WOOT! Anna White!

Anna has been a big part of our Muse class. She is helpful with the whole class and helps clarify questions that we have. Also she is prompt to class and very friendly to the whole class. It is very interesting to have her in class because this is my only muse class so she is my only peer mentor that I have. Also she is very hardworking and dedicated to our class so we understand what needs to be done. She helps point us in the right direction on how we need to approach college and the workload. She helped make the transition from high school to college because she was also a student which made it less intimidating. I am glad to have Anna in our class as our peer mentor and hope to get to know her better.

Chapter 4 & 5

Know Yourself (ch 4)
According to the book I am kinesthetic because I need to use my hands for my work. Also according to the book says that I am better with visual sensory preference. Finally the book states that I learn by doing because I need to understand how a thing works by playing with it.

Your Journal
My strengths are that I am good with my hands and that I work better by doing things out. My weaknesses are that I am not good with auditory sensory preference. I don't have any new insight because I knew about my weaknesses before. I will try to work on my auditory skills because that sensory preference is important because most professors speak their lectures.

Know Yourself (ch 5)
The book says that I have a strategist style for my work. The problem solving aspects that I have strengths in are identification, action, and looking back.

Your Journal
I have no regrets about coming to San Jose State University because it has been a major impact on my life. Also since I am close to home I have more time to study and understand the material of my classes. On a scale of 1 to 10 I find myself not paying attention during the day as a 6. I am a 6 because I pay attention through most of the class but near the end I start to drift off. By the end of the class i just think about getting out and getting to sleep.

Fun first class

My first class was pretty cool because what got to know each other more. We played a game where we had to say each others names. It really helped to figure out and remember everyone's name and face.

Relaxed a bit

Tuesday was a furlough day so I didn't have to go to school which I liked. I pretty much slept in for half of the day. Also wanted to sleep in cause I have been sore lately so I just wanted to relax. Pretty much throughout Tuesday I just relaxed around the house. Even though it was a relaxing day it ruined the week for me. It made me think that it was the weekend already since it was such a relaxing day. Then Wednesday came along and I had school again.

Know Yourself
My strengths for writing are being organized and thought out. My weaknesses are not using strong vocabulary and punctuation errors. The strategies to improve are getting help from the writing center and asking the teacher for help.

I don't really have any skill in public speaking because I get nervous in front of a lot of people. The areas I need improvement on are mostly all of the things listed. I can talk in front of people but I don't do it very well. My strategy is to practice talking in front of a small group and then expanding each time.

Your Journal
- I noticed the person was giving a bad speech when they took a couple minutes to get started. They were trying to figure out what they were going to say and were unprepared.

-The speaker tried to make up for the mistakes by talking about a subject he knew well for the majority of the speech.

-I felt bad for the person as the speech flopped because no one should ever have to be in that situation in front of an audience.

-The advice I would give the speaker would be to practice and know your material very well.

-It would help influence me because it shows me how I should be prepared and know what I am talking about so I don't stumble.

The strategies that help me produce more effective writing were sleeping on it, choosing the write words, and proofreading the paper.

Weekend and Self Poem

The weekend was uneventful because I just stayed at home relaxing and doing homework. On Saturday, I went out with my girlfriend and we played life on her itouch because I've never actually played it before. I enjoyed Monday because I only had 2 classes since my teacher was sick. The only downside was that it was a long wait between my first class and last.

Alex
Funny, shy, quiet, and caring
Parents:Paul and Connie, Sister: Alysia
Family, friends, and
Tired, excited, and bored
Money, more sleep, and more knowledge
Love, laughs, and hugs
Heights, death, and scary people
The world, aurora borealis, and different plantes
San Jose, Glen Hedge Ct
Sirikanantha

Tired

The week went by slowly because I just wanted the weekend to be here already. By today I just want it to be over with already but I still have to go to work. Hopefully next week will be more relaxed than this week.

Mime games!

Today during class we all participated in a game were we mimed each others movement. At first Patrick and I did not know what to do. We were confused on how we should do the activity but eventually we got comfortable with each other. Most of my actions were stretching and standing around while Patrick had a lot of hand motions and facial expressions. After we mirrored each other movements, we mined a thought or ideas to each other. Patrick's action was showing how he gets prepared in the morning for school.

