Author: bjohnson18

Courtroom Pitch

Good morning everyone of course we watch crime and TV shows and are waiting to hear from the verdict to make a decision which is the most suspenseful moment. In recent studies,they have noticed that using 3D animations in crime scene investigations allows the person to feel the the physicality of the space and stress accuracy when present in the simulations. From a personal stance, I have played many crime scene investigation games on apps which pursued my interests and I have noticed how they all contain the same form with which they are based off of. They all examine, collect and record data and evidence. Implementing virtual in the courtroom allows for an animation an experience to accurately represent the investigation as well as have an high impact and influence. A virtual reality version would allow you to physically stand at the crime scene an pict what has occurred and be in a specific perspective. Instead of observing, you can understand the perpetrator motive an feel what they felt.

Today we will be seeing how we can expand our knowledge of virtual reality even further from education to the courtroom specifically.  Courtroom evidence can either be through video or through pictures given. As you may know evidence is crucial to figuring out who the verdict is in a decision. In the virtual reality space, the courtroom would present a video on the screen and the video would display a virtual reality space of the incident. An example of this would include a video playing of individuals in the virtual reality space committing the crime therefore giving the juror both a physical and emotional element to a testimony. The virtual reality space would allow you the creator to alter or change any evidence present. Different scenarios you could see are murder, shootings, robberies/burglary and many more. This would be geared toward mainly adults in the field or college students.  Previous apps have included crime scenes but don’t show how the evidence gets presented to therefore make the charges in a case.
This app will help education by allowing students in the criminal justice field such as myself or law majors to be able to examine the evidence more clearly and apply it to the given circumstances.

