Getting a Twitter account was a very interesting thing to me. I'm big into sports, and on Sports Center they always show the various things that star athletes say on Twitter. Because of that, I have always found Twitter very intriguing. I have been meaning to get my own account for some time now and experiment with it. Well, this assignment turned out to be the perfect thing for me.
After setting up my Twitter account, I learned many things about a lot of different people. I was able to do this through reading the tweets of the people that I am following. It is a great way to really get to know someone without really having a back and forth conversation at all. I thought that Twitter was just about people tweeting what they are currently doing. For example, "I'm feeling hungry so I'm gonna eat," or "I'm gonna take a shower." I was completely wrong. A lot of people actually say very heart felt, meaningful things that someone else could use as 'fuel' for many different aspects of their life. I feel like too many people have the wrong idea about Twitter and that it actually is a really good thing for our society.
I believe I'm going to extent my usage of Twitter beyond this assignment and class because I feel like there is a lot of value in using it. It is a great way for me to see what my family members back home are up to. Like I said earlier, you don't need a back and forth conversation with them to know what they are up to. Also its a good thing to use between friends. I actually have been tweeting back and forth with a few friends, some that go to school here and others that don't. It's a great way to interact with your closest friends when neither of you have much time to talk on the phone or chat on facebook.
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http://www.commcognition.com/blog/college-students-guide-twitter-101/
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Diversity Event
I went to the business diversity event that occurred on Thursday, October 21 in Howe Hall. At this diversity event, a man talked about the importance of diversity in the work field, especially in business. The speaker knew what he was talking about and was very passionate about the specific subject. I actually felt way out of place at this diversity event because there were a lot of men dressed in suits and women in dresses. It was a very formal event, and I think it dramatically helped emphasis the importance of diversity.
I learned many valuable things about diversity from the man's speech at this event. Hiring by diversity is required by law. Usually this is a good thing, but at times it can actually be a bad thing too. Usually in a company with diversity, there are better employees because of the larger 'pool' of people. Diversity makes organizations way more productive. The thing about diversity is that a diverse group isn't as fun because the people aren't all like each other. However, a diverse group is very challenging, but it's a lot more effective.
The speaker gave several outstanding examples in his speech that really enabled the audience to completely understand what he was talking about. There was a specific example that stood out more then the others, to me. In this example, there were two groups with different kinds of people. One group had people that were all the same race and all had very high IQ's. The other group had a wide variety of races and IQ's in their group. The group with the variety of people is always going to be more successful because they have many different perspectives and opinions about certain issues.
I learned a lot of valuable tools about diversity that I didn't know before the event took place. Diversity is very important in the the work field, yet alone the entire world, and its importance needs to continuously be stressed.
I learned many valuable things about diversity from the man's speech at this event. Hiring by diversity is required by law. Usually this is a good thing, but at times it can actually be a bad thing too. Usually in a company with diversity, there are better employees because of the larger 'pool' of people. Diversity makes organizations way more productive. The thing about diversity is that a diverse group isn't as fun because the people aren't all like each other. However, a diverse group is very challenging, but it's a lot more effective.
The speaker gave several outstanding examples in his speech that really enabled the audience to completely understand what he was talking about. There was a specific example that stood out more then the others, to me. In this example, there were two groups with different kinds of people. One group had people that were all the same race and all had very high IQ's. The other group had a wide variety of races and IQ's in their group. The group with the variety of people is always going to be more successful because they have many different perspectives and opinions about certain issues.
I learned a lot of valuable tools about diversity that I didn't know before the event took place. Diversity is very important in the the work field, yet alone the entire world, and its importance needs to continuously be stressed.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Being at my "Best"
Everyone, at some point in their life, has different times when they are at their “best.” There are many different meanings by saying someone is at their “best.” It could be when a person is at the peak of their academics, when they have reached the point of success in sports, or just when they are showing absolute respect to everyone they meet. For me, I have had many different circumstances where I have felt at my “best.” By evaluating these different circumstances, it becomes evident the amount of success I have had in my life thus far.
When I think of being at my absolute “best,” I think of football my senior year in high school. I have always played football and have always worked as hard as I could leading up to my senior year, because I knew we would have something special. I was a defensive player, so all the years’ prior to my senior year I spent working on my form in tackling and coverage. Everything came together for me my senior year, I felt like. I was seeing the field better, and everything seemed to dramatically slow down for me. I had a great deal of success by getting a hand full of interceptions and leading my team in tackles. I was able to be an impact player on defense because of all the hard work I had put into it years before, and I definitely felt like I was at my “best.” It was really rewarding to be at my “best” and for people to acknowledge it. I felt on top of the world, and that’s what happens when someone is at his or her “best.” They feel a great sense of pride, regardless of what it is they reached greatness in.
More importantly then my performance on the field, I felt like I was at my “best” as a leader. I had always been a vocal player and a good leader, but things changed when I became a senior, as they do for every senior. Every kid in the entire football program, from juniors to 6th graders, now looks up to you and your leadership. They strive to mirror you in the actions you take. I feel like I stepped into the role perfectly and was at my “best” as a leader. Being at my “best” here was very important to me because it taught me how to be a good leader in everyday life.
As you can see, there are many different ways to be at your “best.” It all just depends on your opinion and what’s important to you. Football is very important to me, so I strived to reach the point of being at my “best.” I can use and translate this into my first college semester in different ways. I know that college and getting a degree is very important to me, so I have to strive to be at my “best” by the time its all over and done with, just like I had done in high school football.
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