Monday, April 20, 2009
Reflection 5
It turns out I ust my right hemisphere dominantly than my left, and I am an ESFP. I can admit that the result of these assesments are generally correct, but I feel that the results are a little dramatized. They made me look like a mellowdramatic attention seeker, and I just do not think that that is entirely correct. I do admit that I am what people call an "emotional rollercoaster," but not to such an extreme where you could see me in daytime soap opras. I tend to skirt between emotions often. Let me clarify: I would feel happy at a certain time of the day, but later you would find me depressed, then a little later after that, I would be angry at something. It's all situational of course. Certain things happen that make me feel a certain way. What I am trying to say, is that my emotions are almost never flatlined. Everyday this line of emotion rises and falls depending on what happens during my day. Often times, I find my emotions get away from me and I cannot control them. Therefore, the results of these assesments are quite accurate, just not to the extreme.
I did not learn anything new from these tests, but I realized that I can change in order to benefit myself throughout my academic career. I realized that if I planned ahead more often, I would be able to keep track of my work and deadlines; then perhaps I would not miss any anymore. When writing essays I tend not to outline them. I write from head to paper. If I outline my papers, they would probably turn out better. They would be more organized and I could make sure that I am staying on track and not letting my thoughts wander. These tests have helped me realize that knowing more about myself can help me become a better student and even a better person.
I did not learn anything new from these tests, but I realized that I can change in order to benefit myself throughout my academic career. I realized that if I planned ahead more often, I would be able to keep track of my work and deadlines; then perhaps I would not miss any anymore. When writing essays I tend not to outline them. I write from head to paper. If I outline my papers, they would probably turn out better. They would be more organized and I could make sure that I am staying on track and not letting my thoughts wander. These tests have helped me realize that knowing more about myself can help me become a better student and even a better person.
Friday, April 3, 2009
quip
quip
source sentence: This male quip captures something essential about the face of sexism: an ambivalence, or doubled-edged way of thinking, in which women are sometimes treated with contempt and sometimes adored.
context clues: inference clues, (syn.) banter, joke, quirk, (ant.) compliment,
definition: a clever or witty remark or comment
original sentence: After being insulted by his arch nemesis, Bob came back with a quip that even his enemy's minions laughed at.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/quip
source sentence: This male quip captures something essential about the face of sexism: an ambivalence, or doubled-edged way of thinking, in which women are sometimes treated with contempt and sometimes adored.
context clues: inference clues, (syn.) banter, joke, quirk, (ant.) compliment,
definition: a clever or witty remark or comment
original sentence: After being insulted by his arch nemesis, Bob came back with a quip that even his enemy's minions laughed at.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/quip
Weekly Calendar/To Do List
To Do List:
1.) Study and finish any homework
2.) Nothing: Spring Break! :)
ogle
ogle
source sentence: As they move through the aisles, Sammy, from his work station, first ogles them and then idealizes the prettiest and most confident of the three.
context clues: inference clues, (syn.) gaze, leer, stare, (ant.) look away, Sammy staring at the pretty things is an example of ogling.
definition: to look at amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently
orginal sentence: Most people ogle at the beauty of supermodels, but Mark found them too skinny and ugly most of the time.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ogle
source sentence: As they move through the aisles, Sammy, from his work station, first ogles them and then idealizes the prettiest and most confident of the three.
context clues: inference clues, (syn.) gaze, leer, stare, (ant.) look away, Sammy staring at the pretty things is an example of ogling.
definition: to look at amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently
orginal sentence: Most people ogle at the beauty of supermodels, but Mark found them too skinny and ugly most of the time.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ogle
bereft
bereft
source sentence: Morrison's mediations between these two theoretical and political camps - between postmodernism and African American social protest - enable her to draw the best from both and make us question the more extremist voices asserting that our postmodern world is bereft of history.
context clues: inference clues, (syn.) lacking, left out, (ant.) abundant in, full of, Being excluded from history is an example of being bereft.
definition: deprive
original sentence: Sally was very depressed because she was bereft of the party everyone else was being invited to.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bereft
source sentence: Morrison's mediations between these two theoretical and political camps - between postmodernism and African American social protest - enable her to draw the best from both and make us question the more extremist voices asserting that our postmodern world is bereft of history.
context clues: inference clues, (syn.) lacking, left out, (ant.) abundant in, full of, Being excluded from history is an example of being bereft.
definition: deprive
original sentence: Sally was very depressed because she was bereft of the party everyone else was being invited to.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bereft
ambivalence
ambivalence
source sentence: This male quip captures something essential about the face of sexism: an ambivalence, or doubled-edged way of thinking, in which women are sometimes treated with contempt and sometimes adored.
context clues: example clues, (syn.) contradictory, equivocal, (ant.) certainty, An example of ambivalence is when an idea is contradicting.
definition: uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things
original sentence: The ideals of predestination and free will put together is full of ambivalence.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ambivalent
source sentence: This male quip captures something essential about the face of sexism: an ambivalence, or doubled-edged way of thinking, in which women are sometimes treated with contempt and sometimes adored.
context clues: example clues, (syn.) contradictory, equivocal, (ant.) certainty, An example of ambivalence is when an idea is contradicting.
definition: uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things
original sentence: The ideals of predestination and free will put together is full of ambivalence.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ambivalent
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