olsteen question what the man has just said, and suddenly he's filled with this power to continue on. This random line from a random man has Osteen sprinting round the bend to find that he's reached the top of the hill. Had he quit when he did, he wouldn't have been able to see the spectacular view the hill offered. These are moments when you realize that you are about to be a part of something amazing; it just gets harder the closer you get to it.
So my thoughts on this are that if you start something you need to see it through. If you have a goal, no matter how small, fight until you've succeeded. There is no point in going half way only to give up and never see the benefits you could have received.
As a college student, I completely understand this. I started majoring in biology, then wanted to go to international studies, and now am in communications. I feel the pressures of schooling and want to give up (trust me, my mother knows about many of the times I've wanted to give up) but I have to understand that the greatest things are worth fighting the hardest for.
Never give up, no matter how hard it may seem because just when you feel like you can't go any further... that's when you are about to reap the greatest of rewards.
The end. :)
Yay thoughts! :)
Here is our post for this week:
THOUGHT: "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success before they gave up." ~ Thomas Edison ~
Okay, first off, love Edison. Secondly, this reminds me of a book I read last year titled It's Your Time.
This book is pretty spectacular and if you haven't read it yet, you really really should. The first chapter Joel Osteen writes is a personal story from when he was running a marathon. I can't remember the words exactly, but I retell it the best I can.
So he's running up this extremely massive hill (think running from sea level to Death Valley) and he's almost ready to give up. As he takes a corner, he's thinking about stopping when a man walks by him and says, "You're closer than you think." Olsteen question what the man has just said, and suddenly he's filled with this power to continue on. This random line from a random man has Osteen sprinting round the bend to find that he's reached the top of the hill. Had he quit when he did, he wouldn't have been able to see the spectacular view the hill offered. These are moments when you realize that you are about to be a part of something amazing; it just gets harder the closer you get to it.
So my thoughts on this are that if you start something you need to see it through. If you have a goal, no matter how small, fight until you've succeeded. There is no point in going half way only to give up and never see the benefits you could have received.
As a college student, I completely understand this. I started majoring in biology, then wanted to go to international studies, and now am in communications. I feel the pressures of schooling and want to give up (trust me, my mother knows about many of the times I've wanted to give up) but I have to understand that the greatest things are worth fighting the hardest for.
Never give up, no matter how hard it may seem because just when you feel like you can't go any further... that's when you are about to reap the greatest of rewards.
The end. :)
Thursday, September 29, 2011
I-Comm: the Wave of the Future
So I've decided that this blog won't focus on religious ideals as much as originally planned. It just feels like I'm stabbing at someone's personal beliefs and I've decided to knock it off. However, this will be continued as an update to being a college student, still possibly the perspective on being outside of a culture.
New news! :) I have found, during my COMM100 that pretty much anyone is allowed to sign up as a member of the Scroll, our school's paper/digital media.
Booyah.
I've decided that this coming semester (after my grades are all sorted and whatnot) I shall enter I-Comm under the photography/video productions department. This means that I'll be taking pictures and recording scenes for our news organization.
After that, I'm going to enroll in our Ad class and eventually get to work for companies that pay our department (yes, pay :D) to produce advertising and awareness films/posters. I'm thinking this year is going to be rather stellar.
Here's a peak if you wish. ♥
New news! :) I have found, during my COMM100 that pretty much anyone is allowed to sign up as a member of the Scroll, our school's paper/digital media.
Booyah.
I've decided that this coming semester (after my grades are all sorted and whatnot) I shall enter I-Comm under the photography/video productions department. This means that I'll be taking pictures and recording scenes for our news organization.
After that, I'm going to enroll in our Ad class and eventually get to work for companies that pay our department (yes, pay :D) to produce advertising and awareness films/posters. I'm thinking this year is going to be rather stellar.
Here's a peak if you wish. ♥
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
An Apology
Well, I feel that I've been harsh lately so here's my apology:
I am sorry if anyone finds these words offensive. Honestly, I know that our First Amendment does give us the freedom of speech to a point, and I hope that I haven't gone past this point lately. I don't have too much of a filter and it's something I need to work on. That said, my FDAMF professor (the one I wrote about in my last post) is actually one cool dude. He makes learning a blast and his enthusiasm for the subject of American History blows me away. My classmates are amazing kids with only the brightest of futures ahead and I do love my school dearly.
There are things I wish I could change, but then again, I was the one who decided to attend this university. I'm learning and figuring things out and I hope that I too can squelch my sometimes hypocritical tendencies.
Peace and love. :) ♥
I am sorry if anyone finds these words offensive. Honestly, I know that our First Amendment does give us the freedom of speech to a point, and I hope that I haven't gone past this point lately. I don't have too much of a filter and it's something I need to work on. That said, my FDAMF professor (the one I wrote about in my last post) is actually one cool dude. He makes learning a blast and his enthusiasm for the subject of American History blows me away. My classmates are amazing kids with only the brightest of futures ahead and I do love my school dearly.