Virtual reality in education

Brianna Johnson
ENG 151
Dr. Amanda Licastro
November 13, 2018

Virtual Reality in Education
Virtual Reality (VR) is taking place over doing traditional activities for an assignment from kindergarten through 12th grade. The education system should study the effects and advantages of using virtual reality, and then implement it into kindergarten through 12th grade. Virtual reality is an advantage in the education system due to how it is engaging and interactive. It can help students learn from a first hand experience that can’t be obtained in any other forms. For example, in “Reasons to use Virtual Reality in education and training courses and a model to determine when to use Virtual Reality”, Veronica Pantelidis states a study done by YoungBlut where the researcher took questions about the effectiveness of VR from kindergarten through 12th grade. The test results showed what VR is capable of as well as effectiveness of retaining information on that topic. Starting with the younger group of children, the study exposed students to a world where they can explore and be motivated to learn simultaneously. This process is something that has never happened before, but will continue to expand to other age groups due to its popularity. Virtual reality is an advantage that will help educate all grade levels and tackle the problem of learning disabilities and help you learn at your own pace.
Many studies have been conducted on the use and application of VR in the 80s and 90s, but now it’s becoming more prominent due to the advancement of technology itself and cost-effectiveness. There are core reasons why VR should be used in education and training purposes. For example, VR draws on the strengths of visual presentation by showing different ways to present information by showing different angles, for example being up close and personal with the content and subject matter. This feature was made to allow for the ability to stay focused on one task and keep your attention and to show you events that wouldn’t be possible by any other means. The visual presentation sets a platform for it to motivate children to want to be engaged and interact, rather than to be inactive. Without the interaction and active participation, it would just be like an ordinary app for school. Virtual reality is interactive which appeals to kindergarten through 12th grade because of the attention span of the age groups they designed it specifically for. Lastly, VR has the best aspect of being free to explore without having time constraints. It allows the individual to learn through the experience at their own pace and learning style which can be an advantage for both regular school children as well as disabled school children. Virtual reality creators specifically did this so children can have an equal opportunity to learn about other cultures and styles on their own given time. In relationship to Pantelidis opinion on virtual reality, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Cline mentions,”Teachers could take their students on a virtual reality field trip every day, without ever leaving the school grounds”(Cline 47). This statement presented by Cline suggests that in a virtual reality school they applied virtual reality within to take educational trips to learn through a personal experience. Wade and his classmates travel to King Tut’s tomb in his world history class. By adventuring to King Tut’s tomb, the student’s got a better understanding of history. Not only did they travel here but to the inside of a human’s body.With this up close and personal experience, individuals in the OASIS got an education like no other experience. In relationship to Cline, I have experienced VR in my English class while using both the InMind app and the NYVTR app. The NYVTR app allowed us to see videos from a wide array of topics in a 360-degree space and hear sound. This experience allowed me to hands on see the situation the kids were living in like I was really there, versus just hearing about it or seeing a video. Both these apps examined areas and events that could not have been seen from a personal experience. Virtual reality will soon become a platform for learning topics from past events and present.
Although education and training techniques have started using VR there are few downfalls to it. The disadvantages of using VR are related to the time needed to use the equipment, the cost, and health and safety factors for kids. As with all technology, they are still being perfected. There is a lot of time needed to learn how to use the equipment due to how it’s a brand-new concept that is being tried and has to adjust to the software of the mobile device. Health and safety factors for kids play a role due to how the virtual reality space is constantly moving around, even though you as a person aren’t moving. This can lead to motion sickness as well as trigger other ailments the individual is currently dealing with. The equipment need to accomplish virtual reality are costly therefore it would be hard to integrate this technology into a course if the funds necessary aren’t provided. All technology faces these problems, but the issues could potentially go away the more it is integrated into a curriculum. Educators typically use textbooks, videos, blogs, and podcasts to help their students learn for various courses; but you have to determine what the lesson is about, how you want it to be taught, what you want the kids to get out of the lesson and other options to determine how to present the following information. All new technology has its advantages and disadvantages but over time technology will be integrated into the course or curriculum as a well needed skill to succeed.
From a personal experience, virtual reality seems to be a new concept that motivate learners to learn through 3D experience. Occasionally at local malls, they will have video game console machines that you can sit in and it takes you on an adventure. The console I was in was enclosed and moved like a real simulation. As it moved, it was talking and presenting a video on the screen above. My first encounter was scary due to how it was moving and talking therefore making me confused about the space I was in, but afterwards I learned new information and of course wanted to play again. In correlation to my experience Pantelidis explains why we experience these emotions, by stating, “studies have shown that a virtual environment can stimulate learning and comprehension because it provides a tight coupling between symbolic and experiential information”. The study suggests that VR goes beyond what is seen or known to create a relationship between concepts and experience, while learning through a hands on experience and reflecting. Chris Milk states,”You feel your way inside of it. It’s a machine, but inside of it, it feels like real life, it feels like truth. And you feel like present in the world that you’re inside and you feel present with the people that you’re inside of it with”. Milk’s personal experience allows the individual to understand how the emotions play a role in the virtual reality world. Our emotional state affects what we remember and how we remember it and how much time you would be willing to invest in it. Once you are engaged in the content, your brain and emotions change to shape the world. Furthermore, VR gives us the possibility immerse ourselves in another reality we thought wasn’t possible activating the brains of our brain to process and feel empathy.
In conclusion, VR is an advantage given to help all learning styles and adjusted for certain educator’s techniques. For these reasons mentioned above, VR should be incorporated in the education due to its more accessible and interactive for individuals who want to learn at a different pace. As technology evolves so does the platforms which we use does to, and VR can help provide a growing system for many forms of education. Currently instructors implement learning tools based upon practices already used in the classroom. To bring VR into a classroom, it would benefit the students as well as help them develop a learning style they haven’t thought of before. VR will allow students to be up to date with current technology at the same time as giving them a comprehension and stimulating learning environment. Virtual reality will become an important aspect as we are learning skills and concepts that will be needed as we head to the future. Incorporating into the curriculum ensures that no matter what grade level we are educating students on a new level that will motivate them to learn. The major issues we need to discuss on this topic is how will we implement this into the education and what will the success rate be for future generations to come.

