Muse event ( Managing you money)

I attended a muse workshop titled, “Manage your Money”. This workshop was very informative and relevant to my current situation. I happen to have a big problem with spending money and not being able to save. The workshop explained how most student has the same problem as me. The speaker gave many tips and strategies on ways to manage your money efficiently. They stressed the importance of saving and buying things that are needed and not just at your leisure. Thinking about the future is the key to managing your money. Another major point that was discussed included when and when not using cash or credit. They explained how using cash for small items is better than using credit for small items. Credit is only appropriate to use when you are purchasing big items such as furniture, bills, and expensive household appliances. Having good credit is very important in today’s society. Good credit can have an impact in purchasing a car, and a house. Bad credit can deprive one of many things that our essential in life. My dad has bad credit and he complains that his credit deprives him from purchasing more property. I learned a lot from this muse workshop and it helped me with managing my money.

Non-Muse event (basketball game)

As a non-muse event, I attended a San Jose State Spartan men’s basketball home game against Saint Mary’s private college. This was the first college basketball game I have ever attended and it was a very good experience. In high school, I played basketball for three years and to see guys my age playing at the college level, made me feel like I should be playing as well. I have a lot of friends on the men’s basketball team so it was nice to support them and watch them play for the first time. Prior to the game, the was a lot of talk on who was the best players and how good the team was this year and it was good to experience this first-hand. It was a very good game and it seemed like both teams were playing with great intensity. In the first half, we were up by about 18 points but Saint Marys seemed to catch up. We ended up losing that game by 7, which was pretty devastating but I still enjoyed watching the guys play. The way the team played made me believe that they had a chance to go far. They played with a lot of heart and with a lot of teamwork, as if they had been together for a long time.

Muse Workshop

On December 2nd, 2009, I attended a muse workshop in which gave test taking strategies. This workshop was very relevant at this time period since I have many finals coming up in the next couple of weeks. The speakers were two students that were upper-class men, who had many experience with taking test in college. Being a freshman at SJSU, I am not used to taking finals at the college level. In high school, final tests were always done the same way and were usually done in the same week or day, depending on what period the class was. College finals are sometimes a couple weeks apart which gives you a lot more time to prepare, but the material is a lot harder than high school material. This semester I am taking Calculus 1, Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll, LLD 2, Engineering 8, and Chemistry 10 and I have finals for all of these courses. The muse workshop gave tips and strategies for all sorts of tests; from essay tests to multiple tests. It also gave tips on what should be done while taking a test, before taking a test, and after taking a test. Before taking a test, you should arrive early, pay attention to verbal directions, and evaluate the importance of each section. While taking a test, you should look over the test, budget your time, read the directions, answer the easiest questions first, first answer the multiple choice questions, and look at all the answers carefully. I have heard most of these tips before but it was good to hear them again going into finals.

Muse Workshop

On December 2nd, 2009, I attended a muse workshop in which gave test taking strategies. This workshop was very relevant at this time period since I have many finals coming up in the next couple of weeks. The speakers were two students that were upper-class men, who had many experience with taking test in college. Being a freshman at SJSU, I am not used to taking finals at the college level. In high school, final tests were always done the same way and were usually done in the same week or day, depending on what period the class was. College finals are sometimes a couple weeks apart which gives you a lot more time to prepare, but the material is a lot harder than high school material. This semester I am taking Calculus 1, Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll, LLD 2, Engineering 8, and Chemistry 10 and I have finals for all of these courses. The muse workshop gave tips and strategies for all sorts of tests; from essay tests to multiple tests. It also gave tips on what should be done while taking a test, before taking a test, and after taking a test. Before taking a test, you should arrive early, pay attention to verbal directions, and evaluate the importance of each section. While taking a test, you should look over the test, budget your time, read the directions, answer the easiest questions first, first answer the multiple choice questions, and look at all the answers carefully. I have heard most of these tips before but it was good to hear them again going into finals.

