In this course, my strategies for collecting relevant information for specific tasks include getting the right and the most relevant sources I could find both on the internet and in books. I make sure that the content of the informations that my sources provides are relevant, makes sense, and connects to the topic. When I’m working in a group, I listen to what they have to say and eventually share my ideas so that I could help too. Same goes to the rest of the people in the group. I make sure that I both listen and cooperate with everyone, so that we all get to achieve our goal.
An example of an idea I developed that was new to my peers are the different kinds of racism and the things that makes one racist, specifically covert racism. I feel like the issue is not that new, but I believe it is to some people. I was surprised that I wasn’t fully aware back then that some of the people that told me these specific things were racist and is discriminating me. This course helped open my eyes to understand what and how could someone be or say something racist. It helped me understand the issue more, helped me to be careful with the words that I say, and to feel empathy to the people who experience it.
Joining social media gan give you both risks and benefits. If you have a positive social media account, you can give people a good impression about your background, or give you a positive feedback. Your account can tell a good story about you, and there will no be people out there to tell that you are a threatening person. This can also tell people about your interest, social interactions, and even your hobbies. Since many of us post our daily lives online, it is possible that people can tell what are the things that we like and dislikes, or even assume what kind of personality what we have. On the other hand, having a negative based social media account can put you in trouble in many ways. If you do not have a positive account, people will think that you as well are not a great person to be with and will result different kinds of negative feedback. People will assume that you are a threat to everyone, and they have to avoid you to keep themselves somewhat safe from your presence.
Core Competency Reflection
“I can recognize different points of view and can disagree respectfully.”
I chose this one because I talk to people about different topics, and I give my opinions about it while making sure that I am saying the right words. I also do my best to not offend them when stating my side, because I understand that people get upset with other’s statements and all of us have different perspectives.
“I can represent my learning and tell how it connects to my experiences.”
I chose this one because most of the time I find some of the things that I learn, similar to the past experiences that I have. From this, I sometimes manage to predict what might happen to me of I make certain choices, and how am I going to manage sudden obstacles.
“I can understand that learning is continuous and my identity will continue to evolve.”
I chose this one because I believe that I am still a growing person who is still picking up new informations and learning from it. I know that maturity also comes along with it, so I do my best to understand things as best as I can so I will not eventually struggle with it.
“I can be kind to others, and support others when they need it.”
I chose this because I know that I am a person who can be kind and understanding with people. When someone asks for my help, I always kindly do my best to help them in a way that they could understand, because I know that they might do the same thing to me.
My goal:
“I can use strategies to help me find peace and I sustain a healthy and balanced lifestyle.”
My goal is to expand my strategic understanding of the things around me more. I know to myself that I do this in a way that I know, but it does not work as better as I planned most of the time; Therefore, I need to improve this more because I believe that I can use my strategical thinking in other ways, not just for a healthy lifestyle. I believe that if I can improve this, I can use it on other aspects like finance, future planning, or maybe even in my future work space.
This books is about a Japanese girl named Amy who’s in love with a white boy named Adam. Adam’s family is one of the upper classes, while Amy’s is somewhere in the lower class. This made their parents dislike their relationship because they see them as two different people who don’t belong to each other. One day, they got involved in the “color game” at their school which changed everything.
Amy’s brother’s wife, Sue, said that, “It’s so much harder to make it when you’re not white. It’s possible, sure, but prejudice runs deep”. I agree to what she said in story because in our modern society, most of us categorize each other based on our social status and even our skin. People make up this social hierarchy out of nonsense that separates people from one another. They could loose their value as a human being, because the idea that these barriers are preventing them to be so is holding them back. They discriminate other people just because they are the complete opposite of them. The sad truth is no matter how better things are, there are still going to be problems out there. Everything has their both pros and cons, which is why I agree to what Sue stated in the book.
This pieces are inspired by my own experiences in life, which I believe some people may have also experienced, including my friends and family. In order to create these, I gathered pictures from the Internet for me to use as my reference. Then, I would use different art strategies to complete the whole artwork. I focused more on how will I form the the texture, balance, form, and shape of the image. I wanted to show the story behind these pieces and might inspire my audience. I always have a hard time figuring these things will be put in the work, so I took my time and I successfully accomplished my works.