Extra Credit: Play

In the The importance of being Ernest “Jack” Worthing and Algernon are two close best friends who use the Ernest to escape their personal lives. They are attempting to win the hearts of two women who only love the name, Ernest which they told them. Their struggle to keep up with their own lies, disguise and misconception are a key factor in this play. In Act I, Jack known as Ernest has come over Algernon’s house to prepare to propose to his cousin, Gwendolen. Algernon figures out that Jack uses two names. Jack in the country and Ernest when he comes to the city. Gwendolen and her mother visit Algernon and Jack proposes to Gwendolen and her mother disagrees with this idea due to her morals. In Act II, Cecily is in the garden with Miss Prism when Algernon arrives pretending to be Jack’s older brother Ernest and she instantly falls in love with him. Both Jack and Algernon are pretending to be Ernest and both have to keep their lies a secret until, both women say they are engaged to Ernest therefore exposing themselves. In Act III, Algernon and Cecily are engaged and Miss Prism admits to leaving her baby at Victoria Station where Jack was found. The truth comes out that Jack is Algernon’s brother and Gwendolen’s mom accepts the idea of marriage for Jack and her due to find finding his relations. In correlation to the name Ernest, Jack’s dad’s name was Ernest.

The set in the first act took place in Algernon’s parlor where it seemed more sophisticated, high social class, witty, and was wealthy. This was depicted due to how the furniture looked and was placed in correlation to objects as well as the fact that he had a butler implied his wealth. At the same time, it seemed less expensive by the way Algernon would lounge on his furniture. The set had more of a Victorian style to it depicted by the pictures, plants, furniture and kitchen appliances. As well it had less lightening compared to the set in the second act in the garden where it was more vibrant and bright. In the second act, the garden was brightly colored using bright colors to contrast with the upbeat and positive mood. Rather than using objects, the director just used flowers and lighting to display the mood of the characters and foreshadow.

The costume design for the play was the men wore formal clothing such as hats, suits, gloves, and a tie whether they were outdoors or indoors and occasionally carried around a walking cane. The women had big hair typically in an up-do style and usually wore dresses or skirts. The skirts were normally flared out or had an umbrella shape to it. The type of dress could depict their social status and class. Another assets to the women’s costumes were gloves which were wore only for special occasions. The characters each had a British accent to add to their personality due to the time period and the location which it took place in.

The two characters use a name to escape the social obligations and norms of that time period. The goal of the play was to make fun of the standards and norms of marriage and love which were present during this age. A lesson learned throughout the play would be to never lie or deceive someone based off of false assumptions and that if someone really loved you regardless of  the name or title, it  wouldn’t matter as long as you were honest to them and showed them your true colors. Another lesson learned is to live outside of the norms of your culture.

Extra Credit

Why has Frankenstein endured for 200 years?

  • it has endured for 200 years due to the details and the complexity of the characters, and maybe because it inspired scientists as well as others to pursue this topic and has been apart of culture for a long time

During the event, a presentation was presented to the audience in a interactive way as asking questions and responding as well as in a discussion format where we welcomed all opinions and answers. Personally it was interesting to hear other people’s perspectives on the topic as well see how they are were related to one another. From the presentation I learned creation narratives in relation to who we are, how we got here and our sole purpose in life. I learned background about the author Mary Shelley such as her mother’s role in her life, her miscarriages and marriage, and about how the summer of 1816 would influence the book to become what it is today.We looked at the romantic ideology present in the book as well as the core values of it. What I found most interesting was that she published her 1st edition anonymously signfying that she didn’t know how well the book would sell which she soon would change. I learned how long it took to create the monster, famous quotes from the book, as well as about Robert Walton’s corresponded whose initials were that of the author. We assessed narrative structure, dialogue choices and style choices and why she may have chose them. Prior to coming to this event I have never read the book but this event inspired me to read the book on a fundamental level to more understand certain aspects of it.

