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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Reflection of Class
Posted By: Robert Alexander
Topic: Reflection of Class
I believe that all the blog topics were great. Each week complemented the last week by moving forward with something new that reflected on the past week and the topic could be related to the last week on so on. Each week made me think about what really mater to me with my goals, planning, honesty ect. It was even fun to reflect on some of the other classmates’ postings to see how much the same and really different people took and looked at things.
I believe that each one of the students in this class has advanced as a writer. If it is not from the daily writing assignments that gave each student writing time to self reflect on ones own writing and views/thoughts, blog postings which engaged other students in each students writing, and the essay writing which gave the students a stronger and better understanding of MLA format and college/professional writing. Each student has embraced writing in some way or form as a result of the teachings this year by one form or the other. I found that the blog postings and response made me excel in engaging students with the weekly selected topic and being out right carefully with thought out ides that help me engaged the reader and master checking my writing. The daily writing assignments, I enjoyed the most do to feeling the most comfortable writing.
Now if I had to select one posting over any of the other postings I liked, I would have to say that I liked the first topic “Introductions”. Why well we get to talk about "US" that is why.
To recap my writings;
Essay 1 # Observational Essay (Cultural)
As my observation of a place and culture, I have never been exposed to I decided to go to downtown city of Los Angeles. So it was Saturday at 10am on September 03, 2011, when we jumped on the Metro train at Downtown Riverside station heading to Union Station in the city of Los Angeles. The funny thing is that I have been on mass transit and even a train but never the metrolink. So this was really the start of my journey to search for culture. The destination was chinatown and Olvera Street or some call little Mexico. It was a day of fun.
Essay 2 # Cause and Effect - Relationship influence from Porn
This topic was out of no were just was sitting their in class and said why not.I do have to say I would have never thought that their was so much support and information to show the Pro's and Con's of Porn.
Essay 3 # Mental Culpability of Minor Children (Roper vs Simmons) Death Penalty of Minor's:
With this paper I adventured into mentally capable of minors to being held to standards of an adult when they clearly don’t have the psychological mental capable to determine the same as adults.
Essay 4 (Interview) - I interviewed my friend that served in the Army and he gave me a light on the Pro's and Con's of Army Life. The one easy I did not like was the interview easy. I found it hard to fill four to five pages of the information gathered and wished I had a little more time to prepare for this easy. I was thinking that the interview easy would have been better placed as the second essay rather then the fourth.
Essay #5 Operation Valkrie and the anti-Nazi resistance.
I enjoyed this essay the most and that we got to give a presentation at the end.
Many of us believe that German Citizens, Government Personal, and Military Commanders supported the actions of the Nazi Parties takeover of the government and sanctions that took place that lead to World War II and the killing of many innocent lives. In this essay I cover the truth and facts around what really was taking place with German from 1930's-1945
anyways - I enjoyed the class it was fun, the teacher was great and I wish good luck to you all. Maybe I will see you again.
Now to my sweat goodbye !
Topic: Reflection of Class
I believe that all the blog topics were great. Each week complemented the last week by moving forward with something new that reflected on the past week and the topic could be related to the last week on so on. Each week made me think about what really mater to me with my goals, planning, honesty ect. It was even fun to reflect on some of the other classmates’ postings to see how much the same and really different people took and looked at things.
I believe that each one of the students in this class has advanced as a writer. If it is not from the daily writing assignments that gave each student writing time to self reflect on ones own writing and views/thoughts, blog postings which engaged other students in each students writing, and the essay writing which gave the students a stronger and better understanding of MLA format and college/professional writing. Each student has embraced writing in some way or form as a result of the teachings this year by one form or the other. I found that the blog postings and response made me excel in engaging students with the weekly selected topic and being out right carefully with thought out ides that help me engaged the reader and master checking my writing. The daily writing assignments, I enjoyed the most do to feeling the most comfortable writing.
Now if I had to select one posting over any of the other postings I liked, I would have to say that I liked the first topic “Introductions”. Why well we get to talk about "US" that is why.
