ASU passage from chapter 6

Ever since rock n' roll came out, the adults back then did not approve of the horrid lyrics that rock n' rollers sang about. Although it was unique, it was viewed as sexually explicit. According to Glenn Altschuler's All Shook Up, "Initially, the Beatles were reluctant to reignite the culture wars that had been so damaging to rock n' roll. They strove to appeal to teenagers without annoying adults. The lyrics of the group's early hits---'Love Me Do,' 'She Loves You,' and 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'---were no more sexually threatening than some of the music dismissed by critics as "treacle" a few years earlier. In choosing The Ed Sullivan Show for their first televised appearance in the United States, the Beatles hoped to win a seal of approval as middle-class family entertainment." This passage that can be found in Chapter 6, page 182-183 explains how musicians are willing to change their whole image just to be able to please adults. By pleasing adults, they buy the votes of the adults as well as their children. Even though rock n' roll was trying to make its big break back then, they were not able to expand because their audience were not as much as they wanted because parents would prevent their young teenage children listen to the vulgar music.

book recommendation

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is a great novel! It is about a character named Jacob Jankowski and his life struggles. The author explains how Jacob goes from being old age to his past life when he ran away and worked for the circus. This book has a tendency to grab attention because it keeps you wanting to know what is going to happen next. First, the book started talking about Jacob's life when he was older, suffering for old age and having a tendency to forget everything. It talks about him being in an old folks home and him trying to cope with the fact that none of his family members care for him anymore. While he is there, he reminisces about the past when he used to work for the circus. From chapter to chapter, it jumps from Jacob being old to him being young again. As he was younger, he attended one of the top veterinary schools and was close to graduating with a veterinary degree. Before he attempted to take his exams, he found out that his parents got into a huge car accident and died. When his parents died, he found out that his parents left him to be in great debt due to paying for his medical school. As a result, he ended up running away. He ended up being a part of the circus. He experiences a lot of things in the circus that helps him along the way. I greatly recommend Water for Elephants because it is a great book. You will not regret picking up this book and start reading; the only thing you will regret is the fact that if you don't read it!

AT exercise 5.1

1. I tend to keep promises I make to myself: 4;Almost always
2. I tend to keep promises I make to others: 5;Almost always
3. I do not need others to make me honor my commitments: 2;Almost never
4. I like setting realistic academic goals for the semester: 4;Almost always
5. I look at difficult college courses as a challenge and growth opportunity: 3;Sometimes
6. I feel a strong sense of commitment to my college institution: 5;Almost always
7. I attend all my classes regularly: 5;Almost always
8. I meet with my instructors on a regular basis outside of class: 3;Sometimes
9. I study regularly and enough to be successful in college: 4;Almost always
10. I seek out others who can help me to be successful in college: 5;Almost always
11. I am appropriately involved in collegiate extracurricular activities: 4;Sometimes
12. I like being a college student: 5;Almost always

AT exercise 4.5

The two main courses that are most difficult to me are my Science 2 class (Lab & Lecture) and my English class.

Science 2:
1. How difficult is the material? The material is fairly easy, it is just the fact that I have to do a lot.
2. How well is the material presented? The material is sometimes unclear but I can always go to my peer advisor and get help.
3. How intuitive or formal is the material for me? The material is fairly in the middle.

Based on my ratings, I predict I will need to use the following learning strategies:
I will use my resources and come in to get help when needed either from my peer mentor or peer advisor.

English:
1. How difficult is the material? The material is in the middle between easy and hard.
2. How well is the material presented? The material is presented very clear.
3. How intuitive or formal is the material for me? The material is sometimes formal, but often intuitive.

Based on my ratings, I predict I will need to use the following learning strategies:
Same as my Science 2 class, I will get help either from my peers or come in during my professors office hours.

AT exercise 1.2

1. Brainstorm a list of at least three outcomes you would like to accomplish within the next six months.
1. I want to be able to adjust to living a college life while still trying to balance school work, friends, and having time to work because it is hard trying to balance all three at the same time when stressing over school.
2. I want to be able to keep off the freshman fifteen because I don't want to be one of the freshman's that get made fun of because I gained weight.
3. I wan to be able to keep up with school by keeping up with work to do and its due dates.

2. Give a brief reason.
Listed above.

3. From this list, create one goal that you could accomplish within the next few months.
I would want to be able to adjust to living the college life without stressing all that much.

