Blog #7

1) Post your favorite lyrics, poem, or quote for this week.
Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na
NaNa Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
I guess i just lost my husband
I don't know where he went
So i'm gonna drink my money
I'm not gonna pay his rent (Nope)
I got a brand new attitude
And i'm gonna wear it tonight
I wanna get in trouble
I wanna start a fight
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
I wanna start a fight
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
I wanna start a fight
So so what?
I'm still a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don't need you
And guess what
I'm having more fun
And now that we're done
I'm gonna show you tonight
I'm alright, I'm just fine
And you're a tool
So so what?
I am a rockstar
I got my rock moves
And i don't want you tonight
Uh, check my flow, uh
The waiter just took my table
And gave to Jessica Simp- Shit!
I guess i'll go sit with drum boy
At least he'll know how to hit
What if this song's on the radio
Then somebody's gonna die
I'm gonna get in trouble
My ex will start a fight
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
He's gonna start a fight
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
We're all gonna get in a fight!
So so what?
I'm still a rock starI got my rock moves
And i don't need you
And guess whatI'm having more fun
And now that we're done
I'm gonna show you tonight
I'm alright, I'm just fine
And you're a tool
So so what?
I am a rock starI got my rock moves
And i don't want you tonight
You weren't thereYou never were
You want it all
But thats not fair
I gave you love
I gave my all
You weren't thereYou let me fall
So so what?
I'm still a rock starI got my rock moves
And i don't need youAnd guess whatI'm having more fun
And now that we're done (we're done)
I'm gonna show you tonightI'm alright(I'm alright),I'm just fine (I'm just fine)
And you're a tool
So so what?
I am a rock starI got my rock moves
And i don't want you tonightNo No, No NoI
Don't want you tonight
You weren't thereI'm gonna show you tonightI'm alright, I'm just fine
And you're a tool
So so what?
I am a rock starI got my rock moves
And i don't want you tonight
Ba da da da da da
So what, by Pink
2) Develop two reflection questions that you would ask your students at this point in the course if you were a UN100 Professor.
What have you learned so far this semester?
When moving on after this semester, what do you want to take with you?
3) What are you passionate about? Why?
Call me a tomboy or whatever, but i'm really passionate about sports. They keep my mind off of things that are going wrong, and let me burn of some steam. I love playing hockey because it makes me feel better about myself.
4) How are you going to finance your three years of the Radiology program? If you will be in debt from student loans at the end, calculate roughly how much you will owe upon graduation.
I'm going to have many student loans. hah. Roughly i will probably owe around $8,500
5) Have you changed your mind or do you have any new concerns about your program of study after our guest speakers today (Dr. Foley & Joanne)? Are you thinking of a different major or are you dead set on Radiology? What behavior(s) will you maybe have to change in order to keep up with and make the cut?
I'm not going to lie, they did scare me and really make me think if that's what i want to do, but it seems so interesting and enjoyable that i have to continue on with it. I need to get a better grade in anatomy to make the cut, that's for sure.
6) FAST FOOD NATION (You should be reading through Chapter 7 at this point)
Reflect upon the opening lines of Chapter 7:"You can smell Greeley, Colorado, long before you can see it. The smell is hard to forget but not easy to describe, a combination of live animals, manure, and dead animals being rendered into dog food."
Gross! This is one of the most disturbing things I've read in a long time. I would hate even driving by that place, how could people actually live there?
-Have you ever read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
I don't think so.
If so, how does it relate to FFN?-
How high is the employee turnover rate in the meat industry and why don't the packing plants see this as a problem?
The Greely place rate is around 80%. And I think that packing plants dont care about this because the tasks that the workers are doing don't really rely on any skills, so they could just find another person in a hurry.
To supply the beef slaughterhouse, ConAgra operates a pair of enormous feedlots. Each of them can hold up to one hundred thousand head of cattle..During the three months before slaughter, they eat grain..The grain fattens the cattle quickly, aided by the anabolic steroids implanted in their ear."
Can you say cruel and unusual!? This is so disturbing, not only is it hurting the animals, but it's hurting the people that consume it, this can't be healty for us and it's definately not healthy for the animals.
-Do you think that these animals' emotions (fears, stress, anger) affect the meat we eat derived from them? How? -
I think that it probably does have an affect on the meat because if a animal is stressed, it's more likely not to eat (even though who wouldn't want to eat what they are giving them), and it would cause them to be very small.
How do you feel about eating steroids via consumption of "USDA Inspected" beef?
Discusted! If i'm going to be eating meat, i want the real deal, not like fake, chemically enhanced crap.

Number six!

Reflect upon one tactic we discussed in class this week concerning Procrastination, Study Habits, Retainment, or Test-Taking/Anxiety. (Choose something that you will probably try and discuss why).
While in class today talking about procrastination, study habits, retainment and test-taking was actually quite interesting. Personally I need to focus on my study habits, retaining information and my anxiety. In class when we presented what to do while studying I learned that studying everything all at once isn't such a good idea, I need to start taking breaks in between subjects every half hour or hour. I also realize that I should probably review my notes the day I take them rather than a week or two after, because that isn't really helping my situation. Hopefully after this weeks class I should be able to take better notes and study them better. :)

Blog 5

What do you feel this course (UN100) should focus on? What do you need help in, specifically?Please write at least one paragraph focusing on your specific academic needs. That's it - have a great week!

I feel that UN100 should focus on how to study, more specifically how to study productivley. In my school we were always given little study guides for each test or exam, so I always knew what to study, but now I have to pick and choose what I feel is going to be on the exam, which trust me, isn't always the correct stuff. So I feel that I don't need to learn how to take notes, because I already konw how to do that, I need to learn how to effectively study, and not just read the information, but learn how to absorb it.

:)