Week Fifteen: Famous Last Words

This is the last week! Thank you! We have made it! There were many days and nights that I did not think that I would make it. Luckily, I did! I am sure that finals will ot be that bad. My grades are good and I am confident that this semester will be A-okay! Today, Sunday, has been an extremely long day. I have been busy with sorority events today. We have a program that is a self-help scholarship program for upcoming high school seniors. The program provides workshops for high school girls helping them to prepare for graduation and transitioning into college. The workshops consist of fiscal management, financial aid, completing applications, sexual education, and community service. After two months, the girls will have a presentation that family and friends are invited to. The presentation is somewhat similar to a pageant. The girls will present their modeling talent, their chosen talent, a dance with their father, and some other things. I am so excited! I love working with the girls and helping to lift their spirits. Also, I am planning a trip to Fort Worth, Texas. I am originally from Fort Worth so it is not a getaway for me. My friend has never been so I will be showing him around. We are going to have so much fun! We are going to one of my most favorite restaurants, Buttons. It is great! They have live music, great drinks (I am 22 years old), and delicious food. The restaurant has a great atmosphere. I am thinking about getting us passes to ride in exotic sport cars. You get the chance to ride on a race car track in expensive cars. That should be fn too. I want to cross a lot of things off of my to do list this summer!

Buttons

Online Education Review

I have taken many classes online. I love them! If I had to create an online class, I would have assignments due only on certain days. Also, all assignments wouldn't be due until the last day of the semester.

Advantages

I don't have to spend too much time looking for a parking spot on campus.

I am able to visually see what people are saying and have time to formulate a response.

The entire semester is planned out from the beginning.

I save money by not eating on campus.

It forces me to have time management.

Disadvantages

I miss the human interaction. 

Online

Gen. Ed. Review

My general education experience has been  interesting. I have taken many classes that I would consider a waste of time. There have been a few classes that I have liked. My freshman year, I took Intro to Film Studies for an art credit and I did not like that class. I thought it would be fun because we were assigned to watch movies! The first week we watched a great movie. We did not watch another movie until after the drop deadline. Every movie we watched was in black and white and did not have sound. I felt that the instructor taught the class as an upper division course. It was really stressful. Overall, I know that general education classes have make student more diverse and I appreciate that. 

Film

College Writing Review

My major is Communication and writing plays a critical role. I have had to write papers for most of my required courses. Most of those papers were three to five pages. I have been stressing over a current assignment, which is a 10 page paper. This is the longest paper that I have had to write outside of a group setting. When I first started college, I enrolled as an International Business and Marketing major. I had to take a Business Writing course. Those writing assignments were a little different. It focused more on format than content. I really liked that course. During college, I have not had to write many literature review papers. I think courses should focus on this more. I feel that in the workforce I will be asked to provide a literature review. I have only had to write one so I won't feel very confident. 

Writing