The first story I told was “The Two Old Women’s Bet”. It was really light hearted and fun. It really made me laugh and it showed me not to take life so seriously. The story helped me shed some light on my humorous side and also helped me step outside of my comfort zone. At first I felt like I couldn’t personally relate very well to the story because it was about two old women and their husbands. Looking at it now the two old women remind me of my grandmother. She’s always had a really vibrant personality. She was constantly laughing and telling jokes. I think a lot of younger people fear getting older and for me this story really proved that no matter what age you can always laugh and enjoy life. I’m a young woman that has a long life a head of her filled with laughter along the way. …show more content…
The second story was “The Twelve Dancing Princesses”. This story is an underdog story and that’s why I was so drawn to it. I’ve always felt like an underdog in my life. Never the best, but never the worst. The young soldier in the story is who I relate to the most. After being wounded in war he has no clue what he’s going to do. There have been many tasks were I’ve felt like I don’t know how I’m going to do this. It was inspiring to me that despite his hesitations he went on to defy the odds and become king. I’m an underdog, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t win. I think everyone in the class came into a little nervous about telling stories and through that shared anxiety we formed a bond.
We all got to know one another little by little as we went through the daily excises in class. The class had a real we’re all in this together feel. The class also got closer to you as you told stories about your life. We all put ourselves out them in a vulnerable way and because of that it made us closer. In most classes you don’t learn much about your classmates, but because we were forced to interact with one another we knew each other as people and not just students.
Before the class I knew Matt through a mutual friend. I knew that he was into acting, but I had never seen him perform anything. He did a good job telling his stories and I could tell how charismatic he was about it. I also learned a lot of little facts about him that I didn’t know before. Even though I didn’t get to hear is last performance I did get to hear the idea. I didn’t know that he had gotten into a near death car crash earlier in the year. It was eye opening to me. Everyone has stories that they don’t tell anyone. I defiantly felt like I knew Matt better because of this
class. I was really scared of telling stories in front of the class. Public speaking has always been my Achilles heel. I learned that I’m more resilient than I thought. I remember after the first story I told I was just happy that I had done it and I hadn’t totally failed at it. I have more confidence in my public speaking abilities now. I also just realized through the class how important story telling is to me. I’m a writer so most of my stories are fictional, but I’ve always been captivated by stories and that’s why I want to tell my own. The message that I get from the phrase “there is nothing good nor bad, but thinking makes it so” is that life all depends on your perspective. People have more control over their life than they think they do. Everybody goes through rough times, but it’s how you react and choose to think in those times that counts.
During my first few weeks, I met a student named Joseph. He towered over me at 6-foot-4 and weighing 300 pounds. At first, I didn't know what to expect from him.I was surprised to learn he had failed the 9th grade twice and with this being his third try he was in the same grade as his younger brother, Jason. Joe and I became friends fast. I was treated differently because of my skin color but Joe did not judge me. Through students chit-chatter, I learned Joe was very popular and on the football team but had unexpectedly quit his first year. Joe struggled with his classes especially in English and Mathematics. One day in English, another kid was struggling to read a passage aloud, the classroom was filled with snickers and the teacher made the poor kid continue. After class, Joe comforted the kid and made him smile. That was his talent,, he had the ability to make people feel better.
The world is filled with many different types of societies and cultures. This is due to the fact that many people share dissimilar beliefs and ideas, as well as diverse ways of life. People lived under different circumstances and stipulations, therefore forming cultures and societies with ideas they formulated, themselves. These two factors, society and culture, are what motivate people to execute the things that they do. Many times, however, society and culture can cause downgrading effects to an assemblage if ever it is corrupt or prejudiced. Society and culture not only influences the emotions individuals have toward things like age differences, religion, power, and equality but also the actions they perform as a result.
The class seemed to slip by very quickly. He figured out afterwards that he doesn't share any other classes with Ian which was a real downer. What made it worse was that he didn't share lunch with him either, he knew it was probably hard for Ian to get anyones attention, he also knew that Ian would sit all by himself with no one to talk to. Considering he seemed to be Ian's only
College helps students learn interpersonal skills. Being in college is way for students to socialize better. Living on campus students have many opportunities to interact with many different types of people. Students also can develop better social skills whether it is by partying or joining different clubs and organizations. “According to Arthur Chickering's "Seven Vectors" student development theory, ‘developing mature interpersonal relationships’...
Everyone is supposed to have a story about how he/she became the reader and writer he/she is today. For me, my story is not just about how I became an exceptional reader and writer; it is about how I became the person I am. I do not have some dark childhood story filled with depressed memories. I had a delightful childhood and cannot complain about anything that I have been through. However, I feel as if I live a life much different from all the children I knew.
