...Psych 100 Term Paper Psychological factors can be related to many different problems, one problem that had personally affected me was the grades I got my freshman year of college. I started my college career struggling a little bit and often wondered how I could raise my grades and improve my GPA until I was satisfied with the grades I would get. Coming to college I was finally on my own with no one to wake me up, make me do homework, or go to class. These all led to my GPA not being exactly where I wanted it to be along with a number of psychological factors that have all been introduced throughout lecture and the readings. The four different chapters I can relate this problem most too would have to be those on stress, personality, motivation and social psychology. Stress is one of the main leaders for college students and low GPA’s and I believe it had a lot to do with my original GPA from my freshman year. Living here on campus is extremely overwhelming at first for a freshman here at UMass Amherst. There are so many events that you can attend, RSOs that you can join, and other things in town and campus. It is also the first time moving away from home and that can lead to stress because no one is around to remind you about things that you may forget to do. The classes here at UMass were also extremely different from any classes I took at my high school. I was used to smaller classes of about 20-25 students that were all mostly my friends, now I was being thrown into a...
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...first with specific coach, then head coach, then him if needed. The AD said, that his first question if parent came to him would be “did you address with coach?” So you now have a coach going directly against what AD briefed as part of the process. Is this the type of coach you want representing Springboro High School and the community at large? I surely would hope not! Coaches need to remember without parent’s support i.e. raising money, paying to participate, volunteer time, you have no program plain and simple! Bottom-line Parents through everything pay coaches’ salaries. This is not youth or middle school where coaches are non-paid volunteers, heck even then they are more receptive then high school coaches (so no change from last year). At same dinner above one of the coaches said, “Senior’s will start, but if they play bad they will be pulled”, this was night before senior night. Why would you even say this, unless the only reason you are playing the seniors (which you haven’t...
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...Since the beginning of my freshman year at MTSU, my semester has almost seem like a blur. I faintly remember my very first day of Dr. Donovan’s Expository Writing course. The first thing I first noticed when I walked in was how minimal the class roster was. Through the weeks that seemed like no time, I was surrounded in a welcoming and professional environment. Over the duration of forming the assigned four projects, we all formed a friendly, helpful bond that assisted us in shaping our overall grades. When outlining Why We Praise Hip-Hop as my third project, I had to convey a tone that made my information seem reliable. Since I am not a musician or music critic as a profession, it seemed difficult to speak from a position of expertise. I learned how to obtain this by using my sources from being an avid listener of hip-hop music for many years. I also used specific terms and vocabulary that music fans would recognize to demonstrate a tone they would be familiar with in order to establish credibility....
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...Davies Owusu Com: 115.02 Journal Assignment # 4 Date Due: 10-30-13 Date Submitted: 10-30-13 Turning points are event or occurrences that are associated with change in a relationship. It can also be thought of as major events that can also be relational setbacks. Events that have the strongest impact on a relationship is where most of its at. Turning point approach is easy to understand when you look at something positive happens the line grows up depending on how much of an impact it has determine how high it will go. In turning point there are interdepended, breadth, depth, commitment, understanding and predictability, communication code change, shared social network, and interpersonal trust that are associated with it. In every sport an athlete becomes close to his/her coach.to have a close relationship or intimate relationship with their coach. Well in the beginning of my freshman year playing football I had no type of relationship with my coach. He was a strict guy that gives nobody a chance to shine except for the older guys. We weren’t close until we played a team that had a good record. Through out the game I was badly injured and barely had protection but I still manage to dominate with a high amount of yards even though we still lost the game everybody was counting on me and I guess I was doing everything good. That day my coach was watching and was very impress with my performance and after the game he told me I have earn my respect. One dimension in this relationship...
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...An event that marked my transformation from childhood to adulthood was my recognition as Valedictorian of the class of 2012 my eighth grade year. By receiving this recognition, I came to an epiphany that my years throughout high school, would consist of dedication to my coursework and striving towards my higher education goals. In essence, my transition from middle school to high school was the turning point that would set me on my paths towards my higher education goals. As a result of this transition I have focused harder on studying, completing assignments, and incorporating community based work. I realized that colleges and universities not only analyze the ability of a student to complete their assignments but, also whether or not the...
