Omadai Rajahlall
Dr. McCormick
ENG 101
Blog # 4
Happiness and Work.
Working is one of the most important aspects that contribute towards my happiness. Working is the main reason for all my development in life. The word ‘work’ itself sounds like something that is difficult and not fun, but I think it is up to us to make it fun and something that is positive in our life because it is. It adds meaning to our life. In every job there are difficulties and problems, but these things are responsible for making us stronger. However, I am very comfortable and satisfied with my work and enjoyed it a lot. I worked at the airport and customer service is an important part of my job description. There are many reasons why I enjoyed my work and why I find it interesting and fun. These things help me to be a happier person.
My work is the main contribution for me to work towards achieving my goals and provides me with a presentable income at the end of the week. My dream job is to become a registered nurse, and working has been the greatest support towards that. My managers have also been very supportive and understanding by giving me the time to go to school. My weekly salary helps with most of my financial needs and provides for me and my family. Work has been an amazing experience; it is a feeling of being independent and responsible. It prepares me to become some better. I believed that my work is a good therapy which helps to keep my mind occupied from any worries or stress. It also keeps me very active and I see it as a form of exercise. I make happiness a priority at my work because it makes my job more fun, which makes my life happier. In addition, I enjoyed the communication and socialization with the passengers from different part of this world. Almost every day I would learn something new from these passengers. I have learned how to judge someone’s personality easily, or what kind of mood they are in by dealing with them daily. This is something I find interesting and I enjoyed, I also learned very well how to handle a difficult person because I deal with these situations every day. Working prevents me from getting into activities that are not productive and helps my day to get by easier and faster.
Working gives meaning, purpose and fulfillment to my life. Happiness is something everyone seeks, and my job is a main and an important reason for bringing more happiness in my life. It increases the quality of my life. Without a job my life would be meaningless, unhappy and depressing. Work and happiness is the essence for making my life worthwhile.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Today's Thought
Today I learned that my results for a suitable job which may suit my personality is Portrait of the teacher. This is a perfest description of myself. Their highest priority, and they concern and willingness to become involve to help other people. However, my dream job is to become a Registered Nurse.
Friday, October 15, 2010
How i can increase my own happiness in education.
Omadai Rajahlall
Dr. McCormick
ENG 101
Paper 1, Blog # 3
Numerous People who studies would normally complain that education is very difficult, boring and there is no fun in it. As a current college student, I personally believed that this is not the case. I believed that people let their negative emotional feeling get to them, and this causes them to get carried away with the wrong ideas and thoughts. I am a hundred percent positive that every student has a motivation to increase their happiness in education. For instance, I have many good and important reasons why education contributes toward the increasing of happiness in my life. For example, there are major improvements of my creativity and development with my intellectual skills, the communication and socialization with my fellow classmates is an amazing experience. I also enjoyed the challenges and struggles that I faced in my education towards achieving my goals, and I have a few habits and styles of my own which contribute towards my learning.
The numerous evidences of becoming wiser with my creativity have proven how intellectual I have become. What would this world be without creativity? Creativity is a very important aspect in our lives because it proves our intelligence of how brilliant we can be, creating new and beneficial ideas. Ken Robinson states, “Creativity is as important in Education as Literacy” He is saying that creativity is as important in education as the ability to read and write. It expands our knowledge to become someone better. This is a very important reason why I am satisfied and happy with my education. A typical example is before I had started college, I had difficulties with my English and had a tendency to struggle and find the right words whenever someone asked a question at my work. I worked at the airport as a customer service representative, and I would find it very embarrassing whenever I’m in a situation like this. However, ever since I started college my education has brought me nothing more but happiness and pleasure to notice how much easier and faster I am able to respond to a question. I have shown a tremendous improvement with my English and how to answer a question in a more knowledgeable and smarter way. Now I am able to provide a better customer service to passengers like I really should. Many times my colleagues at work would complement me for my improvement in creating new and smart ideas, and how intelligent I have become. In addition, I have invented many new ideas and procedures at work, such as a better employee schedule, forms for our daily use, filing and applying ourselves more efficiently to a position. I have even become wiser with the activities in my personal life, like I can budget my income more efficiently and wisely and I made new rules and ideas in my home which has shown great improvement. Everyone who knows me has noticed the intellectual in me. It’s amazing to see how I am able to apply myself in a difficult situation, argument, or in creating new ideas. I feel very proud, happy and satisfied of my performance at school, work and home. My education is the main reason for contributing towards my happiness. The increase of improvement and happiness in my life has only caused me to be more motivated and encouraged towards my education. Education is responsible for all my developing ideas that are unique, useful and worthy for my daily activities.