To recap my writings;
Essay 1 # Observational Essay (Cultural)
As my observation of a place and culture, I have never been exposed to I decided to go to downtown city of Los Angeles. So it was Saturday at 10am on September 03, 2011, when we jumped on the Metro train at Downtown Riverside station heading to Union Station in the city of Los Angeles. The funny thing is that I have been on mass transit and even a train but never the metrolink. So this was really the start of my journey to search for culture. The destination was chinatown and Olvera Street or some call little Mexico. It was a day of fun.
Essay 2 # Cause and Effect - Relationship influence from Porn
This topic was out of no were just was sitting their in class and said why not.I do have to say I would have never thought that their was so much support and information to show the Pro's and Con's of Porn.
Essay 3 # Mental Culpability of Minor Children (Roper vs Simmons) Death Penalty of Minor's:
With this paper I adventured into mentally capable of minors to being held to standards of an adult when they clearly don’t have the psychological mental capable to determine the same as adults.
Essay 4 (Interview) - I interviewed my friend that served in the Army and he gave me a light on the Pro's and Con's of Army Life. The one easy I did not like was the interview easy. I found it hard to fill four to five pages of the information gathered and wished I had a little more time to prepare for this easy. I was thinking that the interview easy would have been better placed as the second essay rather then the fourth.
Essay #5 Operation Valkrie and the anti-Nazi resistance.
I enjoyed this essay the most and that we got to give a presentation at the end.
Many of us believe that German Citizens, Government Personal, and Military Commanders supported the actions of the Nazi Parties takeover of the government and sanctions that took place that lead to World War II and the killing of many innocent lives. In this essay I cover the truth and facts around what really was taking place with German from 1930's-1945
anyways - I enjoyed the class it was fun, the teacher was great and I wish good luck to you all. Maybe I will see you again.
Now to my sweat goodbye !
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Pressure (11)
Posted By: Robert Alexander
Title: Pressure (11)
Are you under Pressure ? Have you waited to the last minute to complete your essay ? Is all the work piling up and no time to complete it ? If you answered yes to one of these you got to be under pressure to get things done. Now one may think of pressure as something more. It can be.
Peer pressure is one more thing one can see as pressure. Has anyone ever said, come on just try this, come on just one time or maybe pressured you to go somewhere, do something that you feel pressured to do ? I think at some point we all have been under pressure for something. Peer pressure is; having to move to an environment or place they are not comfortable with.
So I will leave you with this not get pressured in to something you don't want to do ....
"We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it. You have to. I don't feel that anymore." -Oprah Winfrey
Title: Pressure (11)
Are you under Pressure ? Have you waited to the last minute to complete your essay ? Is all the work piling up and no time to complete it ? If you answered yes to one of these you got to be under pressure to get things done. Now one may think of pressure as something more. It can be.
Peer pressure is one more thing one can see as pressure. Has anyone ever said, come on just try this, come on just one time or maybe pressured you to go somewhere, do something that you feel pressured to do ? I think at some point we all have been under pressure for something. Peer pressure is; having to move to an environment or place they are not comfortable with.
So I will leave you with this not get pressured in to something you don't want to do ....
"We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it. You have to. I don't feel that anymore." -Oprah Winfrey
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Criticism (10)
Posted By: Robert Alexander
Criticism (10)
Can you take the heat ? you’re a loser, why you do that, you got a F- in the English class ! So is Criticism also bad and/or good ? What is this thing called Criticism? Is it a critical comment or judgment. Yes it is good and bad. Sometimes criticism is the kick in the but you need. Mostly I would say that little thing call criticism is bad. But don’t let it get you down. It’s about humility and your attitude when you come back. Use common Sense, was it real or was that person just a jack ass ?
Have you been the practice of analyzing, classifying, interpreting, or evaluating literary of someone ? Well then you have been criticized. Just like this (example) “Sorry Monica that you’re an republiccan, that’s what’s wrong with you.” Lol. Or even “you suck at baseball “. But to criticize does not necessarily imply to find fault, but to expression of an objection against a disapproval. It can be for your better good.