4. Set a plan of action to help you complete this goal.
1. I will go to the peer mentor center if needed.
2. I will try to go to the gym as much as I possibly can.
3. I will see my professors during their office hours for extra help.

5. Design a method to track the chosen behaviors.
I will keep a daily planner and keep track of everything I do.

new songs i like..

1. Co Star - Day 26
2. Sucka for Love - Danity Kane
3. Green Light - John Legend
4. Official Girl - Cassie
5. Miss Independent - Neyo

ELViS

Elvis has influenced our society big time through his style of music and dance. When Elvis first came out, he often came on the radio for interviews and some people mistook him to be a man of color due to the way he sang/sounded. On the air, radio MC's would often ask him what school he attended because back then everything was segregated. Elvis would say which high school he went to to ensure the people who were listening that he was white. Elvis had his own original style. He was considered to have an obscene sense of dance and lyrics. From the way he dressed to the way he sang, he was one of a kind. By the way he stepped out of the box, he took a huge risk. No parent back in the day would let their child listen to his music because it was out of the ordinary. His music was considered "devilish". Elvis influenced our society now by stepping out of the box, all artists today are not afraid of being original and having their own sense of individualism. For instance, artists like Gwen Stefani, Neyo, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, Beyonce, etc. are not afraid to be original based on their sound of music. More and more artists today are coming out with their own sense of style that would have never been invented if Elvis, the king of rock n' roll, would have never been afraid to be original.

a little tip #5

It was previously stated that an individual can't focus on one thing for more than about 45 min. I suggest that once you start your homework, take a few breaks here and there to stretch and free your mind. I'm not talking about an hour break, but at least 5-10 min. or so. It helps a lot to let your brain breathe after making it work hard for a while.

a little tip #4

If you are in class and do not understand what the professor is talking about, ASK QUESTIONS! there is no such thing as a stupid question. If you do ask, chances are that the whole class is wondering the same thing. Yes, you might be intimidated at first to ask a question surrounding three hundred people in the class, but it is for your own knowledge. Professors are there to help a student succeed, they are not there to make fun of your questions.

a little tip #3

College professors tend to give their students notes in class at a fast pace. I suggest that you write as fast as you can during class, even though you don't really understand. Then, once you are done with your classes and ready to study, look over your notes and rewrite them neater. This will help a student understand and remember what they learned in class.

a little tip #2

When you are writing a paper for class, I suggest that you read the prompt well because they usually specifically tell you what to write about. Analyze the passage and read between the lines. Before you start writing your paper, it is important to brainstorm ideas first and organize them. Organization is important because it prevents you from having your ideas all over the paper; instead, just have it in one paragraph.

fancy artsy

San Jose States Martin Luther King Jr. Library is known to have a lot of fancy arts within the facility. There are over ten art collections that you can find in the library. One fancy thing that caught my attention was the Fiction/Fiction. It is a secret rotating bookshelf. One side contains faux mystery books, the other with current popular-fiction titles. This particular art work caught my attention because I always saw movies that had rotating bookshelves that I never knew existed. It was surprising; yet, amazing.

memorable music

Over time, the type of music that I like has not really changed all that much but it did, just a little bit. When i was younger, about five years old till about thirteen years old, I was totally into pop music such as The Spice Girls & The Backstreet Boys. Then, all of a sudden, Brittney Spears & N'Sync came out, then I started listening to them. All of these pop music groups all sound the same but they are different in a way. The Spice Girls & The Backstreet Boys were attention grabbers because nobody really ever came out at that time that produced pop music like them. I loved the Spice Girls and always wished that I was one of the Spice Girls! ;) They were the "cool & hip ones" at the time. They had a sense of style and attitude. On the other hand, the Backstreet Boys were the total "HOT BOYBAND" back in the day. Every girl wanted to have a Backstreet Boy as a boyfriend, including me! They were so cute! And on top of that, they had amazing voices! After the Spice Girls & the Backstreet Boys' era, then came Brittney Spears and N'Sync. Now, Brittney Spears may not be in a pop group, but a solo artist, she shook up the stage! She was amazing! I remember seeing her in concert when I was in the fifth grade and almost lost my voice screaming and crying just because I was in the front row! She was the total icon of a young girl like me. She was cute, sexy, and had an amazing voice. Then, the same as the Backstreet Boys, N'Sync was also a boy band pop group that sang and dance. I was totally in love with all of them, Justin Timberlake, J.C. Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, and Lance Bass (See I still even know all of their names).
As I got a little older, music artists like 3LW, and a lot of rappers started hitting it big. The only reason why I started listening to rap was because my older uncle, only five years older than me, was into all those kinds of music. As a result, he got me listening to Q-tip, Andre Nickatina, etc. It didn't take that long for me to start getting into hip hop and R&B.
For a period of time, when I was working at a steak house called Texas Roadhouse, we had a juke box that played non stop country music! Since I was working about five to six hours a day, I got into liking a little bit of country music such as Shania Twain, etc.
Now, I listen to not a whole lot of variety, but I listen to pop, hip hop, R&B, and sometimes a little bit of country.