There are things I wish I could change, but then again, I was the one who decided to attend this university. I'm learning and figuring things out and I hope that I too can squelch my sometimes hypocritical tendencies.
Peace and love. :) ♥
To Question or not to Question? That's the... Question?
Please excuse the grammar on this, we're going mobile. Just a quick observation today in my American History Foundations class: hypocrisy has risen.
As usual, I was looking forward to my class this morning, but was met with something strange. As we dove into the understandings of natural law, my professor decided to share an opinion and a rather strongly-felt opinion at that. As we began he said something along the lines of "Don't blog or debate. This is truth." Odd? I thought one of the greatest weapons our Founding Fathers had was the ability to think for themselves and never take anything at face value. Now I'm not debating natural law; what I'm questioning is that our professor listed several slides of a presentation with what the founding fathers meant by saying a doing things. I felt that yes, certain things are set in stone, but there is only so far you can stretch an action to fit your desired result.
Our professor went on to make this "no debating" point several times. Though I wouldn't normally think too much of this, I do recall a lecture last week when our professor praised Thomas Jefferson for always thinking and never settling for what someone else told him was truth.
We discussed God's influence on the founding generation and again, the point of no debating. I understand that you won't get anywhere if you constantly question everything, but, taking a quote from even the Book of Mormon, it states, "Act, do not be acted upon." Modern day translation, think for yourselves. Decide what you feel in your hearts of hearts is truth. I believe that God is our Saviour and He died to give us life. However, I don't take everything from the Bible as literal truth because that is the way I see it. I will not force someone else to see it my way nor will I let someone else force me to believe certain things. I will see their point and tell them it's a wonderful idea. I will not say it's wrong and I will decide for myself if it is my personal truth.
I never set out to tell anyone that what they believe is wrong. We should all get a chance to look at things and make our own choices and decisions for ourselves.
As usual, I was looking forward to my class this morning, but was met with something strange. As we dove into the understandings of natural law, my professor decided to share an opinion and a rather strongly-felt opinion at that. As we began he said something along the lines of "Don't blog or debate. This is truth." Odd? I thought one of the greatest weapons our Founding Fathers had was the ability to think for themselves and never take anything at face value. Now I'm not debating natural law; what I'm questioning is that our professor listed several slides of a presentation with what the founding fathers meant by saying a doing things. I felt that yes, certain things are set in stone, but there is only so far you can stretch an action to fit your desired result.
Our professor went on to make this "no debating" point several times. Though I wouldn't normally think too much of this, I do recall a lecture last week when our professor praised Thomas Jefferson for always thinking and never settling for what someone else told him was truth.
We discussed God's influence on the founding generation and again, the point of no debating. I understand that you won't get anywhere if you constantly question everything, but, taking a quote from even the Book of Mormon, it states, "Act, do not be acted upon." Modern day translation, think for yourselves. Decide what you feel in your hearts of hearts is truth. I believe that God is our Saviour and He died to give us life. However, I don't take everything from the Bible as literal truth because that is the way I see it. I will not force someone else to see it my way nor will I let someone else force me to believe certain things. I will see their point and tell them it's a wonderful idea. I will not say it's wrong and I will decide for myself if it is my personal truth.
I never set out to tell anyone that what they believe is wrong. We should all get a chance to look at things and make our own choices and decisions for ourselves.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Founding Fathers Revamped
OK, so I know that it's been quite some time, and for anyone who actually cares, we're going to pick up where we left off.
Now a sophomore at the wondrously LDS school that is BYU-Idaho, I'm still in the stages of somewhat understanding religious takes on history and our everyday lives. Currently, I'm picking up some classes I neglected to take last year, the main one being FDAMF101, or the founding of our nation for dummies (AKA, those who didn't pass their AP classes in high school). Ah, the tasteless jokes are back. Huzzah...
Anyways, first off, I have to say that this professor, Brother Marshall as he's known, is going to make this one of the most stellar classes this semester. He's got one of those ways of connecting with students while spouting facts and cracking jokes here and there to make sure we're still awake. He's awesome--the end.
That aside, let's get started with the first fact that I didn't know about our Constitution: it was founded on God's Will. Yessiree, the Lord inspired the writers and signers of the Constitution to do just as the history books wrote.
Through a series of talks and journals spoken/written by members of the LDS Church, the word "inspired" is used about twenty-nine times. The largest point they want to make is that God told Washington, Jefferson, Adams and the whole clan to get together and write the famous "We the People..."
OK, now, not to sound contrite or pompous, but doesn't sound a bit overextended of the Lord to hold our hand through every major even in U.S. history. I honestly don't mean to sound rude or uncaring of religions, but remember this a blog; opinions will be shared.
So here's my biggest thing: it's fine of the Lord had a say in the Constitution. What bothers me is this quote from Brigham Young in one of his Discourses. It discusses what will happen when our Constitution looks like it's in trouble.
Here it is: "When the Constitution of the Untied States hangs, as it were, upon a single thread, they will have to call for the "Mormon" Elders to save it from utter destruction; and they will step forth and do it.