How do you deal with Criticism ? Assume criticism is logical. It's always best to assume that a person's criticism is sincere. Given the base from which the person is working, the criticism is entirely logical. The key is to understand the base from which people work. Thus, to work with people's criticisms, we must know their deep beliefs, biases, experiences, theological positions, and especially their ego positions. Limit the criticism you'll accept. A leader must know how to limit the criticism he or she accepts. Many times I have let one critical person keep me from recognizing the strength of the hundred who are in agreement. It's possible to turn a cold into a cancer. Don't turn criticism into a personal contest. So often we make criticism into a personal contest, when if left alone, it will die of its own lack of meaning. Learn to lose a battle in order to win a war. Admit when you've been wrong. I try to look on every reasonable criticism as a chance to review my position or better myself.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt quotes
Criticism (10)
Can you take the heat ? you’re a loser, why you do that, you got a F- in the English class ! So is Criticism also bad and/or good ? What is this thing called Criticism? Is it a critical comment or judgment. Yes it is good and bad. Sometimes criticism is the kick in the but you need. Mostly I would say that little thing call criticism is bad. But don’t let it get you down. It’s about humility and your attitude when you come back. Use common Sense, was it real or was that person just a jack ass ?
Have you been the practice of analyzing, classifying, interpreting, or evaluating literary of someone ? Well then you have been criticized. Just like this (example) “Sorry Monica that you’re an republiccan, that’s what’s wrong with you.” Lol. Or even “you suck at baseball “. But to criticize does not necessarily imply to find fault, but to expression of an objection against a disapproval. It can be for your better good.
How do you deal with Criticism ? Assume criticism is logical. It's always best to assume that a person's criticism is sincere. Given the base from which the person is working, the criticism is entirely logical. The key is to understand the base from which people work. Thus, to work with people's criticisms, we must know their deep beliefs, biases, experiences, theological positions, and especially their ego positions. Limit the criticism you'll accept. A leader must know how to limit the criticism he or she accepts. Many times I have let one critical person keep me from recognizing the strength of the hundred who are in agreement. It's possible to turn a cold into a cancer. Don't turn criticism into a personal contest. So often we make criticism into a personal contest, when if left alone, it will die of its own lack of meaning. Learn to lose a battle in order to win a war. Admit when you've been wrong. I try to look on every reasonable criticism as a chance to review my position or better myself.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt quotes
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Common Sense (9)
Posted by: Robert Alexander
Blog Topic: Common Sense (9)
Has any of you been just sitting and thinking why did that person do that ? Is the girl really that stupid ? I hate to say this but many of us have no common sense. What is common sense ? Common sense is what some of would call good judgment. How many of you think you have good judgment ?
Good judgment is doing the right thing when it needs to be done. That’s like saying why did you run that stop sign. Good judgment or common sense would tell you I need to stop. I think that good judgment or common sense is linked with the all the other postings. Would you not agree that hard work, goals, planning, honesty, dependably, your attitude, and humility would give most people common sense. Not completely but it is a start. With these it is hard for a person to use common sense. Good judgment would be to have all of the above mentioned traits.
Some would also say that common sense is part of what we have learned and how we were raised. This is also true. But having a understanding of what is right, what is wrong, what is better, and what is not so good. One can have better common senses and judgment not to do something’s and to do others.
So now I ask you the question ??// did you think you have common senses ? now I ask you this did you work on your essay 2 assignment 72 hours before it was do or did you wait until the last minute. If you said you rushed to complete the assignment you did not use your better judgment ……
Blog Topic: Common Sense (9)
Has any of you been just sitting and thinking why did that person do that ? Is the girl really that stupid ? I hate to say this but many of us have no common sense. What is common sense ? Common sense is what some of would call good judgment. How many of you think you have good judgment ?
Good judgment is doing the right thing when it needs to be done. That’s like saying why did you run that stop sign. Good judgment or common sense would tell you I need to stop. I think that good judgment or common sense is linked with the all the other postings. Would you not agree that hard work, goals, planning, honesty, dependably, your attitude, and humility would give most people common sense. Not completely but it is a start. With these it is hard for a person to use common sense. Good judgment would be to have all of the above mentioned traits.
