The type of project that I am doing is Cultural Interest. I want to know what other religions believe in the supernatural world and what cultures don't find any interest in it. My topic is the supernatural world and things about spirits. I want to look into the depth of the meaning behind certain interactions. The people I would interview would be my mom because she grew up in a a haunted house. I would also interview a Catholic priest that is a family friend and see how the go about doing things with spirits if they run into a problem like that.
I don't know much of anything about my topic. That's why I wanted to do research on it. I have had personal experiences and wanted to look into it more. I want to know all the differences between the spirits and how certain religions view them. I know some religions view spirits as bad and some view them as good. As well as both sides.
I plan on looking at different articles and documents to learn about the religions in Europe because of the exorcism movies that always take place in Rome or something. I plan to also look at the databases and find resources that way. I find this topic personally meaningful because I've had a lot of paranormal experiences happen to me in the houses that I've lived in.
Friday, January 30, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Multi-Genre Topic
Something that I am really interesting in that I want to find out more about is the paranormal world. Not a lot of people believe in spirits or ghost and find people who do naive. Well I didn't believe in ghost for a long time until it started to happen to me. I want to find out how many people think they don't exist. I decided to do my project on the spiritual world and look more into religions that support them.
I'm especially interested in this topic because I have had personal experiences for half of my life with every house that I have lived in so far. I've just gotten used to have a "presence" in my house. My family believes that something followed my mother from her house in California to our house in Missouri. My brother and I also played with a Ouija board when we were little and have had experiences ever since.
I'm especially interested in this topic because I have had personal experiences for half of my life with every house that I have lived in so far. I've just gotten used to have a "presence" in my house. My family believes that something followed my mother from her house in California to our house in Missouri. My brother and I also played with a Ouija board when we were little and have had experiences ever since.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Reading Response #1
The article that I chose to read was "Better grammar means better jobs"and it talked about how creators of a software program conducted a study of grammar linked to people's status' in their job rankings. It was found that people with fewer grammar issues ascended to higher positions and got more jobs. Therefore better grammar correlates to greater success. Although not enough data has been collected to know how strong that correlation is.
Something that caught my attention while reading the passage was its touch on apostrophes. It states, "Apostrophe confusion plagues a lot of business writers. " I agree with this one hundred precent. Although I am not a business writer I do struggle with apostrophes. I always have to read out "it's" as "it is" to make sure it is the right one to use in what I am stating. I always forget that with the word "it" it is a contraction and not showing possession. The last line of the article is "When in doubt, trust you ear." I couldn't agree more with this statement. If I didn't say something out loud to myself, I wouldn't know that it sounded wrong and that I needed to change the wording.
Something that caught my attention while reading the passage was its touch on apostrophes. It states, "Apostrophe confusion plagues a lot of business writers. " I agree with this one hundred precent. Although I am not a business writer I do struggle with apostrophes. I always have to read out "it's" as "it is" to make sure it is the right one to use in what I am stating. I always forget that with the word "it" it is a contraction and not showing possession. The last line of the article is "When in doubt, trust you ear." I couldn't agree more with this statement. If I didn't say something out loud to myself, I wouldn't know that it sounded wrong and that I needed to change the wording.
Start Something that Matters
One organization that I was reading about was the OAK (Ordinary Acts of Kindness) Lifestyle. This organization was started when the founders adopted two kids that were going into the second and third grade. The founders realized that these kids didn't have the same education as other kids from the United States. They missed out on all the learning opportunities when growing up in a family household. So the founders decided they were going to start an organization that would give back tot he education to these children and many more. So they created a store to if you bought a backpack you would also be buying a backpack and school supplies for a child in need in the United States or Rwanda. Find more information on the OAK Lifestyle organization here.
The second organization that I found interesting is Sanitation Creation. Sanitation Creations is an organization that is creating a more clean and sanitized port-a-potty. They call it the Dungaroo. It is supposed to be built like a regular port-a-potty but with have a mechanical lever for after you do your business. The toilet is a bag that you go to the bathroom in and afterwards you step on the lever to seal the bag and it goes down into the waste. The bag is sealed off from pathogens and will have no odor. The company could then take the bags and convert them into energy through waste energy. This concept was provided by Liz Morris and was her masters project. You can learn more about the Dungaroo by following this link.
The third item I found pretty neat was the Momba. The Momba is a vending machine for college students fro hygiene and other dorm essentials. The Momba (short for mom robot) helps students get those essentials without having to go on a long drive to the nearest store or during a weather storm. 10% of the profits go to the education system to help pay for financial aid. Some items in the Momba include air freshners, extension cords, trash bags, laundry detergent and many other helpful items. You check out all the cool items that they have by going to their blog and going to the MomBox tab. Currently the only schools that have a Momba are Harvard, Westfield State University, Boston University, and UMASS Amherst. Check out their great progress and reviews on the Momba website and learn more about the foundation here.
1. If I didn't have to worry about money I would lend and help a lot of organizations. I've always told myself if I ever got a hold of a ton of money that I would give away some of it to good causes.
2. Work that I've always been interested in doing was help suicide survivors.The pain and process of recovery is a difficult task to accomplish by yourself and some people don't every get through it. I was lucky enough to be strong enough to get myself out but I do sometimes wish I had someone there to help. Someone not grieving for the same loss. Your family can only do so much before you need outside help.
3. One organization that I would serve is the Alliance for Hope, which is a national organization for suicide survivors to share their stories and get help with counseling. Another organization is AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention) and they hold walks and awareness events. They also have help sources and ways to help whatever you're going through.
The second organization that I found interesting is Sanitation Creation. Sanitation Creations is an organization that is creating a more clean and sanitized port-a-potty. They call it the Dungaroo. It is supposed to be built like a regular port-a-potty but with have a mechanical lever for after you do your business. The toilet is a bag that you go to the bathroom in and afterwards you step on the lever to seal the bag and it goes down into the waste. The bag is sealed off from pathogens and will have no odor. The company could then take the bags and convert them into energy through waste energy. This concept was provided by Liz Morris and was her masters project. You can learn more about the Dungaroo by following this link.
The third item I found pretty neat was the Momba. The Momba is a vending machine for college students fro hygiene and other dorm essentials. The Momba (short for mom robot) helps students get those essentials without having to go on a long drive to the nearest store or during a weather storm. 10% of the profits go to the education system to help pay for financial aid. Some items in the Momba include air freshners, extension cords, trash bags, laundry detergent and many other helpful items. You check out all the cool items that they have by going to their blog and going to the MomBox tab. Currently the only schools that have a Momba are Harvard, Westfield State University, Boston University, and UMASS Amherst. Check out their great progress and reviews on the Momba website and learn more about the foundation here.
1. If I didn't have to worry about money I would lend and help a lot of organizations. I've always told myself if I ever got a hold of a ton of money that I would give away some of it to good causes.
2. Work that I've always been interested in doing was help suicide survivors.The pain and process of recovery is a difficult task to accomplish by yourself and some people don't every get through it. I was lucky enough to be strong enough to get myself out but I do sometimes wish I had someone there to help. Someone not grieving for the same loss. Your family can only do so much before you need outside help.
3. One organization that I would serve is the Alliance for Hope, which is a national organization for suicide survivors to share their stories and get help with counseling. Another organization is AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention) and they hold walks and awareness events. They also have help sources and ways to help whatever you're going through.
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