Another important reason for the increase of happiness in my education is I love and enjoy the communication and socialization with my fellow classmates. This has been an amazing experience, which have been very supporting and encouraging for me to complete my studies. I am enjoying the true freedom of who I am and could be, and sharing myself with other students. I like making new friends and this is a good opportunity for me. Socializing with people from different part of this world has made learning more interesting, fun and worthwhile for me. Almost every day I would learn something, such as different culture, values, habits and customs. Sometimes the teachers would let us work in group, this have helped me to learn more about people, and to understand the different personality of someone and the way they think. It’s amazing to see how many different ideas we can produce whenever we do group work. I think I have a better chance of learning whenever we are working in a group because we are able to think critically to provide a good presentation. In class I feel like I have a voice which is being heard, because teachers and classmates would listen whenever I have a point or anything to say. Most of the time they are supportive and whatever comment they may have is not a problem for me, because I think we are all thinking and learning at the same time. This widens our knowledge and is a major contribution towards our learning. The communicating and socializing with other students and teachers would normally get us involved with something we feel deeply about, such as education, health, religion, etc. This supports the increase of my happiness in education because I am a person who enjoys and is always willing to learn.
The challenges and struggles also contribute towards the increase of happiness in my education because it gives me the opportunity to prepare myself for a good future. According to an article by Mark Van Doren, “Every youth should be made to feel that his happiness and well-doing in life must necessarily rely mainly on himself and the exercise of his own energies, rather than upon the help and patronage of others.” (qtd. In Ben – Shahar 89). From my personal experience I couldn’t agree more because the difficulties that I faced in my studies, homework, researches and hard work is only making me into a better person. It is a feeling of being independent and responsible. I believed that the struggles and challenges prepare me for a better future because I will have to face these difficulties by myself. It’s a feeling of an accomplishment of something big and meaningful for me. My world in education has been a guidance towards being happy, and proud of myself for being someone who can handle challenges and struggles. It supports my happiness in being educated.
I believed that motivation is an important role toward my happiness in education because it is an increasing of incomes. I have a majority of choice for more jobs and the ability to pursue that choice. Education has given me the opportunity to a new promotion and a better salary. It is also a form of inspiration. My friends and families are happy about my performance and have given me great support. This has been a motivation for me to be even happier in education.
In addition, I have a few habits and styles which participate in making me satisfied and happier in my studies. I have a habit of repeatedly moving from my position whenever I am studying and getting something to eat or drink. For some strange reason this has been really supportive because I cannot concentrate no matter what, until I satisfied my needs and wants. After I am done I would become very attentive and can do my work more efficiently. I can study for hours without any more distraction. Also, I cannot type my homework or essay properly if I don’t have any music in my ears. The songs actually helps to concentrate more and even get the work done a lot faster. I am able to correct and find mistakes better under these circumstances. My friend would sometimes make fun of my study styles, but this is a big help and support towards increasing the happiness in education for me.
The path of education might be rough sometimes, but when I put all the positive attitudes and emotions together, I realized that there are more choices of happiness in my education. Education has given more meaning to my life and brought more happiness than I had imagined. It is a lifetime achievement in every ways and forms, and there is no dough about that. Education, hard work and determination are the key to success. The success in our lives is where the happiness comes in.