Some would also say that common sense is part of what we have learned and how we were raised. This is also true. But having a understanding of what is right, what is wrong, what is better, and what is not so good. One can have better common senses and judgment not to do something’s and to do others.
So now I ask you the question ??// did you think you have common senses ? now I ask you this did you work on your essay 2 assignment 72 hours before it was do or did you wait until the last minute. If you said you rushed to complete the assignment you did not use your better judgment ……
Humility (8)
Posted By: Robert Alexander
Topic: Humility (8)
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.” ~ Albert Einstein
This word has so many meanings. Humility is the quality of being modest, and respectful. Humility, in various interpretations, is widely seen as a virtue and a moral. Humility has religious meaning. Humility in many religious and philosophical traditions, being connected with notions of transcendent unity with the universe or one’s divine.
Humility in god’s eyes; to seek God, and His truths, we must become humble. Without humility God will not open the door, and our seeking will be in vain. "And whoso knocketh, to him will he open; and the wise, and the learned, and they that are rich, who are puffed up because of their learning, and their wisdom, and their riches yea, they are they whom he despiseth; and save they shall cast these things away, and consider themselves fools before God, and come down in the depths of humility, he will not open unto them" (2 Nephi 9:42).
I think for one person to understand and to be truly humble person that person must understand honesty. One must understand that one cannot be always right. One must understand defeat. One must respect himself and others to be a humble person. With an understanding of humility one can overcome his weaknesses and become this strengths.
Topic: Humility (8)
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.” ~ Albert Einstein
This word has so many meanings. Humility is the quality of being modest, and respectful. Humility, in various interpretations, is widely seen as a virtue and a moral. Humility has religious meaning. Humility in many religious and philosophical traditions, being connected with notions of transcendent unity with the universe or one’s divine.
Humility in god’s eyes; to seek God, and His truths, we must become humble. Without humility God will not open the door, and our seeking will be in vain. "And whoso knocketh, to him will he open; and the wise, and the learned, and they that are rich, who are puffed up because of their learning, and their wisdom, and their riches yea, they are they whom he despiseth; and save they shall cast these things away, and consider themselves fools before God, and come down in the depths of humility, he will not open unto them" (2 Nephi 9:42).
I think for one person to understand and to be truly humble person that person must understand honesty. One must understand that one cannot be always right. One must understand defeat. One must respect himself and others to be a humble person. With an understanding of humility one can overcome his weaknesses and become this strengths.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Attitude (7)
Posted By: Robert Alexander
Topic: Attitude
If any thing can get you in more trouble it is your Attitude. Almost always, you have a choice as to what attitude to adopt. There is nothing in any normal work situation that dictates you must react one way or another. If you feel angry about something that happens, or even happy, sad ect; for instance, that's how you choose to feel. Nothing in the event itself makes it absolutely necessary for you to feel that way. It is your choice. And since you do have a choice, most of the time you'll be better off if you choose to react in a positive rather than a negative way.
You can become a master of control of your Attitude by the use of cognitive thinking. You control how you feel and act by having control. Not by letting other control you by their actions or words. The biggest of any Attitude and cognitive action is JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS. Now how many of you have jumped the gun on something, which later bit in in the but ???
Anyways no matter what your attitude is it will effect the way people see you as a person. You control your attitude.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." ~Herm Albright, quoted in Reader's Digest, June 1995
Topic: Attitude
If any thing can get you in more trouble it is your Attitude. Almost always, you have a choice as to what attitude to adopt. There is nothing in any normal work situation that dictates you must react one way or another. If you feel angry about something that happens, or even happy, sad ect; for instance, that's how you choose to feel. Nothing in the event itself makes it absolutely necessary for you to feel that way. It is your choice. And since you do have a choice, most of the time you'll be better off if you choose to react in a positive rather than a negative way.
You can become a master of control of your Attitude by the use of cognitive thinking. You control how you feel and act by having control. Not by letting other control you by their actions or words. The biggest of any Attitude and cognitive action is JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS. Now how many of you have jumped the gun on something, which later bit in in the but ???