Zora

My avatar, Zora has a light blue/purple skin tone with long dark  purple hair. She acquires these because the skin tone would make her stand out from the normal avatars as well as I have chosen the specific hair color because it’s a hair color I would love to try but haven’t. She has widened eyes with kind of a slant to them while wearing glasses. The glasses show that she is intelligent as well as could possess one of her secret powers such as mind reading . The smirk on her face symbolizes how serious she is yet at the same time genuine. All the clothing she acquires and buys is either black or dark colored clothing. The name Zora symbolizes how unique and different she is.

Advancing in the digital age

Brianna Johnson

English 151

Professor L

October 18,2018

 

 

Technology in the digital age: The Advancement

 

What makes reading more attractive to younger ages? What draws people to use technology for aspects of their life? Though both are compelling in their uniqueness, they hold more positive than negative effects than you may realize. Authors have come to a conclusion that while we are continuing to advance through the 21st century we can’t do so without the help of the Web. The Web has helped in many areas such as by accomplishing tasks at a faster pace and researching more effectively. These impacts are particularly important in our education system. The opposing views suggest that reading online in the digital age is harming us due to distractions, such as the advertisements and multitasking, while accomplishing the given assignment. The favoring view suggests that reading online in the digital age is helping us adapt to better customs in society. While some aspects of reading and accomplishing tasks in the digital age have been modernized, the education system still shares many similarities with its earliest forms.

While some believe that the Web has harmed us because we are skimming rather than comprehending, there is evidence to suggest quite the opposite.  “Is Google making us stupid?”, by Nicholas Carr delivers his speech in an encouraging tone so as to alert the readers of his newly found evidence and to address it. Carr suggest that, “immersing myself in a book or a lengthy article used to easy. My mind would get caught up in the narrative or turns of the argument, and I’d spend hours strolling through long stretches of prose. That’s rarely the case anymore” (“Is Google Making Us Stupid”). Through a personal encounter he suggests that  reading online rather than helping him as affected his ability to stay focused. Carr references studies shown such as, “a study of online research habits…. The scholars examined computer logs documenting the behavior of visitors to two popular research sites… they found that people using the sites exhibited a form of skimming activity”. This suggests that it wasn’t just Carr who witnessed this account. While proposing his side, he exposes the audience to see the positive outcomes from the creation of the Web: “The Web has been a godsend to me as a writer. Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes” (“Is Google Making Us Stupid”). By addressing the other side, Carr allows the audience to see how we far we have come as well as how it will continue to help and affect us. In correlation to Carr, I have experienced difficulty concentrating when administered tasks via email for homework versus as a child I loved to read long and dramatic novels surfaced around topics that interested me. Slowly and surely reading online texts have deteriorated my interest in paperback at all. To improve this problem, schools should adapt by including more paperback texts for various classes as well as requiring the kids to get the text for comprehension purposes and to actively engage the students.

From the side of Jabr in, “The Reading Brain in the Digital Age”, he embraces that we use both technology and paperback in the education system due to both their effectiveness and advantages. Jabr advocates for an understanding by using a consumer poll such as, “reports indicate that modern screens and e-readers fail to adequately recreate certain tactile experiences of reading on paper that many people miss”. This implies that Jabr has factual evidence to help show the small details we as human fail to see in our imperfections with reading through media devices. While watching a YouTube video, Jabr notes a significant outcome from a young child that by using an IPad she has consequently been in the habit of swiping across paper as though she interpreted it as a screen. At a young age, children in the digital age have learned how to use technology effectively but it’s consuming their life. Today in society, media connected devices allows us more conveniently to access information, provide information, and communicate via social media platforms. Research conducted provided the results of; “people report that they enjoy flipping to a previous section of a book when a sentence surfaces a memory of something they read earlier… people also like to have as much control over text as possible”. Therefore, leading to the belief that reading text through an e-reader, tablet, and computers has productive results in going back and marking essential and key elements of a text. Supporting reading on both forms, Jabr sets the stage to allow for open mindedness on his opinion as well as to incorporate various techniques into our daily routine. In relationship to Jabr, I have experienced reading academic journals for class assignments both online and in text books. While reading online, I have been distracted and taken away from the given subject as well as not highlighting or noting important details. But while reading the hard copy I highlighted, annotated in the margins, underlined, and made side-notes so as to go back to the previous document for references when needed. Having experiences from both allows me to prefer one over the other based on the various learning style I have been adapted to. Education system should adapt to the digital age by emphasizing skills and problem solving that can be solved intellectually by students by incorporating standards that could attract all learning styles.

