I've recently became a brother of the fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. I'm really excited to become a member because it will help me grow as an individual and get ready for the real world. I really enjoy doing community service and helping other people prosper.
I enjoy being apart of communities where we all genuinely care about other people's well being and we all work together to help others out. My favorite organization that I've helped out so far is probably The Opp Shop. If you don't know what that is, it is part of Project 701. We have a huge collection of clothes that we lend out to people who are in need of something to wear for a class presentation or an interview for something. My second favorite organization is probably Back Pack Buddies. I really like this organization because we have one very similar in my hometown called Jacob's Ladder. I really just enjoy helping other people.
This fraternity is a really good fit for me. Plus, it looks really good on graduate school and job applications. I'm super excited to grow with all the people I meet by being in this fraternity. I hope it shows me more than what is just right in front of my face. I hope it opens my eyes to the bigger picture and see what people really need in this world.
Friday, April 14, 2017
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Week 13 Response
1. Can You Feel The Love Tonight by Elton John
When I was growing up, before both of my younger brothers were born, probably when I was about 3 or 4, all I wanted to watch before I went to bed was The Lion King. It was my favorite movie at the time. I never got tired of it; I'm sure my parents did though. When I get tired of listening to any type of music that I am currently listening to I turn on Disney music. It's a nice change of pace. I really like this song because Elton John is just a classic. I've actually come to the conclusion in the last couple of years that this will be the song for my first dance with my future husband. Shhhh.. He doesn't know that yet.
2. The Sound by The 1975
I really enjoy this song because the lyrics are just very poetic. Part of the Lyrics are:
"Well I know when you're around cause I know the sound
I know the sound, of your heart"
I know that's so cheesy, but I think it's so romantic at the same time and I am such a hopeless romantic at heart.
3. Bennie And The Jets by Elton John
I really like Bennie And The Jets just because it is so catchy and Elton John's voice is just so velvety smooth. Elton John will forever be one of my favorite artists around.
4. Car Radio by Twenty One Pilots
Honestly, I really just like anything Twenty One Pilots. They are close to being one of my favorite bands of all time. Play any song by them when I'm around and I probably know ever single word to it.
5. Hard For by Kevin Gates
This song is probably slightly inappropriate to play around anyone besides adults; but I throughtly enjoy Kevin Gates and all of his music. There's more to this song than just nasty dirty bad stuff though. There is actually substance to it. It basically talks about how he loves a girl so much that he no longer is attracted to anyone else. Which is all a girl can really ask for.
6. Grillz by Nelly
This song is just a classic in my opinion. You can never go wrong with a little Nelly. My team has really addopted this song as ours. During our strength and conditioning class we started our morning by listening to it and tried to end our morning by listening to it. It was kind of like a bonding thing.
7. Love On The Weekend by John Mayer
Again, I am a hopeless romantic and I probably always will be. This song is great for people who like romance and stuff. Plus, John Mayer's voice is like butter on pancakes drizzled with syrup. Nothing better than that.
8. Turning Out by AJR
If I had to pick one song that describes growing up and finding love, this would be it. It is also jsut a very good song.
9. No Type by Rae Sremmurd
This song is a great warm up/pump up song. It really gets me going whenever we listen to it before games. This past season we were listening to it and then our coach walked in right as we all were all singing this one explicit part.
10. If It Means A Lot To You by A Day To Remember
The first time I heard this song I fell in love and am still in love with it to this day. A Day To Remember is a close second to my favorite band. This is definitely my favorite song by them. It makes me very happy and is just a great song.
When I was growing up, before both of my younger brothers were born, probably when I was about 3 or 4, all I wanted to watch before I went to bed was The Lion King. It was my favorite movie at the time. I never got tired of it; I'm sure my parents did though. When I get tired of listening to any type of music that I am currently listening to I turn on Disney music. It's a nice change of pace. I really like this song because Elton John is just a classic. I've actually come to the conclusion in the last couple of years that this will be the song for my first dance with my future husband. Shhhh.. He doesn't know that yet.
2. The Sound by The 1975
I really enjoy this song because the lyrics are just very poetic. Part of the Lyrics are:
"Well I know when you're around cause I know the sound
I know the sound, of your heart"
I know that's so cheesy, but I think it's so romantic at the same time and I am such a hopeless romantic at heart.
3. Bennie And The Jets by Elton John
I really like Bennie And The Jets just because it is so catchy and Elton John's voice is just so velvety smooth. Elton John will forever be one of my favorite artists around.
4. Car Radio by Twenty One Pilots
Honestly, I really just like anything Twenty One Pilots. They are close to being one of my favorite bands of all time. Play any song by them when I'm around and I probably know ever single word to it.
5. Hard For by Kevin Gates
This song is probably slightly inappropriate to play around anyone besides adults; but I throughtly enjoy Kevin Gates and all of his music. There's more to this song than just nasty dirty bad stuff though. There is actually substance to it. It basically talks about how he loves a girl so much that he no longer is attracted to anyone else. Which is all a girl can really ask for.
6. Grillz by Nelly
This song is just a classic in my opinion. You can never go wrong with a little Nelly. My team has really addopted this song as ours. During our strength and conditioning class we started our morning by listening to it and tried to end our morning by listening to it. It was kind of like a bonding thing.
7. Love On The Weekend by John Mayer
Again, I am a hopeless romantic and I probably always will be. This song is great for people who like romance and stuff. Plus, John Mayer's voice is like butter on pancakes drizzled with syrup. Nothing better than that.