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...Another goal is bonding, there is no point in trying to sing together if there is no sense of community in the group. In high school we added a new member halfway through the year, and the rest of the group had already known each other for at least a year or more. The new girl struggled to fit in and keep up because she not only was new to our group, but was new to choir in general. As a group we had to adapt and change our goals a little bit to help the new girl feel comfortable and wanted in the group, we mostly had to switch our voice parts because with her new added voice we sounded different and our choir director had to make some changes so the harmony was on the right track. This was challenging because it set everyone back at least a week and it took longer for us to memorize for our upcoming concert. Another criteria is understanding the lexicon of music. Swales says “on the concept of discourse the term communities of practice refers to genres and lexis, but especially to many practices and values that hold communities together or separate them from one another’’ (Swales...
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...Why engineering students shift to other program? Objectives 1. To identify the factors why students shift to other program 2. To evaluate the main reason why engineering students shift 3. To propose a plan of action to the university to lessen the number of shifters INTRODUCTION One of the major factors that have been affecting college students to graduate earlier is the shifting of courses of the college student, especially after the first to second year of experience of the student’s studies. Shifting of course is a way of college students to change their chosen program to another that may have been caused by many incompatibility of the student to compete in that specific chosen program. Shifting refers to a transfer from one program to another of the same level. A level may refer to baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, or diploma/certificate”. In some college student’s perspective about shifting courses, is that shifting courses was caused by rejection of the problems of the student in that specific program. In shifting courses there are four possible reasons why a college student demands to shift their course. The first possible reason in shifting course is the problem with the student’s course itself, if the course does not meet the demands of a student, it may cause failure or boredom to the student that makes them change course. Second reason is the problem with the place or university, if the place causes uncomfortable aura to the students, then it may cause unhappiness...
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...lifestyle. The fall semester of my freshman year in college, I attended St. John’s University. Caught up in the freedom and excitement of college, I did more hanging out, partying, and sleeping than I did attending class or studying. I was enjoying myself to the fullest, whether it was meeting new people or partaking in new activities. It was until the end of the semester, that I realized that I was failing or had failed majority of my classes. It hadn’t occurred to me then, how dire the consequences of my actions would be. In fact, this experience greatly altered my outlook on life. Besides the fact that I allowed myself to be a failure, I had disappointed much of my family in the process. I knew that I wanted to be successful and that from then on, no matter what, I had to work hard to achieve my goals. My experience at St. John’s has also taught me that I need to learn how to create a balance in my life. There should be a time to relax and hang out, but also a time to concentrate on school. School at times will be far from easy, but I have learned never to give up and always try to aim for the best. I know now that I have a responsibility to myself to do well. I cannot take my education for granted anymore. Knowledge is the key to success. The disappointment I caused my family can be directly related to the film Atonement. In the film, Briony, a main character, only fully understood the magnitude of accusing Ronnie of raping Lola years after the incident occurred....
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...“At the end of freshman year, you can get a dog” my mom mentioned one afternoon over Thanksgiving break. Hopeful, I asked “So, I can get a puppy?” “No puppy,” she adamantly replied “I don’t want to deal with any potty training accidents. The dog you pick, obviously, has to be good with cats and a girl and I’d like her to be a small dog.” “I wanted a lap dog anyway, but my definition of lap dog is probably bigger than yours.” I spend some time over the next few months eagerly scanning through different shelter websites looking for the perfect dog. Having just finished my last final of freshman year, I plop down on the couch pulling my phone out to once again look for a dog since I can finally have one to call my own. Scrolling through petfinder.com I quickly scan through the pictures and descriptions looking for a dog who fits the criteria (and is adorable). My...
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...Education should be so much more than academics, education should also be about learning how to excel in life, but educators who use the banking method of education limit that. In freire’s The “Banking” Concept of Education he expounds on the flaw of the current education system and offers an approach that he believes can help the disorder of learning and teaching in classrooms. The flaw of the system that Freire explains is the oppressive “depositing” of information (which is where the word “banking” comes into play) from the teachers to the students. According to him the problem-posing method is a “liberating” educational practice. The “banking concept” is essentially an act that hampers the intellectual progress of the students by turning them into “receptors” and “collectors” of information that pretty much has no connection to their lives. Freire states “ implicit in the banking concept is the assumption of a dichotomy between human beings and the world, not with the world or with others; the person is not a conscious being; he...