 

Many individuals feel that it is better to tackle a single task one a time for better efficiency and accuracy, GoldHill in, “Neuroscientists say Multitasking drains the energy reserves of your brain” acknowledges the effect of multitasking in school and presents the cost impacted. The tone presented by GoldHill to the audience suggests that the reader needs to change their habits better to adapt to the era in a positive manner. GoldHill suggest, “the solution is to give up on multitasking and set aside dedicated chunks of time for each separate activity”.  By giving personal advice on how to handle the typical workload while multitasking, she addresses multitasking as a problem that we suffer from in the digital age that needs improvement upon. GoldHill references studies shown as,” studies have found that people who take 15 minute breaks every couple of hours end up being more productive says Levintin”. This indication determines that to be more productive you must take breaks in between or it allows room for more errors to occur. While the article mainly addresses the stress related components and amount of time it takes to achieve multitasking successfully, it authorizes us to be open minded when considering doing activities for long periods of time. “Mark believes that technology can help protect against its own distractions such as software interfaces that force users to take breaks every couple hours”. Given the stance, GoldHill addresses solely the perspective of how multitasking negatively impacts our life and how we can carve out time so as to relieve some stress to reduce that impact. In relationship to GoldHill, I have experienced multitasking when it relates to doing laundry and trying to accomplish homework tasks at the same time. Usually I do these two tasks at the same time so as to be more effective and productive but in reality, it derails my focus from my homework topics. I believe this is happening because I am not taking a break therefore going back to recollect my thoughts. Schools in the digital age should not adapt to multitasking due to mistakes that can occur that you will likely miss and you won’t retain any information that you were looking for. Multitasking would overload the brain with commands and stimuli therefore suffering consequences.

 

In conclusion, many people find adapting to the digital age effective because of faster applications which lead to leaving behind those old paperback forms and because of more choices available on the Web but while keeping books and improving technology you allow for more opportunities. For these reasons mentioned above and others, the digital age should be incorporated into the education due to its more advisable for individuals who want to succeed and excel in various subjects. As technology evolves so does the learning curriculum, and technology can help provide an answer for better success. Most schools lack the skills and materials needed incorporate digital tools and learning practices in the classrooms. To bring education with technology into the classroom, the system needs to give teachers opportunities to explore new teachings and areas.  Advancing in the digital age would require bringing up to date computers, articles as well as resources available for the students at their grade level. Education and skills in the digital world are necessary and important to know so that we know what to be developed for the future. Schools need to ensure that individuals are not left out of the digital age more so following with it. The major issue we need to consider on the topic of education is how our thinking needs to evolve with the enhancement of digital tools and technology especially with the younger generation coming up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

rhetorical essay

Brianna Johnson

English 151

Professor L

September 30, 2018

 

 

Rhetorical analysis

 

