Anti-Bullying Review

The Anti-Bullying activity held in Professor Vallier’s room was both educational and inspiring. It began with a brief discussion on how students are gravely affected when being bullied whether it’s in person or online. Multiple things went on during this meeting. We played a game where one of the speakers put a bright red line down the middle of the room and told us to stand on one side. Once everyone was settled and chose a side, the speaker informed us that we were about to play a game. She was going to say something that we could either have experienced, or not. For example; “Have any of you ever felt discriminated by your race or gender.” If you thought the issue that she brought up was something you had experienced, then you stepped on the line. It was interesting to see who stepped on the line. It felt like after every issue she brought up, we all felt more together and more comfortable with one another that we had all felt the same about one thing or another at some points in our lives. We got to watch a video on students going through difficult times in their lives and saw how even if they were sad there was a brighter side in the end. Seeing these people going through these times themselves over words or things that other individuals could have done was entirely disappointing. Before I had just been uninvolved in things people do to one another in bad ways, stayed away from insulting people and consoled whoever was going through bad times. After this activity I felt as if I should over achieve in the issue of bullying and instead of just not doing it I felt like going and helping prevent and possibly even help someone overcome it.  After watching the video, we did an activity where the speakers wrote down everyone’s name in the class on a blank sheet of paper and gave one paper to each student. You couldn’t have your own name, and when you got a paper you had to write down one nice thing about the person that you got. After we finished writing things, we got our papers back. It was actually a really nice and sweet activity. Who wouldn’t like a paper full of compliments? It brightened my day completely to see the thoughts my classmates had on me. We even wrote one or Professor Vallier! Hers was by far the absolute best; we all poured our hearts out to her basically explaining how great of a teacher she is. After all those heartwarming letters, we had pie. Needless to say, it was an unforgettable class and I am happy that I was there to experience it all.

College Freshman of year 2041

August 2041

Hey Mom! Just sending you an iMail to say hello and to see how you were doing. Everything’s going very well over here; I’m really enjoying this whole college experience! I know you wanted details on my first day of college, so here’s a play by play on my entire day!

·         Woke up to my iAlarm Clock

·         Picked out what to wear from my iCloset (took me forever)

·         Ate and got ready for school

·         Took the instant transporter to class (I was on time to all my classes, you’d be so proud!)

·         Went to my first class, sat down on my computer desk and met my computer instructor

·         Grabbed some snacks from the iVending Machine

·         Got out of class, went to the Apple store to get my iPhone 10 fixed

·         Just got home, and am now beginning my homework

I miss you guys so much, but I really love it here at FGCU! I’ll see you guys next weekend, tell everyone I said hello!

Love,

Daniella J

Skunk Ape

Finding reliable resources online can be difficult for students these days due to the fact that anyone is capable of tampering with information causing very few sources to be credible for research. Due to this reoccurring problem of wrong information from unreliable websites the Skunk Ape tutorial was created to assist students when trying to find valuable resources for their research. It’s very specific and teaches you exactly how to get the information you’re searching for in a timely manner. Before this I had no idea what a Skunk Ape was, I kind of thought it might have been some weird extinct animal that no one pays much attention to. This tutorial helped me tremendously and now I feel more confident in my research and its reliability.

Big Five for Life

Big Five for Life

In preference order!

       1)      Be a millionaire

       2)      Travel the world

       3)      Have a job that I love

       4)      Get married/ have a family

       5)      Make a difference

To start off, I know the whole “millionaire” thing is a little overboard but it will happen, trust me! I want to be financially stable enough to support myself and my family when I get older.

                                                                               

Traveling the world is something I’ve always wanted to do. The only places I’ve been to so far are New York, New Hampshire, Peru and of course Florida. I’d like to expand my sightseeing and understand the culture of other countries. The world is a beautiful place and we only have one life to see it, so why not?

One thing I don’t want to do when I get older is wake up every morning and dread going to work. I want to be able to say that I love my job and that it’s more of a hobby than work.

The reason why this is in preference order is because I want to pace myself and enjoy my youth. After I get to do the things I’ve wanted to do in my life, I of course want to get a husband and have kids in which I will nurture and care for with all my heart.

