Expressions of Nationalism

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So most of the smaller icons on this picture are rather self explanitory. The first picture on the top right is a group of four hands joined together. Seeing as the color of the four hands are different, it is showing that I want to be able to travel to places different from Canada and learn about their cultures.

Personal Reflection

From the beginning of this mission I thought I was going to do well. To start it all off, the first assignment that we did was a challenge, it took all my focus to finish as I found it very boring and repetitive to the first mission, more vocabulary....great. However because I wanted to do well, I submitted my best work and received 100%. Now the non fiction book assignment is totally different; not in my effort, time spent on it, or mind set, but apparently in my formatting and failure to include something that was not known to me or the rest of the class about the assignment. I feel that if there were comments put on my blog instead of just a straight mark, I could improve, but seeing as there aren't I will just have to do my best in guessing. As for being a team, all of us accepted our responsibilities and worked together when we had trouble. For example, with the team poetry assignment one of our members took on the responsibility of documenting everything. She quickly had trouble, so we broke the assignment up and each did a little bit of writing to take away some of the stress. I thought that this was a good mission, as it challenged me in staying focused. To my knowledge what I thought I was handing in was great work, but apparently not as I am only at a 76% in this class. Seeing as it is now June, this class will continue to challenge my focus and determination to do well, but I can only hand in my best and get a mark, the rest is to be determined. I suppose that with this final project, the portfolio and visual/verbal presentation, I will have to give 150% to get 100%, as I need to get my mark up.

Three Cups of Tea Projects

Three Cups of Tea became a very popular book, when Greg Mortenson wrote and had it published in 2006. There are two other variations of the book for younger readers, published in 2007 and 2008. Their impressions could have varied due to nationality, geographic and ethnic back rounds as well as their prior education on the cultures and lifestyles of those in Pakistan and Afghanistan. All of those that have read this book, or those that want to read this book will take from it what they will, and maybe be inspired. It is obvious that there are many lessons to be learned, and after I worked through the first 100 pages, with doubt in my mind that this book would be worth the time I had put into reading it. However it was not long after I hit the 120 page mark that it got interesting, but new information has been discovered. Although Mortenson has inspired thousands, including myself, he is now being sued for having faulty accusations included in the book. I wouldn't say that I lost inspiration, I would say that I lost hope and respect, like many others. All those that had read this book have had some sort of a negative impact since Mortensen had been accused and admitted to the many lies contained in this novel. Knowing now that the contents of that book were not all totally true, there are things that make me mad and frustrated. Then I think of all the people Greg Mortenson inspired to stand up for humanity, what you believe in and the education for the younger generation, I guess I realized it was worth it, and everything you have to overcome to be successful.
Thank you for being the inspiration that we all needed, just not the truth we hoped for.

                    Annotated Bibliography: Three Cups of Tea

Mortenson, Greg, and David Relin. Three Cups of Tea. Vol. 1. New York: Penguin, 2006. 1-368. 1 vols. Print

Throughout this novel, there were many lessons that can be taught, but you will take
from it what you will, as I did. Greg Mortenson, a climber of the mountain K2, chased his climbing dreams though the beginning part of the book, and began his life with his wife Tara. He simply worked hard for what he wanted and clearly obstacles like building a bridge didn’t stop him. I feel that the message that was trying to be portrayed is that we need to plan for the future and be appreciative of what we have and what we all need to happen for the future to be successful. I learned that whether the information enclosed in the book are true or false, real or fake, exaggerated or not, people like me were inspired. It might have just been that I didn’t contribute to the building of the actual schools that didn’t make me upset, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t parts about the fraud that didn’t disappoint me.

Understand my role as a global citizen

The average distance from Pakistan/Afghanistan to Canada is 10,197.15km. So clearly they do not have anything directly physical to us.


It wasn't until I got about half way through the book that I realized that Greg Mortenson was a very determined man, and it wasn't until I saw that he had a dream and wouldn't stop until it had came true. It was a very simple concept; build schools in places where they are needed most. It is made very clear that we are in need of more people like Greg Mortenson. People like him are people who go at challenges knowing the obstacles, knowing the effort that it is going to take and most importantly, not knowing the outcome. I realized that directly or indirectly, there are things that are going to affect the world as we know it. Whether it is the next generation, current education, poverty in my community or country; or across the world, healthy relationships with those around you, and the future relationships that you are going to make with others. Greg Mortenson made it very clear that changing the world one school at a time, one village at a time, is not something that happens over night. It take patience. Although I had the patience to read the book, I realized that that was nothing like what the author had to overcome. Yes, there are false accusations in this novel, however, inspiration, knowledge and courage to do what is right in our own minds had nothing to do with the lies, and what I got from it was something that I can not lie about. Something that the nation and all those world wide can not deny.

