Phobias

There are hundreds of phobias that exist today. Phobias can range from the smallest thing such as amathophobia, the fear of dust, to something such as chiraptophobia, which is the fear of being touched. Most phobias posses little to no danger and are merely a unreasonable fear of an object which causes a person to have anxiety and potentially avoiding the object that they have a fear of. One might ask how a person can become afraid of something that possesses little to no danger at all. I believe that having a phobia toward something is somewhat like a psychological thing because they can affect your social life and how you may perform or react in a certain situation or area. Phobias can stem from past incidents that may have occurred during childhood, teenage, or even into the adult years. Not all phobias affect people the same even if they were to have the same exact phobia as someone else. There are treatment options for people with phobias and there is a possibility of overcoming a phobia but it may take longer for some than others depending on how deep their phobia is.

What's the point? A question of college and General Education

Students have always asked why they needed to take some classes beyond a certain degree of difficulty, math more often than not being the main target of question. Some classes go above and beyond in order to teach students things they may or may not need to know. If we continued on the subject of math, sure basic multiplication and division is cool and more than likely I will need it in life but why do I need to know the square root of the circumference of a scalene triangle? (That was a joke, you can laugh) In truth not all of us will be or seek to be math majors or mathematicians so why would I have to learn information on par to that of what they might be learning? In my field when would the opportunity ever arise that I may need to utilize that information? I basic question that has no basic answer. While some would argue that it helps build you as a person and makes you more rounded in life and your endeavors. Others would argue that it's just extra headache and useless information. General education is taught all throughout high school so why must it be instilled into us even more if we already have the information? If we don't wish to pursue the direction why force it on us. Disagreements are bound to be had but whether or not you agree or not education can only be taken to a certain degree in areas before people find it to be a deterrent. Would you agree or disagree? Keep general education at the collegiate level or focus on the studies of the major you're pursuing.

Why Do People Judge?

While in college, your main focus is to make good grades and more importantly create a good connections with people. With that being said, to complete that task, you must meet new people and leave a good impression. Despite this, in my latest encounters with newly met students and professors, I notice these people judge me before we even get into a deeper conversation. It's not bad judging, it's just the fact that why am I label as this or that  just because of the small details you notice  before we even speak. For example a really nice professor I met a few weeks notice the earrings, watch, and small necklace I had on as soon as I got into the room. Then later in the conversation he tried  to give me a lesson on dressing properly. It was interesting to me but I just wonder why do people do it on first encounters. Is it to make you feel better seeing as you can possibly place that person in a specific category or is it just a natural instinct? Let me know what you think about judging or past experiences with the issue.

Being Emotional

A lot of people tell me that I am very emotional, but I think that being emotional to a certain extent is good, do you? Like I want you to really think about it, if you were dating someone would you rather have a person who is cold and does not every show emotions or someone who is emotional and is going to show you how they feel? I am glad to be emotional, because it allows me to get in touch with my mind, body, and spirit. It allows me to understand things that bother me and things that makes me happy. As females we are born more emotional than men, because of us having a high level of estrogen in our bodies and also it’s a part of the way God made us. Whereas guys usually do not show emotions because society looks at it like it is something bad or they think it is only for women. But, showing your emotions can be a good thing, because you’re allowing your spirit and mind to exhale instead of inhaling all the time

Is College A Necessity?

There are plethora of individuals that are extremely wealthy who do not have a formal education or dropped out of school and were still successful. Before a person is born it is perceived that they will attend college. Parents already start accounts for their college experience by the time they are in the womb. So is college needed in order to be successful? What is the purpose of college? Answers vary from person to person some say networking others say just to obtain a degree and further ones education. With the internet, one can become an expert on any field of study but will never obtain a degree to verify that. So again, is college a necessity?

Early Draft

In recent years there have been athletes that opt out of their college experience in order to go straight to the professional league of their choice. Specifically basketball, in the past players such as LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have come straight of high school. Now, these players have had enormous success within their tenures as professional athletes and are en route to go down as two of the greatest basketball players of all time, and are the two players in the NBA with both being paid at least 20 million from the NBA alone, not factoring in the funds the receive from sponsors and endorsements, however not everyone has been or will be this lucky. Even Michael Jordan left college after three years and went on to become the first athlete to become a billionaire after basketball. My question is it a wise decision to leave college early in hopes to achieve the same acclaim and financial success as these former players or continue to obtain one's education? It would be wise to take into account that of lot of these players and great college players are coming from backgrounds that involve childhoods in which they resided in violent and dangerous neighborhoods.

The Bird

The Bird

The bird wasn't born special
In fact as an egg the bird fell from a tree and cracked
This would become pivotal later in the bird's life

When the bird tried to fly for the first time it realized it had a broken wing
Still the bird was ravenous, determined, and ambitious to one day fly away
The bird only let certain birds assist him but was to stubborn to let them help for long

The other birds admire his tenacity to learn how to fly
But they turn their beaks in disgust at his pride and arrogance
At this point the bird can only glide but he won't stop until he learns how to fly with a broken wing

This poem came to me in dream. Tell what you think.