This world has gotten too filled with cruelty and crime. I want to somehow restore happiness amongst everyone and make everyone understand that there’s no reason for fighting or madness and that there’s always a reason to smile! J

I don’t see my Big Five changing anytime soon considering the fact that these are the things I’ve wanted since I was a little girl. As I get older, I strive to accomplish the things I want in life always keeping my Big Five in the back of my head. In my eyes, first you list your ambitions, then you watch them come true.

Underage Drinking

Multiple privileges are given when people first turn eighteen. Whether it’s no more state driving curfew, or the ability to purchase items only “adults” can buy, there’s no arguing that we get more than when we were considered “underage”. With this newly found classification of being an official adult, why is it that we are not trusted to consume alcohol? Once you turn eighteen the law states that you’re allowed to transport alcohol. You can drive with alcohol in your car as long as the container is unopened and is far from reaching distance, and if you’re a waiter/waitress you may deliver alcohol to your assigned table. If we’re trusted with being around it, how are we not trusted to part take in consuming the substance? The ongoing question that seems to be left unanswered is if the drinking age should be lowered to 18. I strongly believe that if we are trusted to be around it, we should be trusted to consume it. Otherwise, honestly, it’ just a tease until we reach the age 21.

Success! (Extra Credit Blog)

I’m proud to say, that I haven’t drove to school since I wrote the footprints blog. At first finding the strength to reject the mode of transportation sitting right outside my dorm building was more than difficult, but once I realized how much it would help the environment I put my laziness aside and decided to just go and do it. I’m actually really glad that I did it because I feel more active and productive. It usually takes me 15 minutes to walk from my dorm to the actual classroom (yes, I timed myself). That’s not even that bad! I get a nice little exercise and I get to help the environment. Win win, right? In the fall I see myself proceeding with walking to school instead of driving. I used to be in the environment club back in high school, and I loved the activities we did throughout the year that seemed to help out everyone around us. I see myself possibly joining a club similar to that in the fall, for sure.

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THESIS: P90X is a serious of workout videos that will allegedly get you in the best shape of your life after completing the 90 day program. The overall message of P90X is a workout method that gets you results if you commit yourself. With these workout videos, you will push yourself to exceed your limits both physically and mentally. The workout videos work because they alter the routines so your body doesn’t get used to it, therefore you gain more muscle by surprising your body with a different method every day.

AUDIENCE: The audience for P90X is intended towards people who are out of shape or who just want to get fit in general.

PURPOSE: The purpose of P90X is to get your body into the best shape it could possibly be. It sculpts your body into its best form, and after the program is done you yourself begin to make changes in your life to better your body and to keep it from going back to the way it was.

Footprint

Doing this assignment opened my eyes as to how much one person can really affect the earth. My lifestyle would need 4.6 Planet Earths to provide enough resources, and 20.6 global acres of the Earth’s productive area. I think the reason why my footprint count wasn’t lower is because of the amount of transportation I seem to contribute to not to mention my eating habits which could use a little room for improvement.  When I think of a footprint I think of a newborn child and their birth certificate. Another thought that comes to mind is the fact that every footprint is unique in its own way. The area I plan to reduce on would most likely be my mobility. With gas prices going on a bipolar rage, it might not be so bad to take a step back and save the world more problems by either waking or carpooling. This could be a good time to think about investing in that longboard that I’ve been wanting for the past year… I swear there’s always a bright side to everything.

