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community services

Posted on December 6, 2011 by hua.wang1

       This is my first time to act as volunteer and I choose to join a walking for lupus which is called The Alliance for Lupus Research(ALR) on October 22,2011.Basically, it is a national voluntary health organization in New York City that was founded in 1999. The walk aims to draw people’s attention to the Lupus and make a contribution to the Lupus research. In my opinion, this walk can awaken people  to  the fact that they could do something for the community and society.

         Actually, I felt surprised when I initially heard that I have to do community service in order to pass the class, because I have never done a volunteer job before and got no idea about it. Consequently, I have to follow my group members’ decision, and that’s my initial reason for choosing this community service.

          In the beginning, my entire mind was thinking that this project would be boring and I would not enjoy myself during this walking. Nevertheless, I changed my mind after I actually pay my attention to this walking, and I didn’t regret to give my time and energy to engage in this walking. the reason was that I found a lot of people join this walking with their whole family and they enjoyed themselves with great passions, even though they didn’t have any relationships with those patients, and then I was so inspired by their behavior and their speech that they could encourage Lupus patients to  fight against the disease and focus on the positive outcomes.

             My most trying experience in this community service project was to walk through the whole journey as possible as I can. However, I could not finish entire miles because I felt extremely tired after the several miles. This experience taught me that when people tried their best to do something, it did not make any sense about the outcomes. In addition, this experience changed my ways of thinking, attitudes and actions.We should appeal other people to contribute to those people who need help in society, also we should have a positive attitudes on everything. Moreover, I learnt that we need to develop a good skill on team work, because we should work with a lot of people in order to deal with different kind of cases when we lived in the same society.

             Overall, I satisfied with my experience because after I took part in this event, my previous views about the society were totally changed, people tried to utilize different sources to corporate with each other to help the lower-class, so that the people from lower-class could reduce suffering in their rest of lives.

             Throughout this community service project, I realize that I am also on a way to improve myself while helping others. As a result, I am looking forward to participate in more community service during my college and adult years.

             The happiness comes from helping others.

 

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#3workshop

Posted on December 3, 2011 by hua.wang1

               I attended the workshop which was called Job Search Strategies on Thursday on Dec 1st. Basically, it talked about how to search a job in an effective way. Also, it showed students how to prepare the informational interviewing. During the workshop, there were several conversations between the instructor and students which made everyone participate in the class, so students could get a lot of information about aiding their job search. Throughout the workshop, I was really enjoyed it and got a lot of ideas about the job search strategies.

                 First, we need to keep positive attitude for the research and understand what should we do or should not do. For example, we could keep dream of job but not unrealistic and open to the new possibilities instead of being rigid. Also, we
should not have a tendency toward catastrophizing, on the contrary, we should affirm ourselves and the work.

                  Additionally, in order to search different kind of jobs, we should research ourselves. For example, we should understand our own interests, personality, and skills. Also, we need to know how we value the job and go through the work environment. On the other hand, we should also research the market because as the time goes by, it would change a lot of things. Therefore, we should pay attention to the changes and keep up with it. In terms of those issues, we could use different kind of resource in order to keep track with market. For instance, we could make use of some websites on the internet, such as occupational outlook handbook, wetfeet, career information net, etc. Also, we could focus on the newspapers and Industrial Journals.

                Finally, we could come up with new strategies for searching jobs. For example, we can consider new growing sectors and expand the geographical area of our search. Also, we can consider Civically Minded Services Programs or apply to Government positions that related to our field. Moreover, we can try to apply to positions in other industries which can develop several distinct skills.

                On the other hand, the instructor showed us what Information Interviewing is. Basically, the Informational Interview is one of the easiest, most effective, and, unfortunately, most underused ways to learn about a career. It is asking us about what we do and what we want to accomplish. It is like the best way to understand who we are and structure the relationship among the people who we work with. Also, it can aid our job search because the knowledge gained from an informational interview can help us determine which courses and qualifications are necessary for our specific career paths, and the types of job or companies best suited for us.

             Ultimately, when the instructor gets through most parts of materials for this workshop, I have a better understanding of who I am and what should I do in order to achieve my goals and find some career paths. Actually, I am really enjoying the workshop and it makes me understand how to utilize my abilities to accomplish the goals.

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college experience

Posted on November 30, 2011 by hua.wang1

      My experience as a freshman in Baruch College was totally different compared to high school. Even though I try my best to adjust myself to get used to the new environment, I still find some challenges, especially in some classes that I have been registered in.

       Ever since my first day at Baruch College, the new life experience here has not
lived up to my expectation. When I stepped into Baruch College, I have always thought that I would get a good grade like high school as long as I finished all the assignments and did well in the tests, Unfortunately, college is not like high school, I have to focus on a lot of things. Also, sometimes I need to stay up to review the materials that were given by my professors, however, I could not arrange my time well in order to get through all the materials for different classes. Now, I begin to question myself that whether I could achieve my goal which I have established in the beginning of the first semester.