As we advance from the 20th century into the 21st century the world is advancing from our latest forms of communication, paperbacks into the digital age of technology and communication. There have been articles written based of going into the 21st century due to the evolving world of technology to come. The article “Is Google making us stupid?” addresses the concerns of users as we are leaving behind paperbacks and using technology both in education and workplace. Throughout the article, Nicholas Carr shapes his message towards teachers, people who prefer paperback forms, people in the field of science and technology, and of course digital users. The main claims and arguments of the article were that the main concentration drifts when reading longer articles due to reading online causes the mind to wander therefore drifting from the given topic because of advertisements played on the internet based upon personal interests. The positive side of the article addressed how although the internet weakens our mind and capacity to read long and in depth reading however the web is helpful due to research being done faster, hyperlinks, emails between people, and watching videos and podcasts for entertainment. The format the article was published on was digital which affects the way the article may be perceived. The article presents both the positive and negative effects of technology in regard to improving institutions and the work field by giving examples of famous scientists and personal experiences to base of from. Addressing the problems of the digital age will effectively allow humankind to alter their learning styles to help better themselves and the world around them.

Nicholas Carr, the author of ‘Is Google making us Stupid’ analyzes the most common form of technology used and takes it even further to apply the negative and positive effects of usage. By using previous studies from scientists and personal experiences, he captures the essence of how the digital age continues to impact our learning styles. First Carr opens and closes his article by refuting the assumptions of the question posed before the audience. While people believe that we read every page of a book, Carr contradicts that by mentioning a study conducted by scholars from University College London. Using internet behaviors of people who have visited sites and used internet accessible journals to show how we use a form of skimming activity emphasizes his strong position, those who read don’t retain any of the information. By examining a conducted study by scholars, Carr forces the audience to recognize their own participation in how they learn and read in American society. Next, Carr enumerates many influences from colleagues about their own personal experience which could appeal to the audience’s sense of reasoning. When addressing the issue of reading online in the more accustomed way, Carr quotes from Scott Karp, “What if I do all my reading on the web not so much because the way I read has changed, i.e. I’m just seeking convenience, but because the way I think has changed?” This principle clarifies the fact that reading in the digital age is causing us to change learning behaviors to adapt to the 21st century. Continuing with this strategy, Carr’s use of showing the positive and negative sides of technology shows the performance in academics and in the workplace among many others. By incorporating the positive outcomes of why the Web has helped us, it effectively provides many counterexamples to show how successful it can be. As a result, the audience are left to question whether they are stuck in the old age or the new age otherwise known as the digital age. Finally, Carr closes the article by using historical evidence to justify America’s movement from paperback forms into the typewriter era which will advance into the creation of computers. Much of this passage shows the struggle he used to go through to write but then he got a typewriter. For example, Carr admires, “the typewriter rescued him, at least for a time. Once he had mastered touch-typing, he was able to write with his eyes closed, using only the tip of his fingers. Words could once again flow from his mind to the page”.  These examples not only reflect on American ideals, but also on how we function in the 21st century. While highlighting the key aspects of what has contributed to the internet. Carr appeals to the audiences’ sense to connect to historic examples to emphasize his point that America has significantly turned away from all paperback forms.

In summary, Nicholas Carr effectively blends personal experiences, studies, experiences from colleagues, and from historical evidence to back up his claim that the internet is causing us not to retain information. Carr leaves his audience with a question that they therefore have to ask themselves which will hopefully become a call to action to discover the truth about American society.

 

 

My personal literacy journey

My literacy journey

 

As I have embarked on my journey through high school until college the skills I have gained such as vocabulary, sentence structure, grammatical errors as well as how to write papers but still there is so much to learn. My literacy journey increased as I went from writing short stories based on my life to writing prompts to writing formulated essays. Literacy is something that has helped me advance my knowledges and hopefully my career. Starting at a young age to read and write has changed my views of the world to come.

