Linda Bernal

Writer’s Break

February 14, 2005

ENGL 1310.004

A. Yount

     The first image with the car and all the expensive looking foreign bottles of water is trying to say that this car is very luxurious.  You can look at the whole picture and decide that this is an expensive car.  By using the foreground, middle ground, and background you are able to use the whole picture in a roundly aspect.  By looking in the background you can see the houses are very nice and big.  As you move your eye closer to the middle ground which could be considered the man, he is in his middle ages and washing the car, which is able to tell you this car is aiming more towards an older crowd.  Then when you look at the foreground it is all these glass bottles of water which are all empty assuming that he used them on the car.  The successor in the image successfully conveyed the idea of the car being luxurious
       In the second image with the ironing board and the downy, the picture is trying to convey the idea that the person who does wall the ironing will not have to do so much.  This picture is interesting because it is so simple that I do not understand it.  I had to read all the words to actually understand the picture as a whole.  I finally understand now that the Downy is playing the role of the iron, but I thought the iron was on its way out and this was an ad for a specific iron. 

   In the third image this is and ad for paper towels.  The image is trying to say that the paper towels will soak up all the grease and unhealthy oils that secrete from French fries.  The creator of the image successfully conveyed this message by using a huge graphic of French fries placed nicely in a basket with a paper towel.  I immediately knew what this picture was conveying and had no questions about the picture. 
      In the fourth image, it is a picture of a car turned upside down.  The image is trying to convey that automobile accidents often have injuries to go along with the wreck. The image displays this sufficiently showing a strong wreck that one can presume had injuries involved.  The creator of this image did a good job showing their message.
      In the fifth image with the black high heels and mascara the image is trying to say that both objects have high impacts.  This is my favorite image I collected because of the meaning.  I like the fact that the high heels create a high impact on someone if you step on someone.   The mascara creates a high impact on eyelashes by making them look longer and appealing. The creator of the image was creative when thinking up this image.  It definitely conveys a message easy to acknowledge. 

 

 

   The first image with the car and all the expensive looking foreign bottles of water is trying to say that this car is very luxurious.  You can look at the whole picture and decide that this is an expensive car.  By using the foreground, middleground, and background you are able to use the whole picture in a roundly aspect.  By looking in the background you can see the houses are very nice and big.  As you move your eye closer to the middleground which could be considered the man, he is in his middleage and washing the car, which is able to tell you this car is aiming more towards an older crowd.  Then when you look at the foreground it is all these glass bottles of water which are all empyt assuming that he used them on the car.  The sucessor in the image successfully conveyed the idea of the car being luxurious

      In the second image with the ironing board and the downy, the picture is trying to convey the idea that the person who does wall the ironing will not have to do so much.  This picture is interesting because it is so simple that I do not understand it.  I had to read all the words to actually understand the picture as a whole.  I finally understand now that the Downy is playing the role of the iron, but I thought the iron was on its way out and this was an ad for a specific iron. 

Linda Bernal

Hero Assignment

January 26, 2005

ENGL 1310.004

A. Yount

The Mother, the Hero, Lorelei

            The Mother figure is depicted as a hero through many different television shows.   On the popular Warner Brothers show, Gilmore Girls, Lorelei is a single mother who raises her only daughter, Rory.  This depiction of a mother that Lorelei plays crosses the characteristics of being a hero. Lorelei is a single mother who is able to develop herself into a grounded woman.  Even though she has a child at a young age, she is able to look past the difficulties and succeed.  She raises her daughter to her best ability and asks no help from her parents.  Lorelei is an independent woman who develops her own business and does not try to gain social status through her wealthy parents.  She is determined and strong willed through the difficulties she comes across with her business as well as with her family.  Lorelei is a mentor and hero to her own daughter.  She plays hero by saving her daughter from several unwanted occasions such as peer pressure and difficult decisions.  Lorelei can often be seen as a hero to other single mothers who watch the television show because she displays a motivation sometimes single mothers lack.  As a hero, she is reliable and always there for her daughter, Rory, as well as those closer to her.  She is willing to give a hand to anyone in need, whether it is helping Luke with his café, or her best friend, Suki, who is pregnant.  As I watch this television show, I connect with Lorelei because she reminds me of my own mother. She is warming, welcoming, a person that is a hero. She is the perfect example of heroism on television today.

