FYE-1220-KE-Honors First Year Seminar

800 × 535 What are Your Values? This week in class we talked about CORE, values, the catalog, and Working Backwards . It was an interesting time this week as we learned a bit more about ourselves.  Many of us have an idea of where we would like to end up, but may not know exactly HOW we will get there. Some people already have their life planned out about the when and where. Others, like myself, go with the tide of life. We know where we'd like to be in life, but we also know that life happens and that the road can be a little rocky. Where ever we end up, we are meant to be there. All anyone can do it give it their best shot and work hard for what they want.  500 × 375 With that being said, as my classmates and I continue our journey here in college, there are plenty of resources that can be used to make sure that we are doing what we are supposed to do. If we are not sure about certain things, there are plenty of sources that we can use to guide us in...

The Gray Area... https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/mixing-paint-renee-trenholm.jpg                                               When you mix black and white paint, you get the color gray. Granted if there's more black than white then it's a darker gray, and if you have more white than black, it is a lighter gray. Mixing colors is one thing, and if we take the analogy above and compare it to the racial issue with the blacks and whites we can see how the outcomes changes in different situations. https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-privilege.html  * Before I get into that, in class we discussed white privilege . With the understanding that you already have about it, I am hoping you'll be able to understand my analogy. http://dailytrojan.com/2015/06/23/mass-shooting-indicates-white-privilege/  * Georgia Southern...

So much for making a new home... FYE Read (link within caption) Good news or Bad news first? Good news: The book, Make Your Home Among Strangers, was ... boring. I know this doesn't sound like good news, but it is definitely better than the other news. However, I did enjoy what I read. It was relatable in some cases and mind challenging in others.  Bad news: I don't feel as though I can make my home here at Georgia Southern. While the school and faculty are nice, the students (some, not all)  seem as though they are afraid of diversity.  Diversity includes me as a student, others as well, no matter where they came from. There have been comments after the author spoke here at Georgia Southern that are not so pleasing to the ear; I'd rather not say. It doesn't even feel as safe as I thought it should be on this campus. How can I speak up when there are larger numbers ahead of me? On the other hand... In the FYE read, there ...

Oh MAN, What a Plot Twist Another movie watched, another tear shed.  NoSeAceptanDevolciones5.jpg The movie that we watched this week is called Instructions Not Included [English translation] also called No Returns [Spanish translation] (link within titles). The movie was quite entertaining in many aspects. Although frustrating in some moments, there were other moments where the movie was very sentimental. I enjoyed a lot of the character development within the movie whether it was a quick one or over time. MV5BMTUyNjI3ODI0N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTQ1NTY5OQ@@._V1_UY1200_CR8906301200_AL_.jpg In class we talked about the title of the movie, the English translation versus the Spanish translation. We found that a few reasons why the English translation is what it is because it is more humanizing, kid/family friendly,  and less harsh. We also picked up on the presentation of the two main characters, their matching clothes. That feature makes the movie seem more warm...