         Basically, everything goes well except for the cours I have been admitted in. I make a lot of friends from different areas and we get along well with each other. For example, we will eat our food together during the lunch time and then go to library to study, so we can help each other to deal with different problems. On the other hand, even though I receive a harsh schedule, I feel so comfortable in some classes because the professors understand how to motivate their students and make jokes in order to attract students’ attention to the class, I really enjoy those classes.

       Actually, if I can restart my life experience in college, I think I will drop philosophy class immediately instead of the day before deadline because it is too difficult for me to understand the different topics and make connections. I tried my best to review the books and take notes, but I was still confused about the ideas so that I did not do well in the tests. Also, the students around me have always told me that it was so difficult for people to take PHI class in the first year of college. By contrast, if I drop the course, I can get enough time to focus on the materials from another class. The most important thing is that I can reduce my pressure and feel relax.

           Ultimately, since I have started college, I became extrovert and felt optimistic about everything happened to me. I knew that it was important to be independent and I didn’t have enough time to complain because I could achieve many goals during that period. Also, I understood that it was easier said rather than done for everything in college, so I have always told myself to take an action to be successful and never give up.

            In all, I will enjoy my new life at Baruch College and regard it as a life stage
for the future.

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I am me and who am I?

Posted on October 16, 2011 by hua.wang1

           I am me. And who am I? I would say people call me Hua, but that doesn’t make up for who I really am. Now that I stop to think about it, I am more complicated than my one syllable name can ever indicate.         

           Sometimes I really want to figure out that I am not stupid,I know what is right or wrong for me to do, I get around,I listen to my friends, and I have family members to tell me what to do,but it is not means that I will follow their opinions definately.I know it’s becoming to keep hair shortly and neatly in summer, but I still to keep my hair too long which I think it’s cool and suit me. I know I should wear glasses when I go outside,otherwise,I could not see people or something else clearly, I am still not want glasses because I want to experience the real visual world, people may think about that I am stupid and crazy. Well, anyway, I know what is best for me, and I do not care about how other people think about me.It’s vital for my friends to understand that I am not really stupid,I want everyone  to know this is my real me.
            when I am free and get nothing to do, I always ask myself whether I am afraid to do something or do I have some good memory. Actually, I am not sure whether I feel afraid of something,Maybe, I just concern about how to get uesd to communicate with people in the public in english.  on the other hand, I usually value the moment that I play with my friends and my family,especially my girl friend, even though we have already separated.Hanging out with them just make me feel really comfortable,even if we are not doing anything, I still could enjoy being around them because they act as someone I can lean on, they are important person in my life. 
              I love my quote ” I need to take a action to be successful and never give up”. 

              I want my life to be successful so I like to engage in activities which could draw my attention with great passion.It  makes me feel better that I could have a great time during teamwork ,I know that it is important for me to develop my abilities to work together  with people around me. However,sometimes I hate myself because I would hesitate to make a decision so that I would miss the significant instant to get closer to success. On the other hand, I love tortoise who never give up even though it might fall behind the others, and it just hand on until it accesses to success in the end.I hope that I can do my best to accomplish my goals regardless of all the obstacles that will come in my way as well as tortoise.

              I am me who is more complicated than people ever indicate,I will try my best to adjust myself to make everyone around me understand me drastically.I wish that they would like me as their friend.

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what do you think who you are

Posted on September 25, 2011 by hua.wang1

         I am an ordinary student among the thousands of students in the Baruch College.I always pay my attention to my dream and try my best to achieve it, even though I have to face different kinds of challenges.Also,I am a person who never feel dispressed no matter what happen to me,because I always talk to myself that I need to keep smile with people,then the people may have the same feeling with me.So be optimistic is my expect way to enjoy my new life in college.

          As a freshman of the college,I have to acclimatize myself to the new surrounding.There are several concerns about my freshman year at Baruch College.First, time management is my biggest concern. Usually,I do my job without any sense of the time,however it is important to develop the time mangement in college, because I have to get in the class on time and finish the assignments without exceeding the deadline.Also,in order to catch up with the teachers’ schedule,I have to preview the book and  review it after class which I never did before.Secondly,I concern about my academics,it is difficult to get high GPA the help of the professor and classmates.I know that the GPA determines whether I develop my skills during the classes.Certainly,I wish I could develop my abilities to have a good foundation for the future in college.Finally, I worry about whether I can get used to the new life,college seems like a diffetent stage during the entire life,I have to face new rules,new people,and new surroundings.sometimes,I need to make a change to fix myself in order to interact with new things without misunderstanding.

         Baruch College experience is different from my high school,it  not only offers me a chance to develop my academic skills,but also cultivate my abilities to  look toward the social life.During the college,it teaches me  to be independent and mature when I deal with a problem or socialize with the other students.The most important thing is that it reminds me of my responsibilities,I could understand what is my duty and what should I need to do.Anyway, I would learn a lot of  knowledge which I never understood during the high school.

             Ultimately, during the first year of  Baruch College,it impove my writing and conmunication skills.Also,it help me to understand how to get well with the new people.Just be brave and extroversion.I think it may change me to manage my time intelligently and size the every opportunity exist.I feel excited to figure out my dream and look forward to the new experience in Baruch College .

             Let’s fighting together to have a different and excited new college life.

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