The Beauty of Nature

I walk out of my dorm and seek a place where I can gather my thoughts and altogether just unwind. Walking down the stairs I catch a glimpse of what seems to be a sturdy old bridge. Its simplicity welcomes me, and it didn’t take me long to know that’s the place I needed to be. Walking onto the bridge I feel as if I’ve entered another place completely. This bridge is surrounded with bright trees, calm animals, and peace. I close my eyes and let my ears do the seeing. I hear quiet chirps from the birds on the far lamppost, then the loud obnoxious sound of none other than crickets. I slowly open my eyes and look at the sky. At around 7 pm, it looks as if it’s almost night time but still morning. The suns nowhere to be found yet it’s mysteriously shinning. Astonished by my surroundings, I catch myself gazing at everything the bridge seems to have. The buildings that just barely peak over the scattering trees, the rusty lamps, the light blue sky sprinkled with fading clouds that move gracefully with every gust of wind. The wind fulfilling its multiple jobs with the trees, bushes and plants swaying back and forth; the light breeze I feel standing as I find myself mesmerized by the true beauty of nature.  As I’m looking around at everything surrounding me, I see a small withered plant near the edge of the bridge. Somehow intrigued, I make my way towards it. Almost immediately I find myself analyzing it, trying to figure out what lured me in so easily. It was nothing out of the ordinary, just another dying plant. Why did it seem so interesting a minute ago? Shaking my head I turn away and start to walk elsewhere, when my lingering thoughts and curiosity as to why I was somehow attracted to that plant came back. All I could tell from looking at the plant was that it was surrounded by bright green plants, all at the peak of their youth. The withering plant seemed like the mother, maybe even the grandmother of these newly sprouted plants. I turn around slowly as I come to the realization as to why the withering plant caught my attention. Aging. It was slowly giving up, letting Father Time take it to wherever he decides it needs to be. This dying plant somehow made me realize how time will still pass, whether you’re ready for it or not. To live knowing that someday, when you’re old, you’ll look back at the memories you’re making now. It made me question my goals, my aspirations, my way of living. This one plant, made me open my eyes as to what I’m doing in life, what I want to do. Taking in my new outlook of life, I slowly walk back towards my dorm and get a cup of water. I bring it outside and carefully pour it into the roots of the withering plant, in hopes that maybe it could survive just another day.

About Me

My names Daniella Flores and I was born in Queens, New York on July 20^th 1993. My genes did a terrible job at portraying the fact that I’m Peruvian, since they decided to make me the palest in my family. I have 2 sisters, Isabella who is ten years younger than me, and Fiorella who is one and a half years older than me. Yes. Our names rhyme. To this day I still have no idea why my mother did that. I have an amazing step dad who has been in my life for about 12 years, and 2 not so amazing dogs that get overly excited every time someone comes to visit. I’m from Coconut Creek, Florida, and I graduated from Monarch High School. I was an early graduate so I thankfully got to spend at least 3 weeks enjoying summer before I had to leave for college. Both my parents were born in Peru, and I speak and write fluent Spanish. I played tennis growing up, but I was also in the soccer team, cross country, and the swimming team throughout high school. Although I lived in Florida for most my childhood, the atmosphere I grew up in was pure Hispanic. So instead of listening to NSYNC or Britney Spears, I grew up listening to mostly Shakira and Marc Anthony. I’ve only been to a couple of concerts in my life, and they consisted of Mariah Carey, Fergie, and of course, Shakira. Don’t judge me. I love MGMT and you will most definitely catch me at the next Dave Matthews concert. The reason why that concert isn’t with the wonderful list of concerts I just mentioned is because my dad wouldn’t let me go until I turned 18, since he didn’t want to “expose” me to all the hectic things that go on there…  so apparently Dave Matthews gets pretty live. I have three people in my life that mean the world to me other than the usual mom and dad scenario. First there’s my best friend Lauren who I met when I first moved to Florida. I met her when I was walking my dog, the oldest one named Aphrodite. Yes that’s the goddess of love and no, I did not name her that. As I was walking her around my neighborhood, Lauren came out of her house, glimpsed at my dog, and simply said “That is the ugliest dog I have ever seen.” Ever since then we have been inseparable. Then it’s my cousin Connie who lives in New York but frequently visits because she loves me very much, and last but not least my older sister Fiorella who has been there for me through everything and anything. Although I’m extremely excited for college, they were the hardest part about leaving. The only thing keeping me from going nuts about not seeing them are my phone, my computer, and of course their promises to visit me all the time. Music makes me happy just like everyone else, and I believe that everyone deserves a chance no matter how corny that may sound. I love guitars, even though I barely seem to play mine, and I won the senior superlative for most accident prone. I love animals, but not bugs, and I look forward to every obstacle and adventure college has to offer.