Work Cited
Robinson, ken. Do schools Kill Creativity? Ken Conference. Feb 2006. http: //www.helpyourself-101.blogspot.com/
Mark Van Doren states, “Every youth should be made to feel that his happiness and well-doing in life must necessarily rely mainly on himself and the exercise of his own energies, rather than upon the help and patronage of others.” (qtd. In Ben – Shahar 89).
Dr. McCormick
ENG 101
Paper 1, Blog # 3
Numerous People who studies would normally complain that education is very difficult, boring and there is no fun in it. As a current college student, I personally believed that this is not the case. I believed that people let their negative emotional feeling get to them, and this causes them to get carried away with the wrong ideas and thoughts. I am a hundred percent positive that every student has a motivation to increase their happiness in education. For instance, I have many good and important reasons why education contributes toward the increasing of happiness in my life. For example, there are major improvements of my creativity and development with my intellectual skills, the communication and socialization with my fellow classmates is an amazing experience. I also enjoyed the challenges and struggles that I faced in my education towards achieving my goals, and I have a few habits and styles of my own which contribute towards my learning.
The numerous evidences of becoming wiser with my creativity have proven how intellectual I have become. What would this world be without creativity? Creativity is a very important aspect in our lives because it proves our intelligence of how brilliant we can be, creating new and beneficial ideas. Ken Robinson states, “Creativity is as important in Education as Literacy” He is saying that creativity is as important in education as the ability to read and write. It expands our knowledge to become someone better. This is a very important reason why I am satisfied and happy with my education. A typical example is before I had started college, I had difficulties with my English and had a tendency to struggle and find the right words whenever someone asked a question at my work. I worked at the airport as a customer service representative, and I would find it very embarrassing whenever I’m in a situation like this. However, ever since I started college my education has brought me nothing more but happiness and pleasure to notice how much easier and faster I am able to respond to a question. I have shown a tremendous improvement with my English and how to answer a question in a more knowledgeable and smarter way. Now I am able to provide a better customer service to passengers like I really should. Many times my colleagues at work would complement me for my improvement in creating new and smart ideas, and how intelligent I have become. In addition, I have invented many new ideas and procedures at work, such as a better employee schedule, forms for our daily use, filing and applying ourselves more efficiently to a position. I have even become wiser with the activities in my personal life, like I can budget my income more efficiently and wisely and I made new rules and ideas in my home which has shown great improvement. Everyone who knows me has noticed the intellectual in me. It’s amazing to see how I am able to apply myself in a difficult situation, argument, or in creating new ideas. I feel very proud, happy and satisfied of my performance at school, work and home. My education is the main reason for contributing towards my happiness. The increase of improvement and happiness in my life has only caused me to be more motivated and encouraged towards my education. Education is responsible for all my developing ideas that are unique, useful and worthy for my daily activities.
Another important reason for the increase of happiness in my education is I love and enjoy the communication and socialization with my fellow classmates. This has been an amazing experience, which have been very supporting and encouraging for me to complete my studies. I am enjoying the true freedom of who I am and could be, and sharing myself with other students. I like making new friends and this is a good opportunity for me. Socializing with people from different part of this world has made learning more interesting, fun and worthwhile for me. Almost every day I would learn something, such as different culture, values, habits and customs. Sometimes the teachers would let us work in group, this have helped me to learn more about people, and to understand the different personality of someone and the way they think. It’s amazing to see how many different ideas we can produce whenever we do group work. I think I have a better chance of learning whenever we are working in a group because we are able to think critically to provide a good presentation. In class I feel like I have a voice which is being heard, because teachers and classmates would listen whenever I have a point or anything to say. Most of the time they are supportive and whatever comment they may have is not a problem for me, because I think we are all thinking and learning at the same time. This widens our knowledge and is a major contribution towards our learning. The communicating and socializing with other students and teachers would normally get us involved with something we feel deeply about, such as education, health, religion, etc. This supports the increase of my happiness in education because I am a person who enjoys and is always willing to learn.