bucket list

As a freshman in college, I consider myself to be more mature than my peers. I sometimes tend to just sit down, relax and just imagine where I want to be in the next 5, 10, or 15 years from now. These thoughts are very assuring and help me set goals for my future. I understand that it won’t be easy to accomplish these goals but I know it will most definitely pay off. When setting goals, I try to make them very realistic and always take in to account possible challenges and obstacles that may occur.
One of the things I want to accomplish in the future is to graduate in the year 2014 as a chemical engineer. To accomplish this goal I have to make sure to take calculus 1, 2, and 3, take upper division and lower division chemistry and physics and technology courses. After I graduate, I want to work for a prestigious gas company and travel overseas to conduct business. By this time I will be about 23 years old and I will be able to buy a house and start dating seriously. I hope to have a lot of cars and have a racing motorcycle too.
Another thing I would like to accomplish is to have a healthy diet and to go to the gym regularly. I want to have a balanced diet and to live a very healthy lifestyle. I want to play basketball frequently and coach a little league team.
Before o die, I want to attend a super bowl and an NBA championship game and sit in the front row. I want to go with some friends or maybe my family. I also want to go to Jamaica for a vacation and spend about 2 weeks there. I think that this would be a very good experience and would be nice to see all of the beautiful beaches.
In about 10 or 15 years I will also take a visit to Nigeria to see all my family and to build houses so I can start investing into land. That is something I am going to inherit from my dad because that’s what he does and he seems to gain a significant amount of money. It is a great way to make some money on the side and it isn’t very common.

Revised Music Lyrics

A song that was not discussed in class but was a very significant early rock n' roll song me was "I want you back" by the Jackson 5. some lyrics of the song include, "Oh baby give me one more chance, (to show you that i love you), wont you please let me, (back in your heart)". The lyrics for this song are very emotional and abstract. They use alot of harmony and personal experience into this song that I can relate to. The song characterizes young love and how sometimes young love corresponds with heart break. In this song, Michael Jackson, the lead singer, is begging for forgiveness and is pleading his case and is admitting his faults in his previous relationship. This song was The Jackson 5's first single released by Motown. Released in 1969, this song was number 1 on the charts. The song was written by a group knon as The Corporation. The lyrics mean a lot to me because i have been in many relationships before and somehow, I always manage to make mistakes which mainly result in a break-up. The lyrics of this song remind me of how I used to ask for many chances and beg for forgiveness. I sometimes would recite this song to the girl whose heart I broke. This tactic seemed to always work and served as my "secret weapon". I think this song was one of the first effective songs that demonstrated how the term "young love" works and its affects amongst the youth.
This song is one of the only songs where I ignore how the beat sounds and focus totally on the lyrics. I thinks the chorus is amazing and the whole idea of the song is unique. It felt as if the artist made the song for a particular girl and not necessarily for the listeners.

talk about drugs essay

Drugs in today’s society are very common. From parties to social gathering, young adults have a variety of reasons why they choose to use drugs and why they prefer using it. As a freshmen in college is vigorous and is found in almost every aspect of college life. Coming into college, you are trying to find yourself and meet new people and Experience College to the absolute fullest. Due to this desire to have a remarkable college experience, some students turn to drugs.

I grew up in a very strict household where drugs and drinking were frowned upon when underage. My parents are from Nigeria, and in Nigerian culture, children are supposed to be pure and clean and carry themselves with respect. In Nigeria, where almost everyone has the same values, it is very different to growing up in America where people have a variety of values. Growing up, I chose to not use drugs but tried it before. My experience served as a burden for me because my first time trying a drug could have enabled me to fail a drug test a job required for its new employers. Luckily I passed, but since then, drugs have been at the back of my mind.

Many of my friends tend to use drugs. From weed to a variety of pills, they desire the high feelings and tend to get addicted to the feelings also. Within my current circle, marijuana is acceptable and serves as a social activity, which enables everyone to have a good time. Very few of my friends use pills, but when they do, they use a great magnitude on vikadin and codeine syrup. I choose not to use drugs, because I see how it changes people and I cant see myself using them as well. I have seen loved ones suffer from great consequences due to the consumption of drugs and still, after suffering from these consequences, they continue to use these substances that got them in trouble.

Although most of my friends use drugs, they are very cautious and particular about which drugs they use. I have no friends that use cocaine or heroin or any of the very dangerous drugs. We all consider people who use those drugs as “knocks”. Using these drugs are crossing a boundary and usually results in failure and addiction. I wouldn’t even allow any of my friends to use any of these drugs.

In my opinion, I think some drugs are acceptable to use. Drugs such as marijuana, I believe are not harmful, but I also feel that it isn’t for me. In college, vie noticed that a lot of people who you never expected to use drugs, use drugs. The free environment and the ability to take care of yourself affects freshmen and they tend to want to experience different ways of having a good time.