How Did You Get Into College?!?

For one of my classmates, “How did you get into college?” is answered simply:  Plagiarism.

Every member of a group will have a certain role within a group. Some roles promote social interaction, while others relate to the task aspect of the group. Some roles are destructive and self-centered.

Is totally different from:

Every member of a group plays a certain role within that group. Some roles relate to the task aspect of the group, while others promote social interaction. A third set of roles are self-centered and can be destructive for the group.

I mean, the words aren’t even in the same order!  And it’s not like she used the first result from Google.  It was the third.  That shows real research!   

This also shows me that the chapter on plagiarism really resounded with her.  “Gave ideas to” means the same thing as “resounded with,” right?

Today we’re discussing connotative meanings, and how that can impact conversation when two people’s ideas may differ. 

Or we’re discussing how to make bread out of a high school.  I’m not quite sure.

When a person thinks of a word a certain picture comes to his or her mind. So, even though two people may use the same word they have different memories or feelings when they hear that word. Words with connotative meanings can sometimes be a bad thing. For instance just the other day at school my best friend and I were talking about graduating and leavening high school. I could see the tears build up in her eyes as she was deeply saddened by the thought of leavening high school. For her, high school was great and brought pictures of happiness and fun to her mind. On the other hand I was smiling and felt relieved. Unlike her high school was not filled with good memories in fact they brought horrible pictures to my mine. Another time in which connotative meanings have been made apparent to me was when my social studies class had a debate on wither or not abortion should be illegalized. When I hear the word abortion I see pictures of death in my mind making me immediately against it in the debate. While my opponent saw a picture of a woman being impregnated against her will in her mind. This made her for it being legal. It really surprises me just how much power and difference connotative words can have behind them.

Today, we’re discussing perception in a basic public speaking class.  I suspect that the professor is trolling us with this post.  I’ll add some bolding to highlight the best parts for you!

Perception is described as the reconsideration of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of concept. Perception is shown in different avenues of life that can be very perplexing when one thinks about it. Everyone has created their own different outlooks and opinions of variable things. In my eyes this is what makes the world go round.
Stereotyping is a definite daily perception in everyone’s daily lives. A lot of people process the perception of stereotyping on two different polar. Negative and positive. In my life I choose to imply the positive aspect of stereotyping because I have to interact with all walks of life. When I implicate these positive stereotypes in regards to others it mostly creates a snowball affect in that most people catch on to the same perception.
Self-fulfilling prophecy for me is to wake up each and every day with great intention of giving it my all despite what problem I may face that day. This overwhelms me with great self satisfaction and accomplishment. I feel a self=fulfilled day.
One of my largest attributes would have to be my thoughtfulness. What most people do not realize that it is up to each and everyone of us to make a difference in one another lives. We all need each other. Whether to make money or simply bring a smile to someone’s face. All these perceptions are ones of positive thinking and its impact it can have on us.

The best (worst?) part of this post was that the next student to reply actually congratulated the poster on making so many good points, and doing such a good job in the discussion.  Perhaps there is a secret decoder ring that was handed out at registration that I forgot to pick up.

Learning in an online environment is great for its convenience, but it is terrible if you really want to learn something, or if you have a low tolerance for idiocy. My friends on Facebook seemed to enjoy reading some of the more inane postings from my classmates, so I decided to give them a place of their own.  From ridiculously inappropriate religious posts to heartbreaking bastardizations of the English language, these are the posts that make me weep for humanity.