The challenges and struggles also contribute towards the increase of happiness in my education because it gives me the opportunity to prepare myself for a good future. According to an article by Mark Van Doren, “Every youth should be made to feel that his happiness and well-doing in life must necessarily rely mainly on himself and the exercise of his own energies, rather than upon the help and patronage of others.” (qtd. In Ben – Shahar 89). From my personal experience I couldn’t agree more because the difficulties that I faced in my studies, homework, researches and hard work is only making me into a better person. It is a feeling of being independent and responsible. I believed that the struggles and challenges prepare me for a better future because I will have to face these difficulties by myself. It’s a feeling of an accomplishment of something big and meaningful for me. My world in education has been a guidance towards being happy, and proud of myself for being someone who can handle challenges and struggles. It supports my happiness in being educated.
I believed that motivation is an important role toward my happiness in education because it is an increasing of incomes. I have a majority of choice for more jobs and the ability to pursue that choice. Education has given me the opportunity to a new promotion and a better salary. It is also a form of inspiration. My friends and families are happy about my performance and have given me great support. This has been a motivation for me to be even happier in education.
In addition, I have a few habits and styles which participate in making me satisfied and happier in my studies. I have a habit of repeatedly moving from my position whenever I am studying and getting something to eat or drink. For some strange reason this has been really supportive because I cannot concentrate no matter what, until I satisfied my needs and wants. After I am done I would become very attentive and can do my work more efficiently. I can study for hours without any more distraction. Also, I cannot type my homework or essay properly if I don’t have any music in my ears. The songs actually helps to concentrate more and even get the work done a lot faster. I am able to correct and find mistakes better under these circumstances. My friend would sometimes make fun of my study styles, but this is a big help and support towards increasing the happiness in education for me.
The path of education might be rough sometimes, but when I put all the positive attitudes and emotions together, I realized that there are more choices of happiness in my education. Education has given more meaning to my life and brought more happiness than I had imagined. It is a lifetime achievement in every ways and forms, and there is no dough about that. Education, hard work and determination are the key to success. The success in our lives is where the happiness comes in.
Work Cited
Robinson, ken. Do schools Kill Creativity? Ken Conference. Feb 2006. http: //www.helpyourself-101.blogspot.com/
Mark Van Doren states, “Every youth should be made to feel that his happiness and well-doing in life must necessarily rely mainly on himself and the exercise of his own energies, rather than upon the help and patronage of others.” (qtd. In Ben – Shahar 89).
Monday, October 4, 2010
Happiness and Education
Omadai Rajahlall
ENG 101
Dr. McCorminck
3rd October, 2010
Blog # 2
What is education? Why do we believe that education would make us happier? Education is the key to a successful life, and it gives us a clear heads up for a meaningful life and future. Therefore, this is the reason why people want to earn a degree, so they would be able to accomplish these goals in their life which would make them happier. For instance, whenever you asked someone why they chose to do certain things in their lives, the most famous answer you’re going to get is “because it makes me happy”. No matter what the situation is on this earth, everyone would need and want a job. Education is one of the main guidance to a happier future and a better job. According to an article entitled “Happiness in Education” by Author Mark Van Doren, our best chance for happiness is in education. Doren also states some more important facts about happiness in education which I fully agree and support because of my personal opinions and experiences in my life. In addition, a video by Sir Ken Robinson, who is an Author and a professor of Arts Education, had caught my attention about creativity and education. The article by Doren and the video by Ken Robinson had made me thought about how much happier I am with my education presently, and how I would be in the future. My greatest goal besides having children is to become a nurse.