8. Turning Out by AJR
If I had to pick one song that describes growing up and finding love, this would be it. It is also jsut a very good song.
9. No Type by Rae Sremmurd
This song is a great warm up/pump up song. It really gets me going whenever we listen to it before games. This past season we were listening to it and then our coach walked in right as we all were all singing this one explicit part.
10. If It Means A Lot To You by A Day To Remember
The first time I heard this song I fell in love and am still in love with it to this day. A Day To Remember is a close second to my favorite band. This is definitely my favorite song by them. It makes me very happy and is just a great song.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Week 12 Response
In the video, there is a lot going on. At first, it is just the young girl and the older gentlemen. The girl starts to play music on her phone, it is a stereotypical song that a girl like her would listen to. The gentlemen gets annoyed and starts playing music on his phone, it is classical music. Then a business looking lady, not much older than the girl. What happens next is that three more people join in the elevator and they are all also playing music from their phones. These phones are also old phones. What happens next is that a guy come into the elevator with a big boombox. Everyone stops their music and puts their phones away. The guy with the boombox puts a tape in it and hits play. Nothing comes out and he pulls up headphones and puts them in his ears. Everyone looks around sheepishly.
The author's purpose of the video is to identify that people only really care about themselves. As in, the people on the elevator do not care what everyone else wants to listen to they only want to do what they want to do. In this case it was listening to what type of music they liked. This inference is correct because at the end of the video it shows how everyone notices how the one guy puts in headphones and then the very first girl gives him a head nod of appreciation and recognition almost. Which shows that the girl understands, almost as if she has learnt a lesson.
I believe the audience is supposed to be everyday people. I believe this because all the people in the video are everyday people just trying to go about there day. One way this video can teach something about community is how they all came to a conclusion of what to do amicably and they did not fight or argue about it. Another thing the viewer could learn about community is that it takes a leader to figure out the right thing to do. In this case the leader was the black man who used headphones instead of playing his big boom box out loud. A third thing you can learn about community from this video is that when you all work together, everyone shutting off their music, good things can happen, the actual elevator music turning on.
The author's purpose of the video is to identify that people only really care about themselves. As in, the people on the elevator do not care what everyone else wants to listen to they only want to do what they want to do. In this case it was listening to what type of music they liked. This inference is correct because at the end of the video it shows how everyone notices how the one guy puts in headphones and then the very first girl gives him a head nod of appreciation and recognition almost. Which shows that the girl understands, almost as if she has learnt a lesson.
I believe the audience is supposed to be everyday people. I believe this because all the people in the video are everyday people just trying to go about there day. One way this video can teach something about community is how they all came to a conclusion of what to do amicably and they did not fight or argue about it. Another thing the viewer could learn about community is that it takes a leader to figure out the right thing to do. In this case the leader was the black man who used headphones instead of playing his big boom box out loud. A third thing you can learn about community from this video is that when you all work together, everyone shutting off their music, good things can happen, the actual elevator music turning on.
DCWS 2016
This past year was my first year playing collegiate soccer. I really had a blast. The girls on the team are now some of my closest friends and I would do anything for every single one of them. I've never been on a soccer team that has as good of team chemistry as we do. Yes, we are girls. Yes, we can be petty sometimes. But the thing is, we get over it. We are truly a real team and have connections on and off the field like no other.
As most people know, we did not have a very good record this year. I think we only won like 2 games. This sounds really bad but please let me put this in perspective for you. We had 17 freshmen and only 3 returners. Talk about inexperience at the college level. At the beginning of the season, we had 10 freshmen and 1 junior in the starting line up. Also, realize that NONE of us have ever played together. This means that we were basically a whole new team and very young. The very good teams that we would play in our conference, like Hanover and Rose-Hulman, had pretty much all seniors and juniors in their starting line up. I'm not making excuses but the odds were definitely stacked against us.
I really would not trade my freshmen year soccer season for anything. We are definitely all improving now during the off season. At the beginning of the semester we had our strength and conditioning class. Now, we are into our non-traditional season with training session 3 times a week in the morning from 7am-9am. I actually enjoy it because I feel like I have accomplished something with my day. We also are playing in a 7v7 tournament on April 22nd at Heidelberg. We also are hosting our own 3v3 tournament the day after and that is open to everyone! So, if you something to do on that Sunday, make a team and come out and play! The link is below:
http://www.dcwomenssoccercamps.com/3v3-tournament.cfm
As most people know, we did not have a very good record this year. I think we only won like 2 games. This sounds really bad but please let me put this in perspective for you. We had 17 freshmen and only 3 returners. Talk about inexperience at the college level. At the beginning of the season, we had 10 freshmen and 1 junior in the starting line up. Also, realize that NONE of us have ever played together. This means that we were basically a whole new team and very young. The very good teams that we would play in our conference, like Hanover and Rose-Hulman, had pretty much all seniors and juniors in their starting line up. I'm not making excuses but the odds were definitely stacked against us.
I really would not trade my freshmen year soccer season for anything. We are definitely all improving now during the off season. At the beginning of the semester we had our strength and conditioning class. Now, we are into our non-traditional season with training session 3 times a week in the morning from 7am-9am. I actually enjoy it because I feel like I have accomplished something with my day. We also are playing in a 7v7 tournament on April 22nd at Heidelberg. We also are hosting our own 3v3 tournament the day after and that is open to everyone! So, if you something to do on that Sunday, make a team and come out and play! The link is below:
http://www.dcwomenssoccercamps.com/3v3-tournament.cfm
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