Another Semester Comes To An End

It’s been another long semester, filled with lots of studying and long nights. I always feel relieved at the end and to get another one over with. There’s the constant worrying about grades and how they will all fair out. Contemplating on the good ole GPA, and fretting whether or not you will make the Dean’s list again. Oh how mother was proud, I think she even took me out.I am thankful for the patient professors I have had over the past years. I will be graduating early in December, and I am sad that I will have to leave so much behind. At the same time I am happy to finally go out into the world and accomplish my goals and dreams. I fret about leaving my sisters behind and venturing out into the world alone, but I know they are proud of me and want me to succeed in whatever I do.What to do next is the question? I want to do so much but I feel that there’s never enough time. It seems lime yesterday that I just graduated from high school and now I am about too graduate from college. It’s crazy; you never imagine the day you will be out on your own. I guess we will just have to see what the future has in store for me.

What the future holds

The future is a vast entity. The future cannot be trifled with such dubious questions or doubts. I do not know what it holds for me, but I can only with great earnest hope for the best. In hoping for the best, I must stay positive that the outcomes will favorably go my way.

I have recalled the days of my youth, and with brash resistance I fan them way. I want to only to look towards the future, no regrets. One can never regret, for it brings about nothing useful. It only makes them self loathe on what something they can never change. I am content for the most part in my life, but I must admit I do feel as if I want growth in many parts of it. Relationship, career, and self growth can always off set any uneasiness.

I hope to eventually, focus on career goals and end up where I want to be in the end. I definitely would like to get out of Texas as soon as I graduate. I have been here the whole 20 years and 3 months of my life. I’m not complaining, it’s a great place but a change in scenery will do me some good. I really hope all goes well for the people graduating this semester, and I am really proud of the hard work that they have put in and I hope they too, go out and make their dreams come true. God Bless!

Case Study Project

I really enjoyed doing the project for our last class grade. It was lots of hard work and I am glad the class got a great discussion out of it. There was so much information to talk about in our paper, but we finally had to scale it down to 16 pages.

Sarah and I both started out doing our own papers and we and over 10 pages ach alone. When we put it together it was difficult trying to see what should stay and what should go. It was interesting that we both got different information on the project. That made for some good conversation among us as well as the class. We happened to find information that could only be found if you dug a little deeper into the case study. The case study had more layers than most people really knew.

There was so much going on other than clothing discrimination at Southwest Airlines. A lot of the other stuff wasn’t made so public until the Kayla incident happened. I feel that was definitely the tipping point of the whole case story. A lot more people were willing to come out and talk about the injustices they had experienced from Southwest. It was one incident that ruined the clean reputation or “seemingly” clean reputation of Southwest Airlines.

There was great information about how Southwest was being criticize for being hypocrites. They were telling the media and consumers that thy are a family based airlines who uphold strong values, but they had a past of flight attendants with short clothing and advertising sexy images to sell more tickets. With such things behind them they should be more lenient in allowing customers to dress the way they want.

Conclusion of Tipping Point

Getting a message to become sticky does not entail a huge event or change. In this chapter, Gladwell concludes with an account of the type of solution that reflects an understanding of the concept of the tipping point.

A nurse is seeking an effective, yet inexpensive way to raise breast cancer awareness among African-American women. She strays away from traditional routes and enlists the help of hairstylists all over to get her message out. In the hair shop environment, she figured, most people are relaxed and are more willing to take in new information. This way definitely makes them more receptive to such messages.

Gladwell acknowledges that this type of thinking is often derived as being a “band-aid” solution that treats symptoms, rather than masking problems. This band-aid solution is faster and some might not feel that it can be adequate. It actually is and has made the lives of so many so much easier.

A Program Worth While

I love the book the Tipping Point. It is so inspiring. I definitely feel that the techniques and rules can definitely be applied to everyday life and even the business we choose to be in. I really do fell like all of the books we went over in the class have been a great tool for the real world. The knowledge it provide us with is priceless. We can definitely be equipped to handle anything that our jobs throw our way. I definitely feel that the journalism program at UNT is the best. I had a conversation with someone the other day and when I told them I was in the journalism program at UNT they were like oh yea, I know about North Texas. It is very rewarding to receive an education from a place that is accredited and others know about our program. I really am thankful for great professors who actually care about the students. They don’t think of us as just a number but as a person. It’s just a great feeling. Hanks for letting me vent again.

Enron

I am really glad that we had a chance to watch the movie about Enron. It was a very interesting story that was made into a remarkable movie. It is always good to learn about our companies past mistakes so when put into a situation one can see the red flags before it’s too late. The story of Enron was very compelling and it traced the mistakes of a company whose greed led to it’s ultimate demise. The mistakes they made were mistakes any company could make and any person should be cautious when such warnings appear. What was so interesting to me about the story were the different characters. We weren’t just shown a company but we got to take a look at the masterminds behind the company. I feel the downward spiral of Enron could definitely be seen as the fall of Caesar type story for today’s society.

A Crumbling Society

I am outrage by the way our country has regulated our energy. Recent discussions in class have got me thinking about ways we can stand up and reverse these adverse effects. I am appalled that our government would let such horrible grievances fall upon our great country. They seem to love repeating history. The fall of great companies and the destruction of many economies. I feel a though our own country is supporting terrorism withing our own boarders. For them to allow these treacherous acts that our energy companies are partaking in to continue is a travesty. When will it all stop. When are economy has finally fallen. When we are so disgusted with ourselves that we finally start fighting each other. I wonder how far can we go before we finally crumble. Enough is enough!!!