Doren states “Educators who Support Children in the pursuit of the things that are important to them and, who help children attain flow experiences cultivate this innate love of learning”. Meaning, when having goals, having a clear sense of purpose is necessary when attaining flow. This is a perfect description of what I’m currently experiencing. The support from my parents, teachers and friends has been nothing more but an inspiration and motivation to never give up on my dream job. Unlike some of the influence which I had encountered from people, stating that I can’t get into nursing because it’s very difficult, and I won’t be able to complete. However, my study in nursing has been an extraordinary experience so far, it’s like a hobby for me. Whenever, I read about nursing and hospital or watch television about them I would picture myself in those situations when they are helping and saving people lives. Studying this major may be a difficult journey sometimes, but at the same time I enjoyed and have a lot of interest in it. If I try to picture myself into another field of study, I just know that I would be very uncomfortable because it’s really not what I wanted to do. Achieving a degree in nursing would only bring me joy, happiness and pleasure, and that is exactly what I want. I would be very proud of myself every time I helped a sick or badly injured person, all because I would have the knowledge and ability to do it. It is one of my greatest interests to help people and I think this is a good chance for me. In addition, the challenges and struggles of working and college have given me the opportunities of becoming someone better in the future. It gives me the feeling of independent and being responsible and confidence which prepares me for a good future. Also, it’s a key to a great support for accomplishing my goals, because in the future I will have to handle the challenges, difficulties and struggles by myself.
I have many reasons of my own of how education can make me happier. One of the most important reasons why I believed education would make me happier is, making a difference and proves to be someone better than what people might think. For instance, many people from the society I grew up in believed that men should be the only bread winner. This is a perfect opportunity for me to prove that it doesn’t have to be this way. Two people who are providing together in a family would offer nothing but more support, money and happiness in a home. I know that many people agree with me and that my parents are very proud of me and this makes me feel very happy. I believe that people gained more respect by being educated and people tend to show more respect towards an educated person. Education plays an important form of motivation for a better job and future. It is much easier to find a job with a degree. It gives us the opportunities towards a wider range of choice of becoming employed. A typical example is, when applying for a job an employer would prefer employed a college graduate rather than a non-college graduate. If a company is hiring with more than one position, they would offer the best position to someone with a degree and a better salary. Besides, if I get fired from a job, with a degree it would not be very stressful because I know that I can easily find another job. In fact I would be relief knowing that I have a degree as a backup plan. Unlike someone without a college degree would face a very difficult time, when searching another job. Education helps an individual to become more knowledgeable, wiser, skillful and creative in their present life and for the future. A matter of fact, Sir Ken Robinson states, “Creativity now is as Important in Education as in Literacy.” This is indeed true and I could agree more. Creativity is very important because it proves us of how brilliant we can be, think and have ideas. In reality the creations of technology like, computers, phones, vehicles, etc, has brought us nothing more but happiness, and have made our lives a lot easier. Education is one of the main reasons for such creativity. It guides us towards a better chance of clearer thinking and ideas.
Not only would education be beneficial to me but also the community to make it a better place. The world or community would become a more prosperous, progressive, better and successful place. It will also bring happiness to employers because they will have very smart and knowledgeable people working for them. In addition, I believed education would be a great inspiration for my children in the future. They would have the inspiration to follow their parent footsteps. Also, I’m sure most people who watch the video by Sir Ken and reads the article would agree on their points. There is no dough that whenever these Authors looked back at their work, they feel really proud and happy about themselves. That’s exactly how I would like to be whenever I graduate with my degree in nursing.
ENG 101
Dr. McCorminck
3rd October, 2010
Blog # 2
What is education? Why do we believe that education would make us happier? Education is the key to a successful life, and it gives us a clear heads up for a meaningful life and future. Therefore, this is the reason why people want to earn a degree, so they would be able to accomplish these goals in their life which would make them happier. For instance, whenever you asked someone why they chose to do certain things in their lives, the most famous answer you’re going to get is “because it makes me happy”. No matter what the situation is on this earth, everyone would need and want a job. Education is one of the main guidance to a happier future and a better job. According to an article entitled “Happiness in Education” by Author Mark Van Doren, our best chance for happiness is in education. Doren also states some more important facts about happiness in education which I fully agree and support because of my personal opinions and experiences in my life. In addition, a video by Sir Ken Robinson, who is an Author and a professor of Arts Education, had caught my attention about creativity and education. The article by Doren and the video by Ken Robinson had made me thought about how much happier I am with my education presently, and how I would be in the future. My greatest goal besides having children is to become a nurse.
