Monday, November 1, 2010
A Business Case For Diversity
Following the lecture by Mr. Page, I took time to reflect on what I had seen. I started thinking about whether or not diversity really is an important part of the work place. I came to discover that it in fact, was. I asked my dad about it and he said that his plant is very diverse. He has to work alongside people of all different backgrounds and races. He said that there are a few guys that he knows that don't get along with people of different backgrounds. One was actually fired because he just couldn't handle working with other people. I came to know that diversity is a HUGE deal when it comes to the workplace. Without it, of course, no work would ever get done and the world of business would cease to exist at all. Thanks to this diversity event, I have become more aware and prepared for the world of business and diversity.
A Week of Twitter
This week I was introduced to a whole new world I had never been a part of before, Twitter. I have always been a part of Facebook, but I always thought that Twitter was dumb. Over these past two weeks, I have come to find that Twitter isn't so bad after all. One way I believe it is useful is if you have family members that don't live near you. Using Twitter, they can keep up with up what you are doing, even the unimportant stuff( i.e. "I'm eating chicken.") I found it fun to just randomly put things on Twitter that I wouldn't do on Facebook. It was also interesting to see what my classmates were up to as well. In the future, I think I might use Twitter to stay in touch with far away relatives.
Here is my Twitter account:
http://twitter.com/#!/joeytlane
If you want more on Twitter, you can find it here:
www.hubspot.com/twitter/
Here is my Twitter account:
http://twitter.com/#!/joeytlane
If you want more on Twitter, you can find it here:
www.hubspot.com/twitter/
Monday, October 11, 2010
"At My Best" Blog #2
A moment where I was at my best was definitely my senior year of high school at the Mid-Iowa marching Band Championships. At my high school, sports were always up and down, but one thing always remained the same, the marching band was awesome. Our band had a long-standing reputation in class 2A, and my senior class had not lost a single competition since being in high school. This was it, the last performance of our careers, and we were not going to be denied the final victory.
As we waited to go onto the field, like always, the section leaders walked around the band and gave everyone the "secret" handshake for good luck. As I went around to the rest of my senior class, there was a look of determination on all of there faces. I headed back to where my trombone section was standing, and gave an inspirational speech to my fellow "boners". We exchanged nods, and headed onto the field.
Marching onto the field, four years of hard work and dedication came sweeping across me. I was so proud of my self and my class for all that we had done, and it showed on my face as we made our way to the 50 yard line. As our drum majors made their salute, the adrenaline rush hit me like it had many times before. Every other performance of my career, I would make at least one little mistake throughout the 8 minutes, but not this time. This time, I was flawless, perfect even. Every note that I played came out with beautiful tone quality, and every step I took was executed perfectly. When the show was over and we were marching off the field, I was feeling one of the best feeling I had ever felt before. Although my face didn't show it, on the inside I was smiling from ear to ear.
As Mr O., our director, cried and gave his speech to us seniors, four years of sweat, dedication, and hard work hit me all at once. It was definitely a one in a million feeling. I felt a gigantic sense of accomplishment and gratitude, knowing I had left it all on the field one last time. After giving Mr. O. a hug, I went around to all of my senior friends and gave them all huge hugs and high fives. Although we were glad it was over, we will never forget it.
I think this can definitely be applied to college. To be good at band, you have to prepare yourself a long time before the actual performance. This is much like a big exam. You can't just start studying 3 days before the exam, you have to prepare yourself long in advance and actually understand the material. If you do, then you will be able to feel a big sense of accomplishment.
As we waited to go onto the field, like always, the section leaders walked around the band and gave everyone the "secret" handshake for good luck. As I went around to the rest of my senior class, there was a look of determination on all of there faces. I headed back to where my trombone section was standing, and gave an inspirational speech to my fellow "boners". We exchanged nods, and headed onto the field.
Marching onto the field, four years of hard work and dedication came sweeping across me. I was so proud of my self and my class for all that we had done, and it showed on my face as we made our way to the 50 yard line. As our drum majors made their salute, the adrenaline rush hit me like it had many times before. Every other performance of my career, I would make at least one little mistake throughout the 8 minutes, but not this time. This time, I was flawless, perfect even. Every note that I played came out with beautiful tone quality, and every step I took was executed perfectly. When the show was over and we were marching off the field, I was feeling one of the best feeling I had ever felt before. Although my face didn't show it, on the inside I was smiling from ear to ear.