MLK Library

My MUSE class Get Internet Famous had a class meeting inside one of the conference rooms in the MLK library. I was a couple minutes late at first because it was confusing to find the room. I was looking at the map but was having trouble actually finding the room because it was separate from the library itself. Once I was there, we were taught how to use the online resources for our peer review scholarly paper. It was very informative because he showed how to use and reference making website. All the websites that were showed help cut down the time and make it easier for everyone.

Know Yourself (Ch 2)
Score:68

Your Journal
Reflect
1.Reflect on Your Relationship with Your Roommate.
-I am not able to answer this questions because I do not live on campus so I don't have a roommate.

2. Your Own Experience with Discrimination and Prejudice
-I was never really discriminated in school because all the people were accepting of me. One time I was discriminated because of my race was when I was looking for jobs. I was not accepted because I was not the right race for the job. It made me feel so bad that I didn't want to be Asian but over time i became to accept my race.

Think Critically
1. Touches and posture can be perceived differently by other people because of the relationship you have with the other person. Your friends or romantic lover are closer to you so you are able to act relaxed and lazy around them. If you were to do this around a teacher they may perceive it as being disrespectful because you are not acting in a professional manner.

2. I do not have any negative attitudes towards other sexual orientations because they are human beings too. Everyone should have equal rights no matter what sexual orientation they should be.

Know Yourself (Ch 3)
I spent too much time on:
1. work
2. computer
3. sleep

I spent too little time on:
1. sleep
2. fun
3. getting to know people

Next week, I will spend more time on:
1. sleep
2. homework
3. getting to know people

Next week, I will spend less time on:
1. sleep
2. wasting time
3. computer

After a week of managing, monitoring, and evaluating my use of time, these are the most important things I have to work on to be a great time manager:
1. homework
2. work
3. family and friends

Your Journal
1.My strengths are that I am organized so I am able to find what I need quickly and not waste time. My weakness is not using my time efficiently to do my homework and waiting last minute to do my homework. My plans to address my weakness is to use my time as much as I can. Also that I should start on my homework early so I am not doing it the night before.

Today school went pretty well and was a relaxing day. I got to meet some new people in English because we were put into groups. The groups were for emergencies and also help strengthen our writing abilities. I just hope to get to know more people throughout the year and have a large network of people over a breadth of professions.

Prologue & Chapter 1

Knowing Yourself (Prologue)
My five most important personal values are:
1. Staying focused
2. Push yourself to do your best
3. Never give up
4. Have a positive attitude
5. Help others

New Life
The atmosphere is different in college than it was during high school. Everyone is very friendly and willing to meet new people. Also not having to go to school everyday is a plus. It is also very different going to certain classes on certain days instead of everyday. I am most excited about meeting new people and experiencing the difference of being in college. I am also looking forward to the new opportunities that present itself from clubs to majors.

Conscious Coping
The most stressful moment I have had so far is balancing college and work together. Also having all the homework at once is a new challenge and trying to get it done on time. Since my math class homework is on the computer it is another challenge that I have to finish before a deadline. It was made stressful because of the time constraint and not understanding the material in some of the classes. I was able to cope with this because I was able to balance out my time between on my activities. If the problem arises in the future I will just need to focus and manage my time well. School comes first so that is the most important thing to concentrate on.

Know Yourself(Ch 1)
The activities I like to do the most are hanging out with my family and friends, eating, playing video games, going random places, and doing things on the computer. When I am doing what I want, I am hanging out with my family and friends. Also I am just trying to have fun with what I am doing. In my leisure time, I like to just relax and watch tv or catch up on movies that I have not seen.

Your Journal
1. The people that helped me out the most were
A. Randy-helped me explore the campus
B. Matthew-helped me explore the engineering building
C. Alex-showed me the different floors of MLK
The aspect of college that I need the most help with is keeping up with the homework.

The person on campus that could help me with this is a tutor.

2. I have the basic skills of computers and my fears of computers are getting viruses.
A. Use virus protection software
B. Stay on reliable websites
C. Stay off the computer