Definitions avalible for my team

Globalization- describes the process by which regional economies, societies and cultures have become interbreed through a global network of political ideas through communication, transportation and trade.

Identity- the condition of being one’s self, or its self, and not another

Civic Response- the way people within a community respond

Quality of Life- the perception of the ability to meet daily needs, or personal satisfaction

Aboriginal- the original or earliest known natives to the land

Human Rights- the basic rights and freedoms that every human should have

Indigenous People- Any ethnic group that inhabits a geographic region with which they have the earliest know historical connection

Multiple Perspectives- different views from different people held on a matter

Residential School- force natives to be assimilated into Canada

Oral Histories- personal opinions and experiences of a speaker kept in preservation

Cultural Contact- The interaction between two different cultures

Imperialist Policies- policy to extend your rule over foreign countries

Legacy- something that an ancestor passes down to another generation

Human Condition- The character or characteristics and key events which comprise the essentials of human existence

Euro centrism- believing that European ways of life is superior to superior to everyone else’s

Imperialism- believing your ways are superior to all others

Anecdote- short narration of something interesting or amusing

Allegory- a short story with morals

Allusion- a reference in literature to something else well known

Colloquial Language- informal language, slang

Connotation- implied or suggested meaning

Figurative Devices- devices used to make literature more interesting

Figurative Language- saying something that means something completely different

Hubris- form of pride that expressed itself as an accessed power and exaggerated self confidence

Hyperbole- extreme exaggeration

Imagery- details that appeal to the senses

Dramatic Irony- when the reader knows more than the characters in the story

Situational Irony- when something is different than what appears in the story

Verbal Irony- a difference in what is said and what is meant

Jargon- unintelligently speaking, or talking non-sense

Juxtaposition- placed close together

Collective response- The way a group responds to an issue

Logical Fallacy- clearly defined error in reasoning, includes unintended mistakes

Metacognition- a process which involves focused thinking to create effective strategies for learning

Mood- How the author writes to express the attitude or appeals to your senses

Oxymoron- An expression with two words that contradict one another

Paradox- Seems unbelievable but may be true

 Rhetoric- The art of making persuasive speeches

Ridicule- Language or behavior meant to mock or humiliate someone/thing

Sarcasm- Jokingly saying something that is not necessarily true and or mocks someone/something

Primary source- Original source of information

Secondary source- a source of information that is not the original source

Tragedy- A serious play that involves downfall of a great/ good person because of some fatal flaw in character

Tragic Flaw- Character hero in a tragedy that leads him/herself to their own destruction

Voice- The personal writing style of an author

Wit- intellectual humor

Comedies- A play with a happy ending

Histories- things that happen in the past brought to life

Soliloquy- the speaker is alone and communication his thoughts to the audience

Aside- talking to the audience but not to the characters even though the characters are still on the stage

Couplet- end of a scene in Shakespearean play usually the last two lines rhyme

Sonnet- 14 lines long

Atmosphere- setting of the play, book, ect

Multiple perspectives- each person having their own separate view on a issue

Sustainable- capacity to endure

Emergent Issues- A new issue, either positive or negative that has not yet been generally recognized

Individual responses- The way an individual reacts to an issue

Historical Globalization- a period that is often identified as beginning in 1492. Christopher Columbus made his 1^st voyage to the Caribbean, and ending after world war 2

Indigenous people- Any ethnic group of people who inhabit a region with which they have the earliest known historical connection

Non- indigenous peoples- people who have settled with the indigenous people and in some cases mixed with population

Prosperity- an economies state of growth with rising profits and full employment

Aboriginal- having existed from the beginning

Francophone- a person who speaks French as their first language

Short Stories

Short Stories

Characteristics:

1. Concise
2. Short
3. Most readers need a prior understanding
4. Foreshadowing-gives the reader a glimpse into the future, or a sense of what is going to happen
5. Repetition- helps to drive the main ideas home
6. Dramatic- may not always be resolved during the climax
7. Suspense-draws a reader into the idea of the story
8. Setting- includes mood and atmosphere
9. Theme- is the total meaning of the story and doesn’t have to be just one moral, could encompass more than one life lesson
10. First person, second person and third person
11. Plot, setting, characters and theme are possibly the most important parts of a short story
12. Dialogue
13. Make the climax clear and strong
14. Can usually be read in one sitting

 Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King is concise and short. There isn’t much time between events in the story, so everything happens rather quickly.  The plot is not very complex  however the plot is very clear. Setting enhances the plot, and in this case the lake by creating problems in the families dynamics. The climax is usually the big ‘boom’ of the story, but in this short story the climax was very unapparent and there is obvious conflict between the mother and the father. The characters that develop the most throughout the story are the mother and the son. The sons thoughts are very clear to the reader as it is a third person narrative. This means that the reader knows everything about everyone, and all of their thoughts. Foreshadowing is also used when the father talks about work before they leave on their holiday to the lake. Seeing as  this is only an excerpt of a novel, we don’t get the full value, but what we did read stays true to most of the characteristics of a short story.

The theme of the short story Truth and Bright Water is not very clear but it was discovered to be crossing boundaries. While reading this excerpt, it applies to the lake they visited, Waterton Lake. The US and Canadian border runs directly through the lake and the son in the story is able to go across it. The border is a figurative boundary, but in actuality it is a border as well. The parents are not getting along, and his father has to cross his ‘own boundary’ and leave the family. The son learns a lesson from the lake, a very valuable one, sometimes to get where you want to go you must cross boundaries, even though you may have to leave someone behind that you love.

• Situational Irony- when the exact opposite of what is intended happens
• Dramatic Irony- when irony is seen by the audience but it is not fully grasped by the actors
• Verbal Irony- when the exact opposite of what is said is meant

All three ironies are used in the short story The Wall by Gilles Vigneault. Situational irony applies to the fact that the man in the story is repairing his prison cell, meaning that he could break out only if he wanted to. Verbal irony is the second and is applied what the prisoner says to the people around him, the guards and the man that walks by. The dramatic irony is near the end when the mason, without disturbing a soul, leaves the prison.

Romeo and Juilet Movie Review

Going into this assignment I wasn't too sure what 'mood' or 'atmosphere' meant.

However, after comparing the book to the 1968 movie, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, I decided that I enjoyed both. In the movie, during the balcony seen near the beginning, neither Romeo nor Juliet wanted to leave each others side. The music that was playing made me feel alive, the fact that they were holding each other so close, or that even that I could feel and see the love that they had for each other in their eyes. I don't think that this can be misinterpreted, just unappreciated.

Seeing as the actors were to be acted as people around my age, I feel that I responded to the movie a lot better because they were easier to relate to. Unfortunately the general consensus of people that  are interested in Shakespeare tend to be older than my age group, so it may be more difficult for others to relate as well as I did.

I knew that as soon as I was done the play I wanted to seen the movie asap. However it was a bit of a let down. The screen play seemed low budget and so did the finished product. All in all, a great story but I in my opinion the overall movie was not what I had expected.

Third Diplomatic Personal Reflection

I guess that one could say that during this mission, I learned a lot about what I want in my life, and the things I don't want.

During this mission, we focused on and discussed a lot of current events going on around the world. I really enjoyed debating on the current issues that are changing the world around us, and by globalization, indirectly affecting our world. Whether it was the political instability in Libya and Egypt or the earthquake and tsunami in Japan I found it easy to talk about due to the fact that I was wanting to expand my knowledge of the world.


While reading the play Romeo and Juliet, there were a lot of things that crossed my mind, one of which was that no matter whether or not I did good on a project, I knew that the play in itself along with the assignments were teaching me new life lessons. There were definitely some assignments I liked doing, for example the Romeo and Juliet song interpretation. The 3 reasons that I enjoyed this assignment were: 1) I love music, so to be able to incorporate that aspect into school work was a joy, and I felt privileged because I was able to express myself. 2) Being able to express the feelings that I possess with my peers was awesome! Knowing what my friends were thinking and how they felt in reference to me was really an eye opener. Finally, 3) Being able to visually represent the song, a song that meant something, not only within the play but that it related to my own life as well, was cool.

I did really enjoy the play, and I feel like I have a good understanding of the message that Shakespeare wanted to deliver, therefore I am going to put a lot more effort into this essay, as I want to do better. Seeing as grade ten humanities is coming to an abrupt end, I want to get as much out of the next mission as possible.

Romeo and Juliet Statements

I would consider doing what Juliet did because ...