As Mr O., our director, cried and gave his speech to us seniors, four years of sweat, dedication, and hard work hit me all at once. It was definitely a one in a million feeling. I felt a gigantic sense of accomplishment and gratitude, knowing I had left it all on the field one last time. After giving Mr. O. a hug, I went around to all of my senior friends and gave them all huge hugs and high fives. Although we were glad it was over, we will never forget it.
I think this can definitely be applied to college. To be good at band, you have to prepare yourself a long time before the actual performance. This is much like a big exam. You can't just start studying 3 days before the exam, you have to prepare yourself long in advance and actually understand the material. If you do, then you will be able to feel a big sense of accomplishment.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Why it is important to be on time...ugh
Being on time is very important. When you're on time, you don't miss things that you would have heard if you had been there. Another reason to not be late is that people don't stare at you when you enter the class room. No one wants 200 or so eyes on them as they waltz into class late, again. Lastly, the number one reason to not be late is that YOU DON"T MAKE YOUR CLASSMATES WRITE A BLOG ABOUT BEING ON TIME!!! Enough said.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Beloit College Mindset List Reflection
The Beloit College Mindset List is a list of things that pertain to the college class of 2014. This is my opinion on some of the things listed there.
First of all, I find the very first post pretty interesting. I totally agree with it, and it pertains to me as well. After you take the ACT test, they tell you to copy a sentence in cursive saying that you are who you say you are and that you didn't cheat. As soon as the people in the room I was in heard these instructions, I heard many groans. It was just one sentence to copy down and it took the whole room about ten minutes to do it. Personally, it was a little difficult to do because I couldn't remember what half the letters looked like. I mean, I was only taught this once like way back in 3rd or 4th grade, how do they expect me to remember it?
The next one I found interesting was number eleven. It stated that John McEnroe has never played professional tennis. This is very true, the oldest tennis players I can remember actually seeing on T.V. were Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. I remember that my brother Jacob would always cheer for Sampras and I would always hoot and holler for Agassi. I don't really know why I always cheered for him besides the fact that he was bald and looked cooler than Sampras and his curly hair. Although I never saw him play, I still love to watch Youtube videos of Johnny McEnroes outburts on my laptop.
One thing that I don't agree with is number 65. It says that, "They first met Michelangelo when he was just a computer virus." I don't know if I have lived a sheltered life or what, but I have never even heard of the Michelangelo Virus. He has always been known as the painter of the Sistine Chapel. I beleive I was first introduced to him while in maybe 6th grade in history class. Most recently though, when I hear his name I think of that scene in the movie "Hitch" where Will Smith tells Kevin James that he is Michelangelo and Kevin is the Sistine Chapel, which is of course reffering to the fact that Hitch is going to help Albert get Allegra Cole as a girlfriend..... Wow my mind wanders a lot.
As a whole, I think most of the things on this list are pretty accurate. The class of 2014 is used to doing this a certain way, and would definitely feel out of place if all of the technology they have grown so accustomed to was taken away.
First of all, I find the very first post pretty interesting. I totally agree with it, and it pertains to me as well. After you take the ACT test, they tell you to copy a sentence in cursive saying that you are who you say you are and that you didn't cheat. As soon as the people in the room I was in heard these instructions, I heard many groans. It was just one sentence to copy down and it took the whole room about ten minutes to do it. Personally, it was a little difficult to do because I couldn't remember what half the letters looked like. I mean, I was only taught this once like way back in 3rd or 4th grade, how do they expect me to remember it?
The next one I found interesting was number eleven. It stated that John McEnroe has never played professional tennis. This is very true, the oldest tennis players I can remember actually seeing on T.V. were Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. I remember that my brother Jacob would always cheer for Sampras and I would always hoot and holler for Agassi. I don't really know why I always cheered for him besides the fact that he was bald and looked cooler than Sampras and his curly hair. Although I never saw him play, I still love to watch Youtube videos of Johnny McEnroes outburts on my laptop.
One thing that I don't agree with is number 65. It says that, "They first met Michelangelo when he was just a computer virus." I don't know if I have lived a sheltered life or what, but I have never even heard of the Michelangelo Virus. He has always been known as the painter of the Sistine Chapel. I beleive I was first introduced to him while in maybe 6th grade in history class. Most recently though, when I hear his name I think of that scene in the movie "Hitch" where Will Smith tells Kevin James that he is Michelangelo and Kevin is the Sistine Chapel, which is of course reffering to the fact that Hitch is going to help Albert get Allegra Cole as a girlfriend..... Wow my mind wanders a lot.
As a whole, I think most of the things on this list are pretty accurate. The class of 2014 is used to doing this a certain way, and would definitely feel out of place if all of the technology they have grown so accustomed to was taken away.
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