            Linda Bernal

Hero Assignment

January 26, 2005

ENGL 1310.004

A. Yount

The Mother, the Hero, Lorelei

            The Mother figure is often depicted as a hero through many different television shows.  On the popular Warner Brother show, Gilmore Girls, Lorelei is a single mother who raises her only daughter, Rory.  This depiction of a mother that Lorelei plays crosses the characteristics of being a hero.  Lorelei is a single mother who is able to develop herself into a grounded woman.  Even though she has a child at a young age she is able to look past the difficulties and succeed. She raises her to daughter to her best ability and asks no help from her parents.  Lorelei is an independent woman who develops her own business and does not try to gain social status through her wealthy parents.  She is determined and strong willed through the difficulties she comes across with her business as well as with her family.   Lorelei is a mentor and hero to her own daughter.  She often plays a hero to her own daughter by saving her from several unwanted occasions such as peer pressure and difficult decisions. Lorelei can often be seen as a hero to other single mothers who watch the television show because she displays a motivation sometimes single mothers lack.  As a hero, she is reliable and always there for her daughter, Rory, as well as those close to her.  She is willing to give a hand to anyone in need, whether it’s with Luke helping his café, or her best friend who is pregnant. Lorelei is a perfect example of heroism; she carries all the same characteristics, excluding the cape and tights.

Linda Bernal

Hero Assignment

January 26, 2005

ENGL 1310.004

A. Yount

The Mother, the hero, Lorelei

            The Mother figure is often depicted as a hero through many different television shows.  On the popular Warner Brother show, Gilmore Girls, Lorelei is a single mother who raises her only daughter, Rory.  This depiction of a mother that Lorelei plays crosses the characteristics of being a hero.  Lorelei is a single mother who is able to develop herself into a grounded woman.  Even though she has a child at a young age she is able to look past the difficulties and succeed. She raises her to daughter to her best ability and asks no help from her parents.  Lorelei is an independent woman who develops her own business and does not try to gain social status through her wealthy parents.  She is determined and strong willed through the difficulties she comes across with her business as well as with her family.   Lorelei is a mentor and hero to her own daughter.  She often plays a hero to her own daughter by saving her from several unwanted occasions such as peer pressure and difficult decisions. Lorelei can often be seen as a hero to other single mothers who watch the television show.  As a hero, she is reliable and always there for her daughter, Rory, as well as those close to her.  She is willing to give a hand to anyone in need.   Lorelei is brave for taking risks in starting a business as well life in general.  She raises a child on her own.  As I watch this television show I connect with Lorelei because she reminds me of my own mother.  She is warming, welcoming, a person that is a hero to someone.  

 

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Weeks go by and one can imagine how their time is spent each day.  In the past few weeks, the psyc.1000 classes have been learning about time management and goal setting. Studying those factors has developed a better understanding of the concepts and how they go hand in hand.  By combining these two important factors in everyday people’s lives we analyzed two weeks of our own daily life. In the first week recorded time spent twenty four hours and day.  In the second week we recorded twenty four hours as well as inserted a time goal we wanted to achieve. By analyzing our weeks we determined if our time was productive or needed help with prioritizing. Our days consisted of wasteful or productive time usage.  By observing and developing strategies one I as a person was able to determine problem areas and correct them in the consecutive weeks.

            Spending time in the first week varied, from the usual eating, sleeping, studying to overly using the computer talking with friends and surfing the internet.  There were several areas where time could be considered wasted through ones eyes.  There was an excessive amount of time spent on the computer.  Often I would be in my dorm room and think there was nothing to accomplish so I would get online and talk to my friends.  During several days out of the week sleep was taken advantage of.  Sleep occurred when it was unnecessary.  During the day, I would find myself get into my bed and take long naps that last over an hour.  This hour could have been used studying or completing homework.  On a positive note there was several hours taken out of the week to work at my job.  Working part-time allows me to establish work skills and also spending money, which is definitely not considered time wasting.  Based on the first week it was very disappointing to see how I spent my time as well as how I wasted my time on less important things such as the internet and television.  I had trouble prioritizing my needs and what I needed to complete. I put leisure time first and then put my studying time second.  Seeing what I recorded in the first week and observing the total time spent on various things made me think second on how I thought I was doing alright with my time management skills.

