Anna the Peer Mentor

Anna has been a great peer mentor throughout this MUSE course. When we seem to be confused about certain assignments the professor puts up on blackboard, she'd usually get on our level, since she's a student as well, and would guide us on how to do the assignment, I mean that's what she's there for. Plus the help isn't only available during class every Monday and Wednesday, but she's also available at the Peer Mentor Center Tuesday nights from 7-9 in the CVB and after class on Wednesdays in Clark Hall. If you can't contact her either way, you can simply email her and she will get back to you ASAP. Anna defines the true meaning of a peer mentor, always there to help!

In my mind (In response to "know yourself" and "your journal"

The way I think pretty much depends on if I am actually interested of thinking about what I am introduced to do. So I find most of my assignments unappealing so I easily neglect them by doing them late at night. But if there's some activity going that gets me excited, my mind just waits for that activity to happen impatiently. This way of thinking may sound crazy and difficult to be in, but I can still function myself, just not in the ways I want to function. I always think about ways I can better my thinking (does that make sense). But when I wanna try these new ways of thinking I catch myself doing those same habits that I just want to get rid of. It may seem like my mind is taking over me, but it's not my mind, it's myself. It's just what too much thinking may do to you.

Diverse Universe (In response to "know yourself" and "your journal" for Chapter 4)

I found myself a Interpersonal person as I like to converse with people, whether I know them really well or if I just met them for the first time. An interpersonal person is pretty much someone who's down with the people and just loves to interact with them. I don't find myself fully interpersonal (we can be fully anything anyways) because I still play the shy guy roll when put into crowds of people I do not know. It's like I need that certain bridge or group of people to keep me comfortable. I should rid this habit however because I should be comfortable everywhere I am. This is pretty much why I find myself majoring in Communications.

When learning new things, I'd use my visual, hearing, and touch senses in order to get a better grasp of what knowledge I will be undertaking. I believe I equally use these senses because visual images can always be put into my head, hearing helps as you can easily remember songs or certain sayings, and touching something is like having a hands on experience.

One of those College Mondays

The AnselMode.

So as all you can see, my blog is also part in use for my MUSE class (How to become Internet Famous). I really like the class, but just the fact that I'm forced to blog about readings, reflections, and all of that, it's just not my style. I just like to blog about whatever is on my mind, or certain topics that keep readers interested and THINK. I don't want the people to know what I read about or how my tour of the library was. That's kinda like a journal or a diary. Well I wouldn't consider my blog a type of journal or a diary...

Because my blog is all about that AnselMode

D40

More to come!

Strong/Weak Writing/Speaking and Plagarism (Response to Know Yourself and Your Journal for Chapter 9

In my opinion, I believe that im a very weak writer when it comes to writing essays and assignments that are need to be done. It's hard to find an interest when doing these certain assignments, but then again I do have a lot of strength in finding evidence as the many things in life I may have experienced or heard would usually pertain to most topics I write about. I also lack in grammar. I usually forget to put in the most important words in my sentence as it stays in my head and doesn't land on the actual paper. My tense is also horrible as well because I usually get confused when I use the right words at the wrong time. I think this is why I am stuck in LLD02, which I really need to pass or else I won't be in school anymore! I just hope for progress.

My speech skills however, are greatly increasing due to the past experiences I have had over time. At first I tend to be nervous when I am the center of attention of a speech, but then I observe my audience, which leads me to be comfortable when I talk and make my speech. My first speech for Public Speaking is later today so hopefully I can find what real strengths and weaknesses I have with speeches.

Plagiarism has never crossed my mind at all. What kind of idiot would plagiarize someone else's work? People who plagiarize are weak as they don't tackle what assignment is given to them and they wouldn't get anything out of it but a grade. It's all about knowledge. Doing this work gives us knowledge in order to help us in the future. If we live a world of plagiarism, we wouldn't even know how function right because we haven't received that knowledge we should of had before. If you get caught up, you may be kicked off campus, EVEN ARRESTED!

So why plagiarize? It's bad for the eyes...

Who am I?

Ansel

Humor, Question, Think, Curious

Malimban and Modesto You Already Know

Family, Self, The People

Tired, Slow, Unhealthy

Freedom, Motivation, Success

Advice, Knowledge, Care

No Freedom, No Motivation, Failure

Healthy, Happy, Progress

Santa Clara, Davis Street

Modesto

The Mime In the Mirror

So in today's MUSE class session, we came upon the mime activity. The first part of the activity was to have one person as the mime who made the moves in return to the man in the mirror. My partner for activity was Ryan. At first it was kind of awkward on why we were doing this activity, but then it started to become comfortable when I was the mime and did some random yet funny moves in a way to entertain him and just create a good comfort zone. The second part of the activity was to guest or react to what the mime was doing, removing the mirror part of the activity, pretty much like charades. Ryan was confused on what to do, but I guessed that he first was dancing party, then got tired and decided to eat cereal or soup or something that you can eat with a spoon. Then for my part, I decided to imitate a photoshoot by acting out as a model and as a photographer at the same time. Overall the activity at first was awkward, then later became funny and a pretty good icebreaker.