I would switch back and forth between loving school and despising it. Often times I would be bored by the school work that was too easily completed. This was changed by a once a week class that was named Individualized Learning Opportunities (ILO). This class gave me a reason to enjoy school. The teacher Mrs. Krebbs was the most amazing person that I had ever known. She would let us play with glue and be messy and give us the attention we often lacked from our other teachers. During this time is when I made my first long time friend, Alex. I met Alex when I was in second grade. She was my first best friend and would remain in that position until we both moved away for college and lost touch. She always brought out my best qualities when we were
High school was a good time for me with all my sports, music activities, and Student Council, but it was also very tough. I didn't have many friends. Also, I worried so much about school and "getting the grade", that I often felt very stressed. I also went through a period of a couple years when I was pretty depressed. These four teachers helped me through my difficult times mostly by just being there to listen. I also loved their classes, but I think that more than anything they influenced me because I liked them as people and knew they believed in me. I truly believe that if a student likes a teacher, feels a connection with them, and can develop a relationship, they will be much more interested in the material and will care more and do better.
...friends” then they would interpret my words differently and make me look like a bad person. Rumors were spread, arguments took place, and I lost those two friends because they couldn’t treat me right. I learned to not be friends with anyone who might spread rumors about me or that might be too easily offended. I found out that the popular kids can be mean sometimes. I was made fun of for my oversized sweater. The sweater used to belong to my older cousin whom I admired. I didn’t know why they thought it looked funny when I believed it was the best piece of clothing I ever owned. The popular group taught me to keep dressing the way I want. Then my attire could make the girl upset and I would be the one comfortable at school. Therefore, my peers taught me about life and myself. This group affected me because I learned to not fall under the norms and make my own trends.
Yet again, I was starting another school where I didn’t know anyone.I had to do it all over again, with the same thoughts going through my head, wondering what it was going to be like, always wondering if I was going to fit and make friends easily knowing how big it was. I decided that these next two years at this school were going to be focused on college and my school work, I wasn’t going to be in any clubs or sports. I thought to myself that joining a sport at a small school was very different and I didn’t want to know what it was like at a big school. I managed starting this school just like I managed starting high school. Good thing I am very outgoing so I enjoy meeting new people! I remember my first day of school there like it was yesterday. Walking in and seeing thousands of faces that I have never seen before. It was huge, 1500 in each grade. It was so big that they had two different campuses; one for the freshman and sophomores and another for the juniors and seniors. It was really hard making friends but I was lucky enough to be able to go to the Lake County Tech Campus associated with the College of Lake County and I made a lot of friends there in my nursing class. It was a very racial school, there wasn’t a majority of one race whereas Central was majority whites. I enjoyed all of my teachers that I ever had at Warren and I felt that I really learned a lot compared to feeling like I was ever
What if everyone sat alone for lunch, each company did not interact with other businesses, and everyone lived a life of solitude? During college, learning to interact with others plays a large role in shaping the individual. College life provides many opportunities for a student to become involved with others. This socialization can result in a person gaining many benefits, including preparation for the work world. Social development helps a student to meet new people as well as making a person aware of the diversity on a college campus like Saint Peter’s. Human traits have evolved because of the influence that our surroundings exert upon us. The manner in which a person socializes in his or her environment determines how a person develops. In the college environment, the process of socialization turns students into adults.
...ole, the female students became close when they became true to themselves and the cliques begin to blend. For example, Gretchen, one of the Plastics became close friends with the Asian students. Social acceptance should not be the most important thing in anyone’s life. Always wanting this acceptance will cause people to change into someone they are not.
Storytelling is an effective method to teach, motivate and inspire people. I believe that the two stories mentioned in this chapter will do the needful. Read between the lines carefully. Create awareness about increasing
I wondered how I would meet classmates with different ways of thinking, many of them with different ages, customs, nationalities and ways of life. This really was one of my greatest expectations. Nowadays, I have met so many different and wonderful people, willing to support each other in everything, starting over with a primary and a common goal for all, fighting to get the final result, becoming nurses. More than that, we have become good friends that support each other most of the time. In our open spaces we share the experiences that we live in each class, we analyze our weaknesses and we always look for the right solution. Likewise, we talked about family and work issues, and in our spare time, we organize activities to hang out together and rejoice in
The journey of life follows a predetermined pattern; we evolve from needing influence and guidance to finally reaching that point where our lives are up to us. I consider myself very lucky up to this point in my journey. Some people become sidetracked and wind up on a far different course than initially planned, but the detours I made have only assisted in embellishing the individual instead of devouring it.
Thirteen years ago, we met for the first time. Along the way, some additions and some subtractions were made throughout; leaving us with the group you see before you. Throughout our high school journey, as a very dysfunctional family, many good and some not so good memories were made that shaped us into the people we are today. Most classes grow up together, uniting as a group; or a family. It would be a lie to say this also happened with our class, as we are all so different. Our class holds so much diversity, it makes sense why we don’t seem to mesh together smoothly. But that is what makes us unique. Like the pieces of a puzzle. Each piece in a puzzle is different. Not every piece fits together, but they all have their own place in the big picture. That is what symbolizes our class. A puzzle. We are all so unique, and diverse, but all together we all come to form the big picture.