            Setting a goal for the following week was definitely simple to see by the hours I wasted spent on the internet.  I determined a goal based on the amount of time I spent using my computer.  The goal that I set in for myself in the second week would be cutting the hours spent on the internet in half.  By cutting my time on the internet in half would allow me to have an additional fifteen hours of extra time.  In setting this goal it directly adhered to the SMARTEST system learned previously in class. With this I follow the acronym SMARTEST, beginning with Short/Long term goal.   I am setting a short term goal that immediately begins in the second week of observation and hopefully achieved by the end of that week. The goal set is measurable, which is the second letter in the acronym SMARTEST, because it is specific, instead of saying,  ” I am not going to spend a lot of time on the internet.”  I am going to spend only fifteen hours on the internet at the most and use the additional fifteen hours left over dedicated to studying and doing homework.  By creating achievement strategies, the third letter in the acronym, creates my behavior towards my goal and is worthless without it. By creating a way to reach my goals involved using a tactic will help me achieve my desired goal.  By cutting my time spent on the internet is a realistic goal, the fourth letter in the acronym, and is definitely attainable.  Setting a realistic goal is much more straightforward than setting an unrealistic goal such as never getting online again.  It is challenging because the computer is on the desk and its right there next to my notes and textbooks that are needed to study.  Even though cutting my time spent on the computer seems attainable there are obstacles to overcome.  I imagine getting thrown off track and giving into getting online, but once I do it I will realize it and know that this is an obstacle I was going to face.  By writing this goal down where I am able to see it everday helps remind me of how I need to spend my time. When I see the note I leave for myself it sets in with me again and reminds me constantly of what I should be doing, such as studying or doing homework.  I knowwith this goal I am able to inform my family, especially my mom, because she knows how I spend my time.  With her guidance and support she will be able to listen to me and remind me constantly of what  I need to be doing as well as helping me solve some obstacles I face.  This goal is set immediately  beginiging in the second week.  If my goal is successful I will try to reinforce it into the following weeks and pertain to it.  By using the SMARTEST system it will hep keep my goals attainable and also be successful.

            There were several obstacles encountered during my second week of observation.  The obstacles mostly involved catching me getting online, doing non-related school work and talking to friends online.  It was very difficult once catching myself online to actually get off of my computer because I would tell myself, “okay only a few more minutes I have to talk to this person.”  Coincidently, during the middle of the week my computer got a virus which enabled me to get online or even use the computer at all.  It was frustrating to begin with but I realized it was for the best.  For the rest of the week I significantly cut down my use of time on the computer.  In the end I was successful because I was not tempted to get online on my computer in my dorm room.  If I wanted to talk online to my friends or surf the internet I would have to walk to one of the nearby computer labs, which would be out of the way and much more time consuming than actually getting online in my dorm room computer. 

            Observing the two weeks help me analyze how most of my time is spent.   In the second week I was able to be focus on the goal I set for myself and was able to achieve it.  Since I was unable to get online it directed my attention to more important things such as studying for tests and doing endless design and drawing projects.  Being successful in my goal also displayed in the grades received in that second week.  My quiz grades were much better as well as my attitude towards studying.  Reaching my intended goal made me feel more responsible and allowed me to see what my priorities are and what shall be completed first and foremeost and then allowed the time for things not priority. 

            By creating strategies and goals one can divide time into priorties and not feel as if they are wasting time.  There are often times students do not realize how much time has been taken for certain activites and how much time has not bee taken for things such as studying and homework.  There are often times people do not observe their time until it is too latesuch as when the semester winds down and final exams begin or when a  big project is due and there is not enough time to do complete it.  

            Weeks go by and one can imagine how their time is spent each day.  In the past few weeks, the psyc.1000 classes have been learning about time management and goal setting. Studying those factors has developed a better understanding of the concepts and how they go hand in hand.  By combining these two important factors in everyday people’s lives we analyzed two weeks of our own daily life. In the first week recorded time spent twenty four hours and day.  In the second week we recorded twenty four hours as well as inserted a time goal we wanted to achieve. By analyzing our weeks we determined if our time was productive or needed help with prioritizing. Our days consisted of wasteful or productive time usage.  By observing and developing strategies one I as a person was able to determine problem areas and correct them in the consecutive weeks.