 

As a young child around the age of 5-7 my mother would take me to the library on Northern parkway and Putty hill avenue where I got my first library card. I was so surprised and excited to finally be a apart of a club. When I first got my card I didn’t  even know what it meant let alone how to use it. Getting my first card at a young age helped me to read and write by getting me involved with the kids as well as the library staff. I got involved with the kids by attending kids group, making arts and crafts as well as library challenges. At the library I would check out at least 20 books a week even though I didn’t even know how to read or interpret information. The first book I read was recommended to me by the librarian was Junie B Jones. Junie B Jones seemed so silly when I first picked it up. I remember getting the whole first series and some more on my trip. I loved the adventures and how silly she was in the books as well as how close in age we were. I would read to my mother in the kitchen while she was cooking Sunday dinner for the family or while braiding my hair because it eased my nerves. Reading my first chapter book got me intrigued and wondering what else could possibly be out there. I read books everyday everywhere I went. In the car, on the front porch in the hot sun, riding my bike even though I always fell, in the grass, in my room, at the dining room table even though my parents told me it was rude. After reading Junie B Jones I was striving and thirsty for more books like fiction and non fiction as well as genres like  adventurous, drama and mystery. Every time I went to the library they always knew what books for my age and grade levels would appeal to me such as using the color of my shirt, my hairstyle, or seeing common themes across the books I took out. Every time I read and brought books back to the library the old lady at the counter with the missing tooth who smelled like cinnamon would always offer me a piece of peppermint or lollipop if the other kids didn’t take it. I always looked forward to my candy after reading like a reward. The next series I tackled on was the magic treehouse series which if you can believe has an unbelievable amount of books. These books took me to a fantasy world as a kid and got me to explore along with the characters wanting more.

 

During my moments at grade school my school advised the parents to help the kids both in school and outside of school by sending emails, newsletter, and especially at PTA meetings. They sent home newsletters advising parents to read with kids, tutoring services offered for reading and writing at the school as well as book fairs. Inside of school we said the alphabet everyday after announcements and rollcall. Cursive quizzes were mandatory weekly for a special letter per week and the same people bragged every week as I continuously rolled my eyes at them. I remember struggling with the end of the alphabet because of how I thought they were too squiggly or crooked looking. I remember practicing to write my name over and over with my favorite pen that smelled like strawberries. The class  used blocks and pictures on the blocks to get us to  sound them out. There were selected times where we would quiet read in a corner or a section of classroom for a half hour to an hour by ourselves. My favorite corner to read was the by the yellow, green, and blue bean bags because it was the most comfortable. At home my mother would constantly flashcard me with letters, sounds, animals, and pictures at night as we was eating dinner or just before I went to bed. My father on the other hand didn’t use flashcards he would just say a word and said say it back to me like a robot but I had a stuttering problem so it always came out jumbled up or way too fast. My stuttering problem was due to my premature birth which was supposed to impact my learnings skills but never held me back. At school we did fun activities  to learn to read and write such as painting letters during art class which was pretty messy and some boy always ended painting a girls leg. Writing our names on name tags, attending a book fair on campus, doing journal prompts every morning,  writing about nature, personal portraits of me and my family as well as many other mechanisms. My second oldest brother would play basketball with me late at night in the humid air even though I was sweating. The object of the game was to make a shot for a letter such as “b” for ball or “o” for orange and we didn’t leave until the street lights came on and you saw the foxes running across the street rapidly. My most valued person who helped me was my grandmother and grandfather who would drive as far as to Georgia to visit my family members. On our mini adventures she would make me read signs on the highway and street to her such as route 78, welcome centers and many more. The artifact she valued me most reading to her was the children’s bible because of her religion as well as it was easy to pronounce to me. Reading the children’s bible helped me advance my reading, vocabulary, sentence structure as well as connected to me to my religion of Christianity.

 

This process I encountered from an early age to middle school to high school and now college has challenged me to think critically as well learn better communication techniques to use for certain situations. The techniques I received while in grade school and high school has carried over to my college career by building upon and expanding on the previously learned topics. Writing papers and improving my language will help me in the future for internships, job interviews as well as in my major. Learning how to improve my writing will influence my future by preparing me for presenting my work in an organized and concise way to businesses.