GOOGLE ME

I am a very private person. I tend to keep to myself except if I am close to you. Once I Googled myself, nothing really popped up except for the fact that I attended James Logan High School, Class of 2008. I like the fact that nothing really shows about me because if I was to be looking for a job and they wanted a second reference and decided to look me up, they can see that I succeeded and graduated from high school. In my opinion, even though nothing really popped up it does not send negative feedback to people.

MY top rated #1

I love listening to songs such as R&B, Hip Hop and Slow Jams!

TOP 10
10. Complicated - Nivea
9. I remember - Keyshia Cole
8. The Business - Yung Berg
7. Rock Bottom - Pleasure P
6. Mrs. Officer - Lil Wayne
TOP 5
5. Forever - Chris Brown
Forever by Chris Brown is one of my top five because first off, I LOVE CHRIS BROWN. Also, during my senior trip to Disneyland, this song was playing non stop on our bus and when we got to Disneyland, it was playing non stop too! This song is very relaxing. If you listen to this song you tend to forget about everything else and just get lost in it. It's AMAZING!
4. Superbad - Sophia Fresh
Superbad by Sophia Fresh is one of my top fives because this song is based on one of my favorite movies called Superbad. That movie is hilarious! Plus this song SLAPS!
3. Cupid - 112
Cupid by 112 is one of my top three because this song is so mellow. I can always listen to this song just to calm me down. The lyrics to this song is so sweet that I think I'm in love with this song!
2. I Wanna Know - Joe
I wanna know by Joe is one of my top two because this song was dedicated to me by my boyfriend. One day when my boyfriend and I were driving home from his house to mine and this song came on then he suddenly pulled up at a empty Target parking lot and got out of the car and pulled me out and started dancing with me. It was the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me.
1. Two Occasions - Babyface
Two Occasions by Babyface is my numero uno song because it is mine and my boyfriend's song! Ever since we started going out on March 21, 2005 he selected this song and told me it was our song. It kind of just came to us. I love what Babyface talks about in this song. About how madly in love he is and how he constantly things about his significant other. Just like me and my boyfriend :)

A little tip

I am the type of person that is usually very organized. I can't work if the environment that I'm in is messy! If your "study space" is well organized, it can really affect the way you present your work. I suggest that before you start working on your tasks, you make a to do list. It usually helps. It will keep you on task and you will not tend to forget about little things such as add ons. Follow my tip and you will soon succeed ;)

my first time ;)

i am thee lovely Marion. i have never blogged before so here i go..i currently attend SJSU as a bio major. i someday hope to be a pediatrician. my bday is July 25, 1990 &i just barely turned 18. i was born in Laguna, Philippines but was raised in Union City, California. many people who have met me think i'm either half mexican, hawaiian or sometimes even polynesian. both my mom & dad are Filipino which makes me 100% Filipino. i have one older brother that is 19 years old, a younger sister that is turning five in december, and another younger sister that is turning one this december. i am hoping to be a pediatrician someday because when i was in the 5th grade i encountered a life and death situation. i was put in the hospital for about three months due to a rare case. Until this day my doctors from Children's Hospital of Oakland still can't identiify what exactly happened to me. when they performed my first surgery, they took my appendix out. soon after, i still had stomach pains. as a result, i had another surgery which they cleaned out my whole stomach. my doctors concluded that my lymph nodes caught a virus (tuberculosis) and it ruptured in my stomach. till this day i still have a big scar on the bottom right hand side of my tummy. i was to be a pediatrician to be able to help children in need like when i needed help. i love playing waterpolo. i played all of my four years in high school. i also enjoy working out and swimming. i dont listen to different varieties of music except for pop, r&b, and oldies. rock music isnt really my thing. i am familiar with some rock musicians such as the beetles and the rolling stones but im not too fond of their music. i really dont listen to rock music now a days either.