Anyways no matter what your attitude is it will effect the way people see you as a person. You control your attitude.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." ~Herm Albright, quoted in Reader's Digest, June 1995
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Dependability (6)
Posted by: Robert Alexander
Topic: Dependability (6)
Dependability can mean something different for each one of us. An employer looks for people that are dependable when hiring new staff. These people would be someone that is known to be on time get work done on time, and keep his word to what he says. One form of dependable is trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally it is someone that has the quality of never making an error.
I think the many of us as students can understand what the meaning is. Dependability is a key thing that we as students need. You need to be dependable with completing homework, coming to school on time and even enrolling in classes.
Dependability can cover all parts of your life from an relationship with a friend boy friend and/or wife/husband. You can even go as fair as dependability can mold who you are by the way people think of you.
Just think about this Honor, hard Work, integrity, Dependability started a revaluation which in turn was all it took to start a nation ...... When you call for help you depend on help coming ....... check out this you Tube video think it wraps up the last three assessments in one.
Topic: Dependability (6)
Dependability can mean something different for each one of us. An employer looks for people that are dependable when hiring new staff. These people would be someone that is known to be on time get work done on time, and keep his word to what he says. One form of dependable is trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally it is someone that has the quality of never making an error.
I think the many of us as students can understand what the meaning is. Dependability is a key thing that we as students need. You need to be dependable with completing homework, coming to school on time and even enrolling in classes.
Dependability can cover all parts of your life from an relationship with a friend boy friend and/or wife/husband. You can even go as fair as dependability can mold who you are by the way people think of you.
Just think about this Honor, hard Work, integrity, Dependability started a revaluation which in turn was all it took to start a nation ...... When you call for help you depend on help coming ....... check out this you Tube video think it wraps up the last three assessments in one.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Honesty (5)
Posted by: Robert Alexander
Blog Topic: 5- Honesty
“It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place. “ ~Henry Louis Mencken. Telling the truth or what for this writing assignment we are calling honesty is many things. Honesty involves answering a question directly without lying or attempting to deceive. A person’s character can be defined by one’s honesty. Honesty is morality and national formations might be so characterized, but so too might be many family structures. What is ok for someone is not for you or me.
Honesty is what your character is built on. The wonderful thing about character, honesty and integrity, which are intimately related, is that they're one of the few things in life that no one will ever be able to forcefully take away from you. Your choices are your own. Even if someone can take your life, they can't force you to make a choice that you believe is wrong.
I think one should live his or her life with integrity and be honesty with what you do and say to people. What is honesty ? it is consistency of your actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes. In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions. I think that we all would want to be known as an honest person.
Blog Topic: 5- Honesty
“It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place. “ ~Henry Louis Mencken. Telling the truth or what for this writing assignment we are calling honesty is many things. Honesty involves answering a question directly without lying or attempting to deceive. A person’s character can be defined by one’s honesty. Honesty is morality and national formations might be so characterized, but so too might be many family structures. What is ok for someone is not for you or me.
Honesty is what your character is built on. The wonderful thing about character, honesty and integrity, which are intimately related, is that they're one of the few things in life that no one will ever be able to forcefully take away from you. Your choices are your own. Even if someone can take your life, they can't force you to make a choice that you believe is wrong.
I think one should live his or her life with integrity and be honesty with what you do and say to people. What is honesty ? it is consistency of your actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes. In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions. I think that we all would want to be known as an honest person.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Planning (4)
Posted By: Robert Alexander
Topic: Planning
Planning is a key ingredient for many things. For one reason to get things well organized you should plan things. Some things like birthday parties, schooling, class homework and daily activities are just to name a few. I think it is important to plan things out. If you plan things out it makes things go so much easier when you don’t have to rush. One can even go as far as getting someone to help you out with planning; such as a weddings planner.
I think that “planning” links closely with last week’s assignment of goals. Goal setting is an important part of the career planning process or any process. Goals need to be planed out. I find that the best way to plan something is to just start writing down notes of what you want to do then you can put all your thoughts together in the planning process, then you can set the goals.
Many people use planning. Even the Government uses planning. Many cities have dictator planning; even schools have drills. Which would be planning for if something did happen. Which turns into a goal of being ready for anything that may come your way. “Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part”. “It pays to plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.” – unknown
Also if anyone can help out my children are having a school fundraiser.