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...When I came to International Academy East, I expected a challenge but never did I imagine a blow as devastating as the one I received first semester freshman year. A three point two grade point average plagued my soul and I felt lost. I could not believe my eyes. Reality struck me hard. I considered dropping out of the International Academy, but I came looking for a challenge, I decided to stay and to strike back. I knew I could not receive such a low GPA again. I knew to prevent that from happening again, I would need to change. And the first step to change was to set a goal, a goal to receive no less than a three point seven for the semesters to come until graduation. Confucius once said “the mechanic that would perfect his work must first...
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...since I was around 9 years old, so it makes sense that I’d be familiar with those type of thoughts. For a long time, starting in 7th grade, I was suicidal. Not actively so, thankfully, but at the point where I wouldn’t mind if someone murdered me. I was anxious, alone, and done with everything. My mind was made up; I wasn’t going to try because there was no point. I didn’t believe that I was worth fixing, nor that I was capable of being fixed. I refused any advice because I didn’t believe it would work. I didn’t believe anything would work. Death, in a way, comforted me – reminded me that there was an option aside from the bleak future I saw for myself....
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...The Life of Dorothy Anne Creech Most people would say that how a person was raised would have an effect on their success in life. An orphan at just four months old to a now 76-year-old woman, Dorothy Creech has had a not so typical upbringing. From childhood to teenage runaway, college dropout, marriage, children, and divorce, these are just some of the things that make Dorothy Anne Creech who she is. To begin, Dorothy Anne Moat was born July 21, 1940, at Georgia Baptist hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born to the parents of Clara and Reese Moat. The youngest of six children, Dorothy has 3 brothers and 2 sisters. From eldest to youngest her sibling’s names are Lawrence, Jack, Barbra, Robert, and Helen. Dorothy and her siblings were all two years apart. Lawrence, being the eldest when Dorothy was born, was ten, Jack was eight, Barbra was six, Robert was four, and Helen was two. The next few months after Dorothy was born,...
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...recognized by the faculty; tardiness, little to no work completed in class, turning in assignments late, and an overall lethargic attitude rapidly spread from student to student as the end of the school year nears. Unfortunately, the repercussions of their actions are not as innocent as some seniors like to believe. Senioritis has short-term as well as long-term damage on their academic attainment such as loss of college acceptance, difficulties with college level classes, lack of desire to further education and a continued apathetic attitude towards the end of any undertaking. To understand why senioritis is so destructive to a senior’s future, it should first be identified. Senioritis is defined as an imaginary syndrome attributed to students nearing the end of high school and college, whose symptoms include laziness, procrastination and apathy toward schoolwork. Towards the end of the senior year of high school, many seniors have already been accepted into colleges, have plans to study a certain area or will already have jobs lined up for them when they graduate high school. Many are so focused on the future that the present is no longer important to them. English class doesn’t hold value to a future car mechanic. Biology is irrelevant to the senior pursuing the dream of being an artist. They have a strong desire to free themselves from the educational system that has held them there for 12 years. Although they have grown as a person and a student, in the eyes of a senior...
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...close to it. But yet again after every race my parents would tell me “that’s alright honey at least you tried your best”. But the thing is I didn’t and we both knew it. This continued for three more years till I wasn’t in middle school anymore and moved on to high school swim. The big dogs. Vogel told me on my last day of 8th grade swim that “you’re going to be an awesome 500 variety swimmer”. Which if you do not know it’s the longest amount (back and forth the length of the pool 20 times) of yards you have to swim in high school swim meet and arguably the hardest. But I didn’t realize till afterwards he said I was going to be on varsity! I’ve never experienced the feeling of sadness and happiness at the same time until that day. I was happy I was going to be varsity but I was saddened that I had to go against such fast competition. Anyway my freshman year came around and I went to all the morning practices and all the practices when everyone else was sleeping in on winter break. I made some major improvements to all of my races. Though I ended up winning the Rookie Of The Year award I fell short of my goal to make it to sectionals. I saw myself being the best I could be in the 200 yard freestyle but I barely swam that. My best time for the 200 my freshman year was...
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