"The present Constitution, with a few alterations of a trifling nature, is just a good as we want; and if it is sustained on this land of Joseph, it will be done by us and our posterity."
Does it seem a little self-centered to assume that the U.S. Constitution, a document giving rights and freedoms to every living human within the walls of Lady Liberty; a group of people as diverse as snowflakes; people with varying religions beliefs... This document will be saved by one singular religion? One people–one group of single-minded people–will stand and save the document that gives us all the rights to be our own people. This document will not be saved by the Catholics, the Protestants, the Evangelicals, the Baptists, the Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, or a combination of any and all (sorry for the unmentioned)? No, it shall be saved be one people.
It just seems odd. There are over a dozen articles in the book given to us (the students) by our professor explaining God's hand in the Constitution and how, when it hangs so loosely on a thread, as they put it, it will be saved by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I promise with all my heart that no offense should be taken by any statement that I've made. If anyone reading this (I know, big dream) and wishes to further explain this to me, I would be grateful. It's mostly my curiosity that pressures thoughts such as these. Please, help me understand.
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Citations for the quote:
– Brigham Young, JD 2:182, February 18, 1855, Latter Day Prophets Speaks. Pg. 230
Now a sophomore at the wondrously LDS school that is BYU-Idaho, I'm still in the stages of somewhat understanding religious takes on history and our everyday lives. Currently, I'm picking up some classes I neglected to take last year, the main one being FDAMF101, or the founding of our nation for dummies (AKA, those who didn't pass their AP classes in high school). Ah, the tasteless jokes are back. Huzzah...
Anyways, first off, I have to say that this professor, Brother Marshall as he's known, is going to make this one of the most stellar classes this semester. He's got one of those ways of connecting with students while spouting facts and cracking jokes here and there to make sure we're still awake. He's awesome--the end.
That aside, let's get started with the first fact that I didn't know about our Constitution: it was founded on God's Will. Yessiree, the Lord inspired the writers and signers of the Constitution to do just as the history books wrote.
Through a series of talks and journals spoken/written by members of the LDS Church, the word "inspired" is used about twenty-nine times. The largest point they want to make is that God told Washington, Jefferson, Adams and the whole clan to get together and write the famous "We the People..."
OK, now, not to sound contrite or pompous, but doesn't sound a bit overextended of the Lord to hold our hand through every major even in U.S. history. I honestly don't mean to sound rude or uncaring of religions, but remember this a blog; opinions will be shared.
So here's my biggest thing: it's fine of the Lord had a say in the Constitution. What bothers me is this quote from Brigham Young in one of his Discourses. It discusses what will happen when our Constitution looks like it's in trouble.
Here it is: "When the Constitution of the Untied States hangs, as it were, upon a single thread, they will have to call for the "Mormon" Elders to save it from utter destruction; and they will step forth and do it.
"The present Constitution, with a few alterations of a trifling nature, is just a good as we want; and if it is sustained on this land of Joseph, it will be done by us and our posterity."
Does it seem a little self-centered to assume that the U.S. Constitution, a document giving rights and freedoms to every living human within the walls of Lady Liberty; a group of people as diverse as snowflakes; people with varying religions beliefs... This document will be saved by one singular religion? One people–one group of single-minded people–will stand and save the document that gives us all the rights to be our own people. This document will not be saved by the Catholics, the Protestants, the Evangelicals, the Baptists, the Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, or a combination of any and all (sorry for the unmentioned)? No, it shall be saved be one people.
It just seems odd. There are over a dozen articles in the book given to us (the students) by our professor explaining God's hand in the Constitution and how, when it hangs so loosely on a thread, as they put it, it will be saved by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I promise with all my heart that no offense should be taken by any statement that I've made. If anyone reading this (I know, big dream) and wishes to further explain this to me, I would be grateful. It's mostly my curiosity that pressures thoughts such as these. Please, help me understand.
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Citations for the quote:
– Brigham Young, JD 2:182, February 18, 1855, Latter Day Prophets Speaks. Pg. 230
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Just Because He Could
So remember that thing about some professors being able to look beyond religious restrictions. Well, this teacher does that, and he's pretty awesome too.
From an email he sent our class this afternoon:
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From an email he sent our class this afternoon:
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So I know that school and stress sometimes go together.
Just in case you may be feeling a bit stressed, following is a little test. For it to work you need to read the following before opening the attachment.
I'm not sure exactly how it works, but this is pretty accurate. The attached photo has two almost identical dolphins in it. Look at both dolphins jumping out of the water. The dolphins are identical. A closely monitored, scientific study of a group revealed that in spite of the fact that the dolphins are identical a person under stress would find differences in the two dolphins. If there are many differences found between both dolphins, it means that the person is experiencing a great amount of stress. Look at the photograph and if you find more than one or two differences you may want to take a vacation.
Keep going. Work hard. Learn. Go to class. Do your homework. You can do it. You're great.
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