In my life, I have been taught to fight for what I want and what I believe in. In the play
Romeo and Juliet, Juliet puts her life on the line for love. I believe in love, therefore I would fight for love, for what I feel is right; just like Juliet. Although Juliet and Romeo met on Saturday, were married on Monday, and both of their lives taken the following Thursday, their relationship showed me that we aren't all here for a long time. If Juliet were to have died right then and there(1), my feeling on this would be the same. She would have died, and did die for what she wanted.I suppose that in any given situation, whether it is love, family, a job or friends, if I felt that it was right, I would do what I had to.


(1) Act 4, Scene 3, Line 58


When Juliet is discovered dead, I felt because ...


As wrong as this sounds, when Juliet was found dead, I felt somewhat relieved. I mean
although she was only thirteen, and her hormones were raging, she made a mistake, a
mistake of marriage and a mistake of death. I understand that I would have done the same, but I feel that she lost sight of what was really important, and at her age, she really wasn't ready for a love like that. So when I found Juliet dead, I suppose you could say that I was relieved because it was a decision that she couldn't change. Unfortunatley, she had to learn her lesson the hard way.

Romeo & Juliet Obituary

Obituary on Google Documents

Romeo and Juilet Characteristics

Romeo & Juliet Characteristics

Romeo:

Courageous-
Went through with marriage even though their families had been feuding for many years.

Devoted-
When Juliet "died" for him, he wanted to be with her whether it is in another life or not.

Stubborn-
Once his mind was set on marrying Juliet, he wasn't going to stop until he had it, & did not want anything other than her.

Confused-
At the beginning of the book, Romeo is in love with Rosaline, but soon forgets her when he meets Juliet; confused about love.

Fatalist-
"Oh I am fortunes fool!" illustrates the fact that Romeo believes that his relationship with Juliet is on the whims of fate.

Juliet:

Courageous-
Went through with marriage even though their families had been feuding for many years.

Patient-
In act 3, scene 1, Romeo is banished out of Verona, & although they are in love with each other, they meant enough to each other to wait.

Devoted-
She loved him enough to fake death for him, & then further to commit suicide for him.

Naive-
Juliet has never felt love, never been in love before, and one could say that she jumps in with both feet, & gives it all she has got right away.

Friday March 4, 2011, 9:34

Wow, I never realized how many bad decisions I had made until now. If I had to sum up my worst decisions I had ever made, it would likely come out with that I just don't think I'm good enough, and that I never open up to people. Around most people I have castle walls up, protecting my ideas, my heart and my family. "You don't trust many people with your inner thoughts," Denis Borren. I couldn't have said it better. I have major trust issues, and again, one of the only people I can completely trust with who I am, and know that it is okay is Dylan Wiedmer. We started out as best friends at the beginning of this year, and then friendship caught fire. When I finally decide that I can get over my ongoing fear and get over how I feel about myself, then maybe I can show others how to do it too.

xoxox bethmfodor

Monday, February 28, 2011 10:03am

Being a teenager. When I was younger all you wanted to do was grow up and be like mommy and daddy, but I forgot I was going to have to go through high school and all its ups and downs.
So many things are different than they are portrayed; you have to get a job, do good in school, have the right friends, be in the right group, finnish your homework, achieve gold in sports or get along with your siblings. For me, I have a job, have honors in school, play various sports at elite levels and I feel like I am expected to be perfect and in a good mood every day.
There are times where I am left wondering if I should put what I truely think aside, and just follow the general idea of what everyone else my age does. Follow their thoughts, what they do and what they don't do. What they say and what they don't say. But I know that that isn't me. Beth Fodor fights with her parents on a daily basis about things that really aren't worth the headache. Heartache is something that I've definitly felt, because of my parents, not laying blame but the truth. I dated a boy for a year, and it had to be ended because of what they wanted for me, not at all what I wanted. However, looking back on it now, I'm very glad they stuck to their guns. As for now, I have a boyfriend, someone who treats me the way I deserve to be treated, tells me the things I deserve to be told, AND my parents love him. So yes, my escape from reality when things get the best of me is my boyfriend and my writing. I write almost everyday, and this is just another one that I have added to the list. My friends keep me grounded, although around some of them I make stupid decisions :D
But hey, thats just what being a teenager like me is like.

xoxox bethmfodor

The Gold Standard, World Bank & IMGF

The Gold Standard, World Bank & IMF Slideshow

Naomi, Beth, Elizabeth, Denish & Nick

China's Instability Bibliography

Bibliography

Affairs, B. o. (2010, August 5). Backround Note: China. Retrieved February 23, 2011, from U.S. Department of State : http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/18902.htm

