How College Has Changed My Life

When college started I was super nervous about everything.  I was nervous about the classes, the professors, and the people.  I was very silly to be nervous about everything because it all turned out to be just fine.  I have enjoyed all the classes that I enrolled into, I also get great grades in all of my classes.  Also, the professors at college are way different than the teachers I had in high school.  I enjoy that I can be in constant communication with my professors and they allow students to be more independent when it comes to getting assignments done.  I have also made great friends in college that don't judge you about your past and actually try to get to know you.  My friends in high school I barely talk to anymore, but I know that the friends I have made in college I will always stay in contact with and will continue to stay in my life.

What I regret

In life, I regret having others make my decisions for me.  I was constantly picked on and bullied going through school and I was afraid to ever stand up for myself.  These bullies caused me to lose all of my close friends and turn them against me.  I have always wanted to reunite with my old friends but these bullies still continue to say awful things about me.  I have always chosen to let others take control of my life.  I have purposely given up different opportunities just because the bullies were a part of them.  Now that I am at college, I am able to make new friends and I don't have to worry the same way I worried before.

Week Five Blog Assignment

• Explain what Meyer means by stating that lying is a cooperative act? Do you agree? (Be sure to explain.) What does she mean when she states, lying is a way of connecting what we wish we were with what we are?

Lying is a cooperative act because it is when people start to begin the lie that was told.  I do think that people all play the role of choosing to believe in something that they know isn't true.

Lying is a way of connecting what we wish we were with what we are, this means that people pretend to be something that they wish they were, especially when starting new relationships.  

• Would you agree with Truth #2? We are against lying but covertly for it? Explain your response. 

We have grown up knowing how to lie ever since we were babies.  Ever since we were little we knew how to lie by doing deceiving things.  All of the deceiving things we picked up as we got older turned into us lying to our parents.

• What are some of the techniques used to spot liars? Why would we want to learn some of these techniques?

When someone is lying they choose to use words like 'did not' instead of 'didn't' and people also choose not to use names when they lie, they will say 'that girl' instead.

• Do you agree with Meyer that honesty is worth preserving?  How can we create a cultural/societal change regarding lying?

Honest is worth preserving simply because human beings shouldn't get used lying and believing in that lie. 

Number Ten

Number ten was the number I drew the summer going into my sophomore year for cheerleading tryouts.  This meant that I was the tenth person to perform in front of a row of judges being judged on everything I show them.  Before the tryouts the coaches told all of the girls trying out that they were only going to take six girls for the varsity team and six girls for the JV team, meaning that only twelve out of the twenty-eight girls would make it.  I was shaking because of how nervous I was during the entire tryout process.  Even when I was done trying out and just waiting for the results my stomach was still in knots.  All of the girls were very confident that they did well, and I thought I did the best I could have done as well.  I didn't want to get my hopes up though simply because there were tons of talented girls trying out for the same team that I was.  When it was time to go back into the tryout room to find out the results, we all stood in a line by number.  As they announced everyone for the JV team I was very relieved that my name wasn't called because I wanted to make varsity.  They started reading out the names who made Varsity from a sheet of paper and my name was the third name called out.  I was so happy that I began to tear up because I finally got everything that I wanted.  They even announced that I was the highest score of the day, which made me feel super great about myself. I will always think of number ten by lucky number.