Communication and Time keep it on your mind (Reponse to MUSE Chapter 2&3 Reading)

Communication one of God's greatest creations. Communication is what is key in order to become successful in life. It just depends how you do it and how other react to it. And communication is not only through the words in your mouth, but also your body language and the several characteristics you expose to another. A reaction may cause attraction but a lie will make them cry. Communicating in the most positive ways may lead to successful relationships and will expand your social network. One huge no no with communication is DON'T PERSONALLY JUDGE ANYONE it may create that bad vibe you don't really want. I've just realized it's easy to judge someone rather than tell the truth. The truth is good but hurts as well if you were previously doing wrong. Just remember to Communicate wisely

Time make good use of it, THERE'S ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF IT. We can't keep wasting time by procrastination, and doing things that are not benefitting our lives. And what steps can helps create good use of it? Scheduling your day, creating quick and helpful decisions, rid of that procrastination, all valuable of ways managing your time. This is something I really need working on as comparing the time I waste to an actual waste dump is that the dump had to expand to a huge massive area with useless junk!

Communication and Time KEEP IT ON YOUR MIND

The Late Night Rush

This Late Night Rush has been going on since High School, in which I stay up late at night to do finish my assignments. This trend is just horrible as it upsets my body from less sleep and creating more tiredness when trying to get everything done. And how does this Late Night Rush happen? Here's a short list of reasons of why this occurs,

• Neglect of homework
• Finding fun things to do.
• Becoming mangled by the media
• Outgoing
• Extra-curricular activities

and the list goes on. I just want to get rid of this habit? What are some possibilities?

The MLK Library (Response to MUSE)

This place may be one of the most useful resources in the campus. As I entered the Library, the place is just looked amazing. Just being in there makes you want to do you homework and not become distracted by outside antics that may be going on.

When entering the room before the presentation. The whole room was geared up with two widescreens and a projector in the center along with comfortable seats and huge tables to leave a gorgeous amount of workspace to yourself.

Although I did phase out a couple of times during the presentation, I sure did get plenty of helpful information about the library and what many resources it may bring to me. Rooms can be rented for your own privacy or work groups. And when writing papers, the library provides many resources/reference you can put into a essay, Scholarly Paper, and other forms of assignments that require evidence.

One thing I definitely love about the library is the tons of workspace provided. From the whispering voices of the 8th floor to the COMPLETELY SILENT 7th floor. Those are certain places I can probably get my assignments done in.

When assignments come into my hands I can keep kicking back at The Music Room (which I still love), I gotta go where motivation takes the lead,

The MLK Library

Kanye Swift

The media just moved me in this one, but most people have seen the Kanye West & Taylor Swift incident in the VMA's where Kanye interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance for best female video "You belong with me", which won over Beyonce's "Single Ladies" and Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" which both were #1 on Billboard's Hot #100

Kanye was being real though, Beyonce did have one of the best videos of all time. But this is another example of, "When keeping it real goes wrong"........ Then again Kanye was right the "Single Ladies" VIDEO was a way better than "You belong with me". Isn't it the VIDEO music awards? Kanye did have a point, but interrupting Taylor Swift was a dick move.

Old Habits

Last Night I ended sleep around 330am finishing up corrections for an a essay I wrote up in my LLD class.. Seems like my old habits from High School are creeping back into my train of thought.

So what caused me to finish my assignment so late...

1.) Im home and home is not the place to work

2.) Often got carried away doing things that I would rather do besides correcting the essay

3.) Went to dinner and bowling earlier and got home around 11

As soon as I receive that Insurance of mine, I shall find my own study grounds that I will use to my advantage. Hopefully the trip to the Library will help me discover new places.

Hit them Hard

Now a days, we always meet people and when we meet these new people, we tend to leave the old ones behind. I in fact, have been done this. I deeply despise this trend as it may create tension as the ones you leave behind aren't as close as you both were before. If that happens, try to reconnect, let them know your still there with them. Don't just forget about them and just move on with your new friends, that'll just keep continuing that tension with your old ones.

But perhaps your old friend your trying to reconnect with takes the wrong turn, doing things you never expect them to do for oblivious reasons and they supposedly say your still very good friends even though you hear others telling you things your old friend is suppose to say to you but apparently you weren't told about this. Basically i'm saying how can you call someone your very good friend, when you they don't play that role by hiding things from you. I mean they maybe be shady, but they should realize your still their for them.

When they realize how their new way of acting is riduculous, it should Hit them hard.

But just remember whether it's your old or new friend Keep them close.

Home does not Work

To me, Homedoesn'tWork

I find myself getting behind my assignments once I leave campus and come home. I do love being home, but home is just not a working environment for me. As I keep telling myself to do my assignments, I end up doing something else like becoming mind controlled my the internet or the TV.

Don't let the Media Mend you.

Just the feeling of being on campus creates a better work environment for myself. Just the vibe on campus just makes you wanna do your work compare to the house where you relax and just lay back.

Home is the place to be comfortable not working.

5 Important Values (Reponse to MUSE "know yourself" assessment.)

1.) FAMILY

Since Day one

2.) Having Good Friendships and getting along well with people.

Creates the good vibe in me when there are just people to get along with.

3.) Feeling Secure

Many negative opinions that are direct towards me may make me think, but in the end those words can't hurt me in anyway.

4.) Having personal responsibility

Your reaction is your outcome. Outcomes may either be positive or negative, but it's your job to determine what type of outcome it is.

5.) Being Happy

What's better than being happy about yourself?