This event is to help raise funds for activities on campus, field trips, and class room supplies. Please help by giving your support and buy an item or two.
Jordan Alexander -
Child’s code: NRT3514
Kids Are First Fundraising | West Coast Fundraising | Online Store
www.westcoastfundraising.com
Topic: Planning
Planning is a key ingredient for many things. For one reason to get things well organized you should plan things. Some things like birthday parties, schooling, class homework and daily activities are just to name a few. I think it is important to plan things out. If you plan things out it makes things go so much easier when you don’t have to rush. One can even go as far as getting someone to help you out with planning; such as a weddings planner.
I think that “planning” links closely with last week’s assignment of goals. Goal setting is an important part of the career planning process or any process. Goals need to be planed out. I find that the best way to plan something is to just start writing down notes of what you want to do then you can put all your thoughts together in the planning process, then you can set the goals.
Many people use planning. Even the Government uses planning. Many cities have dictator planning; even schools have drills. Which would be planning for if something did happen. Which turns into a goal of being ready for anything that may come your way. “Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part”. “It pays to plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.” – unknown
Also if anyone can help out my children are having a school fundraiser.
This event is to help raise funds for activities on campus, field trips, and class room supplies. Please help by giving your support and buy an item or two.
Jordan Alexander -
Child’s code: NRT3514
Kids Are First Fundraising | West Coast Fundraising | Online Store
www.westcoastfundraising.com
Monday, September 5, 2011
Goals (3)
Weekly Posting by Robert Alexander
Re: Goals
Well today is my birthday (September 05) so happy birthday to me. Don’t know why I had to say that but I did. I’m happy to report that I just completed essay one. Why do I bring this up ? good question I could ask. Well it was one of my weekly goals which was to complete the essay and assignment. What a week.
Now off to the assignment. This semester I’m hoping to complete all the classes needed to graduate. All I need is to complete this English-101 class and Math-095. After completing the two classes I will get three degree’s first from SBVC in Liberal Arts; Social Behavioral Sciences, second from SBVC in Administration of Justice, and the third from Crafton Hills in Sociology. Then my goal is to start Law School in January-2012. But Law school is all up to if I run for Congress this coming next year election and/or win.
It is also good to have goals. Back in Fall, 2006 I started my goal of wanting to achieve education and get a degree. I have had my struggles along the way with losing my job as a result to an Army injuries being more engraved, my marriage leading to divorce, and finding new things in life that I have a passion for (Leadership/government/polities/helping people). My goal is to help people and bring free education to all that desires to have it. Maybe someday this dream will come. We need to embrace the children (K-12) and college students for they are the future of this country.
“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. “ -George Washington “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.” - JFK
Re: Goals
Well today is my birthday (September 05) so happy birthday to me. Don’t know why I had to say that but I did. I’m happy to report that I just completed essay one. Why do I bring this up ? good question I could ask. Well it was one of my weekly goals which was to complete the essay and assignment. What a week.
Now off to the assignment. This semester I’m hoping to complete all the classes needed to graduate. All I need is to complete this English-101 class and Math-095. After completing the two classes I will get three degree’s first from SBVC in Liberal Arts; Social Behavioral Sciences, second from SBVC in Administration of Justice, and the third from Crafton Hills in Sociology. Then my goal is to start Law School in January-2012. But Law school is all up to if I run for Congress this coming next year election and/or win.
It is also good to have goals. Back in Fall, 2006 I started my goal of wanting to achieve education and get a degree. I have had my struggles along the way with losing my job as a result to an Army injuries being more engraved, my marriage leading to divorce, and finding new things in life that I have a passion for (Leadership/government/polities/helping people). My goal is to help people and bring free education to all that desires to have it. Maybe someday this dream will come. We need to embrace the children (K-12) and college students for they are the future of this country.
