Two to three thoughtful paragraphs
Please respond to at least three classmates' blogs.
Now that you have watched "The Story of Stuff," "Less Stuff, More Happiness," and Jacqueline Nordquest's videos, think about the role of stuff inf your own life. What is one type of stuff you have a lot of? This item may be nonperishable, like an ipod, or it may be perishable, like a food item.
"The Story of Stuff" discusses the way stuff is created, used, and discarded. How do you think your stuff is created? How do you use it? How is it discarded?
"Less Stuff, More Happiness" suggests that we could make do with a lot less stuff. Do you think you could do without or with less of your stuff? Why or how?
The Nordquest video suggests that those with a lot of stuff can help those with less stuff. Do you think your item is easy to obtain anywhere in the world? Is your item a want or a need? Think about the way your use or decreased use of this item may help others.
Post a picture, video, and/or link to your stuff for readers to visualize.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Short Response Two: College
Two to three thoughtful paragraphs, feel free to include pictures, videos, and links. Post to your blogger account.
Post before September 18th
Read and comment on at least three of your classmates' blogs.
Vincent Tinto discusses transitioning to college as earning a “rite of passage.” The key to successful college life, he believes, is for students to become full-fledged college students and by identifying themselves, first and foremost, as a college student.
This is a multistage process that involves separation (leaving one's normal life or routine), transition (learning a new way of life), and incorporation (making that way of life your own) (p. 93).
Choose one or more of these three stages and write about a specific experience you have had in college that you think exhibits one of these stages. This may be about a current or past experience. You may choose to write about a successful transitional experience or an experience that led to an early failure in transitioning. Remember that Tinto believes transitioning is a socialization process rather than a sign of one’s intelligence.
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Here's a link to my alma mater, Ursinus College, and to Brookdale Community College, where I took classes towards my degree. I've also posted a picture of me looking young and tired at graduation.
http://www.ursinus.edu/netcommunity
http://www.brookdalecc.edu/pages/1.asp
Post before September 18th
Read and comment on at least three of your classmates' blogs.
Vincent Tinto discusses transitioning to college as earning a “rite of passage.” The key to successful college life, he believes, is for students to become full-fledged college students and by identifying themselves, first and foremost, as a college student.
This is a multistage process that involves separation (leaving one's normal life or routine), transition (learning a new way of life), and incorporation (making that way of life your own) (p. 93).
Choose one or more of these three stages and write about a specific experience you have had in college that you think exhibits one of these stages. This may be about a current or past experience. You may choose to write about a successful transitional experience or an experience that led to an early failure in transitioning. Remember that Tinto believes transitioning is a socialization process rather than a sign of one’s intelligence.
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Here's a link to my alma mater, Ursinus College, and to Brookdale Community College, where I took classes towards my degree. I've also posted a picture of me looking young and tired at graduation.
http://www.ursinus.edu/netcommunity
http://www.brookdalecc.edu/pages/1.asp
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