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            Our English 311 class participated in the service learning project with Big Brothers Big Sisters organization during this fall 2012 semester. The service learning project consisted of class splitting up into seven different groups, assigned to conduct and organize a proposal to present to the Big Brother Big Sister organization. The goals of the assignment was to construct a plan to increase awareness of the organization and also show how a little dedication, creativity and ambition can produce a huge impact on the audiences presence. My favorite group out of the entire class was the Book Crew. The Book Crew was one of my particular groups in which our duty was to gain all information needed out of several unused books occupying space in the Big Brother Big Sister organization, and to come up with ideas on how to utilize them effectively with the big and little sisters and brothers.

            Ideas that I now wish my group would have incorporated into our project was the function of the office and space being occupied by the books, proposing it can be used as an commercial office, or possibly a service office where the Big Brother Big Sister organization can make money. If the Big Brother Big Sister organization came into collaboration with another company or came in partnership with another company or organization that had similar or concrete goals purposes or values, could produce great business together. Maybe a daycare and or after school program like Bridges, could partnership to keep children busy all throughout the week and weekend, to keep their minds functioning and positive. Mostly and ultimately the future would hold a beautiful and innovative generation.

            In experience to creating and preparing my group presentation, I gained a lot new strategies to developing an understanding of the people I work with and for. By completing my sociology course this semester as well, I was able to implement different knowledge from different perspectives throughout my life. I know that working with groups and diverse groups is essential to experience before working in a real career in everyday situations when you have to step out of your comfort zone and pay more attention than usual in an individual office or classroom setting. 

Blog #8

Ayana Boone
1005 C. Stonecreek Drive
Flint, MI 48503
December 4, 2012

Davenport University
6191 Kraft Avenue
S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49512

 Attention: Frederick Morley, Director of Academic Services
Subject: Termination of teacher’s services

Due to a huge misunderstanding and many misinterpretations of Ms. Hatcher’s teaching services and abilities in her math classes this semester, it has been decided to terminate her from teaching at our campus. I am in total upset with this action because I have not experienced anything but hard-working, dedication, assistance, patience; time, dignity, and humanity come from this woman in my entire knowing of her.

 I have attended Davenport University for nearly a year and a half. While attending here I have gained a lot of acquired skills and materials that are detrimental to have for our future and professional world. Also while attending Davenport University, I have also gained a lot of experience and capability on how to study, volunteer my services, and practice what I learn every day. Firing Ms. Hatcher would make a negative alteration in our campus and math department. Other students and staff that feel the same way I do would agree to this. I respect Ms. Hatcher because all she wants and desires is for her students to learn, grow and do right. Please kindly do not fire Ms. Hatcher, which would daunt my endurance to continuing my education here at Davenport University.

In the near future I plan on attending this college because I love Davenport University’s programs, services and school as a whole. If I could improve my campus in any way, type or form, it’d be to keep Ms. Hatcher employed here as a math teacher. I have only had her once as an instructor, but plans to be another one of her servicing students in a higher course in the near future.

Please let me know how the college feels in regards to improvement for the Flint campus’s services and future students.

Yours Truly,

Ayana Boone

BLOG# 7

Thanksgiving is a time of year that has always been my favorite. Thanksgiving holiday is a time when happiness, thanks and giving is shared within your families or communities. This season and fall time of year is my favorite time of year; the colored leaves falling off the trees, the time too sip hot chocolate , walks down the river and festivities in the community all share the brightness and happiness of the holidays and season. Christmas is a holiday that is also my favorite time of the year because it does have a significant meaning of Jesus's birthday, but also because of the times and happiness that you can spend with your families and loved ones.

BLOG #6

Service-learning is a structured learning experience that combines community service with preparation and reflection. Students engaged in service-learning provide community service in response to community-identified concerns and learn about the context in which service is provided, the connection between their service and their academic coursework, and their roles as citizens. Service-learning differs from traditional clinical education in the health professions in that service-learning strives to achieve a balance between service and learning objectives - in service-learning, partners must negotiate the differences in their needs and expectations.Service-learning places an emphasis on addressing community concerns and broad determinants of health. In service-learning, there is the integral involvement of community partners - service-learning involves a principle-centered partnership between communities and health professions schools. Service-learning emphasizes reciprocal learning - In service-learning, traditional definitions of "faculty," "teacher" and "learner" are intentionally blurred. We all learn from each other. Service-learning emphasizes reflective practice - In service-learning, reflection facilitates the connection between practice and theory and fosters critical thinking.Service-learning places and emphasis on developing citizenship skills and achieving social change - many factors influence health and quality of life. The provision of health services is not often the most important factor. In service-learning, students place their roles as health professionals and citizens in a larger societal context. Service-learning offers a unique opportunity for America's young people -- from kindergarten to college students -- to get involved with their communities in a tangible way by integrating service projects with classroom learning. Service-learning engages students in the educational process, using what they learn in the classroom to solve real-life problems.  Students not only learn about democracy and citizenship, they become actively contributing citizens and community members through the service they perform. I expect to gain every opportunity I can that’s beneficial from service learning by implementing all educational tactics and devices I've learned, which will travel and carry along with me wherever my future takes in me in any position and company or organization. 

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I have decided to research for a set of instructions on how to assemble something in at least two different languages. Unfortunately, I was unsuccessful at finding that one set of instructions over the entire internet with at least two languages presenting the whole text. What I did find that seemed so very odd but obvious about the documents of instructions, were titled and noted indications near the headings of the document being in ‘English’. Anyone who attempts to read anything first notices that the text is they’re language or not. This indicated to me after noticing several times, foreigners must have written and distributed these products and instructions to manufacturers. I believed the U.S. manufacturers translate and indicate them for the ‘English’ people of the U.S. to be eligible to read them. As time is continually moving and changing, I seem to realize how not only technology, but how the many advancements, improvements and innovations are creating a more industrious result and outcome to the world and people; like ‘English-ready instructions’. The most efficient dual- language set of instructions I found on the internet were for the exercise bike (http://support.startrac.com/documents/ownman/620-7694C.pdf), which only had ‘warnings’ and ‘safety precautions’ translated in a different language. These types of instructions should definitely be improved by having a translated version available in all other language as a separate document or on the same one, not just the safety instructions available in another language. My question is, how does manufacturers expect 'all' customers to be efficient with assembling a product?   

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