Doren states “Educators who Support Children in the pursuit of the things that are important to them and, who help children attain flow experiences cultivate this innate love of learning”. Meaning, when having goals, having a clear sense of purpose is necessary when attaining flow. This is a perfect description of what I’m currently experiencing. The support from my parents, teachers and friends has been nothing more but an inspiration and motivation to never give up on my dream job. Unlike some of the influence which I had encountered from people, stating that I can’t get into nursing because it’s very difficult, and I won’t be able to complete. However, my study in nursing has been an extraordinary experience so far, it’s like a hobby for me. Whenever, I read about nursing and hospital or watch television about them I would picture myself in those situations when they are helping and saving people lives. Studying this major may be a difficult journey sometimes, but at the same time I enjoyed and have a lot of interest in it. If I try to picture myself into another field of study, I just know that I would be very uncomfortable because it’s really not what I wanted to do. Achieving a degree in nursing would only bring me joy, happiness and pleasure, and that is exactly what I want. I would be very proud of myself every time I helped a sick or badly injured person, all because I would have the knowledge and ability to do it. It is one of my greatest interests to help people and I think this is a good chance for me. In addition, the challenges and struggles of working and college have given me the opportunities of becoming someone better in the future. It gives me the feeling of independent and being responsible and confidence which prepares me for a good future. Also, it’s a key to a great support for accomplishing my goals, because in the future I will have to handle the challenges, difficulties and struggles by myself.
I have many reasons of my own of how education can make me happier. One of the most important reasons why I believed education would make me happier is, making a difference and proves to be someone better than what people might think. For instance, many people from the society I grew up in believed that men should be the only bread winner. This is a perfect opportunity for me to prove that it doesn’t have to be this way. Two people who are providing together in a family would offer nothing but more support, money and happiness in a home. I know that many people agree with me and that my parents are very proud of me and this makes me feel very happy. I believe that people gained more respect by being educated and people tend to show more respect towards an educated person. Education plays an important form of motivation for a better job and future. It is much easier to find a job with a degree. It gives us the opportunities towards a wider range of choice of becoming employed. A typical example is, when applying for a job an employer would prefer employed a college graduate rather than a non-college graduate. If a company is hiring with more than one position, they would offer the best position to someone with a degree and a better salary. Besides, if I get fired from a job, with a degree it would not be very stressful because I know that I can easily find another job. In fact I would be relief knowing that I have a degree as a backup plan. Unlike someone without a college degree would face a very difficult time, when searching another job. Education helps an individual to become more knowledgeable, wiser, skillful and creative in their present life and for the future. A matter of fact, Sir Ken Robinson states, “Creativity now is as Important in Education as in Literacy.” This is indeed true and I could agree more. Creativity is very important because it proves us of how brilliant we can be, think and have ideas. In reality the creations of technology like, computers, phones, vehicles, etc, has brought us nothing more but happiness, and have made our lives a lot easier. Education is one of the main reasons for such creativity. It guides us towards a better chance of clearer thinking and ideas.
Not only would education be beneficial to me but also the community to make it a better place. The world or community would become a more prosperous, progressive, better and successful place. It will also bring happiness to employers because they will have very smart and knowledgeable people working for them. In addition, I believed education would be a great inspiration for my children in the future. They would have the inspiration to follow their parent footsteps. Also, I’m sure most people who watch the video by Sir Ken and reads the article would agree on their points. There is no dough that whenever these Authors looked back at their work, they feel really proud and happy about themselves. That’s exactly how I would like to be whenever I graduate with my degree in nursing.
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