Picprno, J. (2011, February 11). China's Political Stability. Retrieved February 23, 2011, from Wall Street Pit: http://wallstreetpit.com/61782-chinas-political-stability

Putten, F.-P. v. (2008, April 6). Opinion. Retrieved February 23, 2011, from New Opinion: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/opinion/06iht-edletmon.html

Keynes & Hayek Bibliography : APA

Bibliography

Friedrich Hayek. (2011, February 11). Retrieved February 14, 2011, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek

Government of Alberta. (1995-2011). AISH. Retrieved February 14, 2011, from Alberta Seniors: http://www.seniors.alberta.ca/aish/

John Maynard Keynes. (2011, February 12). Retrieved February 14, 2011, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Keynes

Pamela Perry-Globa, P. W. (2007). People of Economic Influence. In P. W. Pamela Perry-Globa, Perspectives on Globalization (p. 215). Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press.

Test & Test Key

Test & Key

Multipal Choice

1. Which is not a principal for the GATT? General Agreement of Tariff and Trade
a) Imported goods must be taxed the same
b) Trade must be conducted in a non-discriminated manner
c)No country may be denied the right of free trade when a said country applies

2. In South America, the richest 20% of the population holds
a) 60% of the wealth
b) 45% of the wealth
c) 70% of the wealth

3. Countries under the rule of the Soviet Union had which type of economy?
a) Market Economy
b) Mixed Economy
c) Centrally Planned Economy

4. What does the US think that they should have more access to Canada's abundant supply of natural resources?
a) Because they run Canada's trading market
b) Because the have more citizens
c) Because they have higher success rate in their economy

5. The European Union only creates 7% of the World's population. What percent of global imports and exports does it end up forming?
a) 20%
b)73%
c)65%

6. What are the two 'Worlds' that had control after the Cold War?
a) Communist and Imperialist
b) Capitalist and Communists
c) French and Europeans

7. In what year did the World Trade Organization make China a full partener?
a) 1995
b) 2009
c) 2001

8. What year and how many people were accounted for International Trade?
a) 1999, & 20 countries
b) 1995, 131 countries
c) 1989, & 47 countries

9. The European Union consists of how many countries?
a) 25
b) 10
c) 73

10. If the US had been successful in trying their negotiation with Canada, Canada would have potenitally lost their
a) Prime Minister
b) Citizenship
c) Political Independance


True False

1. _F_ The Cold War ran from 1950-1959
2. _T_ There were originally 52 countries that created the United Nation
3. _F_ The four countries of Mercosur have a popluation of nearly 650 000 000
4. _T_ Canada joined the FreerW Trade in 1989
5. _T_ When Mexico joined the FTA (Free Trade Agreement), Mexican exports increased by 200%
6. _T_ The European Union has an anthem
7. _F_ When the War ended, countries like Canada, Russia, and Australia took advantage of the planned economy
8. _F_ Every ten years, countries elect new parliament
9. _T_ More than 50% of each countries trade occurs with the EU
10. _T_ Common Market is the strongest regional integration

Fill in the Blanks

1. By 2019 we plan to eliminate all tariffs.
2. Eventually most countries will all have the same currency, parliament and passports.
3. The United States wanted to trade Canada their natural resources for trading rights. This did not include water.
4. Free Market economy expaned when China opened up to western ways of business.
5. By joining trading blocs, we increase investment in their economies.

