Monday, April 15, 2013

Cause and effect blog

Many influences can cause a variety of events to happen in our lives. These events have outcomes that are not always related to the influences. While volunteering at Andrew Jackson Middle School, the bookkeeper paid for my lunch at Mr. Submarine one afternoon.



Maybe she bought my lunch because I am a hardworker, or because I am very polite and respectful towards every one in the office. Maybe she bought my lunch because I have volunteered at least 40 hours of my time to the school.


 All three of these are influences to the main event. Though they may not directly relate, the bookkeeper buying my lunch allowed me to take a break from working, I earned a sandwich from one of my favorite places, and I didn't have to pay for my lunch that day. Many factors may have caused the event and many outcomes may have come from the event; cause and effect may be demonstrated through many situations.                         
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv5Z2Xv8iJU
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a/causeandeffectl.cfm
http://humanresources.about.com/od/workrelationships/a/demo_respect.htm
http://www.cleveland.com/brett/blog/index.ssf/2013/04/volunteering_is_a_way_to_pay_y.html
http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-ideas/74-pay-the-tab-for-the-person-behind-you
http://www.jackson.brevard.k12.fl.us/docs/Dr.%20Harris%20Mission%20Vision%20Statement.pdf
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/04/12/319606_ntsport.html
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/fire_life/articles/2013/march/the-seven-keys-to-success-the-third-principle.html

Advocacy Blog for Comm1

Trustworthiness is a great trait to have in life, no matter what you do.
 When a person is trustworthy, they will be depended on by more people and will always be a go-to person for any task at hand. Employers look for trustworthy employees, teachers look for trustworthy students, and America looks for trustworthy politicians.

 The concept behind trustworthiness is to have so much faith in a person that you can easily rely on them with any task or information you have. For myself, I would much rather have a friend who is trustworthy that I can tell anything to than a friend who I think may tell all of my secrets to everyone behind my back. While assisting the bookkeeper at Jackson Middle School, I realized trustworthiness is a major characteristic to have. When dealing with large amounts of money and so much personal information, if one is not trustworthy, the ability to do book-keeping will go down the drain.
                                                      

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBJUISC8neY
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9991930/Andrew-Roberts-The-lighter-and-softer-side-of-Margaret-Thatcher.html
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/02/19/how-to-own-up-to-mistakes/
http://www.americasjobexchange.com/career-advice/what-employers-want
http://teaching.about.com/od/ParentalInvolvement/f/What-Are-Some-Characteristics-That-Make-The-Perfect-Student.htm
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-trust-fall.htm
http://www.jackson.brevard.k12.fl.us/docs/Dr.%20Harris%20Mission%20Vision%20Statement.pdf
http://www.allenrandolph.com/?p=2441

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Narrative Blog

One afternoon at Andrew Jackson Middle School, I was filing paperwork for the bookkeeper when I began to realize how much I have learned in just a few weeks of volunteering as the bookkeeper's assistant. From counting money to computer skills, the amount of knowledge I had in book-keeping increased significantly in a short amount of time.



 I started to think of all the jobs these skills will be helpful in once i am out of college; The list is infinite. As I stared at the papers on the desk, I dropped an M&M in my mouth and began to daydream of my future.



 One day, I will put all the skills I have learned to great use and become successful. A few moments later, I snapped back to reality when the bookkeeper called my name. I just smiled as I returned to my work, still thinking about the path that is yet to come.






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http://www.dreammoods.com/dreaminformation/dreamtypes/daydreams.htm
http://www.learnrealcomputerskills.com/articles/two_basic_computer_skills_for_work.phphttp://successsculpting.com/655/how-to-be-successful/