“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. “ -George Washington “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.” - JFK
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Hard Work ! (2)
I choose this week to talk about RCC gateway College and SBVC Middle College. Some may ask what is this ? Well that is easy it’s a High school and a collage in one. The Middle College High School located on the SBVC campus, is a 3-year high school that reaches out to students with high potential but who may be struggling on a regular high school campus. Students spend mornings in Valley College courses and the afternoon taking high school classes in English, math and science. Students can graduate with an associate degree at the same time as a high school diploma. The school boasts a 97% graduation rate and the highest Academic Performance Index score (832) of any high school in San Bernardino or Riverside counties. It has won a federal recognition under the 2008 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools award. I have talked with many of the students that have been touched by this program. I think that is great. Myself and other have advocated funding to start programs like this all over the country.
This just shows that with some hard work anyone can come close to your dream. Many of the students were ready to fail high school. Then after enrolling in these programs become on the road to success.
The link below shows some of the stories from RCC.
http://www.gatewaytocollege.org/success_stories.asp
I feel that this has taken many students that would have never graduated on to bigger things in life.
*Please note that the numbers and information was obtained from a SBCCD study that was conducted in 2006-2010
This just shows that with some hard work anyone can come close to your dream. Many of the students were ready to fail high school. Then after enrolling in these programs become on the road to success.
The link below shows some of the stories from RCC.
http://www.gatewaytocollege.org/success_stories.asp
I feel that this has taken many students that would have never graduated on to bigger things in life.
*Please note that the numbers and information was obtained from a SBCCD study that was conducted in 2006-2010
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Introductions (1)
My name is Robert Alexander. I have two sons 7/9 years old. I'm a single parent. I have been a student at SBVC from Fall semester of 2006 ending in Spring 2011. I have been at CHC since Fall 2010. I have served four terms in office with Student Government (ASG) at SBVC; first term as a Senator, second and third as President and fourth as the SBVC Student Trustee. I'm a member of SBVC Alpha Gamma Sigma. I'm currently active in the Student Senate for California Community Colleges and have held the position of Region IX President, Region IX Vice-President, and currently Treasure. I have completed certificates at SBVC in Administration of Justice, Corrections and Crime Scene Investigation. This year will be my last semester at SBVC and/or CHC; then I will be graduating with two A.A Degrees; one in liberal arts and other in Administration of Justice. What's Next ? It's off to Law School.
I’m a U.S Army Veteran. From 2003-July, 2010, I was an federal Police Officer until I was injured. Currently I'm serving as an Parliamentarian with varies organizations. I currently sit on several committees with the PTA, Moreno Valley Unified School District and the California Department of Education.
I’m a highly motivated and dedicated person with problem-solving, organization, time management and leadership management skills. I‘m a positive-minded person that has a strong understanding how to serve a well diverse population. I have a strong motivation and desire to see people succeed.
I hope one day to serve as a U.S Congressman and/or U.S Senator. I participation in outside activities in our community and served internships with local politicians. I traveled to Washington DC and Sacramento to lobby Congress and Senate on behalf of community college students.
I will leave you with this thought. “Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities, our school and our country.” Robert Alexander
"Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation." - John F. Kennedy
Check me out more at my other blog(s)or even facebook (fbi1930@yahoo.com)
www.fbi1930@blogspot.com
I look foreword to having a great semester with all of you in this class.....!
I’m a U.S Army Veteran. From 2003-July, 2010, I was an federal Police Officer until I was injured. Currently I'm serving as an Parliamentarian with varies organizations. I currently sit on several committees with the PTA, Moreno Valley Unified School District and the California Department of Education.
I’m a highly motivated and dedicated person with problem-solving, organization, time management and leadership management skills. I‘m a positive-minded person that has a strong understanding how to serve a well diverse population. I have a strong motivation and desire to see people succeed.
I hope one day to serve as a U.S Congressman and/or U.S Senator. I participation in outside activities in our community and served internships with local politicians. I traveled to Washington DC and Sacramento to lobby Congress and Senate on behalf of community college students.
I will leave you with this thought. “Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities, our school and our country.” Robert Alexander
"Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation." - John F. Kennedy
Check me out more at my other blog(s)or even facebook (fbi1930@yahoo.com)
www.fbi1930@blogspot.com
I look foreword to having a great semester with all of you in this class.....!
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