            Spending time in the first week varied, from the usual eating, sleeping, studying to overly using the computer talking with friends and surfing the internet.  There were several areas where time could be considered wasted through ones eyes.  There was an excessive amount of time spent on the computer.  Often I would be in my dorm room and think there was nothing to accomplish so I would get online and talk to my friends.  During several days out of the week sleep was taken advantage of.  Sleep occurred when it was unnecessary.  During the day, I would find myself get into my bed and take long naps that last over an hour.  This hour could have been used studying or completing homework.  On a positive note there was several hours taken out of the week to work at my job.  Working part-time allows me to establish work skills and also spending money, which is definitely not considered time wasting.  Based on the first week it was very disappointing to see how I spent my time as well as how I wasted my time on less important things such as the internet and television.  I had trouble prioritizing my needs and what I needed to complete. I put leisure time first and then put my studying time second.  Seeing what I recorded in the first week and observing the total time spent on various things made me think second on how I thought I was doing alright with my time management skills.

            Setting a goal for the following week was definitely simple to see by the hours I wasted spent on the internet.  I determined a goal based on the amount of time I spent using my computer.  The goal that I set in for myself in the second week would be cutting the hours spent on the internet in half.  By cutting my time on the internet in half would allow me to have an additional fifteen hours of extra time.  In setting this goal it directly adhered to the SMARTEST system learned previously in class. With this I follow the acronym SMARTEST, beginning with Short/Long term goal.   I am setting a short term goal that immediately begins in the second week of observation and hopefully achieved by the end of that week. The goal set is measurable, which is the second letter in the acronym SMARTEST, because it is specific, instead of saying,  ” I am not going to spend a lot of time on the internet.”  I am going to spend only fifteen hours on the internet at the most and use the additional fifteen hours left over dedicated to studying and doing homework.  By creating achievement strategies, the third letter in the acronym, creates my behavior towards my goal and is worthless without it. By creating a way to reach my goals involved using a tactic will help me achieve my desired goal.  By cutting my time spent on the internet is a realistic goal, the fourth letter in the acronym, and is definitely attainable.  Setting a realistic goal is much more straightforward than setting an unrealistic goal such as never getting online again.  It is challenging because the computer is on the desk and its right there next to my notes and textbooks that are needed to study.  Even though cutting my time spent on the computer seems attainable there are obstacles to overcome.  I imagine getting thrown off track and giving into getting online, but once I do it I will realize it and know that this is an obstacle I was going to face.  By writing this goal down where I am able to see it everday helps remind me of how I need to spend my time. When I see the note I leave for myself it sets in with me again and reminds me constantly of what I should be doing, such as studying or doing homework.  I knowwith this goal I am able to inform my family, especially my mom, because she knows how I spend my time.  With her guidance and support she will be able to listen to me and remind me constantly of what  I need to be doing as well as helping me solve some obstacles I face.  This goal is set immediately  beginiging in the second week.  If my goal is successful I will try to reinforce it into the following weeks and pertain to it.  By using the SMARTEST system it will hep keep my goals attainable and also be successful.

            There were several obstacles encountered during my second week of observation the obstacles mostly involved catching myself getting online and doing nonrelated school work and talking to friends online.  Coincidently, During the middle of the week my computer got a virus which enabled me to get online or even on the computer at all.  It was frustrating but I realized it was for the best.  In the end I was successful because I was not tempted to get online on  my computer in my own dorm room.  If I wanted to talk online to my friends or surf the internet I would have to walk to one of the nearby computer labs, which would be out of the way and much more time consuming than actually getting online in my dorm room computer. 

            Observing the two weeks help me analyze how most of my time is spent.   In the second week I was able to be focus on the goal I set for myself and was able to achieve it.  Since I was unable to get online it directed my attention to more important things such as studying for tests and doing endless design and drawing projects.  Being successful in my goal also displayed in the grades received in that second week.  My quiz grades were much better as well as my attitude towards studying.  Reaching my intended goal made me feel more responsible and allowed me to see what my priorities are and what shall be completed first and foremeost and then allowed the time for things not priority. 

            By creating strategies and goals one can divide time into priorties and not feel as if they are wasting time.  There are often times students do not realize how much time has been taken for certain activites and how much time has not bee taken for things such as studying and homework.  There are often times people do not observe their time until it is too latesuch as when the semester winds down and final exams begin or when a  big project is due and there is not enough time to do complete it.  

General Information

Introduction

What is the Self-Directed Search (SDS)?

What is the SDS Interpretive Report based upon?

Which types are most like you?

How are the six types similar or different?

What does my three-letter summary code mean?

Can RIASEC letters be used to classify jobs and other things?

What is included in this report?

What occupations might interest me?

What fields of study might interest me?