Assignment #2 Notes

• Cold War- 1946-1989; led by the Soviet Union & Western capitalist democracies, lead by the United States; Capitalists vs. Communist Countires
• During the Cold War, operated under centrally planned economic systems-government planners decided what goods to  produce, and how much.
• Russia, Polland and East Germany embraced free market economy
• Free marked expanded when China opened upto Western ways of business
• China- biggest country for manufacturing & India- cheaper through telephone and computers
• Mutual Fund- a company that combines its clients money an invests it in a collection of stocks, bonds, and other securities
•  end of WW2, 50 countries from all over the world created United Nations
• the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) @ 1947 was and agency of the United Nations
• it operated on 4 principals, including 23 countriese
• Conducting trade ina non-discriminatory manner: None of the 23 countries were given trading advatanges & were equal & recieved equal treatment
• Treating imported goods from a memer country in the same manner as similar domestic goods: Imported goods going not be taxed at a higher rate
• Protecting domestic industriesthrough tariffs and not through measures such as import quotes of fees: a tax put on trading goods to keep competition down but increases the price
• Requiring any country that applied for membership to present a list of tariffs and other trade restrictions imposed on member countries: Once apart of GATT, they could only change or argue reductions to all trade restrictions
• Canada joined freer trade in 1989
• The Free Trade Agreement tried to remove most tariffs
• US wanted to trade Canada natural resources for trade rights
• If that negotiation had been reached, it was argued that Canada would lose its political independance to the US
• 1994 FTA was expanded to Mexico, this created the North American Free Trade Agreements
• Largest Free Trade area in the World, in 1993 the population was 360 million
• Since Mexico joined the FTA, Mexican exports increased by 200% between '93 & '03
• Some think freer trade provides counties around the world with great opportunities and benefits
• Others think that freer trade actally results in a number of negative impacts for countries and their citizense
• Because the US has ten times the population as Canada, American industries could easily swamp or shut down Canada's smaller market with their products or services, which would force local, small industires to adapt and complete a face closure
•  South American Trading Blocs; the richest 20% of the population owns more than 60% of the wealth
• Poorest 20% owns 5% of the wealth
• this is in hopes to improve economiv stability and increase investment by joining American trading blocs
• Mercado, Common Market of the South, this includes Argentina, Brazil, Parzuay, and uruguay; these are the major trade organizations. Also Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezula
• main objective: to improve ecomomics by opening markets, promoting economic development, and conserving the enviroment
• 1999 Mercosur and Canada began trying for merger, they were trying to create a South American free trade area, this would be called Comunidad Suclamericans de Nacones
• Eliminate all tariffs by 2019 and plan to model the new community after the European Union
• By joining trading blocs they can increase investment in their economies
• Common Market: the strongest for of regional integration
• including the free trade of goods and services and the free movement of capital and labour within the trading bloc
• European Union: consisting of 25 countries, is the largest and most powerful common market, with a population of nearly 457 000 000; not a federation but has an anthem, flag, founded date and currency
• in European Union government parliament and council share the responsibility for passing laws, and making policy desisions
• New parliament elected every 5 years

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Personal Logo

My personal logo explains how I view globalization & identity.

Let's start at the heart of the operation, the heart. The red heart represents that for one I love most things about me, & if different parts of the world will learn to love each other, the world will evolve; thus 'evolution'. If you can't tell, I used the two worlds as the headphone part to my headphones. I used two worlds to show that there are two main different views of the world. It can be perceived as good, where nothing is wrong with it, or it can be perceived as troubled, which in reality is how it is; not perfect. I actually used the headphones & heart, representing music & love because those are huge parts of who I am. I live for music. Finally, the wings. As an individual, I am always learning & growing, expanding my knowledge. As for viewing the world, they represent that if we all work together, & respect others ideas & thoughts, we will be more successful.

Courage Poster

***Seeing as I forgot it the first day, I just figured I should put it on here so I don't forget again.

-Thanks

Personal Reflection

Personal Reflection

Seeing as we have now finished the classic novel of To Kill A Mockingbird, some of my views on identity, courage and obviously how I see prejudice and social inequality have changed. Knowing that our world has much work to be done to it, it made me realize that there are always things that I can be learning about in a deeper meaning and that there are always things that I can try understand better. Seeing as I didn't apply myself 100% to all assignments and ideas before the book, contrary to what some might think, I gave it all I had in all of my To Kill A MockingBird assignments.

Some of my assignments I am very proud of, because I have given 100% and it has paid off and showed that I have worked hard. An example of my success this last diplomatic training was my interview and conclusion.
Although my two interviewees where very different and had very different opinions on Canada, I challenged myself with having to find some common ground between the two people and their interests and dislikes. When I did this project I found that if I challenged myself, I would get more out of the assignment, and I would learn a lot more.
As for some of the things I felt that I didn't do as well on, I realized that the common denominator was that I found myself rushing through the assignments. Sure, on most of them I took the time to edit them and re-read it, but it wasn't often that I changed anything. Such as the essay; I did take time to go through it after, but as you said, there were main points that didn't match up throughout the essay.
I feel that I am giving a more consistent effort, at a higher level as well. I think that I have achieved the goal I set for myself last posting, but now that I have seen what I am capable of, why not strive for it and achieve it all the time?

To Kill A Mocking Bird Word Assignments

 1. To Kill A Mocking Bird Cross Word

2. Wordle