Reflection (Week 4 of 6)

I took the Right/Left Brain Quiz, I thought the results were interesting. Apparently I am extremely right-brain bias when it comes to thinking. It said that I answered 12 for the right, and 6 for the left. I think the results are very accurate and reflect how I think many things over. What is really eerie is that I have been told by family, girlfriends and friends that I am the things it says I am. Holistic, random, nonverbal and fantasy-oriented are especially familiar to me, those have been said to me before. Teachers have told me I am nonverbal, and quiet, I never thought it was true, but the test seems to verify what I've been told all along. I thought it s a good test and it seemed to capture what I am, well at least my sense of self. I do tend to lean towards the Concrete tag and Intuitive. I don't think those two are particularly true, at least not as much as the others but they do describe my thoughts well enough. I won't complain, I thought the test was the easiest one to take nad I will take others to see what they say. I took the personality test as well, but I think this one is way out there. It says I really expressed intuitive thinking, and I beg to disagree. I think the first test captured my thoughts and functions much better, and I don't know why. I answered almost identical questions and it gave me a similar result but it ranked this above all, and I think it is my smallest quality. I enjoyed answering both tests, and I liked seeing how the first one graded me and how think I differ with the second test.

Calendar (Week 4 of 6)

To Do List:
1)Help Brother Unpack
2)Study for Sociology test
3)Do HW for this class

Vocabulary (Week 3 of 6)

Affinity

soure sentence: "On one hand, I guess it should have been obvious, given Dan Snyder's affinity for buying any shiny new item out there on the market."

context clues: "buying", "shiny", "market", "new"

defeniition: a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/affinity?qsrc=2888

original sentence: "My girlfriend is always buying things, she has an affinity for picking the expensive stuff."

Stymied

source sentence: "Stephens, who has major knockout power was stymied from the get-go."

context clues: "power", "get-go", "major"

definition:-verb-to hinder, block, or thwart.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stymied?qsrc=2888

original sentence: "My debate with a colleague of mine went nowhere, she stymied my points within a few seconds and left me speechless."

Bronchial

source sentence: "It's still not known if or when Sheppard will return from a bronchial infection that kept him out of the booth for the entire 2008 season and will prevent him from announcing the opener at the new Yankee Stadium later this month."

context clues: "infection", "kept/out", "prevent"

definition: Anatomy. pertaining to the bronchia or bronchi.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bronchial?qsrc=2888

original sentence: "Martha has a bronchial infection, but I thinnk she will be fine."

Reflection(Week 3 of 6)

This week has been an exhausting week but a positive one. I have managed to do my homework and help my brother move out of his place, almost simultaneously. I would squeeze in the homework between pick-up and drop-off periods( he has so many things in his home.). This, I am doing after the moving, so I am sore and tired. This class has helped improve my skills and speed of homework completion. I think I ccan say that my work in this class is probably the most quality stuff i've done in a long time. That might not be saying much due to my poor standards but it is okay. This class, due to the SQ3R, and mostly the atmosphere of the class gives me an advantage over past classes i've had. I've had classes that are 40 students to 1 teacher, and i've got 15( less somedays) to 2 teachers. I'm sure it has to do with the Friday thing,most people want Fridays off. I enjoy having such a small class, it gets more personal and it is easier to learn and process the things I am supposed to learn. I am going to be hoonest, I cannot find my paper for this week, and I have no ideawhat I am supposed to write about or answer. It is my mistake and if I recieve nothing than it is my fault. The buck stops here.

Calendar (Week 3 of 6)

To Do List:
1)Help my brother move
2)Homework for this class
3)Plan spring break with my peoples

Vocabulary (Week 2/6)

Semipermeable

source sentence:"For this reason, the membrane is said to be semipermeable in its normal resting state-only some chemicals can permeate or pass through, "holes" in the membrane."

context clues:"pass through", "holes", "some"

definition:Allowing passage of certain, especially small, molecules or ions but acting as a barrier to others. Used of biological and synthetic membranes.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/semipermeable?qsrc=2888

original sentence:The rock I found was semipermeable in its entirety, water flowed through it like a water breaknig through a dam.


Depolarization


source sentence:"This process is called depolarization, because the neuron is no longer mostly negative on the inside."

context clues:"no loger", "process", "de-", root word="polar"

defenition:To partially or completely eliminate or counteract the polarization of. To demagnetize.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/depolarization?qsrc=2888

original sentence: My cousin had a very bad addiction to caffeine, when he tried to kick his habit, he described it as a depolarization from his all things with caffeine.


Narcolepsy


source sentence:"Narcolepsy often causes serious difficulties with the use of dangerous machines and other job-related activities."

context clues: "serious","difficulties","often causes"

definition:A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable, though often brief, attacks of deep sleep, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/narcolepsy?qsrc=2888

original sentence:I had an uncle who suffered from narcolepsy and he had to retire from the armed forces.

Reflection (March 22-28)

Studying vocabulary words for this class has had the same effect that it has had on me before, it helps me understand things a little more. I do recognize big words and know what they mean, but there are the occassional words that I do not know. I surprisingly do not notice these words everywhere now, it doesn't work that way for me. The words that we study do flash in articles and books I read, but they aren't around me by aany means. One thing I did start doing in this class is approach new words in a different way, I highlight, I scribble, I look them up and I try to remember them. I definitely approach words in a completely new way now that this class has taught me to use SQ3R. The new words I have learned, I sneak them in when I speak to friends, and they laugh, especially one who knows what they mean. I throw them in whenever it can replace a word I normally use or just to get a quick laugh. I usually do leave my friends or family wondering what I just said and I love explaining to them what they mean. The words usually stay with me, but I cannot lie, there are some words that fly in then fly out following tests. I think everyone is like that though. It's part of trying to pass the course with the best grade possible, but doing the least work possible as well. Also, I think some people(like me) don't want to major in English. That doesn't mean I don't want to sound articulate or use words that would impress during an interview, but I am very lazy.I do remember most of the words, do not think your labor is for not.